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The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

Today’s Short Story Festival Deadline (Oct. 9th): HISTORY Short Story Contest

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History is a narrative that describes, analyzes, and questions past events, and examines the patterns of cause and effect.

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As Halloween nears, here’s a taster for the spooky season.
A dark tale from the ever inventive mind of celticman

Rust and Dust 4 is today’s Pick of the Day.
Do start at the beginning!

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a man in a suit and tie is smiling and says " our secret " Alt: Mr Bean in a suit and tie is winking and says "our secret "

Alignment of the planets this morning. Popped into ever marvellous
@indiespiritbath.bsky.social for a little Xmas planning – with a wish list. Let’s say there was a pretty big gasp - & an even bigger one when I heard there’d just been an extra special delivery 40 minutes earlier! Say no more…

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Northern Lights By Bernie Bell. Tuesday night…..about 9.30…..across the hill at the back of our house….Northern Lights….. Please insert pics The last pic. isn’t The Mother Ship come to collect us – it’s our neighb…

Northern Lights theorkneynews.scot/2025/10/03/n...

Just nu Senaste nytt från TV4 Nyheterna

The French military has now boarded the Russian ship linked to the Danish drone incidents.

US government shutdown begins as partisan division rules Washington The U.S. government shut down much of its operations on Wednesday as deep partisan divisions prevented Congress and the White House from reaching a funding deal, setting off what could be a long, grueling standoff that could lead to the loss of thousands of federal jobs.

The US government shut down much of its operations on October 1 as deep partisan divisions prevented Congress and the White House from reaching a funding deal, setting off what could be a standoff that could lead to the loss of thousands of federal jobs reut.rs/4nvyxF9

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This sounds like the beginning of a proper friendship & makes me feel much the same as when the Blind Date couples actually fancy each other (ps for those who don’t know, DATD introduces people who disagree strongly about something to each other)

Still a few places left for Shakespeare critics ...
#drama #theatre #literature
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Eric Pickles (remember him?) ended the Local Government Pension Scheme for new Councillors in 2014.

Now, 11 years later, at the Labour Party conference, Steve Reed MP has just announced that he is reversing this decision in recognition of the huge contribution of local councillors! 🎉

Does your pet look good in a horsehair wig? Do they deserve to be seen and admired by thousands? Why not dress them up as a lawyer and submit their photo for inclusion in this year’s Law Paw Calendar (www.lawpawcalendar.com)? All proceeds will go to @savechildrenuk.bsky.social

Ex-Reform UK Wales leader Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.

I often find people who like to think is doesn’t happen here…that money in politics is harmless. I have news for you:

Ex-Reform politician admits Russia-linked bribery charges www.bbc.com/news/article...

The Bath Film Festival runs 17–26 October. 2025’s programme includes previews of Die, My Love (Jennifer Lawrence & Robert Pattinson), and Bugonia (Emma Stone, dir. Yorgos Lanthimos). Plus films including The Invisible Woman and Nouvelle Vague. See bathboxoffice.org.uk/theme/bath-f...

I got an email like this a few days ago, targeting an old graphic novel that has few reviews and that got very little attention. But when I saw the signature file of the alleged guy running the “book club” it mentioned book marketing, so it was pretty clearly a scam.

I got hit with a rhythm stick at the office last week so I’ve hired a workplace Ian Dury lawyer.

a pixelated image of a man with his mouth open in front of a honeycomb background Alt: From the end of the film, Lawnmower Man- a pixelated image of a man with his mouth open in front of a honeycomb background. He’s looking for escape…

LI? Yup. Same, as I feebly grimace there, “come buy, come buy,” then see my post, strategically timed blah blah got… SEVEN…. *impressions*…. Horrible hell chamber con. Need a rationale to escape it…

I used to know a guy who ended up becoming very very rightwing, and an early tell was when he went to the Rothko Room in the Tate and the paintings made him insanely angry, because he felt they were a joke and the joke was being played on him.

Oh but the BEST when you find the escape! You will!

Denmark and the rest of Europe are waking up to potential attacks that could be directed against hundreds if not thousands of targets in each country on.ft.com/3VDScpZ

Flights have been halted to Copenhagen Airport after multiple drones were spotted over the Øresund Strait, Reuters reports.

BBC Two - Screen Two, The Firm Drama about a seemingly respectable estate agent who is also a football hooligan.

UK fans of actor Gary Oldman: BBC4 are showing, tomorrow at 22:20, his 1989 TV play "The Firm" in which he plays the psychopathic leader of a "firm" of football hooligans while leading a semi-respectable life as an estate agent.
HIGHLY recommended. Oldman is chillingly convincing in the part.

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I’d lost the excellent Gavin Williams’ name /handle / whatever it’s called, earlier! Here he is: @gavstatic.bsky.social

I live alone and sleep alone. Each morning I wake up to find fresh toenail cuttings in my bedsheets. I have no answer for why except that I must be cutting my toenails in my sleep.

AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS- “amazing” “wow … just wow”. The teen begged to watch the last night; he’d known about it for years (writer Gavin Williams is a mate). 2018, pre-pandemic, pre-right’s rise, the horror is much louder now than when I first watched.

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