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Matt Hardy

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Matt Hardy @mtthrdy.bsky.social · 1h

You love to see it.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1h

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Two of Swindon's Labour councillors defect to Green Party

Tom Butcher and Repi Begum's decision means three Swindon representatives have now gone Green.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1h

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Two of Swindon's Labour councillors defect to Green Party

Tom Butcher and Repi Begum's decision means three Swindon representatives have now gone Green.

Matt Hardy @mtthrdy.bsky.social · 18h

Awesome! Thanks for your response ☺️

Matt Hardy @mtthrdy.bsky.social · 20h

What's the situation with yourselves and Swindon Greens?

Matt Hardy @mtthrdy.bsky.social · 11d

Inspired by @zackpolanski.bsky.social and have joined the Greens! Let's make a step towards empathy, decency and a more inclusive Britain 🇬🇧💚

Matt Hardy @mtthrdy.bsky.social · 12d

Thoughts go out to the social media team who need to keep churning these milestone graphics out! 😅💚

Matt Hardy @mtthrdy.bsky.social · 12d

Well that's terrifying.

Matt Hardy @mtthrdy.bsky.social · May 20

Love it! Peter O'Hanra-hahanrahan remains the best fictional name ever.

Matt Hardy @mtthrdy.bsky.social · May 20

"In the new league, one and two will reach the playoffs, then three to six play a tournament in one weekend to decide who joins them."

- seems the plan is to turn basketball in to a travelling circus

Matt Hardy @mtthrdy.bsky.social · May 20

"We want a certain number of games on free-to-air television"

- currently all games are free to stream on DAZN, GBBL want one game a week on iPlayer

Matt Hardy @mtthrdy.bsky.social · May 20

"I mean, there’s a lot of players, so I’m not concerned about players. And there are a lot of venues."

- players, and therefore attracting the top-tier talent seemingly low on the agenda
- we haven't had any indication what any of these vanues are

Matt Hardy @mtthrdy.bsky.social · May 20

Glickman’s group is planning a major expansion with or without the existing clubs, with an immediate increase from the nine clubs to a 10-team competition in 2026 followed by further growth to 12 and then 14 clubs.

- bankrolled by just £15m?!

Matt Hardy @mtthrdy.bsky.social · May 20

"We looked at the tender and, frankly, we thought that they were also going to bid. We were quite surprised when they did not. "

- the tender application reportedly includes a £25,000, non-refundable fee to submit an application

Matt Hardy @mtthrdy.bsky.social · May 20

"Glickman’s group, which is backed by the Seattle-based private equity company West River Group and several unknown athlete investors"

- we hate private equity firms
- which athlete investors?

Matt Hardy @mtthrdy.bsky.social · Mar 4

If you know, you know.

A bottle of Supermalt.

Matt Hardy @mtthrdy.bsky.social · Mar 3

I can't recommend this book enough. I read it every year and would urge EVERYONE to read it.

It's all about stripping unnecessary and superficial things to make room for what's important.

Screenshot of the books front cover

Matt Hardy @mtthrdy.bsky.social · Mar 1

Not to mention the marmalade sandwiches.

Matt Hardy @mtthrdy.bsky.social · Mar 1

SpongeBob reading two pages of a book at the same time, making his eyes go crossed.

Matt Hardy @mtthrdy.bsky.social · Feb 21

Looks like 007 is a Prime number.

The Verge @theverge.com · Feb 20

Amazon now has creative control over the James Bond franchise

Amazon now has creative control over the James Bond franchise

James Bond might be teaming up with an Alexa in the not too distant future.

Matt Hardy @mtthrdy.bsky.social · Feb 15

Plopping this back to the top of your timeline.

Matt Hardy @mtthrdy.bsky.social · Nov 13

It looks like this is the thing to do on Bluesky to find your people. Or, have your people find you. My name's Matt and the following things interest me:

🏀 basketball
💚 veganism
☕ coffee
🎲 d&d
😌 minimalism
🪑 design
🎧 hiphop and hardcore
👟 running
🎤 comedy
📲 smm

Matt Hardy @mtthrdy.bsky.social · Dec 24

Went for the OGs in the end.

Matt Hardy @mtthrdy.bsky.social · Dec 24

👀

A shoebox

Matt Hardy @mtthrdy.bsky.social · Dec 21

Bristol could get to two finals 👀

Matt Hardy @mtthrdy.bsky.social · Dec 21

a man is sitting on a couch with his hands on his face and the words pretends to be shocked above him

Alt: a man is sitting on a couch with his hands on his face and the words pretends to be shocked above him

media.tenor.com

Matt Hardy @mtthrdy.bsky.social · Dec 21

My heart says lace-ups, my head (and back) say Chelsea boots.