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John Adams@odbof85.bsky.social |
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Retired languages teacher living in France. Wildlife, especially birds. Pro-EU, #GTTO. Word freak. Cats, coffee, wine
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He comes to nuzzle against my hand when I’m pulling stuff up, then starts eating some of the grass I was about to yank out. He doesn’t eat borage, though I’ve got enough to flavour all the Pimms in Henley
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Don’t know what Chonk is up to, but Ha’penny has been helping with the weeding
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One destroyed during the wars of religion, one sacked and ruined by H VIII
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It’s certainly a period I don’t know enough about. Interesting sidelight: Maillezais abbey, once huge, wealth and very impressive, is just down the road from me. It’s twinned with Glastonbury abbey (once ditto), and it’s just down the road from my daughter’s home. Now two ruins, hauntingly similar.
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I’m afraid you’ve lost me there
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Bon Pote
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Le Rassemblement National se nourrit de vos problèmes. Il n'a aucun intérêt à les résoudre. Dimanche 7 juillet, chaque voix comptera pour éviter l’extrême-droite à la France. Dimanche 7 juillet, votre vote peut faire la différence. Allez voter !
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Stop confusing me. The only thing I’m sure about is that because he was also Comte de Foix, the co-rulership of Andorra passed to the crown (and later to the President). On the Spanish side, the co-prince is still the bishop of Urgell
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The bastards will go underground. They will be regrouping as we speak. Great shame Billy Bunter wasn’t voted out
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Protestant, converted to Catholicism in an attempt to unite the country (“Paris vaut bien une messe”), and I think that’s why he was assassinated.
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Another victim of extremism and intolerance
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Lucky peasants
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Sorry, just seen your earlier post. Roughly what I thought
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😂😂😂
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Big gamble if so. But I certainly don’t think they’re ready for power (never mind fit for it)
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John Adams
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Looks lovely but I’m not quite certain what’s at the front of the plate
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When doing our PGCE, OH & I learned that there are different forms of intelligence. We scored highly on verbal, but decided we were deficient in spatial-mechanical
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Bon Pote
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On a des candidats RN racistes, complotistes, antisemites, climatosceptiques, incapables de répondre à des questions simples sans répondre ‘c’est de la faute de l’immigration’, et ce parti peut avoir la majorité absolue à l’Assemblée… Dimanche, allons voter pour empêcher ça
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John Adams
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Correction: it’s a little more than the LibDems, who won 71 seats under FPTP
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It’s less than the LibDems.
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Truss is out too !
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This should be the last election under First Past the Post.All voters should count equally, wherever you live and whoever you vote for.We need to @MakeVotesMatter now!If you agree, add your name too: makevotesmatter.org.uk/2024-last-el...
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Then he’s a twat. Certainly the EU has moved on since Brexit, but it would transform our trade, enhance education, science, adherence to environmental rules, improve our cultural links. And boost the economy, which is his avowed aim.
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Bon Pote
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On a publié
1/ analyse du programme Nouveau Front Populaire et comparatif + infographie des 3 programmes Macron + RN
2/ Une analyse économique
3/ une réponse aux critiques du NFP point par point
Il y a tout ce qu’il faut pour convaincre d’ici dimanche ! bonpote.com/a-celles-et-...
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John Adams
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🤞
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www.mediapart.fr/journal/poli...
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getnorthern
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A recent poll puts the LibDems at just 3 seats behind the Tories. 3 seats! Check the tactical voting sites. And if you’re in a constituency where the LibDems have the best chance of beating the Tories - vote LibDem. Imagine a Labour government with a LibDem opposition. What a game changer!
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Bylines Network
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All elections throw up some curious candidates, and next month’s poll is no exception. Our region boasts a few extraordinary contenders | Celina Błędowska
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I’ve stayed in Europe. Furthest I’ve been N: Auchterarder, Perthshire 1961 E: Pula, former Yugoslavia 1966 S: Alicante, 1980s W: Mérida, Extremadura, 2010s
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And when the predictive text changes the word in the micro-second before you hit it
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Cold War Steve
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Time these dinosaurs died out
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Gareth Oakland 🇫🇷🏏🏉
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Brilliant. (Le Pen wants to ban bi-nationals from holding publicly funded posts).
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Cold War Steve
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Écrasons l’infâme!
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If the NFP voters back the sitting candidate we could defeat the RN
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I never supposed that you were. I may have been rehearsing my defence in case of complaint. The frogs are capable of singing in the rain, in the sun, in the middle of the night…
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I have a pond too. There are only 2-3 frogs but boy are they loud. Nobody has complained as far as I know, but I can always argue that it’s part of what you should expect in the country (like cockerels and church bells). And we’re supposed to be protecting biodiversity
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They breed almost all the year round. Sometimes there’s a terrific clatter when they lose their balance while mating, and nearly fall out of the tree. I have been known to mutter, literally,“f*cking pigeons - again” when they startle me
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Typo: “male”, of course. Sorry
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Moi aussi!
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Peter Stefanovic
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This is getting ridiculous - how can Farage constantly get airtime with no one pointing out to him & viewers the Brexit he championed has by almost every economic & financial measure been disastrous for the UK?
If that outrages you as much me RT this widely
youtu.be/oe45GLj_WBU?...
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John Adams
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Just checked in Birds of the Western Palearctic. “Make more vocal than female”
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Bylines Network
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With Farage surging in popularity, comparing Reform’s manifesto and conduct with historical parallels highlights the threat they pose to the UK | Dr Stella Perrott
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John Adams
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Actually I listen to a lot of baroque music. Biber wrote at least two requiems: one of them is quite cheerful! Then there’s Brahms’ German Requiem…
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Good selection. Mine’s all instrumental
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