TommieTimbo
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TommieTimbo
@tommietimbo.bsky.social
Dad to 3 young lads, thus a massive fan of Paw Patrol, Super Monsters & sleep. Other interests include, LFC, politics, drums & being a terrible introspector.
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December 14, 2024 at 1:23 PM
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Remember all the outraged coverage about a handful of climate protesters slowing ambulances a few years back?

Well it turns out that wealthy farmers doing exactly the same thing on a much bigger scale is absolutely fine

bylinetimes.com/2024/12/12/t...
Two-Tier Reporting: When Climate Protesters Slow Ambulances They’re Vilified, So Why Are Wealthy Farmers Given a Free Pass?
Media outlets rush to condemn climate change campaigners as "middle class" protesters causing "chaos" while ignoring greater disruption by millionaire landowners
bylinetimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 12:03 PM
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Perfectly timed capture…..Hells Canyon Scenic Byway, Oregon 🇺🇸👏👏👏
December 8, 2024 at 3:19 AM
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I’m not a Syrian refugee anymore. I’m Syrian. Just Syrian.
December 8, 2024 at 4:18 AM
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Having worked on #Syria full-time since the crisis began nearly 14yrs ago, there really is no understating how remarkable the losses imposed on #Assad's regime have been over the past week.

A large reason for this lies with #HTS — a 🧵:
December 5, 2024 at 4:02 PM
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“Yes, it’s a genocide. And once you come to this conclusion you cannot remain silent.” - Amos Goldberg, Israeli Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies
(Location: Parliament Square, London. Read full statement below)
December 4, 2024 at 10:29 AM
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OTD in 1994 Russia signed the Budapest Memorandum, guaranteeing Ukraine's territorial integrity in exchange for their nukes,
44 Ukrainian heavy bombers (Tu-22) and 1,068 Kh-55 cruise missiles.

Which have been fired at Ukraine in this war.
December 5, 2024 at 6:59 AM
This might be a fun way to get to know folk over here, so here goes:

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just .gifs

#FilmSky #Movies 🎬📽️
1.
a man is wearing a headband with wires coming out of it and says `` i 've seen this movie '' .
ALT: a man is wearing a headband with wires coming out of it and says `` i 've seen this movie '' .
media.tenor.com
December 2, 2024 at 12:18 AM
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This honestly might be U2's most underrated song. Schumacher Batman closing credit songs are undefeated. #FilmSky #MovieSky #MusicSky
youtu.be/eIdTNyJp38A?...
U2 - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me - Batman Forever (Original Video)
YouTube video by Contra Best
youtu.be
November 30, 2024 at 4:39 AM
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So here’s the update. The billionaire owner of the Guardian preparing to get rid of a core part of the news org + 100 journalists.
If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.
November 25, 2024 at 10:30 PM
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We should acknowledge that MAGA and Trump’s victory were enabled by internet platforms whose business models reward fear and outrage. Dems had 8 yrs after FB enabled Trump and never had a floor vote in either chamber on a single bill that could possibly have addressed the harms. 🧵1/x
November 16, 2024 at 7:18 PM
November 16, 2024 at 8:23 PM