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Rev Darren Jalland

@oldmacharrev

Minister at @OldmacharChurch.bsky.social in Bridge of Don, Aberdeen. Lots of football and dog photos He/Him #inclusivechurch

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Watching "Can You Keep A Secret", which is clearly based on the John Darwin 'canoe man' case, and it occurred to me - what were they going to do with Darwin's body when he actually died? I mean, how would they possibly have had a funeral for him, again?

06.03.2026 23:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Is it okay to bully 40 and 50 year olds who are on social media just for being on it, cuz like why are you here
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My ICQ UIN is 7231680. That number is burned into my consciousness. I inadvertently learned that you could see private conversations in public chat rooms when using Telnet instead of a browser on GeoCities. I can tell you the difference in audible dial-up handshakes between 1200, 2400, 14.4 kbps modems. I needed a edu email address to join Facebook after my university was admitted. We were here at the beginning. We made social media. You wouldn't be in my Top 8. I have usernames older than you.
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Threads thread: thriller_instinct 3d Is it okay to bully 40 and 50 year olds who are on social media just for being on it, cuz like why are you here - 254 Q 3.1K G 28 746 corporateash 18h β€’β€’β€’ My ICQ UIN is 7231680. That number is burned into my consciousness. I inadvertently learned that you could see private conversations in public chat rooms when using Telnet instead of a browser on GeoCities. I can tell you the difference in audible dial-up handshakes between 1200, 2400, 14.4 kbps modems. I needed a edu email address to join Facebook after my university was admitted. We were here at the beginning. We made social media. You wouldn't be in my Top 8. I have usernames older than you. 852 Q62 G6 72

β€œI have usernames older than you.”.
Holy shit

06.03.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 20222 πŸ” 4279 πŸ’¬ 755 πŸ“Œ 1117

Same, The Outfield and The Pixies (who I never really got into). I only know the Alphaville one because it was played at a memorial service I went to a few years ago, before that I would have sworn that Big In Japan was their only song.

05.03.2026 11:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A tweet by Election Maps UK based on yesterday's YouGov poll
It's just 1 poll (for now) - but here's how it plays out in the Nowcast Model:

Reform: 227 (+222)

Green: 135 (+131)

Lin Dem: 92 (+20)

Conservative: 59 (-62)

SNP: 48 (+39)

Labour: 40 (-371)

Plaid Cymru: 20 (+16)

Others: 10 (+5)

A tweet by Election Maps UK based on yesterday's YouGov poll It's just 1 poll (for now) - but here's how it plays out in the Nowcast Model: Reform: 227 (+222) Green: 135 (+131) Lin Dem: 92 (+20) Conservative: 59 (-62) SNP: 48 (+39) Labour: 40 (-371) Plaid Cymru: 20 (+16) Others: 10 (+5)

I know we're 3 years out from an election, but I dont see any way any party can form a Government under this scenario. The right-wing parties can't get more than 290 seats. And whilst the "progressive" parties just about can, I can't see Labour playing ball with the SNP or Greens.

03.03.2026 23:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3

Oh good, a war based on terrible theology waged by religious extremists who want to bring about the end of the world. Just great!

03.03.2026 22:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A full moon with a reddish tinge

A full moon with a reddish tinge

The worm blood moon tonight

03.03.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine a scenario where a mainstream party leader felt confident enough to substituteβ€œJews” or β€œgays” or β€œblacks” for β€œMuslims” here and we get the sense of how toxic this woman is.

02.03.2026 11:37 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I hope as Tommy Robinson flees Dubai he settles in the first safe country he arrives in

02.03.2026 03:44 πŸ‘ 599 πŸ” 127 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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You cannot talk like this about any other minority in America.

And if it was any other president’s adviser who said something like this about any other minority, it’d be the instant end of their presidency.

02.03.2026 07:54 πŸ‘ 23873 πŸ” 5953 πŸ’¬ 1730 πŸ“Œ 632
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🎢"Heathcliff, it's me, I'm Cathy, I've come home. I'm so cold. Let me in-a-your window"🎢

28.02.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 575 πŸ” 102 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 6
They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul (The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 04/03/1990)
They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul (The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 04/03/1990) YouTube video by PinkJazzTrancers

This just turned up in my YouTube algorithm, so it’d be rude not to share.

28.02.2026 21:01 πŸ‘ 124 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 5

"Died suddenly"

28.02.2026 20:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Telegraph have put down their racist dog whistles and picked up their racist megaphones

28.02.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🎢... And I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there
I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel-Air🎢

28.02.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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28.02.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, no, they’re not just as wrong. The bigger error is not seeing that β€œtrying to win over voters from a party on the opposite end of the spectrum, whose values your core voters oppose” is not same as β€œchasing voters from party on same side ideologically whose values your core voters like.”

28.02.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 1082 πŸ” 246 πŸ’¬ 72 πŸ“Œ 1

🀣🀣🀣

28.02.2026 18:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A meme of an old painting of a worried looking man with the caption "Everyone's an atheist until they clog a toilet in someone else's house"

A meme of an old painting of a worried looking man with the caption "Everyone's an atheist until they clog a toilet in someone else's house"

28.02.2026 18:57 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Home | Matt Owen | Freelance Writer | Speech Writer I offer a broad and diverse range of writing services. Get in touch!

My husband @mjowen174.bsky.social is very down and it’s difficult to see.
He had a thriving writing business until AI came along but now he’s struggling to find work.
Please repost this far and wide in the hope that he can find some writing work.
www.mathew-owen.co.uk

28.02.2026 11:18 πŸ‘ 250 πŸ” 427 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 13

Using boilerplate messaging that would use for George Galloway about Hannah Spencer personally & how she will approach being an MP is tin eared, graceless, implausible to the immediate audience (Labour MPs) and esp the broader one (Labour waverers/switchers) underpinned by the wrong strategy

27.02.2026 20:57 πŸ‘ 465 πŸ” 91 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 8

This is beyond parody!

28.02.2026 00:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A pretty good song

26.02.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our Google Home hub does not like my wife's voice. Whatever music she asks it to play, it ends up playing her the same song - namely Why Do You Only Call Me When You're High by Arctic Monkeys

26.02.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Speaker Johnson threatens us with a good time

25.02.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 1259 πŸ” 241 πŸ’¬ 56 πŸ“Œ 14

A straw has Ο€ holes

25.02.2026 09:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BAFTA Fallout I want to start this post with a significant caveat – attempting to talk about complex, emotive and highly charged issues within the constraints of the frenzied news cycle is difficult and unpredictab...

"What concerns me most is that the BBC chose to air John’s tics. The ceremony goes out with a 2-hour delay, so this decision would have been approved by producers and, almost certainly, by expert lawyers."

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www.touretteshero.com/safe/2026/02...

24.02.2026 01:45 πŸ‘ 123 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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killk1yoshi on Instagram: "this situation is unfortunate all around, and I hope it subsides soon. I agree that the presenters deserve an apology, and an expla…" this situation is unfortunate all around, and I hope it subsides soon. I agree that the presenters deserve an apology, and an explanation.. however, the ableism is outrageous. We need to do better as a society. I see many in my comments laughing at my swearing tics and WISHING they had those kinds of tics, but they’re the same ones causing ableism at the moment. So do you really want those tics and understand it’s involuntary, or do you romanticize it and would take advantage of it? #sh4ysgrwm #tourettes #tics #BAFTAView all 1,527 comments

There have been a lot of hot takes about what happened at last night's BAFTAs. As a white man without Tourette's I think it's best my only comment is to share the voice of a black woman with Tourettes's.
www.instagram.com/reel/DVFQ_8q...

23.02.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4
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The memory of my daughter Amy Houston has been dishonoured | Paul Houston Paul Houston: My daughter's death was used to undermine the Human Rights Act. I now see how wrong that was

Zia Yusuf used the tragic death of Amy Houston in his speech today.

Her dad explicitly asked politicians not to do this in 2013.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

23.02.2026 11:26 πŸ‘ 159 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
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Practising our Makaton for tomorrow’s morning service.

21.02.2026 13:06 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
How Is The Dow - Auto-Tune The News, Wherein Pam Bondi Discovers An Unassailable Riposte That Canno
How Is The Dow - Auto-Tune The News, Wherein Pam Bondi Discovers An Unassailable Riposte That Canno YouTube video by schmoyoho

Song of the spring
youtu.be/Q71Xb1Sd86M?...

21.02.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1