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Grumpy old Tanky (1RTR), suffer from PTSD but wildlife and educating people about birds of prey and owls saved my life.
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I’m normally against high taxes but I think we could balance the budget here via a 100-percent levy on morons
January 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I’m normally against high taxes but I think we could balance the budget here via a 100-percent levy on morons
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This 2019 story feels relevant today. Did it end with the 737 Max—or was it policy? Cutting costs to near-minimum wage shouldn’t be priority over lives & safety.
📌 Boeing outsourced 737 Max software coding to $9/hour engineers, laying off in-house talent & subcontracting offshore to save money
📌 Boeing outsourced 737 Max software coding to $9/hour engineers, laying off in-house talent & subcontracting offshore to save money
January 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This 2019 story feels relevant today. Did it end with the 737 Max—or was it policy? Cutting costs to near-minimum wage shouldn’t be priority over lives & safety.
📌 Boeing outsourced 737 Max software coding to $9/hour engineers, laying off in-house talent & subcontracting offshore to save money
📌 Boeing outsourced 737 Max software coding to $9/hour engineers, laying off in-house talent & subcontracting offshore to save money
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The raw water discussions lack some history. I grew up drinking cold water from creeks in uninhabited, livestock-free mountains. It was safe until around 1990. Then, Giardia was introduced into western mountains by people carrying the parasite from Russia. There is no longer any safe wild water. 1/2
January 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The raw water discussions lack some history. I grew up drinking cold water from creeks in uninhabited, livestock-free mountains. It was safe until around 1990. Then, Giardia was introduced into western mountains by people carrying the parasite from Russia. There is no longer any safe wild water. 1/2
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Here’s something to think about as you kick off 2025: ✨We are all stardust.✨
Every atom of oxygen in our lungs, of carbon in our muscles, of calcium in our bones, of iron in our blood—was created inside a star before Earth was born.
Image: NASA Hubble Space Telescope, CC BY 2.0, flickr
Every atom of oxygen in our lungs, of carbon in our muscles, of calcium in our bones, of iron in our blood—was created inside a star before Earth was born.
Image: NASA Hubble Space Telescope, CC BY 2.0, flickr
January 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Here’s something to think about as you kick off 2025: ✨We are all stardust.✨
Every atom of oxygen in our lungs, of carbon in our muscles, of calcium in our bones, of iron in our blood—was created inside a star before Earth was born.
Image: NASA Hubble Space Telescope, CC BY 2.0, flickr
Every atom of oxygen in our lungs, of carbon in our muscles, of calcium in our bones, of iron in our blood—was created inside a star before Earth was born.
Image: NASA Hubble Space Telescope, CC BY 2.0, flickr
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Muslim, Catholic, and Jewish French soldiers buried side by side in Brookwood Military Cemetery.
December 17, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Muslim, Catholic, and Jewish French soldiers buried side by side in Brookwood Military Cemetery.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 20
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 20
December 17, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 20
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 20
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“Britain's most formidable tank of the early war” didn’t require it to get over a particularly high bar.
December 15, 2024 at 7:48 PM
“Britain's most formidable tank of the early war” didn’t require it to get over a particularly high bar.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 19
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 19
December 16, 2024 at 10:42 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 19
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 19
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On 16 December 1944 the German counter offensive in the Ardennes, better known as The Battle of the Bulge, began. 9 RTR's war diary notes that 5th & 6th Panzer Armies had counter-attacked and that "special emergency precautions" were being taken by 43rd (Wx) Div (of whom 34 Tk Bde were under comd).
December 16, 2024 at 7:29 AM
On 16 December 1944 the German counter offensive in the Ardennes, better known as The Battle of the Bulge, began. 9 RTR's war diary notes that 5th & 6th Panzer Armies had counter-attacked and that "special emergency precautions" were being taken by 43rd (Wx) Div (of whom 34 Tk Bde were under comd).
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 18
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 18
December 15, 2024 at 7:56 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 18
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 18
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Are any of you able to direct me to a list of the non-CWGC burials that are in section 133 at Brookwood Military Cemetery please?
December 13, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Are any of you able to direct me to a list of the non-CWGC burials that are in section 133 at Brookwood Military Cemetery please?
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The boy on the left is Keesje Brijde. On 13th December 1944 the 12 years old boy went looking for coal. He strayed into what the German occupiers deemed an area that was out of bounds. They shot him dead.
December 13, 2024 at 3:19 PM
The boy on the left is Keesje Brijde. On 13th December 1944 the 12 years old boy went looking for coal. He strayed into what the German occupiers deemed an area that was out of bounds. They shot him dead.
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Foxes are incredible creatures—playful, intelligent, and vital to our ecosystems. They deserve to thrive in the wild, free from fear and cruelty. 🦊
Killing them for sport is barbaric and senseless. Let’s protect their joy and beauty.
Killing them for sport is barbaric and senseless. Let’s protect their joy and beauty.
December 13, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Foxes are incredible creatures—playful, intelligent, and vital to our ecosystems. They deserve to thrive in the wild, free from fear and cruelty. 🦊
Killing them for sport is barbaric and senseless. Let’s protect their joy and beauty.
Killing them for sport is barbaric and senseless. Let’s protect their joy and beauty.
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Going through pictures from the past. 😉 2014, Erfurt, Stasi Museum. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memoria...
December 13, 2024 at 4:47 PM
Going through pictures from the past. 😉 2014, Erfurt, Stasi Museum. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memoria...
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On 13th December 1944 the German occupiers murdered 10 Dutch men in Rozendaal.
December 13, 2024 at 3:21 PM
On 13th December 1944 the German occupiers murdered 10 Dutch men in Rozendaal.
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The release of the Ministry of Defence’s annual statistics on UK armed forces equipment and formations has been delayed.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=55353
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=55353
UK Armed Forces equipment data delayed
The release of the Ministry of Defence’s annual statistics on UK armed forces equipment and formations has been delayed.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
December 13, 2024 at 10:01 AM
The release of the Ministry of Defence’s annual statistics on UK armed forces equipment and formations has been delayed.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=55353
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=55353
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Two of the babies from earlier this year. Possibly the finest Little Owls in North Shropshire. #birds #Shropshire #UKBirding
December 13, 2024 at 7:20 AM
Two of the babies from earlier this year. Possibly the finest Little Owls in North Shropshire. #birds #Shropshire #UKBirding
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Russia holds 301 Ukrainian civilian women captive, human rights group reports
As Russia continues to withhold information about detained civilians, the human rights defender group have confirmed that at least 301 Ukrainian women are being held captive, with the vast majority seized.
As Russia continues to withhold information about detained civilians, the human rights defender group have confirmed that at least 301 Ukrainian women are being held captive, with the vast majority seized.
Russia holds 301 Ukrainian civilian women captive, human rights group reports
As Russia continues to withhold information about detained civilians, the human rights defender group have confirmed that at least 301 Ukrainian women are being held captive, with the vast majority se...
euromaidanpress.com
December 12, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Russia holds 301 Ukrainian civilian women captive, human rights group reports
As Russia continues to withhold information about detained civilians, the human rights defender group have confirmed that at least 301 Ukrainian women are being held captive, with the vast majority seized.
As Russia continues to withhold information about detained civilians, the human rights defender group have confirmed that at least 301 Ukrainian women are being held captive, with the vast majority seized.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 17
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 17
December 13, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 17
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 17
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Defence Operations:
On deployment this #Christmas , even the smallest connection makes the season bright! 🌍🎄📱
We’re grateful for all who serve, ensuring peace and safety, even at Christmas. ❄️
On deployment this #Christmas , even the smallest connection makes the season bright! 🌍🎄📱
We’re grateful for all who serve, ensuring peace and safety, even at Christmas. ❄️
December 11, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Defence Operations:
On deployment this #Christmas , even the smallest connection makes the season bright! 🌍🎄📱
We’re grateful for all who serve, ensuring peace and safety, even at Christmas. ❄️
On deployment this #Christmas , even the smallest connection makes the season bright! 🌍🎄📱
We’re grateful for all who serve, ensuring peace and safety, even at Christmas. ❄️
This is Lower Moss Wood Educational Nature Reserve in its early winter bloom.
December 12, 2024 at 7:56 PM
This is Lower Moss Wood Educational Nature Reserve in its early winter bloom.
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Gurkha Brigade Association:
Well done to Hari Budha Magar, who received his MBE at a ceremony at Windsor Castle last week from The Princess Royal. The first above-the-knee double-amputee to climb Mount Everest.
#Gurkha #Mountaineer #MBE #HariBudhaMagar #Everest #doubleamputee
Well done to Hari Budha Magar, who received his MBE at a ceremony at Windsor Castle last week from The Princess Royal. The first above-the-knee double-amputee to climb Mount Everest.
#Gurkha #Mountaineer #MBE #HariBudhaMagar #Everest #doubleamputee
December 12, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Gurkha Brigade Association:
Well done to Hari Budha Magar, who received his MBE at a ceremony at Windsor Castle last week from The Princess Royal. The first above-the-knee double-amputee to climb Mount Everest.
#Gurkha #Mountaineer #MBE #HariBudhaMagar #Everest #doubleamputee
Well done to Hari Budha Magar, who received his MBE at a ceremony at Windsor Castle last week from The Princess Royal. The first above-the-knee double-amputee to climb Mount Everest.
#Gurkha #Mountaineer #MBE #HariBudhaMagar #Everest #doubleamputee
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A pun as good as this needs to be shared far and wide.
Howay in a manger. Home for 4 East Lancs back in 1939. Belay, Northumberland.
December 12, 2024 at 4:45 PM
A pun as good as this needs to be shared far and wide.