Richard Smith
@tillerman39.bsky.social
Editor and copywriter in the UK. Sport/Art/Music/Nature/Dogs. Russia is a terrorist state 🇺🇦
I don't think it's possible for me to overstate my complete and utter contempt for this US administration.
One tiny correction would put everything in its place:
❌ Steve Witkoff, the U.S. Special Envoy.
✅ Steve Witkoff, Russia’s Special Envoy.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
❌ Steve Witkoff, the U.S. Special Envoy.
✅ Steve Witkoff, Russia’s Special Envoy.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I don't think it's possible for me to overstate my complete and utter contempt for this US administration.
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This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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This is Zelenskyy's "if necessary for years, if necessary alone" moment.
A chapter in history that will be remembered both for the shame of Washington's betrayal, and for the dignity, bravery, defiance and resolve of the Ukrainian people in the face of it all.
A chapter in history that will be remembered both for the shame of Washington's betrayal, and for the dignity, bravery, defiance and resolve of the Ukrainian people in the face of it all.
November 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This is Zelenskyy's "if necessary for years, if necessary alone" moment.
A chapter in history that will be remembered both for the shame of Washington's betrayal, and for the dignity, bravery, defiance and resolve of the Ukrainian people in the face of it all.
A chapter in history that will be remembered both for the shame of Washington's betrayal, and for the dignity, bravery, defiance and resolve of the Ukrainian people in the face of it all.
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Walking in a winter wonderland on Latrigg today
November 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Walking in a winter wonderland on Latrigg today
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will never not be wild to me that an entire group of Americans said THERE ARE ELITES RAPING CHILDREN!! LET'S ELECT THEM!
November 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
will never not be wild to me that an entire group of Americans said THERE ARE ELITES RAPING CHILDREN!! LET'S ELECT THEM!
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A thing that I think is good is when a human creates a piece of art
November 6, 2025 at 4:22 AM
A thing that I think is good is when a human creates a piece of art
@chadbourn.bsky.social these are just some of their 'values'.
This is who they are, I hate every last one of them and everyone supporting this.
November 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
@chadbourn.bsky.social these are just some of their 'values'.
Autumn in North West England #Autumn #Fallcolours
November 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Autumn in North West England #Autumn #Fallcolours
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Hackness, North Yorkshire
November 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Hackness, North Yorkshire
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Contemporary printmaker Alexandra Buckle #WomensArt
October 26, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Contemporary printmaker Alexandra Buckle #WomensArt
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'It’s almost poetic that the loudest voices now decrying Britain’s immigration numbers are the same ones who fought hardest for Brexit’
www.thelondoneconomic.com/opinion/peop...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/opinion/peop...
People are just realising that we had a better grip on immigration within the EU
They gave us bar staff and builders - we gave them sunburnt pensioners and seaside property booms. It was win-win.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
'It’s almost poetic that the loudest voices now decrying Britain’s immigration numbers are the same ones who fought hardest for Brexit’
www.thelondoneconomic.com/opinion/peop...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/opinion/peop...
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Many on the right will try and belittle and undermine what’s happening.
But here’s the truth. Tens of thousands are joining Greens. Polls are at record highs. People are just starting to feel hope again.
join.greenparty.org.uk
But here’s the truth. Tens of thousands are joining Greens. Polls are at record highs. People are just starting to feel hope again.
join.greenparty.org.uk
October 14, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Many on the right will try and belittle and undermine what’s happening.
But here’s the truth. Tens of thousands are joining Greens. Polls are at record highs. People are just starting to feel hope again.
join.greenparty.org.uk
But here’s the truth. Tens of thousands are joining Greens. Polls are at record highs. People are just starting to feel hope again.
join.greenparty.org.uk
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The emergence of Phoebe's everlasting grin, brought out by the first falling leaves of October.
October 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The emergence of Phoebe's everlasting grin, brought out by the first falling leaves of October.
Tucker can pay this place a visit for his next russian propaganda video.
Beautiful Russian roads! Cars and trucks will have no problems coping with a fuel shortage.
Mamakanu, Irkustsk Oblast
(This is why gas shortages will be so devastating for rural Russia).
Mamakanu, Irkustsk Oblast
(This is why gas shortages will be so devastating for rural Russia).
October 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Tucker can pay this place a visit for his next russian propaganda video.
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If you can't see how this will end, then you're not paying attention (not least to what's going on on the other side of the Atlantic).
October 7, 2025 at 6:34 AM
If you can't see how this will end, then you're not paying attention (not least to what's going on on the other side of the Atlantic).
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Mass protests are underway in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi after fraudulent municipal elections. Demonstrators accuse the pro-Russian Georgian Dream of losing legitimacy and demand a peaceful transfer of power. Crowds have marched to the presidential palace and attempted to break through its gates.
October 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Mass protests are underway in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi after fraudulent municipal elections. Demonstrators accuse the pro-Russian Georgian Dream of losing legitimacy and demand a peaceful transfer of power. Crowds have marched to the presidential palace and attempted to break through its gates.
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A walk up Yew Crag above Ullswater
www.andrewswalks.co.uk/yew-crag.html
www.andrewswalks.co.uk/yew-crag.html
September 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A walk up Yew Crag above Ullswater
www.andrewswalks.co.uk/yew-crag.html
www.andrewswalks.co.uk/yew-crag.html
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Right. A bit more about what we’re up to.
Would love feedback, do stick a comment at the end. And do please consider signing up to find out more www.thenerve.news
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Would love feedback, do stick a comment at the end. And do please consider signing up to find out more www.thenerve.news
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The free press fights back...
Introducing the Nerve. From the wreckage of my old newspaper, comes a new all-women, journalist-owned, independent publication. Join us!
open.substack.com
September 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Right. A bit more about what we’re up to.
Would love feedback, do stick a comment at the end. And do please consider signing up to find out more www.thenerve.news
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Would love feedback, do stick a comment at the end. And do please consider signing up to find out more www.thenerve.news
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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🌿☕Good morning🌄
Friluftsliv: Norwegian for the experience of physical & mental wellbeing in the outdoors regardless of the season or weather
Meaning "free air life" coined by playwright Henrik Ibsen in 1859 to describe a deep spiritual, simple connection with the natural world
@susiedent.com
Friluftsliv: Norwegian for the experience of physical & mental wellbeing in the outdoors regardless of the season or weather
Meaning "free air life" coined by playwright Henrik Ibsen in 1859 to describe a deep spiritual, simple connection with the natural world
@susiedent.com
September 25, 2025 at 7:05 AM
🌿☕Good morning🌄
Friluftsliv: Norwegian for the experience of physical & mental wellbeing in the outdoors regardless of the season or weather
Meaning "free air life" coined by playwright Henrik Ibsen in 1859 to describe a deep spiritual, simple connection with the natural world
@susiedent.com
Friluftsliv: Norwegian for the experience of physical & mental wellbeing in the outdoors regardless of the season or weather
Meaning "free air life" coined by playwright Henrik Ibsen in 1859 to describe a deep spiritual, simple connection with the natural world
@susiedent.com
A bit of #bloomscrolling for today. There's also a butterfly in there somewhere..
September 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A bit of #bloomscrolling for today. There's also a butterfly in there somewhere..
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William Orpen's radiant colours and his luscious textures celebrated not only wealth but sensuality, a quality deemed unnatural in the early years of the new century if you weren't Italian or French. This is his 'The Eastern Gown,' from 1906.
September 21, 2025 at 7:38 AM
William Orpen's radiant colours and his luscious textures celebrated not only wealth but sensuality, a quality deemed unnatural in the early years of the new century if you weren't Italian or French. This is his 'The Eastern Gown,' from 1906.
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#20SongsByYear
#MusicChallenge
1989 - 1/20 No Rank
Last one from my 1989 list. This album really brought some of the fans of Kiss Me to listen to the earlier catalog with tracks like this….
The Cure - Lullaby from Disintegration
#MusicChallenge
1989 - 1/20 No Rank
Last one from my 1989 list. This album really brought some of the fans of Kiss Me to listen to the earlier catalog with tracks like this….
The Cure - Lullaby from Disintegration
The Cure - Lullaby
YouTube video by TheCureVEVO
www.youtube.com
September 20, 2025 at 11:37 AM
#20SongsByYear
#MusicChallenge
1989 - 1/20 No Rank
Last one from my 1989 list. This album really brought some of the fans of Kiss Me to listen to the earlier catalog with tracks like this….
The Cure - Lullaby from Disintegration
#MusicChallenge
1989 - 1/20 No Rank
Last one from my 1989 list. This album really brought some of the fans of Kiss Me to listen to the earlier catalog with tracks like this….
The Cure - Lullaby from Disintegration