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Mike Leake
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Tizzy’s morning walker (weekdays) and general grump
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For #HiVis #TerrierTuesday Tizzy is wearing her bright blue collar
A bright blue collar - being worn by a more or less invisible small black dog in a red and pink collar
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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The camera makes the sky more visible more impressive than it actually was #DailyBalcony
Red sky over the buildings to the east over the creek, boats and buildings Looking down the creek with buildings and boats to the west
November 11, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Rainy morning #DailyBalcony
Grey morning to the east over the creek, boats and buildings Grey looking west down the creek with boats and buildings on both sides
November 10, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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misheleneous.bsky.social
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Currently at 85,000 signatures here's another #petition to sign if you're sick of seeing your #animals & #pets traumatised by weeks on end of #fireworks

Its no longer just Bonfire Night & Vets now call #Autumn 'fireworks season' 😩

#Dogs #Cats #Horses #Sheep
Petition: Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only
Ban the sale of fireworks to the general public to minimise the harm caused to vulnerable people and animals. Defenceless animals can die from the distress caused by fireworks. I believe that permitt...
petition.parliament.uk
November 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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charliepawsup.bsky.social
Feelin discouraged pals... 😒
Only a couple orders for da new Tote Bags even tho one has a hansum supa star on it!☺
And da #ShelterDog Tote iz a pawfect 🎄Gift for anyone wif a shelter doggo!💕
Anypawdy feel like shoppin??
REPOST 🙏
Wuv yoo!💖🐶
#dogsofbluesky #ZSHQ
#petsofbluesky #rescuedogs
November 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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govevers.wisconsin.gov
Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.

My response ⬇️
No.
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Strangely the BBC managed not to buckle over the broadcast of ITMA
November 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Tizzy says “Visit Faversham”
A small black dog on the grass in the sun admires the Oyster Bay House
November 9, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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More sunshine for the #DailyBalcony. Tizzy basking in the sun coming through the balcony doors. She seems to have recovered from last night’s fireworks
Total clear sky looking over the creek and buildings to the east The view west down the creek with boats and buildings. Low water and the sun largely behind gives a Mediterranean feel A small black dog on the back of a sofa basks in the sun streaming through an open glass door
November 9, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Bollard down - but it clearly inflicted severe damage on its assailant while doing its duty
@worldbollardassoc.bsky.social
Concrete bollard flattened and some plastic car parts next to it
November 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Sunny - with bonus Tizzy enjoying the sun on my lap #Daily Balcony
Bright sunshine looking east over the creek Bright sunshine giving a Mediterranean feel looking west down the creek A small black dog basks in the sun on a lap that is conveniently located on a balcony A small black dog basks in the sun on a lap that is conveniently located on a balcony
November 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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planningtransport.co.uk
This isn't just poverty of aspiration, it is incompetence. www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
UK transport secretary says full electrification of railways ‘not affordable right now’
Heidi Alexander says focus will be on other projects such as HS2
www.ft.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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Grey #DailyBslcony
Overcast to the east over buildings and a mostly empty creek Overcast to the west over buildings, boats and a mostly empty creek
November 7, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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gazza-d.bsky.social
I agree with a pay per mile driving charge for EVs.
But a key fact that many are missing is that fuel duty has been frozen since 2010 and petrol is cheaper now than 2 decades ago.
It's about time conventional car drivers actually started paying a fair share too.
www.theguardian.com/business/nil...
Ignore the howls around pay-per-mile, chancellor. We can’t afford not to tax electric cars
The issue of how motoring taxes should change as we decarbonise the economy has been dodged for too long. Car salesmen need to get real
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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Red sky for this morning’s #DailyBalcony
Red sky behind the houses across the creek Looking west down the almost empty creek
November 6, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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blythegoescycling.bsky.social
20 weeks in jail for murdering someone by driving on the wrong side of the road, and lying about why

20 weeks is all your life is worth in this country on our roads

20 weeks

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Caerphilly crash lorry driver who blamed cough caught out by dashcam
The lorry driver had blamed a coughing fit which made him
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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A bit of sun this morning - iPhone makes it look redder than it was #DailyBalcony
Sunrise over the buildings looking east over the creek Sunrise behind me looking over the buildings and boats to the west over the creek Sunrise over the buildings looking east over the creek - a few minutes later with more sun Sunrise over the buildings looking east/panorama over the creek
November 5, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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thierryaaron.bsky.social
😢

"Perhaps the most striking findings is that the British public vastly overestimates the cost getting to net zero by almost 14,000%, fueling scepticism & a reluctance to pay. On average, they estimate it will need 28% of GDP by 2050, compared to @thecccuk.bsky.social forecast of just 0.2%"
Are the advocates for net zero losing the fight?
The cost of misunderstanding: How public perception shapes the net zero debate
fgsglobal.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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urocklive1.bsky.social
The threats were made last month, as the U.S. maneuvered to block a new effort to tax pollution at a meeting of the International Maritime Organization in London.

National delegates were threatened with personal consequences if they went against Washington.

Trump mafia style diplomacy.
“Our negotiators had never seen this before in any international talks,” said one European official, who had spoken to negotiators. “People being summoned to the U.S. Embassy in London — intimidation, threats of cessation of business, threats of family members losing visas.” Another European Commission official added that diplomats returned home rattled after the meetings: “We had feedback from a number of people involved in the negotiations about the pressure they faced.”
November 4, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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For Tizzy’s #TerrierTuesday #ChangingTimes before and after our house move back in September
Bonus #TongueOutTuesday…although the picture was actually taken on a Wednesday
A small black dog on the grass outside a brick village hall - a familiar haunt before we moved A small black dog outside the front door of the new house A small dog yawning while sat on my lap in the new garden while the movers are moving stuff A small black dog curled up on a red cushion in a chair in the new house
November 4, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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Another grey morning for the #DailyBalcony
Low cloud over the buildings to the east. Lots of mud visible on the creek Low cloud over the buildings and yachts to the west. Lots of mud visible on the creek
November 4, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Apparently the sun had risen…!
#DailyBalcony
Grey sky over buildings, boats and partially filled creek - looking east but no sign of the sun Grey sky over buildings, boats and partially filled creek - looking west
November 3, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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The rain had passed Oare but the front was clearly still over Whitstable! Just before we left home it was raining hard and quarter of an hour later it was bright sunshine. Wet enough on the ground for the dog to need towelling down on her return!
#Weather @met4cast.net @metjam.co.uk
Panoramic picture over the Swale - clearly showing the passing of the weather front (back) this morning. Cloud to the east over the grey estuary being followed by clear blue sky
November 2, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
ICE has beaten, detained & arrested 170 citizens, at least 3 of whom were pregnant

George Retes is a US veteran who was held in solitary for 3 days

Kristi Noem says it’s not happening, but @motherjones.com has done the reporting

If they treat citizens this way, imagine what they do to immigrants
More than 170 US citizens have been held by immigration agents
ProPublica uncovered that Americans have been kicked, dragged, and detained for days.
www.motherjones.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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A rainy #DailyBalcony
Looking east over a full creek on a rainy morning
November 2, 2025 at 9:31 AM