Matthew Bradford
@matthewbradford.bsky.social
Former Mui Wo Pirate & Water Buffalo Wrangler. Music Head. History Buff. Bookworm. Wino. Wannabe Stoic. 香港人加油. COYS!
Separating the sheep from the swans.
Matthew 25:32
Separating the sheep from the swans.
Matthew 25:32
Pinned
From the Hong Kong protests of 2019, a warning to the world.
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Michael Wolff suggests in an email (in 2015) that if Trump were to say in public that he had never been to Epstein’s house or on his plane, Epstein would have leverage over him.
Which…means that Trump was at his house and on his plane and that Epstein had the receipts to prove it. So.
Which…means that Trump was at his house and on his plane and that Epstein had the receipts to prove it. So.
November 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Michael Wolff suggests in an email (in 2015) that if Trump were to say in public that he had never been to Epstein’s house or on his plane, Epstein would have leverage over him.
Which…means that Trump was at his house and on his plane and that Epstein had the receipts to prove it. So.
Which…means that Trump was at his house and on his plane and that Epstein had the receipts to prove it. So.
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Syria: Christians return to Ghassaniyah – ZENIT
https://www.byteseu.com/1535118/
(ZENIT News – Asia News / Milan, 11.12.2025).- While the world’s attention was on the visit by Syria’s transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa to the United States, Christian communities in northern Syria …
https://www.byteseu.com/1535118/
(ZENIT News – Asia News / Milan, 11.12.2025).- While the world’s attention was on the visit by Syria’s transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa to the United States, Christian communities in northern Syria …
Syria: Christians return to Ghassaniyah - ZENIT - Bytes Europe
(ZENIT News – Asia News / Milan, 11.12.2025).- While the world’s attention was on the visit by Syria’s transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa to the United
www.byteseu.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Syria: Christians return to Ghassaniyah – ZENIT
https://www.byteseu.com/1535118/
(ZENIT News – Asia News / Milan, 11.12.2025).- While the world’s attention was on the visit by Syria’s transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa to the United States, Christian communities in northern Syria …
https://www.byteseu.com/1535118/
(ZENIT News – Asia News / Milan, 11.12.2025).- While the world’s attention was on the visit by Syria’s transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa to the United States, Christian communities in northern Syria …
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Everything on our news agenda is being driven by a corrupted disinformation machine, run by a billionaire who sponsors Tommy Robinson and who keeps trying to foment civil war in the UK.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Everything on our news agenda is being driven by a corrupted disinformation machine, run by a billionaire who sponsors Tommy Robinson and who keeps trying to foment civil war in the UK.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
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Let's play Bucks Name or Name Name
November 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Let's play Bucks Name or Name Name
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Like a time capsule: a #Roman tile marked with #finger lines, hobnail #shoe prints, #dog's paw prints, and a #stamp of the LEG(io) XIIII G(emina). Tiles with imprints are very common, since tiles were laid out to dry in the open air ahead of firing, where...🧵1/2
#TilesOnTuesday 🏺
#TilesOnTuesday 🏺
November 11, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Urghh... it's as bad as I hoped it wasn't - these really are 'the first', 'the earliest', 'the only'.
In terms of gold cash price they're not worth a huge amount, maybe £60k, if that - but in historical value, they're utterly priceless.
So awful.😔
#Archaeology 🏺
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www.bbc.com/news/article...
In terms of gold cash price they're not worth a huge amount, maybe £60k, if that - but in historical value, they're utterly priceless.
So awful.😔
#Archaeology 🏺
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www.bbc.com/news/article...
Search continues for Bronze Age artefacts stolen from St Fagans
Two men have been charged with burglary, but "invaluable" items are still missing from St Fagans collection.
www.bbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Urghh... it's as bad as I hoped it wasn't - these really are 'the first', 'the earliest', 'the only'.
In terms of gold cash price they're not worth a huge amount, maybe £60k, if that - but in historical value, they're utterly priceless.
So awful.😔
#Archaeology 🏺
1/2
www.bbc.com/news/article...
In terms of gold cash price they're not worth a huge amount, maybe £60k, if that - but in historical value, they're utterly priceless.
So awful.😔
#Archaeology 🏺
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www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Hey folks! My latest video, examining if the Roman's attempt to conquer Ireland, is now live over on youtube! We had a lot of fun making this one on location over in Anglesey and Ireland so I hope you all enjoy it!
youtu.be/qgU0Y4vnIpY
youtu.be/qgU0Y4vnIpY
November 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Hey folks! My latest video, examining if the Roman's attempt to conquer Ireland, is now live over on youtube! We had a lot of fun making this one on location over in Anglesey and Ireland so I hope you all enjoy it!
youtu.be/qgU0Y4vnIpY
youtu.be/qgU0Y4vnIpY
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Murphy Dome- Fairbanks, AK
Half the city drove up there. My first ever Aurora traffic jam. An awesome 360* view, worth the drive!
Half the city drove up there. My first ever Aurora traffic jam. An awesome 360* view, worth the drive!
November 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Murphy Dome- Fairbanks, AK
Half the city drove up there. My first ever Aurora traffic jam. An awesome 360* view, worth the drive!
Half the city drove up there. My first ever Aurora traffic jam. An awesome 360* view, worth the drive!
Time for the Chinese Ambassador to Japan to be declared Persona Non Grata and ordered to leave the country immediately.
Not sure why all the Western legacy media is ignoring a major story: Chinese Ambassador to Japan threatens Japanese Prime Minister Takeuchi, saying, “I have no choice but to cut off that dirty head.”
November 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Time for the Chinese Ambassador to Japan to be declared Persona Non Grata and ordered to leave the country immediately.
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Connections! Day 13:
Donna Summer ‘I Feel Love’.
Cerrone’s ‘Supernature’ was danced to on several occasions by Hot Gossip, who were the resident dance troupe on Kenny Everett’s Video Show. They also danced to this song, the beginning of electronic dance music as we know it.
Connections! Day 13:
Donna Summer ‘I Feel Love’.
Cerrone’s ‘Supernature’ was danced to on several occasions by Hot Gossip, who were the resident dance troupe on Kenny Everett’s Video Show. They also danced to this song, the beginning of electronic dance music as we know it.
November 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Connections! Day 13:
Donna Summer ‘I Feel Love’.
Cerrone’s ‘Supernature’ was danced to on several occasions by Hot Gossip, who were the resident dance troupe on Kenny Everett’s Video Show. They also danced to this song, the beginning of electronic dance music as we know it.
Connections! Day 13:
Donna Summer ‘I Feel Love’.
Cerrone’s ‘Supernature’ was danced to on several occasions by Hot Gossip, who were the resident dance troupe on Kenny Everett’s Video Show. They also danced to this song, the beginning of electronic dance music as we know it.
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This story coming out of Italy is really bothering me - where they have discovered that people, people with money and no humanity, had paid to be snipers in Sarajevo. For the the thrill of the hunt 1/
November 12, 2025 at 10:57 PM
This story coming out of Italy is really bothering me - where they have discovered that people, people with money and no humanity, had paid to be snipers in Sarajevo. For the the thrill of the hunt 1/
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Takaichi just made it harder for the U.S. to maintain “strategic ambiguity.”
If Japan’s own law defines Taiwan’s defense as existential to Japan, then Washington cannot afford to appear less committed than Tokyo.
If Japan’s own law defines Taiwan’s defense as existential to Japan, then Washington cannot afford to appear less committed than Tokyo.
November 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Takaichi just made it harder for the U.S. to maintain “strategic ambiguity.”
If Japan’s own law defines Taiwan’s defense as existential to Japan, then Washington cannot afford to appear less committed than Tokyo.
If Japan’s own law defines Taiwan’s defense as existential to Japan, then Washington cannot afford to appear less committed than Tokyo.
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Pissing for England.
November 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Pissing for England.
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Barkcloth beaters have been used on Sulawesi to produce cloth from bark for thousands of years.
Their sophisticated designs remained relatively unchanged until the 19th century AD, when the introduction of woven textiles necessitated innovation to compete
(£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
Their sophisticated designs remained relatively unchanged until the 19th century AD, when the introduction of woven textiles necessitated innovation to compete
(£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
November 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Barkcloth beaters have been used on Sulawesi to produce cloth from bark for thousands of years.
Their sophisticated designs remained relatively unchanged until the 19th century AD, when the introduction of woven textiles necessitated innovation to compete
(£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
Their sophisticated designs remained relatively unchanged until the 19th century AD, when the introduction of woven textiles necessitated innovation to compete
(£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
The Heavenly Empress would not approve.
‘The goddess Mazu, the divinized general Guan Yu, and other deities are mobilized by CCP propaganda to promote the reunification narrative’.
‘The goddess Mazu, the divinized general Guan Yu, and other deities are mobilized by CCP propaganda to promote the reunification narrative’.
Recruiting the Gods: China Represses Religion at Home but Weaponizes It in Taiwan
The goddes Mazu, the divinized general Guan Yu, and other deities are mobilized by CCP propaganda to promote the reunification narrative.
bitterwinter.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The Heavenly Empress would not approve.
‘The goddess Mazu, the divinized general Guan Yu, and other deities are mobilized by CCP propaganda to promote the reunification narrative’.
‘The goddess Mazu, the divinized general Guan Yu, and other deities are mobilized by CCP propaganda to promote the reunification narrative’.
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I regret to inform you that Microsoft are AT IT AGAIN.
If, like me, you let Microsoft update in the last 24 hours and discovered they've found a new way to shoehorn in a Copilot icon that just... sits there, watching... You can uninstall Word and install the version from Nov 4th or earlier: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office...
November 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I regret to inform you that Microsoft are AT IT AGAIN.
Made in China 🇨🇳
‘No casualties reported after section of 758-metre structure helping to link Sichuan province to Tibet falls to pieces’.
‘No casualties reported after section of 758-metre structure helping to link Sichuan province to Tibet falls to pieces’.
New bridge in south-west China collapses into mountainside
No casualties reported after section of 758-metre structure helping to link Sichuan province to Tibet falls to pieces
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Made in China 🇨🇳
‘No casualties reported after section of 758-metre structure helping to link Sichuan province to Tibet falls to pieces’.
‘No casualties reported after section of 758-metre structure helping to link Sichuan province to Tibet falls to pieces’.
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I would have killed Jeffrey Epstein too if I had to read the way he typed emails just saying
November 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I would have killed Jeffrey Epstein too if I had to read the way he typed emails just saying
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As cultural looting surges in Syria after a bloody civil war and a decades-long brutal dictatorship, thieves have broken into the National Museum of Damascus and walked away with six valuable Roman-era statues.
Thieves Steal Roman-Era Statues From Damascus Museum
A historian speculates it might have been an inside job.
hyperallergic.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
As cultural looting surges in Syria after a bloody civil war and a decades-long brutal dictatorship, thieves have broken into the National Museum of Damascus and walked away with six valuable Roman-era statues.
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Some additional thoughts on Yunxian, Homo longi, Denisovans and the origin of Homo sapiens
October 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Some additional thoughts on Yunxian, Homo longi, Denisovans and the origin of Homo sapiens
Whatever it takes to wheel the voters out.
‘The subsidy and measures for senior citizens and people with disabilities were based on arrangements in 2023, when Hong Kong held the first “patriots only” District Council elections’.
‘The subsidy and measures for senior citizens and people with disabilities were based on arrangements in 2023, when Hong Kong held the first “patriots only” District Council elections’.
HK to give HK$20k to centres to assist elderly, disabled voters in legislative race
The HK government will offer a HK$20,000 subsidy to each district centre to assist elderly voters and those with disabilities in casting their ballots in next month's "patriots only" Legislative Counc...
hongkongfp.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Whatever it takes to wheel the voters out.
‘The subsidy and measures for senior citizens and people with disabilities were based on arrangements in 2023, when Hong Kong held the first “patriots only” District Council elections’.
‘The subsidy and measures for senior citizens and people with disabilities were based on arrangements in 2023, when Hong Kong held the first “patriots only” District Council elections’.
The devil is in the detail.
The email that’s most newsworthy in my mind is the one that Epstein sent to Ghislaine Maxwell in 2011.
1. This was years before Trump ran for office.
2. It appears that Ghislaine Maxwell lied to DOJ officials during her meeting with them a couple months ago.
1. This was years before Trump ran for office.
2. It appears that Ghislaine Maxwell lied to DOJ officials during her meeting with them a couple months ago.
November 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The devil is in the detail.
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A dramatic recreation of Medmenham Camp hillfort #Buckinghamshire, its Iron Age inhabitants seeking shelter as snow sets in
Produced for @chilternsnl.bsky.social © Jennie Anderson 2022
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#HillfortsWednesday #WinterIsComing
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#HillfortsWednesday #WinterIsComing
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM
A dramatic recreation of Medmenham Camp hillfort #Buckinghamshire, its Iron Age inhabitants seeking shelter as snow sets in
Produced for @chilternsnl.bsky.social © Jennie Anderson 2022
www.chilterns.org.uk/map_marker/m...
For more see:
www.jennieanderson.co.uk
#HillfortsWednesday #WinterIsComing
Produced for @chilternsnl.bsky.social © Jennie Anderson 2022
www.chilterns.org.uk/map_marker/m...
For more see:
www.jennieanderson.co.uk
#HillfortsWednesday #WinterIsComing
‘In recent weeks China has released a series of statements, articles and photos, that analysts say signal an escalation in the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s approach to Taiwan’.
China sharpens its language on Taiwan as part of ‘longer-term’ strategy
A series of statements, articles, photos and even a new national holiday indicate a shift in Beijing’s stance over the island, analysts say
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 AM
‘In recent weeks China has released a series of statements, articles and photos, that analysts say signal an escalation in the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s approach to Taiwan’.