Rob Q
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History and Politics teacher. Writer of textbooks and exams. Lover of comics and science fiction.
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Marc Morris
about 17 hours ago
"Aha!" said Thomas Becket
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1170. "NOW we see the violence inherent in the system!"
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Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas (Official 4K Music Video)
YouTube video by OfficialGregLake
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Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra
22 days ago
“When did Doctor Who get so political?”
#TheWarBetween
#TWBTLATS
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Legend. Enough said.
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25 days ago
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RIP Mani - one of the inspirations for my own bass playing, one of my late teens heroes
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
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Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, the Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist, dies aged 63
Ian Brown and Tim Burgess were among those to pay tribute to Mani, whose death was announced by his brother and nephew
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/nov/20/gary-mani-mounfield-the-stone-roses-and-primal-scream-bassist-dies-aged-63?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
about 1 month ago
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Another teenager whose efforts for charity are deserving of your support
gofund.me/b6138c062
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Donate to 60miles walking with my dog In November, organized by Chloe Cobbold
Want to join me in making a difference? I’m raising money to benefit Teenage Can… Chloe Cobbold needs your support for 60miles walking with my dog In November
https://gofund.me/b6138c062
about 2 months ago
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Mark Crail
about 2 months ago
Chartist rising in Newport
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1839 ends in the death of 22 “rioters”
#Chartism
#C19th
#History
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Seamus Heaney HomePlace
2 months ago
Listen to actor Liam Neeson share how growing up near Seamus Heaney's birthplace in Bellaghy inspired his love of poetry. Experience that same inspiration this autumn in our award-winning exhibition celebrating Heaney's life, literature and legacy. Book your visit today >
tinyurl.com/3t8apusc
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Nothing more chilling than hearing this guy say "Hail Hydra". RIP Robert Redford
3 months ago
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waltydunlop
4 months ago
You always remember where you were when the moon Broke Away. On that day in 1999 I was in a pub at a Doctor Who local group meeting. We piled outside to wave goodbye to the moon, much to the bemusement of the regulars. Poor Moonbase Alpha. I presume they're out of coffee by now.
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History teacher's dream page!!!
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4 months ago
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A lot of people are working on educating young people about this already. The good people of
@politicsproject.bsky.social
have been a huge help with their support and advice
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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UK elections chief says children need lessons from 11 to be ready to vote at 16
Vijay Rangarajan says Electoral Commission’s material for schools will be impartial and calls on teachers to follow suit
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/26/uk-elections-electoral-commission-school-lessons-vote-16?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
4 months ago
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RIP Terence Stamp. Read this and immediately all I can think of is "kneel before Zod".
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...
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Terence Stamp, face of 60s British cinema and star of The Limey and Superman, dies at 87
Family says actor who worked with William Wyler, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Steven Soderbergh, ‘leaves behind an extraordinary body of work’
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/aug/17/terence-stamp-star-of-superman-films-dies-at-87?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
4 months ago
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Dr Jessamy Carlson
5 months ago
Enjoyed this sign at the parish church in Whitby today…
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The Fake History Hunter
5 months ago
The weather today:
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Mr Benn
5 months ago
Very sad news... Ray has gone to the fancy dress shop in the sky...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Ray Brooks, voice of Mr Benn, dies aged 86
He also starred in ground-breaking drama Cathy Come Home, as well as primetime shows Big Deal and EastEnders.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp899lyj2m3o
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Andy Saunders - Apollo Remastered
5 months ago
As of this week, there is nobody left on Earth who witnessed this moment live.
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RIP Jim Lovell
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, dies aged 97
Nasa hails Lovell for saving 1970 moon mission from ‘potential tragedy’ and safely returning crew to Earth
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/aug/08/jim-lovell-astronaut-dies?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
5 months ago
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Saganism
5 months ago
"The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself."
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Brian Groom
8 months ago
Made in Manchester: radio astronomer Bernard Lovell (1913-2012) created Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire, the world’s largest steerable dish radio telescope at the time (now the third largest). 1/6
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Carl Quintanilla
5 months ago
Happy b’day, “American Idiot” — released as a single 21 years ago today, and written in the wake of the Iraq War. “The country had gone into a war based on lies,” said Billie Joe Armstrong, “and no one seemed to care. .. It was a song that came from a very honest, pissed-off place.”
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Brian Groom
5 months ago
Liverpool’s Georgian Quarter, photo by Hannah Cassidy.
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Reposted with no attempt to suggest that this is relevant to current events... 🙄
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5 months ago
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan
5 months ago
You’ve made London, and the entire nation, incredibly proud. It’s coming home 🏴
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Passing of a true rock music original.
#RIPOzzy
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
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Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath frontman and icon of British heavy metal, dies aged 76
The singer, who later became famous on reality TV show The Osbournes, dies less than three weeks after retirement concert
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jul/22/ozzy-osbourne-black-sabbath-frontman-and-icon-of-british-heavy-metal-dies-aged-76?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
5 months ago
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Robert Saunders
5 months ago
The right-wing press is going mad over votes at 16 ("a naked attempt to twist democracy in Labour’s favour", an "election-rigging move"...) Oddly, they said the same 100 years ago when the voting age for women fell from 30 to 21. Let's revisit the Mail's campaign to"Stop the Flapper Vote Folly"...
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Mark Hamill
5 months ago
Dear
@stephencolbert.bsky.social
, Thanks for all the years of speaking truth to power & finding the funny in fascism. Looking forward to following you wherever you land, Your fan, Mar🐫
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Gerry Anderson
6 months ago
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Prof Frank McDonough
6 months ago
PERSON OF THE DAY. 6 July 1936. Dave Allen was born in Dublin, Ireland. He’s best known for his 2 long-running TV comedy series of programmes: The Dave Allen Show and Dave Allen at Large. His conversational monologue style of comedy greatly influenced modern stand up comedians.
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Alan Lester
6 months ago
Out in paperback now and cannot recommend highly enough:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Absolute tune!
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6 months ago
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RadioSed
6 months ago
#ArtistFave90s
No.4 The epic start to ETF, sets the tone perfectly.
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Talking To Clarry
The Bluetones · Expecting To Fly · Song · 2009
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NationCymru
6 months ago
The unorthodox crime-fighting comedy drama filmed in Wales has captivated audiences and broken viewing records
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'Death Valley to return for second series' - report
It’s the murder mystery series filmed in Wales which has captivated audiences and recorded record viewing figures. Hit show Death Valley stars BAFTA-winner Timothy Spall and Gwyneth Keyworth as an unl...
https://nation.cymru/culture/death-valley-tor-return-for-second-series-report/
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Brian Groom
7 months ago
The famous Viking attack on Lindisfarne took place
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in 793, regarded as the start of the Viking age in Britain. ‘Never before has such a terror appeared in Britain as we have just suffered from a pagan people,' wrote the scholar Alcuin.
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History of Parliament
7 months ago
#OTD
1975 voters participated in a referendum on the UK's membership of the EEC, the first such national referendum ever held in Britain. Voters would support the UK's continued membership by 67% to 23%, a decision that would be eventually reversed in the 2016 referendum.
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Matthew Cobb
7 months ago
Who’s up for the Butlerian jihad?
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My island of strangers: a poem | Michael Rosen
The prime minister warns that immigration could turn Britain into an ‘island of strangers’. Author and poet Michael Rosen responds
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/17/my-island-of-strangers-poem-michael-rosen?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
8 months ago
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If you read this and have a few pennies to spare please cosider sponsoring this inspirational young person
www.justgiving.com/page/carys-d...
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Anglesey Abseil 2025
Help Carys Dodd raise money to support Hope House & Ty Gobaith
https://www.justgiving.com/page/carys-dodd?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL
9 months ago
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Jonny Morris
10 months ago
Happy SF Patricks Day.
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How can these two news sites have such different interpretations of the same weather forecast?
10 months ago
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Beware the Ides of March
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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You're Dead to Me - Julius Caesar’s Rise To Power - BBC Sounds
Join Greg Jenner in Ancient Rome to meet one of history’s biggest names, Julius Caesar.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0cprv0m?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
10 months ago
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Apropos of nothing...
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Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
YouTube video by whynotandy
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10 months ago
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Just seen this and it's takn me right back to seeing Macca in Liverpool in 1990
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Paul McCartney: Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End (Live) – SNL50
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
https://youtu.be/iu4aedISw6g?si=fEgVkCMYLBpDx3eI
10 months ago
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So excited for their new album...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
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Manic Street Preachers: ‘The band feels like something you can go into battle with against the world’
As they release their 15th album, the Manic Street Preachers are as fired up as ever. They talk about tech bros, stealing hotel shampoo and four decades of combining friendship with being in a band
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jan/26/manic-street-preachers-the-band-feels-like-something-you-can-go-into-battle-with-against-the-world?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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After his executive order on sex, is Trump legally the first female president?
The confusing and vague executive order underscores how complex sex is and why it’s hard to reduce it into a neat binary
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/25/trump-executive-order-sex?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
11 months ago
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Whoever made this cartoon has it the nail right on the head 👏👏👏
11 months ago
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ArthurJChapman
11 months ago
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Martin Luther King's Last Speech: I've Been to the Mountaintop
YouTube video by IBW21st
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Marine TRÉBAUL
12 months ago
The state of the world.....
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