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Dave Mitchell

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Retired piano player and teacher

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Dave Mitchell @chemit.bsky.social · 23h
Farage said they came on small boats to RAF Fairford. All the way from north London? Must have come up Regents Canal
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Mind-blowing story in Private Eye about how the Telegraph's chief reporter reached out to James Orr (or meant to) after the Channel 4 donation revelations


...within hours of journalists on either the *Guardian* or *Sunday Times* contacting Reform for comment on the same stories ahead of them publishing their own investigations. Reform deputy leader Richard Tice and his fiancée, supposed journalist Isabel Oakeshott, even crowed online about their spoiler tactics.

Not that the *Telegraph* doesn't do its own leg work when reporting on Reform. After James Orr, the party's head of policy, had to resign after a sting by *Channel 4 News* (see "*Right Orr Wrong*, p14"), *Telegraph* chief reporter Rob Mendick texted Orr: "I was hoping to talk to you entirely on background," he schmoozed. "You must be feeling very bruised and I totally Appreciate [sic] the sensitivities. I suspect you deserve better and I wanted to see how I can put the record straight in some way." Alas, instead of the Reformer and Cambridge theologian, Mendick messaged someone else, who shared it with the *Eye*!
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 07/09/2026
Yelling "stop the boats!" as I charge in to rob this NatWest at gun point so that I can later call the Home Secretary as a character witness and the BBC will spend two weeks telling all my potential future jurors how legitimate my concerns were.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Nick Robinson on Today is literally talking about ‘legitimate concerns’ after second night of organised men dressed in black - sorry ‘protesters’ - mobilising en masse in another littoral town. This is how street fascism is normalised
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Nigel Farage resigns when he shouldn't, but doesn't resign when he should.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/08/2026
Pathetic -- Google is now referring to Lake Ontario as "Lake America"
screencap of Google Maps showing "Lake America"
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
When you really think about it, there are only 2 universally loved people. David Attenborough Dolly Parton And we lost one today. It's kinda heartbreaking.
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Jason Concepcion @netw3rk.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Easily one of hardest images of the 21st century. Instantly iconic.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/08/2026
We could've made this montage of liars an hour long but you get the point
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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
The White House spokesman is relaxed about the banner held by the Argentina team. It's a freedom of speech issue, apparently. Wonder if the US administration would be as relaxed if Lamine Yamal borrowed Janet's on Sunday?
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Dave Mitchell @chemit.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Hoping Spain win and as Trump hands the trophy they unfurl a banner saying: 'Groenlandia es de Groenlandia Palestina es los Palestinos'
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HIGNFY @hignfy.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Jarell Quansah has his red card ban extended to two matches. FIFA will consider an appeal, if the England defender can prove he’s either American or Argentinian or a brown envelope stuffed with cash
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Rounding up some translations of Count Binface that have been appearing in foreign press 🇷🇴 Romanian: Contele Tomberonez 🇫🇷 French: Comte Tête-de-Poubelle (bin-head, more accurate than bin-face) 🇮🇹 Italian: Conte Faccia-da-Bidone 🇪🇸 Spanish: "un hombre con un cubo de basura en la cabeza" (!) Cont...
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Katie Goode @mrsgame.dev · 08/07/2026
"But if he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won't stop him" Now HAS to be among the BEST lines in British Politics ever 👏👏👏 #Farage #Binface
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I will accept Nigel Farage’s request to be appointed Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead.
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︀︀It is a farce and a desperate distraction, and the people of Clacton deserve better.
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︀︀But if he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won't stop him.
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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 07/07/2026
Early morning press conference at the Whitehouse.
"Belgium is two, maybe three months away from developing a nuclear weapon."
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Johnny 🫧 Cowlick @jefferycowlick.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🇧🇪 Belgium 4 - 🇺🇸 USA 1 Can't say the Knicks didn't warn you Team USA.
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Dave Mitchell @chemit.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I'm not sure the American public understands how bloody angry the rest of the world is that they have disrespected and pissed on our game. We are bloody angry.
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Rabid Cormorant @rabidcormorant.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I hope #Belgium have some good chants lined up like Balogun plays Cos the rapist pays and suchlike
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Anders Åslund @andersaslund.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Trump's interference in FIFA's decision making shows that the US under Trump is unable to host a major international competition. Trump does not respect any rule of law. The rest of the world needs to figure out the consequences.
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Noah Law MP @noahlawmp.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
My letter to FIFA President Gianni Infantino regarding Jarell Quansah's red card and the importance of the international rules-based order. Congratulations to England on their stunning win! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️
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Dave Mitchell @chemit.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Never before and never again will.the whole world be united behind Belgium
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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 03/07/2026
Incredible moment where Fox News puts up a graphic with all the reasons it opposes the DSA and why people should be afraid of them
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Heather Anne Campbell @heathercampbell.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
can’t believe a narcissist is being so publicly humiliated by a reflecting pool
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
A reminder that Brazil banned Twitter for failing to stop the spreading of disinformation. There is nothing stopping the British government from doing the same.
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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
this should frighten you
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Just catching up on the BBC news about why Reform losing would actually be Reform winning
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 28/05/2026
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Sir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
‘Look! I think I can see where Nigel Farage is hiding.’
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Jess Phillips resigns with a letter that concludes that Jess Phillips is right about everything.
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Dave Mitchell @chemit.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... Israel is beyond evil
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Israel escalates attacks on medics in Lebanon with deadly ‘quadruple tap’
Lebanese health ministry says killing of 91 healthcare workers shows ‘total disregard’ for international law
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
"The masters of war pretend not to know that it takes only a moment to destroy, yet a lifetime is often not enough to rebuild. They turn a blind eye to the fact that billions of dollars are spent on killing and devastation, yet the resources needed for healing, education and restoration are nowhere to be found."

-Pope Leo XIV
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
All of Us Should Be Able To Agree With This…..
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Netanyahu is bombing Lebanon because his political career (and therefore avoidance of prosecution) depends on constant war. How many more people must die for the sake of one man's standing?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/04/2026
I feel sick to my stomach waiting around to see what atrocity Trump has in mind for the people of Iran this evening. It's hard to fathom our other elected leaders aren't able to check him in any meaningful way. It's an indictment not just of voters but of our whole system. We're ruled by a mad king.
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
NOW: B52 bombers are literally in the air on their way to Iran and hundreds of thousands of Iranians are in the streets waving flags and surrounding bridges & power plants. Difficult to imagine this has any precedent in modern warfare. (🎥 Al Jazeera)
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Renowned Iranian composer, Ali Ghamsari and tar virtuoso, announced he will stay at the Damavand Combined Cycle Power Plant. His plan: Create music there as a symbolic effort to shield Iran's infrastructure from attack. @iranscreenshot
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
It's ALWAYS the right time for some Bob Marley Song-War
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
This is appalling. How on earth can the trip planned by King Charles possibly go ahead after this?
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Ms. Misanthrope 🇺🇸 @lilmsmisanthrope.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
The "Praise be to Allah" post will have a specific, measurable effect. It validates every narrative that says this is a Christian-nationalist war against Islam, not a geopolitical dispute. That is the single most dangerous thing you can do when you are six weeks into a war.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/04/2026
The biggest story in the world right now is that the president of the United States is a demented old man who takes pleasure in torturing and killing people and is committing crimes with impunity. And yet most legacy media outlets are too cowardly to tell it like it is.
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Political Humor @politicalhumor9.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Psychologist says: "Trump has the most severe personality disorder a person can have. Trump is both evil and demented."
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✨Directed by John Carpenter✨ @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Every time I hear men talk about destroying this planet so they can travel to a dead one, I think about how miraculous the existence of Earth is, and how capitalists should never be permitted to make decisions about space exploration.
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Dave Mitchell @chemit.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
I just want to punish all the fascist bastards in the US and Israel. They are destroying everthing I cherish and love.
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 18/03/2026
Did we learn nothing from the war in Iraq?⁠ Power games are driving our world into crisis. The loss of thousands of innocent lives, the human and environmental catastrophe and the destabilisation of entire regions.⁠ Leaders everywhere must reclaim the moral compass. ➡️ act.gp/4bGVSAm
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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 22/03/2026
course nothing compared to the civilization level devastation, heartbreaking amount of death, environmental catastrophe we are doing right now that's MAKING prices this high. People in charge see humans as objects with unlimited extractable resources contained within and they keep squeezing.
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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
“The tit-for-tat attacks by Iran, Israel, and the US on some of the world’s largest oil and gas infrastructure in Iran and the Gulf states risk causing economic and environmental catastrophe.” Warring parties should immediately cease these attacks, says @hrw.org ⤵️ www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...
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Steve @stevewmobb.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
This war is an environmental catastrophe
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 20/03/2026
Attacks on critical Middle East energy infrastructure risk causing economic and environmental catastrophe to civilians in Iran and across the Gulf. Warring parties should immediately end any and all attacks targeting civilian energy infrastructure.
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