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mstblue.bsky.social @mstblue.bsky.social · 7h

@cerilevy.bsky.social you should listen to BBC Radio 4 ‘Mark Steel’s in Town’ from last week, Oakham. Very funny, as was today’s, Wrexham!

mstblue.bsky.social @mstblue.bsky.social · 7h

Ridiculous when a lot of English people can’t master a GCSE let alone an ‘A’ Level.

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mstblue.bsky.social @mstblue.bsky.social · 8h

I’ve missed this but not surprised.

mstblue.bsky.social @mstblue.bsky.social · 8h

Like we wouldn’t be with the opposition we get. Martin Samuel wrote a good article in @thetimes.com this week. Suggesting more of a CL set up, and less of the meaningless matches. Watched about 15 minutes or so which included the first half goals then gave up.

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mstblue.bsky.social @mstblue.bsky.social · 10h

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Parody Keir Starmer @parodypm.bsky.social · 10h

Poor Tommy Robinson. What possible reason could the border police have had for stopping a known criminal who is being investigated by HMRC from taking £13,000 in cash abroad while driving a Bentley that wasn’t his and refusing to answer their questions? It’s an outrage!

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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 10h

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mstblue.bsky.social @mstblue.bsky.social · 12h

This may be focused on Americans but equally relevant here in the UK.

Maralyn Maralyn @maralynmaralyn.bsky.social · Aug 23

www.scottsantens.com/what-the-med...

What the Media Isn’t Telling You: Why Universal Basic Income Is the Answer to Poverty, Insecurity, and Inequality

Why Universal Basic Income can solve poverty, insecurity, and inequality—and why opponents fear its power to shift our economy.

www.scottsantens.com

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mstblue.bsky.social @mstblue.bsky.social · 12h

So Ajax tickets on sale to ST holders, members & True Blues on Thursday so why the feck couldn’t I get one on Monday when they were on sale to STH? The club’s ticketing platform is an absolute shambles! 🤬

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Ben Fenton @benfenton.bsky.social · 20h

This - and Farage working with wealthy US anti-abortion groups on 'freedom of [our] speech' campaigns (per Byline Times and NY Times) - show significant US financial interference in UK politics.

If you want to end up like the US, first thing to do is let money dominate democracy.

Sathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 21h

Taking on Elon Musk should be an open goal in British politics.

Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 21h

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, aka ”Tommy Robinson,” says Tesla CEO Elon Musk is paying his legal bills.

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mstblue.bsky.social @mstblue.bsky.social · 19h

I suppose she leaves you to do all the work?

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mstblue.bsky.social @mstblue.bsky.social · 1d

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Anonymous @opdeatheaters.bsky.social · 17d

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche: "Do you know Elon Musk?"
Ghislaine Maxwell: "I do."
#OpDeathEaters #Epstein #EpsteinTrumpFiles

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mstblue.bsky.social @mstblue.bsky.social · 1d

She probably can’t be bothered!

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Morten Morland @mortenmorland.bsky.social · 1d

Tuesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk

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mstblue.bsky.social @mstblue.bsky.social · 1d

Remember my parents number from nearly 50 years ago!

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 1d

Respect to those who got here first.

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mstblue.bsky.social @mstblue.bsky.social · 1d

Still open… And there’s only one answer!

Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 2d

This poll in The Times is still open.

Go to —> compass.pressekompass.net/compasses/ti...

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 1d

Kudos to ⁦‪@mehdirhasan‬⁩.

Not only did he invite me on his show in 2018 to talk about my investigation into Farage’s funders (no UK channel ever did).

But he also asked a former colleague of Nathan Gill’s in the EU parliament whether UKIP had ever taken Russian bribes 🔥

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mstblue.bsky.social @mstblue.bsky.social · 1d

Fewmin! Back for Sunderland though. Xxx

mstblue.bsky.social @mstblue.bsky.social · 1d

Missed out on CL tickets again today. All there seemed to be were extortionate premium seats. It used to be so much easier before Ticketmaster. 🤬

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 1d

Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.

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mstblue.bsky.social @mstblue.bsky.social · 1d

Good on @thetimes.com but such a depressing stat! 👇🏻

BookTrust @booktrust.org.uk · 1d

We welcome @thetimes.com's call to #GetBritainReading.

It’s never too early to start reading w/ children but our research shows only 42% of 0-7s get a bedtime story.

This #StorySharerWeek we're thanking our early years partners, who support families to overcome barriers to reading.

bit.ly/4omhLZ8

Get Britain Reading

Join The Sunday Times Get Britain Reading campaign and pledge to read every day for 10 minutes a day.

www.thetimes.com

mstblue.bsky.social @mstblue.bsky.social · 1d

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mstblue.bsky.social @mstblue.bsky.social · 1d

Great thread…

The Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · Apr 15

On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,

"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"

Allow our scaled diagram to explain...

A light blue diagram depicting the sea, with the water's surface at the top, and just below it is an outline of the Mary Rose, with the depth (12m, 40ft or 6.7 fathoms). There is a line showing the seabed, which takes a rapid dive into the vertical...

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Tanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 1d

This is the man the BBC elevated & is refusing to investigate despite @carolecadwalla.bsky.social l & @bylinetimes.bsky.social
having done all the work for them .
Do we have a precedent for a this ? A national broadcaster ignoring possible treason , isn’t that in itself sort of treasonous 🥴 ?

Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 3d

Seems @Nigel_Farage is trying damage limitation on the Reform Russian Bribes scandal.

He’s known Nathan Gill for 20 years, and claims he knew nothing.

No one believes you, Nigel.

Keep the story moving. Questions must be answered.

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