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Father and husband (trainee). Web / ERP dev. Round earther. Interests: Sci-Fi/Trek. UK Politics. Photography. Retro tech. Daft stuff. I follow back real people who have posted something other than scams/grifts/lorem ipsum/memes/quotes/lies/scripture etc.
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OTD in 1921 the Red Army completed its occupation of Georgia after invading a few weeks before. We signed a treaty less than a year earlier saying we would never invade. Imagine, more than 100 years later, us still doing that to our neighbors...

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I’d like to take a moment and apologize to the democracies of Europe—I’m appalled this man is forcing us to abandon you. We’ll be back.

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Instead of a thousand words. Last night, Russia injured teenage twins in Kherson and killed their mom. Her body was recently found in the debris. These tragedies have become daily reality. But they hurt so much, every one of them.

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“This is nice behaviour, that I write to you again and again, and you pay no attention to me.” This almost 4,000-year-old Babylonian letter in clay is proof that we have been finding ways to say “per my last email” for some time

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The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.

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"Ukraine has deposits of 22 of the 34 minerals identified by the European Union as critical." #bbcqt

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How did Captain White end up in the shadow cabinet? #bbcqt

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When Starlink’s satellites reach end of their lives, they burn up in Earth’s atmosphere leaving behind small particles of aluminum oxide that is destroying ozone layer that is critical for life on Earth 8,000 satellites could burn up in atmosphere every year www.cnet.com/home/interne...

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Fraudsters are setting up fake banks on Companies House - here's how we found 16 in three minutes... using an automated tool we've just made freely available. Thread:

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Any #StarTrek fans out there have "From Sawdust to Stardust" (biography of DeForest Kelley) by Terry Rioux from ebooks.com? Both my epub + PDF seem to jump from 1978 to 1983 (even in the contents page). Can anyone confirm there should be a chapter there before I contact their customer services? 🖖

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BREAKING: US law enforcement agencies urgently seeking new recruits to deal with surge of illegal screenshotting.

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A clear night so I couldn't resist a wander amongst the stars. Taken in Glastonbury about 30 minutes ago. Sheep nestle below the wonder at the bottom of the scene.

submitted 31 days ago • 18 comments

This is why we still have an X account.

submitted 59 days ago • 6 comments

Putin's doing Ukraine. Netanyahu's doing Palestine, etc. Trump's doing Greenland. Jinping might do Taiwan. Where can Keir Starmer do?

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Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), January 24th 2025 at Lilydale Lake. #astrophotography

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“This the queue for a pardon?”

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The Supreme Court ruled corporations were allowed to donate unlimited amounts to politicians in 2010. It only took them 6 years to take complete control of the government and 15 years to mark sure their voices are the only ones the masses ever hear again.

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🔭 Full Moon, Full Mars Image Credit & Copyright: David Bowman apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25011...

submitted 39 days ago • 1 comment

Well, well, well...🙄

submitted 39 days ago • 920 comments

Volume 1 of the Jack Smith report (The Election Case) via NBC news, with story here www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus... And the complete PDF of it here, along with Smith's letter to the AG, and a response from Trump's counsel objecting to the release as an appendix: s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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