benedict15.bsky.social
@benedict15.bsky.social
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66, retired; ardent Royalist; Trump/Farage are total ladygardens! All views my own. I curate my feed by blocking. He/Him 🇺🇦🇺🇳🏳️‍🌈
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An easy recipe this morning. No bake apricot and coconut bars

theveganlunchbox.co.uk/apricot-coco...

Perfect for lunch boxes or to enjoy with an afternoon cuppa.

#plantbased #dairyfree #vegan #vegetarian
September 28, 2026 at 6:32 AM
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Truth
September 27, 2026 at 11:45 AM
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekLforLookingIn
Endoscopy… looking in to us…
September 27, 2026 at 12:29 PM
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🇺🇦🗣️Zelensky: We have to be strong and we have to show Putin that he's not alone on this planet, even if it's his dream. And that's why he has to respect people.

It's a pity how Russians can respect people only when you show that you are strong. They don't respect weakness.
September 23, 2026 at 7:57 AM
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I may have missed it. Can anyone point me to the govt. Statement on attacks on volunteers for the RNLI, and their commitment to have the police pursue and prosecute every perpetrator?
September 21, 2026 at 7:19 AM
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This week’s ‘elephant done by a medieval artist that had never seen one’ - 13th century, BnF Français 24428, f. 76v
September 21, 2026 at 3:46 AM
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Make a batch of this gorgeous quick red pickled cabbage and add it to sandwiches, wraps, burgers, hot dogs, tacos, curries, baked potatoes with cheese or salads. theveganlunchbox.co.uk/easy-quick-p...
#plantbased #dairyfree #vegan #vegetarian
September 21, 2026 at 6:13 AM
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Hello there
September 20, 2026 at 12:59 AM
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#RecipeOfTheDay is Spiced Bulgur Wheat with Roast Vegetables! This is gorgeous on its own and, as it happens, vegan-friendly, but otherwise wonderful alongside a roast chicken, lamb or anything you want, frankly. www.nigella.com/recipes/spic...
Spiced Bulgur Wheat with Roast Vegetables
This is one of the recipes that is in constant rotation in my house: no matter how often I eat it, I never tire of it. The scorched sweetness of leeks and red peppers, the brightness of tomatoes and p...
www.nigella.com
September 20, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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“Whoooa!! How about popping a breath mint or some mouthwash before you come in here with breath like that!" - 13th century, BnF, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, Ms-1186, f. 65r
September 18, 2026 at 3:46 AM
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If your business requires me to create an account, verify my email, accept seventeen cookies, download an app, and solve a captcha just to buy one thing, I no longer want the thing.
September 17, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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For the past 8 years Jeremy had spent his vacations on the banks of Loch Ness, praying he would see the legendary monster. Suddenly now, he wished he’d gone to Skegness instead - 15th century, Saint-Omer, Bibliothèque municipale, 236, 64v
September 17, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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👏 "He spoke of the and I quote, "Orthodox Jews with long silk coats and soft soft felt hats and side pieces standing shoulder to shoulder with Irish Catholics, Catholics, dockers and Somali seamen.""

💪 "They all felt there was a need to be out there to stand on that particular day."
September 15, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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September 15, 2026 at 7:27 AM
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Who says a sharpie doesn't work to change the name of things????
September 14, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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I'm just leaving this here. *leaves QUICKLY before anyone complains about putting on weight just looking at this* 》》》 www.tinnedtomatoes.com/2017/12/vega...
#plantbased #dairyfree #vegan #vegetarian
September 14, 2026 at 12:38 PM
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekKforKn

Zulu Knobkerry, 1862
September 14, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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A reminder that Delo previously pled guilty in the US to violating money laundering protections and agreed to pay a $10 million fine for "willfully” breaking the law with his BitMex platform, which was described as "in effect a money laundering platform.”

This is who owns Farage now
September 11, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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Morning peeps #goodmorning
September 12, 2026 at 8:19 AM
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Old Rag Pie is #RecipeOfTheDay! As I say in my intro/ headnote, this is a salty-sweet version (with a cheesecake’s lusciousness and tang) of the Greek Patsavouropita, and one of the many good things @sturdyalex.bsky.social
has brought into my life. www.nigella.com/recipes/old-...
Old Rag Pie
This is a salty-sweet version (think Greek cheesecake) of the Greek Patsavouropita, created by bakeries as a way of using up old scraps of filo pastry: the ”old rags” indicated by the title. They’d ju...
www.nigella.com
September 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
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Having invented the conveyor belt, the brothers then set about creating a means of carrying your belongings while travelling, which wouldn’t necessarily appear on the conveyor belt once your destination had been reached - 15th century, Bodleian Library MS. Douce 237, f. 8r
September 8, 2026 at 3:25 AM
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Just so we are clear:

The 83yo priest on the left is a terrorist. The balaclava-clad men on the right are protestors with legitimate concerns
September 5, 2026 at 9:28 AM
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Reform UK. Oh boo hoo.
Lee’s looks a bargain at 30p
September 7, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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Millions of Americans may not receive their mail ballots in time, or at all, because of a secretive, court-defying system being rushed into place by the Trump administration. Two months before the midterms. This isn't by chance. It's a blatant attempt to steal an election. Share this everywhere.
USPS rush to implement Trump order could cause ‘catastrophic failure’ of mail voting, whistleblower claims
A whistleblower claims in a new report that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has embarked on a “secretive, rushed” effort to implement President Donald Trump’s mail voting order ahead of the midterms,…
www.democracydocket.com
September 1, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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❤️ Today I'm sharing the recipe for my favourite cake, a moist vegan fruit cake. It's soft, spicy, fruity & delicious 😋
www.tinnedtomatoes.com/2023/09/mois...
Of course I spread it with (vegan) butter. I'm Scottish, this is the way!
#plantbased #dairyfree #vegan #vegetarian
September 1, 2026 at 6:22 AM