Dette Mc L.

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Guess I'll give it a spin so! This vinyl is a first pressing from 1966, bought by my father back in the day, found by me & one of my sisters some 20-odd yrs later alongside Sgt. Pepper's. Which is when my lifelong obsession with both overdriven guitars & eclectic compositions began. Cheers lads!

Photo of the vinyl sleeve to The Beatles' album Revolver, sitting on top of a turntable.
Michael Warburton@michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 17h ago

The Boys recording one of the greatest albums of all time — REVOLVER — at Abbey Road in 1966. This seminal album was released 60yrs ago today.

Ajisai (hydrangea) season is at its height. The blooms peak alongside the rainy season, their colours ranging from blue to pink depending on the soil they grow in. Temples and shrines are among the finest places to enjoy them, such as Myoraku-ji in Kawasaki, shown here.

A large stone lantern carved with a deer motif stands among pink and purple hydrangeas. Wooden temple buildings with tiled roofs and green foliage are visible to either side.Clusters of blue and lavender hydrangeas in the foreground, with a tall, multi-tiered stone pagoda and an inscribed stone monument behind them. A temple building and dense green trees fill the background.A stone water basin fed by a bamboo spout, its surface covered with floating hydrangea blooms in blue, purple, pink, and white. A wooden ladle rests across the rim, with a garden and the base of a large tree behind.A wooden temple bell tower with a curved, ornamented roof and a bronze bell, enclosed by a carved stone railing. In the foreground, a bed of hydrangeas in blue, pink, and pale lilac sits beneath green trees and an overcast sky.

Zoom today. Fianna Fail's Éamon Ó Cuív served important roles in govt & opposition. I didn't agree with him for most of his political career. But, he's displaying strength of character here by challenging current narrative of FF leaders. PLEASE SEE KIN WEBSITE FOR ZOOM LINK: keepirelandneutral.ie

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Palestinians, for resisting occupation of their land, genocide, ecocide are targeted by full scale annihilation operations by Israel, under “security”, “counter terrorism or “national development” that plunders Palestinian resources & land, slaughters/massacres civilians, criminalises resistance.

Hello we're the Government and we want to know your thoughts. Not so perhaps we might do what you want, but so we can find ways to persecute you. We really are fucked. No coincidence Apple and Snake are a thing a long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...

A U.S. Citizen Deleted His Phone’s Data. Now He Faces a Felony Charge.

Federal prosecutors charged a man returning to the United States with obstruction because he gave them a passcode that erased his smartphone during a customs search.

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US Air-Force wants to continue destructive hazardous-waste operations at Tarague in Guam at the expense of the local population and their environment. The US are terrorists in every imaginable dimension.

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British PM Andy Burnham is Catholic by upbringing but his parliamentary record is firmly pro-choice. He has consistently voted to improve abortion access. Let that continue to be the case. One's religion is no excuse for denying other people their rights and controlling someone else’s pregnancy.

Justice Dept. has refused visas to some fully sponsored students from Gaza to study here for: Failure to produce adequate paper work Failure to produce bank statements Failure to explain adequately gaps in their education. DO THEY KNOW WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON IN GAZA? www.rte.ie/news/educati...

Concern over study visa refusal rate for Gazan students

Concern is growing in Irish universities over a high rate of refusal of study visas to students in Gaza who are due to take up college scholarships in Ireland this September.

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A minority of Jews pretending to speak for all of us when they call on the most hated American in the world (Trump) to defend the most hated man in the world (Netanyahu) and go after one of the most liked (Mamdani). 🧵

Having experienced hundreds of years of hardship and conflict, the people of Ireland understood the pain of others. Some of us still do, along with a strong desire for peace. It would appear that the Irish Government do not.