The blessings of the Feast of Michaelmas to you all.
Nigel Hillpaul ن ‘A Colourful Welshman’
@thehillpaul.bsky.social
Rural Antiquary, Byzantinist, Z' Troop veteran & Varangjar for the σκρίνιον τῶν βαρβάρων and a Curator. A Byron Rogers Enthusiast. ‘Did I mention I rowed a Trireme?’ https://nigelhillpaul6.wixsite.com/sketches-of-a-life
Today would be the day after the Battle of Stamford Bridge, where Anglo-Saxon England was mortally wounded and the Age of the Vikings ended.
Today would be the day after the Battle of Stamford Bridge, where Anglo-Saxon England was mortally wounded and the Age of the Vikings ended.
At Stamford Bridge, Harald Hardrada had a banner, Landøyðan, ‘The Land-Reaver’ which he took to Stamford Bridge, leading an army of tattooed & ornamented warriors their gold & personal weapons winking in the sunlight.
I’ll bet they laughed at her and were mean to her too. www.thetimes.com/article/5706...
SAS are not the heroes they think they are, says whistleblower
Monica Grenfell, who worked at the elite regiment’s Herefordshire HQ for three years, claims soldiers were ‘feral’ and that ‘nasty characters ruled the roost’
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I have absolutely no problem with Neil Kinnock’s proposal to make voting compulsory as long as the ballot sheet contains a box marked ‘None of the above’
NationCymru@nation.cymru · last wk.Former Labour leader Lord Neil Kinnock has urged Andy Burnham to introduce compulsory voting to prevent “distorted” election results as senior peers back proposed legislation that would make casting ballots a civic duty
‘And now, we move on, to liars….’
The House of Lords did their job, I’m not convinced she did hers in shifting goalposts & ignoring the concerns of organisations representing the people who were likely to have been targeted. The moral certainty of a sixth-form debater & a similar level of emotional resilience.
oday, 16th September is Owain Glyndŵr Day, another of Wales’ heroes, asleep until needed. #ByronRogers
I am reminded that today, 15th September is the Feast day of St Niketas the Goth, patron saint of Greek reserve officers (including those who rowed a trireme😉).
Am far foreign tonight with no @BBCiPlayer so here’s an earlier stand up #GodSaveTheKing youtu.be/3ywHuONE2R4?...
God Save The King - Proms 2024
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Well done the House of Lords for giving the Commons the chance to think again. #AssistedDying
Twenty-five years on, looking at the changes in our societies in the West, are we sure we won?
I’m sure there are many who will be disappointed about the result if the Assisted Dying Bill 2 in Parliament, but I have to say I am profoundly relieved it has been defeated.
Possibly one of the most disingenuous articles written by a politician. ‘I was elected to Westminster two years ago, when the country was crying out for change and looking to parliament to tackle the big issues that had been forgotten for too long’. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I am sending the assisted dying bill back to the Lords – and this time, peers must do the right thing | Lauren Edwards
The will of the elected chamber – and a popular, compassionate piece of legislation – must not be frustrated again by a small minority of peers, says Labour MP for Rochester and Strood Lauren Edwards
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‘Andronicus II attempted to economise by disbanding the navy….’ ‘Ha, what an idiot’.
‘Siri, show me an example of Hutber’s Law’. ‘You mean all improvement leads to deterioration?’ ‘Yes, that’s the one’.
Getting an award from a nattily dressed Uncle Harry should be the culmination of any writer’s career. cc @hntdove.bsky.social
Byzantine Bluesky is judging you.
‘Laughs in Gibraltarian’.
OSINT Mirror Feed@osint-mirrors.bsky.social · last mo.Source: @warmonitor3 on X Morocco has announced it has territorial claims on the Spanish territories in Northern Africa Ceuta and Melilla and wants to negotiate with Spain for their hand over the Justice Ministry of the country stated. Spain has since completely rejected these statements.
I *knew* Hagia Sophia used to be yellow!
And the joy of a beautiful morning in the Celestial Parish to you all.
‘Grok, create a random image based on my X account’.
when I went, I was told the whole point was to be even odder when you came out, gratia @pratinavanil.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/edd5...
Keep universities weird: it’s what they’re for
Let’s be proud that the scholarly freedom behind great advances includes both the esoteric genius and the useless crank
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