Andrew Walmsley
@andrewwalmsley.bsky.social
A former northerner, now a softy southerner, does IT stuff and is a liker of Guinness. A father of three, married to a latina and based in the UK.
Life: #Family | #Travel | #WorldWeLiveIn
Interests: #Reading | #Comedy | #Politics | #Podcasts| #Environment
Life: #Family | #Travel | #WorldWeLiveIn
Interests: #Reading | #Comedy | #Politics | #Podcasts| #Environment
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Social media shouldn't be anonymous. You want to go on a racist rant? Fine - enjoy your freedom to express that opinion but take some fucking responsibility for it, rather than hiding behind a fake name and awful AI slop "patriotic" avatar.
October 2, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Social media shouldn't be anonymous. You want to go on a racist rant? Fine - enjoy your freedom to express that opinion but take some fucking responsibility for it, rather than hiding behind a fake name and awful AI slop "patriotic" avatar.
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I'm half-British and half-Thai. A random right-winger verbally racially abused me in the street for no reason at all. That same man was in my A&E ward a couple of days later due to a cardiac arrest. I was the doctor who saved him. There's a moral in that story somewhere.
October 1, 2026 at 8:25 PM
I'm half-British and half-Thai. A random right-winger verbally racially abused me in the street for no reason at all. That same man was in my A&E ward a couple of days later due to a cardiac arrest. I was the doctor who saved him. There's a moral in that story somewhere.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... >>The absolute state of this. 🤦
Trump administration guts data collection on US education as math and reading scores plummet
National Center for Education Statistics, which collects critical data to guide policy on learning, was decimated after Doge canceled crucial contracts
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2026 at 10:46 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... >>The absolute state of this. 🤦
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Happy Autumnal Equinox.
Six months now until we have this much daylight again.
Six months now until we have this much daylight again.
September 23, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Happy Autumnal Equinox.
Six months now until we have this much daylight again.
Six months now until we have this much daylight again.
#pnefc I can't say that was an improvement. The goals are of the same that could have landed in the previous 6 or more games - our luck was in this time is all. Same poor defending. Needs new thinking, fresh impetus and don't think Euell is that.
September 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM
#pnefc I can't say that was an improvement. The goals are of the same that could have landed in the previous 6 or more games - our luck was in this time is all. Same poor defending. Needs new thinking, fresh impetus and don't think Euell is that.
Popped over Twitter, to see what #pnefc followers were saying. 🤦 FWIW the loss at Watford had f*** all to do with subs. It was gone by then. 1) poor conversion of huge amount chances in first half, 2) Poor pass by Devine led to equaliser, 3) Inability to deal with cross fot 3rd goal. Simples.
September 11, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Popped over Twitter, to see what #pnefc followers were saying. 🤦 FWIW the loss at Watford had f*** all to do with subs. It was gone by then. 1) poor conversion of huge amount chances in first half, 2) Poor pass by Devine led to equaliser, 3) Inability to deal with cross fot 3rd goal. Simples.
...And the first half showed such promise. I'd hoped Mills coming on would spark them into life, but nothing happened, the back just looked lost. 🙃 #pnefc
September 8, 2026 at 9:06 PM
...And the first half showed such promise. I'd hoped Mills coming on would spark them into life, but nothing happened, the back just looked lost. 🙃 #pnefc
Much needed result today. Good attacking goals, that have been coming, but pleased we finally managed to get them in the back of the net. They are beginning to look like they can play together as a team, it will take time, but is a good building block. #pnefc
September 5, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Much needed result today. Good attacking goals, that have been coming, but pleased we finally managed to get them in the back of the net. They are beginning to look like they can play together as a team, it will take time, but is a good building block. #pnefc
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Content warning:
Multiple men violently assault a female protester at Reform's conference at the Birmingham NEC, to the visible delight of Nigel Farage.
Multiple men violently assault a female protester at Reform's conference at the Birmingham NEC, to the visible delight of Nigel Farage.
September 5, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Content warning:
Multiple men violently assault a female protester at Reform's conference at the Birmingham NEC, to the visible delight of Nigel Farage.
Multiple men violently assault a female protester at Reform's conference at the Birmingham NEC, to the visible delight of Nigel Farage.
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Good insight here vitalfootball.co.uk/opinion-milu... #pnefc
OPINION: Milutin Osmajic Leaves PNE
The day has finally arrived, after many rumoured transfers, ‘The Town End Titan’ has left Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic leaves PNE for Serie A club Genoa on a three-year deal to ply his trade for...
vitalfootball.co.uk
August 25, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Good insight here vitalfootball.co.uk/opinion-milu... #pnefc
#pnefc
Someone who promised much, but never did get to the goal scoring numbers the team needed him to be at, and was just too toxic in the end. Difficult to get a quality replacement for the monies they sold him for, but on balance, it was still good business in the end.
Someone who promised much, but never did get to the goal scoring numbers the team needed him to be at, and was just too toxic in the end. Difficult to get a quality replacement for the monies they sold him for, but on balance, it was still good business in the end.
August 25, 2026 at 10:31 AM
#pnefc
Someone who promised much, but never did get to the goal scoring numbers the team needed him to be at, and was just too toxic in the end. Difficult to get a quality replacement for the monies they sold him for, but on balance, it was still good business in the end.
Someone who promised much, but never did get to the goal scoring numbers the team needed him to be at, and was just too toxic in the end. Difficult to get a quality replacement for the monies they sold him for, but on balance, it was still good business in the end.
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“For generations as a nation we've drained wetlands, straightened rivers and moved water off the land as quickly as possible. Here, we've reversed that approach and the results are remarkable."
Aerial images of Holnicote in Somerset reveal the benefits of rewilding: bit.ly/4g9Linx
Aerial images of Holnicote in Somerset reveal the benefits of rewilding: bit.ly/4g9Linx
Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show
National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding
bit.ly
August 24, 2026 at 7:04 AM
“For generations as a nation we've drained wetlands, straightened rivers and moved water off the land as quickly as possible. Here, we've reversed that approach and the results are remarkable."
Aerial images of Holnicote in Somerset reveal the benefits of rewilding: bit.ly/4g9Linx
Aerial images of Holnicote in Somerset reveal the benefits of rewilding: bit.ly/4g9Linx
Not a bad view.
August 23, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Not a bad view.
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One of French puppeteer Raphaël Gromy’s most recognizable performances features a puppet painting real artworks on canvas, blending puppetry, live performance, and visual art into a unique theatrical experience. 😊
IG: @artistsuniversum
@raphael_gromy
IG: @artistsuniversum
@raphael_gromy
August 17, 2026 at 2:36 PM
One of French puppeteer Raphaël Gromy’s most recognizable performances features a puppet painting real artworks on canvas, blending puppetry, live performance, and visual art into a unique theatrical experience. 😊
IG: @artistsuniversum
@raphael_gromy
IG: @artistsuniversum
@raphael_gromy
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Twats often argue that immigration has diluted British culture, but we tend to ignore the elephant in the room: the influence American culture has had on Britain over the last 40 years or so. I mean, proms. WTF?
August 17, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Twats often argue that immigration has diluted British culture, but we tend to ignore the elephant in the room: the influence American culture has had on Britain over the last 40 years or so. I mean, proms. WTF?
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Dishwasher tablet manufacturers stop making your tablets in primary colours with shapes that look like sweets then tell me to keep away from children.
August 17, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Dishwasher tablet manufacturers stop making your tablets in primary colours with shapes that look like sweets then tell me to keep away from children.
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There always has been and there always will be a certain percentage of human population that is unable to care for themselves. It's part of our genetic diversity. So stop treating people on the street with such hostility and offer care instead.
August 13, 2026 at 8:55 PM
There always has been and there always will be a certain percentage of human population that is unable to care for themselves. It's part of our genetic diversity. So stop treating people on the street with such hostility and offer care instead.
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When you're a kid you think the grownup's know what they're doing. When you're a grownup you realise that no one knows what they're doing.
August 12, 2026 at 8:55 AM
When you're a kid you think the grownup's know what they're doing. When you're a grownup you realise that no one knows what they're doing.
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An American interviewer asked me about my political beliefs. #VoteBinface
August 11, 2026 at 9:20 PM
An American interviewer asked me about my political beliefs. #VoteBinface
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This, by @alexisconran.com, is brilliant & chilling. open.substack.com/pub/scamproo...
Is your mobile phone listening in on you?
The scary thing is ... it doesn't have to.
open.substack.com
August 6, 2026 at 4:20 PM
This, by @alexisconran.com, is brilliant & chilling. open.substack.com/pub/scamproo...
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#TheYearInReform
Look, it's very simple. Nothing to see here. Move along.
Reform UK is a party - sorry - a company built around British Patriotism and being frank with the public, and it is led by straight-talking anti-elite Nigel Farage.
Look, it's very simple. Nothing to see here. Move along.
Reform UK is a party - sorry - a company built around British Patriotism and being frank with the public, and it is led by straight-talking anti-elite Nigel Farage.
August 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
#TheYearInReform
Look, it's very simple. Nothing to see here. Move along.
Reform UK is a party - sorry - a company built around British Patriotism and being frank with the public, and it is led by straight-talking anti-elite Nigel Farage.
Look, it's very simple. Nothing to see here. Move along.
Reform UK is a party - sorry - a company built around British Patriotism and being frank with the public, and it is led by straight-talking anti-elite Nigel Farage.
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We're just at the end of your last ten year plan. Not gonna lie, the results ain't that great.
July 24, 2026 at 11:56 AM
We're just at the end of your last ten year plan. Not gonna lie, the results ain't that great.
July 18, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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If you chose not to watch the England game, I get it, but you should turn it on.
July 18, 2026 at 9:50 PM
If you chose not to watch the England game, I get it, but you should turn it on.