Simon Bale
@simonbale.bsky.social
Dad. Pops. Priest. Wondering wanderer.
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Apparently, Iran shot down the US Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz last night while the US commander-in-chief was busy sleeping at the Knicks game.
June 9, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Apparently, Iran shot down the US Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz last night while the US commander-in-chief was busy sleeping at the Knicks game.
Way to go, Mr Peacenik.
New analysis reveals the Trump administration has conducted at least 14,415 military strikes during Trump's second term alone.
June 9, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Way to go, Mr Peacenik.
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just want everyone to know that I loathed Donald Trump before it was cool
April 7, 2026 at 4:03 PM
just want everyone to know that I loathed Donald Trump before it was cool
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In Minneapolis, Minnesota, activists are taking matters into their own hands by following ICE goons both on foot and in vehicles.
January 11, 2026 at 9:22 PM
In Minneapolis, Minnesota, activists are taking matters into their own hands by following ICE goons both on foot and in vehicles.
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here's today's post: "here’s what happens when a moron tries to steal another country’s oil" — shit goes sideways in Venezuela.
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here’s what happens when a moron tries to steal another country’s oil
shit goes sideways in Venezuela
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January 11, 2026 at 3:40 PM
here's today's post: "here’s what happens when a moron tries to steal another country’s oil" — shit goes sideways in Venezuela.
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@jefftiedrich.bsky.social I can’t justify the expense of a subscription so need to come here to say, “Thank you!” for keeping me sane.
January 6, 2026 at 7:05 PM
@jefftiedrich.bsky.social I can’t justify the expense of a subscription so need to come here to say, “Thank you!” for keeping me sane.
@nataliehaynes.bsky.social Thank you … again and again, thank you. Decimated. Yes. Exactly what you said. Thank you … forever… thank you. I am so relieved to know I am not the only one. (Did I mention, thank you?)
October 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
@nataliehaynes.bsky.social Thank you … again and again, thank you. Decimated. Yes. Exactly what you said. Thank you … forever… thank you. I am so relieved to know I am not the only one. (Did I mention, thank you?)
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This week Nigel Farage went to America to badmouth Britain, even comparing our country to North Korea.
He’d rather cosy up to his MAGA buddy mates than fix problems here at home.
He’d rather cosy up to his MAGA buddy mates than fix problems here at home.
September 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
This week Nigel Farage went to America to badmouth Britain, even comparing our country to North Korea.
He’d rather cosy up to his MAGA buddy mates than fix problems here at home.
He’d rather cosy up to his MAGA buddy mates than fix problems here at home.
I read posts galore crying out in anguish at the rise of Farage and ReformUK. How can these people be considered as serious candidates for high office? we all ask. All we can do is keep asking.
September 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I read posts galore crying out in anguish at the rise of Farage and ReformUK. How can these people be considered as serious candidates for high office? we all ask. All we can do is keep asking.
It’s only January, I know, but I’ve decided to wash my car already this year.
January 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
It’s only January, I know, but I’ve decided to wash my car already this year.
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I would not trust Farage or Reform to be in charge of a bottle of drinking water as they’d probably pee in it
#RejectReform #ForceOutFarage
#RejectReform #ForceOutFarage
Calls to leave the ECHR and replace it with a British Bill of Rights pre-supposes you can actually trust the party proposing it with your human rights in first place. Would you trust Nigel Farage with your human rights?
A good time to remind ourselves (and everyone else) of the importance & benefits of membership of the ECHR
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January 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I would not trust Farage or Reform to be in charge of a bottle of drinking water as they’d probably pee in it
#RejectReform #ForceOutFarage
#RejectReform #ForceOutFarage
Cold church in Stoke St Gregory but five baptism candidates warmed things with #TheHolySpirit firmly in attendance.
January 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Cold church in Stoke St Gregory but five baptism candidates warmed things with #TheHolySpirit firmly in attendance.
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If 2025 is anything like 2024, I’ll be back on the Baileys | Stewart Lee
If 2025 is anything like 2024, I’ll be back on the Baileys | Stewart Lee
With environmental protesters in UK jails while convicted rioters sing the US national anthem for Mar-a-Largo guests, I’m bracing myself for another 12 months of despair
Christ was born in a barn. This proves that he came for all humankind, as well as…
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
If 2025 is anything like 2024, I’ll be back on the Baileys | Stewart Lee
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The Observer view: Donald Trump’s imperial bullying must be nipped in the bud
The Observer view: Donald Trump’s imperial bullying must be nipped in the bud
Countries that cherish democratic values need to take a stand against the president-elect’s throwback to unabashed American expansionism
Watching politicians promise one thing, then do another, is a common experience in all democratic countries.…
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The Observer view: Donald Trump’s imperial bullying must be nipped in the bud
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The Observer view: With Hollywood ablaze, ditching carbon targets would be an act of recklessness | Observer editorial
The Observer view: With Hollywood ablaze, ditching carbon targets would be an act of recklessness | Observer editorial
Legislation aimed at limiting the US’s role in global warming is likely to be an early target of Donald Trump
The devastating wave of wildfires that has reduced thousands of Hollywood homes to ashes could not have afflicted the US at a more telling…
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The Observer view: With Hollywood ablaze, ditching carbon targets would be an act of recklessness | Observer editorial
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Majority of Britons believe Musk having negative impact on UK politics
Majority of Britons believe Musk having negative impact on UK politics
More voters think tech tycoon’s comments on grooming gangs are unhelpful than those who back him
More than half of voters think Elon Musk is having a negative effect on British politics following his criticism of Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage, according…
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Majority of Britons believe Musk having negative impact on UK politics
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Today's Bulletin blurb...
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January 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Today's Bulletin blurb...
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Prayer-Breakfast time in The Cathedral of the Moors, North Curry. Thanks to Judith and Hugh for their expert baconrollery, croissanting and prayerfulness. We do this every month. The prayer that is. Mostly it's tasty biscuits and coffee.
January 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Prayer-Breakfast time in The Cathedral of the Moors, North Curry. Thanks to Judith and Hugh for their expert baconrollery, croissanting and prayerfulness. We do this every month. The prayer that is. Mostly it's tasty biscuits and coffee.
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This.
And he hasn't even been sworn in yet.
And he hasn't even been sworn in yet.
January 8, 2025 at 6:09 AM
This.
And he hasn't even been sworn in yet.
And he hasn't even been sworn in yet.