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Green activist, RNLI Governor, housing landlord, husband, father, collector, spacefan, shipfan, amateur librarian. Occasional historian, author, broadcaster.

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The Russians might want to be careful or Trump might get rid of even more sanctions on them.

14.03.2026 07:43 πŸ‘ 705 πŸ” 261 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 13
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This is hilarious.

Also, completely enraging.

11.03.2026 01:56 πŸ‘ 9508 πŸ” 4351 πŸ’¬ 139 πŸ“Œ 216
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U.S. Plan to Unblock Strait of Hormuz Collides With Realities of Global Insurance The U.S.-centric insurance idea runs counter to the realities of an international market, according to industry executives.

War is God's way of teaching Americans about the maritime insurance market www.wsj.com/finance/u-s-...

13.03.2026 10:24 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Most accurate portrait of modern culture currently available

10.03.2026 03:09 πŸ‘ 16811 πŸ” 4147 πŸ’¬ 283 πŸ“Œ 252
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Minesweeper: Strait of Hormuz edition

11.03.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 629 πŸ” 157 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 7
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The Guardian view on the Iran crisis exposing Britain’s energy vulnerability: clean power offers protection | Editorial Editorial: The war reveals Britain’s exposure to volatile fossil fuel prices. More North Sea drilling will not shield households, building domestic green energy will

"More North Sea drilling will not shield households, building domestic green energy will

"More drilling will mainly boost oil company profits

"Once built, sunlight or wind is free. Prices are stable. Green power is an insurance policy against geopolitical risk"

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

10.03.2026 08:55 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

As of 9 March 2026, Israel has killed 486 people, injured 1,313 and displaced 667,831 people in Lebanon

That's roughly 10% of the entire population displaced already

10.03.2026 09:22 πŸ‘ 97 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I am very happy to be associated with this.

10.03.2026 10:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think this is about the temperature but honestly it works for decades as well

09.03.2026 04:09 πŸ‘ 5393 πŸ” 957 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 13
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#speirgorm

08.03.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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08.03.2026 12:03 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

For anyone who would like the clip (including George).

06.03.2026 08:21 πŸ‘ 1455 πŸ” 638 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 64
HMS Irresistible sinking during the Dardenelles campaign, having proved to everybody's satisfaction that the name might just have been a teeny-tiny bit premature after all.

HMS Irresistible sinking during the Dardenelles campaign, having proved to everybody's satisfaction that the name might just have been a teeny-tiny bit premature after all.

If I'd rushed into a poorly planned campaign around a notorious maritime choke point that left it closed to friendly shipping I'd carefully lay off the Churchill comparisons, but hey...

04.03.2026 08:39 πŸ‘ 413 πŸ” 92 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 6
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As renown philosopher George W. Bush once sagely opined:

"There's an old saying in Tennesseeβ€”I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennesseeβ€”that says 'Fool me once, shame on . . . shame on you. Fool meβ€”you can't get fooled again'"

28.02.2026 23:48 πŸ‘ 1657 πŸ” 320 πŸ’¬ 205 πŸ“Œ 14

Thou shalt not support a racist fascist rapist warmonger and still call thyself a β€˜Christian.’

01.03.2026 03:22 πŸ‘ 1849 πŸ” 287 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 15
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Air Pollution Is Wreaking Havoc on Ants, And The Effects Are Alarming Scent is essential to ant society: every ant within a colony wears the badge of membership in the form of smelly hydrocarbons.

Air Pollution Is Wreaking Havoc on Ants, And The Effects Are Alarming

www.sciencealert.com/air-pollutio...

01.03.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For the first time in months or maybe years, Ukraine is liberating more territory than it's losing, says Come Back Alive Foundation chief Taras Chmut. Russia lost the winter battle and Ukraine keeps fighting, he wrote on X.

01.03.2026 11:33 πŸ‘ 1290 πŸ” 257 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 4
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A new study by researchers at Cardiff University shows a massive broadcast media bias (including by the institutionally transphobic BBC) against the Green Party and others and disproportionate coverage in favour of Reform…

nation.cymru/feature/why-...

01.03.2026 10:08 πŸ‘ 278 πŸ” 154 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 10
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"Assemble the Board of Peace - I'm starting a war".

28.02.2026 08:28 πŸ‘ 14614 πŸ” 3309 πŸ’¬ 414 πŸ“Œ 124
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😱

27.02.2026 23:15 πŸ‘ 423 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 10

Seems worth sharing this again!

28.02.2026 10:02 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The difference between a war and a genocide

28.02.2026 09:55 πŸ‘ 186 πŸ” 97 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

Despite being continually accused of not integrating, Muslims have voted in numbers, and against a party with a Muslim Home Sec whose immigration policies and actions regarding Gaza they strongly opposed.Instead they found common value with a white British woman who spoke to them locally and beyond.

27.02.2026 08:36 πŸ‘ 630 πŸ” 150 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 8

I take every thing back and am giving up my political commentary.

This from Heidi Alexander is unbelievable. Even @aiannucci.bsky.social couldn’t have written a line like this

27.02.2026 09:03 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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So the Telegraph is taking this well

27.02.2026 07:06 πŸ‘ 5950 πŸ” 1111 πŸ’¬ 411 πŸ“Œ 289

if matt goodwin were to lose tonight, it would be a bitter blow not just for reform but also for nominative determinism

27.02.2026 00:34 πŸ‘ 93 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

The truth is not the average of a fact and a lie.

27.02.2026 04:54 πŸ‘ 1396 πŸ” 463 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 21

This was such brilliant news to wake up to πŸ™Œ

It’s not just about the Green Party getting another seat, it’s about showing every other politician that people actually want progressive policies.

27.02.2026 09:18 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2