So far this walk has been rain or intermittent heavy showers so it was with some pleasure I started this morning in cool dry weather. I came to a bench and stopped for breakfast. The sun rising sun dissolved the pain of the previous week. Please sponsor me at www.justgiving.com/page/thomas-...

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Project 2025 gave Trump a roadmap for his authoritarian presidency, and with Reform UK on the rise we ask whether such a project could be undertaken here? @petergeoghegan.bsky.social joins @alisonjourno.bsky.social and @jonnelledge.bsky.social to discuss 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...

I *really* enjoyed talking Project 2025, Trump, Reform and Farage with @alisonjourno.bsky.social and @jonnelledge.bsky.social Listen in link below!

Back on the trail today after a day of rest in Cardiff. I was walking along the path in the image with the sea on my left and land on the right. I spotted a Coast Path logo and felt reassured until I thought ‘Sea there, land there! Of course it’s the Coast Path!’ www.justgiving.com/page/thomas-...

Hang Five 777 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ✅ 100%

Amagrama 221 - Memory Lane 💡0 4️⃣ 🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵 3.9s 5️⃣ 🔵🔵🔵 2.61s 6️⃣ 🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵 3.6s 7️⃣ 🔵🔵🔵🔵 3.1s 8️⃣ 🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵 3.8s 9️⃣ 🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵 5.31s www.amagrama.com

My new knitting chair. Comfy to sit in, but hard to get out of (at my age 😊).

Jon Stewart's Post-Kimmel Primer on Free Speech in the Glorious Trump Era youtu.be/_GXNJ3V9lzg

Thursday 4 September: Newport to Cardiff I lost the trail trying to get out of Newport so wondered along roads taking bearings hoping I was on the right track. A carpark had a Roman soldier then a Welsh Coast Path logo. What a relief. I met a man collecting driftwood for a raised bed in his garden.

Wednesday 3 September: Chepstow to Newport 33km Easy walking along the North bank of the Severn marred only by the constant wind, rain and occasional thunder and lightning. When I start a walk I always walk too far in the early stages and get too tired for the later stages.

My friend, Ray Wegrzyn, got Parkinson’s 30 years ago. He started the charity, Parkinson’s EQUIP (Enhance Quality in Parkinson’s), to help people with Parkinson’s. Two weeks ago I walked a section of the Welsh Coast Path on a sponsored walk for the charity. www.justgiving.com/page/thomas-...

Wordle 1,547 2/6* 🟨🟩🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Evening puzzles... Pips #26 Hard 🔴 4:21

That's all my morning puzzles done. I suppose I should find something more useful to do.

Unzoomed #604 5/6 🔴🔴🔴🔴🟢⚪️ unzoomed.com

#waffle1331 3/5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩⭐🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🔥 streak: 5 wafflegame.net

Llamagrama 152 - Speak Your Mind 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢 💡0 🔤 0 www.llamagrama.com

Hang Five 769 ❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤 ✅ 100%

I got a score of 2294 on today's Chronophoto: 9/13/2025 Round 1: 1000✅ Round 2: 290 Round 3: 453 Round 4: 396 Round 5: 155 www.chronophoto.app/daily.html

Amagrama 213 - Top Notch 💡0 4️⃣ 🔵🔵🔵🔵 3.21s 5️⃣ 🔵🔵🔵🔵 3.41s 6️⃣ 🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵 3.8s 7️⃣ 🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵 5.6s 8️⃣ 🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵 5s 9️⃣ 🔵🔵🔵🔵 3.21s www.amagrama.com

🧩 Puzzle #781 🤔 9 guesses ⏱️ 1m 23s 🔗 alphaguess.com

Wordle 1,542 2/6* ⬛🟩⬛🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

They are so good! youtu.be/FDiXrd-R68U?...

In today’s show we talk about all the OTHER news that’s happened since we recorded both our main show and our midnight mass episode on Rayner’s departure. From the arrest of Linehan to the RefUk Conference and a sprinkling of karaoke tips 🎧👇

Wordle 1,533 3/6* 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

On Donald Trump's march towards authoritarianism. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Words of wisdom... and funny, too 😁. youtu.be/87bYd4Ce7wg?...

Excellent podcast episode. pca.st/episode/62f4...

UK recovers position in EU’s Horizon Europe science research programme Scientists received €735m in grants in 2024 after UK rejoined the programme as associate member post-Brexit 👏 www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Another great song. youtu.be/Jjl6g2K9fsw?...

🧩 Puzzle #746 🤔 11 guesses ⏱️ 43s 🔗 alphaguess.com

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 In one of the most fascinating episodes we’ve ever done @hern.bsky.social, A.I. writer at the Economist, joins @nndroid.bsky.social and @zoegrunewald.bsky.social for an ultra-deep dive into the truth about A.I. and what it means for our future ➡️ linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnowpod

Strands #510 “It's been a while” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🔵🟡🔵

Connections Puzzle #776 🟦🟪🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟪🟩🟩 🟩🟪🟪🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Wordle 1,498 3/6* ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations in Britain came from just 19 people. Cap political donations. Now 31,000 people have signed 38 Degrees’ petition!! Do add your name and share widely. Thanks! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

Last one. Unzoomed #555 5/6 🔴🔴🟡🟡🟢⚪️ unzoomed.com

#waffle1282 5/5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩⭐🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🔥 streak: 1 wafflegame.net

Llamagrama 103 - In the Air 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢 💡0 🔤 0 www.llamagrama.com

Hang Five 720 ❤️🖤🖤🖤🖤 ✅ 100%

I've got a new puzzle/game. So satisfying when you get one spot on. I did today 😁. www.chronophoto.app/game.html

Morning, everyone. I haven't posted anything for a while. Been feeling a bit blue. State of the world, and all that. So I'll post my morning puzzle scores today just to say hello to everyone. 🧩 Puzzle #732 🤔 10 guesses ⏱️ 1m 2s 🔗 alphaguess.com

ICE: How Trump built an American Gestapo Origin Story is back for our first inter-season mini, looking at the creation of what is essentially an anti-immigrant militia podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/i...

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