Very disturbing theconversation.com/we-investiga...
We investigated Russia’s military indoctrination of Ukrainian children in occupied territories – what we found was more shocking than we could have imagined
International law forbids the indoctination and militarisation of children in occupied territories.
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Seems about time for the annual posting of Carl Sagans prophetic statement.
True, that’s why I still have cupboards +shelves of books, DVD’s, CD’s and vinyl! arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...
Sony erases digital content from libraries; we're reminded we don’t own what we buy
Sony has been scaling down its digitial store for a few years.
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Niko Stratis@nikostratis.com · last mo.You can’t own anything physical anymore, everything is digital, you can’t own anything digital now, storage is too expensive, you cant stream anything because they took it off the service once their parent company got bought out, you can’t get a McFlurry because the machine is broken
Been going through my old "Twitter Archive" and came across this image. Can't recall if we ever got to an answer to the unknown item on the officers hip. Would be nice to solve this one!
Been going through my old "Twitter Archive" and came across this image. Can't recall if we ever got to an answer to the unknown item on the officers hip. Would be nice to solve this one!
Justice can be swift it seems. Begs the question why so long in other cases? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Three more men jailed for violence at Henry Nowak Southampton protest
A total of 13 men have so far been jailed over the disorder in Southampton last week.
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Quite refreshing to read given the current forelock tugging attitude of our Govt towards the A.I. “industry. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Nobody needs AI to search the Internet, court says in ruling against Google
Google AI Overview court loss in Germany could spell doom for AI search industry.
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Palantir and the N.H.S, well that sounds like a plan🤣 Nazi’s we’re supposedly good at admin. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
#spiders Anyone put a name for this spider spotted in my garden in Sunderland,North East England. Never seen one of this colouration before.
@tylanberry.bsky.social was wondering if you could ID this spider I spotted in my garden recently. Spiders not my thing, more into beetles but the unusual colouration caught my eye. Never seen one like it before. North East England , Sunderland
The cover of latest issue of Private Eye tells you everything you need to know about latest huffing and puffing re: the BBC
Reading a 1974 “After the Battle” magazine article about the selection of the unknown soldier to be buried in Westminster Abbey. Struck by this image of the grave of one of those reinterred in St. Pol cemetery. Notice the amount of lichen growth present on the stones. Not such a new issue?
Courtesy of “Maureen” via The Great War Forum, a link to the Internet Archive of issues 1 - 130 of After The Battle Magazine. Lots of well researched reading to keep you busy. archive.org/details/atb_...
After the Battle Magazine 1 - 130, Specials : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
After the Battle Magazine issues 001 (1973) through 130 (2005) and specials.
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Just a reminder that Butch Cassidy’s mother was born in Brandling village, Jesmond, Newcastle. I’ll be boring people endlessly about this today.
I’m celebrating my 65th today and later this year running the Great North Run in aid of Blesma, a charity providing help and assistance to veterans who have lost limbs. If you feel inclined to donate my Just Giving page is
Allan’s celebrating his 65th birthday by running the Great North Run in aid of Blesma.
Help Allan Douglas raise money to support Blesma The Limbless Veterans
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Allan is celebrating his 65th birthday by running the Great North Run this year in aid of Blesma. If you’d like to support this worthwhile cause my “Just Giving” page can be found here; www.justgiving.com/page/allan-d...
Allan’s celebrating his 65th birthday by running the Great North Run in aid of Blesma.
Help Allan Douglas raise money to support Blesma The Limbless Veterans
justgiving.com
Then and Now, China Wall #cwgc cemetery, initially a small cemetery containing 130 graves. Hugely enlarged after the armistice when graves from 30 smaller cemeteries were concentrated here bringing the total to 2791. Original autochrome September 1923, Albert Khan collection.
Wanting to visit the IWM Ashcroft collection to view a particular VC? Best make your visit before 1st June 2025 as IWM is closing the Ashcroft gallery, medals going into storage. Heard about this from a colleague at work and had to visit the “Dark Side” to confirm🤣
First overlay I’ve done on Bluesky. Hill 60, July 1917 aerial showing the effect of shellfire and mines on the landscape. Hard to imagine when visiting the site today, but Lidar image shows the scars of battle remain beneath the vegetation.
Another private memorial from Bishopwearmouth cemetery Sunderland, 2nd Lt Christopher Binns, Royal Garrison Artillery, 154th Heavy Bty. Christopher was born on 17th January 1881, the youngest of the four children of Joseph John Binns and his wife Rosa. Buried in The Huts CWGC cemetery, Belgium.
If your annual Ancestry subscription is due try this link. Just obtained a years subscription for £59, less than half of my renewal fee. www.ancestry.co.uk/checkout/mli...
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Tommy in this morning’s sunshine which did not last for long after this!
The Bluff + Palingbeek, Ypres Salient, an area of intensive mining activity and both sites of continuous conflict from late 1914 to mid 1917. Only a very short distance from Hill 60 if you’re visiting the area and much quieter.
1. In 1918, Olive Edis was commissioned by the Imperial War Museum’s Women’s Work Committee to photograph British women serving in France. One image shows workers tending graves at Etaples. A rather distinctive grave adorned with a propeller is shown.
From the Maurice Antony collection, a view of Larch Wood cemetery, 7th March 1920. Hill 60 would be behind you, with “The Dump” on your left. Note the newly constructed railway.
Private #FWW memorial in Bishopwearmouth Cemetery #Sunderland to Cpt Harold Linton Heslop, RAMC Harold died of heart failure 30/10/17 after returning to France following illness One of many for whom the stresses of service were too much Brief biography at www.universitiesatwar.org.uk/explore/hesl...
