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My daughter and son are my top priority. My personal views only here. Former school chair of governors; former lawyer ; current policy person. North west England. Woke ! Oh yes. Ally.

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12.03.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

think we should let a badger have a go at drawing Churchill, then stick that on a banknote

11.03.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 153 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Secure Communication, Buried In A News App Cryptography is a funny thing. Supposedly, if you do the right kind of maths to a message, you can send it off to somebody else, and as long as they’re the only one that knows a secret little…

The Guardian has deployed an anonymous messaging system for whistleblowers to contact journalists, designed by my colleagues including @lambda.bsky.social. It’s very elegant
hackaday.com/2026/03/09/s...

11.03.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 154 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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Russia's deportation of Ukrainian children amounts to crime against humanity, UN says Vladimir Putin's direct involvement in the forcible deportation of Ukrainian children has been visible from the outset, the UN says.

'The UN's Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine says Russian authorities "at the highest level" have deported "thousands" of children from the occupied areas of Ukraine and Putin's "direct involvement" has been "visible from the outset".'

#c4news
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

11.03.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Larry the Cat has to be on the Β£50 note, surely

11.03.2026 11:42 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Now THAT is an idea !

11.03.2026 23:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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hope all's well

05.03.2026 14:37 πŸ‘ 197 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tells you something (not sure what) about the interaction of technological progress and culture that someone posted a Telegraph mad headline generator here last week, and already it's obsolete because the real Telegraph headlines are even madder.

11.03.2026 23:04 πŸ‘ 402 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 5
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Paul Duru β€’ Luxe, voluptΓ© et calme, no. 3 β€’ night Venticelli

11.03.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Actually, this on a banknote

11.03.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 1320 πŸ” 223 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 12

Congratulations !

11.03.2026 23:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tom Gauld on a bookplate for every genre Keeping track …

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11.03.2026 20:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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11.03.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The incumbent had already reached the end of her term but had stayed on pending a new appointment as ambassador

11.03.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Emperor's New Shoes

11.03.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

FIFA's first ever Peace Prize winner has become the first person to bomb a country out of participating in the FIFA World Cup.

11.03.2026 13:51 πŸ‘ 309 πŸ” 133 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 4

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11.03.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This very straight news piece buried deep within the FT never uses words like corruption or insider dealing but every detail is quietly devastating. Why is the FT virtually alone in the UK media in covering this important story?

10.03.2026 13:48 πŸ‘ 1685 πŸ” 849 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 46
The cover of 'Margaret Calvert: Woman At Work,'

The cover of 'Margaret Calvert: Woman At Work,'

Such a handsome book about such a brilliant designer.

10.03.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 95 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 4

NEXT SUNDAY! All Remembered Mothers' names to me please by 10p.m Saturday 14th. Reposts appreciated.

09.03.2026 07:29 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 67 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3

Perfect.

09.03.2026 08:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ugh

09.03.2026 08:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sad news for the voters of Clacton who were hoping Farage would be able to bend the POTUS’ ear about fortnightly bin collections.

09.03.2026 08:29 πŸ‘ 297 πŸ” 72 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1
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Whoever made this, it’s BRILLIANT.

Trump’s β€œBoard of Peace.”

01.03.2026 13:42 πŸ‘ 4297 πŸ” 2299 πŸ’¬ 181 πŸ“Œ 158

I would love to see the brilliant Years and Years ( Russell T Davies BBC series ) again. But I can’t face it because it was painfully prophetic

09.03.2026 05:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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09.03.2026 02:55 πŸ‘ 1302 πŸ” 488 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 13

Only a puerile administration would name an inappropriate war β€˜Epic Fury β€˜

08.03.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh P Mordaunt. Sort yourself out.

08.03.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oh yeah, FUCK THE PATRIARCHY. #InternationalWomensDay

08.03.2026 09:53 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Chat #24 - Joanne Harris "To me, this is a call to arms"

Born above a Barnsley sweet shop, taught French to grammar school boys, and once chased by an ostrich.

Internationally reknowned author Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social joins Tarot DMs to talk about cards, cats, Chocolat and her new novel Vianne.

#tarot #booksky #joanneharris

07.03.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1