Sammy Bluesky
@samonsky.bsky.social
In the middle of the UK. Cricket, cats, coasts, calm. Most likely to order a flat white and a cheese twist. Thank God we have this government. Just imagine…
Feels like Starmer and Macron were part of the set up. Warmth, false security, backslapping and then bang - Zelenskyy’s the bad guy and praise to Putin. Sickening.
February 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Feels like Starmer and Macron were part of the set up. Warmth, false security, backslapping and then bang - Zelenskyy’s the bad guy and praise to Putin. Sickening.
Sunshine in Salcey Forest this morning. Spirits uplifted #northampton
February 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Sunshine in Salcey Forest this morning. Spirits uplifted #northampton
6 in 10 people in the UK have unfavourable opinions of #Trump and #Musk. That's not just the reasonable people on Bluesky, that's a representative UK sample, from research by Ipsos.
Feels like the the other 4 are making an awful lot of noise.
www.ipsos.com/en-uk/6-10-b...
Feels like the the other 4 are making an awful lot of noise.
www.ipsos.com/en-uk/6-10-b...
6 in 10 Britons hold unfavourable opinion of Donald Trump and Elon Musk
Majority of Britons think second Trump presidency will have negative impact on global security and political stability in other countries
www.ipsos.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
6 in 10 people in the UK have unfavourable opinions of #Trump and #Musk. That's not just the reasonable people on Bluesky, that's a representative UK sample, from research by Ipsos.
Feels like the the other 4 are making an awful lot of noise.
www.ipsos.com/en-uk/6-10-b...
Feels like the the other 4 are making an awful lot of noise.
www.ipsos.com/en-uk/6-10-b...
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Frosty morning walk in Abington Park. Frozen ponds and crunchy grass, about as refreshing, clean and uncomplicated as life gets these days #Northampton #frost
January 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Frosty morning walk in Abington Park. Frozen ponds and crunchy grass, about as refreshing, clean and uncomplicated as life gets these days #Northampton #frost
I wish I knew how. It all feels so out of control.
We've crossed a very, very dangerous threshold. The combined forces of ignorance, disinformation, hate, and extreme wealth have seized power and are twisting the global agenda.
Decent people need to step up and counter it all, or things are simply going to descend into the pit of hell.
Decent people need to step up and counter it all, or things are simply going to descend into the pit of hell.
January 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I wish I knew how. It all feels so out of control.
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We’re all immune to it at this point but we have to remind ourselves that this is an abomination. A catastrophe. A grotesque corruption.
And a betrayal of the millions who fought and sacrificed in the great wars of the 20th Century to escape a world that works like this.
And a betrayal of the millions who fought and sacrificed in the great wars of the 20th Century to escape a world that works like this.
January 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
We’re all immune to it at this point but we have to remind ourselves that this is an abomination. A catastrophe. A grotesque corruption.
And a betrayal of the millions who fought and sacrificed in the great wars of the 20th Century to escape a world that works like this.
And a betrayal of the millions who fought and sacrificed in the great wars of the 20th Century to escape a world that works like this.
#Outnumbered Christmas special is about the worst thing I’ve ever seen on TV 🙄
December 26, 2024 at 10:20 PM
#Outnumbered Christmas special is about the worst thing I’ve ever seen on TV 🙄
Is it even Christmas if you don’t sit around with your family watching cats attack AI lizards on the TV?
December 26, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Is it even Christmas if you don’t sit around with your family watching cats attack AI lizards on the TV?
I love the concept of an FA Cup for women's cricket and it's exciting to see the draw go right through to the final.
This news is one of the very few reasons I'm still hanging out with Twitter. The sooner cricket, especially Northants, gets onto BlueSky, the better! #cricket #ecb #steelbacks
This news is one of the very few reasons I'm still hanging out with Twitter. The sooner cricket, especially Northants, gets onto BlueSky, the better! #cricket #ecb #steelbacks
November 20, 2024 at 11:30 AM
I love the concept of an FA Cup for women's cricket and it's exciting to see the draw go right through to the final.
This news is one of the very few reasons I'm still hanging out with Twitter. The sooner cricket, especially Northants, gets onto BlueSky, the better! #cricket #ecb #steelbacks
This news is one of the very few reasons I'm still hanging out with Twitter. The sooner cricket, especially Northants, gets onto BlueSky, the better! #cricket #ecb #steelbacks
I found this 'In Case of War' brochure from the Swedish government fascinating, and wonder if there's something similar for the UK.
Also, because I've read way too many dystopian novels, I think I know most of this stuff.
Also, because I've read way too many dystopian novels, I think I know most of this stuff.
Sweden is prepared.
“A new Swedish version of the brochure ‘In case of crisis or war’ will be sent to all households from 18 November for two weeks. Here you will find a version in English to download, order or listen to.“
www.msb.se/en/advice-fo...
“A new Swedish version of the brochure ‘In case of crisis or war’ will be sent to all households from 18 November for two weeks. Here you will find a version in English to download, order or listen to.“
www.msb.se/en/advice-fo...
The brochure In case of crisis or war
A new Swedish version of the brochure ‘In case of crisis or war’ will be sent to all households from 18 November for two weeks. Here you will find a version in English to download, order or listen to.
www.msb.se
November 19, 2024 at 11:00 AM
I found this 'In Case of War' brochure from the Swedish government fascinating, and wonder if there's something similar for the UK.
Also, because I've read way too many dystopian novels, I think I know most of this stuff.
Also, because I've read way too many dystopian novels, I think I know most of this stuff.
Gladiator II vs Gladiator. So similar it's more of a tribute film than a sequel, but entertaining and visually gorgeous. Plus there's Paul Mescal, and a warrior rhino and some Hunger Games style mutant monkeys. Teen daughter and I thought it was loads of blood and gore and fun.
November 18, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Gladiator II vs Gladiator. So similar it's more of a tribute film than a sequel, but entertaining and visually gorgeous. Plus there's Paul Mescal, and a warrior rhino and some Hunger Games style mutant monkeys. Teen daughter and I thought it was loads of blood and gore and fun.
I need to stop watching #GMB. I realised my body tenses up during interviews as the presenters (Madeley & Reid to Bridget Phillipson this morning) talk over guests, ignore answers & lay traps. No useful info gets shared. I hate this combative gotcha culture, it debases both politics & journalism 😡
November 18, 2024 at 8:52 AM
I need to stop watching #GMB. I realised my body tenses up during interviews as the presenters (Madeley & Reid to Bridget Phillipson this morning) talk over guests, ignore answers & lay traps. No useful info gets shared. I hate this combative gotcha culture, it debases both politics & journalism 😡
One cat to rule them all.
November 12, 2024 at 5:11 PM
One cat to rule them all.
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So if it's a trade choice between:
a) chlorinated chicken, plastic cheese, nasty chocolate and
b) European food, beer & wine...
...I confess, I have a strong preference for the latter.
a) chlorinated chicken, plastic cheese, nasty chocolate and
b) European food, beer & wine...
...I confess, I have a strong preference for the latter.
November 12, 2024 at 2:11 PM
So if it's a trade choice between:
a) chlorinated chicken, plastic cheese, nasty chocolate and
b) European food, beer & wine...
...I confess, I have a strong preference for the latter.
a) chlorinated chicken, plastic cheese, nasty chocolate and
b) European food, beer & wine...
...I confess, I have a strong preference for the latter.
This is officially the first UK news story that broke for me on Bluesky, not Twitter. Hallelujah, it’s happening.
NEW: Archbishop of Canterbury resigns.
November 12, 2024 at 2:09 PM
This is officially the first UK news story that broke for me on Bluesky, not Twitter. Hallelujah, it’s happening.
Time very well spent 🤣
I teach a class on data science here at Illinois and during the seminar I host a competition for the class called "The Hunt for the Worst Data Visualization."
This was my most popular post on Xitter, so reproducing some of the best submissions from previous years here:
This was my most popular post on Xitter, so reproducing some of the best submissions from previous years here:
November 12, 2024 at 11:17 AM
Time very well spent 🤣
Definitely feels like momentum.
You can watch the new users coming in here @mrjamesob.bsky.social
About 1 every second at present
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About 1 every second at present
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Bluesky User Counter
bsky-users.theo.io
November 12, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Definitely feels like momentum.
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A quick social experiment.
The same tweet, posted at the same time on here and on Twitter, commenting on @joannahs.bsky.social’s brilliant piece on the exodus of criminal barristers.
Bluesky replies on the left.
Twitter on the right.
The same tweet, posted at the same time on here and on Twitter, commenting on @joannahs.bsky.social’s brilliant piece on the exodus of criminal barristers.
Bluesky replies on the left.
Twitter on the right.
November 12, 2024 at 8:41 AM
A quick social experiment.
The same tweet, posted at the same time on here and on Twitter, commenting on @joannahs.bsky.social’s brilliant piece on the exodus of criminal barristers.
Bluesky replies on the left.
Twitter on the right.
The same tweet, posted at the same time on here and on Twitter, commenting on @joannahs.bsky.social’s brilliant piece on the exodus of criminal barristers.
Bluesky replies on the left.
Twitter on the right.
So useful and such diversity of topics. Thanks a mill @bsky.app 🙏
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November 12, 2024 at 8:23 AM
So useful and such diversity of topics. Thanks a mill @bsky.app 🙏
@darrellmills.bsky.social I’m also a newbie. I joined a while back but there was nobody here, it’s different now. Welcome, from your first follower 👍
November 12, 2024 at 8:12 AM
@darrellmills.bsky.social I’m also a newbie. I joined a while back but there was nobody here, it’s different now. Welcome, from your first follower 👍
This is why I’m choosing to be here, not there.
November 12, 2024 at 7:21 AM
This is why I’m choosing to be here, not there.
Shame.
Twitter has lost nearly one-fifth of its daily active user base in the U.S. and a whopping one-third in the UK. mashable.com/article/elon...
Elon Musk's X is losing users in the U.S., UK, and EU. X's own data proves it.
The former Twitter continues its decline under Musk.
mashable.com
November 11, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Shame.