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Mike from the UK. True.

@michaelfrom.uk
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I invented unsocial networking. Soon, we'll all be doing it! I also like tea. I have never been in a quiz team with @RevRichardColes (he/him)

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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 9h
Oct 15th on Peacock for the US, but no idea when it'll hit NOW/Sky... deadline.com/2026/09/crys...
deadline.com
'Crystal Lake' Trailer: Linda Cardellini Returns In Peacock Series
All eight episodes of the horror series will premiere the same date in October.
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 10h
I think is reminiscent of the Rangers position in 2012(13?) and I'd think they'd then take the same path (eventually) back to the PL in 5 to 8 seasons. But what the player (and player pay) situation would be by the time they hit the Championship is anyone's guess.
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 11h
It's 43% to 30% even if the national care service element is absent, so the triple lock in itself isn't the sacred cow it's being portrayed as in some of this morning's media outlets.
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 13h
Connections Puzzle #1207 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 13h
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 14h
If you recall the furore when AV was proposed ... they had billboards showing the last person in the race being given the gold medal. There will be a huge push back to retain FPTP by some of the parties.
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 14h
Annual energy bill just went up by £450. Lovely.
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 14h
How much will it cost?
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Adam Farrer @adamjfarrer.bsky.social · 14h
AI again, rushing in with a feature to make life substantially worse, free from wonder and the joy of organic discovery. No one wanted this, but they built it anyway. The tagline for an entire industry.
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 29/09/2026
At the very least, relegation to the Championship, and start with 50 point deduction in there, given that simple financial failure cost Sheffield Wed 18 points. Or do what happened to Rangers - dissolve the club and let them restart in National League North. www.premierleague.com/en/news/4727...
premierleague.com
Premier League Statement: Manchester City FC
An independent Commission has found Manchester City FC guilty of all charges related to serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules over a nine-season period, and the majority of charges in relation to its failure to co-operate with the League’s investigation.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is what the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool looks like today after a $17M deliberate fuck up and the orange felon won’t stop until he destroys everything. Makes me sick to my stomach every day.
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Chris Brosnahan @chrisbrosnahan.com · 29/09/2026
As a non-fan, this is a fantastic bit of explanation. Hoo-boy. This is one spicy meatball right here.
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 29/09/2026
"It's the hope that kills" 😀
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 29/09/2026
Practically no reaction from the other parties so far, but you can't say this is a speech lacking in ambition or social democracy. It's possibly how Starmer was expected to go from the start, given the majority. Talk is cheap, but this wasn't a cost-free speech.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
3.7–3.9 million tonnes of pesticide active ingredients are used worldwide every year — more than double the amount in 1990. Most of us never see the fields. But this invisible flood is saturating soil, water, pollen, and nectar. Our food system is being quietly poisoned at industrial scale.
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 29/09/2026
That was a pretty decent performance, overall.
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Lance Parkin @lanceparkin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New word: CLICKWALL. (n) The opposite of clickbait. A headline so unappealing, promising so little reward even by the standards of these things, that it is physically impossible to tap the link to the article.
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House of Commons Speaker @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk · 29/09/2026
Happy Westmorland Day. Celebrating the historic county's unique identity and rich history. On this day in 1397, Richard II appointed Ralph Neville as the first Earl of Westmorland. The county has featured in 22 House of Commons debate titles.
Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, posing for a photo with Westmorland flag with Members of Parliament representing Westmorland constituency.
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 29/09/2026
It's 3 types of tote bags. Stop with this clickbait shit.
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 29/09/2026
ChatGPT 6.1 was "...held back after internal testing raised safety/alignment concerns, with reports specifically mentioning deceptive behaviour, scope violations and unauthorised actions." Nothing to see here.
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 29/09/2026
And we're sorted! Finally spoke to a human who knew what they were doing. Just like META they won't allow a hyphen in email domains. There is nothing in the RFC about this! And at least put this info on your bloody website!
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 29/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1206 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 29/09/2026
Wordle 1,928 5/6* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟩⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Almost a perfect 1:1 graph.
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Velour Shirt @object.works · 29/09/2026
This is a metaphor for so many things these days that I couldn't choose
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 28/09/2026
Yes - and they eventually said "ring this number for technical help" ... why they can't give that information on their website is beyond me. We only wait so long so they have their profits.
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 28/09/2026
2 hours waiting on a response on Santander's online chat. Fortunate I had nothing else to do for the rest of my life.
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 28/09/2026
State of customer support in this country.... sheesh.
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 28/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1205 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟩 🟪🟩🟪🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 28/09/2026
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 28/09/2026
Have we done the "Enid Blyton's latest works take a dark turn" yet? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Five arrested as counter-terror police investigate major incident near RAF Fairford
The men have been detained on suspicion of preparation of a terrorist act after three suspicious vehicles were reported to be travelling towards the base.
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 27/09/2026
For those of an interest, there's a new series of Ice Road Truckers starting (maybe?) tonight on #BBC3. It's been a while.
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 27/09/2026
Wet and blowy up my end.
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 27/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1204 🟦🟪🟩🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 27/09/2026
"And now we go to the shadow home secretary who was in the government which increased the tax burden on working people to the highest in history..." "We are not about increasing tax-" *turns off* #bbclaurak
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 27/09/2026
He did say that. Might be slightly more palatable than the last 5 PMs who've promised to solve it "this parliament" and done sod all about it (Cameron being a slight exception, as he did make some changes).
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 26/09/2026
No. Next...
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 26/09/2026
I got lucky on greens, and then found yellow really tricky to find. As usual purple is "what?"
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 26/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1203 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 26/09/2026
Tice is the twat's twat.
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 26/09/2026
Wordle 1,925 3/6* ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 🟨🟩⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 25/09/2026
It's a crisis for the entire country, not just the party.
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 25/09/2026
A hefty points deduction and relegation to League One ... is never going to happen. It'll be a pointless fine and carry on regardless. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
bbc.co.uk
Man City charges latest: City found guilty of majority of 115 financial rule breaches
Reaction as sources tell BBC Sport that Man City have been found guilty of breaking the majority of financial rules they were accused of breaching.
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 25/09/2026
AIs aren't "doing things they shouldn't" - they do exactly (and only) what they are programmed to do. If you've written a system that you don't know what it does, then don't give it access to the internet. We're blaming the car, not the car maker. It's ridiculous.
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 25/09/2026
"American singer releases songs" is NOT NEWS. #BBCNews www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ar...
bbc.co.uk
Taylor Swift releases The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore
Taylor Swift has extended The Life of a Showgirl with four new tracks, including Patient Zero and Cleveland! referencing husband, Travis Kelce.
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 24/09/2026
I think there's a huge difference between "learning a new set of skills to better fit with today's technologies" (e.g. typing vs word processor) and "losing the ability to generate solutions to problems". It feels like a cognitive downgrade to move even from "I'll Google that" to "ask AI".
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 24/09/2026
I wonder if it's a lifestyle choice for Whately to be thicker than mincemeat.
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 24/09/2026
Poor people aren't real people.
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 24/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1201 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 24/09/2026
Wordle 1,923 3/6* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 It's a crown. Or a castle. Or a person.
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Mike from the UK. True. @michaelfrom.uk · 24/09/2026
"I have this unworkable scheme, that won't reduce the welfare bill, will cost money, and achieve nothing, shall we go with it?" "Yeah" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Tories would prevent long-term jobless spending benefits on alcohol and cigarettes
The proposals would also see benefits cut for people who are able to work but have failed to hold down a job.
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