Ernest Falquero

@cybernest.bsky.social

Gibraltarian living in the wilds of East Anglia ~ Dad to 3 beautiful women ~ Grandad to 14 Bless 'ems 🙏 ~ Private investor ~ Ex RN Comms ⚓️ Ganges 🏑 Blue ⚓️ 🙏Slava Ukraini 🙏

As disconcerting as it was for many patients, especially those more vulnerable, reports from the gastroenterology department say at least he cleared many of their bed problems but caused a lot more work for their already overworked ward nurses! 🤨🙄😂🤣

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On this day, 4th August 1704 Anglo-Dutch forces of the Grand Alliance under Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt together with Admiral Sir George Rooke, flying his flag aboard HMS Royal Katherine, leading Royal Navy and Royal Marines units, Capture Gibraltar!

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#Gibraltar #Weather - 04/08 A fine, bright and breezy day with lots of lovely sunshine and becoming hot again. Winds Southwest to Southerly or which may veer more West-Southwesterly, picking up moderate or fresh with the sea breeze and strong at Europa Point. 32C, maybe 33C depending on the wind.

Bank accounts held by President Donald Trump were closed by Capital One in 2021 after it flagged financial activity that had characteristics of money laundering, the bank disclosed in a court filing over the weekend. https://to.pbs.org/3TAajiN

Trump bank accounts were closed due to concerns over possible money laundering, Capital One says

The court filing is tied to a lawsuit filed against Capital One by one of Trump’s financial holding companies shortly after he was sworn into office a second time.

pbs.org

#Gibraltar #Weather - 03/08 A fine start to the week with some high cloud at times, especially this morning, which may make the sunshine weak/ hazier. Becoming breezy with a gentle or moderate West to Southwesterly, freshening in a South to Southwesterly sea breeze, around 32C.

A Royal Navy parade marches past Gibraltar's famous Trafalgar Cemetery (bottom left) and is about to go through Southport Gates, into Main street, possibly on its way to one of the many annual Fleet Reviews at North Front during the 1930s. 🇬🇧 🇬🇮 🇨🇶 ⚓️

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#Gibraltar #MainStreet - 02/08 - how lovely is it to have the poniente back... to have those blue skies... 😍☀️ to get rid of that mugginess with a good Southerly sea breeze setting in this morning - at 1pm, the temperature has made it up to a hotter 30C.

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#Gibraltar #Weather - 02/08 A return to Poniente brings a lovely day with sunny skies and a hotter but breezier day. West to Southwesterly winds should back South to Southwesterly with the sea breeze increasing moderate or fresh, perhaps strong later at Europa Point, around 32C.

Infantino's story is so reminiscent of Icarus, one of the most famous tragic figures in Greek mythology. As Infantino did, getting too close to Trump, Icarus flew too close to the sun with tragic consequences. BBC report is from Dec 2025! Everything Trump touches... 🫤🤡 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Donald Trump & Gianni Infantino: 'World Cup draw will illustrate close relationship'

Friday’s World Cup draw in Washington DC will be the latest illustration of the ever-closer relationship between US President Donald Trump and Fifa president Gianni Infantino.

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Why do Brits have such problems with phonetic vowels? Once again it's being demonstrated on our TV news with the sad issue of the immigrants at the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Correspondents and reporters simply cannot pronounce it properly. best they can manage is 'sooter'. 🙄 1/4

By his corrupt unacceptable behaviour before and during the World Cup, now this absurd idea to sell it, Infantino has disqualified himself from the presidency of #FIFA. Member nations should be clamouring for his resignation! I do not understand why they're not?! 🤔 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Fifa World Cup: Uefa to boycott tournament if Gianni Infantino's investment plans go through

Uefa's 55 member associations vote to boycott the World Cup if Fifa proceeds with its plan to sell stakes in its competitions.

bbc.co.uk

I remember when I was a kid you could walk down to the shop with a shilling in your pocket,... and come home with four chocolate bars, a big bag of chips, a can of coke and some bubble gum. You could never do that today. They've all got cameras. 🙄 😂

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The Battle class destroyer HMS Trafalgar (D77), Captain(D) 7th Destroyer Squadron in a levanter laden HM Dockyard Gibraltar in 1962 ~ The Squadron were sailing around the Mediterranean for the last time, performing a number of naval exercises, as well as fly-the-flag visits ~ 🇬🇧 🇬🇮 🇨🇶 ⚓️ 1/3

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