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Mike Unwin

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Mike Unwin @icantfindanewname.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
90th anniversary of the East End standing up to fascism, racism and (real) antisemitism. One of your best.
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Mike Unwin @icantfindanewname.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Does anyone know whether there is a WWII Mosquito on permanent display at Cosford? I can’t work it out from the website @rafmuseum.bsky.social
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Mike Unwin @icantfindanewname.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... @sarahbpolar.bsky.social it’s found its way from behind a paywall.
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Ranulph Fiennes’ stepson appeals for funds to ‘locate and safeguard’ the explorer
Alexander Millington-Cotes is concerned for welfare of the 82-year-old, who hasn’t been seen in public for two years
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Mike Unwin @icantfindanewname.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@aiannucci.bsky.social I very much enjoyed this week’s #strongmessagehere however, please tell the otherwise marvellous Stewart Lee that ‘bumping one’s gums’ was a phrase I heard frequently when I was working in Walsall in the mid 1990s.
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Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Me for The European: why I’m calling for fast-growing ‘frankenchickens’ to be removed from public procurement , and why 80,000 of us have pledged to boycott Pret until it delivers on its chicken welfare commitment . the-european.eu/story-66273/...
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Chris Packham Launches Campaign to Rid Britain of ‘Frankenchicken’
Chris Packham calls for Britain to end fast-growing chicken breeds in public procurement, citing animal welfare concerns and government action.
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Modern Toss @moderntoss.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Richard Herring @herring1967.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It will be annoying if the whole history of humanity turns out to be a Twilight Zone episode, where billionaires rule the world, then destroy it, survive in their bunkers and emerge to discover that now their money has no value.
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Jonathan Pie @jonathanpienews.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A US embassy staffer accused of having indecent images of children is flown back to the US before the Met can question him - wrapped in diplomatic protection he doesn’t even hold as a diplomat. Special relationship. Special rules. Justice optional.
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Mike Unwin @icantfindanewname.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I’ve been really loving @markabowles.bsky.social brilliant All My Precious Madness but just stalled. Working class people from Birmingham grow up not knowing they have an accent, much less an accent that defines them. I was mocked by public schoolboys but thought Mark was better than that.
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johnw60.bsky.social @johnw60.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
And yet more… bsky.app/profile/irri...
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Scare-argh Boo-arnard 👻 @sarahbpolar.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
My cousin is involved with this org and I think it's pretty great, so I'm trying to get the word out about it a bit: www.thegreatermanchallenge.org
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The Greater Man Challenge
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Mike Unwin @icantfindanewname.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
For reasons I cannot explain, I’ve never read @jonathancoe.bsky.social book Bournville. The faint smell of chocolate is a playground memory. Three generations of family worked there. The audio version from @xigxaguk.bsky.social will take me from Herefordshire to the Highlands.
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Slava Bonkus #ElonSucksSoHard @bonkski.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
🍊🐷
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Mike Unwin @icantfindanewname.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Just to let all you Johnny-come-lately followers of @countbinface.bsky.social know that he wrote an excellent book about 3 or 4 elections ago. So fairly recently. Read it.
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Mike Unwin @icantfindanewname.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Slightly out of county at Kemerton Lake. A hobby hunting dragonflies and a spotted flycatcher feeding a juvenile amongst a wide variety of birds. Heard but not seen, a water rail and (Merlin repeatedly claimed) common crane? The nearest I know of are at Slimbridge, which isn’t very close #worcsbirds
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Mike Unwin @icantfindanewname.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
It’s a shame #paulmccartney isn’t on here. I’m sure his people could make it happen. Please.
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Belgian Red Devils @belreddevils.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Overturn this! 😎
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Mike Unwin @icantfindanewname.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
#worcsbirds imagine the back of a whitethroat and the front of a pipit. Size of a sparrow. In trees but near scrub and barley fields. What could that be?
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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Mike Unwin @icantfindanewname.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Very disappointed with the outcome at Makerfield. I had my hopes pinned on @countbinface.bsky.social
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Mike Unwin @icantfindanewname.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
@joewellscomic.bsky.social @abigoliah.bsky.social and @xigxaguk.bsky.social an antidote to cynicism and corporate greed in one audiobook
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Commercial terms agreed in principle for a new data centre on the south bank of the River Tees show how the publicly funded regeneration of one of the UK’s most deprived regions has turned into a half-a-billion-pounds-plus enrichment scheme for a couple of local businessmen.
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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 10/06/2026
It’s time for the Soil Association to walk away from this hideous industry and these so very un-organic fish...
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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Journalists need to get off Twitter. It is no longer the public square. It’s a bunch of maniacs. You don’t worry about what some weirdo is posting on Pinterest, YouTube or Reddit- don’t worry about How Lowe Can He Go on twitter.
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Mike Unwin @icantfindanewname.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
@lbfew.bsky.social this is all lovely but maybe you could provide a way your Bereavement service can be contacted other than by holding on the phone for an hour.
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Eco chamber From the latest Private Eye, out now.
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Jonathan Liew @jonathanliew.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
we see you www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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If you’re still on Elon Musk’s X, ask yourself this: why? | Jonathan Liew
Some argue that quitting the platform formerly known as Twitter cedes the space to malign actors. But it’s an open sewer, beyond redemption, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
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Mike Unwin @icantfindanewname.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
I just typed in a search saying that I didn’t want TikTok or facebook content and this is what I got.
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Mike Unwin @icantfindanewname.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
The smaller lake at Clifton Pits is potentially going to be turned into a fishing lake. It would be helpful if we could show birds such as little ringed plover were nesting there. They appeared to be nesting but if anyone is able to get photos that would help with making an objection. #worcsbirds
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Mike Unwin @icantfindanewname.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Also a dunlin on the same island. #worcsbirds
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Mike Unwin @icantfindanewname.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Grey plover on the island small lake Clifton Pits #worcsbirds
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Mike Unwin @icantfindanewname.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
A pair of common tern, pair of Egyptian goose, plenty of swifts, lots of reed warblers including a visible one, loads of Cetti’s warblers, all invisible, oyster catchers, great crested grebes, lots else at Ripple Pits #worcsbirds
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Mike Unwin @icantfindanewname.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
@joewellscomic.bsky.social I used to love going to the Glee Club but can’t get there. You would love Malvern theatre! Get your agent to book it and I’ll drum up as many of the autistic clan and their families as I can!
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Mike Unwin @icantfindanewname.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
@birdsinwales.bsky.social Croeso. I’m visiting my father in law in North Wales. I’m combining an osprey sight with a general bird site. Would you recommend Traeth Glaslyn or Llyn Celanedd? Or somewhere else near ospreys? Diolch yn fawr.
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Mike Unwin @icantfindanewname.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
@iolowilliams.bsky.social obviously your view would be massively appreciated. Dioch yn fawr
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Mike Unwin @icantfindanewname.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
#worcsbirds #walesbirds #gwynnedd I’m visiting North Wales in a couple of days. I’m considering either Traeth Gaslyn near Porthmadog or Llyn Celanedd AKA the Spinnies near Bangor. Does anyone have experience or suggestions?
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Scare-argh Boo-arnard 👻 @sarahbpolar.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
"Going to Sainsbury's found to be a "gateway" to procuring food"
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Mike Unwin @icantfindanewname.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
I’ve been patiently waiting for a house martin… #worcsbirds
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 11/04/2026
We weren’t going to post this yet. But having just watched this back, we genuinely couldn’t sit on it. The beavers have arrived at Bowyers Wood. They’re here. Right now. First time in centuries. Made possible by every single Ecotalker who’s ever paid a bill with us. 💚 Full story coming very soon. 🦫
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Joe Wells @joewellscomic.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Immigration.
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Mike Unwin @icantfindanewname.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
I saw a broad winged raptor earlier near Much Marcle. The size of a female sparrow hawk or possibly a goshawk. However, it was pale underneath with hardly any striations. Any suggestions? It was flying low. #worcsbirds #herefordshirebirds
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Chortle @chortle.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Weekend catch-up: A comedy club run by stand-up Pete Gionis has been accused of harassment after a couple were subject to threats and intimidation for posting an unfavourable review online. dlvr.it/TRsjW4
Abusive texts
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Abigoliah @abigoliah.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Comedy Carnival, a club I've worked for, has been caught sending abusive messages and doxxing audience members. This is so shameful. The actions hurt the wider live comedy circuit. I won't be appearing there again. www.chortle.co.uk/news/2026/04...
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roobyrooo.bsky.social @roobyrooo.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
I highly recommend. We saw @mrjohncrace.bsky.social at the Lichfield Literature Festival and he was very entertaining and insightful 😍
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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 25/03/2026
1% of the global population own 50% of global wealth, in fact just 8 people own more than the poorest half of the world (4 billion people) combined. That’s obscene. The wealthy dodge taxes using complex offshore structures, big corporations do the same using tax havens and ’transfer pricing’.
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Sarah Amero @sarahamero.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
I have directed Guy as a voice artist and edited him as a writer and he is not only exceptional at both of those things, but consistently so. Arts friends, you know how rare that can be. Hire him if you know what's good for you!!
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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 17/03/2026
AI and the data centres to run it, need to build their own green energy source - it should be a planning requirement. That way we’ll avoid issues around increased demand as we work pretty hard to green up current demand. buff.ly/FXXo7ZQ
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How AI could remove roadblocks on the UK’s path to Clean Power 2030 - edie
EXCLUSIVE: Microsoft’s industry director for the UK, Sam Mathew, sees fewer sustainability teams asking their AI solutions providers for assurances that they are low-carbon in and of themselves.…
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