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countydave.bsky.social
History, the environment, music, primary education, food & drink, a lovely pint. Humanist, Internationalist & Citizen of the world.
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Netanyahu is trying to replace social media images of suffering Palestinians and the destruction of their homes… with those of suffering Israelis and their destroyed homes. So he needs to: 1) bait Iran to attack and 2) cut all comms out of Gaza. Our mainstream media will swallow it whole.

Russia & Israel are the greatest threats to world peace and stability right now. The US might not be far behind.

Well now... Sounds like this battle needs to be settled on the socials. ⚔️ What are the best town in Yorkshire *to visit*.... Answers below. 👇

🇺🇦 Ukraine has agile & replenishable resources - backed by a European military capability growing in strength…. 🇷🇺 Whereas Russia has a powerful dinosaur structure (now being degraded permanently by Ukrainian drones) and a slow grind at the front, backed by an economy hollowing out. Part 1:

I wonder what happened in 2016? …another picture to save to your phone and share everywhere.

This is a piece of truly exquisite writing by Archie Bland that I assure you will remain with you for some time. Read it all. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

"And what of their beloved Brexit? So far, annually, it has delivered a 5% plunge in GDP (CER), a £27 billion loss of exports (LSE) and a 15% reduction in trade (OBR)."

#RejoinEU

I said this for many years: multi-academy trusts are bleeding the education system dry. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

'there is a special place in hell for politicians who object to solar farms & other renewable projects. But perhaps the hottest part is reserved for those who seek to slow pylons and other forms of electricity transmission, they keep us on course for a burning world. bright-green.org/2023/11/07/g...

If you are able, please sponsor my daughter. www.justgiving.com/page/holly-w...

Better sky

The current hour's fundraiser is for a 5 year old girl with an inoperable brain tumour named Adley Sue 💜

BBC News - Oxford hospital uses UK-first tech used for brain tumour patients - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Woman with brain tumour joined by 250 friends and family for charity walk #Oxon #Oxfordshire 🔗: https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/...

Please sponsor my Daughter, Holly Webster, as she completes a parachute jump to raise money for #BrainTumourResearch www.justgiving.com/page/holly-w...

Houses of Parliament, London (1900)، by Claude Monet #Art #painting #illustration

@profaliceroberts.bsky.social Hello. My daughter, Holly, is doing a skydive in aid of #BrainTumourResearch on 31May. She was diagnosed at 4, but due to our fabulous NHS, was declared 'tumour-free' 14 years later. Would you be able to share this with your followers? www.justgiving.com/page/holly-w...

Commiserations to #Reform voters as we mark 80 years since their kind were defeated. They've got a few councils though, so that should brighten things up on what's a very difficult day for them.

I'm officially 'poped-out'.

Sunsets in Oban are always spectacular ☀️ #sunset #uk #oban #scotland #woods #sun #mountains #sea #sony #photography

The gatehouse of Dunstanburgh Castle on the Northumberland coast. Constructed between 1313-22 by Earl Thomas of Lancaster, its defences were expanded in the 1380s by John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster. @kpw1453.bsky.social Post turned into a reconstruction mock-up. #medievalsky

The UK continues to try to invent "joint European" structures around the edge of the EU instead of just rejoining the EU.

Some good stuff coming around . . .

We're part of an international coalition calling for the abolition of blasphemy laws in solidarity with persecuted religious and non-religious minorities globally. Qatar is 1 of 13 countries that maintains the death penalty for 'blasphemy' or apostasy. UN intervention ⬇️ humanists.uk/2025/03/31/h...

Mahrang Baloch, the brave daughter of Balochistan, has shaken all of Pakistan with her courage and struggle. The Pakistani army has arrested her in an attempt to silence her voice for human rights. Her only "crime" is demanding justice and rights for her people.

20 minutes ago here in Venetie, Alaska, the skies erupted in a beautiful auroral substorm. Here is just one of many real-time videos I recorded during the show to give you a sense of how fast and dynamic the aurora can move.

"Drug shortages in the UK have risen to their worst level for four years, official figures show, with Brexit a key reason" Brexit has been driving this for a while, but there has been the usual excuse that it's a global problem. This report shows that it is worse here.

Made me chuckle.

Try as I might, the delight of musical theatre still elludes me.

💩 Thames Water dumped 50% more raw sewage into rivers last year than the previous 12 months. 🤯 That's 300,000 of sewage discharge. 🤬And they want us to pay for the cleanup by increasing our bills. 🚰 Time to stop rewarding failure. Time for water be back in public hands.

Elon Musk claims "the leftists" are bad-mouthing his company. This isn't true. It's ordinary car buyers who are fed the fuck up.

This is everything that's wrong in the British education system at present.

Repose (1895), by John White Alexander #Art #painting #illustration

Budapest today. People are demanding that PM Orban resign.

Because the first question shifts the blame to the desperate, making their morality the focus, while the second question demands accountability from the powerful. It's easier to question survival than to challenge greed.

'We can’t wait for a better life in the hereafter – we need to create the best world possible right now, for everyone and for our planet.' It was an absolute privilege to interview the author, activist, and humanist @natashawalter.bsky.social. Read the feature today 🔗👇 humanists.uk/2025/03/10/n...

I’ve just spent a great day filming at this BEAUTIFUL Tudor gatehouse - Layer Marney Tower. Well worth a visit - the tallest Tudor gatehouse in England, no less!

sometimes you just gotta let your coffee mug be angry for you. find this one and a bunch of returning classics at effinbirds.threadless.com

Is America great again yet?

It’s borderline criminal.

The nature of a cult is that it will turn you against your own family. Your loved ones will cheer as you are led off to the camps because hurting even you is what is necessary to bring on the glorious nation. apnews.com/article/trum...

Come on #USA. Wake up! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Nicola Tesla: “Get my name off your shitty cars, you Nazi Fuck.”

😂😅

If Putin wanted peace then why is he still attacking Ukraine and its people? clearly he doesn’t as if he did he would have already told his forces to back off and return to Russia?

We must close loopholes that would allow foreign billionaires like Elon Musk to bankroll UK political parties bylinetimes.com/2025/03/07/g...