Layny
@gnelff.bsky.social
Happily retired NHS worker. Lover of dog walking, books, gardening and creating things out of yarn. Proud socialist who enjoys calling out hypocrisy
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September 14, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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So the ‘negotiation’ involves blowing smoke up Putin’s arse, asking him what he wants then attacking Ukraine for refusing to concede it. Never forget the huge swathe of UK media & political figures who celebrated Trump’s ascent while claiming to care about Ukraine. Absolute heels, the lot of them.
Kushner on Ukraine:
“President Putin's laid out his line of what he wants to achieve. If Ukraine, you know, wanted to withdraw to that line, then obviously, you know, we have the rest of the deal set up and put together. Ukraine right now does not want to do that.”
Putin’s brain cell
“President Putin's laid out his line of what he wants to achieve. If Ukraine, you know, wanted to withdraw to that line, then obviously, you know, we have the rest of the deal set up and put together. Ukraine right now does not want to do that.”
Putin’s brain cell
September 13, 2026 at 1:14 PM
So the ‘negotiation’ involves blowing smoke up Putin’s arse, asking him what he wants then attacking Ukraine for refusing to concede it. Never forget the huge swathe of UK media & political figures who celebrated Trump’s ascent while claiming to care about Ukraine. Absolute heels, the lot of them.
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What I love about Western democracy is you can bung a political party £ 36 million earned from criminal activity & most media will continue to point at asylum seekers & migrant care workers with families as the barbarians at the gate we need to defend ourselves from 🙄.
September 12, 2026 at 11:26 AM
What I love about Western democracy is you can bung a political party £ 36 million earned from criminal activity & most media will continue to point at asylum seekers & migrant care workers with families as the barbarians at the gate we need to defend ourselves from 🙄.
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This morning Dame Mary Berry reinvented her 1970s cottage pie recipe, using chunks of beef - instead of mince - and a blend of cauliflower and potato for the mash 😋
It looks soo good, it deserves a gif 🤩
It looks soo good, it deserves a gif 🤩
September 12, 2026 at 11:07 AM
This morning Dame Mary Berry reinvented her 1970s cottage pie recipe, using chunks of beef - instead of mince - and a blend of cauliflower and potato for the mash 😋
It looks soo good, it deserves a gif 🤩
It looks soo good, it deserves a gif 🤩
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Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now
September 8, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now
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via Campbell Finnie
September 8, 2026 at 11:21 AM
via Campbell Finnie
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Needed saying.
"A woman was viciously attacked and senior party figures found it funny. The message sent by Farage and Jenrick is clear: violence is an acceptable response to criticism," writes @mrjamesob.bsky.social
Read more: trib.al/yNG6d5Y
Read more: trib.al/yNG6d5Y
September 8, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Needed saying.
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This museum is using 3D tech to bring dinosaurs back to life before visitors' eyes
September 7, 2026 at 12:20 PM
This museum is using 3D tech to bring dinosaurs back to life before visitors' eyes
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No woman ever felt safer because of a bunch of masked men in the streets.
The government must provide these people with work. #unemployables
September 5, 2026 at 1:19 PM
No woman ever felt safer because of a bunch of masked men in the streets.
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just stop oil protesters got five years in jail for *planning* to do this to the M25.
Masked protesters block access at Port of Dover
Masked protesters block access at Port of Dover
Masked protesters are preventing traffic from going in and out of the Port of Dover.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 5, 2026 at 10:16 AM
just stop oil protesters got five years in jail for *planning* to do this to the M25.
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At what point does a British by-election get awarded to the silver medalist, à la Ben Johnson and Carl Lewis? Asking for a friend of a friend, i.e. me. #Clacton
September 3, 2026 at 8:43 PM
At what point does a British by-election get awarded to the silver medalist, à la Ben Johnson and Carl Lewis? Asking for a friend of a friend, i.e. me. #Clacton
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The GOP has always cheated...and harmed Americans in order to gain and hold power.
September 4, 2026 at 1:16 AM
The GOP has always cheated...and harmed Americans in order to gain and hold power.
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The wonderfully talented Marsh Family has a new parody of Alanis Morissette's song "Ironic." This will piss off Crybaby Caligula yugely.
Isn't he moronic? Don't you think?😅
Isn't he moronic? Don't you think?😅
September 2, 2026 at 3:38 PM
The wonderfully talented Marsh Family has a new parody of Alanis Morissette's song "Ironic." This will piss off Crybaby Caligula yugely.
Isn't he moronic? Don't you think?😅
Isn't he moronic? Don't you think?😅
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A famed menswear writer has come to the defence of a Sikh police officer who wore Highland dress at the 2026 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo after racist comments online
Constable Sukhvinder Singh Sunger made history as the first turban-wearing Sikh drum major to lead a performance at the event
Constable Sukhvinder Singh Sunger made history as the first turban-wearing Sikh drum major to lead a performance at the event
Famed fashion writer defends Sikh officer at Edinburgh Tattoo after racist comments
www.thenational.scot
September 2, 2026 at 2:50 PM
A famed menswear writer has come to the defence of a Sikh police officer who wore Highland dress at the 2026 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo after racist comments online
Constable Sukhvinder Singh Sunger made history as the first turban-wearing Sikh drum major to lead a performance at the event
Constable Sukhvinder Singh Sunger made history as the first turban-wearing Sikh drum major to lead a performance at the event
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Thou shall have forty days of heat and scorched earth.
And then thou shall have forty days of drizzle and soggy ground.
And only then, if thou can still small talk about the weather, shall thou be a Briton.
And then thou shall have forty days of drizzle and soggy ground.
And only then, if thou can still small talk about the weather, shall thou be a Briton.
August 29, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Thou shall have forty days of heat and scorched earth.
And then thou shall have forty days of drizzle and soggy ground.
And only then, if thou can still small talk about the weather, shall thou be a Briton.
And then thou shall have forty days of drizzle and soggy ground.
And only then, if thou can still small talk about the weather, shall thou be a Briton.
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August 27, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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The emergence of Bradley: most beavers prefer trees, but he has a more refined pallet.
August 27, 2026 at 2:08 PM
The emergence of Bradley: most beavers prefer trees, but he has a more refined pallet.
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GRAPHIC WARNING: This video contains sensitive footage that may disturb some viewers. A massive flash flood in the Himalayan border areas of Nepal and China's Tibet washed away villages while damaging roads, bridges and power projects in a region bordering Tibet, authorities said
August 26, 2026 at 1:24 PM
GRAPHIC WARNING: This video contains sensitive footage that may disturb some viewers. A massive flash flood in the Himalayan border areas of Nepal and China's Tibet washed away villages while damaging roads, bridges and power projects in a region bordering Tibet, authorities said
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This explainer out of Australia is genuinely useful background and analysis of what happened with the Canada-US trade deal last night. Note that it is extremely and delightfully sweary. Also there’s an appended glossary of Australian slang.
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ifloz.substack.com/p/king-carne...
KING CARNEY ACTIVATES KONG MODE WITH ZERO FUCKS
Carney Reads the Clock Like a Pro Wrestler
ifloz.substack.com
August 23, 2026 at 3:25 AM
This explainer out of Australia is genuinely useful background and analysis of what happened with the Canada-US trade deal last night. Note that it is extremely and delightfully sweary. Also there’s an appended glossary of Australian slang.
ifloz.substack.com/p/king-carne...
ifloz.substack.com/p/king-carne...