Brynley Heaven
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Serious fun in difficult times * Emerging Lincolnshire * Always thoughtful
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Wholesale bombardment of Iran is cruel and wrong of course. Early signs it may be counterproductive too
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Iranians rethink the price of regime change
Destructive US and Israeli war and Islamic republicās resilience have alarmed even those who supported foreign intervention
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/b80743dc-f734-4880-92e7-df771df3cbd3
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We are arguing about whether Bluetack existed in our youth and discover it is a Leicester invention of the golden 1960s, not that it was ever seen then
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Palantir's Maven enables girls' schools targeted much faster
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The AI-driven ākill chainā transforming how the US wages war
Systems from Palantir and Anthropic are helping to turn torrents of battlefield data into thousands of strikes
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/85aa11fe-367e-47f4-8118-bbec3648825a
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Street View, unusual thing to occupy your front garden. Gosty Hill Canal Tunnel shaft in the Black Country (massively pre-dating the houses of course)
about 15 hours ago
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Duncan Browne
about 21 hours ago
In case anyoneās interested in the full story -
www.lincsonline.co.uk/spalding/new...
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UK first as kickboxer pulls two-tonne car with his testicles
A kickboxer proved he had balls of steel after becoming the first person in the UK to pull a car - using just his testicles.
https://www.lincsonline.co.uk/spalding/news/uk-first-as-kickboxer-pulls-two-ton-car-with-his-testicles-9456727/
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Alexa Wilson
about 22 hours ago
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The chap from Spalding?
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Good morning
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"These people created elaborate totems as part of their Fertility Cult"
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about 23 hours ago
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Richard Moody š³ļøāš š³ļøāā§ļø
about 23 hours ago
Back in the late 80's the chips from any Blue Lagoon were just the worst. You only had them in the wee hours and only if you were well hammered.
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Gordon Street branch of Blue Lagoon stops Fish Suppers
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Farewell to a Glasgow classic: the chippy that fed me the best £11 meal of my life
Fire has caused devastation in the city centre ā and taken one of its most-loved chip shops
https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/03/11/farewell-to-a-glasgow-classic-the-chippy-that-fed-me-the-best-11-meal-of-my-life/
about 23 hours ago
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Breakfasting on flatbread and Caponata, which turns out to be aubergine with mouthwatering 'acidity regulator'
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Credit to 'Court Above The Cut' fresh 'scrapes' to create wildlife habitats interesting patterns in the landscape for future civilisations to puzzle over. What were they up to?
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Not hearing much about these people ..
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Wholesale bombardment of Iran is cruel and wrong of course. Early signs it may be counterproductive too
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Iranians rethink the price of regime change
Destructive US and Israeli war and Islamic republicās resilience have alarmed even those who supported foreign intervention
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/b80743dc-f734-4880-92e7-df771df3cbd3
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A small number of Labour MPs are in effect sleeper Greens
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Zack Polanski Has āHeld Informal Talksā With As Many As 10 Labour MPs
Several Labour MPs have been in regular contact with Zack Polanski, reportedly leading to questions from government whips about whether they could defect to the Green party.
https://novaramedia.com/2026/03/10/zack-polanski-has-held-informal-talks-with-as-many-as-10-labour-mps/
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Our Mayor reflecting the confusion in Reform, the line keeps changing
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Leon Black
2 days ago
Conversely, within 12 months of moving anywhere, the local football team has been relegated.
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Dalston, aeons before "coolest place in Britain" (yellowing newspaper headline above my desk) then moved to West Cork now "the new Dordogne" .. so it made me chuckle to see "London's New Capital of Cool", which turns out to be far end of Hackney Road also lived there aeons ago. Call me Midas please
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Murky Depths
3 days ago
Woolwich Arsenal station box still sits among wasteland and remains undeveloped after 17 years. Joint partnership from TfL with private developer announced in 2009. Went nowhere. Places for London should be supported to greatly enhance/speed up building pipeline under this govt. Hasn't happened
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Burned-out celestial object punches football-sized hole in Koblenz house (vie
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) This being Germany we are not treated to pictures of the roof in question
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Germany: Meteorite punches through a house in Koblenz
A meteorite crashed into a home in the western city of Koblenz after streaking across the sky. The bright object was seen in several neighboring countries before it finally came to rest.
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-meteorite-punches-through-a-house-in-koblenz/a-76275189
2 days ago
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Dealing with US President, some age advice this morning
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this has to be one for Sylvie Krin, two lonely hearts struggle to find happiness and tax relief against a background of tumult they instigate
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Daily Express certain that Bomber Tice has flown out to Dubai to be with Isabel Oakeshott, now his constituents are being told he's concerned for her from a suitable distance. They can't both be right
www.lincsonline.co.uk/boston/mp-co...
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MP āconcerned but reassuredā about fianceās situation in Dubai
A county MP said heās āconcerned but reassuredā about his fiancĆ© - who finds herself caught up in the fallout of the current Middle East conflict.
https://www.lincsonline.co.uk/boston/mp-concerned-by-reassured-about-fiance-s-situation-in-duba-9456662/
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Home of Porsche and Mercedes-Benz goes Green
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āBitter resultā for Friedrich Merz as Greens win in German car heartland
Cem Ćzdemir gains 30.2% of vote in Baden-Württemberg, ahead of CDU, with far-right AfD in third
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/09/bitter-result-friedrich-merz-greens-baden-wurttemberg-cem-ozdemir?CMP=share_btn_url
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Celestial M Weasel
3 days ago
England as it is currently constituted came into being in 1st April 1974 when Monmouthshire was unequivocally placed in Wales whereas it had been somewhat ambiguous before (obviously I am going to get letters)
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Red Line, suburban services in Lagos and yes it is
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Local Authority backs Hereford to Gloucester train line. Truly, the longest shot in the quiver, but good for them, we need 100 of these projects being warmed up for better days ahead
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Proposal to restore Hereford-Gloucester rail link to be examined
A feasibility study will be carried out on proposals to reconnect Hereford and Gloucester by train.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpv8xxpk93go
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Lovely story. They don't say so here, but he pre-dates the Irish Free State
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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Tim Hill of Antifa, #FBPE
4 days ago
Wind turbines and a shipwreck, mirage version. These are the same turbines off Skegness but photographed from the western bank of The Wash. Actual unprocessed photo.
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Are Green Party too sexy for their shirt?
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Is the Green Party too radical for Britain?
As Zack Polanskiās leftwing outfit gains momentum in the polls, its more unconventional policies are under scrutiny
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/05385423-0c9a-4eb0-b550-4dec76217b73
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Jo Kibble (Political Animal)
3 days ago
Womenās Equality Party, back in 2024?
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John McTernan
3 days ago
Referendum Party was formally dissolved.
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Nigel Farage freshly snubbed snubbed in Florida. Trump, Musk & Co like to promote people even further right than Farage so not a comfort exactly
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Standing firefighter at Glasgow Central a statue
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Alba Party shuts
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Alba Party to wind up and de-register amid financial crisis
The pro-independence party, which was launched by Alex Salmond in 2021, announced the decision on Sunday.
https://news.stv.tv/politics/alba-party-to-wind-up-and-de-register-amid-financial-crisis
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Tim Hill of Antifa, #FBPE
4 days ago
Ah, that looks like the chick farm just up the road from me where I believe they hatch eggs to supply chicken fams with chicks. And yes, lots of farms and businesses around here already have solar panels and often small wind turbines too.
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The undercover cop revelations are consistently more awful than you guessed, itself quite an achievement. When they started producing babies in open civil society pressure groups, did not a little warning light flicker at the Yard?
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Undercover officer deceived women with āgrotesque and cruelā lies, spycops inquiry told
Carlo Soracchi admits exploiting empathy of woman who had abusive father by claiming his father abused his sister
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/08/undercover-officer-deceived-women-grotesque-cruel-lies-spycops-inquiry
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Beau
4 days ago
The US President lambasting the British PM for turning up late to a war. And still, there are those who say that Americans canāt do irony.
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It's all too disgusting for words, presumably Trump wants the Shah back, can't say so because toppling monarchs key part of USA foundation myth
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Imagine a rather quiet woman at HMRC noting: 'Oakeshott, Isabel, Place of Tax Domicile, need to keep under review'
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Not yet
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'We don't have 'em in Dubai'
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āThe Government is going too far on workersā rights and firms wonāt bother hiring young peopleā
The government has āgone too farā in its proposed reforms to workersā rights, a leading Reform MP has argued.
https://www.lincsonline.co.uk/boston/the-government-is-going-too-far-on-workers-rights-and-firm-9456477/
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I did read print Guardian today, still lost in the middle while in *actual news* Alister Heath has been taken over by Axel Springer probably softest landing he could wish
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This Is My Glasgow
5 days ago
Roe deer amongst the gravestones in Sighthill Cemetery in Glasgow this morning. Cont./
#glasgow
#urbannature
#sighthillcemetery
#roedeer
#wildglasgow
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Great excitement as our stylish orange food waste bin has been delivered by
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feel a bit like the couple in When The Wind Blows by Raymond Briggs, trying to work out how you can demand unconditional surrender from people you've just attacked and then pledged to kill when they emerge as new leaders, obscene by the way
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Tax dodger in Dubai saying they had no idea, obvs not Mike Davis fans
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LukeBMTB
5 days ago
I'm enjoying imagining the 'kipper having a large extended family living in the ward, none of whom voted for him.
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DefinitelyDelilah š“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æšµāš«
5 days ago
UKIP deffo family voting!!!
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swap 'em on Hammersmith Bridge, I say
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Celestial M Weasel
5 days ago
Kicking myself for not getting those solar panels last year
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