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Krasnov in Leningrad when he became a Russian asset. All they had to do was massage his ego, and he turned - no honey traps; no payoffs, nothing. It cost them nothing to bend POTUS 45 & 47.
The Libra Way@thelibraway.bsky.social · 3d agotv.apple.com/us/movie/tru... This documentary tells about Trump before the Russian oligarchs paid off all of Trump’s debts. Trump has been under the control of those Russian oligarchs since that time.
I haven't been able to get this out of my head, so - I'm calling it. A few decades of rapid technical progress here, and plastic garbage can become the new coal or oil... And landfills become the new coal mines or oil wells. BRING IT ON. (Also: sci-fi writers, grab this maybe-future quick!)
Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · last mo.Scientists built a solar reactor that eats plastic bottles and burps out clean hydrogen at scale Cambridge Uni made the device with simple materials using a paint sprayer—offering a possible dual fix for plastic pollution and dirty hydrogen production www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/07/scie...
We don't need to reinvent the wheel when it comes to how we own water. Scotland has already shown us what to do: PUBLIC OWNERSHIP It's the simplest, cheapest and most efficient choice for Andy Burnham to make now - first Thames Water, and then the rest of our water
“Have you checked the copy for the Enterprise display ad?” “Didn’t need to, it’s the same every week” [one day later] “Oh”
And the first teaser track: Michelle take 1 youtu.be/Zq0HMLhaQOw?...
The Beatles - ‘Michelle” (Take 1) (Visualiser)
YouTube video by The Beatles
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‘Great Inventions, 1961’ Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope Artist: Robert Ayton
A Channel 4 News investigation has found that Christopher Harborne registered as living in the UK to vote for Brexit and make large financial donations - but months later stated he was based abroad. ✉️ Read our latest newsletter:
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A Channel 4 News investigation has found that Christopher Harborne registered as living in the UK to vote for Brexit and make large financial donations - but months later stated he was based abroad.
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It’s gonna beat off your rival reporters if you use them 2 words in a headline for sure!
Angry People in Local Newspapers@apiln.bsky.social · 3mo agoOne thing has led to another, and now I have a folder full of news headlines about people getting beaten off. I offer no apology at all.
"Do the thing you can do instead of beating yourself up over not doing the thing you're not doing" is honestly life-changing, even life-saving, advice.
Leiracal@leiracal.bsky.social · 12mo agoThis concept was introduced to me as "run the dishwasher twice" and was an important part of my executive functioning recovery as well as my path to self-acceptance.
What has the BBC ever done for me? THIS! And I’m not the biggest prog rock fan but this was magnificent! Worth the license fee in itself (despite how glib that sounds!) Hats off to all involved! + Top ‘curation’ credits to! @stuartmaconie.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
BBC Proms - 2026: Prog Rock at the Proms
Classic tracks on an orchestral scale from Genesis to Tubular Bells with epic new arrangements of works by ELP, Yes and more, featuring Guy Garvey and curated by Stuart Maconie.
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Thank you. It was a special night @bbcsounds.bsky.social @bbciplayer.bsky.social
Mark Braund@markbraund.substack.com · 2w agoSending my latest substack post to @stuartmaconie.bsky.social, who put together a fantastic prom last weekend, which features large in this round-up of six excellent concerts I had the privilege if attending over the last fortnight. markbraund.substack.com/p/in-praise-...
His claim to be fighting for the people of Clacton would have been somewhat more convincing if he hadn't been forced to go back more than two years before finding a clip of himself there
I've decided to compile a definitive thread of photos of the best dogs I've photographed during my walks in the countryside, together with supporting biographical information. I will put the vital info about all the dogs in the alt text, since some of it is a little long to fit in a post.
Back in the 20th Century we believed that Orwell's 1984, Huxley's Brave New World, Ballard's Drowned World, Atwood's Handmaid's Tale, or Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 best predicted the dystopian future that may await us... Nope. Robert Zemeckis: Back to the Future II.
Elizabeth Warren@warren.senate.gov · last mo.Donald Trump is using the Trump family crypto businesses to make himself richer. Any crypto bill must ban Trump and his family from profiting off crypto. Otherwise, Congress is turbocharging corruption.
Jesus we are now officially more inhumane than the British
Crisis@crisis-uk.bsky.social · last mo.🚨 Breaking news: from today, it's no longer a crime to sleep rough in England and Wales. The Vagrancy Act has finally been repealed. For more than 200 years, this archaic law criminalised people for sleeping rough or begging. But no more.
starmer should release the smallest resignation honours list ever, just so we can use the headline “two peer keir”
Standing ovation for Rep. Beatty, who sued Trump over the renaming of the Kennedy Center, took him to court, and won!
1 Year ago I adopted Chance. She had been stabbed in the stomach and spent her life on the streets. She shows us all that no matter how bad things get in life there is always a way back for us all.