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Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 ⬅️

@johannshiel.bsky.social
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Musician. Bad at chess. Good at scrabble. Can do accents. Really, really detest leaf blowers. Done with putting people in boxes. It’s a relic of Victorian pseudoscience. Fall for it at your peril.

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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 23h
Hats off to the Eye (as ever), for flagging the Conservative hypocrisy over our conference ban
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Benedict #FBPE 🇬🇧 🇪🇺FBR💙 #NAFO #FELLAS @cosmogalaxy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Rachel Parris @rachelparris.bsky.social · 21h
Hey folks. In total honesty my tour is NOT selling well. I’ve sold 30 tickets in a 400 seater in Birmingham, and not much more elsewhere. If you like musical comedy, if you like standup, then please come see my show! And spread the word! The Rachel Parris Songbook tour starts in Nov! Link in bio! 🎶
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BLACK HILL TRANSMISSIONS @bhtransmissions.bsky.social · 16h
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Comentadora Tortuga @comentadortortuga.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"El oso de Madrid destrozará al fascismo" Junta Delegada de Defensa de Madrid
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 18h
Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius: “There was a time when Putin was saying that they would not invade Ukraine. “So you can never predict what’s on their mind and how they will actually proceed. “They’re talking one thing, but acting very much differently.”
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
From the new Private Eye
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Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 ⬅️ @johannshiel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
According to Matthew Parris: “You couldn’t hate Jeffrey Archer, because he had no hate” Hmm.. maybe. m.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnd5...
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Clive Anderson interviews Jeffrey Archer
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
IT’S A GENOCIDE This Jewish woman was arrested under the Terrorism Act outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool for peacefully holding a sign. Her sign stated “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action”.
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Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 ⬅️ @johannshiel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It certainly is a lot safer. They’ve removed all the bombers. apple.news/AHFaScLveThO...
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No 10 insists RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws its bombers from base — The Guardian
A dozen B-1s stationed at Gloucestershire base redeployed over concerns about possible threat from Iran
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HAL @sperrympe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My feed is full of Labour MPs expressing anger tonight. Yet when the daughter of a Holocaust survivor was arrested outside their own party conference for a non-violent protest, silence. Principles mean little if outrage only appears when it is politically convenient.
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Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 ⬅️ @johannshiel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Perception is reality. If there’s only one thing Donald Trump understands, it’s that.
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
So, just to review. In roughly seven months the US has had to abandon all bases in the Middle East, flee from a British base, the petrodollar system that is the foundation for hegemony has collapsed, and we’re facing historical energy and food crises. Great work. www.cnn.com/2026/10/04/p...
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US removes all Air Force bombers from UK base following new threat | CNN Politics
The United States has moved long-range bombers back to their American home stations after an unspecified new threat, according to a person familiar, days after the British government arrested a number...
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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I wrote something very personal and vulnerable about World Suicide Prevention Day on my Substack, and my experience with suicidal thoughts I decided that, however scary it feels writing it, if it helps one person it's worth it a million times over nadinebh.substack.com/p/its-world-...
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It’s World Suicide Prevention Day, and we need to destigmatise talking about suicidal thoughts
Up to one in four of us will experience suicidal thoughts in our live times. We need to destigmatise talking about the issue - I should know, I live with suicidal thoughts myself.
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Sandra. @sandratofriends.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Really?, Scotland have had over 5 manifesto with another ref on indy on it, everytime WM has said no. So no, yous get another go at brexit 🤔, then so do we at indy.
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Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 ⬅️ @johannshiel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Britain will not get the deal Thatcher got. The Conservative Party and Reform put paid to that. Ironic it was they, admirers of Thatcher, have undone on of her greatest achievements. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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No 10 gathering evidence on public support for UK rejoining EU
Senior Downing Street officials reach out to thinktanks and pollsters as they look to test backing for reversing Brexit
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside andy burnham's Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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Laura McInerney @missmc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Someone recently said a thing that’s really made me think: Why should everyone pay so that some people can inherit more? It’s a fair and challenging question.
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Dr Keith 🎃 Wilson @keithwilson.eu · 29/09/2026
Is the business profitable? No It’s on the road to profitability though, right? Also no But it will be extremely beneficial for the future of humanity? It might kill us all #OpenAI #GenAI #AIHype
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Lewis Call @lewiscall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
End the genocide in Palestine. Divest from Palantir. Welcome refugees. Stand up against far right racism. Vote Zack Polanski for Holborn and St Pancras MP.
Green Party leader Zack Polanski with Muslim women in Camden.
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Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 ⬅️ @johannshiel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Very good way of thinking about it. Treat AI like a miracle cure. But all cures need thorough testing beforehand.
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Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 ⬅️ @johannshiel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Maybe we can all agree now that climate change is real. 🤭 Ed Sheeran concerts cancelled due to 'severe weather warnings' news.sky.com/share/13590812
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Ed Sheeran concerts cancelled due to 'severe weather warnings'
The promoter said on Instagram: "The decision was made with the safety of fans, staff and everyone involved in the shows as the top priority."
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 21/09/2026
🎤 Syrian megastar Assala returns to Damascus stage Syrian singer Assala Nasri makes a triumphant comeback to Damascus in a sold-out concert after 15 years of exile due to her opposition to ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad.
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
For Earth 🌍 , Wind 🌪️, and Fire 🔥 Day—we never forget the 21st night of September—here is a depiction of the Four Elements in a manuscript from Bruges, 1470-1480, fr. 137, fol. 1r. (© BnF) : « Dieu Créateur et Ovide avec l’œuf » @labnf.bsky.social. See: journals.openedition.org/crmh/13890?l...
manuscrit fr. 137, fol. 1r.

(© BnF) : « Dieu Créateur et Ovide avec l’œuf »
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
JAYNE MANSFIELD had an IQ of 163, spoke 5 languages, and was a more than proficient Violinist, as evidenced here playing Vivaldi's Concerto No. 6 in A minor on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1957.
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stephthethird.bsky.social @stephthethird.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I contemplated climbing Kilimanjaro. Looked at new hiking boots and everything. I will reward myself for my hard work with cheesecake later.
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 19/09/2026
War in Europe. China flexing its economic power. Trump unsettling old alliances. The world has changed, and Britain must adapt. Our security and prosperity depend on a stronger partnership with Europe. @alpinkerton.bsky.social
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AgonyFlips @agonyflips.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
the video for anyone who wants to see it...😁 🔊
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Evie Nyx @evienyx7.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
youtu.be/CPqLuFCBA3A?...
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The Pan Within (2004 Remaster)
YouTube video by The Waterboys - Topic
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Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 ⬅️ @johannshiel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
‘That’s a really nice island you’ve got there. It’d be a shame if anything happened to it’ news.sky.com/share/13589529
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Denmark deal gives US 'permanent control over security' of Greenland, says Trump
The US president has repeatedly insisted that Greenland is crucial for US security, and now appears to have reached an understanding with Denmark.
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Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 ⬅️ @johannshiel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Amazing.
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Poseur @poseur.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This came out in 1987. Eric B and Rakim set the bar this high. www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7t8...
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Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full
YouTube video by EricBAndRakimVEVO
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Chapps @chapps.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The letters of Kassandra’s name are backwards, indicating that this ring was meant to be used as a seal. An astonishingly accomplished piece of Greek art. 🏺 2/ Late 4th c. CE, #MetMuseum. flic.kr/p/2sBpMrT
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Greek gold ring with Kassandra and the Palladion
This heavy gold ring is decorated with a depiction of Kassandra, King Priam's most beautiful daughter, before the Palladion, the cult statue of Athena in Troy. The reversed lettering of Kassandra's na...
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Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 ⬅️ @johannshiel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
You know that AI wants to destroy us when, if presented with the triple threats of global warming, nuclear weapons and actual genocide, it responds with ‘Well, there are arguments on both sides, boss.’
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Helen Maguire MP 🔶 @helenmaguiremp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We know with certainty that Brexit was a disaster, and now while Canada negotiates associate membership with the EU, Britain is stuck on the sidelines of its own continent. Hopefully this will be the moment our government stops dragging its feet and finally rethinks our relationship with Europe.2/2
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Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 ⬅️ @johannshiel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Bad news. She was one of the good. apple.news/Arnbf6WqRTT6...
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Author and critic Bonnie Greer dies aged 77 — BBC News
Her husband says the playwright and cultural and political commentator died after a brief illness.
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Sarah K.K. @kicksie.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
One of his songs came on while I was getting a tooth drilled at the dentist today. Captive audience.
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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I mean if you really want to hear Ed Sheeran without any opening acts you can simply get put on hold with your bank
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Professor Christopher Painter @prfchrispainter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Far from Making America Great Again, Trump provides an exemplar of the strategic folly invariably accompanying unchecked power. The United States - and rest of us - are paying a heavy price for the abandonment of virtually every constititional principle that underpinned the American Republic.
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Even Canada 🇨🇦 sees the benefit of Free Movement with the EU! #RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
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🎼VelvetIce the Original🎼 @originalvelvet.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Part 2 of 5 ~ #20DayArtParody2026 challenge. Sep 7: The Kiss / Klimt #JustBecauseByVelvet #SynthArt #GenerativeArt #AiArtCommunity
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Steve Rosenberg @bbcstever.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
In Moscow I visit a new Metro station that references the war in Ukraine, a museum that heroises Russian & North Korean soldiers and I try to gauge the mood on the streets. An extended edition of #ReadingRussia
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Russia: a 'holy war', a subway station and the mood on the street
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MrMirth @mrmirth.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
True, for him £36 million is peanuts. It's a long odds bet, but if it comes in, he stands to have a Govt. that will deliver for his kind, just like Trump's in the US. The UK has a large group of gullible and nasty voters too.
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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Truth.
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Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 ⬅️ @johannshiel.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Make a band edible The Beetles
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 10/09/2026
A dark blizzard of disinformation is warping the public’s perception of our great city. But we know the truth: our homicide rate is lower than every major US city, neighbourhood crimes are down and we’ve been ranked #1 city in the world 11 years in a row. My piece for The Times.
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We must fight back against troll army’s lies about London
There is a dark blizzard of disinformation online, where our capital is described as a lawless dystopia in decline — this couldn’t be further from the truth
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Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 ⬅️ @johannshiel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Where was Trump on 911? At Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan, roughly four miles from the World Trade Center. In a WWOR-TV telephone interview that day, he said he had watched the explosion from a window in his office at Trump Tower, where he was with other people.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
You know who really did show up? Canadian police officers, firefighters, and medical personnel came to NYC, on and off duty, traveling independently or in groups to stand with Americans and help shoulder the enormous burden of recovery and cleanup at Ground Zero. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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