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Sometimes photography, Sometimes IT. Sometimes 'flying'. Definitely not going to Trump-ton anytime soon! In the deepest, darkest shire. "Making it up? Why should I want to make anything up? Life's bad enough as it is without wanting to make anything up"

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A take off of a black and white image from the film 'Dr Strangelove' 
Trump riding a missile like a cowboy away from a location pin with the words 'epstein files' beside it

A take off of a black and white image from the film 'Dr Strangelove' Trump riding a missile like a cowboy away from a location pin with the words 'epstein files' beside it

FFS.

07.03.2026 21:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The app is really good. (There's nobody wearing these glasses around here, but it picks up quite a few bluetooth things in passing cars)
I've no doubt it would alert you if/when it does find some.

05.03.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
NHS official pushed to add patient data to Palantir platform whilst also advising company

NHS official pushed to add patient data to Palantir platform whilst also advising company

A lobbyist who worked directly for Peter Mandelson, on the Palantir board, and on the board of *four* NHS trusts.

Lobbying the NHS to hand over even more patient data to Palantir.

This absolutely stinks. Get Palantir out of the NHS. Sign my petition:

you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

05.03.2026 08:50 πŸ‘ 3405 πŸ” 1557 πŸ’¬ 136 πŸ“Œ 72

Did you see the little blue penguins too? Next to the Royal Albatross centre. Very cute!

02.03.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just don't get Fartage started on women voting...

01.03.2026 09:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Jefury Epicstein

28.02.2026 14:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Two male Mallards on a large tree branch

Two male Mallards on a large tree branch

Two male Mallards on a large tree branch

Two male Mallards on a large tree branch

Two male Mallards high up a tree on a large branch

Two male Mallards high up a tree on a large branch

Two male Mallards high up on a large tree branch

Two male Mallards high up on a large tree branch

Good to see the Tree Mallards of Attingham Park are back πŸ˜„ #photography #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography #birds

28.02.2026 11:37 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The spelled ARSE wrong.

28.02.2026 10:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Perhaps the 'Board of Peace' (it's stated purpose is promoting peacekeeping around the world, apparently) need to get involved?

28.02.2026 07:58 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you live in the Gorton and Denton constituency and spoke to a Reform party member on your doorstep or in the streets then I'd like to speak to you for an article. My DMs are open.

27.02.2026 07:57 πŸ‘ 276 πŸ” 155 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2

Oh dear, look at their little faces... πŸ˜‚

27.02.2026 06:32 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He has more of a criminal record than the majority of the 'violent criminals' they're grabbing off the streets and deporting.

26.02.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A lake with an incredibly calm surface, trees around the edge drawing the eye to the mountains of the Southern Alps in the distance, snow lingering on their sides and peaks. The blue summer sky is perfectly reflected in the still water showing just a few wispy white clouds.

A lake with an incredibly calm surface, trees around the edge drawing the eye to the mountains of the Southern Alps in the distance, snow lingering on their sides and peaks. The blue summer sky is perfectly reflected in the still water showing just a few wispy white clouds.

The mountains of the Southern Alps nestled beneath a blue summer sky, snow still visible on the higher peaks. a small river running across the front of the image with 2 trees on the other side almost framing the view to the mountains beyond

The mountains of the Southern Alps nestled beneath a blue summer sky, snow still visible on the higher peaks. a small river running across the front of the image with 2 trees on the other side almost framing the view to the mountains beyond

Some of the peaks of the Southern Alp Mountains against a background of a light blue summer sky, snow still visible on the higher peaks.
The mountains framed by nearby trees in the foreground

Some of the peaks of the Southern Alp Mountains against a background of a light blue summer sky, snow still visible on the higher peaks. The mountains framed by nearby trees in the foreground

Lake Matheson near Fox Glacier, New Zealand, February 2016
Easy to see why it's nicknamed 'Reflection Lake' with the stunning views to the Southern Alps.
#Landscape #Photography #Photo #NewZealand #Lake #Reflections #SouthernAlps

26.02.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is she living in the county now? Like she claimed she would if she won?
Or is she still 'working from home' in her Yorkshire house?
Just wondering...

26.02.2026 07:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Farage hasn't been to one regeneration meeting despite plans for Β£20m cash In 2023, Clacton was named among 54 other towns to receive a vital cash boost as part of the government’s Long Term Plan

❌ Nigel Farage has missed EVERY meeting about regenerating his constituency of Clacton since becoming an MP.

But he did find time to go and perform a publicity stunt in the Indian Ocean last week...

⚠️ A warning to those in Gorton & Denton over the kind of representation Reform UK provide.

25.02.2026 09:58 πŸ‘ 536 πŸ” 252 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 6

We SERIOUSLY need to stop all of this. 😑
There should be a maximum amount that any individual, or organisation/company can 'donate'. Something like Β£1k, if that much.
and NO CRYPTO that could come from anywhere.

25.02.2026 13:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
John Kettley (Is A Weatherman) video
John Kettley (Is A Weatherman) video YouTube video by Stephen Cousins

For some reason I woke up this morning with 'John Ketley is a weatherman' stuck in my brain. 🀣
youtu.be/Db6WHtNV5-I

25.02.2026 07:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Archive.is can be your friend with most of the paywalls.
The 'interesting' ones may well have been 'archived' already.

24.02.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The view from the 'Glacier viewpoint' Except it's very far away and lost in the low clouds.
View is the valley with steep sides mostly rock with some vegetation. The gap between the sides is obscured by low cloud.
The view itself is framed between a couple of tress and some wonderful native ferns at the bottom

The view from the 'Glacier viewpoint' Except it's very far away and lost in the low clouds. View is the valley with steep sides mostly rock with some vegetation. The gap between the sides is obscured by low cloud. The view itself is framed between a couple of tress and some wonderful native ferns at the bottom

About half way to the glacier from the car park.
The glacier can be seen between the rocky sides of the valley, Fox river winds slowly through the base of the valley on to it's wide rocky river bed at the bottom.
The path to the glacier can be seen rising from the side of the river bed  and snaking around the bottom of the valley side on the left.
The mountains behind have swirling clouds around them, with a light blue sky above.
Several extremely tiny figures can be seen at the top of the path.

About half way to the glacier from the car park. The glacier can be seen between the rocky sides of the valley, Fox river winds slowly through the base of the valley on to it's wide rocky river bed at the bottom. The path to the glacier can be seen rising from the side of the river bed and snaking around the bottom of the valley side on the left. The mountains behind have swirling clouds around them, with a light blue sky above. Several extremely tiny figures can be seen at the top of the path.

A closer view with the end of the glacier visible between the walls of the valley, groups of people can just be seen at the top of the path.

A closer view with the end of the glacier visible between the walls of the valley, groups of people can just be seen at the top of the path.

A view of the end of the glacier, huge chasms splitting the ice can be seen. The surface is strewn with small dark rocks like dust at the bottom of the image. The mountain behind can barely be seen through the low clouds. The image looks to be black and white although it is acutall colour, the ice having a very light blue-ish hue

A view of the end of the glacier, huge chasms splitting the ice can be seen. The surface is strewn with small dark rocks like dust at the bottom of the image. The mountain behind can barely be seen through the low clouds. The image looks to be black and white although it is acutall colour, the ice having a very light blue-ish hue

Fox Glacier, West Coast Region, New Zealand. February 2016.
Quite something to see the sign on the road leading up to the car park indicating where it reached in 1790. It's now retreated a l-o-n-g way. It's still quite a hike from the car park.
#FoxGlacier #NewZealand #Photography #Landscape

24.02.2026 12:51 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
2 waterfalls tumbling over the rocks into the river on the walk tp Franz Josef Glacier.
The rocks are capped with vegetation and bushes can be seen down the sides of the falls  and beside the river.
the sky above is washed out white in the image.

2 waterfalls tumbling over the rocks into the river on the walk tp Franz Josef Glacier. The rocks are capped with vegetation and bushes can be seen down the sides of the falls and beside the river. the sky above is washed out white in the image.

The glacier seen between the sides of the valley in the distance virtually on the horizon. vegetation covers most of the valley sides and the river is flowing over a rocky bed to the front of the picture.
The sky is mostly a deep summer blue with some wispy clouds

The glacier seen between the sides of the valley in the distance virtually on the horizon. vegetation covers most of the valley sides and the river is flowing over a rocky bed to the front of the picture. The sky is mostly a deep summer blue with some wispy clouds

A sign at the viewing point urging people not to pass due to the danger of rock falls and river surges.
There is a lifesize cutout of a ranger dressed in ranger attire next to the sign with his right palm showing as if to tell people to stop.

A sign at the viewing point urging people not to pass due to the danger of rock falls and river surges. There is a lifesize cutout of a ranger dressed in ranger attire next to the sign with his right palm showing as if to tell people to stop.

Franz Josef Glacier, West Coast Region, New Zealand. February 2016.
There's a sign along the walk that shows where it stretched to in 2009 (Recent photos shows it has retreated further back πŸ˜’)
#FranzJosef #Glacier #NewZealand #Photo #Landscape #Photography

23.02.2026 11:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Reform would create ICE-style agency and end leave to remain, Zia Yusuf to say Nigel Farage’s party plans to deport up to 288,000 people a year on five flights a day and expand stop and search

If you want concentration camps in the UK, people being grabbed off the streets, or murdered on them, five year olds being separated from their parents and locked up #VoteReform

23.02.2026 09:30 πŸ‘ 1085 πŸ” 481 πŸ’¬ 84 πŸ“Œ 28
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The reports of "hospital boats for Greenland" are greatly exaggerated. Both US hospital SHIPS, USNS Mercy and Comfort, are in an Alabama Shipyard. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

22.02.2026 07:55 πŸ‘ 572 πŸ” 207 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 35

Perhaps he should try taking care of his own people first?
I'm sure there are a lot more people in his own country who're in dire need of health care they can't afford?
This sounds a bit like a Trojan horse scenario.

22.02.2026 09:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Alex Lifeson (left) and Geddy Lee of Rush with their double-neck guitars playing "Xanadu" during their R40 tour. Taken in Seattle, July 2015.
The stage is washed in deep blue. Fog is rising from below the pair, diffusing the pink and orange lights shining from the bottom of the stage.

Alex Lifeson (left) and Geddy Lee of Rush with their double-neck guitars playing "Xanadu" during their R40 tour. Taken in Seattle, July 2015. The stage is washed in deep blue. Fog is rising from below the pair, diffusing the pink and orange lights shining from the bottom of the stage.

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson play "Xanadu" with their double-neck guitars. Taken in Seattle, July 2015 on the R40 tour.
#BlueSkyArtShow #Two #Rush #concert #music #R40

22.02.2026 05:17 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
On the road between Twizel and Mount Cook.  The turquoise waters of Lake Pukaki shimmer in the sun and beyond the snow capped mountain peaks glow in the clear skies of New Zealand

On the road between Twizel and Mount Cook. The turquoise waters of Lake Pukaki shimmer in the sun and beyond the snow capped mountain peaks glow in the clear skies of New Zealand

Today we drove down to Mount Cook Aoraki to view the Tasman Glacier and just enjoy the scenery. The scenery did not in any way disappoint. β€οΈπŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ

22.02.2026 05:14 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Art for Arts sake ❀️

22.02.2026 06:56 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks. I need a job like the guy who drove us up from Christchurch for the day. He apparently manages to get himself onto the boat when they're not full because he brings so many customers to them and gets to see them most days!

21.02.2026 12:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The tail of a sperm whale diving into deep water on a calm sea.
Hills and mountains in the distance and a somewhat cloudy summer sky above

The tail of a sperm whale diving into deep water on a calm sea. Hills and mountains in the distance and a somewhat cloudy summer sky above

The tail of a sperm whale diving into a somewhat calm sea, water is pouring off its tail as it disappears into the depths. a small hill can be seen on the horizon to the right under a light blue summer sky with a few white clouds above the horizon where the sea meets the sky

The tail of a sperm whale diving into a somewhat calm sea, water is pouring off its tail as it disappears into the depths. a small hill can be seen on the horizon to the right under a light blue summer sky with a few white clouds above the horizon where the sea meets the sky

A pod of energetic dolphins with some leaping high out of the blue sea with the sunlight reflecting off the surface , Green bush covered hills in the background

A pod of energetic dolphins with some leaping high out of the blue sea with the sunlight reflecting off the surface , Green bush covered hills in the background

Some whale and dolphin action off the coast at Kaikoura, New Zealand, February 2016.
#NewZealand #Kaikoura #Whales #Dolphins #MarineLife #Photo #Photography

21.02.2026 10:15 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tesla left stranded in β€˜deceptively deep’ ford as people call for one thing to happen This Tesla driver is just one in a long list who has got stuck in Shell Ford at Himbleton near Droitwich

I know we shouldn't laugh... but. πŸ˜‚

www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/2587323...

21.02.2026 09:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Morning. Excellent poster, just *cough* modified it *cough* for our team photo for Sunday's quiz. πŸ˜€

20.02.2026 09:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0