Jeff Humm

@jeffhumm.bsky.social

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Retired TEFL teacher, translator, teaching assistant.

... As a child, I was fortunate to play football well so I was in the Academy system and then played semi professionally. I also took up snooker when I was 10 and got to a really good standard, but not good enough to be a professional. ...
Councillor Paul Douglas, the cabinet member for finance, said the two biggest strains on the council were providing housing for social care and providing housing for homeless families, which together makes up 73% of its total spending.
Comments by Emily Thornberry to BBC saying Ukraine has been let down by decision to relax sanctions.
Names of three people who voted for the Go-Between
Amazon page for 'Scrotomancy - Reading the past and future in the testicles'.
The Night is Young. Ramon Navarro, Evelyn Laye.
ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hope and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on other Fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world. Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely. But this is the year 1944! Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41. The United Nations¹ have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats, in open battle, man-to-man. Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our Home Fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war, and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men. The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to Victory! I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full Victory! Good luck! And let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking. Dwight D. Eisenhower Hand-written, unissued message: Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn the troops. My decision to attack at this time and place was based upon the best information available. The troops, the air and the Navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone.
Bluesky warning that post is written in Spanish.
Amnesty, neu, Unison, Greenpeace, FoE, MCB, Unite, PSC, pcs, FBU, BMA logos
Two 'signs' saying "Vote Reform" and "DRGN WITH CHANGGS"
Post by 'journalist' Owen Jones saying he's been given doorstop data by Green party showing them close behind Reform.
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Chart showing £46,000 is around 67th percentile of UK incomes 2024.
'HMRC [...] admitted it had sent letters to less than 0.5% of the 6.9m claimants with "payments suspended"'
Letter from Dianne Abbott to the Guardian: Racism is black and white Tomiwa Owolade claims that Irish, Jewish and Traveller people all suffer from "racism" ("Racism in Britain is not a black and white issue. It's far more complicated", Comment). They undoubtedly experience prejudice. This is similar to racism and the two words are often used as if they are interchangeable. It is true that many types of white people with points of difference, such as redheads, can experience this prejudice. But they are not all their lives subject to racism. In pre-civil rights America, Irish people, Jewish people and Travellers were not required to sit at the back of the bus. In apartheid South Africa, these groups were allowed to vote. And at the height of slavery, there were no white-seeming people manacled on the slave ships. Diane Abbott House of Commons, London SW1
Griffon Vulture
Astonishingly badly written, weirdly punctuated, website copy. eg: "A moment unique, ideal for a getaway romantic Or a discovery unforgettable. THE little more? ..."
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Magister Battle Spitfire I Spitfire II Spitfire Vb Defiant Ia Defiant 1a
A government spokesman said: "This story is categorically untrue. The government is working with Natural England to review options on species reintroduction, including beavers."
Dartford Warbler
Dozens of 'caganers' [Catalan Christmas figures] including Putin, the Pope, Tintin, Freddie Mercury.
Details of factors that affect the amount of state pension you will receive. Including more NI qualifying years.
Bluesky notification that two accounts have liked a reply of mine. Both accounts "Elon Reeve Musk".
Covers of four books on Amazon by 'Diane Fairweather'.
BBC News front page. Top four items are on Syria.
A photo of hundreds of bikes in, I think, the Netherlands.
A 1980 Italian one-country rail pass.
Two soldiers in uniform in a studio photo.
screencap of a post from the official Bluesky account that reads: One part of our upgraded infrastructure may affect your profile. If you see your handle now says "Invalid handle," please reverify it by navigating to Settings > Change my handle > Type in your current handle > Verify DNS Record > Update. (Basically, update to the same handle.)
Two pilot log entries, reading: Customer picked up Looking for W/C Finucane. Saw oil and fluorescence only.
Xxxx rolls
Cover of Philip Roth - The Plot Against America