#UK West London Socialist (Uxb), interested in #art, #history, #gardening and #politics. #BoycottUSA (NO DMs - unverified age, try the other place) Ex IT bod. Perpetual OU student. Here since Sept 2023https://bsky.app/profile/norrette.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/norrette.bsky.social/post/3mjtvxtgul22hhttps://labourhub.org.uk/2026/04/15/israels-war-on-children-a-month-in-a-gaza-hospital/ Book review, from the front!19 Apr 2026 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:ttktewflexn76qf7ec2nicpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjtvxtgul22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/norrette.bsky.social/post/3mjoh3eemg22mStrands #775 “Shell company” 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵🔵🔵🔵 @nytimes.com have mis-spelled the spangram17 Apr 2026 07:54 +0000at://did:plc:ttktewflexn76qf7ec2nicpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjoh3eemg22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/norrette.bsky.social/post/3mjlwm3u7z22nhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/16/middle-east-crisis-live-iran-war-news-us-trump-ceasefire-deal-lebanon-israel-oil-sanctions-latest-updates?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other It's really time for the media to stop reporting what #Trump says. He's like a child who will spout anything to get out of trouble. Find another US politician and press them. A day without hearing Trump is a true blessing!16 Apr 2026 07:54 +0000at://did:plc:ttktewflexn76qf7ec2nicpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlwm3u7z22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/norrette.bsky.social/post/3mjlsf3vfgk2nReached the top rung of the Nerds ladder. 1000 day #Wordle streak. Wordle 1,762 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 .16 Apr 2026 06:38 +0000at://did:plc:ttktewflexn76qf7ec2nicpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlsf3vfgk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/norrette.bsky.social/post/3mjhtfyvch22rhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/14/baby-mystery-1910-newspaper-bishop-auckland-inquest?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other Easy to find who lived there in 1911 or 1921. But I really think this casts a bad light on some radio carbon dating. Not a century earlier. Did the building even exist then?14 Apr 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:ttktewflexn76qf7ec2nicpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhtfyvch22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/norrette.bsky.social/post/3mjgui3n5ns2rhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/13/deadline-passes-for-us-blockade-on-ships-using-iranian-ports-to-begin?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other Can someone tell me how they can achieve this blockade? Are they going to fire...erm...missiles on, say, Chinese/Asian ships? Do they have battleships in the gulf? Is Trump declaring war on everyone?14 Apr 2026 07:33 +0000at://did:plc:ttktewflexn76qf7ec2nicpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgui3n5ns2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/norrette.bsky.social/post/3mjgpkar6wk2r#GeorgeRobertson George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Robertson%2C_Baron_Robertson_of_Port_Ellen?wprov=sfla1 Worth reading his history of mis-steps before we take the (repeated) words of this would be defence spender. Q. Why did Starmer appoint him?14 Apr 2026 06:04 +0000at://did:plc:ttktewflexn76qf7ec2nicpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgpkar6wk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/norrette.bsky.social/post/3mjeqdifgcc2uDear #MAGA, it's really okay to say: I've changed my mind He's not a good fellow Money is his God He is destroying the USA. We'll welcome you back into the real world. Just don't double down. As he gets worse and worse you will regret it. Don't let him box you in.13 Apr 2026 11:13 +0000at://did:plc:ttktewflexn76qf7ec2nicpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjeqdifgcc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/norrette.bsky.social/post/3mjeoeo53hk2uPope Leo's constituency = 1.4 Billion Trump's constituency = 350 Million... ...of which 20% are Catholic.13 Apr 2026 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:ttktewflexn76qf7ec2nicpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjeoeo53hk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/norrette.bsky.social/post/3mjd77bsgh22wOh yes. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Apr 2026 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:ttktewflexn76qf7ec2nicpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjd77bsgh22whttps://bsky.app/profile/norrette.bsky.social/post/3mjd756qhkc2wBest news this year! #Vance...your word counts for nothing in Europe! [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Apr 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:ttktewflexn76qf7ec2nicpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjd756qhkc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/norrette.bsky.social/post/3mjaeesulss26Much food for thought. #BertrandRussell speaks of war, how to prevent it, by directing human nature's desire for competition and glory to something less dangerous. The savage in all of us, which Michael Sandel disputes in another podcast. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p00hgk6211 Apr 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:ttktewflexn76qf7ec2nicpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjaeesulss26https://bsky.app/profile/norrette.bsky.social/post/3mj5vmfv6ik2mNew Gardening prog about to start on BBC2...Diarmud is back, triple bill tonight with #GardenersWorld10 Apr 2026 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:ttktewflexn76qf7ec2nicpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5vmfv6ik2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/norrette.bsky.social/post/3mj2gv3dmd22mHeather Delaney Reese gives great summaries on FB. We don't have to listen to the dumb voices of the Trump administration, as her writing covers it accurately. Just a sample of yesterday's post here. Link in alt.09 Apr 2026 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:ttktewflexn76qf7ec2nicpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2gv3dmd22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/norrette.bsky.social/post/3mivhu37qqc2lhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/us/politics/hegseth-religious-tone.html So the rescued airman doesn't exist, either! #invisiblemaninthesky07 Apr 2026 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:ttktewflexn76qf7ec2nicpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivhu37qqc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/norrette.bsky.social/post/3miubyjs45s24Sounds interesting... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/b01kbq9p https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/b01kbq9p?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile06 Apr 2026 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:ttktewflexn76qf7ec2nicpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3miubyjs45s24https://bsky.app/profile/norrette.bsky.social/post/3mitvooyjkk2lFor people who don't wake up in the middle of the night, this spot on Mondays at 7:30pm shows the depth of the World Service #bbcGlobalEye Its different from main BBC.06 Apr 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:ttktewflexn76qf7ec2nicpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitvooyjkk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/norrette.bsky.social/post/3miswhqyymc2mhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/us/iran-airman-fighter-jet-rescue-mission.html So 3 aircraft got stuck in the sand and couldn't take off....so they sent in another set of aircraft to the same spot...to also get stuck in the same sand. Gimme a break Reads like a badly written novel.06 Apr 2026 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:ttktewflexn76qf7ec2nicpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3miswhqyymc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/norrette.bsky.social/post/3miqqzvpxl22bhttps://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/apr/05/funeral-costs-uk-iran-war?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other If I recall correctly, cremations are handled by local councils, who set their fees annually in April, according to their budget months earlier. Price gouging by private comps?05 Apr 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:ttktewflexn76qf7ec2nicpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3miqqzvpxl22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/norrette.bsky.social/post/3miqcsgfisk2hTo me, fair friend, you never can be old, For as you were when first your eye I eyed, ... For fear of which, hear this, thou age unbred: Ere you were born was beauty’s summer dead. Sonnet 104 #ShakespeareSunday (Full text in alt)05 Apr 2026 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:ttktewflexn76qf7ec2nicpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3miqcsgfisk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/norrette.bsky.social/post/3mip6jmpxuc22In the 1950s, particularly during Operation Castle (1954) at Bikini Atoll, the "beach"...was used to measure the devastation of nuclear explosions. The 15-megaton Castle Bravo test famously created a crater...(2 km) wide & ...(76 m) deep, destroying three islands. On The Beach, Nevil Shute04 Apr 2026 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:ttktewflexn76qf7ec2nicpb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mip6jmpxuc22