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Lancashire-raised, Lincolnshire-domiciled; retired OU-er; mother & grandmother; fond of semicolons. bld2013 on Twitter - for now. 'No pets, just a computer'
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Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.

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Used to be we would all dash over to Twitter to post about Facebook being down...

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Hopefully we'll be hearing a lot more about #syngas in the near future.

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After playing a fictional member of the Resistance a long time ago, I never could have imagined it ever happening in real life, but here we are.

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How is it so quick? Germany doesn't use electronic voting.

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'Scotland and Canada – two nations with a shared history but independent futures' Interesting take on a new role for the #Commonwealth in the new world order.

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Certainly an interesting twist. also reassuring to hear Merz ruling out (again) any cosying up to AfD.

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Oh...

submitted 9 days ago • 5 comments

Had to visit their website to check this wasn't a spoof.

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Nature-friendly solar farms in East Anglia support more bird species than arable land, boosting biodiversity By Paul Casciato

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Been thinking about this speech a lot lately. One for all those happy to burn the rule of law because it's their side doing it this time. youtu.be/PDBiLT3LASk?...

submitted 16 days ago • 59 comments

Worth a read if you have elderly relatives - or indeed if you're al elderly relative yourself.

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Glorious p*ss-take from Denmark! I've signed... - What happens when a small country decides to play Monopoly... with an ENTIRE US state? 🤯 [...] - Imagine buying a WHOLE state like it's a garage sale item. This is NOT a fake news." denmarkification.com?utm=.share.b...

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NY Times, Feb. 11, 1933.

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A little good news. Three weeks later. The Los Angeles Wildfires Are Fully Contained www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...

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Five years after we left, a new YouGov poll finds a grand total of 2% of voters think Brexit has had a very positive impact on the NHS.

submitted 31 days ago • 173 comments

Well, I donate whenever they run an appeal & will continue to do so.

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Trump says residents of Greenland want to be part of the USA, while Greenlanders say Donald Trump sallusuissummik naalliutsitsisuuvoq - which is Greenlandic for Donald Trump is a liar and a fool. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Really interesting read. It's reminiscent of the scholarly work being done to disentangle myth & history concerning the Trojan War.

submitted 37 days ago • 3 comments

A couple of damp pigeons have decided to wait out the storm on my covered bird table. Sensible choice, the balcony is on the east side of the house, so sheltered from the wind, and there is food.

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Locals are fighting to protect the town’s heritage tram service which has been temporarily suspended | Adam Green northwestbylines.co.uk/lifestyle/hi...

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Fascinating article about some overlooked & neglected Scottish languages www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2013/05/a-di...

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