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Mainly post on mastodon as https://morehammer.uk/@bencc/ these days but happy to see plenty of old twitter friends on here.

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No, it'll be fine, the laser should be very low power. If your masking tape starts burning then you should definitely stop using it.

06.03.2026 18:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Signed!

18.02.2026 09:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Action on Cycle Theft Petition London Cycling Campaign are calling for action to be taken on cycle theft. Sign the petition to pledge your support.

I've just signed @londoncycling.bsky.social's petition calling for action on cycle theft...

40,000 bikes are stolen every year in London. This has to change. Join me in calling for action: action.lcc.org.uk/theft

18.02.2026 09:01 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ahahah perfect.

17.02.2026 21:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Catching up in reverse, looks like the Goodyear blimp again.

17.02.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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10.02.2026 23:55 πŸ‘ 316 πŸ” 99 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3
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Reform's new DOLGE boss is extremely online Reform’s flagship efficiency project at Kent County Council is back in the spotlight this week, following a cabinet appointment that raises fresh questions about credibility, competence and communicat...

Reform’s flagship 'efficiency' project at KCC has a new lead.

After last week’s resignation over budget comments, the replacement is a councillor whose public feed is heavy on conspiracies and culture-war reposts.

11.02.2026 09:43 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A pair of pot holders. They have cute bunny, hedgehog, and nature themes on them in teal and light brown.

A pair of pot holders. They have cute bunny, hedgehog, and nature themes on them in teal and light brown.

Final new listing:
Custom made for you - heat resistant and machine washable pot holders.

These are also made of cotton and insulation materials, and are honestly the only pot holders or oven gloves we use in our household. These can be as pretty or fun as you desire!
www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

03.02.2026 23:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If only someone had thought ahead and made lords reform some sort of manifesto promise. Alas now it is too late and there is nothing the government can do.

02.02.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.

20.01.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 4987 πŸ” 1894 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 322
Frodo: I wish so much unbelievably stupid shit had not happened in my time

Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times. This is all exceptionally stupid, though

Frodo: I wish so much unbelievably stupid shit had not happened in my time Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times. This is all exceptionally stupid, though

19.01.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 15616 πŸ” 5676 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 59
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Central Canterbury, from by the Cafe du Soleil, Friday, uncropped. Christmas lights at the bottom reflected in the river Stour. #kingfisher #birds @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @kentwildlife.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social

21.12.2025 09:07 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm sharing this here, as I have on Facebook and Instagram, but there's no account on here to share from, and I just think this is wonderful.

A really good balance of design and implementation, and appears to achieve everything it set out to do, and it *SO* appeals to my inner 'work nerd'.

18.12.2025 09:24 πŸ‘ 1477 πŸ” 438 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 0

Norwegian Foreign Minister: You get that social video for next week?

Director of Social Media: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked. Even threw in β€œGlory Box”.

FM: what

05.12.2025 22:58 πŸ‘ 238 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2
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05.12.2025 12:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Lego Technic 8275 in the snow
Lego Technic 8275 in the snow YouTube video by Lizzie Charlton

8275 for me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-Tz...

02.12.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They’re incredibly refreshing on a hot day too for some reason.

19.11.2025 09:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Confiscating jewellery from survivors of a war zone makes you look like a fucking Nazi. And the obscene thing is, that is the intention. It's there to look appropriately harsh. Indecent. Filthy. A moral stain. And no-one of good character would have ever proposed such a thing in the first place.

17.11.2025 10:48 πŸ‘ 1357 πŸ” 349 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 27

Not being funny, what nazi-ass shit is this?

17.11.2025 10:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€˜what if torture and inhumane and degrading treatment was fine sometimes’ – the Labour Party

16.11.2025 11:36 πŸ‘ 109 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows:

[scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech]

1
CHURCHILL:
The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us. 

2
CHURCHILL:
Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war.

3
CHURCHILL:
If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free 
and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun-

BBC PRESENTER:
Thank you prime minister 

4
BBC PRESENTER:
Mr hitler, your response?

5
HITLER [in the studio]:
Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill

6
HITLER:
What we are proposing -

CHURCHILL:
Hang on

7
HITLER:
Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement -

8
CHURCHILL:
What's he doing here

BBC PRESENTER:
It's important we hear both sides of the debate

9
CHURCHILL:
This isn't a debate 
You don't debate fascists

10
HITLER:
Oh here we go with ze Godwins law!

11
HITLER:
Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'...

CHURCHILL:
Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit-

12
HITLER [standing up, saluting]:
RAUSS!

BBC PRESENTER:
*Please* Mr Churchill let him speak

[ends]

Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows: [scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech] 1 CHURCHILL: The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us. 2 CHURCHILL: Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war. 3 CHURCHILL: If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun- BBC PRESENTER: Thank you prime minister 4 BBC PRESENTER: Mr hitler, your response? 5 HITLER [in the studio]: Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill 6 HITLER: What we are proposing - CHURCHILL: Hang on 7 HITLER: Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement - 8 CHURCHILL: What's he doing here BBC PRESENTER: It's important we hear both sides of the debate 9 CHURCHILL: This isn't a debate You don't debate fascists 10 HITLER: Oh here we go with ze Godwins law! 11 HITLER: Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'... CHURCHILL: Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit- 12 HITLER [standing up, saluting]: RAUSS! BBC PRESENTER: *Please* Mr Churchill let him speak [ends]

09.03.2025 09:15 πŸ‘ 5579 πŸ” 2670 πŸ’¬ 55 πŸ“Œ 149

Just been switched over on the website, the new design is not good. Can't easily see a summary of the whole day on a single screen of my laptop without scrolling for hours, can't scroll to other days, information I care about is missing (no wind speed or direction, humidity).

01.11.2025 21:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
An indoor space with a partially wet floor reflecting a jar of liquid in the center. There are various water damaged items. The paint is pealing off the walls.

An indoor space with a partially wet floor reflecting a jar of liquid in the center. There are various water damaged items. The paint is pealing off the walls.

A long corridor with multiple doors on either side is flooded with water, creating a reflection on the floor. There are caution signs and buckets.

A long corridor with multiple doors on either side is flooded with water, creating a reflection on the floor. There are caution signs and buckets.

A long corridor with multiple doors on either side is flooded with water, creating a reflection on the floor. There are caution signs and buckets.

A long corridor with multiple doors on either side is flooded with water, creating a reflection on the floor. There are caution signs and buckets.

It’s more than two years since Eastend Homes’ disastrous attempt to build flats on our flats resulted in our homes being flooded. Our homes are still being ruined. We still haven’t an explanation for how this meets building regulations. It’s like nothing was learned from #RonanPoint or #Grenfell.

01.11.2025 12:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Time Out London
@TimeOutLondon

Hampton-on-Sea, Kent
Another victim of coastal erosion, Hampton was a modest oyster-fishing
village that sprung up in the late nineteenth century. Abandoned in 1916,
Hampton-on-Sea crumbled into the ocean. Today the only evidence of
its existence is the local boozer

[Picture of a pub with the sign "The Hampton Inn" on]
2:54 PM - Sep 14, 2021

Time Out London @TimeOutLondon Hampton-on-Sea, Kent Another victim of coastal erosion, Hampton was a modest oyster-fishing village that sprung up in the late nineteenth century. Abandoned in 1916, Hampton-on-Sea crumbled into the ocean. Today the only evidence of its existence is the local boozer [Picture of a pub with the sign "The Hampton Inn" on] 2:54 PM - Sep 14, 2021

So, I actually live very near Hampton, and it's honestly probably my favourite geography story, because it demonstrates very well and surprisingly easily the impact that human development can have on an area!

28.10.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is important work.

22.10.2025 17:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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mac glocky Mgmt: info@unchainedhq.com

You may enjoy Mac Glocky's youtube channel, some incredible mashup covers there. www.youtube.com/c/MacGlocky

14.10.2025 11:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes thanks, busy but good. Hope you are too!

11.10.2025 18:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There’s a comment piece in The Times about sickness benefits mysteriously going up and no mention of Covid, long Covid, the effects of lockdown etc. Boosters help people stay healthy, but now they are only available to the very old or people who can afford them.

11.10.2025 08:54 πŸ‘ 225 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 5

Lovely!

11.10.2025 17:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0