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Mike

@mikef45.bsky.social
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A refugee from X where I had 16000+ followers. Married, retired Lecturer and living in Newcastle upon Tyne. Left of centre, interested in Films, Theatre, sport and literature.

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Mike @mikef45.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Wes Streeting’s unintelligible jargon shows how well he’s bedded in at the MoD | John Crace
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Guilfoyle has now reached the stage where Trump pretends he doesn’t really know who she is.
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Mike @mikef45.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
‘Shocking and sobering’: UK bird populations fall to lowest level on record
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I Love Animals @petsanimals.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I was laughing and my dog thought I was hyperventilating and got me my emergency inhaler.
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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Ramin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 09/10/2026
low tide
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Mike @mikef45.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Execution TV? Pete Hegseth has taken the once ‘greatest democracy’ to a horrific new low | Paul Daley
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Mike @mikef45.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Let’s stop doubting Thomas Tuchel: England are impressive and Euro 2028 is the target
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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Vote 💙 Blue If You Want Sanity In Congress.......
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Nashville Banner @nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Christa Pike, who was supposed to be the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years, is still alive after the state tried and failed to execute her on Wednesday. TDOC officials refused to comment after the state’s second failed execution this year. nashvillebanner.com/2026/09/30/c...
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Christa Pike survives botched lethal injection attempt - Nashville Banner
Tennessee attempted to execute Christa Pike for a 1995 murder, but the lethal injection failed. Pike survives and was moved to a medical facility.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
25th Amendment? We can’t even get network news to air it or even mention it. It’s a massive national media coverup to hide the fact the we have an addled president.
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Mike @mikef45.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month | Timnit Gebru and Emily M Bender
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I hope this headline haunts Eric Schmitt for the rest of his pathetic political career.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mike Rogers has the audacity to lie to you about his plan like he didn't vote 4 times to stop you from getting cheaper medication from Canada, take $1M from Big Pharma, and vote 19 times to keep prescription drug prices higher. GTFOH.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pathetic…..
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Taylor Swift Fans Are Roasting Her New Travis Kelce Song, but He Thinks It’s a ‘Banger’ #Vice
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Taylor Swift Fans Are Roasting Her New Travis Kelce Song, but He Thinks It’s a 'Banger'
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Mike @mikef45.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
‘President of the Unites States’: White House’s AI accord includes spelling error
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Mike @mikef45.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Conference laps up Andy unplugged as he offers chance to take road less travelled | John Crace
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Mike @mikef45.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Blue Lights review – TV’s most thrilling cop show turns up the heat
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Mike @mikef45.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Tensions rise as Orange Order members vow to continue with march blocked by police
Talks expected on Monday after Sinn Féin leaders join those on streets opposing decision to allow unionist parade for first time since 1998
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed... "How will you pay for it?" The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts... "How much do you need?" It doesn't have to be this way.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I’m beginning to notice a pattern on Sundays.
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nancilizwester @nancilizwester.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Mike @mikef45.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Republic of Ireland put controversy aside with fine first half to seal win against Israel
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 27/09/2026
Lime bike profits double as rider numbers surge in England
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Lime bike profits double as rider numbers surge in England
US-owned firm says average monthly users at its UK arm surged to 700,000 with sales up by a third Love them or hate them, Lime ebikes are an increasingly common sight on England’s roads with new figures showing annual profits more than doubling thanks to a surge in riders. Lime’s average number of monthly users jumped 31% to approaching 700,000 as it added more than 4,500 ebikes and scooters to its fleet, taking the total to almost 38,000, the company’s UK arm said in accounts filed at Companies House. Continue reading...
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born2balive.bsky.social @born2balive.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The New Yorker posted exactly how I interpreted the whole visit.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It’s a cult. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Mike @mikef45.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
‘It’s like the Scottish Upper East Side’: shame and snobbery as American students blamed for St Andrews classism
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Mike @mikef45.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I spent a full hour watching Trump TV. It’s a digital pathway to hell | Dave Schilling
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Mike @mikef45.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Vaughan Tomlinson on billionaires and their kids – cartoon
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Mike @mikef45.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ben Jennings on smart glasses and AI hacks – cartoon
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Mike @mikef45.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ben Jennings on Andy Burnham’s meeting with Donald Trump – cartoon
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Mike @mikef45.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Great to see what Tom Cruise’s belly button looks like, but it’s the stuff he is never asked about that interests me | Marina Hyde
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The Fighting Liberal Texan🌈🌊💙🦋Congress Switchboard 202-224-3121 @fightingliberal.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A lone top Republican urges party to forego Trump’s giant arch President Donald Trump's decoration projects rely heavily on congressional approval for funding, but that appears to be coming to an end.
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A lone top Republican urges party to forego Trump’s giant arch
President Donald Trump's decoration projects rely heavily on congressional approval for funding, but that appears to be coming to an end.
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Mike @mikef45.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Another day, another Reform Wales leader. Grumpy Nige seems to miss the old one | John Crace
At a low-key event, Helen Jenner replaces Dan Thomas, who was arrested on suspicion of assault and gets warm words from Farage
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Mike @mikef45.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Trump reportedly to form health funding board that could veto ‘woke’ initiatives
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
8 months ago.
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Mike @mikef45.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Earl Spencer SLATES the king. Charles DESTROYS Spencer. If only Diana were here to click on it | Marina Hyde
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A union pal of mine is starting a workers' rights podcast - 'Shi*t Work' (shift work) ​It will be airing workplace horror stories and offering advice. They've launched a survey - if you have experiences you'd be keen to get out there anonymously do fill it in or share if you can.
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Shi*t Work - Workplace Horror Stories
I'm making a new podcast called Shi*t Work (Shift work) focussed on two things: airing workplace horror stories, and offering employment advice. It's a fresh approach, pairing up entertainment with so...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
His dad definitely paid someone to take his SATs.
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Mike @mikef45.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Ben Jennings on the collapse of Ed Sheeran’s tour – cartoon
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The process of Republican candidates running from Trump is accelerating.
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PANDA™ @pandanook.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Yep, that's pretty much the point.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
For 33 years, McConnell has voted against family and medical leave for working Americans. Then he disappears from the Senate for 92 days and keeps collecting his full paycheck. Apparently, paid leave is only a problem when someone else gets it.
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Anti-Fascist Translator Monkey @translatormonkey.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
From last year. A good history lesson.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE.......
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The worst human being to ever occupy the office. Just reprehensible scum.
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Mike @mikef45.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s second term: ‘Has anyone ever done a worse job?’
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Mike @mikef45.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ed Sheeran wants to stay out of politics. By quitting his tour, his support acts have exposed the hollowness of neutrality
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