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Pete Branscombe

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Poll Check are projecting the result as incredibly close. We CAN win this! Join us tomorrow anytime between 7am-10pm and then come celebrate the Green victory you helped make happen!! forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...
Labour 40.4%, Greens 35.6%
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Starts promisingly with John Stapleton serving a slim Bernard Manning.
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
No, you'll have to try again. EITHER the Greens could have supported the motion OR they could have joined the apologists' ranks, lost all moral authority, and lost tens of thousands of supporters AND whether or not they are in government, they will still be pushing for an end to arms sales, etc.
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Possibly because, besides making the most noise, empty vessels are also given the biggest platforms.
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I think it’s less baffling if you focus on the 89 million who couldn’t be persuaded to vote for either of the two evils they were being sold.
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#BirdOfTheDay #WingsOpenNotFlying A Great Cormorant soaking up the sun on the Nogawa, Tokyo.
A black Great Cormorant with a glassy emerald eye and its wings spread wide, standing on a rock in a shallow river reflecting a rust-coloured bridge
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Thanks Rob!
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Ah! I just saw in the credits that the background music was done by Stu Phillips. He made some great music. I used one of his tracks a few years ago: youtu.be/U3QUuI6fcn8?...
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Everyday Tokyo 11 (Stu Phillips — 4 O’Clock Tea [Laudanum])
YouTube video by Pete Branscombe
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Thanks! Yeah, I wonder how many meals it took care of.
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
@robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme is a mouthful. This qualifies!
A grey heron holding a large carp in its beak — the carp is longer than the heron's beak.
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Thanks Rob!
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Thank you!
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
@robcrank68.bsky.social's #BirdoftheDay #Warblers A Zitting Cisticola (セッカ, Cisticola juncidis) (formerly known as a Streaked Fantail Warbler) and a Japanese Bush Warbler (ウグイス, Horornis diphone cantans).
A Zitting Cisticola (formerly known as a Streaked Fantail Warbler) resting on a grass stem.A Japanese bush warbler, beak wide open and warbling.
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Professor Kehinde Andrews speaks to BBC Newsnight following the tragic death of Professor Jason Arday. For days, Andrews had warned that Arday was being subjected to what he described as a “dedicated, coordinated smear campaign”. Tonight, his words carry a devastating weight.
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Stop reinforcing the 'one or the other' narrative.
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
"Trump says" isn't news; stop distracting people.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
@nojusticemtg.bsky.social asks Shaymaa, who has been offered a place to study at Edinburgh, how the wars affected her Shaymaa explains that her home was bombed, she was buried under rubble, her mum, sisters & brother were killed, her school was destroyed, & through it all she continued her studies
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 24/07/2026
Four Palestinians and one Israeli were killed after armed settlers raided the Palestinian village of Tal near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 13/07/2026
Israel’s military has attacked several areas across Gaza, with Palestinians filming flames and smoke rising over Gaza City. A nine-year-old girl was also killed by Israeli gunfire in central Gaza.
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Is that the lobby that wants to replace postal workers or the one that wants to drop bombs?
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Even if you think you know how biased the UK media is, this article on the Israel lobby and its undoubted influence is worth a read. www.declassifieduk.org/why-dont-uk-...
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Why don’t UK media mention the Israel lobby?
Because they’re part of it.
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Well-timed.
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Questioning his unevidenced, stream-of-consciousness claims is a distraction. It takes a second for him to say shit, then hours for you to write about it and us to read it was made up. In the meantime, he'll have made dozens more nonsense statements. Sorry to add to the wasted time.
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Also known as centrism.
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Who's this mystery "supporter of PR" you're referring to?
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
You too 👍
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Signed. I agree she should. Unfortunately, like the Labour Party, she's captured. youtu.be/GnlQXv52Qic
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Captured
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Astonishing glimpse into the supremacist colonial mindset. "We'll put those people there, and those other people over there"
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
No doubt you like neoliberalism and genocide. No, I don't want the 'progressive left' that endorses neoliberalism and genocide.
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Oh, sir, sir! I know the answer! It’s because Labour doing anything beneficial for the country’s people is an afterthought and comes a distant second to siphoning off the country’s wealth to their donors’ interests and the private sector. How else do you expect them to keep the gravy train running?
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
To vote tactically in favour of one of the two supposed frontrunners, when both of them are in neoliberal genocide-supporting parties, is to endorse neoliberalism and genocide.
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Danny Thompson - 70 Years Serving the Song www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/danny-thom...
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Danny Thompson - 70 Years Serving the Song
To secure the funding for the key music licenses & archives required to complete our documentary film on double bass player Danny Thompson
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
“Don’t fall for it” I’d tell any returnees.
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Low for the Greens, isn't it? Reflecting the pre-elections, all-guns-blazing, anti-Polanski MSM onslaught?
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Israel occupied southern Lebanon between from 1982 to 2000 and during that time they operated the Khiam torture complex. During the current occupation they've demolished what remains of the detention centre.
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Great! I hope it helps. If it doesn't, call back in six weeks and my receptionist will make an appointment for you with a specialist.
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
I still stretch first thing every morning to keep it at bay – sit upright on a chair with back support, stretch my legs out pointing my toes forward, then point my toes towards me and back 12 times. Maybe you could do some of that before bed. 😂 I realise I'm coming across as a physio, which I'm not.
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
I don't, but could it be the early signs of plantar fasciitis? I had it for a while and dealt with it by appropriate stretching, but I know others who've had it worse.
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Excellent timing! I just published this today on the same subject, inspired by her and an Instagram post. youtu.be/GnlQXv52Qic
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Captured
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Not many are inspired by Rachel Reeves (the UK's chancellor), but seeing her pose for a selfie and then unexpectedly being asked by the photographer to justify her declaration of being an "unapologetic Zionist" did it for me. This song + video is the result of that inspiration. youtu.be/GnlQXv52Qic
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Captured
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Yeah, but on the upside, Iran have said they won't pause until it's all carried out, so the US-Israel won't be getting a ceasefire out of it.
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
A Soupuss isn't just for Christmas. Another video for a track on RIVAL MOD BAND's "Mow the Lawn" mini album. youtu.be/zOivDyD92V4
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Sourpuss – Rival Mod Band
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Nauseating, isn't it? They think it makes them thrusting, important and cutting-edge.
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Well said. It's disgusting to see the parasites being invited in to infect and destroy the NHS.
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Nice to have Rival Mod Band featured in Progressive Rock Journal's Compilation Vol. V – Into the Motorik Void. Click below to get away from it all for 25 minutes. progrockjournal.com/prj-compilat...
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PRJ Compilation Vol. V – Into the Motorik Void
With “PRJ Compilation Vol. V – Into the Motorik Void,” Progressive Rock Journal continues its curatorial journey through the living legacy of Krautrock, not as a nostalgic exercise, but as an explorat...
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Your chance to listen to the wonderful new music that absolutely no one (well, apart from Alan May on the Glory Boy radio show) is talking about: rivalmodband.bandcamp.com/album/mow-th...
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Mow the Lawn, by Rival Mod Band
4 track album
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
via The TRUST FALL: Julian Assange - Documentary Watch the film for FREE 👉🏼 www.thetrustfall.org/watch
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Yes it is. Apparently, the lack of feathers on the head and neck make it easier to clean than if it had feathers there, and also help it avoid disease that it might otherwise pick up off the carcasses it scavenges. I wonder if the diseased look make it look less appetising to predators.
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Pete Branscombe @pete-b.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Start your day with a bang! The Morbific Seeds' greatest hit. youtu.be/HchwfLwf58U
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Michael Is Hanging – The Morbific Seeds
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