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Mike French Esq.

@mayormike.bsky.social
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American on the Geordie Shore. Picky bits, potatoes, dogs. mikefrench.21

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Rachel Martin @racheljo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Maybe because Soul Train was born this day in 1971 I want to tell this story. I was born in the Jim Crow south. When I began high school in 1972 it was just five years after local schools had desegregated.
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
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Mike French Esq. @mayormike.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
remember when betty devoss gutted title 9 protections?
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Seattle
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Despite being a famous Hollywood star if you want to know what sort of person DAVID NIVEN was, the largest wreath at his funeral was from the Porters at Heathrow Airport. It read: “To the finest gentleman who ever walked through these halls. He made a Porter feel like a King.”
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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"After its run in cinemas, the film will stream on the Guardian’s website, for free, as part of the news organisation’s commitment to the dissemination of independent journalism."
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Global release announced for acclaimed Gaza documentary NAZA
Theatrical rollout across 56 territories planned for documentary about Israel’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza before film will stream on Guardian website
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Living in American has become that part of “American Life” where Madonna started rapping.
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Massive meat recall on beef, pork and more: USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a massive meat recall on more than 167,000 pounds of of raw pork, beef, and goat products that officials said were produced without the benefit of f…
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Mike French Esq. @mayormike.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
new bake-off and nigella taking massive bites every time and i am so pleased!
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Mike French Esq. @mayormike.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
george has been such a british menace today--he ate an entire stick of butter so i couldn't eat my scone and then he tried to sneak a hedgehog into the house like it were a new stuffy
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Mike French Esq. @mayormike.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
staying in Norwich, one of the churches nearby is practicing bell ringing....they've been going non stop for the last 45 minutes. it's going to feel like when the hiccups stop when it goes quiet......
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Mike French Esq. @mayormike.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
the way the english demand services....they've never suffered through drained pools politics and it shows
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Sisyphus Idaho @sisyphus43.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Critical information on Prop 1. These deaths are preventable. If a woman wants to die for her pregnancy, it should be her decision alone, not the legislature's. #Idaho
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Mike French Esq. @mayormike.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
apropos of nothing...the Kennedy men eviscerate the women they come into contact with.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Labour are worried. They've had the Foreign Secretary, the Chancellor, the Mayor of London & the Prime Minister out in Holborn & St Pancras but we've got you. Hundreds of thousands of you who care & are making a difference! Donate today to help us win: donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk/london-by-el...
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Let's get our sixth Green MP elected - Green Party
We have a chance to elect our 6th MP - London's first Green MP, Zack Polanski! But we raise over £200k by 8 October. Will you help us?
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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
If you've ever been on my Slavery & Resistance or Black Abolitionists in NYC walking tours, you've heard me talk about Garnet and Ruggles. Everyone in the U.S. should know them. It's miseducation that so few people do.
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
In light of UK Labour Peer Tom Watson joining Palantir on a full time basis, this damning report on the company is well worth a read : www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS
A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...
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Mike French Esq. @mayormike.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A primer on the current state of tech and gov't: ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’ www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS
A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...
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Mike French Esq. @mayormike.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
'the FDA is responsible for about 80% of food in the US. it reports to RFK. Jr. That's all you need to know about how unsafe the American food system is.' Eric Fromm
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Cliff Hohman @cliff-for-idaho.org · 17/09/2026
Public pressure works, sometimes. Keep it up, folks! idahonews.com/news/local/k...
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Kuna removes Axon license plate reader cameras amid "heated" community debate
Five automated license plate reader cameras installed across Kuna in July have been removed at the request of Mayor Joe Stear’s office.
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 16/09/2026
“Palantir has no place in our hospitals, no place in our community… Nurses are advocates first. We’re trained to advocate and to speak up when something is wrong, and that’s what we’re doing.” @nationalnurses.bsky.social
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'Purge Palantir!': Union nurses warn Big Tech and Big Brother are invading our healthcare system
“Palantir has no place in our hospitals, no place in our community... Nurses are advocates first. We're trained to advocate and to speak up when something is wrong, and that's what we're doing.”
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
New from me. Union nurses warn 🚨 Big Tech and Big Brother are invading our healthcare system, which was already in crisis. I speak with a panel of @nationalnurses.bsky.social from Maine, Missouri, and Illinois. This is a must-listen! @therealnews.com therealnews.com/palantir-nur...
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'Purge Palantir!': Union nurses warn Big Tech and Big Brother are invading our healthcare system
“Palantir has no place in our hospitals, no place in our community... Nurses are advocates first. We're trained to advocate and to speak up when something is wrong, and that's what we're doing.”
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gwen 🌶️👹 @gwenpepperoni.myatproto.social · 15/09/2026
Ed Sheerin' his opening acts like they wool
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Mike French Esq. @mayormike.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
because they actually don't give a shit about anti semitism, only palestinian support
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
(They mean they will be treated like poor and brown people. That’s the extinction level event they name but cannot describe…and why they won’t describe it. In case that got lost in the jokes.)
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
john fetterman is the first rat in history to climb onto a sinking ship.
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Mike French Esq. @mayormike.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
jfc i had no idea hasan piker was so bloody hot
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Mike French Esq. @mayormike.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
easier to qualify as a solicitor in england than to find women's suiting here -- where's ann taylor when u need her?
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Mike French Esq. @mayormike.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
passed me SQE. i'm a solicitr' now innit?
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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The progression of certain thinkers from denying the validity of trans people to denying the validity of disabilities is a nice illustration of the way in which transphobic habits of mind can quickly evolve into a kind of acquired sociopathy.
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Rachel Martin @racheljo.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
As another season begins, I can’t help but remember the thing that upsets me most about BSU. That by lending their national brand to the cause of generational harm to trans women, they killed my love for something that had given me so much joy. 😢
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Ross Murray @inlayterms.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
“If a church is not standing with immigrants that are being terrorized, then it ought to take the name church off and put ‘club’ on the side.” - Rev. William Barber
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Clergy rally for Haitians in Maryland county amid fears of ICE surge
SALISBURY, Md. (RNS) — 'When I go to their house, they have to make sure it's me before they even go to the door,' Pastor Jean-Daniel Berard, who leads Passionate LightHouse of God, said of his church...
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W.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
ICE has fallen out of the headlines but July marked the largest number of migrant detentions ever on record. Five migrants have died in ICE custody in the last two months. It's also currently impossible to legally migrate to this country, as 100% of visa applications have been paused.
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🌈Tyranny🫧Sparkles🏳️‍🌈 @tyranny.sparklenoise.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton with Keith Haring in 1985, incredible woman and supporter of LGBTQ people for decades going back to a time when few others dared.
Black and white photo of Dolly Parton with gay artist Keith Haring.
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Mike French Esq. @mayormike.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
she finished performing a song on stage and someone yelled 'i love you' and she said 'i love you too but i told you to wait in the trunk'
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Mike French Esq. @mayormike.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
tired trope: male led detective shows trying to launder the main character's toxic masculinity through him building a better relationship with his daughter
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Mike French Esq. @mayormike.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
footy
four paws of golden husky mutt curled together in dreamy sleep on first weekend of premier league ⚽️
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Mike Satz @mikesatz.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
My sister is a licensed clinical social worker. She got laid off today along with 75% of her company’s people because of cuts to Medicaid. The pain is just starting. We’re only at the beginning.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 19/08/2026
Disneyland hotel workers help make magic happen for millions of visitors every year. It’s time they got the fair pay they’ve earned and deserve. Solidarity with our @unitehere11.bsky.social union siblings!
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 18/08/2026
Two private jets operated by Journey Aviation just landed in southern Poland. This is how ICE deports people to Ukraine. Using a third country to send people to an unsafe country, which includes countries at war, is called chain refoulement, and it's banned under a US-ratified treaty.
An ADSBx map showing two Gulfstream Vs going from Mesa, AZ to Rzeszow, Poland.
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
On Friday a white man, Nigel Farage, lied about what Essex police had said. Where is the media outrage about that?
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I keep thinking about how people are going THROUGH IT. Everyone. It’s so important to have compassion for ourselves AND — crucially — each other.
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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
our entire global financial system is currently leveraged to the hilt on the premise that it was good and right for a small cadre of US companies to steal all of the intellectual work ever produced by humanity and sell its back to us without credit or remuneration to the authors (plagiarism)
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Mike French Esq. @mayormike.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
RIP Lakers, Liverpool FC.
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Rachel Martin @racheljo.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
There's a valid point, but I feel compelled to comment. To the extent we "go through" something, it's extreme disapproval from society and often family and friends. We experience misogyny, vilification, and discrimination. The "heavy meds" (hormone therapy) are incredibly positive and lifegiving...
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Mike French Esq. @mayormike.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
if you're not shouting support for transgender people what are you even doing? your silence is going to get us all killed cis and trans alike
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Mike French Esq. @mayormike.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Burnham authorizing North Sea drilling is a bigger threat than any early prisoner release scheme
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eddietg51-42.bsky.social @eddietg51-42.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are trans athletes in youth sports.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Correct. (Word counts etc.) It is also hard to overstate how much the establishment democrats and leadership were and are aligned with technology. The SV culture, the money, and the theory of mind — they are enamored with it.
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Lady with an opinion @ladymitopinion.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
No amateur sports program is worth sexually abusing children to prove their gender
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