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@grumpygriffin.bsky.social
Musician, swimmer, napper
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BBC Verify has examined a 24 hour snapshot of Elon Musks timeline and found a wave of misinformation amplified in the posts.
The BBC's Analysis editor examines one day on the platform for the owner of X
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
The BBC's Analysis editor examines one day on the platform for the owner of X
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
Ros Atkins on...24 hours on Elon Musk's X timeline
The BBC's Analysis editor, Ros Atkins, investigates Elon Musk's recent posts on X about grooming gangs - and looks at how one day unfolded on his timeline.
www.bbc.com
January 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
BBC Verify has examined a 24 hour snapshot of Elon Musks timeline and found a wave of misinformation amplified in the posts.
The BBC's Analysis editor examines one day on the platform for the owner of X
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
The BBC's Analysis editor examines one day on the platform for the owner of X
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
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There was a secret university in Lviv in the 1920s.
I wrote about it in my latest
Sunday Letter.
Plus as usual, key news from Ukraine.
Free to read:
www.patreon.com/posts/sunday...
Please listen to what Ukraine has to say.
I wrote about it in my latest
Sunday Letter.
Plus as usual, key news from Ukraine.
Free to read:
www.patreon.com/posts/sunday...
Please listen to what Ukraine has to say.
January 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
There was a secret university in Lviv in the 1920s.
I wrote about it in my latest
Sunday Letter.
Plus as usual, key news from Ukraine.
Free to read:
www.patreon.com/posts/sunday...
Please listen to what Ukraine has to say.
I wrote about it in my latest
Sunday Letter.
Plus as usual, key news from Ukraine.
Free to read:
www.patreon.com/posts/sunday...
Please listen to what Ukraine has to say.
@lbc.co.uk So nice to hear interesting discussions where all views are respected. Well done, Jonathan. More please!
January 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
@lbc.co.uk So nice to hear interesting discussions where all views are respected. Well done, Jonathan. More please!
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Thank you Gary. Can I ask your help everyone to report & block this FAKE account🙏
@peterstefanovic1.bsky.social
@peterstefanovic1.bsky.social
December 28, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Thank you Gary. Can I ask your help everyone to report & block this FAKE account🙏
@peterstefanovic1.bsky.social
@peterstefanovic1.bsky.social
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Just a reminder, as you look outside and notice it's already getting dark 😱, that today is the earliest sunset of the year (15:51 in London). From tomorrow the sunsets slowwwwly start getting later again. (Sunrises don't start getting earlier until Dec 30th hence solstice on 21st.) YOU ARE WELCOME.
December 12, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Just a reminder, as you look outside and notice it's already getting dark 😱, that today is the earliest sunset of the year (15:51 in London). From tomorrow the sunsets slowwwwly start getting later again. (Sunrises don't start getting earlier until Dec 30th hence solstice on 21st.) YOU ARE WELCOME.
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Ah, Feargal Sharkey is here! 🦋
Lovely. Please follow him and reshare this post to alert others.
Lovely. Please follow him and reshare this post to alert others.
The stretch of the River Cam in Cambridge which has been designated bathing water, Sheep’s Green, failed the phosphate test, failed the nitrate test and failed the ammonia test.
You have been warned.
www.lbc.co.uk/news/feargal...
You have been warned.
www.lbc.co.uk/news/feargal...
'I'd stay well away from swimming there': Feargal Sharkey tests the River Cam after site was awarded bathing status
One of Britain’s top swimming spots is 'failing' on water quality due to pollution, according to environmental testing conducted by LBC.
www.lbc.co.uk
December 10, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Ah, Feargal Sharkey is here! 🦋
Lovely. Please follow him and reshare this post to alert others.
Lovely. Please follow him and reshare this post to alert others.
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When I left X, I left 260000ish followers who cared about the NHS.
This is bad because the NHS is in a state of emergency and EveryDoctor has just launched an important petition. If you can see this, please could you follow me and share this? 🤞💙🚨
This is bad because the NHS is in a state of emergency and EveryDoctor has just launched an important petition. If you can see this, please could you follow me and share this? 🤞💙🚨
December 10, 2024 at 6:57 AM
When I left X, I left 260000ish followers who cared about the NHS.
This is bad because the NHS is in a state of emergency and EveryDoctor has just launched an important petition. If you can see this, please could you follow me and share this? 🤞💙🚨
This is bad because the NHS is in a state of emergency and EveryDoctor has just launched an important petition. If you can see this, please could you follow me and share this? 🤞💙🚨
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From the appalling comments this film is getting on X it’s clear to me if we want to avoid a dangerous chain of events which could one day see Britain joining Russia & Belarus as the only European countries outside the ECHR we need to constantly call out this insane drumbeat from the right to leave
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says
“We need to leave the ECHR so we can deport people that come illegally & take back control of our borders & that’s what the public wants”
Share if you disagree with his populist boll**** the UK should join Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR
youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY
“We need to leave the ECHR so we can deport people that come illegally & take back control of our borders & that’s what the public wants”
Share if you disagree with his populist boll**** the UK should join Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR
youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says public want to leave the ECHR - let’s put the record straight
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
December 7, 2024 at 8:38 AM
From the appalling comments this film is getting on X it’s clear to me if we want to avoid a dangerous chain of events which could one day see Britain joining Russia & Belarus as the only European countries outside the ECHR we need to constantly call out this insane drumbeat from the right to leave
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🚨No one expects to need a food bank - especially at Christmas - but latest shocking data has shown more than 16 MILLION PEOPLE ARE NOW LIVING IN POVERTY IN THE UK - that’s a staggering 24% of the UK population
@trusselluk.bsky.social need our urgent help👇
www.trussell.org.uk/hope
@trusselluk.bsky.social need our urgent help👇
www.trussell.org.uk/hope
December 3, 2024 at 5:00 PM
🚨No one expects to need a food bank - especially at Christmas - but latest shocking data has shown more than 16 MILLION PEOPLE ARE NOW LIVING IN POVERTY IN THE UK - that’s a staggering 24% of the UK population
@trusselluk.bsky.social need our urgent help👇
www.trussell.org.uk/hope
@trusselluk.bsky.social need our urgent help👇
www.trussell.org.uk/hope
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Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.
November 28, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.
Mary Berry. Who knew?
November 25, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Mary Berry. Who knew?
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Please help the Bylines Network get over 50K!
Follow @bylinesnetwork.bsky.social
… and share. Thank you. 🙏🏻
Follow @bylinesnetwork.bsky.social
… and share. Thank you. 🙏🏻
November 25, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Please help the Bylines Network get over 50K!
Follow @bylinesnetwork.bsky.social
… and share. Thank you. 🙏🏻
Follow @bylinesnetwork.bsky.social
… and share. Thank you. 🙏🏻
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🚨URGENT CALL FOR HELP. PLEASE SHARE🙏
8-year-old Lilian has a rare blood disorder & needs a #lifesaver! Her stem cell donor match fell through, leaving her family devastated💔
Now, she’s back at square one but you can help by registering as a stem cell donor👇
www.dkms.org.uk/get-involved...
8-year-old Lilian has a rare blood disorder & needs a #lifesaver! Her stem cell donor match fell through, leaving her family devastated💔
Now, she’s back at square one but you can help by registering as a stem cell donor👇
www.dkms.org.uk/get-involved...
November 24, 2024 at 10:41 AM
🚨URGENT CALL FOR HELP. PLEASE SHARE🙏
8-year-old Lilian has a rare blood disorder & needs a #lifesaver! Her stem cell donor match fell through, leaving her family devastated💔
Now, she’s back at square one but you can help by registering as a stem cell donor👇
www.dkms.org.uk/get-involved...
8-year-old Lilian has a rare blood disorder & needs a #lifesaver! Her stem cell donor match fell through, leaving her family devastated💔
Now, she’s back at square one but you can help by registering as a stem cell donor👇
www.dkms.org.uk/get-involved...
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For any journalists looking to write about #Strictly and #disability and the mighty Chris McCausland, I do a dance class specifically for people with sight loss at Rambert studios in London. My teacher is wonderful. I’d be happy to make introductions.
November 24, 2024 at 12:34 PM
For any journalists looking to write about #Strictly and #disability and the mighty Chris McCausland, I do a dance class specifically for people with sight loss at Rambert studios in London. My teacher is wonderful. I’d be happy to make introductions.
@hignfy.bsky.social Why are your subtitles so crap? I gave up trying to watch after ten minutes tonight.
November 22, 2024 at 9:28 PM
@hignfy.bsky.social Why are your subtitles so crap? I gave up trying to watch after ten minutes tonight.
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40% of UK Farmland is owned by billionaires.
Now you know why they are so angry it will be taxed.
Now you know why they are so angry it will be taxed.
November 18, 2024 at 1:49 PM
40% of UK Farmland is owned by billionaires.
Now you know why they are so angry it will be taxed.
Now you know why they are so angry it will be taxed.
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Morning from Ukraine.
The night was calm in Kyiv.
I've just had a #warcoffee
(we had no power).
999 days (scars) of the full-scale war
Today's Ukrainian art: Svitlana Gunchenko (born in 1978), Children of war, 2022
The night was calm in Kyiv.
I've just had a #warcoffee
(we had no power).
999 days (scars) of the full-scale war
Today's Ukrainian art: Svitlana Gunchenko (born in 1978), Children of war, 2022
November 18, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Morning from Ukraine.
The night was calm in Kyiv.
I've just had a #warcoffee
(we had no power).
999 days (scars) of the full-scale war
Today's Ukrainian art: Svitlana Gunchenko (born in 1978), Children of war, 2022
The night was calm in Kyiv.
I've just had a #warcoffee
(we had no power).
999 days (scars) of the full-scale war
Today's Ukrainian art: Svitlana Gunchenko (born in 1978), Children of war, 2022
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The latest Sunday Letter.
Key news from Ukraine for the last week
and a very inconvenient topic.
Abortions in the Soviet Union.
Minus one paid member,
people avoid discussing this topic.
Please read, share and don't be silent.
www.patreon.com/posts/116162...
Key news from Ukraine for the last week
and a very inconvenient topic.
Abortions in the Soviet Union.
Minus one paid member,
people avoid discussing this topic.
Please read, share and don't be silent.
www.patreon.com/posts/116162...
November 17, 2024 at 7:19 PM
The latest Sunday Letter.
Key news from Ukraine for the last week
and a very inconvenient topic.
Abortions in the Soviet Union.
Minus one paid member,
people avoid discussing this topic.
Please read, share and don't be silent.
www.patreon.com/posts/116162...
Key news from Ukraine for the last week
and a very inconvenient topic.
Abortions in the Soviet Union.
Minus one paid member,
people avoid discussing this topic.
Please read, share and don't be silent.
www.patreon.com/posts/116162...
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I've come across various forms of right-wing jebends on my posts today.
Reminder:-
• The block 🚫 function actually works over here.
• There's a hide reply feature so your followers don't have to read their vitriol.
• The reporting feature is shit-hot 🔥
• Let's keep Bluesky free of clowns 🤡
Reminder:-
• The block 🚫 function actually works over here.
• There's a hide reply feature so your followers don't have to read their vitriol.
• The reporting feature is shit-hot 🔥
• Let's keep Bluesky free of clowns 🤡
November 16, 2024 at 1:29 PM
I've come across various forms of right-wing jebends on my posts today.
Reminder:-
• The block 🚫 function actually works over here.
• There's a hide reply feature so your followers don't have to read their vitriol.
• The reporting feature is shit-hot 🔥
• Let's keep Bluesky free of clowns 🤡
Reminder:-
• The block 🚫 function actually works over here.
• There's a hide reply feature so your followers don't have to read their vitriol.
• The reporting feature is shit-hot 🔥
• Let's keep Bluesky free of clowns 🤡
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This weeks heartbreaking BBCNews report that schoolchildren from struggling families are pretending to eat out of empty lunchboxes to save their embarrassment at having no food is exactly why we should all join @bigissue in calling for a POVERTY ZERO LAW👇
🚨Millions of people in this country are living in poverty, destitution & using food banks. It’s barely getting a mention.
I’m joining forces with @bigissue.bsky.social in calling for a POVERTY ZERO LAW - a statutory duty for every gov’t to set POVERTY REDUCTION TARGETS
youtu.be/uAr58YqXW7I?...
I’m joining forces with @bigissue.bsky.social in calling for a POVERTY ZERO LAW - a statutory duty for every gov’t to set POVERTY REDUCTION TARGETS
youtu.be/uAr58YqXW7I?...
🚨Millions of people are living in poverty, destitution & using food banks - It’s barely mentioned
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
November 17, 2024 at 7:48 AM
This weeks heartbreaking BBCNews report that schoolchildren from struggling families are pretending to eat out of empty lunchboxes to save their embarrassment at having no food is exactly why we should all join @bigissue in calling for a POVERTY ZERO LAW👇
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Only the richest 4% of people pay Inheritance Tax.
Only the richest 1.5% of farmers will pay HALF Inheritance Tax spread over 10 years.
This is a protest funded by the obscenely wealthy who want to pay no tax at all.
Only the richest 1.5% of farmers will pay HALF Inheritance Tax spread over 10 years.
This is a protest funded by the obscenely wealthy who want to pay no tax at all.
November 16, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Only the richest 4% of people pay Inheritance Tax.
Only the richest 1.5% of farmers will pay HALF Inheritance Tax spread over 10 years.
This is a protest funded by the obscenely wealthy who want to pay no tax at all.
Only the richest 1.5% of farmers will pay HALF Inheritance Tax spread over 10 years.
This is a protest funded by the obscenely wealthy who want to pay no tax at all.
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Who’d a thunk it
New research from the IFS showing the closure of youth centres during the 2010s was shortsighted. For every £1 saved, the costs to affected users, crime victims and public spending in the police and the criminal justice system amount to £2.85
ifs.org.uk/publications...
ifs.org.uk/publications...
The effects of youth clubs on education and crime | Institute for Fiscal Studies
Using quasi-experimental variation from austerity-related cuts, I provide the first causal estimates of youth clubs' effects on education and crime.
ifs.org.uk
November 15, 2024 at 6:29 AM
Who’d a thunk it
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We're sick of hearing the same old CRAP that hunting is somehow part of the "rural way of life".
If you live in a rural area and you’re against fox hunting please share this and give us a follow.
Let's see what rural people really think about hunting...
If you live in a rural area and you’re against fox hunting please share this and give us a follow.
Let's see what rural people really think about hunting...
November 14, 2024 at 1:37 PM
We're sick of hearing the same old CRAP that hunting is somehow part of the "rural way of life".
If you live in a rural area and you’re against fox hunting please share this and give us a follow.
Let's see what rural people really think about hunting...
If you live in a rural area and you’re against fox hunting please share this and give us a follow.
Let's see what rural people really think about hunting...
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There should be a permanent hunting ban on MOD land. Follow us if you agree!
November 14, 2024 at 11:17 AM
There should be a permanent hunting ban on MOD land. Follow us if you agree!