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@geegeez.bsky.social Then I looked-up trainerform at Kempton, for the last year: the top trainer win & place was Ben Pauling. Today, Pauling had 3 wins from his 4 runners at Kempton, at odds of 7/4, 6/1, and 10/1

@geegeez.bsky.social I really should have followed my head (and not my instincts) today. Went to reports on the GeeGeez site, looked at Trainer Stats 14-day form, and 2nd-top was Ben Pauling (8w from 23r). Today he had 4 runners, and they were all at Kempton. (cont.)

@sprinterstogo.bsky.social some old friends here

Liz Cheney just wiped the floor with JD Vance 🔥 "Rarely has so much ignorance and ahistorical BS been crammed into a single tweet."

As the US sits around the table with Lavrov (sanctioned by the Biden) the Russian attacks on civilians in Kyiv haven’t stopped. The Trump administration didn’t even get a cessation in drone attacks in exchange for the PR coup of talks and bringing the regime in from the cold.

The latest on my Cheltenham Festival anteposts open.substack.com/pub/waywardl...

Can't this visit #Brighton

Yesterday, posted my latest blog update on my #CheltFest antepost wagers, and then this came out from Willie Mullins. open.substack.com/pub/waywardl...

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NEW: Workers at federal agencies are having their preferred pronouns stripped from email signatures and Slack through the use of automated systems. This is by @dell.bsky.social

Perhaps we need "Parenting Classes" and a licence to have children, because this is negligence. Https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/jan/30/some-children-starting-school-unable-to-climb-staircase-finds-england-and-wales-teacher-survey?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

We're 5 months into January but we can now confidently say that there is only 1 day left! It's been a long one but you did it! We did it and we're almost there.

📝 NTF: 3 to follow has been authorized again! 🏇 Three to follow is back! 👀 Pick them up here... 👇 www.narrowingthefield.co.uk/three-to-fol...

I'm looking for an archaeologist to attend some minor construction excavations in the Thames Valley - just 2 sites, 2 days attendance in each. This will be required in the next 4 weeks. If you can do it, send me a message of interest and follow me - I will follow back and send a direct message.

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#authors #indieauthors #bettingbooks #blueskyauthors #writingcommunity #fiction #blueskyfiction

The latest "Pension Builder" blog is now online, and you can find it at pensionbuilder.blogspot.com #SIPP #pension @green-all-over.bsky.social

The search for Nigel Farage in Clacton enters its 27th week.

Constantly amazed that so few can think of the new dystopian order outside the prism of existing nation states. If Trump were even vaguely driven by US interests, Russian asset Tulsi Gabbard wouldn't be Director of National *Intelligence* or pandemic threat RFK Jr in charge of health policy.

I had #gnocchi for the first time today. I realise that it's fashionable to eat poor people's food (I grew up on mash with mince in gravy), but it's never again for gnocchi: I'd rather eat my own 💩

Thanks to the FT Magazine for running these two climate cover stories - one on wildfires (July 2023), one on a possible collapse of Atlantic currents (January 2025). And thanks to everyone who read each piece, showing there is an audience for climate features www.ft.com/content/7711...

When women were portrayed cycling, they were often eroticised and undressed.

Ivor Caplin bought my house, the first one I owned, way back in 1988.