Sign in

sceptic-tank1.bsky.social

@sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
77 followers 165 following 627 posts

Villager. Pre-decimal misery guts with a penchant for piss taking. Sarcasm rules. I am not SEPTIC! 😡 On Sir Michael's Undermined list.

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
I Am Incorrigible @imincorrigible.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Thankfully the teenage rapists have now been given custodial sentences, but we should really be outraged that decades have passed since this Ben Elton bit, & old white male judges are still excusing other males for raping & abusing women. Will it never end? #bbcpm www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6L1...
youtube.com
Ben Elton: top of the stupid old gits
YouTube video by I Am Incorrigible
1148
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Sir Michael @sirmichael.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Here are my suggestions for how to punish Manchester City
Possible Punishments for Manchester City

1. The Goat Punishment
The Manchester City goalkeeper must hold a baby goat in his hands for the next 100 matches. If he drops or discards the goat, or attempts to place the goat in a backpack that he then wears, the opposing team will be awarded a penalty and the goalkeeper will have to hold an adult goat.

2. The Giant Boot Punishment
All of the football boots of the Manchester City players are replaced with boots that are four sizes too big for their feet. If any player attempts to remove his giant boots and play in his socks, the whole team will have to put on new boots that are five sizes too big for their feet. 

3. The Puzzle Punishment
Before a Manchester City player is allowed to take a shot towards the opposition's goal, that player must solve a puzzle. It could be a crossword puzzle, a jigsaw, that day's Wordle or even an unsolved murder case. They won't know beforehand. Until they have completed the puzzle, they are prohibited from shooting. 

4. The Nickelback Punishment
A Nickelback album is played on the PA system throughout every Manchester City match. “But won't this be annoying to the opposition too?” you ask. No because they'll be allowed to wear noise-cancelling headphones to block out the terrible noise.

5. The Large Coat Punishment
For every match, all Manchester City players must wear a large coat. “That doesn't sound so bad,” I hear you say. Well, that's because you're not imagining a large enough coat. It would be huge. Like a very, very long wedding dress (and they're not allowed to hire bridesmaids to help hold it up). I really can't adequately describe how large this coat would be but just take my word for it – it's a really big coat.
194615
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
There's a debate in parliament next month about the UK's relationship with the EU. Make sure you've asked your MP to be there www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a...
europeanmovement.co.uk
Ask your MP to stand up for our future in Europe
On 12 October, Parliament will debate the UK's future relationship with Europe, after a government petition got over 100,000 signatures. Will you write to your MP to ask them to attend the debate?
56924
sceptic-tank1.bsky.social @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Britain's future relationship with Europe is being debated in Parliament on 12th October. I've just asked my MP to attend. Will you ask yours? www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a...
europeanmovement.co.uk
Ask your MP to stand up for our future in Europe
On 12 October, Parliament will debate the UK's future relationship with Europe, after a government petition got over 100,000 signatures. Will you write to your MP to ask them to attend the debate?
000
sceptic-tank1.bsky.social @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
D'accord.
000
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Wealthy want UK govt to ditch pensions triple lock, cut welfare spending. Silence on corporate welfare Oil/gas, water, energy profiteering HMRC not collecting £59bn last yr Poorest 20% paying higher proportion in income in taxes than the richest 20%. It is always about hitting the poor, old, sick.
independent.co.uk
Ditch pensions triple lock and cut welfare spending to calm markets, Burnham told
Bond market shock has ramifications for new prime minister’s first Budget, his former adviser warns
42548298
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
38 Influential Posters @bsky38.com · 04/09/2026
Who are the 38 most influential Bluesky posters of 2026? You get 10 votes, anyone with a Bluesky account can be voted for. The 38 with the most votes make the list. 🗳️ Voting ends the 21st night of September. 🌎 🌬️🔥 Cast your ballot: bsky38.com
bsky38.com
38 Most Influential Bluesky Posters of 2026
Vote for the 38 most influential Bluesky posters of 2026.
381913311
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
📌 ICYMI: The Peter Thiel Backed Race Science Network There is a connection between the two Cambridge Professors. Orr was part of the ‘race realist’ group which targeted Arday as a ‘DEI hire’ Support our investigations
bylinetimes.com
The Peter Thiel-Linked Race Science Network that Penetrated Cambridge University and Targeted Jason Arday
The media's coverage of the academic's life was fuelled by the campaign of an established far-right network
9395233
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Carbon emissions from just two planned datacentres in England will exceed all of ExxonMobil’s UK fossil fuel emissions. Bad for health, environment. Huge pressure on energy/water supplies Few long-term jobs generated Local people, not ministers, must decide if they want datacentres.
theguardian.com
Two planned datacentres will have higher UK carbon emissions than ExxonMobil, analysis finds
Exclusive: Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire sites predicted to emit 4.5m tonnes a year when fully running
28547327
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I have written to the Cabinet Secretary to seek assurances that the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff, who was lobbying for the privatised water industry until recently, has had no involvement in talks about the future of Thames Water.
25th August 2026
Dear Antonia,
It is reported in the media today that the Prime Minister has ‘shelved’ plans to take Thames Water into administration.
As is well known, the Chief of Staff in Downing Street James Purnell was until his appointment, the Chief Executive of Flint Global, whose clients it is widely reported include members of the privatised water industry, and Thames Water’s bondholders. 
The Times reports that the Prime Minister has been ‘advised by officials’ not to go ahead with special administration. In addition to James Purnell, can you confirm that no other officials involved in this process have links to the privatised water industry, and have accepted no hospitality from anyone associated with or acting on behalf of members of the water industry, including Flint Global, post the departure of James Purnell. 
It is especially concerning that the Times reports that the Prime Minister has listened to advice that even the half measure of temporary special administration would be costly and run into legal issues. Of course, this is what advisers and lobbyists for the privatised water industry will be saying and it is the ‘advice’ James Purnell would have been making weeks ago, It is also highly unlikely to be true, given the repeated catastrophic failures of Thames Water, including polluted rivers, sky high bills and water shortages, Thames Water could be taken into public ownership right now and Thames Water would not have a legal leg to stand on.
The public and I expect a proper explanation for this decision, including an update to parliament at the first possible time, and assurances that James Purnell has had nothing at all to
381369480
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Thirty four former lobbyists are now Labour MP's. Several worked for lobbying companies who have water companies as clients.
labourrightwatch.wordpress.com
A list of the 34 former lobbyists who are now Labour MPs
The Labour MPs that have been acting as lobbyists in the big lobbying houses like Arden, or directly for corporations. Is your MP among them?
46739
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 14/08/2026
Jeff Bezos as part-owner of Liverpool? We'd rather have walked alone Hannah Jane Parkinson aka @ladyhaja.bsky.social on her beloved football club falling into the grasp of Amazon’s hyper-capitalist founder
Wh should be allowed to own a football club? Not oligarchic overlord Jeff Bezos (pictured on a football pitch wearing a navy blue polo shirt). By Hannah Jane Parkinson
1314439
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Look at this graph. The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened. This is why we must build back union power.
376123074709
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
West Country Voices @westcountryvoices.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Absolutely shocking scaremongering from the racists and nationalists. Please counter this at every opportunity: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9Ug...
youtube.com
British Journalist UNCOVERS SHOCKING Ceuta COVER-UP
YouTube video by Double Down News
334
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 01/08/2026
Clacton bin day leaflet, make sure the local Facebook and tiktok groups have a copy
Clacton bin day changes leaflet, introducing a new MP disposal service on 14th of August
5707254
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Sir #DavidAttenborough “Things are going to get worse. This is the new extinction. We are in terrible, terrible trouble and the longer we wait to do something about it, the worse it is going to get." #ClimateEmergency
vox.com
David Attenborough, the voice of Our Planet: “Things are going to get worse”
The voice of some of the most stunning nature documentaries ever made is pessimistic about the future of wildlife on earth.
27393114109
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
18226
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Heart warming ❤️ #BookSky
147106511310
sceptic-tank1.bsky.social @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
@sirmichael.bsky.social In 1967 the Beatles released "When I'm 64". It was umimaginable to us boomers then. An ethereal idea so far in the future as to not require serious thought. Now it is (being 64) in the past 😲. And what's worse is I can't imagine owning a cottage in the Isle of Wight 🥺.
010
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
This "tweet" from a year ago has been deleted by its author. I'm posting here now on BlueSky as a reminder and as a public service, for anyone, should they ever need it. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
387179437045
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
David Cavlovic🇨🇦🍁 @davidcavlovic.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
52106261904
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Starmer’s goodbye gift to Britain: a US pharma deal that could be more lethal than Covid “This shadowy treaty on medicine imports will cost the NHS billions and take funding away from doctors, nurses, cancer scans and the rest” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
Starmer’s goodbye gift to Britain: a US pharma deal that could be more lethal than Covid | Aditya Chakrabortty
The deal on medicine imports will cost the NHS billions and take funding away from doctors, nurses, cancer scans and the rest, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
54418252
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
You’re daily reminder Nigel Farage wants to - leave the ECHR - repeal the Equality Act - Strip back workers rights - Lift restrictions on exploitative zero-hours contracts - repeal the Renters’ Rights Act which abolishes “no fault evictions” PLEASE DON’T FALL FOR IT youtu.be/KxOQRt8PQys?...
youtu.be
If UK media actually explained Nigel Farage’s policies to the public no one would be supporting him
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
43804348
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Robert Gros made £27m selling useless gowns via the VIP PPE Lane, of course he never paid back a penny, he bought 2 mansions instead. RT and see if we can make him as famous as Michelle Mone.
12230239
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Mike Dettinger @mdettinger.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
www.newscientist.com/article/2531... www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
newscientist.com
If you aren't terrified by this heatwave, you should be
The extreme heat currently being felt in Europe isn’t the new normal – much worse is to come, and we are doing far too little to adapt, says Michael Le Page
14523
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Ensign D @ensignd.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Pretty darn difficult to assemble a team if Israel keeps targeting athletes. #athleticide
Dozens of footballers have been killed by Israeli fire. Hani Al-Masdar, the Olympic team’s coach, was killed by an air strike in January 2024, days before his players competed at the Asian Cup in Doha. Mohammed Barakat was killed by an Israeli strike on his home during the first morning of Ramadan that year. Imad Abu Tima, who had represented Palestine’s under-20 national team, was killed a few months later, alongside nine of his family members in Khan Younis. Suleiman Al-Obeid was shot dead while waiting for humanitarian aid in August 2025. As of this March, the PFA had confirmed the deaths of 565 football players.
01712
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
South West Water fined £1.853m for supplying contaminated drinking water. SWW is a serial offender, loses 107m litres of water daily to leaky pipes, dumped sewage in rivers for 407,006 hours. Still trades. No exec fined or charged. People fleeced. End the circus. Nationalise water.
bbc.co.uk
South West Water fined £1.8m over Devon parasite outbreak
Four people were hospitalised and there were more than 140 cases of sickness and diarrhoea in Devon.
28352183
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Scientists: We desperately need long, unbroken records of North Atlantic currents to see how close we are to a #climate tipping point. US government: sending ships to rip 900 deep-sea sensors out of the water. Congress voted twice to keep them funded. They're being pulled anyway.
nytimes.com
Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System
14184122
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Tax Justice Network @taxjustice.net · 01/06/2026
How long would you need to work to earn as much as Elon Musk owns? Not your whole life. Not hundreds of lifetimes. More than 12 million years. @aoc.bsky.social's right. It's impossible to earn a billion. Our CEO @alexcobham.bsky.social explains in @commondreams.org : bit.ly/4u2x77j
bit.ly
Billionaires' Tax Filings Agree With AOC. They Don't "Earn" Their Billions. | Common Dreams
Elon Musk would need to work 58 times longer than the age of the universe to "earn" his wealth.
01514
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Working hard? Nigel Farage registered ‘absent’ from the last 77 votes in Parliament. UK MP basic salary is £98,599 plus expenses, including second home. Since becoming MP Farage has collected £2m from other jobs. There are questions about his undeclared gifts.
thelondoneconomic.com
Working hard? Nigel Farage registered 'absent' from the last 77 votes in Parliament
Official Parliamentary figures reveal that Reform leader Nigel Farage hasn't bothered to vote for anything in the last 11 weeks...
32525285
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The petition is currently on 79,700 🚀
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Apply to Rejoin the EU as soon as possible to increase growth in the UK
We believe Brexit's not working. The OBR judges that the UK economy is smaller and trade is weaker because of Brexit, and it will just get worse. 10 years after the Brexit vote, let's apply to rejoin ...
410378
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
So what happens when Reform take over your local council? This. #KentCountyCouncil
27803467
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The Rejoin petition jumped from 70K to 75K yesterday. It needs to hit 100K by June 8th when the petition closes in order to get a debate in Parliament. The 10th anniversary of the Brexit vote is June 23rd.
12349269
sceptic-tank1.bsky.social @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
He's been bought by Big Bleach!
000
sceptic-tank1.bsky.social @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
I think we need a petition to have @sirmichael.bsky.social installed as the official Hollywood film namer person.
010
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Ben Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Sharing, without comment, British newspapers’ depictions of the only Jewish person currently leading a UK political party . Times. Mail. Telegraph. Sun.
48567882647
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Bristol Green Party @bristolgreenparty.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Bristol’s Green leadership has been praised in a new, politically independent report from the Local Government Association. The evidence is clear: strong leadership, real collaboration, and a city moving forward together. We’re proud of how far we’ve come. And we’re just getting started.
26319
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
AdyBee 🐝 @adybee.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
1166
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
DB Maggi @dbmaggi.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Ahmed Muin Abu Amsha is a resident of Gaza. He says people have forgotten about them and describes the desperate conditions in the Strip - a lack of food, water & shelter, schools and hospitals destroyed, and all the while Israel is blocking the entry of essential items needed for people to recover.
055
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 28/03/2026
BREAKING: Now that all the journalists have been successfully killed in Gaza, the IDF says it has moved on to the important task of killing all of the journalists in Lebanon ♥️
25858382
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Scottyboy🐕🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💚❤️🇦🇪🍀🕺🇺🇦 @wearebeingtaken.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
So Iran may to have to withdraw from the Fifa World Cup (Report, 12 March) because it is being bombed by the winner of the Fifa peace prize. Robert Lee Hampton, London Bang on.
11647501328
sceptic-tank1.bsky.social @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
000
sceptic-tank1.bsky.social @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Did you watch Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action! Sick of sewage? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
you.38degrees.org.uk
End the sewage pollution scandal
We're sick of it. Sick of the lies, sick of the greed, and sick of a system rigged against us. This is a scandal and this dirty business must end. For more than 30 years water companies have put corpo...
000
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Pleased to see FullFact confirming what I said in my film is correct. As for Reform leader Nigel Farage - he is of course speaking boll****. Perhaps UK news shows could now start calling him out on this. fullfact.org/immigration/...
fullfact.org
How many people in Britain don’t speak English? – Full Fact
Nigel Farage’s claim that a million can’t speak any English at all is not correct according to the 2021 Census, which is what he appears to have been referring to.
23550206
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
We all know why Farage is making these wildly misleading and completely inaccurate claims - I know it and in your hearts you know it too - so however you decide to vote in this by- election please don't be taken in by the politics of division offered by Reform
42644260
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed. Govt officials warned that the contract would not offer value for money, but Starmer and Streeting still went ahead. Mandelson took Starmer to meet Palantir’s chief executive.
theguardian.com
NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed
Exclusive: in 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in UK
35468258
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
The fact that he’s done all this without even once betraying the hint of ability to connect with real human emotion does not erase the impact of his politics. He is as dishonest, bought & corrupt as every Tory who came before him. That’s why he’s hated.
425525
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Because the racists he’s trying to appease are not appeased, and anyone with a souls is utterly disgusted. It really isn’t that hard to understand, huns.
423927
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Under Starmer, recognised refugees can no longer reunite with their children. Recognised refugees. Denied the right to reunite with their children. It’s diabolical. Worse than anything the Tories did. & no, the racists are not & never will be satisfied. So yes, he’s hated.
16999439
Reposted by @sceptic-tank1.bsky.social
Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 23/01/2026
Zack Polanski stood outside Palantir HQ to demand that the spy-tech firm - which has supported deadly ICE raids and enabled genocide in Gaza - gets out of our NHS Say no to Palantir in the NHS ❌👇 goodlaw.social/658abc
371368510