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Mark Shanahan

@markshanahan.bsky.social
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Political historian into US & UK politics. Educator, political commentator, writer and speaker. Sometimes on the radio/TV. Follower of the mighty Wycombe Wanderers & the underperforming Middlesex CCC. Into books, theatre & jangly guitars.

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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 30m
#Wordle1,932 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Nearly was.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#Wordle1,931 3/6 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The English degree occasionally comes in handy.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#Wordle1,930 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Not round here!
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#Wordle1,929 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Running.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#Wordle1,928 4/6 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Deep
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#Wordle1,927 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Have you packed?
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#Wordle1,926 2/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A good start to the day.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Just found out I have shingles, so can't attend tonight's @psbhq.bsky.social extravaganza - my ticket's back on sale at secure.ticketmaster.co.uk/rs/1F006430D.... I hope it benefits someone - I'll be envious, but a bit hot and itchy.
secure.ticketmaster.co.uk
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#Wordle1,925 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pickworth?
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#Wordle1,924 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Can't see the wood for the trees.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#Wordle1,923 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 That's me.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#Wordle1,922 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Fifth attempt
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#Wordle1,920 6/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Almost defunct.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#Wordle1,919 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Early start, before the dawn.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Free Josh Widdicombe. #Strictly
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
#Wordle1,918 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Not at this hour.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I've been writing for @uk.theconversation.com again, on #MarkCarney again, making comparisons with #Trump, again: theconversation.com/mark-carney-...
theconversation.com
Mark Carney: a master of statecraft in an era short of great orators
Once again the quiet Canadian has staked out an ethical high ground above his noisy southern neighbour.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#Wordle1,917 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Not here.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
#Wordle1,916 6/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Not in my common parlance.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Kudos #Piddington. Amazing the opposition that can be mounted by a middle class, relatively wealthy, media-connected, populus.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
#Wordle1,915 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Unlike me.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
#Wordle1,914 4/6 ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Just the way the cards fall.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#Wordle1,913 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Repeat?
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
#Wordle1,912 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Lost mine.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
My #BritishAirways flight landed at #Heathrow 57 hours ago. We were told no baggage would be delivered and to leave the airport from a chaotic baggage reclaim hall. The bags have still not arrived and BA are now asking for details of contents. This is so poor.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
#Wordle1,911 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Fairly handy.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Still one of my favourite Friday night pursuits: watching Radio 4's #AnyQuestions broadcast live from Henley's #KentonTheatre.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#Wordle1,910 3/6 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 All the gear, but no idea...still.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#Wordle1,909 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Like my last 10 days.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
#Wordle1,908 4/6 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟨🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Don't.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
#Wordle1,907 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Up!
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
#Wordle1,906 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Mine rattle.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Wordle 1,905 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 My life?
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
#Wordle1,904 5/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pea?
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
#Wordle1,902 4/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Strong.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
#Wordle1,900 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 45s?
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
#Wordle1,899 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Not quite the uphill struggle.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
#Wordle1,898 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Worth checking.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
#Wordle1,897 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Go with the flow.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
#Wordle1,896 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 You bet.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
#Wordle1,895 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Stitch up.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
#Wordle1,894 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Not actually sure what it is.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
My daughter came back from Ireland 🇮🇪 this evening and brought me a bag of my childhood memories.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
#Wordle1,893 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Just not cricket.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
#Wordle1,892 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Slow progress.
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
#Wordle1,891 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 My days!
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
#Wordle1,890 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Cocktail time?
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
#Wordle1,889 3/6 ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Paper?
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
#Wordle1,887 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 In this heat?
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Mark Shanahan @markshanahan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
#Wordle1,886 2/6 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 All the way!
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