Neil The Nellster
@nellster.bsky.social
ex-forester, ex-code-monkey, ex-husband, atheist, scientist, ancient history fan, bee-keeper, law-curious, lover, cyclist/car-driver/motorcyclist, politically centre/left of centre, vaguely pro-vegetarian but not there yet myself
Excessive user of - and /
Excessive user of - and /
BBC News - Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
*SO* heartwarming! Happy Christmas
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
*SO* heartwarming! Happy Christmas
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
BBC News - Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
*SO* heartwarming! Happy Christmas
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
*SO* heartwarming! Happy Christmas
Censor, silence and dismantle science! Ensure extreme wealth is protected
AGNATOLOGY
youtu.be/A_gFf5l8E-A?...
AGNATOLOGY
youtu.be/A_gFf5l8E-A?...
December 23, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Censor, silence and dismantle science! Ensure extreme wealth is protected
AGNATOLOGY
youtu.be/A_gFf5l8E-A?...
AGNATOLOGY
youtu.be/A_gFf5l8E-A?...
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This week, Professor James Hansen and colleagues published projections that the global temperature record could reach +1.7°C by 2027.
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
Two Years to 1.7°C: the “Prediction Game” We Can’t Afford to Lose
Australia’s sweltering through another early-summer heatwave, and I’m trying to decide whether to write about the weather outside my window - or the bigger climate system we’re reengineering on this p...
www.lyrebirddreaming.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This week, Professor James Hansen and colleagues published projections that the global temperature record could reach +1.7°C by 2027.
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
@bbcstever.bsky.social Just watched your question to Pres. Putin about 'future military operations' and his response. Pity we didn't see everything you asked according to the written report
Do you ever feel nervous about personal safety because of what you ask? Being from BBC is protection of a sort
Do you ever feel nervous about personal safety because of what you ask? Being from BBC is protection of a sort
December 20, 2025 at 1:16 AM
@bbcstever.bsky.social Just watched your question to Pres. Putin about 'future military operations' and his response. Pity we didn't see everything you asked according to the written report
Do you ever feel nervous about personal safety because of what you ask? Being from BBC is protection of a sort
Do you ever feel nervous about personal safety because of what you ask? Being from BBC is protection of a sort
I'm late to the party, but this guy, and these lectures are *SUPERB!*
They encapsulate the modern world extremely accurately
Rutger Bregman, Reith Lectures 2025
youtu.be/fUJ-qEmQGhM
They encapsulate the modern world extremely accurately
Rutger Bregman, Reith Lectures 2025
youtu.be/fUJ-qEmQGhM
Are we living through the fall of civilisation? | The Reith Lectures 2025
YouTube video by BBC Sounds
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I'm late to the party, but this guy, and these lectures are *SUPERB!*
They encapsulate the modern world extremely accurately
Rutger Bregman, Reith Lectures 2025
youtu.be/fUJ-qEmQGhM
They encapsulate the modern world extremely accurately
Rutger Bregman, Reith Lectures 2025
youtu.be/fUJ-qEmQGhM
Impressive!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUJ-...
Watch it.
Rutger Bregman's four Reith lectures 2025:
• A Time of Monsters
• How To Start a Moral Revolution
• A Conspiracy of Decency
• Fighting for Humanity in the Age of the Machine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUJ-...
Watch it.
Rutger Bregman's four Reith lectures 2025:
• A Time of Monsters
• How To Start a Moral Revolution
• A Conspiracy of Decency
• Fighting for Humanity in the Age of the Machine
Are we living through the fall of civilisation? | The Reith Lectures 2025
YouTube video by BBC Sounds
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Impressive!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUJ-...
Watch it.
Rutger Bregman's four Reith lectures 2025:
• A Time of Monsters
• How To Start a Moral Revolution
• A Conspiracy of Decency
• Fighting for Humanity in the Age of the Machine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUJ-...
Watch it.
Rutger Bregman's four Reith lectures 2025:
• A Time of Monsters
• How To Start a Moral Revolution
• A Conspiracy of Decency
• Fighting for Humanity in the Age of the Machine
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YES YES YES thank you @georgemonbiot.bsky.social 🙏
😩AT LAST someone rasiing the alarm about what Europe's plummeting brith rates really mean!!
"In reality, without immigration there will be no Europe, no civilisation and no one left to argue about it."⚠️
It's. that. simple.
😩AT LAST someone rasiing the alarm about what Europe's plummeting brith rates really mean!!
"In reality, without immigration there will be no Europe, no civilisation and no one left to argue about it."⚠️
It's. that. simple.
December 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM
YES YES YES thank you @georgemonbiot.bsky.social 🙏
😩AT LAST someone rasiing the alarm about what Europe's plummeting brith rates really mean!!
"In reality, without immigration there will be no Europe, no civilisation and no one left to argue about it."⚠️
It's. that. simple.
😩AT LAST someone rasiing the alarm about what Europe's plummeting brith rates really mean!!
"In reality, without immigration there will be no Europe, no civilisation and no one left to argue about it."⚠️
It's. that. simple.
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Presenting recent graduate of @maynoothuniversity.ie & winner of @nuimerrionsq.bsky.social Mansion House prize for her BA in Irish history! Women exercising influence/power were not rare in history — Emily Little chats about two such women in the 16th century 1/
open.spotify.com/episode/4zmH...
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Gráinne Ní Mháille and Joan Fitzgerald with Emily Little
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December 12, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Presenting recent graduate of @maynoothuniversity.ie & winner of @nuimerrionsq.bsky.social Mansion House prize for her BA in Irish history! Women exercising influence/power were not rare in history — Emily Little chats about two such women in the 16th century 1/
open.spotify.com/episode/4zmH...
open.spotify.com/episode/4zmH...
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Remember if you receive a flyer in post from reform with an sae, don't bin it, reply with your thoughts as it will cost them & take up time going through the postal returns.
December 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Remember if you receive a flyer in post from reform with an sae, don't bin it, reply with your thoughts as it will cost them & take up time going through the postal returns.
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Infantino is more of a narcissist than Trump.
I literally cannot believe what’s going on???
Shame on you Rio Ferdinand.
Stupid prick.
#WorldCupDraw
I literally cannot believe what’s going on???
Shame on you Rio Ferdinand.
Stupid prick.
#WorldCupDraw
December 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Infantino is more of a narcissist than Trump.
I literally cannot believe what’s going on???
Shame on you Rio Ferdinand.
Stupid prick.
#WorldCupDraw
I literally cannot believe what’s going on???
Shame on you Rio Ferdinand.
Stupid prick.
#WorldCupDraw
Sad. We are giving Britain away
‘Unelected power’ of ultra-rich is reshaping British politics, report claims
Equality Trust study shows how House of Lords appointments, big donations and media ownership affect political decisions
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Sad. We are giving Britain away
Hey babe, (King Donald the Magnificent), suing the BBC is like suing every single British person, except a very few idiots.
Good luck
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Good luck
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump says he will sue BBC for at least $1bn over Panorama edit
The US president told reporters on Air Force One that he will take legal action against the broadcaster and will call Sir Keir Starmer over the weekend.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Hey babe, (King Donald the Magnificent), suing the BBC is like suing every single British person, except a very few idiots.
Good luck
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Good luck
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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"Leftists are rigging elections!"
Girl... if we were, you'd have free healthcare, affordable rent, and a solar powered flying car by now.
Girl... if we were, you'd have free healthcare, affordable rent, and a solar powered flying car by now.
November 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
"Leftists are rigging elections!"
Girl... if we were, you'd have free healthcare, affordable rent, and a solar powered flying car by now.
Girl... if we were, you'd have free healthcare, affordable rent, and a solar powered flying car by now.
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Ab Fab tonight
Edina: Darling, who were you with last night?
Patsy: Oh, he was just a windscreen washer I picked up at the traffic lights... Buns so tight he was bouncing off the walls.
Edina: Darling, who were you with last night?
Patsy: Oh, he was just a windscreen washer I picked up at the traffic lights... Buns so tight he was bouncing off the walls.
November 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Ab Fab tonight
Edina: Darling, who were you with last night?
Patsy: Oh, he was just a windscreen washer I picked up at the traffic lights... Buns so tight he was bouncing off the walls.
Edina: Darling, who were you with last night?
Patsy: Oh, he was just a windscreen washer I picked up at the traffic lights... Buns so tight he was bouncing off the walls.
Hansen Acceleration Warming, AMOC
YouTube video by Peter Carter
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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EU investing €546 billion for high speed rail by 2040
E.g. Lisbon to Warsaw, from 38 hours today to 12 hours
Pricing to compete with low cost flights
Reduce emissions by 80%
Jokes on them, they don't have Brexit sovereignty 🤷♂️
E.g. Lisbon to Warsaw, from 38 hours today to 12 hours
Pricing to compete with low cost flights
Reduce emissions by 80%
Jokes on them, they don't have Brexit sovereignty 🤷♂️
November 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
EU investing €546 billion for high speed rail by 2040
E.g. Lisbon to Warsaw, from 38 hours today to 12 hours
Pricing to compete with low cost flights
Reduce emissions by 80%
Jokes on them, they don't have Brexit sovereignty 🤷♂️
E.g. Lisbon to Warsaw, from 38 hours today to 12 hours
Pricing to compete with low cost flights
Reduce emissions by 80%
Jokes on them, they don't have Brexit sovereignty 🤷♂️
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It’s that night of the year when Obelix visits every stone circle to synchronise the clocks. Busy night! Fall back, people!
With apologies to @danherb10.bsky.social
#DontBlockMe
#ClocksGoBack
#TheTimesTheyAreAChangin
With apologies to @danherb10.bsky.social
#DontBlockMe
#ClocksGoBack
#TheTimesTheyAreAChangin
October 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
It’s that night of the year when Obelix visits every stone circle to synchronise the clocks. Busy night! Fall back, people!
With apologies to @danherb10.bsky.social
#DontBlockMe
#ClocksGoBack
#TheTimesTheyAreAChangin
With apologies to @danherb10.bsky.social
#DontBlockMe
#ClocksGoBack
#TheTimesTheyAreAChangin
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To celebrate #InternationalArchaeologyDay I’ve explored the incredible ruins of the Baths of Caracalla not far from ancient Rome’s Circus Maximus. Caracalla’s mega complex included exercise areas, a 50M long swimming pool, a temple to Mithras, and a space where 6,000 Romans could relax.
📸 my own.
📸 my own.
October 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
To celebrate #InternationalArchaeologyDay I’ve explored the incredible ruins of the Baths of Caracalla not far from ancient Rome’s Circus Maximus. Caracalla’s mega complex included exercise areas, a 50M long swimming pool, a temple to Mithras, and a space where 6,000 Romans could relax.
📸 my own.
📸 my own.
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Mehdi Hasan, "Two of President Trump's wives were immigrants, proving that immigrants will do the jobs Americans won't do"
October 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Mehdi Hasan, "Two of President Trump's wives were immigrants, proving that immigrants will do the jobs Americans won't do"
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Zack Polanski, "Reform UK's Zia Yusuf was full of b*llocks and I think it was important to call that out on #BBCQT"
"What has become clear about Reform UK, they're a bunch of cowards"
"What has become clear about Reform UK, they're a bunch of cowards"
October 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Zack Polanski, "Reform UK's Zia Yusuf was full of b*llocks and I think it was important to call that out on #BBCQT"
"What has become clear about Reform UK, they're a bunch of cowards"
"What has become clear about Reform UK, they're a bunch of cowards"
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A proper fighter is Zack. Back him and the greens and take the fight for the soul of the country mainstream. Hold reform and the rest of the tories including Labour to account. The very least we should have is a proper opposition. I feel hopeful at least that will be achieved and reform kept out
October 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM
A proper fighter is Zack. Back him and the greens and take the fight for the soul of the country mainstream. Hold reform and the rest of the tories including Labour to account. The very least we should have is a proper opposition. I feel hopeful at least that will be achieved and reform kept out
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Lord Heseltine, "Brexit is now having a debilitating effect on the UK.. It will be reversed, not it, when..The deception of Brexit has exposed Britain"
October 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Lord Heseltine, "Brexit is now having a debilitating effect on the UK.. It will be reversed, not it, when..The deception of Brexit has exposed Britain"