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beardybarista.bsky.social
My interests include drinking for a living (mostly coffee), late night cinema trips, long dog walks, understanding the messy world of global politics and chilling with friends around the telly or game table top
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These disgusting individuals are the real villains of this while thing, not elected individuals working for justice

Battle For The North. #Skol

Kia ora from Auckland! My dream honeymoon with the Missus finally begins after 5 years of prep! πŸ₯°βœˆοΈπŸŒ…πŸš

Good on ya Diane!

Merry Christmas to all! β›„πŸŽ„πŸŽ

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TouchΓ© πŸ‘ŒπŸ»πŸ˜‚

Watching The Story of Aardman in anticipation of a fantastic Christmas present...new Wallace and Gromit 😍😍😍

SKOL Vikings!!

A troubling development indeed, the tide towards right wing populism has turned so strongly

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Analysis shows MPs split largely along religious lines, with a few notable exceptions on either side. Only 2 MPs – 1 Christian, 1 humanist – spoke about their beliefs during the vote. @andrewcopson.bsky.social on the β€˜strong but silent’ role of religion in the vote. humanists.uk/2024/12/10/t...

Long time coming πŸ‘πŸ»

How did you do today? Connections and more puzzles from @nytimes.com Connections Puzzle #548 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

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A fab year for my camera roll πŸ“ΈπŸ˜

β€œAnother woman of a certain age trying to pin something on me” Subscribe to Private Eye: subsonline.co.uk

This is a really bad spell of wether

We miss you Spike

Now that's a wholesome use of fame... @inews.co.uk reporting that a family run baker has been convinced to open a branch in the hometown of a celeb fan @romeshranganathan.bsky.social πŸ˜‚

Usually I have to spend an arm and a leg to not be able to walk straight, but the winds today mean I get that for free πŸ˜‚

Paddington can hold his own!

Nice one Kemi πŸ™„

Following last week's bill, I hoped to get a response from my local MP on his vote. I'm pleased to say I got a professional, personal email from @darrenpaffey.bsky.social on his position, which is detailed in the attached release. Thank you for a response! www.darrenpaffey.org.uk/2024/11/27/t...

I agree...what the hell is going on over there?! πŸ˜”

As much as I admire Goodfellas, as a millennial Joe Pesci will always just be Marv from #homealone! Watching the sequel as I get my tree up πŸŽ„πŸ˜Š

"Amen" to this πŸ‘ŒπŸ»

A wonderful, personal piece on the film #Joy by Emma Barnett in the recent @inews.co.uk relating her own experiences of IVF and endometriosis. Looks like a well acted story highlighting much needed work, behind closed doors, and the sole reason why so many are alive today!

A reminder that the streaming services aren't all bad haha

*rubs palms in anticipation*

Many people are humanists without knowing it. If you are non-religious and look to science, reason, empathy, and compassion in order to live an ethical and meaningful life, consider doing our quiz to see if you're a humanist too. humanists.uk/humanism/how...

Love is wise. Hatred is foolish. ❀️

A reminder of the historic moment in Parliament this week that brought us closer to full autonomy over our lives in the UK, and its mature and responsible reading by @kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social

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I'm a new fan, and I think a commited one after trying to follow tonight online 🀣 you got there lads but not through lack of trying!

Should I be concerned by my calorie total today? 🀣

Can't beat cheese and crackers in December 🀣

Without a shadow of a doubt! We need more community spaces that are clean/dry/safe/sober/free

I'd like to add: 11. Genesis (interpreted literally)

How did you guys do today? Connections and other great puzzled from @nytimes.com Connections Puzzle #539 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟦🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦

Very sensible, reasonable debate on #BBCLauraK about the assisted dying bill! One of the many impacts I hope will be the better enshrinement of palliative care funding in law, so that people do have a genuine choice and do not feel burdened/coerced into ending lives

Anyone liking the conflicts between power/faith/doubt should check out #conclave, a taut adaptation of the Harris 2016 novel. A masterful ensemble, led by a nuanced Ralph Fiennes leading performance, deftly speculates on the struggles and hypocrisies raised when facing the apostolic succession. πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ˜Š