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β€˜Resting’ journalist. Cat is Bob and we live in Liverpool. He likes chasing things, eating and sleeping. I like LFC, The Archers and making my way round on a bike. 🚲

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Kleine Zalze red wine 🍷

Kleine Zalze red wine 🍷

Not at all bad for 7 quid on offer.

13.03.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s clear Fidesz is rattled and shocked. Tisza and Magyar aren’t an ideological challenge. The dire economy and 15 years of Orban - if they don’t get rid of him now will they get the chance ever? And shifting demographics - young people loathe him and the visible corruption. But let’s see.

13.03.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There’s a lot of noise in politics but if you want to understand why we’ve had 8 Prime Ministers in the last 20 years and no leading politician has a positive approval rating, you might want to check out this chart

13.03.2026 08:13 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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North Korea’s shady tactics show Matildas must be ready for more than football Australia are no strangers to the team’s bizarre protests but they will need to keep frustrations in check in Women’s Asian Cup quarter-final

www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m...
North Korea, the Arsenal of world football.

13.03.2026 08:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s sickening.

12.03.2026 21:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Rex is the meat in Alice’n’Chris sandwich #TheArchers

12.03.2026 19:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Underwoods Local.

12.03.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Slide - 2. Down Came a Blackbird - BBC Sounds As wildlife dies en masse, more oozing mud threatens Redlow.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Fab drama and cast. From a different era.

12.03.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Najah Ismail, 50, was in her home in central Beirut preparing Iftar β€” the evening meal that breaks the fast during the holy month of Ramadan β€” when she heard that a warning had been issued for a building next door. She immediately fled the house with about 20 family members, including her grandchildren

Najah Ismail, 50, was in her home in central Beirut preparing Iftar β€” the evening meal that breaks the fast during the holy month of Ramadan β€” when she heard that a warning had been issued for a building next door. She immediately fled the house with about 20 family members, including her grandchildren

Israel is killing civilians. Again.

12.03.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Loubna El Amine | Evacuation Orders On Wednesday, 4 March, the Israel Defence Forces issued an evacuation order for the southern part of Lebanon – the...

β€˜The Israeli evacuation orders signal a desire to make this whole world disappear: to displace a fifth of the country’s population, to unravel a dense urban fabric and to erase a history of struggle and dislocation.’

@loubnaelamine.bsky.social on the blog.

www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ma...

12.03.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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How Iran war laid bare the world's reliance on Gulf oil and gas Countries around the world are feeling the impact of the conflict and the resulting energy price shock.

I do wonder is there a solution? What’s plentiful, inexhaustible and found around these British Isles?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

12.03.2026 16:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This might be the greatest split-screen ever broadcast.

They’ll play this in museums in future.

(πŸŽ₯ LCI πŸ‡«πŸ‡·)

12.03.2026 15:11 πŸ‘ 17881 πŸ” 7091 πŸ’¬ 611 πŸ“Œ 568

He always ends the right way up. πŸˆβ€β¬›

12.03.2026 16:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Premier League: Six teams, no wins in Champions League last-16 first legs Phil McNulty examines the state of the Premier League after none of its six Champions League entrants won this week.

Farmers league. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

12.03.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Delivery firm Evri

Delivery firm Evri

Ahh downtown Dubai, that’s where Bob’s cat food has gotten to. Makes sense.

12.03.2026 10:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

FT really getting at the core of the story of Orban’s desperate bid to hold on to power.
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12.03.2026 10:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt Β· The Israel Lobby

20 years on…

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v2...

12.03.2026 10:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Striped tabby cat up a tree tries to use his brain. Gives up.

Striped tabby cat up a tree tries to use his brain. Gives up.

The β€˜real cat’.
Simple brain, complex body.

12.03.2026 09:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Falling Cats Always Seem to Land on Their Feet

But, he added, β€œthe real cat” is anything but simple.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/s...

12.03.2026 09:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Could we just stop writing this made up rubbish. As Iran has shown Trump doesn’t have a plan, doesn’t think and says whatever comes into his stupid head. It’s been on the BBC too.
NYT: He prizes being unpredictable and has said he thinks keeping the other side off balance is the secret to winning.

12.03.2026 09:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
OrbΓ‘n gets Guardian to repeat baseless claims on Ukraine

OrbΓ‘n gets Guardian to repeat baseless claims on Ukraine

OrbΓ‘n must be delighted with Guardian.

12.03.2026 09:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Winter Paralympics: Great Britain's guide dog team member Guide dog Pickle has been stealing the spotlight in Milan-Cortina.

Be more Pickle! www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...

12.03.2026 08:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Rocking-Horse Winner by DH Lawrence

The Rocking-Horse Winner by DH Lawrence

Have a short story for Cheltenham.

11.03.2026 22:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Trump speaks, Trump lies.

Trump speaks, Trump lies.

And we thought β€˜unreliable narrator’ was a literary device.

11.03.2026 20:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

From a corner, no less. Poetic justice.

11.03.2026 18:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I daren’t google any more Austrian breakfasts. I will need smelling salts.

11.03.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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My humble submission to the new Bank of England with concepts for the new bank notes to please both sides.

11.03.2026 13:57 πŸ‘ 881 πŸ” 226 πŸ’¬ 75 πŸ“Œ 33

Eier im glas with its cannibalistic and homoerotic innuendos, google tells me? Good lord.

11.03.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Perfect chocolate brownies recipe A perfect chocolate brownie recipe that's simple to make and tastes fantastic. It's everything you want in a brownie – fudgy, dark and chocolatey.

(If there’s anything on this planet that is anywhere close to the reward to effort ratio of making brownies… or the subsequent gluttony)

www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes...

11.03.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A very glossy brownie mix pre cooking

A very glossy brownie mix pre cooking

Five eggs, you say?
Mais oui you can never β€˜ave unoeuf.

11.03.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0