Rob Shipman
@robship.bsky.social
Gentleman, scholar, acrobat. Poacher turned gamekeeper.
I have of late but wherefore I know not, lost all my mirth.
I have of late but wherefore I know not, lost all my mirth.
The cricket.
a man wearing a blue suit and tie has a pin on his lapel that says ' chicago '
ALT: a man wearing a blue suit and tie has a pin on his lapel that says ' chicago '
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The cricket.
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🎄🚨 COMPETITION TIME! 🚨🎄
WIN a SIGNED copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945! The greatest battle you’ve never heard of!
Just repost any of these posts over the next few days, and on Sunday I’ll pick a winner at random. #WNTL?
#ww2 #history #author #sww #christmas #xmas #present #competition #win
WIN a SIGNED copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945! The greatest battle you’ve never heard of!
Just repost any of these posts over the next few days, and on Sunday I’ll pick a winner at random. #WNTL?
#ww2 #history #author #sww #christmas #xmas #present #competition #win
December 4, 2025 at 6:26 AM
🎄🚨 COMPETITION TIME! 🚨🎄
WIN a SIGNED copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945! The greatest battle you’ve never heard of!
Just repost any of these posts over the next few days, and on Sunday I’ll pick a winner at random. #WNTL?
#ww2 #history #author #sww #christmas #xmas #present #competition #win
WIN a SIGNED copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945! The greatest battle you’ve never heard of!
Just repost any of these posts over the next few days, and on Sunday I’ll pick a winner at random. #WNTL?
#ww2 #history #author #sww #christmas #xmas #present #competition #win
Packing for my house move on Saturday has to pause for the next three nights, as Disney+ release the remastered Beatles Anthology series.
November 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Packing for my house move on Saturday has to pause for the next three nights, as Disney+ release the remastered Beatles Anthology series.
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Incredible headline.
Elon Musk Could 'Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History,' Grok Says
Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
www.404media.co
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Incredible headline.
The All Blacks replace their best player after 45 minutes…
two men are sitting in front of a crowd talking about strategy
ALT: two men are sitting in front of a crowd talking about strategy
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The All Blacks replace their best player after 45 minutes…
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Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Standing By The Perimeter Fence And Screaming For Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing Day today all who celebrate
November 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Standing By The Perimeter Fence And Screaming For Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing Day today all who celebrate
I’ve lost 20kg since March by eating less and moving around more, yet everyone automatically assumes I’m using the weight loss drugs. Fuck this quick-fix society, appreciate the effort.
November 11, 2025 at 6:52 AM
I’ve lost 20kg since March by eating less and moving around more, yet everyone automatically assumes I’m using the weight loss drugs. Fuck this quick-fix society, appreciate the effort.
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"Quick, Sergei - read the check list for the tail falling off whilst I try and stick this thing down."
[Splash]
"Before landing-"
"Oh."
[raises the collective]
[Splash]
"Before landing-"
"Oh."
[raises the collective]
Footage has surfaced of yesterday’s Ka-226 helicopter crash in Dagestan, carrying employees of the Kizlyar Electromechanical Plant, a sanctioned Russian defense facility.
November 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"Quick, Sergei - read the check list for the tail falling off whilst I try and stick this thing down."
[Splash]
"Before landing-"
"Oh."
[raises the collective]
[Splash]
"Before landing-"
"Oh."
[raises the collective]
Charity Run #6 in the bag and over £200 raised so far, thank you so much to all those who have donated.
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/robs-gi...
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/robs-gi...
October 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Charity Run #6 in the bag and over £200 raised so far, thank you so much to all those who have donated.
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/robs-gi...
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/robs-gi...
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"You're making me very nervous, Richard."
'Dead Man's Shoes' is just starting on Film4, and I cannot recommend it enough.
'Dead Man's Shoes' is just starting on Film4, and I cannot recommend it enough.
September 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
"You're making me very nervous, Richard."
'Dead Man's Shoes' is just starting on Film4, and I cannot recommend it enough.
'Dead Man's Shoes' is just starting on Film4, and I cannot recommend it enough.
For those who caught my Family Stories talk at We Have Ways Fest ‘25, the action described by my grandad, Bill before his wounding and capture started 81 years ago tonight. The picture shows the 2/5 Leics objective after their river crossing. #WHWF25
September 22, 2025 at 9:29 AM
For those who caught my Family Stories talk at We Have Ways Fest ‘25, the action described by my grandad, Bill before his wounding and capture started 81 years ago tonight. The picture shows the 2/5 Leics objective after their river crossing. #WHWF25
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When I binned off Twitter in 2023 I lost quite a large platform of genuine followers. I’m not one for a social media grift, but if you’re on Instagram (yes I know, another poisonous place for different reasons!) please do look me up. A girls gotta promote her book to pay her bills 🙃
September 21, 2025 at 5:54 AM
When I binned off Twitter in 2023 I lost quite a large platform of genuine followers. I’m not one for a social media grift, but if you’re on Instagram (yes I know, another poisonous place for different reasons!) please do look me up. A girls gotta promote her book to pay her bills 🙃
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One person who shares this will receive a free subscription to our outstanding aviation blog - what you waiting for? hushkit.substack.com
a black and white drawing of a fighter jet with the letters raf visible on the tail
ALT: a black and white drawing of a fighter jet with the letters raf visible on the tail
media.tenor.com
September 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
One person who shares this will receive a free subscription to our outstanding aviation blog - what you waiting for? hushkit.substack.com
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ANTIFA liberates Rome (1944)
September 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
ANTIFA liberates Rome (1944)
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Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:
September 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:
In bed with post-festival flu and this is the first message I see FFS.
Sort as you go and don’t rush: six steps to clearing out a loved one’s home when they die
Sort as you go and don’t rush: six steps to clearing out a loved one’s home when they die
From telling the insurers to accepting you may need to get the experts in, tips on dealing with the deceased’s property
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 6:39 AM
In bed with post-festival flu and this is the first message I see FFS.
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I'm starting to think the Daleks had a point.
September 16, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I'm starting to think the Daleks had a point.
Hello there! As an elite runner, I have decided to take part in Cancer Research UK’s ‘10 5k’s in October’ challenge. Please give, if you can, to this worthwhile cause; and laugh along as I destroy what’s left of my knees before Halloween. fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/robs-gi...
September 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Hello there! As an elite runner, I have decided to take part in Cancer Research UK’s ‘10 5k’s in October’ challenge. Please give, if you can, to this worthwhile cause; and laugh along as I destroy what’s left of my knees before Halloween. fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/robs-gi...
Has the Daily Mail declared a side yet?
Deeply disturbed to see today's 'Unite the Kingdom' march in London with 100,000+ attendees.
This was likely the largest far-right protest in British history and was led by Tommy Robinson and addressed by Elon Musk.
The far right are emboldened like never before. But, here's the good news... 🧵
This was likely the largest far-right protest in British history and was led by Tommy Robinson and addressed by Elon Musk.
The far right are emboldened like never before. But, here's the good news... 🧵
September 14, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Has the Daily Mail declared a side yet?
‘The Victory Show’ summed up in one image.
September 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
‘The Victory Show’ summed up in one image.
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On the same day in the Telegraph:
![The Telegraph
Rayner tax scandal - £40k tax dodge - Statement
Angela Rayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty
Deputy Prime Minister reduces tax bill for Hove flat by declaring it as her main residence
[Photo: Angela Rayner pictured at the weekend in Hove, where she has just bought a flat Credit: Dan Charity/The Sun on Sunday]
Robert Mendick Chief Reporter. Amy Gibbons Political Correspondent
29 August 2025 8:57am BST](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreihe5mm7nwmwvzhtgadmsafyvsaxhrufuai2d2j2rju5zt6g2lytea@jpeg)
![The Telegraph
Money > Property > Second homes
How to avoid tax on your second home
From stamp duty to council tax, shield your wealth from Labour's tightening net
[Photo of houses around a bay - Areas such as Cornwall have added a premium to council tax bills for second homes Credit: iStockphoto]
Fran Ivens Senior Money Writer
29 August 2025 1:21pm BST](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreieuwgc2vsmyfcctmf4cnpcqckij2pqdk2gmzajpnihrsqyqmzyr5e@jpeg)
September 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
On the same day in the Telegraph: