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@markoimom.bsky.social
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Struggle with depression a bit, hence “Marko - International Man Of Misery”. Pro Europe, Pro EU, Anti-Tory. Christian but don’t let that put you off. Music lover, wife and family lover. Beer lover. Xbox lover. This is getting silly…

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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 19h
Well, it was a good morning…
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Oops, yes. I forgot the best bit!
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
As long as the Tories are threatening to leave the ECHR, they aren’t a serious party. Consider it the ultimate red flag. Any party who’d take this entirely unnecessary and ruinous risk with our rights and our country’s security and wellbeing should never get its hands on power. (Letter, Times)
Value of the
ECHR
Sir, In dangerous times, serious countries do not retreat into splendid isolation. They build alliances, multiply their influence and strengthen institutions. Key among those is the 46-member Council of Europe, at its heart the European Convention on Human Rights.As former independent reviewers of terrorism legislation we have seen at close quarters that the ECHR is not just a human rights instrument. It is a national security asset. Terrorist networks, hostile states, organised crime gangs and people smugglers do not respect borders. Tackling them requires arrangements for the closest possible co-operation with our neighbours, including through joint investigations and police access to European passenger, fingerprint, DNA and vehicle data.These arrangements expressly depend on internationally agreed human rights standards, applied by a supranational court. We detect no political willingness to excuse the UK from compliance with standards to which the rest of Europe already subscribes. As authoritarian powers grow more aggressive and democratic institutions face mounting pressure, Britain should not be abandoning one of its greatest postwar achievements.
The question is not whether we can afford to remain within the ECHR. It is whether, in an increasingly perilous world, we can afford not to.
Lord Carlile of Berriew, Lord Anderson of Ipswich, Sir Max Hill
Independent reviewers of terrorism legislation, 2001-18
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Please ask Mr Pip to bark menacingly at that photo.
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
All those things jolly well needed to be barked at. All our dog barks at is cats, mobility scooters and any dog with the temerity to walk past the front of the house.
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I’m with you on the distortion pedal and the pounding drums…
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I want one of those miniguns. I intend to fix it to the roof of my car.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 25/09/2026
“He definitely isn’t fluent, and I doubt he’ll ever get there, but he’s truly come a long way from being unable to pronounce a single word intelligibly.” — Xi Jinping
theonion.com
Xi Jinping Impressed With How Much Trump’s English Has Improved Since Last Visit
WASHINGTON—Marveling at how his American counterpart’s grasp of the difficult language had progressed, Chinese leader Xi Jinping told reporters Thursday that he was deeply impressed with how much Pres...
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Between 2019 and 2025, export volumes slumped 31 per cent as Brexit added border checks and trade complexity, pushing up costs for businesses” … and threatening our food security. Why TF would *anyone* want this for our businesses and our country? giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
giftarticle.ft.com
Brexit and Donald Trump’s tariffs push UK’s food and drink trade deficit to £21bn
In the first half of 2026, the sector’s export volumes fell 11.7% to hit their third-lowest level on record
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Lovely!
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Don’t pick up dropped soap in the showers.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Oh dear. So, despite Farage insisting they’ve done nothing wrong, the lovely Dan Jukes and James Orr have both stepped down… for now. Farage… they reported to you.. off you go. What a shitshow of guilty, corrupt, traitorous, greedy pisstakers. They must never ever get their hands on power.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Trans-Pacific trade deal kicks in today. It “makes the value to Britain’s coffers look like a rounding error” when compared to the ongoing economic cratering of not being in the EU Single Market. The slavish protection given to Brexit defies belief. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Burnham warned transpacific trade boost will not cover Brexit losses
The warnings come after The Independent revealed last week that the UK has lost
£11.7bn a year in trade as a result of leaving the
EU while 98.2 per cent of businesses want access to the single market againBREXIT
NUMBER
CRUNCHING
0.08% Expected growth by
2038 from 'Brexit win' of Trans-Pacific
CPTPP trade deal
0.08% Expected growth by
2035 from Australia trade deal
0.07% Expected growth by 2035 from CEPA trade deal with Japan 0.03% Expected growth by
2035 from New Zealand trade deal

-4% Long-term loss of growth caused by the Brexit that enabled these 'wins'
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Well, at least it’s filled the moat up again.
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
That makes Burnham part of our problem.
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The problem is Sarah, that they don’t think very much.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
If 10yrs on, £Billions wasted and zero benefits later makes you angry enough about Brexit, then don’t be checking this out to see just how much we threw away, risked and lost, so we could crow about sovereignty and put flags on roundabouts instead. what-europe-does-for-me.europarl.europa.eu/en/focus
what-europe-does-for-me.europarl.europa.eu
What Europe does for me - #EUandME
How does Europe affect our everyday lives? How does it impact our jobs, our families, our health care, our hobbies, our journeys, our security, our consumer choices and our social rights? And how is E...
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Well surely that’s better than sitting on someone else’s fat arse?
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
*takes a sharp drag of a hand-rolled cigarette* “Needs a new engine mate…”
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Yes - PDR or Paintless Dent Removal. It’s a thing!
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
😂👍
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
😂
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Good one!
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Serf Of The Rings Gone With The Breeze Mission Rather Difficult Die Softly
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I think you are trying to curry favour.
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
BOINNNG!! Time for bed said Zebedee…
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Codfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Seen this before, but is so worth the repost. He is without doubt the most vile person on the planet.
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I think we should introduce honey badgers to golf courses. That would liven the game up.
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I’m blaming America for just about everything atm.
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
David Tennant is so successful he ought to be David Landlord by now.
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Yes, well he’s a very good boy.
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
ALL HAIL MR PIP!
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I hope he had a jolly good fuss afterwards!
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I’m afraid he’s locked himself in the Iron Maiden m’Lord. Again…
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
That’s a great start to the day! 👍
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I’m deeply concerned that he’s still in office. He is arguably the worst possible person to be in such a position of power. Abuse comes naturally to him.
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
It’s a hoax! (Trump is a moron.)
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
And they all talk funny over there.
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
So why warn Netanyahu with this announcement? If he knows he’s going to be arrested he won’t come!
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 19/07/2026
I think after this Britain should give the Falklands to Spain, as a treat
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The truth hurts doesn’t it, Lee?
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Mmmmm - “interesting elixirs”…
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
My hovel is just cockroach and rat infested. Does that count?
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alexjungle.bsky.social @alexjungle.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Mitch McConnell hasn’t been seen or heard from in 25 days in the hospital. Yet he still has a job, still getting paid, and getting unlimited world class healthcare. The man who voted against a living wage, against universal healthcare, and against guaranteed paid leave, is now getting all three.
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Wiv cheese and bacon in…
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The North starts at Watford if you’re a Londoner.
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Football? Is that the game where you go for a walk across some fields and keep whacking a little white ball with a metal stick? Not sure.
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I see that he’s a highly selective barker…
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
And he burnt the ham.
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Mark @markoimom.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
What I did was point at some random spot high up at the side of the room and shout “Hey look, an angel!” Everybody immediately shifted focus to said spot at which time it was possible to surreptitiously adjust what needed adjusting. When nobody saw an angel, I just said “It must have flown off.”
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