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Matthew Marks

@MatthewMarks42

Enviro-geek. But according to Twit, "macho jousting electrician" and "lacks testicular fortitude". I don't have a book to plug.

Joined September 2013
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Read all about it: district heating systems are "communist". xitter-newx.xyz-mikolabs.workers.dev/pmbbiggsy/status/13626…
Paul Biggs (@pmbbiggsy) profile picturePaul Biggs
@pmbbiggsy19 Feb 2021
Replying to @RHarrabin
District or communal heating reminds me of communist countries. Just so you know, going communist won’t change the weather or climate.
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An obligatory fixed charge is not a "tip," @gofundme.
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So nice being in the sunshine after the rain. Fiordi thinks so too. #OperaticCats
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The time of year where having the maximum number of solar panels really helps. Hardly any generation yesterday; catching up today.
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"And we'll all go together" has been ruined as a lyric by Tom Lehrer. 😁
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"The United States was the only nation to vote against it" Well _there's_ a surprise - the world's crybaby. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce30…
UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size

UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size

The Togo-sponsored resolution was backed by 164 nations - with the US as the only nation to vote against it.

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Ironic hold music #6947: "Would I lie to you baby?"
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Maybe he's got COVID? bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/artic…
US Open 2026: Novak Djokovic breaks down in tears during loss to Mariano Navone in New York

US Open 2026: Novak Djokovic breaks down in tears during loss to Mariano Navone in New York

An emotional Novak Djokovic suffers a US Open first-round defeat which provides further evidence that age is catching up with the 39-year-old great.

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Slave to the car. The excuses are cringe-worthy. 24 points on her licence and the histrionics were seen through. Why does she have to drive somewhere to walk her dog? But of course the Daily Heil uses it to stoke its culture war. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj36… @ian_m_greenwood
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.@CountBinface vs Count "Donations."
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Uh oh - anything about drone strikes?
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Always check these things (including that this is the British Consulate's account), but this is indeed suspended.
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B.M. (@ireallyhateyou) profile pictureB.M.
@ireallyhateyouJul 19
This is insane. Twitter suspended the account of the British consulate in Jerusalem for this tweet! WTF
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After multiple attempts and a dustbin full of destroyed MOSFETs, I _think_ my amplifier finally soft-starts and runs on mains or batteries without one trying to charge the other.
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Italy has a historical reputation for lawlessness in government but look at this. It happened after @GrenfellUnited and yet here we are, still prevaricating. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c36d…
Italian officials handed jail terms for Genoa bridge disaster that killed 43

Italian officials handed jail terms for Genoa bridge disaster that killed 43

The ex-head of Italy's motorway operator Giovanni Castellucci was handed a 12-year term over the 2018 bridge collapse.

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Again, they're not just "hurty words" when they're aimed at you, and when someone is arrested it's not "two tier policing" eh, @Nigel_Farage? @reformexposed bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8r2…
Man arrested over social media post threatening to shoot Nigel Farage

Man arrested over social media post threatening to shoot Nigel Farage

Met Police says a man in his 20s was held in south London this week on suspicion of sending threatening communications to an MP.

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Having gone on about men in their 30s and how it's so hard, it was only fitting that @bbcpaddy (who, sadly, seems to have deleted his account) thanked producer Ben Andrews for his remarkable studio erection. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002yv…
Broadcasting House - England through to the World Cup semi-final - BBC Sounds

Broadcasting House - England through to the World Cup semi-final - BBC Sounds

Jude Bellingham's goals set up a clash with Argentina.

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Replying to @MikeyCycling
@MikeyCycling even train drivers have the disease! assets.publishing.service.go…
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RAIB (@raibgovuk) profile pictureRAIB@raibgovukJun 22
We’ve made six recommendations gov.uk/government/news/repor… after a train departed Norwood Junction station with a manual access ramp still attached to it on 1 July 2025. Read the full report at raib.gov.uk Images: ARL #NorwoodJunction #Croydon
Two images showing a yellow edged black metal access ramp attached to a train. the ramp provides access to the carriage interior. A pair of sliding orange doors controls access

ALT Two images showing a yellow edged black metal access ramp attached to a train. the ramp provides access to the carriage interior. A pair of sliding orange doors controls access

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There are some people playing tennis in the park. Plink - Plink - "Eh!" - Plink - Plink - "Eh!" - Plink - Plink...
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I had this 150-in-one kit in the 1970s.
Cory Doctorow NO LONGER ON TWIT TER (@doctorow) profile pictureCory Doctorow NO LONGER ON TWIT TER
@doctorowJun 15
I've left Twitter, but I'm still writing a daily blog. You can read today's post ("") at pluralistic.net/2026/06/15// It's also available on Mastodon at: mamot.fr/@pluralistic/116754… And on Bluesky at: bsky.app/profile/did:web:plu…
A man's head made out of contorted bodies. Set into the middle of his brain is a Radio Shack 150-in-1 electronic experimentation kit.

ALT A man's head made out of contorted bodies. Set into the middle of his brain is a Radio Shack 150-in-1 electronic experimentation kit.

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How bizarre: Kremlin hate-bot blocks me just for that. 😆
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.@YouTube subtitles censor the word "shit," but "shittier" is just fine. youtube.com/watch?v=E1B2cWEa…
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