MSmitham
Family man, IT nerd, photographer, drone pilot. Left leaning. Glossop UK.
- Reposted by MSmithamThis pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10
- Reposted by MSmithamThree generations of Welsh miners, 1950, photo by William Eugene Smith, American photojournalist.
- Reposted by MSmithamAutrefois le 4ème plus grand lac du monde, la mer d'Aral a commencé à s'assécher dans les années 1960 lorsque les Soviétiques ont détourné les fleuves qui l'alimentaient pour l'irrigation du coton. -ancien port de Muynaq, en Ouzbékistan,les chameaux se reposent à l'ombre des coques rouillées-
- Reposted by MSmithamLondon - Jan' 2025
- Reposted by MSmithamJust saw a reference to the Nolan principles of public: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty, and leadership. How's your government matching up?
- Reposted by MSmithamThis is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here. (clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
- "MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
- Reposted by MSmithamSteep Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, 1985, photo by Michael Kenna, Widnes-born photographer.
- Reposted by MSmithamViews over #Derwentwater to Derwent Isle and Cat Bells with lifting morning mists #landscapephotography #Cumbria #keswick #UK #lakedistrict
- Reposted by MSmithamWe're consumed by stories of murder, but how much do you know about homicide in England and Wales? Every day this week I'm going to post a thread summarising a different aspect of what data can tell us about the nature of homicide. 🧵
- Reposted by MSmithamFish and chip shop, Leeds, 1970s, photo by Peter Mitchell.
- Reposted by MSmithamSnowed in for a bit. Painting tiny seascapes and listening to Pixies' Doolittle album on repeat (as one does). Tisha Mark ©2026, Tiny Seascape No. 2602, oil on Arches oil paper, 2.5"x2" Original is available (ships when dry, approx 2 weeks): tishamark.com/shop #art #painting #bsnm #SciArt
- Reposted by MSmithamRed chair by Dorota Górecka https://www.artlimit... #photography #colors #object #chair #colorful #minimalist #awesome_photographers #color #visiblewomen #furnishing #redhead #shotwithlove
- The right winners. #traitors
- Reposted by MSmithamNew York doesn't have a monopoly on this kind of picture. Construction of Co-operative Insurance Society tower, Manchester, 1960s (Manchester Libraries).
- Reposted by MSmithamPacific Beach, San Diego, California #sandiego #pacificbeach #beach #sunset #sunsetchasers #ocean #landscapes_lovers #photography
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- Reposted by MSmithamI have been feeling a lot of anger lately due to our political climate. Dolly made this video today for her 80th birthday to benefit pediatric cancer. We can’t lose hope. youtu.be/McaD2PG8jOE
- Reposted by MSmithamIn these challenging times someone might need one of them: Childline: 0800 1111 Samaritans: 116 123 Domestic Violence Hotline: 0808 2000 247 Mind: 0300 123 3393 Age UK: 0800 169 6565 Alcoholics Anonymous : 0800 9177 650 Cruse Bereavement Care: 0808 808 1677 MH text support: 85258
- Reposted by MSmithamA week and a bit into the job search, so obviously going to keep re-upping this. Pretty sure that this is the worst time of year to be looking for jobs in my area, but if you are looking for a Comms, policy, advocacy person, or know someone who is, please do let me know or share. 1/4
- Reposted by MSmithamSomeone just said the days are getting longer. As if things can’t get any worse.
- Reposted by MSmithamLes Bouquinistes, Paris. #PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBooks #UrbanGaze #HumansOfBlueSky
- Reposted by MSmithamI thought this trailer was an SNL sketch, but nope! — it’s a real movie with possibly the greatest cast of 2026, and I implore you to watch the trailer 😆 youtu.be/pyZI5oM6hWk?...
- Reposted by MSmithamWe have to classify, X, Facebook and the rest of the tech platforms as ”publishers“, legally responsible for everything that appears. It’s unnaceptable that they hide behind their users & use the “nothing to do with me, guv” defence. They make untold billions. It’s up to THEM to police their sites
- Reposted by MSmitham'Hot Bank Farm in the snow, a very cold day on Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland', Jan 2024, photo by Jake Thomas.
- Reposted by MSmithamJeez. This is completely insane. How has this been allowed to happen?
- Reposted by MSmithamWe are pleased to see this from Ofcom www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet.... However, it appears to have a main or exclusive focus on CSAM and there is a wide variety of other illegal content which X, in breach of its duties under the Online Safety Act, has failed to remove.
- Reposted by MSmithamGrok has not "turned off" its CSAM generator for anyone - it has simply put it behind a paywall. Stop uncritically repeating the narratives of tech companies.
- Having to go to my grandmother's house to watch colour TV because we only had black and white.
- Might get a Dirk Benedict sketch on my arm. Always wanted a Face tattoo. #OneForTheKids
- Reposted by MSmithamThe grifters and politicians who treat child sexual abuse as an "immigration issue" to stoke yet more racism and division seem pretty damn quiet and complacent about their go to social media site actively being used to create images like this. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
- Reposted by MSmithamFarage’s plot to abolish the OBR shows Reform is not a serious party Voters remember only too well what happened when Liz Truss sidelined the financial watchdog Don’t just like it, share it. www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
- Reposted by MSmithamSickening. 5000 illegal abuse images a day and still no action.
- Reposted by MSmithamI’m not sure “there’s nothing we can do about the sexual abuse image factory ask OfCom” is going to hold much water as a line taken by a government which (a) has a huge majority (b) just passed legislation to regulate what people can access online
- Reposted by MSmithamI am extremely confused as to why the UK government and police are saying Grok’s mass-scale CSAM generation is an issue for Ofcom. This isn’t about X failing to moderate CSAM, which is an Online Safety Act issue. It is about the company and its technology being actively involved in its generation.
- Reposted by MSmithamStupid things I once believed (mostly when I was a kid). Thread 🧵
- Reposted by MSmithambirds do it bees do it even educated fleas do it let's do it let's fly into a window
- #Glossop looking lovely in the snow on my final commute into Mott MacDonald this lunchtime. #PeakDistrict #Snow
- FIFA should strip his peace prize.
- Reposted by MSmithamPoem with a subliminal message.
- Reposted by MSmithamSo Boris Johnson, Prince Phillip, Andrew Bonar Law, Freddie Mercury, George I, George II, Richard E Grant, Douglas Carswell, Rudyard Kipling, Cliff Richard, Joanna Lumley and Spike Milligan weren't British? Interesting www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
- Reposted by MSmithamin Warsaw, Poland #kitchenlife #food #cooking #yes #xfiles #droplet #alien #foodporn #delicious #foodgasm #foodlovers #kitchen #pan #shootgr #ricohgr #art #eastcostkin #foodsky #foodie #cooksky #photography #homemade
- Reposted by MSmithamSo, is a Christmas poo the poo you do on Christmas Day, or the poo you have from eating so much on Christmas Day, irrespective of the day on which you do it? Interviewer: No, I meant do you have any questions about the job?
- Reposted by MSmithami post this story every christmas, and will keep doing so until it stops making me cry merry christmas xx
- Reposted by MSmithamRight then, my usual pissed at the world status to one side. This period can bring up a lot of issues for people, so so many. If you need help, or you can help support this those who do, here's a list of some organisations which can help/should be supporting. 1/2
- Reposted by MSmithamLetter to the FT that stingingly sums up Brexit and the shit creek we now find ourselves in. A terrible idea (naive, prejudiced and uninformed) that has deeply divided us and left us poorer and less secure… but unwilling to face up to the damage we’ve done to ourselves. While the EU moves on.
- I've just seen an ITV3 advert for a charity to save big cats from abuse? I never watch terrestrial TV normally so this has come as a shock. The idea that there are thousands of these I could save by just subscribing for a small amount per month is... suspicious? Is anyone regulating this stuff?
- Reposted by MSmithamSomething tells us that we're going to be correcting a lot of people today... maryrose.org/discover/his...
- I think this is how they write Trump these days?
- I'm 57, my parents have just told me we had a dog when I was a baby. It's never come up before now.
