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Charles Winchester III

@charleswinchester.bsky.social
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Into classic motorbikes, classic cars, Kate Bush, LFC, The Smiths, indie, 1960/70s/80s US cinema, The Beatles, and dogs. Proud dad of beautiful daughters. Hates Brexit, Farage, Johnson, Truss, Trump, Putin etc, but mostly hates Galway Girl by Ed Sheeran.

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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
So sorry to hear that Lucy Davis has incurable cancer. Dawn was one of my favourite characters from the original - and best - The Office. Best wishes Lucy. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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The Office actor Lucy Davis says she has incurable stage four breast cancer
Star, 53, says disease has metastasised to her bones and it is too late for chemotherapy
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Wow, #Wordle was a bastard today, wasn't it?
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
That. Was. A. Stonewall. Fucking. Penalty.
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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 07/04/2026
I hate having to do the "look, they're normal just like us" post, but sometimes you have to do that when American propaganda tries to convince everyone Iranians are "animals".
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
"I AM PLEASE TO REPORT THAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE COUNTRY OF IRAN, HAVE HAD, OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS, VERY GOOD AND PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS REGARDING A COMPLETE AND TOTAL RESOLUTION OF OUR HOSTILITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST" WTAF?
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Oh, hello. Fustercluck completed, time to run away "other countries to clear up" www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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Trump claims he is considering ‘winding down’ war on Iran, saying other countries can ‘police’ strait of Hormuz – live
US president’s latest remarks come shortly after he said he does not ‘want to do a ceasefire’ and repeating his criticism of UK and other allies
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Love it!
Epstein and Andy
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped. Yet the Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our voting system, which leaves millions unrepresented. Tell Keir Starmer to change this. actionnetwork.org/petitions/th...
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The Representation of the People Bill MUST scrap First Past the Post
First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped. Yet the new Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our rotten voting system, which lea...
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
For those unfamiliar with Peak Cluster, this is the government using public money to railroad through an untested CCS project through a large part of NW England. This project will damage the local environments it affects, is of dubious merit, and benefits only the private company profits. 1/5
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Settled down for an entertaining afternoon watching adverts, but ITV keeps spoiling everything by showing short and disconnected fragments of rugby in between 😡 #sixnations
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Just watched this, a heartwarming, funny, and very moving true story. Highly recommended.
Poster for I swear
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Go Rachel!! #thetraitors
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Rachel is the GOAT!
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Morten Morland @mortenmorland.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Tuesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
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Morten Morland @mortenmorland.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Friday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
www.politico.com/news/2025/12... Unfuckingbelievable that this doddering and incompetent numpty is in charge of 5000 nuclear warheads and the most powerful nation on earth. WTF has happened to voters in the USA? Are they really that stupid?
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Full transcript: POLITICO's interview with President Donald Trump
The president sat for an in-depth interview with POLITICO's Dasha Burns.
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Chris Oliff UK @4chris.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Done. You have also ?
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
www.theguardian.com/business/202... "...that represents a “significant step forward in *preserving the full flavour and aroma of the beer*”, according to the company." Budweiser. Aroma. Flavour. 🤣 🤣 They really are taking the piss, rather than just trying to sell it. 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
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Extracting hangovers from beer: inside Budweiser owner’s ‘nolo’ brewery in south Wales
AB InBev unveils its ‘de-alcoholisation’ annex at Magor site as demand for once ‘lousy’ low- or no-alcohol beer rises
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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 29/10/2025
pass this on...
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Occasionally, I suffer from depression and anxiety. The past few weeks have been particularly tough, and a friend recommended CBD oil. I've tried it, and it has really worked well for the anxiety. If you suffer from anxiety, I really recommend trying it. I hope it helps you too.
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
It shows how far Labour have fallen when I find myself agreeing far more with John Major than I do with Starmer. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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John Major condemns ‘callous’ aid cuts and growing national self-interest
In wide-ranging lecture, former PM calls Trump and Xi destabilising and says benefits of Brexit remain elusive
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Is there a better song to start the Summer?
Sparky's Dream by Teenage Fanclub
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Louise @redliverbirdlou.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
I've watched this a billion times already! 😍
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Right, you buy a polycotton mix t-shirt, sheet, whatever, use it for ten years until it's worn out, and then you demand the original shop you purchased from disposes of it? Breathtaking hypocrisy. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘You sold it – now recycle it’: the protesters mailing worn-out clothes to the shops they bought them from
Charity shops won’t take them. Councils incinerate them. Retailers dump them on the global south. We’re running out of ideas on how to deal with our used clothes – and the rag mountain just keeps grow...
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Trump ‘makes trade deal with UK second-order priority’ in blow to ministers
US officials have split negotiations with countries into three phases, sources say, with South Korea taking priority
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
I'm a "Rejoiner" rather than a "Remainer" (that horse has sadly bolted), and rejoining the EU tomorrow would still feel too late. But you have to take hope (however slim) where you can. A great post by Ian.
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
www.economist.com/britain/2025... Paywall, but an excellent article on why the UK's sclerotic politics is still in thrall to outdated ideas and moribund Tabloid opinion. Starmer needs to dump the "Reform-lite" crap and deal with the 2025 electorate, not a group of long-dead bigots.
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Britain’s parties cater to a voter who is, often literally, dead
To understand British politics, one must understand Dead Man
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LunaLuvgood2020 @lunaluvgood2020.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Keep Reposting
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
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Vance’s posturing in Greenland was not just morally wrong. It was strategically disastrous | Timothy Snyder
Thanks to Trump’s administration, the US could soon have to fight wars to get things that, just a few weeks ago, were there for the asking, says professor Timothy Snyder of Yale University
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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Starmer wrote in the Express that he is against restoring Freedom of Movement. Please retweet if you want our Freedom of Movement restored. We were robbed of our right to live, work, study, and love in 30 countries by the worst abuses of democracy in modern British history.
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
I stopped playing PC games when the girls were born (never had time), but really looking forward to #Atomfall. Looks wonderfully and quirkily British. Those three flat-cap-wearing skeletons in the wheeled bathtub just have to be a nod to Last of the Summer Wine!
Atomfall - Three skeletons wearing flat caps in a wheeled bathtub
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Wordle 1,370 X/6 I really, really hate it when this happens. 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Freedom of Movement was robbed from us by a successful Russian influence operation and the worst abuses of democracy in modern British history. Please repost if you want it restored.
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Monkeys are cool 😎. Tanks are cool 😎. But nothing could possibly be cooler than monkeys in tanks! How could these two centres be placed so close, yet not combined joyfully into an entertaining simian/lethal military vehicle mash up? A real opportunity missed.
Satellite image of Bovington showing Monkey World and Tank Museum
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Oh well, every cloud and all that. Man United can now concentrate hard on getting that coveted thirteenth spot in the Premier league.
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
I've just signed "Marks & Spencer - stop advertising on GB News" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/ma... @StopFundingHate
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Sign the Petition
Marks & Spencer - stop advertising on GB News
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Reform are panicking about people pointing out that they want to replace the NHS. So please don't share this clip of Nigel Farage saying he'd rather healthcare was done through insurance companies.
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
I just watched the excellent 1971 "The year.." on Apple. I'm not sure I agree with the "year music changed everything" tag, but I was only 6 then, so no expert. But it reminded me of the BBC Rock and Roll years, a programme that taught me more history than lessons ever did in school. Do watch.
1971 the year that music changed the world Apple TV
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Moon over dog walk
Moon over dog walk
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
The poster from my bedroom wall 1981 to University. True musical Genius (and fondly-remembered crush for a 16 year old fan).
Kate Bush poster
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Happy New Year to all (getting it in while still sober)
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
After a busy day, I finally settled down with a beer hoping to watch Chelsea and Man Utd get beaten on MOTD. But it's not on. Instead the Beeb has decided to broadcast that monumental pile of shite Mrs Brown's Boys. I really try my best to defend the beeb, but this just isn't on.
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Wordle 1,290 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Yay!
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
I accidentally bought myself deodorant "for women" but have decided to go right ahead and use it anyway. I reckon that if I ever get actually close enough and intimate enough with somebody who can detect the error, then they'll have far more to laugh out loud about than the "feminine fragrance".
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Highly recommend Say Nothing on Disney. Story of two sisters journey in the the IRA in the seventies juxtaposed with the appalling kidnapping and disappearance of Jean McConville.
Image for Disney TV series Say Nothing
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
I rewatched this favourite this afternoon as a "me-time" xmas treat while Mrs W was out at her mums all afternoon. A brilliant film wrongly eclipsed at the Oscars by that dire Titanic dross.
LA Confidential poster
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Students in #Serbia have written an open letter to all other students around the world. A call to act. It ends: “The world is on the brink of collapse, representative democracy is failing & our future is at risk. This is the only way to take control & change the course of the world.” 👇
LETTER TO STUDENTS AROUND THE WORLD

This letter is an urgent call to action!

Currently, in Serbia, students have full control over 62 out of 80 faculties. This is the largest student protest in our region since 1968. It was triggered by a series of tragic events caused by decades of repression, corruption, and violence perpetuated by the ruling regime. The opposition has so far proven itself incompetent with its methods, which is why we, the students, have taken matters into our own hands. We have suspended classes, dissolved all representative student bodies, self-organized plenums, voted on demands, formed work groups, and begun to apply pressure. We have moved into faculty buildings and adapted them for daily life. We have set up kitchens, dormitories, pharmacies, workshops, cinemas, and classrooms for self-education. In just three weeks, almost all university buildings in Serbia have become hubs for round-the-clock political self-organization. We have the full support of our fellow citizens, we survive on their donations, and every day, other vulnerable groups in society are joining our fight.

Faculty blockades are the most radical form of student self-organization. A blockade involves the suspension of classes, exam obligations and operates independently of the support of professors and administration. You have the right to self-organize in this way, and thanks to the autonomy of the university, you are also protected from direct police intervention. The faculty remains blocked until your demands are met. The suspension of a faculty's operations itself serves as a form of pressure on state institutions. What a strike is for workers, a blockade is for students. Historically, faculty blockades have proven successful in the fight for more accessible education, but today, we must use them to address broader societal problems.

We organize blockades through work groups. Work groups are open to everyone who wants to participate and focus on strategy, public action…
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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Evening in Beaumaris Anglesey
Beaumaris Anglesey Beaumaris Anglesey
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