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Paul W B Marsden @paulwbmarsden.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I think if appeal substantially turned down then punishment will be:- -70 points (relegation almost guaranteed) £40m fine + £20m PFL legal costs = £60m City forced into Championship for next season 2027-28 but no retrospective punishments. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Manchester City charges: Could club be stripped of eight trophies?

After being found guilty of the majority of the 115 charges for breaching Premier League, could Manchester city really be stripped of eight trophies?

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Paul W B Marsden @paulwbmarsden.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

When a Commander-in-Chief has no idea what he’s doing. War. Ceasefire. Threats. Talks. Strikes. Peace. More threats. Trump’s Iran policy in one graph. 👇 Chaos has a price. We’re paying it at the pump.

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Daniel Goldman @danielsgoldman.dg4ny.co · 16/06/2026

With the beautiful weather and school almost out, PS 58 in Carroll Gardens was buzzing with energy this morning. Had a great time chatting with parents about my ROBINHOOD Act to make billionaires pay their fair share so we can build a NYC where every family can thrive. (And Knicks in five!)

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Where to find the words anymore? What to say when Israel continues to behave like this? And no condemnation at all from the UK Government. They carry on business as usual as if Israel aren't carrying out genocides in both Gaza and Lebanon. aje.news/jf7llm

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At least 254 killed in Israel’s devastating attacks across Lebanon

Israel carries out 100 strikes across Lebanon in 10 minutes, health minister says hospitals overwhelmed with victims.

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Paul W B Marsden @paulwbmarsden.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

I lie in a park watching a bee in Strasbourg. Elsewhere mindless carnage in Iran. I can’t ignore the sound of drones in my ears. open.substack.com/pub/paulwbma...

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Panting Dog

Heat on the tongue.

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Paul W B Marsden @paulwbmarsden.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

On this blue orb speck we think it is hot in Europe. It’s far hotter in Tehran. open.substack.com/pub/paulwbma...

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Panting Dog

Heat on the tongue.

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Paul W B Marsden @paulwbmarsden.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I don’t believe in God. But I’ve never felt the universe more deeply. From Sunday school doubt to watching my father die, this is how I came to atheism without losing wonder—and why I respect anyone searching for meaning in their own way. Read here: open.substack.com/pub/paulwbma...

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I Don’t Believe in God — But I’ve Never Felt the Universe More Deeply

“He has made everything beautiful in its time.

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Paul W B Marsden @paulwbmarsden.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Most women don’t leave because of one big moment. They leave quietly — when they’re no longer being listened to, seen, or truly felt. I know, because I got this wrong for years. It’s not about doing more. It’s about being present. open.substack.com/pub/paulwbma...

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The Quiet Failure of Men in Relationships and Sex

I remember sitting in a café in London once—late afternoon, that grey English light of winter flattening everything—and realising, mid-conversation, that I had already lost her.

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Paul W B Marsden @paulwbmarsden.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Most people don’t read to understand—they read to sound like they do. Mary Wollstonecraft saw through that: “A florid style mostly passes with the ignorant for fine writing.” A short essay on reading—& to think for yourself. #Reading #Philosophy #MaryWollstonecraft open.substack.com/pub/paulwbma...

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Mary Wollstonecraft- Reading as a Resource of the Mind

Mary Wollstonecraft, and the quiet discipline of thinking for oneself

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Horrified by the antisemitic attack in our city. Antisemitism is vile and has no place here. Solidarity with the Jewish community in Golders Green - and with our communities across the country who will be feeling this today.

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Paul W B Marsden @paulwbmarsden.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Mary Wollstonecraft wrote the founding text of feminism. Then a well-meaning man erased her for a century. We still haven’t fully reckoned with how it happened — or why it keeps happening to women today. Read it here. 👇 open.substack.com/pub/paulwbma...

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Mary Wollstonecraft & the Man Who Killed Her

Mary Wollstonecraft wasn't cancelled by her enemies.

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Paul W B Marsden @paulwbmarsden.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Emily Brontë was labelled as ‘strange’ at school but her neurodiversity was her super power in creating the iconic Wuthering Heights. If someone tries to give you a label, reinvent it and own it and proudly throw it out into the great void. open.substack.com/pub/paulwbma...

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Emily Brontë: The Strange Girl Who Wrote One of the Greatest Novels in English

Emily Brontë, the moors, and the quiet power of not fitting in.

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Paul W B Marsden @paulwbmarsden.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Emily Brontë struggled to fit in at school. She preferred walking the moors with her dogs to sitting in drawing rooms. Yet from that solitude came one of the greatest novels in English. open.substack.com/pub/paulwbma...

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Emily Brontë: The Strange Girl Who Wrote One of the Greatest Novels in English

Emily Brontë, the moors, and the quiet power of not fitting in.

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Paul W B Marsden @paulwbmarsden.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

War is being against Iran is waged by fascists Trump and Netanyahu. Makes me wonder: Will war fade away from the psychological drive of humans, as we evolve, or are we doomed to witness millennia of the murder and mayhem? open.substack.com/pub/paulwbma...

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Are Humans Doomed to War—or Could Evolution Make Us Kinder?

As yet another, sickening American war by dictator Trump has begun to be waged against Iran, we watch sadly as the rest of the West is cowed into hand wringing, (with the honourable exception of Spain...

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Paul W B Marsden @paulwbmarsden.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Climate is overheating at an accelerating rate. By 2030, will breach 1.5 degrees. By 2040, will go through 2.5 degrees. Little chance of stopping increase given greedy and irrational world leaders. God help our children. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds

Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

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Paul W B Marsden @paulwbmarsden.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Trump Administration Live Updates: President Ousts Noem as Homeland Security Secretary www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

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Trump Administration Live Updates: President Ousts Noem as Homeland Security Secretary

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Paul W B Marsden @paulwbmarsden.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

My illness tests out my willpower to remain positive in life. Existential philosophy helps to look forward and seek out simple pleasures. open.substack.com/pub/paulwbma...

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The Strange Calm of a Meaningless World

Forgive this essay.

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The David Pakman Show @thedavidpakmanshow.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

From the president of “no new wars”

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Paul W B Marsden @paulwbmarsden.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Little surprise that the US negotiated in bad faith and drops bombs to distract from Epstein files. Last June, Trump said Iran’s nuclear sites ‘obliterated.’ www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Perhaps the terrorist state with nuclear weapons is …. {checks notes} … the United States of America?

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Wes Smith Ω 🧢 @wessmith123.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Sadly, the lawless criminal in the Oval Office is taking us to war with Iran because the Epstein problem is getting too close to home. It’s always about him.

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

The Green victory in Denton is the result which will have the biggest effect on Labour, far more so than a Reform win. The blithe assumption progressives have nowhere else to go has been proved catastrophically wrong. Can’t help thinking of this quote from a Labour minister, a year ago…

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Paul W B Marsden @paulwbmarsden.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

It is 2100 and I look back on the destruction of complacency, greed and wilful neglect. But it’s too late. substack.com/@paulwbmarsd...

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It is 2100 and I look back on the destruction of complacency, greed and wilful neglect. But it’s too late.

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Paul W B Marsden @paulwbmarsden.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Labour has discredited itself by its blunders, unfairness and authoritarianism. With Andy Burnham stymied there is little prospect of Labour winning the next election. A progressive rainbow alliance is needed. The Greens deserve our votes. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

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Gorton and Denton byelection: Polanski says Greens best party to defeat Reform after Hannah Spencer wins – UK politics live

Reform UK finished second and Labour is pushed into third place in bad news for PM Keir Starmer

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Paul W B Marsden @paulwbmarsden.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Robert Lowe MP’s fascist plan for camps to detail and expel migrants. This is the face of hatred. #Fascism #RobertLowe www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/02...

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 16/02/2026

Does that seem fair to you?

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Good grief. Everyone knows they were just friends.

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Shimanti | Human Consequences @humanconsequences.com · 16/02/2026

Sadly, ICE learned what not to do in Minnesota… they have not left… but are spreading out in disguise tricking and nabbing people before we can respond. We need a new plan….

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today. We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

When I ran for leader, I said we're going to make the Labour Government more worried about losing seats to the Green Party - than to Reform. We're making this happen in Gorton & Denton. This is about our country. Volunteer in the next 9 days! greenparty.org.uk/get-involved...

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National Action Days - Green Party

Now is the time to get involved and get Greens elected. See below for action days across the country and sign up now to be part of a winning team.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 12/02/2026

ICE may have lost the battle for public opinion, and its operation may be hampered by local pushback, but it has succeeded in one respect: It has instilled terror in Minnesota’s immigrant communities, forcing them into the shadows. Read more from @gabydvj.bsky.social: buff.ly/eSAhblK

Verge headline: ICE is pushing Minneapolis underground
by Gaby Del Valle
Photos by Jack Califano

Photo depicts a white brick wall plastered with two recurring posters: One that says Alex Pretty ICU Nurse - Murdered by ICE, shows his photo with red highlights. Another is similar but reads Renee Nicole Good American Mom - Murdered by ICE

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

In a normal government, this results in the resignation of multiple cabinet officials (Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security), and the closure or (at least!) radical reorg of the cartoonishly incompetent agency at the center of it: CBP. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/02/2026

under questioning by Rand Paul, ICE officials confirm that yelling at officers is not assault and recording officers is not a crime

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Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Labour accuses Reform UK of 'flagrant racism' after Sarah Pochin defends her complaint about black people in TV ads - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

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Paul W B Marsden @paulwbmarsden.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Write Testing 2 Fountains Pens. I’ve had many fountain pens over the years but after using a Wordsworth & Black Primori for the past 2 years I was given a Ellington Stealth so I tested both against each other. Who won?! #FountainPen youtu.be/DoJUQS9uW0w?...

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Write Testing Fountain Pens

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Chris Paxton @cpaxton.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Boston Dynamics atlas

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Paul W B Marsden @paulwbmarsden.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

The day of some reckoning will come. It may not put Trump in jail, given Supreme Court, but he will be hounded after 3 Nov midterms, until they say he dies. Hounded. BUT his mignons will go to jail.

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