@BlueScareBot

Tweeting about politics, software dev, TV nostalgia, sport and living with heart failure

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Joined August 2010
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Breaking 🚨 Brenda From Bristol has announced that it is actually probably now time for another one
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It’s that time of year when it’s freezing in the house but boiling outside
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Pharmacist prescribers are excellent. In Scotland, some pharmacists can already prescribe antibiotics for various conditions. But a health secretary encouraging people to share antibiotics is beyond irresponsible! It is simply dangerous. This whole government is dangerous!
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Hospital admissions with COVID have peaked in the last few days. Though the 7-day average for England is up 4%. Our R estimate is just under 1.0. Most regions have peaked or look like they are about to. SW down 12%, though East is up by 20%. Bed occupancy still rising, up 10%.
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In the clearing stands a boxer And a fighter by his trade And he carries the reminders Of every glove that laid him down And cut him till he cried out In his anger and his shame… A moving programme about Paul Simon's 'The Boxer' - Soul Music on @BBCSounds 🥊 🥊 🥊

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As Liz Truss reeled off the components of 'anti-growth coalition', she somehow forgot to mention people who pile up money in the Cayman Islands rather than invest in Britain
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One remarkable thing about our age is that, even though everyone is carrying the complete OED & the Encyclopaedia Britannica with them at all times, barely any institution has the cultural self-confide to say "if people don't know, they can look it up".
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Poll - Ireland Thinks / Sunday Independent Q: "Would you be prepared to pay increased income tax to fund a United Ireland?" No: 52% Yes: 35% Unsure: 13% October 2022
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bit nostalgic for those days when things didn't happen
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Weekend Philosophy
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Sad to report that Chic Brodie, former SNP MSP for South of Scotland, passed away today after a short illness. Thoughts and prayers with Mary and his family.
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Rocky runs to the theme from Roobarb
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Why is every movie nowadays half an hour too long?
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I'm participating in this event concerning 40 years of Channel 4, presenting a statistical history of Film on Four in its TV strand iteration from 1982-98. – at Wylam, England
John Ellis@ProfJohnEllis20 Sep 2022
‘Channel 4: Then and Now’ Streaming live Friday and Saturday, 10.00-17.00 UK youtube.com/playlist?list=PL… Best new research on diversity, regionality, C4 News Film4, Paralympics... (plus my keynote!) Latest schedule: dropbox.com/s/p1qkr8ooqaj816…
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Flowers of the Forest is IMHO the greatest lament ever composed. This has been a sad day for the country. But a great day for the bagpipes.
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The establishment were never going to let us win today after the pre-match display. Let’s be honest.
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September is one of the two most majestic months (the other being May, unrelated to my date of birth). This was my dog walk this morning.
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How do you know it is 'over the top' if you haven't 'watched a minute' of it?
The Lucky Heron@LuckyHeronSay14 Sep 2022
Am I the only person who hasn't watched a minute of this royal mourning and fawning since the Queen died? I'm slightly repelled by how over the top it all is.
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An outstanding career comes to an end 😭 Thank you for all the memories Roger Federer! You will be missed! @rogerfederer | @swissteam | @worldtennis
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