"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." -MLK As always, Dr. King's message is right on time. Today calls on all of us to hear his wisdom and put it into action.

Excellent article! Chapeaux Francesa Jones!! www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...

Just finished this. Excellent listen as always @dienekes.bsky.social . Fascinating to educate myself on an area that I still no relatively little about. Next Masters Module should remedy this. Thanks Prit! #militaryhistory open.spotify.com/episode/4yg4...

Axis and Allies" Christmas special with @helenpjones83. Spring 1942 Axis push into North Africa and down into Belgian Congo. Wermacht suffer early loss of Ukraine. British forces conduct amphibious operation off Algeria and secure beaches. #WeHaveWays #Wargaming

Merry Christmas everyone. Enjoy the holidays and squeeze those loved-ones tight.

Where do you think Anglo-Saxons come from?? Jesus...Saxony perhaps. And yes, for an extra point..where is that...Boom..you guessed it...E-U-R-O-P-E observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Hmm...fans with tickets travelling to World Cup next year..what's the worst that can happen?? #WorldCup2026 @fifaworldcup26.bsky.social BBC News - US could ask foreign tourists for five-year social media history before entry www.bbc.com/news/article...

Amazon delivery driver just called me "Dude"...?? Disappointing.

Military Historians are People, Too! got my top spot. More in my #SpotifyWrapped. www.spotify.com/wrapped-shar... @mhptpodcast.bsky.social

Military Historians are People, Too! got my top spot. More in my #SpotifyWrapped. www.spotify.com/wrapped-shar...

Great talk @matteatonmedia.bsky.social Really do need to have a proper catch up. Look forward to the book coming out! #WeHaveWays youtube.com/live/86qfHAq...

Long weekend in the Lake District. Perfect.

An old uni friend sent me this today. Will read it later. Should be interesting. #Reform @teamlabouruk.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I wonder if that age-old football adages that you apply to an imperilled football manager, "gone before Christmas" "he is in borrowed time" can be applied to Sir Keir Starmer? And I like the guy! Just seems a momentum shift this week.

Beautifully put!

Good!! One of the nastiest excuses for a human-being currently breathing! BBC News - Joey Barton guilty over 'offensive' X posts www.bbc.com/news/article...

Another fantastic episode. Thanks guys. #militaryhistoriansrpeople2 open.spotify.com/episode/0n5Y...

From her lifetime of pioneering work with chimpanzees to her tireless advocacy for the environment... Jane Goodall was a one-of-a-kind treasure to the world! I was lucky enough to be able to thank her personally when our paths crossed not long ago. Thanks again, Ms. Goodall. You will be missed. ♥️

London-bound for Eric Idle. But first to the British library...

BBC News - Legendary umpire Bird dies aged 92 www.bbc.com/sport/cricke...

Who needs coffee when your work call gets interrupted by these guys! Fair play #WeHaveWays #redarrows

Excellent WeHaveWays livestream last night with @lmbd1418.bsky.social taking about her new book "Jungle Commandos". Fascinating. And the family connections too. Sigh..might be another vook to be bought this weekend..he he #WeHaveWays #WarWaffle

Brilliant news! Hmm chances of getting tickets? Considering im still in the queue for Oasis tickets #RadioHeadTour www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Anyone else think "Band On The Run" by Wings is musical perfection???

Thinking a lot about my Grandad today, Lance Corporal Bernard Edmund Palfrey, 5th Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment. Captured at the fall of Singapore in February 1942 he spent the remainder of the War as a POW. #VJ80

My Niece is off to university in Manchester. Worked very hard, struggled at times while making some tough choices, but she's done it!! Proud Uncle. She gets to study what she loves. #University

"One of those people who dare, who dream, and who lead others to the places that we would not go on our own. His voyages were not made for riches or celebrity, but because such challenges as those are what fuels the course of being alive" Tom Hanks on the passing of Jim Lovell. #JimLovell

Yet again...former Reform MP being completely irresponsible in their social media posts. BBC News - Rupert Lowe mistakes charity rowers for 'illegal migrants' - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Utter stupidity from thr Labour Minister!! Good grief does she know she is in Government!!? BBC News - Homelessness Minister Rushanari Ali quits www.bbc.com/news/article...

BBC News - Disfigured, shamed and forgotten: BBC visits the Korean survivors of the Hiroshima bomb www.bbc.com/news/article...

Interesting article. Personally, having visited Italy several times September has always been a good month to visit, not just because of the lower temperatures but because of price too. www.ft.com/content/d865...

Excellent day at the @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy Fascinating to leaf through typed minutes and 📝 documenting the "Battle of the Atlantic" #WeHaveWays #Archives

On a train to @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy Looking forward to a day surrounding by primary sources! Happy Saturday people.

Great to see the Lanc from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight #WeHaveWays

LIONS!!!! LIONS!!!! LIONS!!!!

Awful news about the passing of Ozzy Osbourne. Blimey what a legacy Black Sabbath have given the music industry. #Ozzy #BlackSabbath

BBC News - Divers find WW1 ship 109 years after it was sunk www.bbc.com/news/article...

BBC News - Battle of Orgreave national inquiry confirmed by Yvette Cooper - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Anyone else getting excited about the 1st Test on Saturday? Lions vs Aus #Lions #British&IrishLions

Just seen three Goldfinches across the street from our house. DAY MADE!!!

Yesssssss… I love this 🙌🏼

Superb finale to @raceacrosstheworld.bsky.social on the beeb. Congratulations to Tom and Caroline. Brian and Melvyn...if only you had taken an overnight bus instead of a hotel regarding Kochi #RaceAcrossTheWorld

BBC News - Brian Wilson, co-creator of iconic 1960s band the Beach Boys, has died aged 82 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Thinking about my Great Uncle today. Poignant day for my family. He landed on Sword Beach as part of the 1st East Riding Yeomanry, 27th Armoured Brigade. Sadly was one of only two casualties the regiment suffered on D-DAY. #DDAY #4June44 #WeHaveWays

Universal truth.

Sukhjot Singh "This fierce peregrine mom was patrolling her territory to provide a safe airspace for her newly fledged babies. I thought she was going to attack a few gulls that flew close, but she decided to take a hard right and turn around, offering a rare face-to-face moment with the camera."

Lunchtime work-out in the back garden. What's the worst that can happen..

Finally finished watching this and it was brilliant. Will be buying thr book shortly. Thanks @ww2tv.bsky.social @spitfirefilly.bsky.social and @boneyabroad.com for an excellent show. Really, really informative. #WW2TV #WeHaveWays