2026-04-17T17:33:39Z https://yabu.me Fragarach https://yabu.me/npub1gk3q7yqrwetqnfamm067vyk6dx2tlhc65rzvex3t9ghqsmsaqw9st0r0pc https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/accounts/avatars/113/256/138/322/431/792/original/f3214fc11e1d656d.jpeg https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/accounts/avatars/113/256/138/322/431/792/original/f3214fc11e1d656d.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspg9harh8atacng9n006cnx4qjqaxt87j8gxmwdaz0hv7n998dclszypz6yrcsqdm9vzd8h0dltesjmf5ef07lr2svfny69v4zuzrwr5pck5wcwqj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2f8f825sk9vsada36nmf8qlaejgvvxmqzlcgz000j8a754sznj3cwjchz7'>nevent1q…chz7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Or, possibly, because the increasing likelihood of a lasting agreement didn&#39;t suit the Israeli agenda?<br/><br/>#Iran #geopolitics 2026-03-18T07:04:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgr49luwhwksjws23jldglh8x6v7awuaxujt4qccm7waa6ghc7y2gzypz6yrcsqdm9vzd8h0dltesjmf5ef07lr2svfny69v4zuzrwr5pckwus3uz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfu2ew49ta3yv94rn8vsghj0dqzvnsrllvjk4fe95vwwpdf8h886c34q675'>nevent1q…q675</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There&#39;s a lot said about increasing the use of renewables, and that&#39;s a good thing.<br/>But, humans being human and stuck in the capitalist mindset, we&#39;re going to consume more and more and still more.<br/>And unlike Malthus&#39;s postulate, we&#39;re going to take a majority of species with us.<br/>Maybe, if the marmalade moron manages to precipitate the world war he seems to be trying for, enforced degrowth will follow from the ashes.<br/>Or, we could follow Luigi Mangione&#39;s lead and start eliminating CEOs? 2026-03-05T17:05:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0umjt00nghtr5cxmsvckzxef98xpmz4xsmxez85tudmunwkrcw8czypz6yrcsqdm9vzd8h0dltesjmf5ef07lr2svfny69v4zuzrwr5pckcfv7v2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxqvy6zrm3xaxtyeptftrau03r9vdw0cn67f2az98eqryup56r33qdsw7l9'>nevent1q…w7l9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Took me a while to find this!<br/> <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/116/153/185/465/022/862/original/213528ea2af0b5cd.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-01T09:35:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxqvy6zrm3xaxtyeptftrau03r9vdw0cn67f2az98eqryup56r33qzypz6yrcsqdm9vzd8h0dltesjmf5ef07lr2svfny69v4zuzrwr5pckljgewq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrmwc54fme7tuehjyjt8ev5msnekeznak9pw20z4q5vw6arx7cx3qs8f42v'>nevent1q…f42v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Got it, thanks. So I have henchies. 2026-02-27T18:14:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs88q5tekgzma0ktsugenrxafqjmymec3a2l384cefwztafe4wtn9czypz6yrcsqdm9vzd8h0dltesjmf5ef07lr2svfny69v4zuzrwr5pck0tgw2r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdvk9xudujrvjzcqml2hpncazmxxsn986g205kxesx0jl358a8g9grrr2nr'>nevent1q…r2nr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Question (for clarification): are henchmen minions, or are they mere accomplices? 2026-02-27T17:56:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsphkxfm05ktdd59mk9l29mk9dsvmj9rtf0qy8fkye7ns6gt394jjgzypz6yrcsqdm9vzd8h0dltesjmf5ef07lr2svfny69v4zuzrwr5pckg4n62h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx39c2n5gs5eqf25tt8lnvrh5lzkjgnlluexduewcu9j7s54e2scqd9ky7p'>nevent1q…ky7p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/> <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/116/110/575/699/495/748/original/2439e1a7bafb49c4.jpg"> <br/> 2026-02-21T20:46:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswcrtvnj5kjerxuferfd8rvtr8ukdddsqc9j9watdzpe3hgrddkhqzypz6yrcsqdm9vzd8h0dltesjmf5ef07lr2svfny69v4zuzrwr5pckqj3qnr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspd8j24fz999y6z0swzrsq0ffguwsrtwu8llxsmgjxcjv6tztgfusykr7nd'>nevent1q…r7nd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Try going for a drive?<br/> <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/116/086/384/579/652/206/original/30b91871b2a7c636.jpg"> <br/> 2026-02-17T14:14:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2kwsllyzs5q3gj6dg6wxtm4agr7rkh4dyktdzr08kq056w2y4dwgzypz6yrcsqdm9vzd8h0dltesjmf5ef07lr2svfny69v4zuzrwr5pck3anm8w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsds4zf9wtcsygfg2qx273m6m9dcywp5q7ttj4jafuey2af282ty3stpqe62'>nevent1q…qe62</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In the high and far-off days, every single child would be back in the house in time to watch &#34;The Man from UNCLE&#34; because if you missed this weeks episode, that was it. No repeats or catchup from the 2, later 3 channels we had.<br/>Now the BBC and,for some things Netflix, are bringing that back, so you have to wait until next week.<br/>I like it, the enforced suspense adds to the enjoyment for me. 2026-01-28T16:12:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxm8n69q7m33tp5rzldaehvucepc86mpyphe8u8yf9xy079zcqa0qzypz6yrcsqdm9vzd8h0dltesjmf5ef07lr2svfny69v4zuzrwr5pckjz37v7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszqr5mz9thqgy9kf25u3crlyk87jhr92dgm6ueuhfnjza3mcgxr9ckxnev0'>nevent1q…nev0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Amen to that!<br/> <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/115/950/711/600/132/497/original/3e74cd1513be0f7e.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-24T15:10:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsghky7vqadqkdljmtjwvy03pn0scct828dt2cmgmn78uk7kul0c7czypz6yrcsqdm9vzd8h0dltesjmf5ef07lr2svfny69v4zuzrwr5pckv43c0z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr5l6877xnmfaerzq9p6tqdfz50nnpwgmxmhv8rvgyp3al7kvkzygfhjrmt'>nevent1q…jrmt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think that, in the current circumstances, dissociation from all US based tech (and that includes machinery and weaponry) is simply prudent. <br/>And the UK military&#39;s contracts with Palantir should be got rid of immediately. <br/><br/>#EU #Greenland #anticircumvention 2026-01-17T21:06:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspj2suerspspkwluxzcxsnzdrxxuhw884vyxzzaj334jww7l8t9jgzypz6yrcsqdm9vzd8h0dltesjmf5ef07lr2svfny69v4zuzrwr5pckny5aye In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvfgqc4jvnldj3s9e60m0yqcd9zxlrrd66hy4zvutc0cmncqd2aqqw9k4hc'>nevent1q…k4hc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If there&#39;s a war, you can&#39;t hold elections, is that right?<br/><br/>#USPol #Greenland 2025-12-22T18:09:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqjx2zc9a4fsuk7ndx7apwqw24pjn842qv0r5fdwklatrd2vug0sszypz6yrcsqdm9vzd8h0dltesjmf5ef07lr2svfny69v4zuzrwr5pckdl2nau In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0t8y5cqlyl83fteq333q9e24aykgd4kvrse05axw0gkgv83kxmvqhhknd5'>nevent1q…knd5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>An acquaintance of mine was complaining last night when I saw him about the rules. He missed a deadline (his own fault) and now has 10 weeks to come up with £3k for his whatever sort of leave to remain he needs. <br/>While he has the money, although he&#39;d undoubtedly choose to spend it on something else, he&#39;s lived here for 19 years. <br/>The only benefits he&#39;s accessed while here has been the NHS for vaccinations and the usual things of life. <br/>As he says, &#34;Go home? There&#39;s no-one I know there any more, my job, my pension funds, my family are all here&#34;. <br/><br/>It&#39;s harsh. <br/><br/>#politics #migrants 2025-11-29T09:07:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyvc7kaeywu3ddwmjs4y32e5008mg79v6n0t8ymrxpj85xp9lfk9czypz6yrcsqdm9vzd8h0dltesjmf5ef07lr2svfny69v4zuzrwr5pck5jypq6 So, if you want to buy stuff, if it&#39;s audio or TV related, one of the companies to come out the best is Richer Sounds. <br/>A company who, having bought several things from, I can wholeheartedly recommend. <br/><br/><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/most-black-friday-offers-are-not-as-good-as-you-think-survey-shows-13475179">https://news.sky.com/story/most-black-friday-offers-are-not-as-good-as-you-think-survey-shows-13475179</a><br/><br/>#BlackFriday 2025-11-25T16:46:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs04w6htvshefm797xctv7arg99p0ez52rh0wyzvxnmgq3j4jjee9szypz6yrcsqdm9vzd8h0dltesjmf5ef07lr2svfny69v4zuzrwr5pckqhezp7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2me8azw7l5k06uvaemct6f6n2g6c2r89ymdr0lg7nufzg053g3uq9u78k5'>nevent1q…78k5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And also that HMG knows that the country&#39;s financial situation is a mess, and doesn&#39;t have anyone clever enough (or brave enough?) to make a significant difference. <br/><br/>I don&#39;t like the term &#34;the economy&#34;, to me, it focuses attention on banking and businesses, not people who actually pay the price of decisions. <br/><br/>#politics 2025-11-14T06:48:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz6nez8fwfg7epf5g4wjvju0mlyvvhmc0s4n2n09ch2rrc42pvhhgzypz6yrcsqdm9vzd8h0dltesjmf5ef07lr2svfny69v4zuzrwr5pckac4ey3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2cxvkcclxd50t5mccp0e3dnqlch24x36rrrlltu60p708pp46swgeu83f0'>nevent1q…83f0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m still with Harry Patch and his view of Armistice Day.<br/><br/>I paraphrase: &#34;In a railway carriage in Compiègne, the leaders of many countries sat down and signed an agreement to live in peace. Why the fuck they didn&#39;t do that five years and several million lives previously has never been explained&#34;. 2025-11-11T13:42:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdacjpr2nzvltreyg75cmlw94vhuqx5f28ewujpkn5jjhy5vc8ceqzypz6yrcsqdm9vzd8h0dltesjmf5ef07lr2svfny69v4zuzrwr5pckl8ldvu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2ky3gcnmeagmwtpk9f64qsjkw6vtzcugn642ner3cngpgy78q9hga38kjy'>nevent1q…8kjy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I just read in a toot by Jack the Rebel Cat about how the Chancellor could raise some additional funds. It was mentioned that financial services aren&#39;t currently subject to VAT. Why ever not? We pay it on fuel, power, insurance premiums, all sorts of things that aren&#39;t discretionary purchases. So why should financial services be exempt? <br/><br/><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@JackTheCat/115492686311825979">https://mastodon.scot/@JackTheCat/115492686311825979</a><br/><br/>#politics 2025-11-04T18:30:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz77g7jqnsxgct45wawru5x5mtdes34sgyvq4zjn3gtfxwp5vj4mgzypz6yrcsqdm9vzd8h0dltesjmf5ef07lr2svfny69v4zuzrwr5pckjevjyc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstz9tn7npu87yse4pl9mf6p0ylljkmh0h47l002czaa9lszcvqrzs84ct2e'>nevent1q…ct2e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;cottage industry&#34; implies the possibility of remuneration.<br/>Stump up, Professor! 😁<br/><br/>#TellEveryone 2025-10-15T10:02:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2ag38z8aezmg470etgtr8k900llgs4j39nzlfrwmz8hhfmegnssczypz6yrcsqdm9vzd8h0dltesjmf5ef07lr2svfny69v4zuzrwr5pckn5usv2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdm6atlzr9j96xthhljj578ukrzm0kuad9llzvhcrs47rhmxm9dfqh6h5rd'>nevent1q…h5rd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/> <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/115/372/284/720/601/408/original/63d599e5df9821db.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-14T11:29:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8jlj89mjagsdfuvvg76gvzlg2r9g0w6tfx2p2s6xx52mr7y2eatqzypz6yrcsqdm9vzd8h0dltesjmf5ef07lr2svfny69v4zuzrwr5pck8yqnme In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8vevxws44svd4ujcf6srvukj4xzyuxkrayuahzppm30ydvwd5dqgwu5kfx'>nevent1q…5kfx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, her actions and the results from those and her colleagues led to a complete change in the approach to ambulance provision, and led to the introduction of paramedics.<br/>A real hero. 2025-10-08T15:47:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrdvt5vm934ed8cu4ha496d2sky6rfxcylhmap69fgusp933d5zlgzypz6yrcsqdm9vzd8h0dltesjmf5ef07lr2svfny69v4zuzrwr5pckx09aqk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxj77cfkf03m44nvkj8a4dfssga0z3n00p39z0ewlzkpdp3dmefrsh2zxpt'>nevent1q…zxpt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Meanwhile, after the Jaguar / Landrover fuck-up, I see Renault have now been hacked. <br/>Yet we&#39;re supposed to believe that even more sensitive data will be safe with Crapita or Fujitsu, or most likely likely Thiel&#39;s Palantir. <br/>By the way, did no-one explain to various governments that the Palantir was absolutely not a good thing in the stories? <br/><br/>#DigitalID 2025-10-03T12:57:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9wnf2yssjun0lzlm2uy6kyz8q3mewqwnxl6uajk24a52typ989rszypz6yrcsqdm9vzd8h0dltesjmf5ef07lr2svfny69v4zuzrwr5pcknedxzp In today&#39;s bit of good news, the Co-op is selling beer brewed on the Palestinian West Bank:<br/><a href="https://www.co-operative.coop/hdccbt">https://www.co-operative.coop/hdccbt</a><br/><br/>Oh, and that link has another link to a UK petition in this UN Year of Co-operation.<br/><br/>#Palestine #UK 2025-10-02T13:00:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq7lm4g4tnm0w5f5sxxll89dy6aqene5qpjuc4jtkr8vld52ytw7gzypz6yrcsqdm9vzd8h0dltesjmf5ef07lr2svfny69v4zuzrwr5pck3ryrjd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvwgexzhvhtq46t6nc2aaq4pt63t66fraewyz3wy6rwy7hswe26ecmhqmm9'>nevent1q…qmm9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s lovely! Thank you for sharing!<br/>It&#39;s interesting how people can overcome disadvantages that might be thought reduce them in some way.<br/>There&#39;s a man in his sixties who lives near us. He&#39;s autistic, and officially registered as learning disabled as a child. But he doesn&#39;t want to stop working, and still employs several people in his landscaping business. For which he himself is required to hold a number of safety certications. 2025-09-27T11:06:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspruk0ltdcq9exzzr9g0adw7e58rpmwy378f2l3jxkrxpctnjllhszypz6yrcsqdm9vzd8h0dltesjmf5ef07lr2svfny69v4zuzrwr5pck9zky8y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs22da89s6j6p0a3lvh2ycvk5ms3nl6tnl8ng0ga4htza3t2tgnncc8p2v5c'>nevent1q…2v5c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Many years ago, I took part in a local library initiative, which involved helping adults with reading difficulties to improve their reading skills. To cut a long story short, I was ashamed of my preconceptions. Many weren&#39;t slower people who couldn&#39;t read, they&#39;d been let down by the education system, by their families, by society at large. Although the coping strategies they&#39;d developed were impressive. <br/>I imagine the issue hasn&#39;t improved since then. <br/><br/>#schools #politics #education 2025-09-27T08:07:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgcgv8lck6mu5exgnrf9qpwtqkwsqsjg57hkhz6tlux2w052qta2czypz6yrcsqdm9vzd8h0dltesjmf5ef07lr2svfny69v4zuzrwr5pckww76aq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxzn78zwtspc8m330ct7z2q5f7v5kvgndrkqha6ksrvmy8hfgjmmcgcrl5t'>nevent1q…rl5t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Perhaps because the Conservatives attempt to create or continue a &#34;Northern Poorhouse&#34; has always been misspelt? 😏 2025-09-25T05:44:58Z