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Patrick Barlow

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The Damned George Gremlin @slugfarmer.bsky.social · 13h
A shit pension that had improved because of the triple lock but is still shit will stay shit because of fiscal rules bollocks. Labour hates old people, disabled people, brown people, trans people and poor people in general.
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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 13h
If I had a choice between making pensioners poorer and making billionaires poorer, I'd go for the latter option
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Leicester Tigers History @historytigers.bsky.social · 9h
OTD: ZURICH PREMIERSHIP 2002 Bristol Shoguns 25 Tigers 20 (Kafer 1t, Ellis 1t, Stimpson 2c 2p) Memorial Stadium, 29 September The referee observing Julian White greeting his future colleagues with a third minute head-butt wouldn’t ultimately hinder his then current colleagues.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 15h
Why is the Government going after pensioners? It's time to tax the rich
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 10h
If people don't want to pay tax to make this country function and help out the rest of society and particularly those who need help most... then maybe they should move to Dubai and stop bleating about it. Really sick to death of it.
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Bard Of The Revolution @dndnerd69.bsky.social · 8h
I challenge anyone to watch this and NOT feel something. No one leads a Haka like Katelyn Vaha'akolo #LandBack Phenomenal
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 6h
#OtD 29 Sep 1943 11-year-old partisan Gennaro Capuozzo was killed in action fighting against German Nazi forces in Naples as he threw handgrenades at German tanks. Part of a successful four-day uprising against Nazi occupation. Learn more in our podcast: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e77-...
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The Life of Sharks @thelifeofsharks.com · 6h
A green, a white and an orange shark walk into a Kneecap gig.
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The 70s Guy @stevenw888.bsky.social · 7h
29 Sept 1979 - The Police had their first UK No.1 single with 'Message In A Bottle', the group's third Top 20 hit. The song was released as the first single from the album 'Reggatta de Blanc' and also topped the charts in Ireland and reached No.5 in Australia. #ThePolice
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The 70s Guy @stevenw888.bsky.social · 7h
Born 29 September 1943, Lech Walesa is a Polish labour activist turned politician, who rose to become the President of the country. He co-founded 'Solidarity', the labour union, & won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 after ensuring the workers' rights to establish their own organisations. #LechWalesa
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 11h
Ann Bancroft: the first woman to reach the North Pole on foot* in 1986 (dog-assisted). • 1993: First woman to reach both the North & South Poles on foot (S. Pole unassisted) • 2001: First woman to ski across Antarctica with Norwegian Liv Arnesen Born #OTD in 1955. *walked, snowshoed and/or skied
A close-up photograph of the rugged, joyful countenance of American polar explorer Ann Bancroft (born September 29, 1955), the first woman to cross the ice to both the North and South Poles. Set against a stark, high-key backdrop of a vast, white Arctic or Antarctic ice expanse under an overcast, pale sky, she looks directly at the camera with a wide, radiant smile that crinkles her eyes. Her weather-beaten face is flushed pink from the intense polar cold. Her dark, graying hair is windblown and messy, held back by dark, reflective sunglasses resting atop her head. She wears heavy polar expedition gear, including a dark navy jacket with a thick, fluffy brown fur-trimmed hood framing her face, layered over a bright purple collar, a red knit undershirt, and a visible zipper. The composition centers on her resilient expression, conveying a triumphant, adventurous, and authentic mood that highlights her historical significance as a barrier-breaking explorer.
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Patrick Barlow @patrick-barlow.bsky.social · 12h
He’s dead ?
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Titania @titaniasrealm.bsky.social · 12h
A night raven is a creature in Norwegian folklore, that was thought to be the ghost of a sinner who had assumed the physical form of a raven. The night raven was a restless soul that would fly around from dusk till dawn, 🎨 Maggie Vandewalle
Water colour depicting a raven with an open beak, sitting on top of a standing stone in a misty landscape.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 12h
Muhammad Ali and The Beatles in 1964.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 12h
They always say there is "No Money" Nobody ever asks why Why Mr Trillionaire and 3500 billionaires who own all the Media, Energy, Telecoms, Banks, Healthcare, Supermarkets.. on the planet is there no money? It seems to me you look at the people with all the money and blame them
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 12h
The moment in LIVE AND LET DIE (1973) where Bond steps across a row of crocodiles was real. Crocodile farm owner Ross Kananga (whose Father had been eaten by a crocodile) did the stunt. Succeeding on the 5th attempt his injuries needed 193 stitches.
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Andy Hearn 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈⚽️🎶🌈 @andyhearn24.bsky.social · 13h
You don’t need to remove the protective triple lock on pensions to fund an improvement in social care. Why are people still buying the crap Labour are selling?
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Jimothy the Raccoon @jimothythe-raccoon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
How many jimothys for you? #jimothy #seattle #jimothyraccoon
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Patrick Barlow @patrick-barlow.bsky.social · 13h
The Fairford incident was either an embarrassing cockup or a failed false flag open.substack.com/pub/councile...
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The Fairford incident was either an embarrassing cockup or a failed false flag
The five men arrested over the Fairford incident have been released on bail, and as many have pointed out, that looks rather odd.
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Titania @titaniasrealm.bsky.social · 15h
Stop normalizing the grind and start normalizing whatever this is 🎨 Astrid Sheckels
Illustration depicting various woodland animals dancing in an autumn wood.
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The Life of Sharks @thelifeofsharks.com · 15h
All the atoms in your body were once part of a star. You’re literally made of stardust!
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The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 15h
Early! I know! I know! Heavy rain here today means I can’t be outside doing outsidey things so I’m inside doing insidey things. Might even get around to doing some respondy things - might being the relevant word!😊 In the meantime here’s your landscapey orientationed bee. Go easy! #bees #language
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Leicester Tigers History @historytigers.bsky.social · 15h
On 29 September 1984 Jez Harris played the first of 225 games for Leicester in a 22-15 win over Saracens. bsky.app/profile/hist...
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RG Poulussen @rgpoulussen.bsky.social · 21h
(September 1917.) A worker lying inside the barrel of a naval gun cleaning the rifling at the Ordnance Works Coventry. #WW1 #HISTORY
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Leicester Tigers History @historytigers.bsky.social · 16h
OTD: 1906 Midland Counties 0 South Africa 29 Welford Road, 29 September The second game of the first South African tour of Europe, which originated the Springboks nickname.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Here is how politics, in most cases, works: Rich and powerful interests, whether in fossil fuels, finance, big tech, media, meat, pharma or foreign governments, make a demand, and use their sophisticated tools to persuade a government to adopt it. The government adopts it. Please read whole🧵
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MickDundee58 @lairdmickd.bsky.social · 21h
Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd break into a distillery. Daffy turns to Elmer and says: "Is this Whiskey?" Elmer says: "Yeth, but not as whiskey as wobbing a bank."
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Leicester Tigers History @historytigers.bsky.social · 19h
OTD: HEINEKEN CUP 2001 Tigers 12 (Stimpson 4p) Llanelli 9 Welford Road, 29 September 15,170 see the first of three European meetings between the sides. 1-1 in the pool games, Tigers would take the Nottingham semi-final off the woodwork.
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Jill Hayward @frdragonspouse.bsky.social · 19h
So they've raised the SPA by 7 years over the course of my working life, and just as I get within a few years of one of the worst pensions in Europe, they toy with dropping the triple lock. I wonder why young people don't see the point of working? Becoming part of society isn't much of a draw.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Then the government must find a find of selling this policy, which might be very harmful. It will argue that it’s essential for “growth”, “jobs”, “international standing” etc. Opponents will then argue these claims, engaging in the great democratic tradition of “debate”. But debate is irrelevant.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
That’s because the decision has already been made. The issue being debated is merely the post-hoc justification. Where decisions happen and where debate happens are different places. The idea that debate leads to policy outcomes is a fiction designed to create an impression of democratic consent.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We can spend our lives debating the justifications (I more or less have); but we are wasting our time. What we need is a massive clampdown on the influence of money over politics, including lobbying transparency, campaign finance reform, an end to the revolving door between politics and lobbying.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Then we might have a chance of policy-making that reflects the public interest, of the dog wagging the tail, of discussion and argument leading to better outcomes, rather than being used as a distraction from the real nature of power. Thank you.
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RG Poulussen @rgpoulussen.bsky.social · 21h
#OTD in 1942, North Africa. A crew member from a Panzer III, buried beside his tank. #WW2 #HISTORY
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 21h
Both these images show native trees, which are actually side by side. Yet they look entirely different. Why? Those on the left grew naturally, the others are a plantation. Both officially count as 'native forest', but the first is SO much better as wildlife habitat. It's a diverse *ecosystem*.
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Des @desdelboy.bsky.social · 17h
How to further enhance the redevelopment of a historic local company’s former site. Add “ghost signs” marking the site. Well played all involved.
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 18h
Weasel words hiding the continuing flow of British arms to Israel ... via Ian Shepherd
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Leicester Tigers History @historytigers.bsky.social · 17h
GRAHAM PAUL KITCHENER Born on 29 September 1989, Graham Kitchener played 175 times for Leicester.
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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 17h
The Orange Order is often rightly rereferred to as the Brit version of the Ku Klux Klan. One hates Catholics the other black/brown skinned people. I wonder how many people in the UK know that there is an Orange Order Lodge in the British Houses of Parliament? Absolutely shocking!
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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 20h
This mid-15th century roundel is one of six acquired by the V&A in 1923. It originally formed part of a set of twelve depicting the medieval ‘Labours of the Months’, a popular subject in European art, appearing in churches, manuscripts and stained glass. The August roundel shows agricultural
 This mid-15th century roundel is one of six acquired by the V&A in 1923. It originally formed part of a set of twelve depicting the medieval ‘Labours of the Months’, a popular subject in European art, Image Victoria and Albert Museum
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Dennis Patton @dennispatton.bsky.social · 19h
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/09...
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The triple lock punishment
I have this letter in The Guardian this morning: Gaby Hinsliff claims that “Every serious party needs billions of pounds to fund their promises, and everyone knows there’s an obvious place to find th...
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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 19h
👉NEW -- British soldiers interrogated detainees before mass execution by Amaar Chowdhury UK helped Gulf monarchy crackdown on dissidents to keep control over Strait of Hormuz oil route www.declassifieduk.org/british-sold...
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British soldiers interrogated detainees before mass execution
UK helped Gulf monarchy crackdown on dissidents to keep control over Strait of Hormuz oil route
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Ian P @goatteeboy.bsky.social · 20h
We could do with his bulk and nous now, especially with all of our injuries.
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Leicester Tigers History @historytigers.bsky.social · 21h
HENRY RONALD WELLS Born on 29 September 1993, Harry Wells played for Leicester 234 times.
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Nick Lloyd @spaincivilwartours.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Esbardu. A lovely Asturian word meaning bear cub. Some 370 brown bears now live in the Cantabrian mountains, on a steady path to recovery after a a nadir at the turn of the century. Photo. Fundación Oso Pardo
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Nick Lloyd @spaincivilwartours.bsky.social · 21h
Impressive ice well in Fuendetodos, birthplace of Goya. One of ~1000 in Aragón, Catalonia, Valencia, Murcia Built during Little Ice Age (C16-19th). Were big business in Eastern Spain. Ice collected over winter in sierras, stored+shipped to cities until early C20th when technology rendered obsolete
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Mike Pullen @mikepullen1969.bsky.social · 20h
Well it would fool an American
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RG Poulussen @rgpoulussen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#OTD in 1941, Northern Ireland. Reclining chairs did make the job better for these ATS spotters. #WW2 #HISTORY
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 21h
It is time for people of courage to walk away from Labour www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/09... They have had their chance. They have blown it. We need a real alternative in this country now. They will never be it again.
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It is time for people of courage to walk away from Labour
As I say on fiscal rules in the glossary to this blog: Fiscal rules are targets set by governments to limit borrowing, debt, or deficits over time. They are presented as if they are neutral, technical...
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Patrick Barlow @patrick-barlow.bsky.social · 20h
Was Fairford the most embarrassing false flag of all time? open.substack.com/pub/councile...
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Was Fairford the most embarrassing false flag of all time?
For the past few months, we’ve been told by people with a crystal ball that an attack on UK soil was imminent, and now it’s finally happened.
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