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@justathought

Older bloke in Surrey, UK, married with two grown up kids. Into music, technical stuff, walks, photography, visiting the world and trying to understand why politics is the way it is at the moment!

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6 raku vases in a grid with a white background in two rows of three.  There is a vase name in black text under each image, from left to, to right bottom, the names are Lagoon Nebula, Draconis, Skyfire, Pinwheel, Persueus'Cloud, Tethy's Tide.

6 raku vases in a grid with a white background in two rows of three. There is a vase name in black text under each image, from left to, to right bottom, the names are Lagoon Nebula, Draconis, Skyfire, Pinwheel, Persueus'Cloud, Tethy's Tide.

A closeup of 3 vases glowing in the reduction firing of the raku process.

A closeup of 3 vases glowing in the reduction firing of the raku process.

The world feels very unsettled, and art isn’t always the priority in these trying times. Even so, I'm here and keep on making.

These are my latest one-of-a-kind raku vessels available now. A share or like to help them find their people would mean a great deal. πŸ™

15.02.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 586 πŸ” 205 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 9
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#StreetArt : @the.new.cru, Nowa SΓ³l #Pologne
@the.new.cru
πŸ“· @fod_jam

03.03.2026 11:56 πŸ‘ 409 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nigel Farage's Long History of Crying β€˜Fraud’ Whenever His Party Loses Elections The Reform UK leader has a long record of blaming his own party's election defeats on "cheating" by ethnic minorities, yet no evidence of it can ever be found

Nigel Farage’s Long History of Crying β€˜Fraud’ Whenever His Party Loses Elections

bylinetimes.com/2026/03/02/n...

03.03.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 131 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 3
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If it’s true Reform UK’s Treasury spokesperson Robert Jenrick told a business audience last night that renewable companies are "screwed" if Reform get in, it tells you everything about their readiness to inflict national self-harm in pursuit of ideological war on climate action.

03.03.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 1638 πŸ” 724 πŸ’¬ 108 πŸ“Œ 37
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Spring is sprung!

02.03.2026 11:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How about non-British and non-dom citizens donating to political parties and owning media?

01.03.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 674 πŸ” 210 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 4
Daily Mail @DailyMail on X:
NIGEL FARAGE: Allowing non-British citizens to vote in the UK poses a grave risk to our democracy

Daily Mail @DailyMail on X: NIGEL FARAGE: Allowing non-British citizens to vote in the UK poses a grave risk to our democracy

Farage and the mainstream media are much graver risks to British democracy, constantly spouting nonsense and worse.

01.03.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 1361 πŸ” 302 πŸ’¬ 121 πŸ“Œ 31

Farage claiming electoral mispractice is another indicator of how just Trumpian he is

27.02.2026 00:26 πŸ‘ 923 πŸ” 141 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 11
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It will be tough for America’s global reputation to recover after this absolutely shameful vote.

25.02.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 9448 πŸ” 3983 πŸ’¬ 856 πŸ“Œ 408

It's obvious why, but some have more restrictions on the amount allowed. The American system is particularly corrupt.

25.02.2026 07:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fun fact. Ancient Egypt lasted so long that Ancient Egyptian archaeology was a career in Ancient Egypt.

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24.02.2026 05:09 πŸ‘ 697 πŸ” 117 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 3

Democracy works better when money is taken out of the equation.

24.02.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Solar eclipse seen from space! Also, a small galaxy may be currently ramming through the Milky Way, so there’s that too

A solar eclipse seen… FROM SPACE?!

Yup. And it's an annular one, too, making it extra cool.

badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/solar-ecli...

And oh yeah by the way a small galaxy may be ramming through the Milky Way too so I wrote about that because why not.

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24.02.2026 15:46 πŸ‘ 120 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Most people in England & Wales are not Christian, and it’s axiomatic to a free society that religious beliefs - or the lack of them - are irrelevant to civic participation. Britain is a pluralist, not a Christian, society; and this is one more reason to fight Reform UK.

23.02.2026 12:49 πŸ‘ 2591 πŸ” 699 πŸ’¬ 337 πŸ“Œ 85

Our Labour government is a pragmatic democratic socialist government which works within global constraints to deliver the best outcomes for the UK.

It is one of the most left wing government's the UK has ever seen.

You may wish things to be even more left, but you cannot say the above is not true.

24.02.2026 10:53 πŸ‘ 106 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2
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Reform UK deputy leader reshared social media post calling for Labour MP to be shot We reveal how the deputy leader of Lancashire County Council is to face no action for the shocking post he shared on Facebook

Reform UK deputy leader reshared social media post calling for Labour MP to be shot

lancashire.thelead.uk/p/lancashire...

24.02.2026 12:48 πŸ‘ 208 πŸ” 171 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 23
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Plenty have clocked how Nigel Farage talks to women journalists β€” pure condescension: β€œlisten, love,” β€œgo write your silly little story.” Know your place.
No shock from a man who praises Andrew Tate.
The real surprise? It’s only being called out now.

22.02.2026 10:29 πŸ‘ 2693 πŸ” 1022 πŸ’¬ 158 πŸ“Œ 55
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Money comes and goes. Time just goes. Choose wisely. #Minimalism

22.02.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Painting of a white girl in a light coloured dress in the shade of a tree with a large dog on a sunny day

Painting of a white girl in a light coloured dress in the shade of a tree with a large dog on a sunny day

Amy Katherine Browning,
Lime Tree Shade, 1913,
Impressionist influenced English painter who was friends with suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst #womensart

22.02.2026 04:08 πŸ‘ 624 πŸ” 83 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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UK and European allies to develop low-cost air defence weapons to protect NATO skies European skies to be defended by advanced surface-to-air weapon under new multinational scheme.

The UK, along with France, Germany, Italy & Poland, have today launched the β€˜Low-Cost Effectors & Autonomous Platforms’ initiative (LEAP).

It will develop advanced low-cost air defence systems, such as autonomous drones or missiles to protect European skies.

The first delivery is expect in 2027.

20.02.2026 20:22 πŸ‘ 106 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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THESE ARE NOT AURORAS: Montana is a good place to see auroras, so on Feb 17th when Jane Horton of Helena MT saw towering lights in the night sky. "Are these auroras?" Not exactly. These are light pillars caused by city lights shining into freezing air. spaceweather.com/images2026/2...

20.02.2026 09:37 πŸ‘ 4228 πŸ” 584 πŸ’¬ 106 πŸ“Œ 33

www.instagram.com/reel/DU6A4YF...

Ouch!

20.02.2026 13:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Five galaxies appear close to each other in the sky. At upper left, a spiral galaxy is tilted, appearing wider than it is tall. It has a glowing yellow center and reddish-brown dust trails that spiral clockwise around it. Above the center is a large elliptical galaxy. Its round, glowing yellow center is surrounded by a fuzzy yellow halo that fades away from the core. Toward the bottom right are three galaxies that appear to touch. The largest is in the center: a nearly vertical, edge-on spiral galaxy. Its glowing yellow core is mostly obscured by reddish-brown dust trails dotted with blue stars. To its bottom left is a smaller, tilted spiral galaxy with a glowing yellow center. Reddish-brown dust trails are dotted with blue stars. One spiral arm appears to touch the vertical galaxy to its right. At the spiral’s bottom right is a lenticular galaxy with a glowing central core in the middle of a hazy yellow disk, appearing almost face-on. It seems to touch the large spiral galaxy above it.

Five galaxies appear close to each other in the sky. At upper left, a spiral galaxy is tilted, appearing wider than it is tall. It has a glowing yellow center and reddish-brown dust trails that spiral clockwise around it. Above the center is a large elliptical galaxy. Its round, glowing yellow center is surrounded by a fuzzy yellow halo that fades away from the core. Toward the bottom right are three galaxies that appear to touch. The largest is in the center: a nearly vertical, edge-on spiral galaxy. Its glowing yellow core is mostly obscured by reddish-brown dust trails dotted with blue stars. To its bottom left is a smaller, tilted spiral galaxy with a glowing yellow center. Reddish-brown dust trails are dotted with blue stars. One spiral arm appears to touch the vertical galaxy to its right. At the spiral’s bottom right is a lenticular galaxy with a glowing central core in the middle of a hazy yellow disk, appearing almost face-on. It seems to touch the large spiral galaxy above it.

Hubble image of Arp 321, also known as Hickson 40.

This group of galaxies include three spiral galaxies, an elliptical galaxy, and a lenticular (lens-like) galaxy.

Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, A. Pagan
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17.02.2026 12:31 πŸ‘ 489 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3

Solar panels are 95-99% recycable & so are wind turbines, despite all the haters out there.

Solarcycle β€” a U.S. company β€” will recycle 25% of ALL retired solar panels in the U.S. by 2030.

Carbon Rivers β€” a U.S. company β€” can recycle any wind turbine.

Stop the fear mongering about renewables ✊

15.02.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 398 πŸ” 163 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 5
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The incredible spiny leaf insect of Australia [πŸ“Ήkaynelawton]

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16.02.2026 07:13 πŸ‘ 1058 πŸ” 181 πŸ’¬ 75 πŸ“Œ 18
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Africa leads growth in solar energy as demand spreads beyond traditional markets, report says A report shows that Africa has emerged as the world's fastest-growing solar market even as global growth slowed last year, driven by a 60% surge in imports of solar panels from China.

Solar exploded across Africa in 2025:

apnews.com/article/sola...

14.02.2026 23:35 πŸ‘ 6608 πŸ” 1555 πŸ’¬ 194 πŸ“Œ 108
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#StreetArt by #Koka Engel, Bergame 2025
@koka.mexico
πŸ“· @topstreetart

14.02.2026 09:07 πŸ‘ 688 πŸ” 110 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1
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#BlueSkyArtShow
#wood
All Saints church
Kingston upon Thames

14.02.2026 12:18 πŸ‘ 307 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
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Triptych Bankside, #London #UK #architecture #monochrome #photography

15.02.2026 03:24 πŸ‘ 1043 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 1

Great picture. Been around that part a few times, I think of it as the backside of bankside.

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