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Andy Gabriel-Powell

@andygabrielpowell.bsky.social
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Author, Historian (specialising in early colonial USA period), Archaeologist, Retired Mayor

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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#northernireland Disappointed NI doesn't have its own National Anthem. They need one. (Scotland and Wales do). Listening to the English dirge at Windsor Park tonight was embarrassing.
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Am I capable? cooking: Can do fancy for 2 whistle: Almost draw: No paint: Walls yes, Canvas no. swim: No english: Cockney & Gàidhlig nan Eilean Siar. dance: Never sing: To myself drive: Left and Right-hand gifting: rarely write: Published Author guitar: Almost (Baritone Uke) speaking: Public
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
You know how far America has fallen when you learn that the Russian Government currently has a jet flying between Washington Dullas and JFK. (They are banned from UK airspace)
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#superintelligence Even a peanut has more super intelligence than trump.
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Since votes won't count come November, what then? Break up the Union? Create your own autonomy? Civil War 2? Or simply stop whining and put up with your dictatorship?
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The problem with Bluesky is that the people whose minds you need to change, don't follow it.
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Are you seeing this crap, #america #ukraine #democrats ? Quote from USA meeting with Putin: "...economic issues and potential major, mutually beneficial Russian-American projects were discussed in considerable detail"
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
@falklandislands.bsky.social Message to Trump Two in Argentina and to the Orange Turd in Yankeeland... F*ck off, the Falklands are British. End of debate.
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
While the tragic death of Jason Arday is deeply sad, we can't ignore the fact that fraud in academia hurts everyone: students left with compromised teachings, and independent or neurodivergent scholars (me) who spend a lifetime producing honest, original work that Universities routinely ignore.
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Are you watching to learn how it's done, America? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Burnham 'looking into' conducting Epstein inquiry, says victims minister
Alex Davies-Jones tells BBC Newsnight she discussed an inquiry with the PM when she was re-appointed as minister.
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Wow! If anyone doubted where the USA stands right now, note that it's only friends at the UN were Russia and North Korea, and that it claimed everyone else was 'cosying up to oppressors'. Read it and weep. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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US walks out of UN Security Council meeting during France's remarks
The row sparked after the US joined North Korea and Russia in voting against extending the term of the UN high commissioner for human rights.
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Revealing where the loyalty of the Orange moron and his untouchable Shyte House Nazis really lie. Shove it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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White House defends Argentina team over Falklands banner
The comments could further fuel the row over the incident, which has seen Downing Street back calls for Fifa to investigate.
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
100 fouls for Argentina one yellow. England 5 fouls one yellow. All I can say is "Belgrano"
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
So, it's confirmed - Messi's best mate will referee the England v Argentina match. The favouritism being shown towards Argentina by FIFA during this World Cup is blatant beyond words. You really can't make this shit up. #vargentina #argenfifa #worldcup
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
So it's official... America IS governed by a Fascist Regime... The BBC have just described the Supreme Court's ruling on the Voting Rights Act as 'OVERT RACISM'
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
trump withdrawing 5000 troops from Germany... A> benefits and encourages his master in Moscow & B> Gives him 5000 more spineless soldiers to control the mid-terms in his favour. ('Spineless' for failing to uphold their sworn duty to the Constitution and remove the deranged Orange shitfaced turd.)
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
MSN referencing me. Nice. www.msn.com/en-us/news/i...
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Oh FFS! I take it the American flag has that little box of stars in the corner so you know which way to hang it up??? Even at Arlington, the most solemn of places, you STILL couldn't get ours right. (It's upside down)
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
For those who didn't 'get' King Charles' subtle message to Congress today - a translation... "... ignore the clarion calls to become ever more inward-looking.” = "End the isolationist bullsh*t" “The actions of this great nation matter...” = "Do your job and impeach the f*cker"
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
If the fat orange turd wants to 'review' the UK's sovereign territorial claim to the Falkland Islands, isn't it time the Native Americans did the same???
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Wondering what my Spotify listeners would like next... More from 'Adventures from a Middle-aged f*rt', or a new story? If a new story... Words from 'Looking for Sea Turtles' (true romance). OR Words from 'Only in America' (a memoir of life in America). creators.spotify.com/pod/show/69Y...
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Has Hungary given you a clue, America?
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
FFS. 400 million guns justified by a Constitution that was supposed to prevent the rise of a King. America, you are a fucking joke. Sort it.
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Surviving America. An Englishman's story. From trump 1, through J6, to the rise of 'King' trump, and fleeing from a threat on my life. Read it. #books @lrb.co.uk
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
trump saying he will quit NATO? Well piss off then. We're tired of you. Take your aircraft, your staff, and all your crap with you when you leave your European bases. P.S. Your military industry will lose billions from cancelled orders. Oh dear, how sad, never mind. #trump #nato
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
In the author's own words - the continuing story of an adventure beyond reason. open.spotify.com/episode/5XVB...
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
As a big thank you to my followers on Spotify, here's a link to a special thirty minute podcast from the story of 'Barras Jarpa' (taken from the book "Adventures of a Middle aged fart") Spread the love for a struggling author. creators.spotify.com/pod/show/69Y...
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
There's nothing more encouraging than discovering you have followers for your Spotify 'authors' channel. If you enjoy hearing the author's voice reading his own works, follow me here: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/69Y...
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
A Brit's view of America - from the inside. (Unsuitable for MAGA)
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Baby trump screaming for help five minutes after launching a war on Iran from the former allies he pissed off ten minutes ago, could not be more defining of his incompetence and that of his entire joke regime.
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Never in the field of human endeavour has so much bullshit been spouted by one so orange to so many while so few believe a word he says. (With apologies to Churchill). #stateoftheunion #america #trump
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
#scotustariffs Holy Crap, the Orange baby is going to poop his diapers like never before. (But take note of the three dissenting, America, names you can now add to the list for 'Nuremberg 2' on grounds that they are ignoring the very laws that govern America.) www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0...
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Trump's sweeping global tariffs struck down by US Supreme Court ruling - follow live
The Supreme Court rules with a 6-3 majority that Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs via a law reserved for national emergencies.
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Fancy listening to an author read his own work? Here's an introductory Chapter. Enjoy! (Books available on Amazon - just look for the name (Andy Gabriel-Powell) open.spotify.com/episode/5Cvg...
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Adventures of a middle-aged fart
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Day Two of the 99p / 99c sale of books with unsolicited five star reviews? What a bargain! #booksky #writers #bookworm #memoir #travel #romance
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
They say you can take the man out of London, but you can’t take the London out of the man. After eight years in America, I realized that some things—like trying to explain tea to a Texan—are just... Only in America. Amazon Countdown ebook from Sunday 15th. Just 0.99p0.99c . #booksky #memoir
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Four books self-published, and all with unsolicited five star reviews on Amazon. You'd think I could make a living at this writing game. Perhaps it's no longer about the art, but the size of the PR budget. #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
I see trump has won gold in the Downhill Presidency... #winterolympics
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
#Epstein One client is no longer a Prince, or a duke, has lost his Royal home, his income, been publicly disgraced, banished from all public engagements, and is being pressured to testify in the enquiry. The other Epstein client is the President of the USA. See how it's done America?
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
The best feeling for an author is when someone comes up to you and says "My sister raved about your book... so I bought a copy." She didn't borrow her sisters and cheat me out of a precious sale, she bought her own copy. (I signed it... and her sisters.) #booksky #author #writer #bookworm
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
There are things in this book that become more and more relevant every day... #booksky #memoir #america #trump #author #mustread
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Sometimes Mother Nature does something amazing that makes you realise how insignificant we petty squabbling humans really are...
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
#starmer Time for Keith Starmer to be a Churchill, not a Chamberlain.
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
#nobelpeaceprize @trendingon.bsky.social Nobel Peace Prizes now available at Dollar General... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Machado presents Trump with her Nobel award at White House meeting
Trump thanked Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, calling it
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Well that's a review if ever there was... "Quite possibly Britain's answer to Bill Bryson's 'Notes from a Small Island'" #booksky #mustread #bookworm #memoir
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Rest in peace, Janey Godley. You were 100% right.
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Andy Gabriel-Powell @andygabrielpowell.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
#nazi #america #trump #NATO #venezuela Nazi America - it's real: In his interview with CNN, Miller said it was "the formal position of the US government that Greenland should be part of the US"
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BlueRidgeHippy AKA Aunt Arctica 🥶 @blueridgehippy.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
The Truth about Venezuela.
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