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James K Patterson

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IT Manager. Ex BBC Engineering Manager. Cycling, Caravanner, and Sailing, RYA Senior Dinghy Instructor, in Stratford on Avon. I like smol doggos and being near trees and hills. Centerist Dad. #SAFC

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Pretty sure Putin thought his invasion of Ukraine was going to be quick and the Ukrainians would rise up and support them!

01.03.2026 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is the Board of Peace meeting today or tomorrow?

01.03.2026 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Surely the Board of Peace should be meeting today to condemn attacks? Just saying…

01.03.2026 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty sure Putin thought his invasion of Ukraine was going to be quick and the Ukrainians would rise up and support them!

01.03.2026 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No taxation without representation.

01.03.2026 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Subtle!

28.02.2026 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

On a beach in the West of France please.

28.02.2026 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fun fact! If you share this starter pack around, the really cool artists in it will get more followers, and I think that’s really neat πŸ₯°

go.bsky.app/6WQAQna

28.02.2026 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 268    πŸ” 150    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 3
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Seems like a crisis to me- how will they ever pass legislation now?

27.02.2026 08:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They all just love the drama, and so they want to promote drama and crisis for click bait. The BBC is awful at the moment.

27.02.2026 08:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So what if a bunch of presentable white centrist dads and mums became reform candidates for the next election, get elected by riding the wave - and then mass switch parties the day after the vote to form a majority new party?

27.02.2026 08:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Calm down everybody, I reckon you can still pass some legislation.

27.02.2026 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Labour are in trouble now right? They’ll never pass any legislation now ….. yawn. Over to you Chris Mason and Laura Kunsberg, and Nick Robinson to talk shite for days.

27.02.2026 08:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Or Asimov’s laws of robotics?

25.02.2026 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Damon Runyon is a master at it and I love his stories.

22.02.2026 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This could be wrong - but is this not a simple case of Britain having more graduates than other countries as a proportion of population which has created a buyers market?

21.02.2026 08:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, just figured out that Bruce Moat for GB curling has played around 27 hrs of Curling for Team GB! #winterolympics

21.02.2026 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy with Denis instead of Reinaldo, but sooo happy to have Granite back!

20.02.2026 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Really, that’s your take? I presume you have 20:20 hindsight as a magical power.

20.02.2026 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’ve been here before …. haven’t we 🀨

#Brexit
#DublinAgreement

18.02.2026 06:56 β€” πŸ‘ 88    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 10

I console myself that I would hope that most of this spending is actually going to employ British workers and be spent in our economy.

16.02.2026 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t get smart or sarcastic,
he snaps back just like elastic,
Spare us the theatrics,
and the bubble gymnastics,
We break wise guys just like matchsticks.
Elvis Costello - the Loved Ones.

16.02.2026 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I reckon we should just agree a fair price cap across the country for all hospitals and then everyone would know where they stand. However, the chips is tempting!

16.02.2026 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No, Stratford on Avon but we did visit it on the way up North. I love big public art and my wife wants to hunt the big wooden trolls in Denmark!

15.02.2026 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

that photo is AI, but the Kelpies are amazing, the Falkirk boat lift is also amazing a couple of miles away.

15.02.2026 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A nice big Steam train came a calling to Stratford on Avon for Valentines Day!

15.02.2026 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We had one of those near our garden but it seems to have moved on overnight. Possibly migrated?

14.02.2026 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Give it to Cloughie for nostalgia’s sake!

13.02.2026 07:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We really missed Xhaka!

11.02.2026 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

10.02.2026 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 31323    πŸ” 13785    πŸ’¬ 971    πŸ“Œ 1692