's Avatar

@gardeningbookworm

European,30+ years in the UK. Pottering in the garden and reading are daily essentials. Detests all right-wing nutters. Strongly believes in the right to protest. πŸ’™ πŸ“š 🌱 πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί #FBPE πŸ˜·πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸŒ»

1,375
Followers
869
Following
320
Posts
09.01.2024
Joined
Posts Following

Latest posts by @gardeningbookworm

Yup

09.03.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She is spot on

09.03.2026 19:14 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
In 1992 there is car parking on the road, including on the corner of the crossroads, with bollards on the footway. Today the street is paved with no parking allowed and more greenery. A woman rides a cargo bikes with kids in it

In 1992 there is car parking on the road, including on the corner of the crossroads, with bollards on the footway. Today the street is paved with no parking allowed and more greenery. A woman rides a cargo bikes with kids in it

Frans Halsstraat, Amsterdam in 1992 and today

09.03.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

It took Trump 10 days to create an energy crisis reminiscent of the 1970s, replace Ayatollah Khamenei with Ayatollah Khamenei, and weaken our alliances worldwide. He put American servicemembers in harm’s way, resulting in seven deaths. None of this made you safer or better off.

09.03.2026 18:18 πŸ‘ 1768 πŸ” 584 πŸ’¬ 85 πŸ“Œ 32
Video thumbnail

Tomorrow at 12.30 CET, the European Parliament will announce the laureates of the European Order of Merit, the first official distinction of its kind, honouring individuals who have contributed to European integration and EU values: link.europa.eu/xPW3Gw

09.03.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Preview
Russia-backed hackers breach Signal, WhatsApp accounts of officials, journalists, Netherlands warns Russian-backed hackers have launched ​a global cyber campaign to gain access to Signal and WhatsApp accounts used β€Œby officials, military personnel and journalists, two intelligence agencies in the Ne...

This sure looks like a violation of Article 5 of the NATO Treaty. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

09.03.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Ministers must act more quickly on deepfakes to protect women and girls, Kendall says Exclusive: Technology secretary urges tech companies to do more to tackle online misogyny Ministers need to act more quickly to combat fast-changing threats from technology such as deepfakes, the technology secretary has said, as she warned about the risks women and girls face online. Liz Kendall said on Monday that technology was developing at such a pace that it was outstripping the government’s ability to regulate it, even suggesting there could be regular annual reviews of regulations as happens at the budget. Continue reading...

Ministers must act more quickly on deepfakes to protect women and girls, Kendall says

09.03.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
Post image

Barron Trump bought $50 million worth of oil stocks two days before his dad started a war in Iran.

πŸ‘ Before the bombs fell
πŸ‘ Before Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz
πŸ‘ Before 20% of global oil supply was choked
πŸ‘ Before crude oil prices reached levels not seen since 2008

How did he guess?

09.03.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 4
Video thumbnail

This school in Denmark is covered in #solar panels. It's the longest solar panel facade in the world.

RT if you think all schools should get a solar upgrade.

#ActOnClimate #climate #renewables #sustainability #solar #energy #innovation #tech #design #GreenNewDeal

09.03.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

My city, My heart! Destroying our cultural heritage protected by UNESCO. #TrumpWar

09.03.2026 20:06 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Russia targets Signal and WhatsApp accounts in cyber campaign | AIVD Russian state hackers are engaged in a large-scale global cyber campaign to gain access to Signal and WhatsApp accounts belonging to dignitaries, military personnel and civil servants. The Dutch intel...

russian state hackers are engaged in a large-scale global cyber campaign to gain access to Signal and WhatsApp accounts belonging to dignitaries, military personnel and civil servants.

09.03.2026 20:37 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

The distribution of letters in English words.

09.03.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
Video thumbnail

Carol Vorderman criticises Labour for wasting their tactical vote victory, slams Nigel Farage, and praises the Greens's Hannah Spencer

Part 1/2

09.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 206 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3
Preview
Trump, Iran and the 30 Year Plan

"Last year Trump told the world, 'we've obliterated Iran's nuclear capabilities.' So why are we having a war, a year on, to obliterate Iran's nuclear capabilities."

#IranWar with @nafeez.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social

open.spotify.com/episode/6w8V...

09.03.2026 11:10 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The Hungarian govt. is suing the EU court for fining them for breaking EU law (read that twice)

Their three legal arguments:
1. It’s unfair
2. They don’t like it
3. Give me a break

09.03.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fourteen-jobs Farage has no time for his constituents. He barely attends parliament and has never held a single surgery in Clacton with people who elected him. Whose interests does he serve?

09.03.2026 07:49 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

oh my goodness -- watch Mike Johnson, Scalise, Emmer, and McClain clap like seals for Trump for nearly two minutes straight. None of them want to be the first to stop!

09.03.2026 20:53 πŸ‘ 1781 πŸ” 400 πŸ’¬ 287 πŸ“Œ 128
Video thumbnail

BREAKING: @andyburnham.bsky.social says the Duchy of Lancaster is treating people in the north as β€œsecond-class citizens” after failing to support the clean-up of a huge illegal waste dump near Wigan

An investigation by Ch 4 News uncovered that the estate of King Charles is connected to the site

09.03.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 293 πŸ” 110 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

So he’s surrendering without accomplishing any of his stated objectives while declaring victory. Exactly what we said would happen.

09.03.2026 21:01 πŸ‘ 5261 πŸ” 1489 πŸ’¬ 809 πŸ“Œ 165

So the war is not complete then, as he said two hours ago?

The continued habit of media to repeat what he says without qualification is mind blowing.

09.03.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 199 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 2
Video thumbnail

Trump: "They emptied their mental institutions. They emptied their insane asylums. That's a step above a mental institution. They emptied them all right into our country."

09.03.2026 21:08 πŸ‘ 539 πŸ” 128 πŸ’¬ 212 πŸ“Œ 100
Preview
Oil Prices Tumble After Trump Says Iran War β€˜Very Complete’ Oil futures, which surged as much as 31% Sunday night to more than $100 a barrel, have tumbled back down, a stunning reversal that gained momentum after President Trump told CBS that the war he launch...

If true that Trump is signalling an end in sight, then what we’ve learned from this fiasco is that the Iranian regime does not collapse even under intense pressure & the rest of the world can’t endure closure of the straits of Hormuz for very long at all www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

09.03.2026 20:58 πŸ‘ 243 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 11

Satire was dead long ago. Now he did the same to standup comedy.
Flabbergasting.

09.03.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 210 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
Preview
Trump floats ENDING war in Iran after mysterious call with Putin β€” Daily Mail UK Donald Trump suggested his war with Iran could soon come to an end just hours after completing a mysterious phone call with Vladimir Putin.

If Putin says β€œObey” Trump says β€œYes ma’ sahβ€œ

Trump floats ENDING war in Iran after mysterious call with Putin
Donald Trump suggested his war with Iran could soon come to an end just hours after completing a mysterious phone call with Vladimir Putin.”

apple.news/A2TWk64smRhW...

09.03.2026 21:10 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
Video thumbnail

CNN airs compilation of JD Vance on the campaign trail saying he would keep the U.S. out of war in the Middle East. "We're going to stop sending our young people to far away lands. We are not the policemen of the world. Our interests are very much in not going to war with Iran."

09.03.2026 21:10 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Preview
So Badenoch, Farage and Blair think the Iran war is a great idea? Hmm … | John Crace Kemi may be all in favour, but at least economic realpolitik is forcing her to take a slightly different tack

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

09.03.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 118 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
treated image of Tony Blair, Larry Ellison, Donald Trump, Rupert Murdoch and Benjamin Netanyahu with the caption: "As Tony Blair criticises Starmer for not joining Trump’s war, read Carole Cadwalladr on Blair, Big Tech and the Israel connection"

treated image of Tony Blair, Larry Ellison, Donald Trump, Rupert Murdoch and Benjamin Netanyahu with the caption: "As Tony Blair criticises Starmer for not joining Trump’s war, read Carole Cadwalladr on Blair, Big Tech and the Israel connection"

As the right wing press praises Tony Blair for his "rebuke" of Keir Starmer for not supporting Donald Trump's war on Iran ("We should have backed America from the very beginning."), time to re-up @carolecadwalla.bsky.social's investigation into the Tony Blair Institute

(mini 🧡)

09.03.2026 21:14 πŸ‘ 100 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
Video thumbnail

Trump: "I think they were looking to take over the Middle East ... we have pretty good proof"

09.03.2026 21:14 πŸ‘ 343 πŸ” 75 πŸ’¬ 105 πŸ“Œ 26
Preview
Ukraine sent drone experts to protect US bases in Jordan, says Zelenskyy Interceptor drones and operators deployed to Middle East after β€˜requests for help from 11 countries neighbouring Iran’

Ukraine sent drone experts to protect US bases in Jordan, says Zelenskyy
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

09.03.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
The Home of Writer Michael Rosen Writer Michael Rosen's website for children, with videos, biography, news, a blog and lists of books

I've updated my website. So click on 'Books' for my latest books; on 'News' for my latest news; on 'Events' for my upcoming appearances; on 'Blog' for my latest idea for you for writing.
www.michaelrosen.co.uk

09.03.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1