Greig
@greigr85.bsky.social
Tweed-wearing pagan. Friend of all corvids.
I met Palmerston once near the bottom of King Charles Street. I was delighted. He just glared at me. RIP.
Rescue cat renowned as chief mouser at UK’s Foreign Office dies in Bermuda
Rescue cat renowned as chief mouser at UK’s Foreign Office dies in Bermuda
Social media account for Palmerston, who retired in 2020, announces death of ‘Diplocat extraordinaire’
Palmerston, a rescue cat who became the chief mouser of the Foreign Office, has died in Bermuda.
The cat, adopted from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, retired in 2020 after four years of service in Whitehall. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:36 PM
I met Palmerston once near the bottom of King Charles Street. I was delighted. He just glared at me. RIP.
Fascinating piece, well worth a read. Especially regarding Cuban interests in Venezuela and what might come next.
Good Morning and welcome to another episode of regime change by the USA. The US seems to be militarily trying to get rid of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro right now. There are reports of US ground forces in action. However, watch the Cubans too. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
The US Is Attempting Regime Change In Venezuela
Watch Cuba
open.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Fascinating piece, well worth a read. Especially regarding Cuban interests in Venezuela and what might come next.
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It’s a dark night when you look at the news and are forced to admit that you no longer believe in the power of the FIFA peace prize
January 3, 2026 at 7:06 AM
It’s a dark night when you look at the news and are forced to admit that you no longer believe in the power of the FIFA peace prize
Watching BBC Alba Hogmanay coverage and not one of these people has ever taken part in, seen or possibly even heard of the Canadian Barn Dance.
December 31, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Watching BBC Alba Hogmanay coverage and not one of these people has ever taken part in, seen or possibly even heard of the Canadian Barn Dance.
Describe your BlueSky account in a single image.
December 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Describe your BlueSky account in a single image.
Hope all nine people on here are having a great day.
December 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Hope all nine people on here are having a great day.
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Really? The greatest opportunity ever to call yourself Focaccia in the Rye and you didnt take it?
December 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Really? The greatest opportunity ever to call yourself Focaccia in the Rye and you didnt take it?
Well that's a bugger. RIP
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Well that's a bugger. RIP
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Heard about the Louvre jewel heist and my first thought was “finally, some good old fashioned normal crime”
October 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Heard about the Louvre jewel heist and my first thought was “finally, some good old fashioned normal crime”
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If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
October 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
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I'm not really superstitious about anything, except the computer, which must be restarted if it has been on too long, to cleanse it of bad or negative energies
October 1, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I'm not really superstitious about anything, except the computer, which must be restarted if it has been on too long, to cleanse it of bad or negative energies
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sorry but "MrBeast defends trapping man in burning building for $500,000" is so bleak. he is living cultural rot
September 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
sorry but "MrBeast defends trapping man in burning building for $500,000" is so bleak. he is living cultural rot
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That’s it Sainsburys, you tell him!
September 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
That’s it Sainsburys, you tell him!
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RIP Graham Greene. Every time he popped up on screen when I was a kid, my mom would excitedly point him out for being an actual Native on the screen. Able to be deadly serious and infinitely hilarious (even in smaller roles like Last of Us), he ate up the screen. Nʌki’wah brother.
September 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
RIP Graham Greene. Every time he popped up on screen when I was a kid, my mom would excitedly point him out for being an actual Native on the screen. Able to be deadly serious and infinitely hilarious (even in smaller roles like Last of Us), he ate up the screen. Nʌki’wah brother.
Nice to see my hometown's sacred traditions getting the spotlight.
A greasy pole, ham and barbed wire - Irvine's unique challenge
A greasy pole, ham and barbed wire - Irvine's unique challenge
The greasy pole event in Irvine dates back more than 100 years and is a key part of the area's Marymass festival.
www.bbc.com
August 22, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Nice to see my hometown's sacred traditions getting the spotlight.
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in britain the anchorites of asda dwell by the sacred stones, solemnly intoning the words “that’s asda price”, and performing the necessary ritual (the double bum slap) three times a day to bring about the great rolling back when we will all be redeemed
One for @urbanprehistorian.bsky.social - I was reading this morning about the Asda 'Price Promise' stones that were erected across the country in the 90s
loststonesofasda.wordpress.com
Some are definitely on the way to being archaeological monuments, such as this one in Trumfleet, South Yorkshire
loststonesofasda.wordpress.com
Some are definitely on the way to being archaeological monuments, such as this one in Trumfleet, South Yorkshire
![A stone that looks like a prehistoric standing stone but inscribed with "Asda Price Promise Permanently [text obscured] prices [text obscured].
The stone is by a Drystone wall and vegetation grows around it](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7mzhk55756kcluyutorbqyex/bafkreicxukeks37aqp6tgtzj2hlbvjgtxc5syw4ptr6nnojxhazlrfwflq@jpeg)
August 19, 2025 at 10:11 AM
in britain the anchorites of asda dwell by the sacred stones, solemnly intoning the words “that’s asda price”, and performing the necessary ritual (the double bum slap) three times a day to bring about the great rolling back when we will all be redeemed
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MAN: What's that, girl? Trouble at the old mine?
LEFT-WING LASSIE: Woof! [The miners are striking for better pay and conditions]
MAN: B-but Billy's down there!
LEFT-WING LASSIE: Woof! [BILLY'S A SCAB]
LEFT-WING LASSIE: Woof! [The miners are striking for better pay and conditions]
MAN: B-but Billy's down there!
LEFT-WING LASSIE: Woof! [BILLY'S A SCAB]
August 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
MAN: What's that, girl? Trouble at the old mine?
LEFT-WING LASSIE: Woof! [The miners are striking for better pay and conditions]
MAN: B-but Billy's down there!
LEFT-WING LASSIE: Woof! [BILLY'S A SCAB]
LEFT-WING LASSIE: Woof! [The miners are striking for better pay and conditions]
MAN: B-but Billy's down there!
LEFT-WING LASSIE: Woof! [BILLY'S A SCAB]
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Imagine you and another man just having to go 'the jelly was nice' or 'the asparagus needed two more minutes' and both of you fucking it up this hard
"MasterChef presenter John Torode has said he is subject to an allegation of using racist language, upheld as part of an inquiry into separate allegations against co-host Gregg Wallace."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
MasterChef: John Torode subject of racist language allegation in report
The TV presenter said he had
www.bbc.co.uk
July 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Imagine you and another man just having to go 'the jelly was nice' or 'the asparagus needed two more minutes' and both of you fucking it up this hard
An Ayrshire icon.
A very sad day for Scotland as STV legend Glen Michael has died at the grand old age of 99. From 1966 to 1992, Glen helmed the best kids programme in Scotland, one that occasionally got 90% audience share, and brought a wide variety of brilliant American cartoons to this side of the Atlantic.
July 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
An Ayrshire icon.
Genuinely quite sad about this. Admiral Piett was one of my favourite minor characters in the original Star Wars films. Ken Colley's expressions and screen presence made him a stand out.
Kenneth Colley, who played Admiral Piett in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, has passed away at the age of 87 due to complications from COVID and pneumonia. May the Force be with you, always.
July 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Genuinely quite sad about this. Admiral Piett was one of my favourite minor characters in the original Star Wars films. Ken Colley's expressions and screen presence made him a stand out.
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Mamdani must explain his tweet from 1740 BC claiming that Ea-nāṣir had "high quality copper"
June 29, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Mamdani must explain his tweet from 1740 BC claiming that Ea-nāṣir had "high quality copper"
Not remotely surprised. I was in the Uffizi about 2 weeks ago and it was like the Wild West. Hoardes of tourists getting up close for selfies with the Birth of Venus and Da Vinci sketches and nobody doing a damn thing about it.
Restrictions will be placed on visitors taking selfies at the Uffizi Galleries in Florence after a tourist damaged an 18th-century portrait while posing for a photograph, the gallery's director confirmed today.
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June 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Not remotely surprised. I was in the Uffizi about 2 weeks ago and it was like the Wild West. Hoardes of tourists getting up close for selfies with the Birth of Venus and Da Vinci sketches and nobody doing a damn thing about it.
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“And then I asked him with my eyes to ask again yes and then he asked me would I yes and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will yes.”
June 16, 2025 at 9:51 AM
“And then I asked him with my eyes to ask again yes and then he asked me would I yes and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will yes.”
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Friday the 13th (1980, dir Sean S. Cunningham)
June 3, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Friday the 13th (1980, dir Sean S. Cunningham)
American gun culture once again terrifies the shit out of me. John Redcorn and Ken Hotate were incredible characters. Gutted.
June 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
American gun culture once again terrifies the shit out of me. John Redcorn and Ken Hotate were incredible characters. Gutted.