Stolen valor from Mr. Bone Spurs. An insult to every man and woman who has worn the uniform.
Timby2
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It's not how much you're given, it's what you do with what you've got. Folk music, archaeology, football and lefty views. Semi-retired, the boss will be furious when she finds out. Looking for hope and laughter.
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social says Andy Burnham is considering a Public Inquiry into Epstein's crimes (and enablers) in the UK. Let's hope for full cooperation from our international partners.
I have so many thoughts lol... Scroll through his comments you'll see them youtu.be/GEjuDzp_ifM?...
Uta Frith is DANGEROUSLY WRONG about Autism
YouTube video by Autistic AF
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Indeed he did - things like "the one thing stopping me from being a teacher was that I could not remotely conceive of not trying to shag the kids"
Trump and Infantino - same snouts, same trough.
Andrew Clifford@tscnewschannel.bsky.social · 2d agoTelegraph Sport — Tuesday 4 August — #TomorrowsPapersToday Saints told to make Henry Pollock a £1m‑a‑year player to keep him after his title‑winning rise. Meanwhile, Trump vows to do “everything possible” to help Infantino hang on as Fifa boss.
New data on homebuying loan records around World War II in the US, linked to race and immigration status, show that Black borrowers were disproportionally excluded from mortgage programmes, according to a paper in Nature. go.nature.com/4fQ2BIZ 🏺🧪
Todd Blanche refuses to translate the foreign language documents in the Epstein Files, despite the fact there was an international sex trafficking ring.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 3d agoPhang: "The fact that it's taking France and England and other foreign countries to be able to launch investigations, and yet our American DOJ is sitting on it doing absolutely nothing, including not cooperating with those foreign nations, is such a big red flag."
Neolithic Britain's genetic survival: the quantity is settled at 7–9%. But is it British survivors, or continental Neolithic ancestry arriving pre-mixed? The data to settle it exist. Nobody has run the analysis. www.sarsen.org/2026/08/how-...
How much of Neolithic Britain survived the Beaker transition, and whose ancestry it was
This is a technical discussion draft relating to the Population Replacement Evidence post. https://www.sarsen.org/2026/08/population-replace...
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Sounds 1000% probable to me www.npr.org/2026/08/02/g...
Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concerns
The bank is asking a judge to permanently dismiss a lawsuit from Trump-affiliated businesses, arguing a monthslong internal review — not the Jan. 6 riot — explains why hundreds of accounts were shut d...
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Gen Alexus Grynkewich sent written notification to senior Pentagon officials saying that without another Navy destroyer he will be forced to choose defense of the United States “homeland” over that of Israel, reports WaPo's Dan Lamothe www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. general warns Pentagon he lacks sufficient forces to protect Israel
A shortage of Navy destroyers, used to defend against Iranian ballistic missile attacks, will force the head of U.S. European Command to prioritize the U.S. homeland instead, officials said.
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Sunday National — Sunday 2 August — #TomorrowsPapersToday Scottish teachers seek legal advice after pro‑Israel lawyers target them over Gaza comments. Plus Bill Paterson on nukes and aliens, and wind‑farm profits heading overseas.
More excellent reporting by @gabrielpogrund.bsky.social on Reform, Farage and potential election rule-breaking.
Andrew Clifford@tscnewschannel.bsky.social · 4d agoThe Sunday Times — Sunday 2 August — #TomorrowsPapersToday Chaos in Ceuta as migrants sleep on streets without food. Farage’s early return deal revealed, Infantino fights to keep his job, and a fugitive kingpin risks arrest after losing his Dubai visa.
Wait ... how can the US congress pass a bill that gives Spanish territory to Morocco? I must be missing something here.
Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · 4d agoGOP Rep Thomas Massie: “Don’t fall for the fake Fox/GOP outrage. Two weeks ago the House passed a bill that greenlighted the transfer of Spanish territory to Morocco. Every Republican except me voted for it, but now THEY are acting shocked at the invasion.”
If these fascist morons think the NYT won’t defend a freelance reporter… www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...
Justice Dept. Subpoenas Times Freelancer in Effort to Identify Sources
A previously undisclosed subpoena, involving reporting on a failed SEAL Team 6 mission in North Korea, reflects the government’s expanding campaign to investigate leaks of secrets.
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On #YorkshireDay, enjoy this lovely railway poster of the Yorkshire Dales by Ladybird artist Ronald Lampitt
Anthropic's "Project Panama" should DISTURB EVERYONE. Anthropic is secretly buying up rare books, slicing their spines, scanning them, and shredding the originals - and it's court sanctioned. Some of these are the last known physical copies in the world. Now, they're gone forever, for the
news.sky.com/liveblog-web... Hoo-bloody-ray.
FIFA row latest: FIFA scraps World Cup sell-off plans, Gianni Infantino says in exclusive statement to Sky News
In comments obtained by Sky News, Gianni Infantino said "it has become clear that the project has created divisions of a nature that, regardless of the level of support, are no longer in the interest ...
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This was a heinous murder, carried out by rich and powerful people who wanted to hide the evidence of their crimes..
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project@occrp.org · 5d agoEx-Chief of Staff for Malta’s Former Prime Minister Testifies Against Childhood Friend Accused of Ordering Journalist’s Murder www.occrp.org/en/news/ex-c...
I keep thinking they're talking about Denis Healey!
Andrew Clifford@tscnewschannel.bsky.social · 5d agoThe Times Chancellor John Healey warns ministers they must find cuts within their own budgets to fund Andy Burnham’s spending pledges as economic stability is made top priority. Saturday August 1 2026 #TomorrowsPapersToday
Bede referred to Hengist & Horsa as the "first leaders" of the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes who arrived in Britain in the year 449. In 1949 a Danish replica sailed to Thanet to commemorate the 1500th anniversary. Viking Bay at Broadstairs was renamed to honour this. www.facebook.com/share/v/18Dx...
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RIP Franco Baresi one of football's greatest ever defenders
Would definitely be a regular at a pub with this sign.
Tuatha@tuatha.ie · 5d agoThis carved stone plaque was found in St Francis' Row in Cashel, and it is believed to be the sign for a tavern that was known as The Cat & Bagpipes, that once stood on the main street. It may date to as early as the 16-17th century, and offers a glimpse of Cashel's social life from centuries ago
