Proud cat dad. European railways, good beer, electronic music, Linux, 2000AD comic. Oh, and a beautiful wife ;-)
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So our military just bombed a boat in international waters and extrajudicially killed suspected drug traffickers without so much as a conversation, let alone a trial? Then posted it on social media? And we’re all supposed to just trust their account?
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is considering introducing compulsory ID cards in the UK to help tackle the small boats crisis inews.co.uk/news/politic...
tonight is hot italian sausage and gnocchi with a sundried tomato cream sauce, and my fiancee’s sourdough bread
Newly discovered cutie~Sand cat, Anubis, is a nocturnal, solitary wild cat native to the deserts of North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and Central Asia, known for its fur-covered paws that protect against hot sand, large ears for hunting, and is smaller than a domestic cat.😸 [Cr. Kansas City Zoo]
Well I never... a rainbow appeared before sunrise, created just by the light of an orange and red glow in the east. There's a first time for everything. I've certainly never see such a thing before.
An ‘ultracrepidarian’ (19th century) is one who loves to give their opinion, at length, on matters they know nothing about.
Sounds like my Dad!
🇺🇦 Cleaning up Udachne in the Donetsk region and setting up the flag. Pokrovsk direction.
💥💥Ukrainian aviation dropped a guided bomb and demolished a massive elevator in Kherson region. Turns out occupiers turned it into a training center for drone operators and a command post. ✅ Found fast, buried even faster.
This is the kind of joke that never lands.
One of Drumpf's used diapers?
Revoking an entire nationality’s visas is collective punishment and never acceptable — especially in this moment when millions of Palestinians lack equal rights, basic healthcare, and so much more at home, forcing them out of the US is unfathomably cruel. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/w...
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I'll believe it when it actually happens.
❗️The plane Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu was on was forced to land in Bulgaria due to suspected Russian GPS interference -FT There are reports that the pilots even had to use paper maps due to GPS jamming as they made the emergency landing.
☠️ When attempting another assault, the Russians lost two BBMs together with the soldiers!
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Folks. Please read this. It’s just one page of simple declarations from a 10 year kid from Guatemala who doesn’t want to be sent back there. The US government is trying to do so, on a holiday weekend, and was going to just *do it* until folks started pushing back. 10. Years. Old. WTAFF?
Dog realises when the point has been won and celebrates. #bluesky #dog #dogaday
Shopping. Great track and still relevant!
The Ugly Stepsister (2025). A very good fantasy / horror with some black humour. Well-produced, well-acted and with some pretty grisly scenes, it was right up my street! Vilde Tuv's electronic music is very engaging, too, and really suits the mood of the film. 8/10. @velvetdip.bsky.social
A suitable song: youtu.be/7aItpjF5vXc
💥 In the morning, the enemy attempted a mechanized assault in the Pokrovsk direction, using 1 tank and 5 IFVs. ☠️ As of now, all the equipment has been hit by UAVs. The enemy infantry is also destroyed.
💀 Video of the destruction of Russian elevator from which they launched drones at people on the right bank of the Kherson region.
Putin and Trump go to a restaurant. Waiter: Vlade, what will you have? Putin: Rare steak Waiter: And for your vegetable? Putin: He'll have the same.
Leaving a turd under my desk is not an acceptable form of communication. @velvetdip.bsky.social
GOP Rep Chuck Edwards is confronted by infuriated constituents at his town hall.
Interesting! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Man...
Allegedly, he needs both feet amputated due to gangrene. Let's hope something goes terribly wrong.
🇨🇳 A video testing of camera from Gerbera UAV in China was posted online, - CyberBoroshno This is an A40 Pro camera manufactured by Viewpro. The production facility is located in Shenzhen, in the Aotexing Science Park.
Morning Kittens
What a ridiculous person.
They'll cancel it after three seasons.
Happy Caterday😍
A downed Russian surveillance drone type Gerbera contained test footage from the Chinese factory from which it was delivered.
www.huffpost.com/entry/social...
🤬 While Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko shows the body of a murdered child who died as a result of a Russian attack during the UN Security Council, the Russian representative demonstratively looks at her phone…
🙏 Horrifying footage of a powerful explosion in Zaporizhzhia at night.
CHICAGO…
Drone?
This games looks good. Are there any plans for Linux or Deck support?
www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump... I just don't understand why these idiots aren't shouted down.
BREAKING: Mike Johnson Can’t Handle the Heat open.substack.com/pub/demwinsm...
The criminals are running the show and don't plan on any future elections. However, you are free to dream.
Putting some black salt in a bowl on your desk and glancing at it when somebody bothers you
ICYMI — JUDGE: “This case represents the consequences of a decades long drumbeat of anti-immigrant sentiment and misinformation being broadcast & broadcast & broadcast…” 2 immigrants shot in Washington, gunman sentenced in June. Barely even a story. 🤷🏻♂️ www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/g...
Maybe ICE shouldn’t have lowered their standards for new recruits.
Well done, guys!
👊💀 Footage of the liberation of the village of Zeleny Hai from the Russians.
He had his periodic infusion of formaldehyde. Nothing to see here.
Track 56: Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye. Year: 1982. Some serious synth, along with Marc's amazing vocals. youtu.be/_yyrjb5AWOg
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Is it true?
Genius: Copies of the Nottingham Post begin appearing on lamp posts newsthump.com/2025/08/29/c... via @newsthump
Oh man… this is hysterical. Canada is giving Gavin Newsom a free plane? 😂😅🤣
youtu.be/DF8Pny3VTg8 Not quite as funny as the media would have you believe!
This is truly one of the best illustrations of what is happening in America.
German police hit woman repeatedly in the face until she bleeds at pro-Palestine demonstration
Scientific American: For 20 years, Denmark conducted a large and meticulous study of whether aluminum in vaccines caused chronic childhood diseases. The data was clear: It did not. Malignant crackpot RDK Jr wanted a retraction of the study. The Annals of Internal Medicine said no.
Reform councillor closes 5 Derbyshire adult education centres without consultation in private meeting www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-n...
These tweet are so good by Newsom, dancing queen. 😂
General Valery Zaluzhny published his "10 lessons for ukrainians". 1. The enemy is eternal, and his purpose is destruction. The first and main lesson: forget about "brother nations" and "common history". 🧵1/
NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia is asking a federal judge for a gag order against Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi and their subordinates. w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Good to know that 40 years later, they still have lighting problems!
Thanks, will check it out!
If thoughts and prayers worked, Vance wouldn't be where he is in the first place.
Commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert “Magyar” Brovdi, confirms strikes on Russia’s oil refineries: Kuybyshevskiy (Samara) and Afipsky (Krasnodar). In just two weeks, Russia’s fuel output has dropped by 21%. Last night alone saw another 4.7% cut.
❗️The moment of the 🇺🇦UAV attack on the 🇷🇺Kuybyshevskiy oil refinery in Samara.
Track 55: The Moontrekkers - Night of the Vampire. Year: 1961. youtu.be/D8oBFIwB5rA
❗️The Russians hit the city of Prypyat, which is right next to the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, with three missiles.
Add some useful pockets and I'm in 😀
No Susie Dent or Rachel Riley?
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Today, the Russians also struck an Intercity+ passenger train that was scheduled to run on the Kyiv–Kharkiv route. "For now, we are not canceling the trips — passenger cars, including those newly received from the factory, will be put on the route." - Ukrzaliznytsia reported.
❗️Officially, the General Staff of Ukraine reports! The 🇺🇦Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked a number of important 🇷🇺Russian facilities! Two refineries, ammunition depots and logistics! ▪️Afipsky refinery in the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation.
💥 Samara, the moment of strike on oil refinery!
Azerbaijan Furious after Discovery that Russian Police Not Only Tortured But Castrated Two Azeri Brothers The deaths of two Azerbaijani brothers in Russian custody have ignited outrage and intensified tensions between Moscow and Baku kyivinsider.com/azerbaijan-f...
🇺🇦🐈 A Ukrainian soldier returned from captivity with a cat he spent more than 4 years with in a colony. Stanislav Panchenko joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2017, at the age of 18.
Can anyone recommend decent high strangeness, UFO / UAP etc. accounts to follow on Bluesky?
🙏🇺🇸 In the US, a shooting occurred in a Catholic church during mass, killing two children and injuring 17 others, - Fox News The shooter was 20-year-old, his weapon was painted with Russian phrases, and he also had a diary in Russian. He shot himself immediately after the attack.
www.npr.org/2025/08/26/n...
AMERICA: “It’s a mental health issue.” REST OF THE WORLD: “We have those. But don’t have mass shootings.” AMERICA: “It’s video games.” WORLD: “We have those too. But don’t have mass shootings.” AMERICA B: “It’s cause they took Jesus out of the classroom.” WORLD: “God, you’re stupid.”
Just another day standing on the great Mongolian sand dunes.
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