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Mark S Thompson

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PhD. Military history; Peninsular War; Royal Engineers; Author of several books on Peninsular War, military engineering and soldiers. Web: https://marksthompson.weebly.com/

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It is a challenge to avoid Amazon, but it is possible. Great book.

12.03.2026 21:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I raise you one hedgehog

12.03.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I bought it, but not from Amazon. Give people an option that does not support Trump

12.03.2026 21:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Lego is always the ice breaker for shy kids in our house. They can’t resist joining in when you bring the box in and start building something. Use successfully last weekend.

12.03.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Picture of ladybird eating aphid

Picture of ladybird eating aphid

Lunch for seven spot

12.03.2026 07:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I read this as ISIS!!

12.03.2026 07:45 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Every kid (<60yo) loves Lego

12.03.2026 07:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Did Trump say middle east or middle earth? I think he is getting confused with all the references to orcs.

08.03.2026 21:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Are the green cups part of the lichen? I was photographing them this morning.

08.03.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThe Navy maintains the highest standards for leaders and holds them accountable when those standards are not met” - shame Americans don’t have the same standards for leaders in their government.

08.03.2026 12:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Feist & Gemmell πŸ‘

05.03.2026 11:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Leader of the free world? Not my world.

03.03.2026 07:23 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

By Colin Worley. It’s a few years’ since I have seen him.

28.02.2026 12:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I spoke at two conferences with Gordon, the first at Sandhurst. He was very kind to a nervous new speaker.

27.02.2026 22:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Failed parliamentary candidate

27.02.2026 07:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Although your original post has historical vibes πŸ˜„

27.02.2026 06:09 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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26.02.2026 12:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🫣

25.02.2026 14:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Been there done that. Sympathies

25.02.2026 11:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Got my copy too πŸ˜€

23.02.2026 22:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Who, What, Why: Why is it Team GB, not Team UK? Who was this athlete whose record has taken two millennia to beat?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazin...

20.02.2026 19:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t understand. I thought they were the same. Over to you @merrynwalters.uk

20.02.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Question: Olympic coverage shows us being Great Britain. Should it not be United Kingdom?

20.02.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Make Maggie Tyers famous 🀑

19.02.2026 08:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I stopped using Amazon a year ago. I now spend my money with local and national suppliers. Win-win for UK

13.02.2026 08:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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W β€” Trust your feed We believe in the need for a global, trusted social media platform owned, run, and hosted in Europe. W is built on verified human users, transparency, privacy, and free speech.

47% of Europeans want X banned across the EU, so the flipping Scandiwegians are doing something about it, with proper Viking energy.

W is now accepting registration ahead of it's launch.

wsocial.eu

12.02.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 386 πŸ” 133 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 10

That makes W worth joining

12.02.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s a year since I bought anything from Trump supporting Amazon. You know what? I have not missed it and much more of my money has gone to local and national businesses. All I need now is for another 100 million people to join me πŸ˜€

28.01.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Even in UK you can still have a house fire or a burglary. If you store your backups next to your computer you lose both. I can go back 5 years. Even these digital copies degrade over time and need to be refreshed.

26.01.2026 12:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I have over 20 external drives, most not stored in my house.

26.01.2026 08:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0