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@anthhartley.bsky.social
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Bouncing around the world like The Littlest Hobo in a #Boro top. By day: #SocialImpact #GlobalDev #Enviro By night: A writer of sorts. Usually the wrong sorts. Kids adventure "The Secrets of Ice Cream Success" - Out Now: bio.site/adhartley

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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Trump yesterday launched america.gov an AI chatbot to help US citizens. Amusingly, it seems to be helping them with the truth. #Trump #AI #USA
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Good to see Berhalter having a good international break. (international ice age?) I hope #Boro are getting down to some hard work in the meantime. Look forward to seeing us hit the ground running when we get back to playing in **checks calendar** ...2034 #UTB
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Mr Bean: Rowan Atkinson Waiting
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The rise in small boat crossings was entirely due to Brexit, promoted by Nigel Farage, and the deal done by Boris Johnson Their attempts to shift blame to anyone else is utterly despicable hypocrisy
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The #haze drifting in from Indonesia isn't giving up this year. Climate change messing with the usual monsoon season isn't helping. Parts of #KL hit an AQI of 276 a few minutes ago. There's a good chance the #F1 this weekend will be cancelled. Here's my usual view and today. #Malaysia #MalaysianGP
My normal view over KL. Blue skies, views across the city to the mountains miles away.Current view. Thick haze and views for less than a mile
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
And this is why the Government needs to stop pandering to the right wing press and voters. They will never win, the goalposts just move.
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
So, just to confirm, a bottle of Newcastle Brown Ale at an interview is OK? It's just the iced coffee people have an issue with? #AskingForAFriend #Beer
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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Please can someone call the burns unit? 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Has Ahmed @HasAhmed_20h

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The only Muslim bothered about you eating this much bacon is your cardiologist.

Lee Anderson MP

GBI

@LeeAn....

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It's all about choices!

I've made mine.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If only there was some way of knowing why Nigel Farage is so against a new national centre to tackle disinformation and deepfakes from hostile states such as Russia
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Have the #FBI said which creatures they are cool with their agents shagging? Is there a tier list? #KashPatel #GoatNotCouch
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
No pit stop here… IG: @barre_beukers Netherlands www.instagram.com/barre_beuker...
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Fantastic news Latest records show that RNLI donations have increased by 5000% over the past couple of weeks after far-right backlash. The RNLI is on track to record its highest annual fundraising total in its almost 200-year history" via Daniel Lismore Donate here rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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RYUHA Studio @ryuhastudio.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Happy Sunday, this is Drakoko running on real hardware. Your cartridge, your Game Boy Color. Back the campaign and play it for real 🐉💙❤️💛 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ryu... #kickstartergames #gbc #indiedev
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Saw a post saying they missed the days when games came with manuals. She meant the pamphlets with some Nintendo DS games. I don't wanna get all "Well, in my day..." but Valhalla on the Spectrum in 1983 had a manual the size of War & Peace. You could beat a Norse God to death with it #RetroGaming
The Manual for the ZX Spectrum game, Valhalla from 1983, was the size of War & Peace
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
How the BBC’s latest platforming of the bigoted views of the anti-migrant billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is the sign of a national broadcaster that is increasingly losing its way www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/how-the-bb...
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How the BBC Mainstreams the Right’s Anti-Migrant, Anti-British Agenda
The BBC’s platforming of the bigoted views of billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is just the latest sign of a national broadcaster that has lost its way
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CBS Sports Golazo @cbssportsgolazo-m.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Max Arfsten's FIRST goal in English football! 💪 Put on a plate by Amario Cozier-Duberry 😮‍💨 Watch the EFL Championship on @paramountplus 📺
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Your feel-good story of the day: This 12-year-old kid who went viral at the 2021 Tour of Britain has signed for a Dutch grassroots club and development team that's a feeder partner of Team Visma-Lease a Bike (the team of the rider who gave him the bidon). www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/...
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Theresa McLeod @westtexascatlady.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Hilarious!
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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
incredibly well-done resident evil teaser from a movie theater
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
No one can say 1 loss in 8 games is a bad start. In fact we're in an excellent position with huge potential. But our game management has been poor almost every match. Probably the first time I'm actually happy to see the early international break so Kim can do his thing. #Boro #UTB
Birmingham 2 - Boro 2
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I know Hellberg has been pushing Malanda into midfield but, if this predicted line up on my app is right, I think he may have grown a wee bit over confident in his centreback's ability. 🤣
The predicted Boro lineup versus Birmingham from Forza app, showing Malanda on the left wing.
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
To summarise Ratcliffe's position, and I'm not even joking: UK had an Empire & won 2 world wars. But now there are too many brown people, not enough digging for oil, and the poor, innocent billionaires are taxed far too much until it really hurts their feelings. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.com
Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
My historically accurate version of the Odyssey did not dominate the box office as I hoped.
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ferret box
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
OMG 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Friday night. Beer and a movie. Have a great weekend, all. #Beer #BeersOfBlueSky #BSkyBeer #BeerSky
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We've been perfecting (ahem) ginger wine for, well, decades. It's always a coin toss how they turn out when aged in tropical conditions. It could be sweet, dry, slightly sparkling, booze heavy... This is a 6 yr old batch. Surprisingly dry. Around 16-20%abv. Very clear for a homebrew hooch #Booze
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
My regular reminder that Farage, in Malaysian, literally means cunt.
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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Just look at the glee on Nigel Farage’s face as he watches a Piddington resident cry about the overt racism she, her Caribbean heritage husband, and their two children have felt in the village during the referendum. Time and again he’s showing us exactly who he is.
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
#Boro will be dangerous if they ever manage to put a full 90 minutes together. Dozy start. Excellent after HT. But still a frustratingly unsettled backline. Joint top, scoring goals and a tougher attitude than last season. International break looming... we'll definitely improve. #UTB #Boro
Boro 2 - Millwall 2
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Great article by @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social on #Teesside, #Boro and the importance of the club and the game to the town. www.nytimes.com/athletic/759...
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Middlesbrough and the meaning of football in troubled times
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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Nick Robinson: “You say they’re getting nothing for their donations… These men who are giving £72m have already got Reform UK agreeing to lobby the Bank of England to change its policy. Threatening to sack the governor… threatening to cut taxes on crypto & change the regulatory approach.“ #r4today
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I've been in the charitable sector for decades and am worth half a bag of crisps and a mild cheddar sarnie. Obviously getting into politics as an extreme cunt was the wiser move. Should've listened to me Mam. #Farage #Reform #Corruption www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Christopher Harborne matches £36m Reform donation of Ben Delo
Party leader, Nigel Farage, ‘humbled’ by contributions from billionaires as Harborne addresses ‘media speculation’
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I'll take that table all day long and twice on Tuesdays! #UTB #Boro
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A nervous thumbs up from the opener this week. #Boro #UTB
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Fantastic result from a barmy performance. If this is us for the season, it's gonna be quite the journey. Let's hope HellBall 2.0 is still working out the kinks. Plenty of positives & a bizarre lack of confidence at the back. We'll steamroller someone soon. Nonetheless, sitting pretty. #Boro #UTB
Boro 4 - Norwich 3
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Seasons... One of "those" seasons. #UTB #Boro
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
As I said... One of THOSE games. COME ON! #UTB #BORO
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Fml Sylvester Headbangs Pole
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Berhalter on course for the least elegant hattrick in years. #UTB #Boro
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L i s t e r (David) @dlisterphoto.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Cracker of a goal that Boro second…! #utb #boro
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
WT actual F, #Boro? 0-1. Hang on...WTF again? 1-1. It's going to be one of "those" games, isn't it. #UTB
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The Void and The Princess. Merlin & Widget #Caturday #Cats #CatsOfBlueSky #BSkyCats
Merlin, a black cat, and Widget, a Calico, turn and stare at me because I whispered the word "Treats"
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Innovative solutions to store excess energy from sustainable sources is exactly what we need. Not Houchen's worthless Datacentre #Environment #Sustainability #Energy #Teesside www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Subterranean power storage plan for Teesside salt caverns
The plan is for an underground battery at salt caverns at Seal Sands to store renewable energy.
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Weird thing is, there's a non-zero chance, before he leaves office, #Trump will claim he's already been assassinated. Probably not even a small chance... 25% That it can't be ruled out, says everything. America, you're fucked. Get a grip. And this is coming from a place where Farage exists.
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It's over, Argentina! You're doomed, son! Buy one get one free fish cakes? Half price frozen chips? Give it up! 🎶Don't fry for me Argentina, the dippers will cook from frozen!🎵 www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Iceland to become first UK high street retailer to open shop in Falkland Islands
Boss Richard Walker is ‘proud to be backing Britain’ with a store in the capital, Stanley
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Charles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now
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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
4 years since The Rock did one if the all time tweets
Rest in peace to Her Majesty the Queen, Elizabeth II. A great woman who sat on the throne as long as anyone in British history.
Sad she will never get to see #BlackAdam V IN THEATERS OCT 21st
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The RNLI’s volunteers head out in any conditions. They don’t question who. They save strangers at sea. People, helping people. Your Christmas shop can help support people who’ll drop everything to save people. shop.rnli.org
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RNLI Shop | Lifesaving Gifts
We have the perfect lifesaving gifts for you and your crew. Order them online at shop.RNLI.org and help us to save lives for another 200 years.
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Just took a huge crap in the Pope's Mitre. #LegitimateConcerns
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The bottler opener decided to give its post-game #Boro review in a Greek Mythological style today, because it's all trendy an' that, innit. Nevertheless, a happy, if cyclopsian, kitchen utensil. #UTB
A bottle opener... Or is it a cyclops?
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Anth @anthhartley.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Some losses feel like a victory, this victory feels like a loss. On paper a scrappy win away to a good side, but added to the Burnley game, worrying signs need to be addressed. I get it. Last season all out attack meant we too often didn't defend leads. But this seems an overreaction. #Boro #UTB
QPR 0 - Middlesbrough 1
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Leigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I wrote today's edition of @theleaduk.bsky.social looking at everything that's happened over the last fortnight in Teesside. Most of my writing over the last couple of years has been straight reporting, but this is a bit of a departure.
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The death of seven people in one night has exposed the dark underbelly of life Teessiders have known for years
Extreme child poverty and rampant deprivation, coupled with police funding for a rural area rather than the metropolitan levels of crime being faced have been brought into focus by the A66 death crash
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