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Ben Lawlor

@benlawlor.bsky.social
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Halifax, West Yorkshire. UEA American History with Politics graduate many years ago. Here to mainly follow news, politics, sport and other random things 🏳️‍🌈🍷

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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It's a slight improvement on the solid red banner they normally use which takes up a quarter of the screen. At least this one is semi transparent.
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I wish she'd just do one
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
very nicely put
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/01/2026
Agree or disagree with the merits of the operation, you can't help but be in awe of the Wehrmacht's Blitzkrieg of Poland
Agree or disagree with the merits of the operation, you can't help but be in awe of the US military might described by Gen Caine. 

Pres Trump threatened Maduro for months -- loudly and publicly. 

And yet US forces caught him and his cronies entirely OFF GUARD and took a sovereign leader from his own country. 

Damn.
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
I think their heads would explode if they saw all the EU flags as well...
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
I was just thinking those exact words
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
He'll be making them swear an oath of allegiance to him personally next. Sound familiar?
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Don't care if there's any truth to this confession but it made me laugh 😄
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
It's going to get siphoned off to some corrupt scheme that further enriches the new oligarchy whilst not giving a damn about those in genuine need.
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
If only she could have been dumped far in the outback and left to fend for herself.
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Lets hope so.
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Would be very very expensive. Wouldn't be surprised if there's an inbuilt kill switch in the missiles which the US could use if they so desired.
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
The UK is totally reliant on the US for our nuclear deterrent. Yes, we build the subs and warheads but without the supply or maintenance of the missiles they're just very expensive underwater pleasure craft. We don't have the ability or money to build the missiles ourselves. It's worrying.
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Are we sure that they're not actively supplying intelligence to Russia now instead? Would we know if they did?
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
war.ukraine.ua/donate/
war.ukraine.ua
Donate to Ukraine’s defenders
The National Bank of Ukraine has decided to open a special fundraising account to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Donald Trump has betrayed America. If you couldn’t see it before, you just saw it today.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Trump and Musk, between them, have 18 children (that we know about) with 7 women. Family values, GOP-style.
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 23/01/2025
The world’s richest man is promoting the far right in Europe. Don’t buy a Tesla . Location: Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjWl...
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Heil Tesla
YouTube video by Led By Donkeys
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
It's hideous
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
What happened to 24 hours?
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
I'll pack a carry on bag now just in case! He is quite old after all.....
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
No idea where in the world you are but I want to come!
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Hopefully his health will rapidly fail.
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
There surely must be a point where more organisations, the likes of Sky News, BBC, government etc decide that Twitter is too toxic and follow the Guardian and leave Twitter. It can't sit well that the owner is spouting support for right wing parties across Europe and wants another UK election.
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Don't think it warranted a push breaking news notification being sent out?
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Or maybe just have a fun time enjoying themselves perhaps.
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Far too dignified and respectful for Trump to have written that himself
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
You know you have a fast forward on your remote? Tad easier
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
On the bright side it led me to finally delete twitter/X
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
With the horrific events in Magdeburg I suddenly realised I hadn't seen you reporting from Germany for a while and thought I'd search for you here,only to find you've just left the BBC. All the very best with everything you do.
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
That's my twitter profile deleted now
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
If the government shuts down Saturday, the richest man in the world will be largely to blame. You may not get access to services you depend on just before the holidays because an unelected billionaire shadow president wanted it that way. If this isn’t oligarchy, I don’t know what is.
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
She can't be very astute if it's taken her 18: years to realise her neighbours are gay
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Looking on the bright side at least finding the fridge will be more difficult.
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Creepily a blonde female actor who resembles Ivanka would probably appeal to Trump.
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
That's the nicest fesshole I've read in a long time. Good luck with everything moving forward.
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Yes, let's all be together pandering to one person's outdated bigoted beliefs.
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Changes nothing though. Sadly he still won.
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Ben Lawlor @benlawlor.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Try and encourage your colleagues at itv and elsewhere to move here and ditch the other place
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