Mark Holtom (aka Kingbeard)

Sofa Seditionary and Armchair Anarchist 🐟
Proud member of #AntiGrowthCoalition
Growth is good. I believe in (sustainable) growth - for eveyone.

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2026-06-26 08:56:50 UTC

Do you remember Boaty McBoatface?
So the UK Met Office is inviting people to suggest up to 5 names for storms. And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell... This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link:
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-our-storms-call-for-names

2026-06-07 08:33:40 UTC

82 years ago today, June 6, 1944, James M. Doohan of Vancouver, led D Company of Royal Winnipeg Rifles ashore at Juno beach. He would be shot 6 times, survive and go on to become Scotty on Star Trek.
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2026-05-28 07:32:22 UTC

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2026-05-27 07:32:11 UTC

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2026-05-26 08:53:11 UTC

The info in this post is out of date. The Norway Sovereign fund is over $2Tn now.
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2026-05-24 08:49:23 UTC

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2026-05-22 09:20:48 UTC

“Pets, it turns out, also have last wishes before they die, but only known by veterinarians who put old and sick animals to sleep. Twitter user Jesse Dietrich asked a vet what was the most difficult part of his job.
The specialist answered without hesitation that it was the hardest for him to see how old or sick animals look for their owners with the eyes of their owners before going to sleep. The fact is that 90 % of owners don't want to be in a room with a dying animal.
No matter how hard it is, don't leave them.
Dont let them die in a room with a stranger. It is very painful for veterinarians to see how pets cannot find their owner during the last minutes of their life. They dont understand why the owner left them. Don't be a coward because it's too painful for you. Think about the pet. Endure this pain for the sake of their sake. Be with them until the end.”
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2026-05-21 08:12:27 UTC

I visited the birthplace of the man who invented the toothbrush.
There’s no plaque.

2026-05-17 13:55:43 UTC

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2026-05-12 10:11:57 UTC

In my youth, We had free University education
We had grants to help the less well off
We had libraries
We had youth clubs
We had affordable public transport
A functioning Health service
A functioning Judicial system
Police stations and Police on the beat/patrols
Not everything was perfect, but we had all these things.
Given all of these things have been closed down for costs, where's the money gone? Why has our National debt doubled?
Meanwhile in Scotland (under the Commie SNP), they have
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2026-05-06 08:54:29 UTC

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2026-05-05 08:53:59 UTC

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2026-05-02 08:45:00 UTC

One of the richest and most powerful man in Brazil - Thane Chiquinho Scarpa made waves when he announced plans to bury his million-dollar Bentley, so he could drive around his afterlife in style. Why wouldn’t he donate the car to charity? How out of touch with reality is this guy? He still went ahead with the ceremony.
But, there’s a twist!!
Moments before lowering the car in the ground prepared for the burial of his Bentley, he declared that he wouldn't bury his car and then revealed his genuine motive for the drama: Just to create awareness for organ donation.
“People condemn me because I wanted to bury a million dollar Bentley, in fact most people bury something a lot more valuable than my car,” Scarpa said during a speech at the ceremony. “They bury hearts, livers, lungs, eyes, kidneys. This is absurd. So many people waiting for a transplant and you bury your healthy organs that could save so many lives!”
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2026-05-01 11:00:39 UTC

I don't remember wall to wall media coverage about this stabbing last week in London. You could be forgiven for thinking that attacks on muslims are treated differently than Jews.
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2026-04-25 08:05:04 UTC

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2026-04-24 09:20:35 UTC

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2026-04-24 08:26:01 UTC

The UK Foreign Office unit tracking potential breaches of international law by Israel in Gaza and more recently Lebanon has been closed!
Officials have been warned the closure of the Conflict and Security Monitoring project will mean the Foreign Office will lose access to a database of 26,000 verified incidents in the Middle East.
“The role that rules-based frameworks play is vital, and respect for the rule of law is a core British value that supports our national interest, underpins our economic stability, makes us a reliable place for international investment, while the whole world spins around us and underpins our security and prosperity."
(but my Israeli friends want it closed)
Yvette Cooper
Source: The Guardian
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2026-04-23 07:53:10 UTC

It is St George’s Day, patron of syphilis, farmers, soldiers, archers, armourers, saddle makers, chivalry, lepers, sheep, Catalonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, Germany, Greece, Moscow, Istanbul, Genoa, and England. Ora pro nobis!
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2026-04-23 07:42:36 UTC

In 1959, Volvo invented the three point seat belt and released the patent to it for free, realising it would save millions of lives.
In 2020 (Covid), James Dyson asked for a tax cut before he would even try to build a ventilator to save a life, then moved his business abroad to avoid tax. He didn't deliver a single ventilator.
Don’t buy a Dyson.

2026-04-18 08:57:29 UTC

Imagine getting the brief to write some copy on a fucking bin bag and then smashing it out of the park like this. Sensational effort.
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2026-04-15 08:07:58 UTC

15 April 1945. British Royal Artillery troops liberated the Nazi concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen. Anne Frank had died there a few weeks earlier.
My grandfather was one of the British troops. When asked, he refused to speak about it. He still occasionally had nightmares 60 years later on.
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2026-04-11 10:27:10 UTC

The English water companies have told the govt that to fix the infrastructure problems they will have to increase prices to customers.
Just worth remembering that Scottish Water – which is publicly owned – has invested nearly 35 per cent more per household in infrastructure since 2002 than the privatised English firms, charging 14 per cent less and not paying out dividends.
Conclusion ….Nationalised water works better!

2026-04-09 07:32:25 UTC

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2026-04-04 18:31:03 UTC

What took so long?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoYmkpCwOuE

2026-04-04 09:34:25 UTC

It sucks when people are like "but flying is only 3% of global emissions" or "bitcoin is only 0.5%." It all adds up when you're in a climate emergency.
Out of ALL the nations of the world, 203 (all but 6) emit under 2% of global emissions.
- If global aviation were a nation it would be the #6 top emitter after China, the US, India, Russia, and Japan.
- The richest 1% of humans contribute 50% of all flying emissions! It is an incredibly privileged act.
As for Bitcoin, if it were a country, it emits more CO2 than 179 (86%) of the world's nations.
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2026-04-03 15:53:02 UTC

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2026-03-29 09:22:52 UTC

Paul O'Grady has died a year ago.
It's 1987. The Metropolitan Police are waging an intimidation campaign against London's LBTQ+ community.
Wearing rubber gloves to "protect from AIDS" they raid the Royal Vauxhall Tavern
"Well well," says Lily Savage (Paul O'Grady) from the stage as the police pile into the venue. "It looks like we’ve got help with the washing up"
The raid was one of a number carried out by the police, using obscure laws as justification for their intimidation.
In this instance, the excuse was "reports of drunkenness on premises"
With Lily continuing to mock the police, she was handcuffed and arrested with others.
Paul refused to drop his alter ego for the entire duration events.
When she was booked in, and ordered to give her name the answer was "Lily Savage".
When a REAL name was demanded, the reply was:
"Lily Veronica Mae Savage"
On release, Lily was back on stage the next night.
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2026-03-10 10:17:50 UTC

Part of Trump's problem is the amount of money the US has 'gifted' to the Ukraine (which it not want to be paid back with interest).
So....Top contributors in aid for Ukraine/person:
Denmark: 1850€/person
Norway: 1520€/person
Estonia: 900€/person
Netherlands: 744€/person
Finland: 700€/person
Sweden: 610€/person
much lower on the list is the USA which is bankrupting it’s people by committing 196€/person
Interestingly, America has also been gifting $3500/person per to Israel for decades, with no request for any payback.
America, fuck yeah!

2026-02-26 12:42:53 UTC

I have heard so many variants of this as explanations of why 'socialism' doesn't work (all from Americans). It's as though they are taught it this way.
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2026-02-26 08:41:20 UTC

Funny how the US never asks Israel to pay back the money America gives it, but it seems that the US's relationship with everyone else is 100% transactional.
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2026-02-23 08:58:56 UTC

Sadio Mane, The Liverpool Star from Senegal (earning approximately 10.2 million dollars annually),has given the world a lesson in modesty after some fans spotted him carrying a cracked Iphone.His response is legendary:
"Why would I want ten Ferraris, 20 diamond watches and two jet planes? What would that do for the world? I starved, I worked in the fields, I played barefoot, and I didn't go to school. Now I can help people. I prefer to build schools and give poor people food or clothing. I have built schools [and] a stadium; we provide clothes, shoes, and food for people in extreme poverty. In addition, I give 70 euros per month to all people from a very poor Senegalese region in order to contribute to their family economy. I do not need to display luxury cars, luxury homes, trips, and even planes. I prefer that my people receive a little of what life has given me," Mane said.
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2026-02-21 12:22:27 UTC

The Royal Family are said to be devastated after Prince Andrew's car crash next Wednesday.

2026-02-21 11:34:19 UTC

Now why would #Reform be interested in making the UK health system more like the (failed) US system?
It is initially surprising that the US system might be a favoured destination. But there is a dimension, which is not a concern to UK taxpayers or patients but is vitally important to other stakeholders: PROFIT.
The US system is particularly good as a profit generator.
Estimates suggest that the profit opportunity available to healthcare corporations if the UK adopted the US system is of the order of $28 Billion per annum.
So, using this approach, this Reform government could reduce the effectiveness of our health system (earlier deaths), and reduce efficiency (for higher costs), whilst making a nice little profit for themselves and their mates.
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2026-02-21 10:45:25 UTC

Here is some info on how Reform's economic policies will work,
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2026-02-20 12:45:43 UTC

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2026-02-17 08:50:41 UTC

So the blue countries' largest trade partner is the US and the red countries' China.
See the difference between 2000 and 2020.
Now that the US has become Trumpistan, this picture will be even less blue.
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2026-02-16 09:54:44 UTC

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2026-02-14 15:47:35 UTC

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2026-02-14 15:36:19 UTC

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2026-02-10 09:03:49 UTC

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2026-01-25 10:08:45 UTC

This photo shows two power linemen, Randall Champion and J. D. Thompson, at the top of a utility pole. They had been performing routine maintenance when Champion brushed one of the high voltage lines at the very top. Over 4000 volts entered Champion’s body and instantly stopped his heart (an electric chair uses about 2000 volts). His safety harness prevented a fall, and Thompson, who had been ascending below him, quickly reached him and performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. He was unable to perform CPR given the circumstances, but continued breathing into Champion’s lungs until he felt a slight pulse, then unbuckled his harness and descended with him on his shoulder.
Thompson and another worker administered CPR on the ground, and Champion was moderately revived by the time paramedics arrived, eventually making a full recovery.
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2026-01-23 10:43:20 UTC

Americans will do anything to avoid using the metric system
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2026-01-17 09:16:08 UTC

Did you know that if you put 100 black ants and 100 red ants in a jar, nothing will happen? But if you shake the jar hard, the ants start killing each other. The red ants consider the black ants their enemies, and the black ants consider the red ants their enemies. The true enemy is the one shaking the jar. The same thing happens in human society. So, before we attack each other, we should think about who is shaking the jar!
Credit: Kurt Vonnegut
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2026-01-12 09:52:11 UTC

I park, therefore I am
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2026-01-10 09:52:08 UTC

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2026-01-04 12:48:07 UTC

Therapy dogs waiting to be let inside hospital rooms to comfort sick children . We don’t deserve dogs !
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2026-01-04 12:35:19 UTC

A state owned drugs company making generic medication in the UK would save the NHS Billions, it would provide thousands of high quality jobs (as it does in India).
There’s absolutely no reason not to do it, apart from the fact that the drugs companies pay the politicians
That’s the problem, money in politics

2026-01-02 10:29:59 UTC

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2025-12-30 09:51:33 UTC

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2025-12-30 09:19:31 UTC

It was just brought to my attention that 1970 and 2025 are as far apart as 1970 and 1915.
I'm just going to need a minute to process that.

2025-12-27 11:13:39 UTC

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2025-12-27 10:57:14 UTC

Yesterday, while much of the city was wrapped up in its own celebrations, Portlands Fish & Chips quietly did something extraordinary. Instead of closing its doors, the Sefton Street chippy opened them wide, making sure nobody in the community was left alone on Christmas Day.
Led by Mubinul Hoque, free hot meals were offered to NHS staff, carers, key workers, older residents and anyone spending the day by themselves. No conditions, no publicity stunt, just warmth, generosity and time for a chat when it mattered most.
This was Liverpool at its very best yesterday. An independent business giving back out of gratitude and belief, proving that kindness and community still sit at the heart of the city.
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2025-12-23 08:53:21 UTC

Studio Apartment Available:
- Pet-friendly
- Located next to bridge
- No strings attached
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2025-12-11 09:27:44 UTC

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2025-12-11 09:02:57 UTC

"1970s Britain owned its water, transport, mail, energy, millions of council houses and sat on a huge North Sea reserve. The national debt was £80bn.
2024 Britain has no assets and a national debt of £2.5Tn
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Neoliberalism started by Thatcher has destroyed the UK."
- Ian Byrne MP

2025-11-28 09:14:44 UTC

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2025-11-24 08:41:52 UTC

The Christmas book tree by Hatchards books at St. Pancras Station in London. I was going to make a special trip to see it but it turned out my train was there. The little booths have speakers that tell you a story while you sit
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2025-11-18 09:48:12 UTC

Jacqueline Nyetipei Kiplimo did something that stunned the world during the 2010 Zheng-Kai Marathon when she witnessed a disabled competitor struggling to drink water who was a double amputee. Instead of seeing her moment to run ahead of this struggling athlete, she ran alongside him from the 6.2-mile mark to the 23-mile mark (10km mark to the 38km mark), helping him drink water at all of the watering stations. The aide that she so compassionately provided her fellow competitor slowed her run time down and caused her to lose her first place position and place 2nd in the race — costing her the win and the $10,000 cash prize.
Jacqueline Nyetipei Kiplimo showed the world that day that to her, being compassionate and helping one another was more important than winning a race that she had been preparing for her entire life. Now, this is what a true leader looks like, one that never leaves someone behind, disadvantaged or otherwise.
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2025-11-14 09:53:00 UTC

Just getting my secret Santa's ready
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2025-11-10 10:12:57 UTC

One of the biggest mis-statements from COP26 is "50% of the carbon reductions needed to get to net zero will come from technologies that have not yet been invented"
This is rank, arrant nonsense. It is exacly the same as saying, "I can continue smoking 40 a day, because Doctors will find a cure for cancer."
I wonder who would propose such an idiotic idea? The answer, my friends is the fossil fuel industry! Yes. They are stating that they are working hard on 'new' technologies to capture carbon. If these, mythical and unproven, technologies work, then we can happily continue using fossil fuels in the knowledge that this will all be fixed 'sometime' in the future.
Gosh. We are so lucky that Exxon, BP and Shell are looking out for us, and we don''t have to do a single thing. Just keep using their products as we do today, without change. Because it will all be OK, at some stage in the future (maybe).

2025-11-08 11:36:01 UTC

You Mum waits 40 hours for an ambulance so BP don’t have to pay tax.
Your kids can’t afford University so Amazon don’t have to pay tax.
Your sister can’t get housing so Google don’t have to pay tax.
Your Gran’s on a 5 year hospital waiting list so Vodaphone don’t have to pay tax.

2025-11-04 08:23:42 UTC

In the UK parliament, you are not allowed to say certain things, like he is a liar, a cheat, etc. - even if proven true.
The speaker will admonish the MP making the statement and ask for it to be rephrased or they are ejected for a day.
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2025-11-03 10:52:53 UTC

Surely one of the finest pieces of journalism of all time? The headline alone is award winning.
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2025-11-01 09:16:20 UTC

Just in case you didn't realize it before - there are 3 major religions in this world that all follow the same God but have different interpretations of wtf happened after they split from the original texts. Their God didn't change, they just did.
The first one decided that they're right, and no other prophets came along after their prophets.
The second one said, "we accept most of your religion but this guy showed up and he's the son of God"
The third one said, "Look, we're all brothers, that guy was cool but he wasn't the son of God. We have a new prophet and we got an updated rulebook from God and we're gonna follow that."
Now all 3 of them (plus the 4 versions of the first one, the 6 versions of the second one and 7 versions of the 3rd one) all argue about who's right - and have spent centuries letting political leaders use their faith to inspire each other to kill one another for their faith.
And there is no end in sight for this bullshit.

2025-10-30 08:04:27 UTC

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2025-10-29 12:10:30 UTC

Magnificent, eloquent, accurate and true.
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2025-10-28 09:53:15 UTC

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2025-10-24 07:34:27 UTC

“A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It’s where the rich use public transportation.”
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2025-10-24 07:22:51 UTC

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2025-10-22 08:26:47 UTC

I bet there is a coyote under this.
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2025-10-10 07:26:48 UTC

Forget ASDA’s soup & bread roll for a quid. Get yourself down to Parliament where they’re doing Miso roasted squash with cashew nut 'feta’, sesame tahini purée, parsnip crisps and sesame dukkah for £3.59.
Or If you're a bit strapped, pop down to the Members' Dining Room at the House of Commons for pressed chicken and caramelised onion with tarragon and chive jelly, pickled vegetables and thyme sourdough at £2.84.
Don't forget to vote against free school meals while you're there.

2025-10-07 08:20:16 UTC

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2025-10-04 11:43:21 UTC

Carter put up solar panels 50 years ago. In 1986 Reagan took them down.
In 2025 Trump concreted the rose garden.
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2025-09-26 07:25:40 UTC

"Back to work today, forgot my pass so locked bike outside Cannon Street station. Left work at 6pm to find just the cut lock and no bike, resigned to never seeing my trusty stead again asked the station if they have cameras. A guy appeared waving at me, asked me to put the code into my cut lock. He replied ‘I have your bike’ with a smile I will never forget!! His name is Abdul Muneeb and he works for South Eastern Railways, he was on a break and saw a guy bolt cut the lock and challenged him to give it back, he then took it inside and waited 4 hours after his shift finished to personally make sure I got my bike back. The world needs more Abdul’s, he is a legend of a man and a credit to his employer."
Story Credit: Steve Farmer
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2025-09-25 07:18:52 UTC

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2025-09-23 07:21:08 UTC

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2025-09-22 09:16:19 UTC

This has got to be one of the best. In Wales, UK, there is a legal requirement for road signs to be in both English and Welsh. So, in this case, the official of the Highways department emailed the English wording to the translator and, after receiving a reply, proceeded to have the sign made and installed.
Unfortunately, a few weeks later, Welsh-speaking drivers began to call up to point out that the Welsh reads..... "I am currently out of the office. Please submit any work to the translation team."
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2025-09-21 08:41:26 UTC

The US yet again vetoed a UN resolution demanding an “immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip, following a vote in the Security Council on Thursday.
“The negative vote was cast as the 15-member Council held its 10,000th meeting against the backdrop of famine spreading in the besieged enclave and an ongoing Israeli offensive to take full control of Gaza City.
“The draft also demanded the release of all hostages held by Hamas and for Israel to lift all restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid and ensure that it is safely distributed to the population – in particular by UN agencies and partners.”
https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165881
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2025-09-13 09:55:15 UTC

The man should be remembered for his words
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2025-09-10 08:13:59 UTC

We see hundreds of great comics, images, memes etc about climate change every year and still nothing has surpassed this. It's perfect
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2025-09-06 08:48:04 UTC

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2025-09-03 10:38:38 UTC

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2025-09-03 09:25:21 UTC

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2025-09-02 09:06:48 UTC

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2025-08-30 07:10:00 UTC

This is how MLK was depicted in 1967 to scare white Americans, in case there’s any confusion about what the strategy is.
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2025-08-26 09:20:54 UTC

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2025-08-15 08:17:28 UTC

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2025-08-15 08:12:51 UTC

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2025-08-13 10:41:36 UTC

Yesterday my daughter emailed me, asking why I didn't do something useful with my time.
Talking about "doing-something-useful" seems to be her favorite topic of conversation.
She was "only thinking of me," she said, and suggested that I go down to the Senior Center and hang out with some of the other old fellows.
So I did this and when I got home last night, I decided to play a prank on her. I emailed her and told her that I had joined a Parachute Club.
She replied, "Are you nuts? You are 71 and now you're going to start jumping out of airplanes?"
I told her that I even got a Membership Card and e-mailed a copy to her.
She immediately telephoned me and yelled, "Good grief, Dad, where are your glasses?! This is a Membership to a Prostitute Club, not a Parachute Club."
"Oh man, I'm in trouble again," I said. "I really don't know what to do. I signed up for five jumps a week!!"
The line went dead.
Life as a Senior Citizen is not getting any easier, but sometimes it can be fun.

2025-08-13 10:17:09 UTC

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2025-08-12 07:43:16 UTC

a glorious Moonrise over Ely Cathedral
Thanks to Andrew Sharpe for the spectacular photos.
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2025-08-09 15:01:32 UTC

The resolution read “The right to adequate food is realized when every man, woman and child, alone or in community with others, has physical and economic access at all times to adequate food or means for its procurement.” This means governments would be obligated to ensure that no one is left hungry. The U.S. and Israel were the only two countries to oppose.
Source: @UNThe resolution read “The right to adequate food is realized when every man, woman and child, alone or in community with others, has physical and economic access at all times to adequate food or means for its procurement.” This means governments would be obligated to ensure that no one is left hungry. The U.S. and Israel were the only two countries to oppose.
Source: @UN
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2025-08-09 08:04:19 UTC

Motörhead's ACE OF SPADES played on Netherland church bells
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2025-08-07 15:56:37 UTC

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2025-08-05 07:45:10 UTC

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2025-08-02 14:32:58 UTC

The London Zoo is not messing around
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2025-08-02 14:22:05 UTC

I read recently of a foreign visitor to Auckland airport who kept hearing bizarre announcements for a passenger to make their way to the 𝘔𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘯.
It took them some time to realise the kiwi announcer was asking the passenger to go to Domestic Check-in. 😂
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2025-07-31 08:47:23 UTC

They are trying to 'herd immunity' climate change
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2025-07-30 08:02:16 UTC

Photographer Eric J. Smith captured a whale sneaking up on oblivious whale watchers.
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2025-07-25 10:23:10 UTC

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