Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialSir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 18hYou may criticise The United States all you like but what I love about their citizens is the genuine respect they have for their constitution and their staunch belief in a free democracy. 🇺🇸✌️ 3215348
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialGylesNaMopaleen @gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social · 13/10/2026This is quite extraordinary. I don't think I have heard a more coherent, articulate and accurate deconstruction & demolition of Nigel Farage's ReformUK, Tory & Restore policy than this. In under 85 seconds! @rafaelbehr.bsky.social is on here folks and worth a follow. 681877769
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialPaul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 12/10/2026The Nobel committee should create a prize for people who've never won a prize, and give it to Trump. He would then have to give it back, because he's now got a prize. But giving it back makes him eligible for the prize once again, and so on, in a perpetual loop. It might explode his tiny brain. 3184
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 12/10/202612 October 1492. Explorer Christopher Columbus landed in the “New World”. He’d actually reached the Bahamas which he thought was “The Indies” (an old name for East Asia). Geography was not his strong point. 1103
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 12/10/2026PHOTO OF THE DAY. A Thracian chariot and horses, found in the village of Karanovo, Bulgaria, thought to date from 1st century AD. 📷 Veselin Ignatov 0364
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialRuth Watson @ruthwatson.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026In my view, one of the most important innovations of the modern world. 123450
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 09/10/20269 October 1940. John Winston Lennon was born in Liverpool. He was the founder of The Beatles. His songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney remains the most successful in pop music history. In a 2002 BBC viewer poll he was ranked the 8th “Greatest Briton” of all time. 0207
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 09/10/20269 October 1967. Ernesto (“Che”) Guevara (aged 39) was shot dead by Bolivian armed forces for inciting revolution. Guevara opposed US economic and political interference in Latin America. His stylized image photographed by Alberto Korda made him a 1960s poster boy for rebellion. 065
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialRicky Gervais @mrrickygervais.bsky.social · 08/10/2026You can now get our Dutch Barn cocktails in a can from WH Smith stores in all major railway stations across the UK 👍 1217310
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialSimon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Pete Hegseth says the December 3rd firing squad execution of Fort Hood gunman Major Nidal Hasan will be public, for anyone who wants to watch. It is impossible to overstate the barbarity of these people. There is no way back. humanevents.com/2026/10/08/e...humanevents.comEXCLUSIVE: PETE HEGSETH TELLS JACK POSOBIEC THE MAJOR HASAN EXECUTION WILL BE PUBLICHe will be executed on December 3 at 1 pm. 5722864
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Number crunching: “the poorest in our society” From the new Private Eye, out now. 623764
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 08/10/20268 October 1918. US Corporal Alvin York killed 25 German soldiers and captured 132 others in the Argonne Forest in France during the First World War. For this he received the US Medal of Honour. 0124
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 08/10/20268 October 1952. Harrow and Wealdstone Rail Disaster in London killed 112 people. A train from Perth to London crashed into the rear of a stationary local train from Tring to Euston at H & W station. Then an express train from Euston to Liverpool crashed into the wreckage. 0122
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026America right now is the maddest place on earth. Like watching a David Lynch film. 4693151840
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialTim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 07/10/2026🤣👏 @mrjohncrace.bsky.social 161128224
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Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialPaul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I must confess that when I was younger I expected the future to have more robot butlers and jetpacks, and less fascism and plague, but life is full of surprises. 2618
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialSimon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Upcoming, the first US military execution of a service member since 1961. abcnews.com/US/pentagon-...abcnews.comPentagon to execute convicted Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squadPentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement that Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth recommended the execution and it was approved by President Donald Trump. 3136
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialDale Vince @dalevince.com · 06/10/2026Ten years ago the Tories published new regulations forcing schools to feed kids unhealthy foods - meat and dairy. They took away choice. Driven by lobbying of the big food sector, maybe. buff.ly/EAvCq9K 27420
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I love talking our country down While offering no solutions Because I’m a grifting gobshite Who likes to incite unrest Small boat crossings are down 44% Deportations are the highest in 10 years Immigration is 82% lower But who needs facts When you can make up lies 711504506
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 05/10/20265 October 1969. Monty Python’s Flying Circus was 1st broadcast on BBC1 at 11 PM. The comedy group were left to right: Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin. There were 45 episodes from 1969 to 1974 and 2 episodes for German TV. 26322
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 04/10/20264 October 1989. Monty Python star Graham Chapman died (aged 48). He played Brian in the comedy film Life of Brian which tells the story of Brian Cohen a Jewish man who is born on the same day as and next door to Jesus Christ and is subsequently mistaken for the Messiah. 3205
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 03/10/20263 October 2005. Ronnie Barker died (aged 76). He first found UK fame in, The Frost Report in the 1960s. He then starred in the comedy series The Two Ronnies followed by the comedy sitcoms, Porridge, Open All Hours, Going Straight, and Clarence. 0164
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 01/10/20261 October 1207. Henry III was born in Winchester Castle. He was King of England from 1216 to 1272. He ruled England personally rather than governing through senior ministers. Henry's rule was increasingly unpopular due to the failure of his expensive foreign invasion policies. 042
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 01/10/20261 October 959. Edgar the Peaceful became the sole king of a reunited England following the death of his older brother, Eadwig. A chronological history of Edgar's reign is impossible to construct. Anglo-Saxon Chronicle contains only 10 entries about his entire time on the throne. 063
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialWorld Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Listen to that CRUNCH. Absolutely delicious. #WorldBollardAssociation 1171915290
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America. 15980563616
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 30/09/202630 September 1938. 2:00 AM. The Munich Agreement was signed. It allowed Germany to occupy the Czech Sudetenland. The Signatories were British PM Neville Chamberlain, French Premier Édouard Daladier, German Führer Adolf Hitler and Italian Duce Benito Mussolini. 088
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 30/09/202630 September 1938. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain returned to Britain from Munich and waved the worthless “Anglo-German peace agreement” in which Britain and Germany promised “never to go to war with one another again”. He later admitted it was a huge error. 14110
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialMichael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Most TV is just this now. 17572751996
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 29/09/202629 September 1571. Leading artist Michelangelo Caravaggio was born in Milan. He used an innovative use of light and dark called tenebrism which placed subjects in bright beams of light against dark shadows. He depicted saints and biblical figures using ordinary people as models. 0146
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 29/09/202629 September 1758. Horatio Nelson was born in Burnham Thorpe. He was one of Britain's greatest naval commanders. In 1805 he led the British fleet to victory over Napoleon’s navy during the Battle of Trafalgar. However, a French sniper shot and killed him during the battle. 0135
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 29/09/202629 September 1829. 1st constables of the Metropolitan Police of London appeared on the streets of the capital. Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel had created the force under the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829. People called the new officers "bobbies" or "peelers" after Peel. 0143
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 28/09/202628 September 1066. England was invaded by the Norman ruler “William the Conqueror”, who claimed the English throne. His claim derived from his familial relationship with the childless Anglo-Saxon king Edward the Confessor, who may have encouraged William’s hopes for the throne. 0187
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 27/09/202627 September 1938. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain described the Czech crisis in a national broadcast on BBC Radio as “a quarrel in a far-away country between people of whom we know nothing”. Chamberlain wanted to show he still preferred a negotiated settlement. 0105
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialSimon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Too busy showing Xi the ballroom and the helipad to do any meaningful work. What an abject disaster. 147516
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 26/09/202626 September 1955. 1955, Birds Eye launched its frozen fish fingers in Britain for the first time at a sales conference in Brighton. They were made by Birds Eye at its factory in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. It was thought they would give a boost to the fishing industry. 0113
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialSimon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026America, 2026 13649
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 25/09/202625 September 1885. London witnessed an extraordinary meteorological event when snow fell across the capital. This marked the city's earliest recorded autumn snowfall since 1791. No snow has fallen in London in September since. 052
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 25/09/202625 September 1980. Led Zeppelin star John Bonham, one of the greatest drummers in rock history, died (aged 32). His untimely death led to the break up of the group. In 2016, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him No 1 in its list of the 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time. 052
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 23/09/202623 September 1641. Merchant Royal, the English merchant ship, sank off Land’s End with £100,000 of gold in its cargo hold (worth 1 Billion today). It’s never been found at the bottom of the sea. 094
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialDale Vince @dalevince.com · 23/09/2026Tax dodging by wealthy people? Surely not. buff.ly/DaNLbWf 34419
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Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 22/09/202622 September 1735. Robert Walpole became 1st British Prime Minister to occupy 10 Downing Street. It was originally designated as the office of First Lord of the Treasury. Despite its large size few early prime ministers had lived there. 0102
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 22/09/202622 September 1857. Russian warship Lefort sank in the Gulf of Finland, killing all 826 people on board (including crew, women, and children). A sudden storm had caused the ship to heel over. The wreck was found between the islands of Gogland and Bolshoy Tyuters on 4 May 2013. 1103
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 22/09/202622 September 1915. Arthur Lowe was born in Hayfield. He became famous in the UK by playing Leonard Swindley in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. However, he’s best known as Captain George Mainwaring in the popular BBC comedy sitcom Dad’s Army. 1186
Reposted by @nickyc9999.bsky.socialProf Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 22/09/202622 September 1934. An explosion at Gresford Colliery in North Wales resulted in the deaths of 266 people. Only a small number of the victims' bodies were ever recovered. It’s one of Britain’s worst coal mining disasters. A lengthy inquiry did not conclusively identify a cause. 22711
