Norrette M.
@norrette
#UK West London Socialist (Uxb), interested in #art, #history, #gardening and #politics. #BoycottUSA (NO DMs - unverified age, try the other place) Ex IT bod. Perpetual OU student. Here since Sept 2023
Nice website when looking for rain. (Also shows wild fires) Although not very promising #GardenersWorld
Venezuela has the key to end Trump's war of hubris in the Middle East. Turn off the taps, Delcy! #Iran
BBC News - Pavement parking allowed by half of councils in England - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Hillingdon says, no??? This is the area around Pear Tree Ave, Appletree Ave, Cherrytree Ave. Perhaps its changed @hillingdonherald.bsky.social ?
Dear #GardenersWorld peeps. A new "weed" is popping up in my street. Can anyone identify it?
Wondering what @martinrowson.bsky.social would make of the diplomatic gift agonised over in the Mandy emails...
Jack Jones, H Kissinger, Shirley Williams, Heath, R. Dahrendorf (LSE), Gyorgy Arbatov (Soviet adviser), et al, in Galbraith's back garden - discuss nuclear SALT in 1977 @labourcnd.bsky.social The Age of Uncertainty 13. Weekend in Vermont: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002l708 via @bbciplayer
I am still on twitter, although I prefer Burnham you gotta laugh at this:
#CabinetSupport This is the key problem with throwing out democracy for cronyism. Only sycophants get to run things, whether they're capable or not. Usually the latter, as they're no threat Sign of weak leadership...both sides of the pond
Weak as we are, and almost breathless swim In this deep water. Do but you hold out Your helping hands, and we shall tack about And something do to save .... Our losses fall so thick we must needs leave. (Two Noble Kinsmem , Prologue) #shakespearesunday
Recalling "Omai" another great portrait by Reynolds. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
#Banksy channeling Magritte's The Lovers? Interpretation is you cannot truly know who you are with?
Here we see what #Trump is thinking when he makes lying statements and projects his own behaviour on others:
Why were his comms shut down back then? Thought no-one knew until September? Am I getting my dates mixed? From SkyNews @wesstreeting-mp.bsky.social msg tranche. link in alt.
From todays statement by #Starmer How was this assent communicated to No. 10? By email? message? signed paper document? How was it received?
Reached the top rung of the Nerds ladder. 1000 day #Wordle streak. Wordle 1,762 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 .
Pope Leo's constituency = 1.4 Billion Trump's constituency = 350 Million... ...of which 20% are Catholic.
Heather Delaney Reese gives great summaries on FB. We don't have to listen to the dumb voices of the Trump administration, as her writing covers it accurately. Just a sample of yesterday's post here. Link in alt.
To me, fair friend, you never can be old, For as you were when first your eye I eyed, ... For fear of which, hear this, thou age unbred: Ere you were born was beauty’s summer dead. Sonnet 104 #ShakespeareSunday (Full text in alt)
I see what she's doing. If other European leaders follow suit it might make either side pause...for a while.
Foul whisp’rings are abroad. Unnatural deeds Do breed unnatural troubles. Infected minds To their deaf pillows will discharge their secrets. Macbeth (5.1) #ShakespeareSunday
Anything #Trump does or says after markets close on Fridays, is more to do with share prices for his family and friends, than defence. He should be locked up at the Hague for this alone. #MakePalsRichAgain Buy options Saturday, sell on Monday.