Yeovil Yokel
@yeovilyokel.bsky.social
Somerset organic farmer & conservationist. Liberal since 03 May 1979. Neither Left nor Right but Forward. SOAS MPhil. "Tradition makes for good ballast but poor cargo" (Capt. Arthur Rostron, SS Carpathia).
Refugee from Twitter @crataegus67.
Refugee from Twitter @crataegus67.
Musing aloud: whilst completing a crossword earlier today I noticed that there are 3 English words with a similar meaning, all 7 letters long and beginning with 'T': typhoon, tempest, and tornado.
(Eat your heart out, Susie Dent).
(All RAF fighters of the last 80 years, also, plus the Hurricane).
(Eat your heart out, Susie Dent).
(All RAF fighters of the last 80 years, also, plus the Hurricane).
April 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Musing aloud: whilst completing a crossword earlier today I noticed that there are 3 English words with a similar meaning, all 7 letters long and beginning with 'T': typhoon, tempest, and tornado.
(Eat your heart out, Susie Dent).
(All RAF fighters of the last 80 years, also, plus the Hurricane).
(Eat your heart out, Susie Dent).
(All RAF fighters of the last 80 years, also, plus the Hurricane).
If President Trump believes Ukraine started the war with Russia, then presumably he holds the USA responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor?
February 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
If President Trump believes Ukraine started the war with Russia, then presumably he holds the USA responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Who is advising Keir Starmer - the Ghost of Margaret Thatcher?
February 9, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Who is advising Keir Starmer - the Ghost of Margaret Thatcher?
Putin Victory Day will be celebrated twice in 2025: on 20 January and 23 June.
January 17, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Putin Victory Day will be celebrated twice in 2025: on 20 January and 23 June.
AI will be the next major UK government policy failure.
Enthusiasm ---> despondency.
Enthusiasm ---> despondency.
January 14, 2025 at 9:04 AM
AI will be the next major UK government policy failure.
Enthusiasm ---> despondency.
Enthusiasm ---> despondency.
To judge by the recent news coverage, you would think that the lives of the Los Angeles fire victims warrant far, far more attention than those of the earthquake victims in Tibet.
January 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
To judge by the recent news coverage, you would think that the lives of the Los Angeles fire victims warrant far, far more attention than those of the earthquake victims in Tibet.
Happy New 2025 everyone.
I have tried to be a good UK citizen but have lapsed into wickedness a few times, and now it is time to unburden myself and confess:
1. In 1979 I voted Conservative;
2. Between 2018-22 I owned a Tesla.
I'm sorry.
Never again.
I have tried to be a good UK citizen but have lapsed into wickedness a few times, and now it is time to unburden myself and confess:
1. In 1979 I voted Conservative;
2. Between 2018-22 I owned a Tesla.
I'm sorry.
Never again.
January 1, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Happy New 2025 everyone.
I have tried to be a good UK citizen but have lapsed into wickedness a few times, and now it is time to unburden myself and confess:
1. In 1979 I voted Conservative;
2. Between 2018-22 I owned a Tesla.
I'm sorry.
Never again.
I have tried to be a good UK citizen but have lapsed into wickedness a few times, and now it is time to unburden myself and confess:
1. In 1979 I voted Conservative;
2. Between 2018-22 I owned a Tesla.
I'm sorry.
Never again.