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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Oh great. Literal Nazis coming to Brum on Sunday. One to avoid.
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Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
those behind this terrorist’s radicalisation must be rooted out www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for 15 years over Sidcup Ulez camera blast
Kevin Rees, 63, faces a tougher sentence because the offence had a "terrorism connection".
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@hughfoy FRSA @hughfoy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The best analysis of the Garvaghy road I’ve yet to hear. (Bit of swearing might need headphone!) youtu.be/yjECjVGGIFw?...
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She Asked the Orange Order Why Force Garvaghy Road?
YouTube video by Maximilien Robespierre
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just heard a thud and it's another "careful" delivery by Evri.
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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 29/09/2026
Bought or leased a NEW car or van 2006 to 2015? You may be due a share of £56m! Millions due small payouts of £25+ just agreed in a legal case. It's about vehicles shipped to the UK, which is many of em. See www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/car-... NB Its separate from missold Car finance
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The neighbours nipped round with more apples. I've ordered demijohns. Also I have learnt a new word - Scratter. "I will need a scratter to process all those apples".
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The one positive to draw from the problems arising from the Orange Order trying to march down the Garvaghy Road this morning is that the Parades Commission will think again when considering a contentious march.
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
What is the Orange Order thinking? We had all forgotten about all of this. Why would they want to bring it all back after almost 30 years? www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/area/armagh/...
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
PSNI says Drumcree parade cannot be facilitated as Orange Order calls for officers to ‘enforce the law’
PSNI read out warning to Garvaghy Road protesters
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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is excellent, not least due to the far-right meltdowns it has induced.
bbc.co.uk
Birmingham union jack art made from discarded lamp-post flags
The huge union jack was produced using tattered flags previously hung from lamp-posts.
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Woman kills a man with her car due to driving whilst unfit to do so and gets no jail time. I despair of motoring sentencing. www.theargus.co.uk/news/2656927...
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Mum-of-three spared jail after fatal crash linked to lack of sleep
Erica Buenor, 35, admitted causing the death of black cab driver Arthur Pountney by careless driving and received an 18-month suspended sentence.
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"Lily Phillips - environmental campaigner" was not on my bingo card for today.
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I had never heard of a bloke called Macklemore until billionaire Robert Kraft banned him. I had not heard his words of support for Palestine until billionaire Robert Kraft banned him. I've now heard Macklemore's words on social media and the radio many, many times.
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The fact that Reform is falling apart is no surprise. Campaign in poetry, govern in prose. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Leader of Reform UK in Wales stands down after arrest on suspicion of assault
Dan Thomas, a former Tory councillor, was elected to Senedd as leader of the opposition in May
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I do find it odd that Williams seeks to lecture us to act faster on climate change when his family jets around the world at the drop of a hat and uses helicopters like the rest of us use Uber. www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
independent.co.uk
Prince William warns ‘inch-by-inch’ action to stop climate change is not enough
‘Devastating’ UK forest fires show urgent action is needed by 2030 to save the planet, he says
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David Fickling @davidfickling.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A thing that people need to reckon with when they theorize that AI swarms could brute-force engineer superviruses is that *this is what viruses do anyway*. There have likely been roughly a sextillion — a billion trillion — Covid virions generated since 2019.
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I look forward to Just Stop Oil using the "legitimate concerns" defence next time they block a road whilst not wearing balaclavas. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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I was jailed for four years for a non-violent climate protest – this is my prison diary
I was one of a group of Just Stop Oil activists given the longest-ever UK sentences for peaceful protest after blocking a motorway. Six months into my incarceration, this is what I have learned
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Live coverage of the police response in Dover...
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Where is Farage for his "keynote" (all speeches marked as keynote)? This is most odd. I wonder if WM Police are involved?
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Dave McCraw @davemccraw.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A reminder that Just Stop Oil only want the government to stop approving NEW oil fields, despite the sentence for climate protest being longer than actual violent crime. There’s no doubt that history will look on these people as heroes.
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I like Starmer but this is pathetic. You signed up for a job, do your damned job. Be the best constituency MP ever as you have influence, offer counsel to those who ask and then stand down at the next election.
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
This is a shocking firebomb attack on a wedding in Brum. metro.co.uk/2026/08/20/m...
metro.co.uk
Row of supercars petrol bombed during wedding in Birmingham
Three bombs were hurled towards guests outside the Royal Shalimar venue in Highgate Road, Sparkbrook, last night during a wedding celebration.
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This makes me very happy. I loved GoldenEye and to see someone make a replica is just wonderful. www.theguardian.com/games/2026/a...
theguardian.com
Agent 64: Spies Never Die review – licence to kill time like the 90s never ended
This GoldenEye 007-styled retro shooter is an agreeable set of straightahead shooting missions that hark back to a simpler time, with simpler controls
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This is a fascinating article. It points, with so many other stories, to the inevitability of not just robotaxis but privately owned robocars. It's going to change things and it's difficult to see how it will be for the better. scienceblog.com/b-waymos-rob...
scienceblog.com
Waymo's robotaxis have now completed more than 20 million paid rides — and over the same distance, they caused 92% fewer pedestrian injuries than human drivers; the company is now targeting 1 million ...
The driverless taxi company says its cars are dramatically safer than human drivers, but the comparison obscures a messier reality about where autonomous vehicles actually excel.
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
WTAF
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I really thought the eclipse was fun. We should have them more often.
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 12/08/2026
ANNOUNCEMENT: All our sundials will be out of order this evening between about 6pm and 8pm, we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Normal service will resume tomorrow. In unrelated news, enjoy the eclipse later... Photos: Mike Selby, Annapurna Mellor, Chris Davies, John Millar
A wall-mounted sundial inside a walled garden. Text on the sundial reads: "fear god, obey ye king"A traditional sundial on a plinth, formal gardens surround itThe sun beams down on a traditional sundial, with heather visible in the backgroundA shot of a sundial from above. It's mounted on a stone plinth. Text on the side reads "KEW BRIDGE"
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This is not going to end well for our roads. It's anticipated that self driving cars will be available for private ownership around 2030. For an electric car costing 4p per mile, you might as well send the car to pick up a pint of milk or drive 100 miles.. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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‘Leicester Square, please guv’: Self-driving taxis cleared for London streets ‘later this summer’
Wayve Uber wins first minicab licence for autonomous cabs from TfL but vehicles will have a safety driver (at first)
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Manchester mayor election. Clearly shenanigans going on. Looking forward to the details in due course.
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
What shenanigans must be going on in the background of the Manchester mayoral count for it to be taking all day to get to a first round result on a 25% turnout?
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Hi @mrjamesob.bsky.social ,can I make a suggestion for Mystery Hour this week please?A few years ago I worked in an office that lost water supply and we had to leave after an hour as it was unsanitary.Why is Gatwick being allowed to continue to be open with no working loos or handwashing facilities?
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Bob Shields @robbo03.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Is it wrong that I'm actually looking forward to the half time 30 minute show?
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Sam Thielmonster @samthielman.com · 16/07/2026
I think one reason data center outrage is so pronounced is people spent decades recycling and composting and otherwise scrimping to offset energy use and protect clean water, and the second we hit an inflection point for cheap electricity the banking industry said we’re taking all of it, fuck you
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Ah well. At least the negotiations over the Falklands won't happen for another generation.
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I've been thinking about these robots. In Birmingham everything of value gets stolen if it's not nailed down. These machines have some really fancy tech inside to handle the object processing and navigation. I can see someone setting up a mini chop shop for these and flogging the chips and battery.
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Here's my theory about money laundering and Bob Shops. They always have loads of Costco water (£20 for 40 bottles). You pretend to sell a lot of these for, say, £2.50 each so £2 profit and put the money in the till. Bin the water and recycle the bottles. That's £2 laundered per bottle.
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Bum, no London marathon for me.
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Bob Jenrick is not having a good day. He's really underestimated the quality of @mrjamesob.bsky.social 's audience and he can't handle them.
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I can just imagine Farage and his acolytes in a smoky room thinking they can win Clacton with reasonable certainty so calling the by-election is a great plan. However, they failed to understand the lesson of the 1981 film War Games. Well played to the main parties playing as WOPR.
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NewsThump @newsthump.com · 07/07/2026
That Farage statement in full
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
We might be getting two by-elections. Farage called this one. If he wins then the Standards Commissioner will continue once he's back in the house. If he's suspended then a recall petition and we are back again.
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Farage didn't make an insurance claim for a car that was written off.
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Jimmy Hill's Chinny Reckon
ALT: Jimmy Hill's Chinny Reckon
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Made a loaf tonight. Turns out it's the Ibiza Final Boss.
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
This is shameful, performative cruelty from a party that I used to be proud to be a member of. Billy Bragg was right then and he's right now, "I kept the faith and I kept voting, Not for the iron fist but for the helping hand." I can't vote for the iron fist. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Asylum seekers to pay £10,000 towards living costs under new UK law
Means-tested scheme included in immigration and asylum bill condemned by charities for placing tax on refugees
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
If Andy does become leader, I hope he rolls out the MBacc across the country. We need a two track education system, like much of Europe, with Uni and Technical Colleges being equally valued paths. www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/what-we-do/e...
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Our vision for technical education in Greater Manchester and your role in it
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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
It was inevitable, wasn't it🙄 Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇 So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage 🧵1/23
Telegraph headiline:

"Heatwave hysterics wouldn't have lasted a day in 1976", overlaid with a bold “MONK DEBUNKED” stamp.
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 23/06/2026
Happy birthday to the heatwave of 1976 which began today 50 years ago, peaking at 35.9°C. If a comparable heatwave happened in the current climate it would be 3-4°C hotter, peaking at 38-39°C. And the actual forecast is for temperatures of 38-39°C in the next few days with a red heatwave warning.
The summer of 1976 translated into a warmer climate.
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
With thanks to @martinnutbeem.bsky.social 's wife, I've followed her lead and am not messing about on the sunny side of the house.
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Disappointed to see Gatwick getting approval to bring the emergency runway into use leading to a potential 100,000 more flights a year. We don't need this.
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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The BBC going full on Mystic Meg on the iPlayer.
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