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Jim Toms

@jim09ea63

A normal bloke, happy family guy. With a few interests (planes, trains, tanks etc), oh, & an MBA from @uniofleicester. I was a soldier once. @09EA63 on the bird app if it's still going, and on Insta

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a holy hand grenade of antioch is being held by a knight in armor . ALT: a holy hand grenade of antioch is being held by a knight in armor .

Mr Grenade is not your friend… ooh what flavour is that?

12.03.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sir Terry was - and really, through his writing, still is - one of the brightest shining lights in this ridiculous world. I turn to his books when things seem dark and hopeless.

12.03.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 130 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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a close up of a man 's face with a gray shirt on ALT: a close up of a man 's face with a gray shirt on

One month to go before the big 6-0… wtf 😳

12.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman in a white robe with a hood stands in the dark ALT: a woman in a white robe with a hood stands in the dark

Got something jammed in there real good…

12.03.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Viva…

12.03.2026 12:36 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s really good but I can’t believe Airfix screwed up the LMG - wrong magazine for the L4A4 as per below πŸ‘‡

12.03.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

One effing sausage….

12.03.2026 11:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a red suit and glasses is sitting in a chair and says good god . ALT: a man in a red suit and glasses is sitting in a chair and says good god .
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a statue of a robot with the words that is n't very reassuring ALT: a statue of a robot with the words that is n't very reassuring

Droids uh….

12.03.2026 08:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Correction - he wasn’t a trainee, he was slated for a mission & fully qualified but the Challenger disaster caused his mission to be scrubbed

11.03.2026 06:55 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thankyou

10.03.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Richard Farrimond - Wikipedia

My old CO & former astronaut trainee passed away today. Last met him at Chalke Valley History Festival
RIP Lt Col Richard Farrimond

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard...

10.03.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

This is how I access Bluesky

10.03.2026 13:14 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ep. 73- Babi Yar History and Memory with Victoria Khiterer - The Holocaust History Podcast It was the largest open shooting of the Holocaust (and perhaps in history).  Yet the murder in Babi Yar of 33,000+ Jews and other victims remained for much of its postwar life, unmarked and uncom...

In this episode, we go back to Babi Yar, the largest open-air shooting of the Holocaust which took place in Kyiv in September 1941.

I talked with Victoria Khiterer about the massacre, bystanders, and the incredible struggle to commemorate this event.

thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...

02.03.2026 12:12 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

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a close up of a man with a beard says hello there ALT: a close up of a man with a beard says hello there
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a man in a suit and tie with a green mask on his face says ssss smokin ' ALT: a man in a suit and tie with a green mask on his face says ssss smokin '

@divaliciouscandi.com in response to all your recent images on socials πŸ˜‰

09.03.2026 13:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Crappity crap crap

08.03.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Once this was hi-tech...

Www.contactlight.de

07.03.2026 21:08 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yup, pretty sure that wasn’t GW Snr

07.03.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just hope it hurt until the very end

07.03.2026 11:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Soham murderer Ian Huntley dies after prison attack Huntley, who was serving a life sentence for murdering two schoolgirls, had been on life support following an attack by another inmate.

Anyway… no f’s given

Soham murderer Ian Huntley dies after prison attack www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

07.03.2026 10:07 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
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G’morning everyone

07.03.2026 10:01 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A visit to the Auschwitz Memorial is far more than a history lesson. It is a profound personal experience that should inspire reflection on our individual moral responsibility for the world we live in.

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Photos: https://www.instagram.com/georgmendheimosz/

07.03.2026 08:55 πŸ‘ 305 πŸ” 72 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Far right of photo

06.03.2026 20:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

One of my Land Rovers ended up in Alberta!!

06.03.2026 20:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Looks like no longer in service but whereabouts now unknown. Would be 61 years old this year!!

06.03.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Last known allocated to 21 Engineer Regt after conversion to Mk3 standard but whether the old girl is still around I don’t know (dashed off to Merlin Archive to see if there’s an update)

06.03.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ah - school day - didn’t realise as I was a bit busy at the time I guess…

06.03.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0