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Philip Hogarth

@jampacker.bsky.social
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Ex-Twitter. Once FCDO, now happily retired. Dual Brit/French, & I'm quite happy to be both or just one of them according to circumstances! Geordie born & bred, so there is only NUFC. Otherwise, foreign & current affairs as well as general political stuff

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 29/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Burnham: "I cannot say to you truthfully that where we are is good enough. Brexit has done more harm than good. We need to restore a higher level of growth and prosperity for Britain." Britain needs EU membership - only then will we have the growth that our country needs.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Danny Tommo - Tiny Tears edition
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 25/09/2026
This is what Reform UK do when they're in charge.
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Dr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Is this good?
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Philip Hogarth @jampacker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🎶 We travel far and wide, We've been to ... 🎶 Well done Crispin Mason-Jones and the local NE football clubs who have supported him. #NUFC BBC News - Newcastle United fan kitting out Zambian footballers - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Newcastle United fan kitting out Zambian footballers
Mfuwe Mags are chasing promotion in the familiar black-and-white stripes of Newcastle United.
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SlenderSherbet @slendersherbet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"I don't fucking think so"
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Philip Hogarth @jampacker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BBC News - Northumberland Line extension plans could be submitted next year - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Good. But the best part of 14 years to build something like a 3 to 4 mile railway line?
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Northumberland Line extension plans could be submitted next year
A council leader hopes plans for Woodhorn and Newbiggin stations could be submitted by next autumn.
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Philip Hogarth @jampacker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
And yet it's Israel and Israelis who are being badly treated in the sporting arena? All power to the Irish if they refuse to play them.
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Philip Hogarth @jampacker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Three #NUFC lads starting plus one off the bench for #Eng v Col -18 tonight. One scored. Positive sign for the future.
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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
London: a city of extremes with some of the most expensive properties in the world, while one in five Londoners live in poverty. But what do Londoners think of extreme wealth and how it affects their lives?
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Philip Hogarth @jampacker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Black Shorts happily running into a rat trap? I bet instigator S Y-L stays well away; while Tommo of 'no fixed abode' considers how he squares that with Companies House and HMRC .
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
So they're now talking about attacking the system of policing and law. Arrest these f*ckers. Stop bowing down to them and dancing around them.
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David Sandahl @dsandahl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"And Trump sits their making moo eyes like a lovestruck teenager"
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Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
subscriptions >>> shop.viz.co.uk/viz358bs
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Ronan D. Donnellan @ro-di-dendron.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Now we know. Nothing but respect for Gary Bennett, who has been a tireless antiracism campaigner. And is an infinitely better person than all Reform councillors in the country put together #SAFC #NUFC www.sunderlandecho.com/news/people/...
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Huge step backwards: Gary Bennett on Reform withdrawal of anti-racism charity support
“I think it’s an important charity, not just for the city of Sunderland, but the whole country”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026
LOL -- Fox News cuts away from Vance's speech and a host says, "we will bring you back to this rally if he starts to make news"
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Eamonn-Forde @eamonn-forde.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Oh, Viz.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
As vile and as telling an image in the clip as Trump mocking a reporter with disabilities. These people are telling us who they are. We should not make the same mistake the US made.
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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I’m just a person on my fucking knees begging the government to use its absolutely massive majority to do something extremely fucking popular: save our democracy.
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Tony @antonyillahiwarren.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
#NigelFraud
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Quiet Majority @majorityquiet.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We loved this so much we just had to put English subtitles on it, apologies to the French speakers for our translation. But this is what it would look like here in the UK if Farage or Lowe or another of their ilk got their own way.
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John Auchter @jauchter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
cartoon for @michiganpublic.bsky.social #9/11 #Allies
Political Cartoon: What Happened to My Friends and Allies?
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This German comedy sketch (with English subtitles) perfectly captures so much of what is going on right now in the UK, the US, and across Europe. "Playing the 'Nazi Card' in the Third Reich", by Browser Ballett.
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l'Équipe - Flux d’actualité @lequipe-actu.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Interdit d'afficher son sponsor en Turquie, l'AS Rome va porter un maillot appelant aux dons pour le Népal contre Fenerbahçe en Ligue des champions
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Interdit d'afficher son sponsor habituel en Turquie, l'AS Rome va porter un maillot appelant aux dons pour le Népal contre Fenerbahçe en Ligue des champions
L'AS Rome disputera son match de Ligue des champions contre Fenerbahçe, jeudi (18 h 45), avec un maillot appelant à faire des dons pour le Népal où une vague meurtrière a déferlé fin août. Le club romain est interdit d'afficher son sponsor habituel en Turquie.
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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows:

[scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech]

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CHURCHILL:
The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us. 

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CHURCHILL:
Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war.

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CHURCHILL:
If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free 
and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun-

BBC PRESENTER:
Thank you prime minister 

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BBC PRESENTER:
Mr hitler, your response?

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HITLER [in the studio]:
Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill

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HITLER:
What we are proposing -

CHURCHILL:
Hang on

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HITLER:
Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement -

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CHURCHILL:
What's he doing here

BBC PRESENTER:
It's important we hear both sides of the debate

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CHURCHILL:
This isn't a debate 
You don't debate fascists

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HITLER:
Oh here we go with ze Godwins law!

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HITLER:
Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'...

CHURCHILL:
Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit-

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HITLER [standing up, saluting]:
RAUSS!

BBC PRESENTER:
*Please* Mr Churchill let him speak

[ends]
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Since its foundation in 1824 the bravery of Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteers has saved more than 146,700 lives at sea. Hundreds of those volunteers have died attempting to save others. They are the best of us.
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Libération @liberation.fr · 07/09/2026
Un passage du document, stipulant en anglais que la France va «accepter» sur son sol les migrants interceptés dans les eaux britanniques, ne figure pas dans la traduction française. ➡️ l.liberation.fr/1sJ
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Philip Hogarth @jampacker.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
FFS, please no, not ever, no. Not Paris. Don't succumb to this, please. PS: I don't like burgers of any description. But offer me a me an americain merguez with mustard on a proper baguette then I'm all yours.
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Seems the difference between ‘protestors’ and ‘terrorists’ is that protestors wear balaclavas while terrorists hold placards.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Nigel Farage filmed celebrating illegal foreign donations Undercover footage reveals plot to break the law by funnelling offshore funds through a UK donor. Donations funded a series of widely reported polls boosting Reform ahead of the local elections channel4news.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
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Philip Hogarth @jampacker.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
An #NUFC name from the not so distant past.
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Philip Hogarth @jampacker.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Excellent, simple explainer
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Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🙌 Come on BlueSky 💪 I’m relying on you to ensure this Brexpress poll reflects reality. 🔗 www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
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Nicholas Whithorn @nickwhithorn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
11 years ago today. Nothing has changed. (Photo: Nilüfer Demir)
The body of three-year-old Alan Kurdi on the beach at Bodrum in Turkey after the boat his family was travelling on with other migrants capsized on 2nd September 2015.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 31/08/2026
ChatGPT becomes first AI chatbot to face tougher EU rules
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ChatGPT becomes first AI chatbot to face tougher EU rules
ChatGPT, along with Reddit and Roblox, has four months to comply with additional obligations under the Digital Services Act, including mitigating the negative effects on users' 'physical and mental well-being.'
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Philip Hogarth @jampacker.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The times I've stood on that corner; dry, wet, soaked, cold, freezing; joyous, happy, pissed off (Oh, and arsehole away fans hoying coins, darts and f knows what) #NUFC
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Currently somebody in Thailand can immediately influence British politics by simply paying £5 million...
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Philip Hogarth @jampacker.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
That was some reaction by #NUFC Wissa to score. #THFC 0 - 2 #NUFC Get in, ya buggas!
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Simon Dean @ihategod.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
World is watching us
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Wor Flags @worflags.org.uk · 22/08/2026
🖤🤍 Final preparations underway for tomorrow's Kevin Keegan display! 🖤🤍 Our volunteers have been at work getting the pulley flag ready for match day. If you haven't already chipped in, please consider donating. Every penny makes a difference. 👉 worflags.org.uk/donate
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Justin Jest @justinjest.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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Middle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
BREAKING: Donald Trump is threatening "tremendous economic consequences" for any nation providing aid or assistance to Iran, not including Russia, North Korea, or any country with a fascist dictator who says nice things about him.
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Philip Hogarth @jampacker.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Well worth the bother. #NUFC #Infantino #FIFA #UEFA
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Philip Hogarth @jampacker.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
What can happen to a former top club through clueless financial management. If I had a few more of His Majesty's £££ to convert to €€€ and a friend who properly knew football club management, I'd be in there like a shot.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Reform UK in Durham, the dwindling majority. This is Andrew Husband & Darren Grimes record since May 2025, to today’s latest resignation from their council group. Drip drip drip.
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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I feared this would happen. His story was troubling but the wave of hatred and obsession in the media when he was clearly someone who was vulnerable - whatever you thought of him - was entirely disproportionate and in my view fuelled by racists. My thoughts are with his loved ones tonight.
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Philip Hogarth @jampacker.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
That emergency message from the Government sent my memory back a few years when I visited the former Gestapo HQ in Kraków. As I came out, my daughter, in England, was on the phone asking if I was alright! I still don't know if there was some automatic mobile pinging included in the visit price.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
A goat named Borka wandered up to a Ukrainian brigade's door in Donetsk Oblast about 18 months ago, carried in as a kid by one of the soldiers. He stayed. He's survived several redeployments and a Russian drone blast near the position since. 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/14/a...
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