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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 21h
It grates that the bar for political consensus has to be a lot higher to Rejoin than it was for leaving (aided & abetted by our FPTP system), but the EU will want to see this before even entertaining the idea. Rejoiners should take AB's speech as a win but dial down the Rejoin giddiness.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ooh, intriguing, good luck, I take it details of the new venture will be revealed before ToR is no more?
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
For a long time politicians seemed afraid of even mildly criticising Brexit, perhaps fearing an accompanying ''Enemy of The People'' headline. That Brexit spell has well and truly been broken by Burnham's speech, and the country will be all the better for it.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Dear Manchester City and your systematic cheating overlords, thanks for making this long, boring international break far more entertaining than it has any right to be... #WeKnowWhatYouAre #MCFC www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
bbc.co.uk
Manchester City charges: Premier League confirms club is guilty of all charges related to financial rule breaches
The Premier League confirms that Manchester City has been found guilty of all charges related to breaches of Premier League financial rules between 2009-10 and 2017-18.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Migrants have to be flawless. Anti-migrants can be lawless.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'd argue that they already have a conclusion and work backwards to make it suit the first observation.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You might have got away with it, earlier in the year the IDF used one of their best known songs ''Take Me Out'' on a propaganda video. Needless to say the band were not amused and the video was removed.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Exactement! Halfway through your talk, stop mid-sentence, gather and rustle your transcript, then, head bowed, exit stage left. ''Encore!'' 👏
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It's in the interest of the mainland's hard right parties inc the Tories that the GFA is undermined in order to facilitate leaving the ECHR...just saying.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Dogs that look like pop stars...an occasional series... Sorrel Phil Oakey
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Stop Press: Another update... ''Anti-migrant activist arrested after dinghy slashed in Channel'' This is not the first time the BBC has had to multi-edit a far-right related story in order to get to the crux of the story
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
You're right of course re. self-definition, if Braverman doesn't think she's English or British, fine. But problems arise when such definitions have to be legalised e.g. citizenship, and we all know where Braverman & Co want to go in that direction.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
They're almost there but not quite... ''Anti-migrant activist arrested over video of dinghy slashing'' One last push guys!
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Always remember during Twitter Brexit, one of your regular commenters not prone to hyperbole, posting that the Tories will take us back into the EU. *If* the Tory right ever gets it's act together and tacks back to the centre, it's not such an outlandish prediction as it seems.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I inherited a long slim bed alongside a decked area for seating, so planted up some Verbena Bonariensis which have been flowering for 3 months now and still going strong. It also attracted a group of Painted Lady butterflies which is a first...
Purple flowers of Verbena growing between a fence and table and chairs Painted Lady butterfly gathering nectar from a Verbena flowerhead
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Sadhotgirl Huh: Dog's Confused Reaction
ALT: Sadhotgirl Huh: Dog's Confused Reaction
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Top mini-thread debunking the far right's claim of an 'English ethnicity'. It's another attempt at rebranding the racists' lexicon, see also remigration for deportation.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
With a name like McNally, even Piddington's bigot-in-chief falls well short of the far right's 'English ethnicity' purity test.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I always look at the combined Tory/Reform vote. It's just below the Tories 43% in 2019 when Ref stood down, which considring what's happened since isn't something to cheer about.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I don't know what's more insane. That TB was nearly 40 when Mickey came out (she looked and sounded half that age). Or that she's now 83!
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I'd be tempted to play along with their incompetence and reply with a very brief review... ''Since April this year xxx's mind doesn't appear to be on their work anymore....and as for their timekeeping!''
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Paris Police 1910 est de retour ! If you like moody French police in even moodier hats, this is a must watch... www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
bbc.co.uk
Paris Police - Paris Police 1910: Episode 1
Meg Steinheil is discovered bound and gagged, with the bodies of both her husband and mother found nearby. Commissaire Cochefert and Detective Jouin are suspicious of her witness statement.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I've got a project for you...paint all your skirtings (and architraves, picture rails etc) the same colour as the adjacent wall, and thank me later 😇
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Now now Andy 😂
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Congrats all round 🎓🥂
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
On Goose Green parade in East Dulwich, a former Papa John's Pizza was replaced by Banook Bagels, upon removing the PJP signage, it revealed the signage of the original drapers M & M Boyes dating back to the late C19th, which they decided to keep. A nice touch in an over-commercialised world! 🥯🥯🥯
View of the front elevation of Banook Bagels shop with people sat at tables outside under a yellow and white striped awning.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Sunday's sermon @ the local St. Nicholas' Church needs to pointedly question the Christianity of the likes of McNally & Co.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
On Goose Green parade in East Dulwich, a former Papa John's Pizza was replaced by Banook Bagels, upon removing the PJP signage, it revealed the signage of the original drapers M & M Boyes dating back to the late C19th, which they decided to keep. A nice touch in an over-commercialised world! 🥯🥯🥯
View of the front elevation of Banook Bagels shop with people sat at tables outside under a yellow and white striped awning.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
That's when a good parent should step in, he's 15 and we've all been that stroppy teenager, but from what I've read about his dad he's just as bad. Utd will move on, been here before with Ravel.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I don't blame the kid, this has got bad advice i.e. his dad written all over it. Probably thinks his son is ready for first team football whereas Utd are trying to protect him until he's physically ready, e.g. he got absolutely clattered pre-season within minutes of being subbed on.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Just read it, insghtful as always, glad to see you're backing Carrick for now, he deserves time to put things right.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I don't envy you having to write a review when emotions must still be raw after such a poor performance, it's why I tend to leave my post-match comments until the next day! Performances like that can be career defining, and the similarities with Amorim's 0-1 defeat to 10-man Everton are worrying.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
What if orthodox Muslim women started attacking RNLI volunteers?
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It's Stalybridge Celtic for good reason ☘️
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I'm finding it's helpful when someone reposts one post from a series e.g. 2/7, so you know there's a longer thread to read if you want the full context.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Never bettered... @realjohnlecarre.bsky.social
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Do they mean work experience specific to their course? If so, can't that be incorporated in the long summer break? Architecture students have to take a 'year-out' working in practice between degrees, it's a long course (3 + 2yrs) so the break works well.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I worked out that's what you meant 😇
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Top vaulting...where's the wine?! 🍷
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Top photo Jim. Gotta ❤️ the Festival Hall, 75 years young.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
All it does is legitimise this viewpoint. Followed by, why go for Farage-lite when you can have the original.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Whatever they want to call themselves, Patriotic Platform, or in this case Patriotic Alternative, they're all the same, racist thugs, and politicians/news media etc need to wake up to that fact and respond accordingly... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Self-described 'racist monster' Thomas Webster jailed after BBC investigation
A former tax worker is sentenced to two years for inciting hatred online.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Fascinating. When Peckham Rye Park was redesigned/landscaped, they managed to bring part of the lost River Peck back up to the surface to form a tiny stream and water features...
View of stream in Peckham Rye Park
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Even though his chances of leading Reform to a FPTP election win are thankfully diminishing, looking at wannabe leaders like Jenrick & Braverman, I still think Reform with Farage poses a greater threat.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Can't keep a clean sheet for toffee, that's 3 games on the trot we've conceded 2 goals, and against teams that are not exactly blessed with attacking options.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
You trendsetter you !... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Why Munya Chawawa is 'jumping ship' from social media to Shakespeare
The comedian is making his stage acting debut and says he wants to move away from social content.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
It's a straight copy of a similar stunt in DC on Independence Day, even their names are similar... ''Around 400 masked members of Patriot Front marched near Capitol Hill and Union Station on Independence Day 2026, chanting Reclaim America"
A viral photograph from July 4, 2026, showing a lone Black woman sitting calmly on a Washington, D.C., Metro train surrounded by masked members of the neo-fascist group Patriot Front.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The lowest points total of the 3 relegated teams was in 2024/25 with Leicester 25pts, Ipswich 22pts, & Southampton 12pts. So in theory, yes, with lots of 0-0 scores! In theory it's also possible for a team to go unbeaten and still get relegated e.g. 38 draws = 38 pts.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
That would be quite an achievement, even Derby with the worst PL performance points-wise with 11 pts, managed 20 goals.
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michael @parallelmotion.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
A timely reminder that if ever the far right* get into power, it'll be fascist wannabe paramilitaries like this motley crew who'll be signing up for ICE inspired street thuggery. *Currently that also includes the Tories, see 'The Removals Force Plan'
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