Three headlines from the New York Times and two from the Guardian.
The headlines are;
1. Trump says he wants Alcatraz restored as a prison
2. Clown Donald Trump slammed for Ai-generated pope post
3. Trump 2028 hats and t shirts for sale on US President’s online store
Trump for Pope, a third term, re-opening Alcatraz.
These stories all serve a critical purpose.
To distract from the story of our age: that the President of the United States is enriching his family with billions by running a corruption racket right out of the Oval Office.
05.05.2025 16:11 — 👍 615 🔁 274 💬 34 📌 24
Running out of words for the new book “Dark Barrow & District”and still have workhouses and murder to cover! Eek! #amberleypublishing #bigeditahead #localhistory
05.05.2025 17:02 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
World has gone bloody mad!
21.03.2025 16:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A lovely break meeting old friends at Brantwood! Beautiful day and view as well #favouriteplace #coniston
21.03.2025 00:03 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Furness Abbey lol
20.03.2025 23:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
#standwithukraine #passiton
01.03.2025 00:00 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Pass it on.
#StandWithUkraine
28.02.2025 20:44 — 👍 80609 🔁 34474 💬 1182 📌 1673
No matter what happens tonight, the sun will rise tomorrow.
28.02.2025 03:14 — 👍 22422 🔁 1795 💬 252 📌 44
Oh great! Thats a lovely card
21.02.2025 17:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
@markwalling.bsky.social hope you enjoyed it-we spoke at the end didn’t we?
21.02.2025 17:10 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Feel
Like we are losing… #dementia #soulmates #carer #sad #memories #missingyoutoday #whereareyou 💙
21.02.2025 16:00 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Trying to get back to writing-have 3 signings for “Potted History “next week but have so much research backing up I really must write some words for my history of #FurnessAbbey! And then “Dark History”. Been so busy one way and another-be good to sit down and write! #projects #amberleybooks #indie
12.02.2025 20:16 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Where I need a laugh!?
12.02.2025 14:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Great granny’s Christmas cactii! Looking ok considering the heavy rain they had outside over summer! #150yearsold #heirloom
29.01.2025 21:40 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Finished the day by reading and researching for the new book! Calm again! #history #heritage #research #chill
29.01.2025 21:35 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I wish these tests were dementia friendly-but they aren’t!
29.01.2025 14:34 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Thats nice! Having a panic attack at the eye clinic and its not even me having it! Its the non compliant awkward OH who hasn’t a clue whats going on! #dementia #carerproblems #eyedrops #instructions #bigfatfail
29.01.2025 13:30 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
CNN's Jim Acosta signing off:
"I will not give in to the lies. I will not give into the fear. Post it on your social media so people can hear from you too."
I will not give in to the lies. I will not give into the fear. Post it on your social media so people can hear from you too.
Pass it on.
28.01.2025 16:23 — 👍 34764 🔁 11466 💬 671 📌 823
80 years since liberation.
Many of us had family there. Many of us source our values from what happened there.
It’s not just ‘history’ for us. We can still see the trauma generations later.
Lessons are being forgotten. Minorities are increasing demonised. We must renew the vow - Never again.
27.01.2025 12:59 — 👍 203 🔁 52 💬 7 📌 1
Wow, look, they all seem to have a certain look, dont they?
Maybe it's cultural.
WE NEED A NATIONAL INQUIRY ANYTHING LESS IS A COVER-UP.
27.01.2025 15:34 — 👍 294 🔁 75 💬 17 📌 3
Its awful! I struggled to get rid of it
26.01.2025 15:25 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Does anyone else have a lab as soft as ours? Wont go out in the garden without me cos of the wind, scared of squirrels and hedgehogs… total wuss! #daftdog #lab
24.01.2025 17:35 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
#SundayService 🙏🏼
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social
19.01.2025 16:42 — 👍 23188 🔁 5508 💬 262 📌 146
I’m worried sick about patient safety as highly trained clinicians are replaced by 2yr-trained associates. Does this make me a “social media rabble”? Or is the “be kind” movement being cynically weaponised? Those monitoring my posts, put this on the agenda for the meeting you’ve asked me to attend.
18.01.2025 16:12 — 👍 713 🔁 160 💬 35 📌 3
Today was mostly pleasant! Civilised (more or less)lunch out and visit to poorly daughter’s #phew #travelswithdementia #noincidents
18.01.2025 22:14 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Spread the word. ✊
17.01.2025 22:31 — 👍 865 🔁 440 💬 44 📌 7
He loves her to bits and tries to sit near her-but he is big and she is little! Just need to be more vigilant! 🥺
16.01.2025 13:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
An unexpected five hours in A & E last night/early hours! Feeling wrecked today! Poor mum with cut leg (stupid dog jumping up) doesn’t remember a thing! Just when you think you are on top of things! #accidents #dogs #oldfolk #thinskin #ouch 😫
16.01.2025 13:22 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
Convo in our house between me, mother (98) and OH (#dementia)-“has it stopped raining?” OH “Half past one”-me “its half past 2 nearly” Mum “Its done well to stop raining” 🤪 #whatfun #oldage
13.01.2025 14:25 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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