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Honouring the unsung heroes through the Forgotten Hero blog and series of books.
Long time amateur genealogist who loves sorting out the knotty problems and […]

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RE: https://mastodonapp.uk/@IanDSmith/116091287128012900

Here's a thought for tax reform.
Every month the government confiscates 90% of the richest person in the countries wealth and shares it out among the poorest 30%.
mastodonapp.uk
February 18, 2026 at 11:42 AM
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In the U.K. it's cool that Everyone Hates Elon is standing up for immigrants in Manchester and using football as an example.

But football barely scratches the surface of the history of immigration to Manchester. There are so many stories....

Like the one about Lakota Chief Charging Thunder. He […]
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mastodonapp.uk
February 16, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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February 14, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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Old Trafford
Manchester,
U.K.

By Everyone Hates Elon.
February 13, 2026 at 2:17 PM
RE: https://mastodonapp.uk/@NLM/116064190651454048

Well said cousin Harry!
(He was not my real cousin but he married my 5th cousin)
mastodonapp.uk
February 13, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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Do you think the weather here has been particularly dull, wet and windy of late?
My watch does.
It has a solar cell face and that charges a small battery to keep it going overnight.
For the last 25 years it has worked perfectly, last night it stopped at 20 seconds to midnight. For a few hours it […]
Original post on mastodonapp.uk
mastodonapp.uk
February 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Do you think the weather here has been particularly dull, wet and windy of late?
My watch does.
It has a solar cell face and that charges a small battery to keep it going overnight.
For the last 25 years it has worked perfectly, last night it stopped at 20 seconds to midnight. For a few hours it […]
Original post on mastodonapp.uk
mastodonapp.uk
February 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM
RE: https://mastodonapp.uk/@voicesfromtheleft/116048825207721369

You can't mean that nice Mr Starmer who said he would abolish the House of Lords?
You know the same one who said no more fosil fuels, then sold the right to his mates and tried to reopen a COAL mine.
That chap that said no more […]
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mastodonapp.uk
February 11, 2026 at 9:31 AM
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February 9, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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"A culture which reveres female youth and innocence despises female age and experience. It disgusts them, scares them. That’s our paedophiliac culture too; misogyny of adult women is the opposite of sexual desire for girls, an inverted mirror.

We are crones, hags, witches. Because we’re a […]
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mastodonapp.uk
February 7, 2026 at 11:32 AM
RE: https://mastodonapp.uk/@wisegreyowl/116018732316877857

I see that Parliament is upholding its tradtions . . .
mastodonapp.uk
February 5, 2026 at 3:57 PM
@trebetheric
Is your Avatar a Lampranthus flower?
I hav a few plants (some huge) that seem reluctant to bloom, but when they do . . . .
February 4, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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The latest from Greenland.

#makeamericagoaway
January 18, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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So it's ok for one country to go into another country and arrest its leader for criminal activity that hurts people.

Canada has the chance now to do the funniest thing ever.
January 3, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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If you can spot the Zebra in this photo you COULD be helping WildWatchKenya in it's survey to help protect the dwindling Giraffe population there.
And if you also spotted the Elephant you indefinitely SHOULD be helping!
It is one of the Zooniverse Citizen […]

[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
December 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
If you can spot the Zebra in this photo you COULD be helping WildWatchKenya in it's survey to help protect the dwindling Giraffe population there.
And if you also spotted the Elephant you indefinitely SHOULD be helping!
It is one of the Zooniverse Citizen […]

[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
December 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
December 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Woke up to a message from God this morning.

HINT
Alt text can be used by anyone.
November 19, 2025 at 10:37 AM
#alttext
>>>> COMPETITION <<<<
I will be well impressed if anyone can beat this post for its brilliant ALT TEXT.
I may even award a prize.

https://sunny.garden/@georgepenney/115414771941135629
George Penney (@georgepenney@sunny.garden)
Attached: 1 image #Spotted Recently at the Beach in Aotearoa New Zealand: A tiny human (1.5?) is toddle-running down into the surf only for the receding water to come back again! (Oh no!) Shrieking she runs back up the sand again. But wait! The water's going away again? Hmm. Maybe it's time to go back in... A weka is standing guard next to a picnic table laid with an impressive spread of bread, cheese, dips and an entire sponge cake. Weka is quiet. Weka is sneaky... BUT WHAT IS THIS?! A peeping weka chick comes out from under a nearby bush? And another? Maybe not so sneaky after all... A man (30s?) and three small humans (3-6?) are stretched out on their tummies on the sand, heads resting on their hands, eyes closed as they nap. The sun is shining, all is peaceful. Looking like three contented, happily basking seals in a row. A group of black and white shags* are congregated at the water's edge, looking like bendy penguins with their sturdy bodies and long necks as they waddle in unison too and fro with the flow of the tide. A woman (20s?) is sitting with her tiny human (1?) in her lap, carefully making drawings in the sand with a small stick. Mum is carefully drawing flowers, and Tiny Human is very helpfully SWOOSHING her feet over the sand to artfully scuff them afterwards. Collaboration at its most adorable. (Continued Below)
sunny.garden
October 22, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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@missmelanieh
That would be a problem for me. What I post here, or on my other instance, does not appear in t'other place UNLESS I boost it! And then I boost what it is a reply to for context.
October 9, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Going to be really controversial... but I don't think you should be allowed to self boost (as a restriction I mean) on all social media sites.
October 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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I've had another really good review:-

🧵 3 of 3

Just a Forgotten Hero is a testament to the power of remembrance and the importance of giving voice to stories that might otherwise fade into obscurity. It is a must-read for history enthusiasts, lovers of human-interest stories, and anyone who […]
Original post on mastodonapp.uk
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August 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM