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Gareth

@ghfbm.bsky.social
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Mainly getting lost in a cul de sac of learning. I love anything that floats, dives/surfaces, barks, sledges, or I can eat, build or run around.

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Gareth @ghfbm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I think it might be time to listen again to the podcast by Clive Myrie (who is awesome btw) called Football on Trial. It is excellent. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
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BBC Radio 5 Live - Football on Trial: The Manchester City Charges
Clive Myrie tells the football story of the century: the Premier League vs Man City.
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Gareth @ghfbm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A short break away and much to my family’s annoyance I found an interesting military museum. We all enjoyed it 😂
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A MAGA political commissar inside the DOJ has told career prosecutors that they will be fired instantly if they refuse to prosecute voter fraud cases simply because they are bogus—suggesting that Todd Blanche will launch a major effort to undermine confidence in the midterm elections.
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Top DOJ official warned that prosecutors would be fired for not pursuing alleged voter fraud: Sources
In a conference call among senior officials came a directive to prosecutors: Go after election fraud cases presented to them or risk termination. The Justice Department denies a threat was made.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/09/2026
as is always the case when he's sitting and not talking, Trump had a hard time staying awake during the 9/11 ceremony (Finn Gomez/Getty)
pic of Trump sitting, slightly hunched over, with his eyes closed
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Gareth @ghfbm.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A bit like Wealdstone Away….#wxmafc #askwxm
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Gareth @ghfbm.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Made it! #wxmafc
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Gareth @ghfbm.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
New book after a break.
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Gareth @ghfbm.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The best bit about last night is, Parky.. “give us a wave” is back! Love it. #wxmafc
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Food so good you grow an extra finger!
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Gareth @ghfbm.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Just managed to get tickets for the West Ham game. We could do with the support… #wxmafc
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/08/2026
Holy shit — the purpose of this Trump event is to announce that he’s changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America.” It will be interesting to see which if any institutions and companies go along with this
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Reporter: Family members of service members are concerned about conditions on the LIncoln. Trump: No they’re not. Reporter: Has the deployment gone on too long? Trump: No. Not nearly long enough.
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RN ship losses @rnshiplosses.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
13 Aug 1904 // Destroyer HMS Decoy sank after the destroyer HMS Arun ran into her during night exercises off the Isles of Scilly. From her crew of 41 all but one were rescued. The court martial found the CO of HMS Arun, Cdr Reginald Tyrwhitt, to be at fault. (IWM Q 21146) #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
Royal Navy destroyer HMS Decoy. Image: Imperial War Museum Q 21146. A starboard side view of a small warship with two funnels under way at speed through a choppy sea, throwing a large bow wave and with smoke pouring from her forward funnel.
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Gareth @ghfbm.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
We were all up nice and early to see the rise at the balloon festival. Its the best bit about the city.
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Gareth @ghfbm.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
5mins out from the start of the game and the words “Live in Hope, Die in Caergwrle” has been used at home 😂 #wxmafc #askwxm
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
News: The U.S. economy grew at a disappointing 1.5% in the 2nd quarter of 2026. Congratulations to @sarahbca.bsky.social for her “Bookmark this” comment last December when Howard Lutnick said 2Q of 2026 would be “amazing.” @atrupar.com
Lutnick: "Look for the second quarter of 2026 to be amazing."
SarahBCalif: "Bookmark this."
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Gareth @ghfbm.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Urgh…been feeling grim all week. Finally managed to get out for a short slow run this morning and it was lovely.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 22/07/2026
The US has collected about $13bn of Venezuela’s oil money. Where is it? ft.trib.al/EZ8JpLK
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The US has collected about $13bn of Venezuela’s oil money. Where is it?
Washington has given diverging accounts of where the earthquake-shattered country’s funds are going
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Paul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
But a rainbow bucket hat is too political?
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Jeff Timmer: Fun Fact: The President of the goddam United States paid nearly $6 million in damages today to a woman he raped. Once upon a time, this would have been the only news you heard.
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I respect France's commitment to not working on a holiday.
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Gareth @ghfbm.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
The Krakow salt mines were impressive.
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Gareth @ghfbm.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
This! 👇
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Gareth @ghfbm.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
A completely pointless 0-0. I am having such a wonderful weekend. Shout out to the lad who got us all in the pre-match beer queue singing and who at the end of the game looked like he was going to cry as he admitted to me that he was utterly exhausted. Strong effort. Such fun. 😂 #askwxm
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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Quote of the year: Trump: Would you go to Moscow? Zelensky: It's difficult. There are a lot of Ukrainian drones there. It's dangerous
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Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The Royal Geographical Society is hosting an all-day fundraiser to support the digitisation and conservation of its Discovery collection – check it out if you can get to London on 6 August! www.rgs.org/about-us/sup...
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Support our Discovery 125 Anniversary fundraiser | Donate
Enable the conservation and digitisation of photographs, maps, and archives, safeguarding them for the future and making them accessible worldwide.
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
On America's birthday, let us wish for a world in which every one of these people is unmasked, shamed, and ruined.
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Rafael M Batista @rafmbatista.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Patriot front marching from Union Station right now. White supremacist and neo-fascist organization. Cowards.
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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I’m actually baffled by this because you’d think at least the MAGAs would show up.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/06/2026
Fox set up a whole-ass news desk for the Great American State Fair and barely anybody showed up. ☠️
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The BBC has requested that Donald Trump hand over his phone records from Jan. 6 as part of his defamation lawsuit against the broadcaster.
telegraph.co.uk
BBC requests Trump’s diary and phone logs in editing scandal lawsuit
The US president is demanding $10bn in damages from the BBC
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Holy shit this is bad. Strait of Hormuz = free transit for 60 days, after that it’s up to Iran and Oman Nothing on missiles. All Iranian sanctions removed. $300 billion to Iran on top of releasing all frozen funds. We didn’t win a single point. Holy shit.
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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Iran was ordered to leave the U.S. and return to Mexico directly after their first match of the World Cup. The team had expected to spend the night in California, but was told after their match that everyone must immediately get on a plane for the 140-mile trip back to Tijuana, Mexico.
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Evergreen Intel @vcdgf555.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
WTF happened to you, Marco?
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Gareth @ghfbm.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Have been down a rabbit hole of national archive information about food rationing in 1939 this evening. It’s fascinating. The phoney war doesn’t seem like its latterly given name from the War Cabinet documents.
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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Keir Starmer's response to Nigel Farage at PMQs just now was probably the most powerful and eloquent I have seen him in the Commons. The full answer is worth reading.
“A grieving family have asked us not to respond in the way that the leader of Reform has responded. They've asked us not to. They have lost their son in the most appalling circumstance. They make a simple plea of us as human beings to please not exploit that. That is their plea to us. 
“We all need to reflect on those words of Henry's father. My response, and the response of others to be fair, has been focused on the lessons to be learned so we can deliver justice. “His response has been to appeal for rage – rage. That's his response to a father who has lost his son and asked for that not to happen.
“Exploiting this tragedy to create grievance and division would be wrong in any circumstances, but to do it when the family are expressly saying please don't is unforgivable. It shows exactly who he is.”
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Props to CNN for this chyron
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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Christ, it’s so direct.
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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Post of the day:
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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
It’s worth saying this over and over again so we don’t make mistakes like we’ve made in the past — everyone in the DOJ involved in this must be fired, prosecuted, and if relevant disbarred. You could just quit. People have quit.
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Gareth @ghfbm.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Briskdal Glacier arm. Two years apart. A little sad to see how it has receded.
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Gareth @ghfbm.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
A bit of running alongside the Fjords. Lovely.
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Evergreen Intel @vcdgf555.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
That's crazy!
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Gareth @ghfbm.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
First holiday book done. Really good but have now gone down the wormhole of the Holy Prepuce. The 1st Jan will never be the same for me. What a festival to start the year with.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The grifter in Chief
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Sure looks like Xi is getting exactly what he wants. And what is Trump getting? Nothing, apparently. What brilliant negotiating.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Some notes now that I’ve seen the transcript of the hearing, thanks to @lizdye.bsky.social . First: the government dismissed the felony count in an effort to convince the judge not to make them produce full transcripts, knowing they showed serious misconduct.
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Gareth @ghfbm.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
A lovely 10mile walk in the Cotswolds and a great pub lunch. I now need a nap!
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
It is amazing how little the press is willing to dissect US decline under Trump. The US got no help with Iran, was scolded on Taiwan, says it got a small Boeing deal (China has not confirmed) and Trump appeased on Chinese students, microchips, etc. Xi even insulted US power.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/05/2026
Q: Would the US defend Taiwan if it came to it? TRUMP: I don't want to say. That question was asked to me today by President Xi. I said, 'I don't talk about it.' (That's a no!)
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