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Tom Byrne

@TomByr

History, scribbling, chocolate brownies, coffee, occasional rants.......also now at: tombyr@bsky.social

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Joined April 2009
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I'm over on Bluesky now at: tombyr@bsky.social bsky.app/profile/tombyr.bsky…
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Autumn colours #Autumn #trees #river #mountushergardens #Wicklow #Ireland – at Wicklow, Ireland
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Autumn Colour under grey skies. 9°C. Starlings.
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This is a great map showing the Mediterranean trade networks around 700–350 BCE. Historical commerce is fun to study. Source: buff.ly/11iVLn2
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Anja Mueller@AnjaMueller5Nov 6
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Inch Beach, Co. Kerry 💜 #Ireland
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@nigeldansonNov 6
Stunning light in the Lake District this week...
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@EdwardGLuceNov 6
"It's a great irony that Musk shifted his home and HQ from California to Texas to escape regulation. On Tuesday, Democrats won every statewide race in Texas. In short, he might need a new home. But where would he go?" My Swamp Notes with @Jderbyshire as.ft.com/r/0449f899-318d-40…
Alas, poor Elon

Alas, poor Elon

Victorious Democrats in effect ran against Musk in Texas

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Wordle 1,966 5/6 You what now?! 🤔 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Early Evening Wander. 8°C. One black Labrador
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CNN
@CNNNov 4
BREAKING: Democrats will retake control of both the House and Senate, CNN projects, winning significant power to check the White House for the final two years of Donald Trump's presidency. Follow live updates. cnn.it/4jXpcHg
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John Cusack
@johncusackNov 4
Proof the fucking ghoul can pay his tax
Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) profile pictureRon Filipkowski
@RonFilipkowskiNov 4
Looks like Elon Musk just incinerated $475 million backing losers.
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KGChief@KG_ChiefNov 4
Elon Musk spent half a billion dollars in Texas and lost.
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Orla Joelsen
@OJoelsenNov 4
Congratulations to Deb Haaland on making history as the first Native American woman elected governor! Greetings from Greenland! 🇬🇱
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The Hill
@thehillNov 4
#BREAKING: Democrat Josh Turek flips Senate seat in Iowa thehill.com/homenews/campaig…
Democrat Josh Turek flips Senate seat in Iowa

Democrat Josh Turek flips Senate seat in Iowa

Democrat Josh Turek is projected to win the Iowa Senate race as his party closes in on a Senate majority, according to a projection by Decision Desk HQ. Turek defeated Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson…

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Susan Glasser
@sbg1Nov 4
Just thinking about the remarkable fact that Elon Musk will have dropped nearly a half a billion dollars on this election with no return... wow.
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yusuf nakhooda@ynakhoodaNov 4
Gina Hinojosa. First Latino governor for Texas and Talarico as well . History in the making .Texas you wanted change and it happened . #Midterms26
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GEORGIA GOT A GOVERNOR NAMED KEISHA!!! Literally crying and on the phone with my cousin right now. FIRST BLACK WOMAN GOVERNOR IN THE UNITED STATES!! Wish my grandmother was alive to see this!! WE. DID. THAT. #Midterms26
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PBS News
@NewsHourNov 4
NEW: Dr. Amy Acton, a political newcomer who led Ohio’s early response to the COVID-19 pandemic as state health director, wins election for Ohio governor, The Associated Press reports in a race call.
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Can go to bed happy now! 😀 🌊
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@rtenewsNov 4
Democrats have scored stunning victories in the South Carolina and Texas Senate races in #Midterms2026 , seizing Republican strongholds for the first time in a generation | Follow live rte.ie/news/2026/1103/159779…
Democrats flip Texas seat in major step to win Senate

Democrats flip Texas seat in major step to win Senate

Follow our live coverage from the United States as voters go to the polls in pivotal midterm elections.

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Shashank Joshi
@shashjNov 4
Senate is essentially done & dusted. Various reliable organisations have called five states as Democratic flips—South Carolina, Texas, Kansas, North Carolina and Ohio. So even if Michigan doesn't hold (it will) then doesn't matter what happens in Alaska & Maine. Now we're just waiting to see how large Dem majority will be.
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