John Smart

If you have not had a conversation with your supplier about spring fertilizer needs, make it a priority. The attacks on Qatar/Iran gas production caused urea to jump another 5 - 7% overnight. I am more worried about supplies than price today... This is real.

@JohnSimpsonNews Looked more like demolition charges planted to me

I don’t get it. If Hezbollah had flats in this block (unlikely in central Beirut but not impossible) why did the Israelis give everyone inside an hour to get out — including those they wanted to kill? And if there weren’t any Hezbollah people there, why destroy a building with dozens of civilians in it?

@ronin21btc What in the cheap regtransfers plate is that?!

What in the turkey teeth, love island, bmw on finance, sliders and tracksuit on a plane, hair transplant, Lidl steak, grey house, home bargains energy drink is that??

@adamcooperF1 @AstonMartinF1 I wonder if they have looked at : Countervail® (CV) is a patented, integrated vibration-canceling technology developed by Materials Sciences Corporation (MSC). It is an engineered composite material—specifically a viscoelastic carbon fiber layer—integrated into the layup.

Adrian Newey on the @AstonMartinF1 AMR26: "That vibration into the chassis is causing a few reliability problems. Mirrors falling off, tail lights falling off, all that sort of thing, which we are having to address. But the much more significant problem with that is that that vibration is transmitted, ultimately into the driver's fingers. So Fernando is of the feeling that he can't do more than 25 laps consecutively before he will risk permanent nerve damage into his hands. Lance is the opinion that he can't do more than 15 laps before that threshold."

@L_33_H @BMW @BMWGroup £38k is a bit rich.

There’s a Purple M760Li on Autotrader 🫠😵‍💫😭

@konstructivizm We have gone backwards since then.

The Space Shuttle’s R-bar Pitch Maneuver (RPM), dramatically nicknamed the "backflip", was one of the most visually striking and critically important procedures in the post-Columbia era of shuttle missions.Introduced as a direct response to the tragic STS-107 Columbia disaster in 2003—where launch debris fatally damaged the orbiter's heat shield—this 360° pitch rotation became a mandatory safety step before every docking with the International Space Station (ISS).As the shuttle approached along the R-bar (the radial vector from Earth's center through the ISS, essentially flying "below" the station), it paused at roughly 600 feet (about 180–183 meters) separation. Then, with the commander at the controls, the orbiter executed a slow, controlled end-over-end roll at approximately 0.75 degrees per second. The full 360° maneuver typically lasted 8–9 minutes, exposing the shuttle's vulnerable underside—its thermal protection system (TPS) of thousands of heat-resistant tiles—to the ISS crew's high-resolution cameras (often equipped with 400mm and 800mm telephoto lenses).ISS astronauts, positioned at windows in modules like Zvezda or Destiny, snapped hundreds of detailed photos during the ~90-second optimal belly-up window. These images were immediately downlinked to Mission Control for rapid analysis by engineers on the ground, hunting for any signs of tile damage, missing pieces, or debris impacts that could jeopardize re-entry. Combined with inspections from the shuttle's own Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS), the RPM provided unprecedented assurance that the vehicle could safely return home.This choreographed ballet—requiring pinpoint piloting, precise attitude control via Reaction Control System thrusters, and flawless coordination between shuttle and station crews—turned a routine rendezvous into a high-stakes safety ritual. Performed flawlessly on missions from STS-114 (Discovery, 2005, first RPM under Eileen Collins) through the program's end in 2011, it exemplified NASA's commitment to "return to flight" lessons learned.Credit: NASA (Iconic views from the ISS during RPM: the shuttle's heat shield tiles fully exposed against Earth's backdrop, revealing the intricate mosaic of the TPS in stunning detail.)

@TheOnlyRobmdk Amazing. We had the same with our preemie. Very early to roll over, like tiny. Rocco is bloody lovely. Well Done.

So your 22 week micro premmie decides at 9 weeks old he is going to not just once but multiple times, lift himself up, move his head and body and reposition himself. Be extubated onto cpap then vapotherm without steroids and Keep defying the doctors. This boy 💙💙💙

@JeremyClarkson Omg yes. All my cars have had names like “Vengabus” ( a much loved L200 twin cab) “coffin” ( a ludicrous 450bhp Westfield SEiW) and “Whizzer” (BMW M6 cabrio) to name a few. I shed a tear when they all went.

Deborah Ross in today’s Times. Lovely piece and I bet lots of people will empathise. I do.

@WHATSFORDlNNER Ripasso deffo

What drink goes best with this? 🤔

@TheRealJamieKay That’s cracking

Good morning, everyone! Anything missing?

Missing being on the bike. #roadbike #wintermilessummersmiles

@ProdigalCrypto @TheRealJamieKay Spanner. I will be in probably for 7 months + I’ll let you know how fasting goes…not.

The food served in hospitals is absolutely disgraceful.

@evo1tactical You’re a class act 🫡

On my flight to London, coming back after 20 days of leave after working 11 straight months in Ukraine, something went very wrong in the cabin. A woman fell and struck her head hard on a metal rail. Blood was running down her face and onto the floor. The flight crew called out asking if anyone had medical training. No one else stood up, so I did. I told them I was trained in Tactical Combat Casualty Care. The crew and the captain came to me immediately. I told them she needed to be laid flat and stabilized, so we moved her into first class and got her horizontal so I could work. They brought me the emergency medical kit. I applied direct pressure to control the bleeding, cleaned the wound, dressed it, and monitored her closely for shock and changes in consciousness. She had a two inch laceration that went almost to the skull. She was in pain and shaken, but she stayed alert. I stayed with her for the rest of the flight. The crew gave me the seat next to her so I would not have to leave her side. They checked in constantly, and we worked together to keep her stable until landing. Because we were able to control the bleeding and keep her stable, the plane did not have to divert. When we landed, I met the EMTs at the airport, explained everything that had happened, and handed her over so she could get proper medical care. That 20 days of leave was to see my family after 11 straight months in Ukraine. I was tired. But in that moment, the training I have from the war zone mattered. Not in combat, but in keeping a stranger alive and safe at 30,000 feet. Some skills never turn off. And some days, they save someone’s life.

@Socket1Sophie Only the ones that make it known on social media continually. Plenty of quiet people go there for work with their families under the radar and enjoy it. It’s a great experience. Why the hate for what you don’t understand? Seems you are railing against your own kind of people?

1. Dubái is basically Canary Wharf with sunshine. It’s Benidorm without the fry ups and cowboy hats. 2. Every single British person that has moved there appears to be a complete bellend.

@TufferB Always watching 🤣

7KG. 25 minutes at 230c should do it.

@golfagronomy Happy Christmas, see you in 26.

Wishing everyone a Merry Xmas and all the best for 2026.

We have a exciting opportunity to join our grounds team at the stadium. readingfc.co.uk/club/vacancies…

@SimonCarGuy @EncorDesign Not the direction I would have taken. But we all have different priorities and wants for what the end product will actually be. I would have taken the latest sport 300 and Gt3 reengineered it. Not make a rather under endowed s1 rep.

First and last Esprit models on display in @EncorDesign factory Great seeing you again Tim

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@Bigandroid67 @NorthWiltsGC @BIGGALtd Ahhhh Wiltshire ❤️

Took advantage of the sunshine to put the drone up 🌞@northwiltsgc @BIGGALtd