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A good evening at The Drapers Arms for Garvan's birthday. Molly, ex Drapers, had brewed a special birthday beer for him with Bruhaha Brewery. It was a late night.

A lucky horse outside the pub before the Everton - Palace game. #UTFT #bristol

Thames Water creditors ask for up to 15 years’ leniency from river pollution rules

Small boats: TV coverage - day after day after day after day.... PPE scandal: TV coverage - let's stick this powerful, enraging documentary on at quarter past ten on a Sunday night.

Bang! GUEYE-M ON! #UTFT

Good to see @thebristolcable.bsky.social namechecked in this article.

Shame on Downing Street for going along with this. So much for being committed to a free press

"The police said in a statement four adults were arrested on suspicion of malicious communications" How is posting a picture of a couple of old pals 'malicious communications'?

This is an actual exchange from a VP who took an oath to defend the constitution and, as a citizen, is expected to abide by the law. May we one day have accountability for the grotesque lawlessness of this regime.

The President of the United States just essentially declared a war on Chicago because — wait for it! — Black and Brown people live here. This is not normal. This is not okay. And we are going to fucking fight back.

Here are some truth bombs for all anti-immigrant bigots out there, not just in Britain. Imagine if all the immigrants did go home. Be careful what you wish for. Video credit www.instagram.com/delwboy/

Draft-dodging coward posts A.I. image of himself in Vietnam.

It's a truism among football fans that the records will only show the result, not the fact that your team was robbed! These records of Everton's early matches put that right. From a game in 1885... "Result disputed by Bootle citing dubious refereeing decisions- result stood."

Potential lineup for punk all dayer at @exchangebristol.bsky.social?

Visit to Liverpool to see my mum. Went to The Augustus John pub which I've not been to before. My mum remembers going there not long after it opened in 1968. Don't think the pub has changed much since. Very well preserved inside and out.

A pro-Iranian pomeranian.

"One Merlin Röhl, pretty sure there's only Merlin Röhl, One Merlin Rööööhl, Pretty sure there's only one Merlin Röhl!"

"Yes, it is."

I hope you find my new book helpful for understanding the time we’re in, how we combat the bullies, and why I believe so passionately that we will succeed. Here's a bit more on why I wrote it.

This Everton side - The Dogs Of Phwoar!

1. Out of curiosity, I went through the feeds of some habitual tuna tormentors. I found they’re big on: - fox hunting - Reform UK - antagonism to asylum seekers. In other words, the same few antisocial (psychopathic?) men, turning up in all the bad places. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... 🧵

More left footers in the grimsby team than the Vatican.

Giraffes scrapping at Bristol Zoo.

Went to see Pretty Woman in Queen's Square tonight. I assumed I'd seen it but it turned out I hadn't. An enjoyable evening but the film was rubbish. Came third in the quiz before the film. Bristol To = Bristol Toffees.

Juventus, nickname The Old Lady (La Vecchia Signora) to play at Goodison Park, nickname The Old Lady. The women's teams of course.

'Never trust a man with a flagpole in his garden' Sound advice from Waterloo's finest, @theshipbuilders.bsky.social

This text on the Fantasy Footy website makes me laugh every year. "mere placeholders" to be enunciated in the voice of your favourite screen villain.

Thank goodness the police have arrested these dangerous terrorists. We can all sleep safely in our beds tonight.

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Flower Power

Found this left outside a house on the way to the pub. Could be the start of a beautiful new career. Or the end of a beautiful relationship. Who knows. Anyway, the moral of the story is... Always go to the pub, you never know what you might discover.

The Bottle of Waterloo

Just came across this by @bluestocking63.bsky.social about Everton's final game at Goodison. A beautiful evocation of what it was like on the day, with added insight from someone who was mixing with the Goodison legends. #efc

I was inspecting my ramshackle netting so I could fix the the gaps where the cabbage whites were getting in. When one of them just flies through the actual netting. The mesh holes are too large! Always test with your users. Even if the buggers are gnashing your brassicas!

Fascinating article. The author of this book argues that so called 'civilisation' is in fact the opposite - it's actually repression of the people by a psychopathic, narcissistic elite. Oh, and we're probably screwed.

Watching the women's Euro final from Basel. It's a little known fact that FC Basel invented the sweeper system. It was known as the Basel Brush.

The eerie night light on Bristol's new electric buses.

Hundreds of people cycling along Filton Avenue in Bristol, UK in support of Palestine. #bristol #freepalestine #theworldiswatching

Bodega at @trinitybristol.bsky.social. First time I've seen a band in their new marquee. Very impressive. A lovely venue on a warm summer evening. Band were great too.

A classic.

I am waiting for a bus.

Stopped on my ride home to talk to the guy who'd just finished this painting of Ozzy Osbourne. Great work!

ICE just got a 265% detention funding boost. Palantir software is being used to create the federal government’s first national citizenship data bank. The Trump regime is attacking naturalized citizens and birthright citizenship. Be warned — Trump’s police state is here.

Water companies have ‘cheated us out of £84 billion’ – Feargal Sharkey www.channel4.com/news/water-c...

Cycled to work and my watch tells me I now need to rest for 16 hours. Two thoughts arise. 1. I must be quite unfit. 2. How am I going to get home?

Read this as 'born circa 1965'. 😁

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Monday morning moth.