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Patrick Harvie MSP @patrickharvie.bsky.social · 2h

The whole point of human rights law is that the Government can be held to account when they breach people's rights.

If the Home Secretary doesn't like it, that's why she needs to hear it.

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 4h

Woah! So Labour's position really is, 'telling us off for breaching human rights undermines the case for human rights'? Proper Trumpian stuff from Labour's answer to Suella Braverman.

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HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 15h

I am an outlier. 91 triathlons done, including 10 Ironman finishes and very happily married. Slightly bothered that I can tell you how many tris I’ve finished but not how many years I’ve been married!

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 4d

🚨Urgent: Thames Water want permission from Ofwat to ILLEGALLY pollute rivers and seas until 2040.

🤮They want your bills to fill their pockets with gold, while they fill your rivers with sewage.

✍️Sign now. Tell Ofwat to say NO to Thames Water before Tuesday 21st October.

Thames Water want to pollute illegally until 2040. Ofwat must say NO.

Thames water want to make at deal with Ofwat, to pollute illegally for 15 years

weownit.org.uk

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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 5d

Who benefits from the abolition of stamp duty land tax?

The first answer: people buying very expensive homes. Average saving for someone buying a £10m+ home is £1.7m. Average saving for someone buying a £250k-£500k home is £5k.

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HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 2d

I did this once at halftime-Saints were 3-0 up against Tranmere… #Saintsfc

Matthew Winchcombe @mwinchy13.bsky.social · 14d

I turned the radio off at 1-0, maybe I should do that more #SaintsFC

HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 2d

I’m not a Christian, but damn, I feel this guy’s anger.

Hart Cunningham @hpsc24.bsky.social · 3d

💪CrashOut of the week (Country artist Bryan Andrews)🇺🇸

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HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 2d

I agree. But you could reasonably say that about a lot of teams. People don’t say this about Duplantis and other sporting greats. Athletics has arguably just as murky a past. And sports like football just don’t look.

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HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 2d

Cycling has one of the most stringent anti-doping protocols in professional sport. The biological passport system is far from perfect but means that the kind of doping that went on in the past is not possible. I’m not saying Pog is clean, but he’s no Armstrong.

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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · Mar 19

Freedom of Movement was robbed from us by a successful Russian influence operation and the worst abuses of democracy in modern British history.

Please repost if you want it restored.

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HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 2d

On November 20th it will be the 50th anniversary of the death of Franco. A useful report on the state of Spain and its politics: www.realinstitutoelcano.org/en/work-docu...

Fifty years after Franco: Spain’s profound transformation, 1975-2025

General Franco died 50 years ago, but Spain bore no resemblance to the country he took over after winning the 1936-39 Civil War.

www.realinstitutoelcano.org

HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 3d

#80sTop30 The Go Betweens, Streets Of Your Town youtube.com/watch?v=8M_P...

The Go-Betweens - Streets of your Town HD

YouTube video by Beggars Banquet Records

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Rachel Shabi @rachelshabi.bsky.social · 4d

I wrote about the Manchester synagogue attack and attempts to blame Gaza protests
rachelshabi.substack.com/p/indivisibl...

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HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 4d

British Triathlon announce the dates and events for World and European Triathlon Age Group qualifying for next season: www.britishtriathlon.org/news/british...

HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 5d

How did my 2025 triathlon season go? You'll have to read my season review to find out...

irontwit.creativeblogs.net/2025/10/09/r... #triathlon #Ironman

Triathlon swim start with lots of athletes in wetsuits and coloured swim hats swimming close together in a lake.

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HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 8d

There are far too few professional sports people willing to speak out and advocate for sustainable sport. Hector Bellerin is one: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

'With power comes responsibility' - Hector Bellerin wins BBC Green Sports Award

Former Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin talks about his attempts to live a more sustainable life as he wins the BBC Green Sports Award.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 10d

This reads far better in the original German, where of course the discussion would have been about Jews, Poles, gypsies, gays, Communists and Social Democrats. Still, Miller's model for all his rhetoric and action plans is unambiguous.

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HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 9d

@moderngreenery.bsky.social you’ll like this: youtu.be/2MEjVfThmn4?...

Testing David Byrne's Music Knowledge | Track Star*

YouTube video by Track Star*

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HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 10d

“Identity” is a bit of a weird thing in football. You know it when you see it. I don’t see it with Still. Harsh to say, but we don’t look like like a well coached team.

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 10d

History repeats.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 10d

"Milei is amazing. It's Thatcherism on steroids. Cutting and slashing. That's leadership" - Nigel Farage

Milei would be the "template" for my government - Kemi Badenoch

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HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 10d

My worry is that they look like a poorly coached side.

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 11d

I block people who say "ha, you used Wikipedia as a reference, therefore you're wrong".

Bullshit.

Any Wikipedia page has to cite independent, approved external sources, and scientific studies in Nature showed it to be within 0.1% as accurate as Encyclopedia Britannica.

Such a lazy trope.

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Dave Coleman @moderngreenery.bsky.social · 11d

Startlist for next Saturday's Il Lombardia according to
www.procyclingstats.com › race › 2025 › startlist
Top competitors are Tadej Pogačar, Remco Evenepoel and Tadej Pogačar.
Says it all really!
@nedboulting.bsky.social @sportsorla.bsky.social @hgjohn.bsky.social

Cycling statistics, results and rankings | ProCyclingStats.com

Find results of cyclings top riders like Tadej Pogacar, Remco Evenepoel and Mathieu van der Poel. Detailed statistics about the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and classics like Paris-Roubaix or Tour of...

www.procyclingstats.com

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HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 11d

I've accredited 120 people in the sports sector for Carbon Literacy! To celebrate I'm putting an a half-price course for Carbon Literacy Action Day in November. @thegreenrunners.bsky.social #greensky @news4tri.com

Follow the link for more information and booking.

teachinglive.net/carbon-liter...

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HGJohn @hgjohn.bsky.social · 11d

I used to teach at Crumpsall Lane Primary School, which is just around the corner from the Heaton Park Synagogue. Famously, we had 22 languages spoken at the school when I was there and remembered the area to be nothing but a tolerant and peace loving community.

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