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jimmy-young.bsky.social
Here’s a moment of beauty for today. Enjoy it.
(Also it’s from an account that’s well worth following)
mirandakeeling.com Miranda Keeling @mirandakeeling.com · 17h
In reflection, these leaves fallen across a puddle, have found a way back into their parents’ arms.
A photo of a puddle in the woods, with leaves across the surface and reflections of the trees they fell from.
November 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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mooseallain.bsky.social
This is fake duck. It’s lucky it wasn’t named by the people who called fake bacon ‘Facon’.
Photo of food package described as "VEGETARIAN SHREDDED HOISIN DUCK".
February 12, 2025 at 11:18 AM
jimmy-young.bsky.social
Can’t decide if this is glorious or completely mad.
(And yes, this sounds like clickbait, but it’s not!)
November 7, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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unfitforpurpose.net
Things to remember next time some idiot from Reform or the Tories starts trying to tell you green energy drives up prices.
marklemley.bsky.social Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 17d
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative

electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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glennyrodge.bsky.social
It’s spelt petits, you idiots
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Louvre jewellery heist carried out by petty criminals, Paris prosecutor says
The Paris prosecutor says four suspects arrested so far are
www.bbc.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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mooseallain.bsky.social
Why won’t people talk about slow ghosts?

Because they’re the last taboo.
October 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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mooseallain.bsky.social
- I went to the shop to buy paint, something to apply it with and some drinks mats.
- An emulsion, a roller, coasters?
- No, it was quite boring really.
October 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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ottoenglish.bsky.social
Given the party's refusal to act on Pochin's brazen racism, it should be as socially unacceptable to vote for Reform as it was in the early 2000s to vote for the BNP.

And we should be prepared to say this to people's faces.
October 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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jonathanliew.bsky.social
column on robbie keane www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Standing with Maccabi’s football hooligans against local police – is that what patriotism looks like now? | Jonathan Liew
Tommy Robinson is said to be going to Villa Park as a Maccabi Tel Aviv fan. Do the politicians jumping on this bandwagon care what they are doing, asks Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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gregjenner.bsky.social
Stephen is so consistently funny, but this is especially strong 👇😆
October 20, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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tiny.baby
people playing music/videos on their phone speakers in public is more than just mildly annoying and is instead a leading indicator of the decline of community and empath
zachweinersmith.bsky.social Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · Oct 16
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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purserhallard.com
"But soft! What light through yonder window... BRAKES!"
October 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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simonpegg.bsky.social
"Parking is such sweet sorrow"
October 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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nevereverdave.bsky.social
The British by Poet Mr #BenjaminZephaniah
Home English Poets The British by Benjamin Zephaniah "Take some Picts, Celts and Silures And let them settle, Then overrun them with Roman conquerors. Remove the Romans after approximately 400 years Add lots of Norman French to some Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Vikings, then stir vigorously. Mix some hot Chileans, cool Jamaicans, Dominicans, Trinidadians and Bajans with some Ethiopians, Chinese, Vietnamese and Sudanese. Then take a blend of Somalians, Sri Lankans, Nigerians And Pakistanis, Combine with some Guyanese And turn up the heat. Sprinkle some fresh Indians, Malaysians, Bosnians, Iraqis and Bangladeshis together with some Afghans, Spanish, Turkish, Kurdish, Japanese And Palestinians Then add to the melting pot. Leave the ingredients to simmer. As they mix and blend allow their languages to flourish Binding them together with English. Allow time to be cool. Add some unity, understanding, and respect for the future, Serve with justice And enjoy. Note: All the ingredients are equally important. Treating one ingredient better than another will leave a bitter unpleasant taste. Warning: An unequal spread of justice will damage the people and cause pain. Give justice and equality to all."
October 10, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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rhi.bsky.social
Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
paulhaine.bsky.social Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · Oct 7
Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild
October 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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shaneclaiborne.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 1:06 AM
jimmy-young.bsky.social
So close now…

(to the run, and to hitting the target 🎯 )
jimmy-young.bsky.social Jimmy @jimmy-young.bsky.social · Oct 2
I’m so close to hitting my £1000 target for fundraising for @mssocietyuk.bsky.social for the Cardiff Half Marathon on Sunday. Could you be the person to tip me over the top?
🏃‍♂️💪🎯💯

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Jimmy's fundraiser for Multiple Sclerosis Society
Help Jimmy Young raise money to support Multiple Sclerosis Society
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October 3, 2025 at 9:27 AM
jimmy-young.bsky.social
I’m so close to hitting my £1000 target for fundraising for @mssocietyuk.bsky.social for the Cardiff Half Marathon on Sunday. Could you be the person to tip me over the top?
🏃‍♂️💪🎯💯

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Jimmy's fundraiser for Multiple Sclerosis Society
Help Jimmy Young raise money to support Multiple Sclerosis Society
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October 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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churchinwales.bsky.social
Do you want to give directly to your local church? Sign up today to give one-off or monthly donations. Ydych chi eisiau rhoi yn uniongyrchol i'ch eglwys leol? Cofrestrwch heddiw i roi rhoddion un-tro neu fisol.
www.churchinwales.org.uk/en/clergy-an...
#GiftDirect #ChurchInWales
A rectangular graphic. Across the top is a blue rectangle with the full Church in Wales Celtic cross logo on it, with a small blue rectangle pointing down to the rest of the graphic. The rest of it has a background picture of a small local church, and the following text: “Gift Direct | Rhoi yn syth. Make a difference to your community with regular or one-off donations. Gwenwch wahaniaeth i'ch cymuned gyda rhoddion rheolaidd neu untro. Supporting the work of your Church. Cefnogi gwaith eich eglwys.” A rectangular graphic. Across the top is a blue rectangle with the full Church in Wales Celtic cross logo on it, with a small blue rectangle pointing down to the rest of the graphic. The rest of it has a background picture of a small local church, and the following text: “Easy to set up. Easy to use. Easy to Gift-Aid. Hawdd i'w sefydlu. Hawdd i'w defnyddio. Hawdd gyda Chymorth Rhodd. Giving directly supports the work of clergy and churches in your community, including traditional ministry and special initiatives like foodbanks and community services. Mae rhoi yn cefnogi gwaith clerigwyr ac eglwysi yn eich cymuned yn uniongyrchol, gan gynnwys gweinidogaeth draddodiadol a mentrau arbennig fel banciau bwyd a gwasanaethau cymunedol.”
September 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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davewalker.bsky.social
From my newsletter (diagramclub.substack.com ): A drawing with title ‘Economic growth’.
Black and white cartoon. A man with 7 £ signs above his head says to a group of people each with one £ sign about their head ‘we need economic growth’. In the next frame that same man has 16 £ signs above his head, the group still only have one each. Then text: ‘Or, an alternative idea’. The same picture is repeated, with the man with 6 £ signs above his head looking at the people with one each. But this time the next frame shows the man with 2 £ signs, and each person with 2 £ signs. A label says ‘a fairer distribution of wealth’.
September 16, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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orbinho.bsky.social
The News is showing the Reform conference live this afternoon. They have just FOUR out of 650 seats! Will the Green Party get the same blanket news coverage? Or Plaid Cymru both of whom have four seats? Will the DUP who have five seats have their speeches beamed out live by the major TV channels?
September 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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churchinwales.bsky.social
In case you missed it, here’s a story from our news pages: 'Holiday Club Brings Joy to Penarth Community'. Rhag ofn i chi ei golli, dyma stori o’n tudalennau newyddion: 'Clwb Gwyliau yn Dod â Llawenydd i Gymuned Penarth'. www.churchinwales.org.uk/en/news-and-...
#ChurchInWales #News
A rectangular graphic with a picture of a gazebo with a poster for a summer fayre on it. Across the bottom is a light blue banner with the following text on: “In case you missed it, here’s a story from our news pages: 'Holiday Club Brings Joy to Penarth Community'; 'Clwb Gwyliau yn Dod â Llawenydd i Gymuned Penarth'". The Church in Wales celtic cross logo is in the bottom right corner.
September 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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dylanwilliams.bsky.social
There is no conceivable interpretation of the law of war in which a camera set up nearby legitimizes a mass casualty double tap strike on a protected civilian site like a hospital.

The fact that Israel is citing it as if it meets some standard should, by itself, trigger a halt in weapons to Israel.
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 26
Israel's military said its initial inquiry determined that a deadly attack on a Gaza hospital that killed 20 people, five of them Gaza-based Palestinian journalists, was intended to destroy a camera placed in the area by Hamas militants. Israel provided no evidence.
Israel Links Deadly Hospital Attack in Gaza to Hamas Surveillance Camera
A day after the strike killed 20 people, including five journalists, the Israeli military said its initial inquiry found that militants had placed an observation camera in the area. It said the attack killed six militants.
nyti.ms
August 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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tepid.meme
Freed from desire, mind and senses purified
Freed from desire, mind and senses purified
Freed from desire, mind and senses purified
Freed from desire...
Greetings cards labelled "Nan, Nanna, Nanny, Nana and Nannie"
August 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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sirmichael.bsky.social
The publishing industry is in decline. Some say it's because of changing market dynamics. Others say it's because of technological disruptions. But the truth is it's because they refuse to publish my lovely book of Heartwarming Stories for Children.
Bobby The Very Tall Squirrel Once upon a time, there lived a squirrel who was over 8 feet tall! His name was Bobby and his favourite food was hazelnuts. Unfortunately squirrels weren't meant to be 8 feet tall and, unsurprisingly, Bobby was unable to find enough food to sustain himself through winter. Bobby died in January, his existence a meaningless footnote in an uncaring universe (a fate that awaits us all). Other squirrels attended his funeral but did so out of courtesy and not because they particularly liked him. The End The Grateful Rabbits "Let's all count our blessings," said Kevin The Rabbit to all the other rabbits. "Let's take time to appreciate how lucky we are to have warrens to live in and grass to eat because some rabbits have nothing." All the other rabbits nodded in agreement and thanked their lucky stars that they had a home and just enough food to eat. Kevin The Rabbit, meanwhile, went home to his palatial warren, where he lived in luxury, thanks to being born into a rich rabbit family. He was pleased with himself after convincing all the other rabbits to be grateful for the basic amounts of shelter and sustenance they needed to survive. It distracted them from ever getting angry at rabbits like Kevin, who were living in luxurious warrens and hoarding obscence quantities of rabbit food. The End Princess Annabel Once upon a time, there lived a young girl named Annabel. "My dad says I can be anything I want when I grow up... even a princess!" said Annabel excitedly. "Sadly, Annabel, your dad is telling you an outdated fairytale," replied her teacher Miss Jennings. "Social mobility is at an all-time low and the ultra-rich are cosseted behind physical and social barriers. The chances of you becoming a princess are negligible. You'll probably work in middle management." The End Monsters Under The Bed? "Are there monsters under my bed, Daddy?" Sarah-Jane asked as her father tucked her into bed. "No, sweetie," he replied. "The world is full of terrifying monsters - and what makes them most frightening of all is how innocuous they appear. They look respectable, wear business suits, work in positions of power and effect public policy that destroys lives, vandalises the planet and ruins society, all while enriching themselves. These are the scariest monsters of all and they are everywhere. But probably not under your bed. Goodnight!" The End
August 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM