Jim is Growing
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Jim is Growing
@jimisgrowing.bsky.social
Allotment growing, cycling and being way too online.
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January 16, 2026 at 9:09 AM
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I think about this quote from the Luddite movement all the time
January 11, 2026 at 12:12 AM
While everyone is distracted with Trump it's time to run the Cod Wars again. Time to get those fish.
January 8, 2026 at 3:42 PM
So what's the best way to learn Mandarin?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty and dozens of other groups
The White House says the decision was taken because those entities
www.bbc.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 8:54 AM
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if you are talking today about how bad maduro was and were alive, at all, during the run-up to the iraq war you are potentially the dumbest person to ever live
January 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Turning Point USA was founded in 2012 by Charlie Kirk and Bill Montgomery

Two of their major policy pushes were a more prominent gun culture and zero COVID restrictions

Bill Montgomery died to the COVID virus

Charlie Kirk died to gun violence
December 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Anyone doing festive 500?
December 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Truly unknowable.

Could it be their overwhelming charm and charisma?

Could it be that they're just doing too much to improve people's material conditions?

Could it be that they've achieved so many things with their super majority people are just overwhelmed by their victories?

Who can say.
Genuine question why are Starmer & Reeves SO unpopular?
Latest party leader net favourability ratings, December 2025

Kemi Badenoch: -26
Nigel Farage: -35
Keir Starmer: -54

Zack Polanski: -6 (49% DK)
Ed Davey: -10 (38% DK)

yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
December 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
You always gotta be prepared for the milkshake duck but on the surface level this pretty damning for the Beeb

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
Comedian Robin Ince quits Radio 4 show, claiming BBC found his views ‘problematic’
Ince says he resigned as co-host of Infinite Monkey Cage because of what he described as his lack of ‘obedience’
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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no idea
December 8, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Another skull on the pile for AI along side clean water etc

www.theverge.com/news/837594/...
Crucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead
Another blow to PC gaming.
www.theverge.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Had forgotten about hyper loop.
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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But does he have what it takes to get the Labour Party back on track and turn the country around? Also no.
Is Wes Streeting a popular politician? The answer is no.
November 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Changing the clocks is real and it can hurt you.
October 26, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Who'd have thought that slashing planning departments and abdicating housing policy to building firms could have negative consequences?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Unusable' bridge on Swindon road may be torn down - BBC News
A councillor is calling for a decision to be made on the future of a £40m bridge which has never been used.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
If you're interestested in food sovereignty and local resilience this would be a very useful thing to help fund.

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/nmc-flour-...
Nottingham Mill Co-op - Flour Kitchen
We need your help in building a community flour kitchen and bakery
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Ed Balls: the Greens taking votes from Labour helps the Tories

@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "I want to see every Labour politician whose voted for a two child benefit cap, for disability cuts, for the ongoing genocide in Gaza to sell arms to them, I want to see them replaced" #GMB
September 3, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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This, from the Quakers, is a pretty good example of how to resist pressure from bigot lobbying groups. Effectively “we legally can allow trans people to use the loo, we morally should, and we tried it and nothing bad happened”
www.quaker.org.uk
August 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
An important culutral artifact

youtu.be/DNZAZ3ME8-Q?...
Dinosaurs - Side A
YouTube video by CookyLibre
youtu.be
August 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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every day i am newly entranced by labour's dedication to absolutely fucking it
August 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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🤷🏻‍♂️
August 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM