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Sam Minton

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History and Politics Teacher in York.

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Andrew Samson @awsstats.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
George Hill was the leading run-scorer (748 at 34.00) and the leading wicket-taker (48 at 18.39) for Yorkshire in the County Championship this season. The last player to do this was Colin Wells for Sussex in 1987 (1 411 runs at 45.51 & 52 wickets at 28.51)
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 20/09/2026
Instagram appears to be showing me headlines from 1642.
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Owen Winter @owenwntr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The latest Democratic win probabilities from our Senate forecast: NC 97% (44th Dem seat - most likely D flip) GA 90% (45) NH 81% (46) MN 81% (47) ME 76% (48) OH 69% (49) MI 69% (50 - most likely R flip) TX 60% (51) AK 54% (52) IA 35% (53) KS 30% (54) FL 20% (55) NE 18% (56) SC 12% (57)
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Sam Minton @sminton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Well done, Andy Burnham.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Harborne has given Reform £36 million to match Delo's £36 million. The Telegraph describes it as a "show of force" from Reform's donors. The two men's £72 million is greater than all of the spending by all political parties on the 2024 GE www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Skinningrove, north Yorkshire, 1972, photo by Roger Mayne.
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
NEW: Andy Burnham will refuse exclusive interview/written article requests from the Sun, it is claimed today. @TomBaldwin66 cites 3 sources stating Burnham will give "no special favours" to the Murdoch paper. Says “consternation” within News UK over it. observer.co.uk/news/politic...
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Hurt over Hillsborough prompts Burnham to block out the Sun
The PM would become the first national leader since Labour’s James Callaghan in the 1970s to not co-operate with the paper
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Shane Chowen @ukshane.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Good morning from Reform UK’s party conference in Birmingham where earlier today this delegate had his sword confiscated
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Sam Minton @sminton.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Horrific.
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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 01/09/2026
➡️ | First poll to have Reform in 3rd Place since April 2025.
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Shire Horse Sale, Denby Dale, west Yorkshire, 1989, photo by Don McPhee.
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Darren Hemsley @hemsleyone.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Does he have a nemesis?
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John Self @john-self.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
This reminds me of Simon Armitage's brilliant entry in the book Mortification: Writers' Stories of their Public Shame.
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Sam Minton @sminton.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Cracking game at York!
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Daniel Benneworth-Gray @danielgray.com · 14/08/2026
UK right now:
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
In 1976 Jim Callaghan instructed Denis Howell, minister for drought, to do a rain dance. It rained next day, but too much: a week later he was minister for floods. Later he became minister of state for snow.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 10/08/2026
Jeff Bezos Named Amazon Employee Of The Month theonion.com/jeff-bezos-named-amazo…
Jeff Bezos Named Amazon Employee Of The Month
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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 07/08/2026
New from me: Britain’s graduate earnings premium is falling, cue “too many go to university!” But non-university outcomes are also bad, cue “we must reform vocational routes!” Both miss the point: people used to think education drove economic outcomes, but the economy drives educational outcomes.
Chart showing that US workers who are functionally illiterate earn roughly the same per hour as the average British worker
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Iceland Cricket @icelandcricket.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Top tourist tip: Iceland is an excellent place to travel by train because they are never late and totally free.
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Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
subscriptions >>> shop.viz.co.uk/viz358bs
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Tom Emanuel @tom-emanuel.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Congratulations to Spain on winning the last ever World Cup.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 29/07/2026
Teacher Required To Provide Own Salary theonion.com/teacher-required-to-pr…
Teacher Required To Provide Own Salary
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Laura McInerney @missmc.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I’m also sure loads of PGCE places will be available next year to get enough QTS-trained specialists for this and it won’t just be given to random teachers with spare timetable slots.
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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 16/07/2026
Canvassers out in force in Clacton.
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Sam Minton @sminton.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Still, nearly the holidays #holidays
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Sam Minton @sminton.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Never in doubt.
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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
That one’s for Lindisfarne.
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Ipsos in the UK @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
69% support Count Binface's proposed policy of restoring the price of a 99 flake to 99p🍦 🥐 Half of Brits (53%) support capping the price of croissants at £1
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Dexerto @dexerto.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
A Norway fan has gone viral for not taking part in their Row celebration after matches and won't do it if they win the World Cup "It’s factually wrong; they didn’t row, they sailed over the Atlantic”
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Sam Minton @sminton.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
That is some win by England, that.
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Sam Minton @sminton.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Just watched the England game - what a performance, what a match!
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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Tucked away in West Yorkshire is a hidden piece of transatlantic history perfect for the Fourth of July. The Triumphal Arch on the Parlington Estate in Aberford is Britain's only monument dedicated to American independence. Built in 1783 by the eccentric, whig-sympathising
Known as the Parlington Arch, this striking stone monument is a unique triumphal arch situated on the historic Parlington Estate near Aberford, West Yorkshire. Commissioned by Sir Thomas Gascoigne and constructed between 1781 and 1783, it was built to celebrate American victory and independence following the Revolutionary War. Commemorating this pivotal historical moment, the bold inscription across its frieze reads: "Liberty in N. America Triumphant MDCCLXXXIII" (1783). Image: John Davidson CC BY-SA 2.0
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
All MPs' outside earnings by party: The Conservatives come out top at 66% of total earnings from second jobs, while Reform (with just eight MPs) account for 20%, and Labour (with 400+) just 7%. But taking into account their size, Reform has by far the highest outside earnings per MP of any party.
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Party	MPs	Seat share	Earnings share	Index relative to party size (earnings ÷ seats)	Approx. avg. per MP
Reform UK	8	1.2%	20%	16×	£275,000
Conservative	117	18%	66%	3.7×	£62,000
Labour	403	62%	7%	0.1×	£1,900
Other parties*	122	18.8%	7%	0.4×	£6,300
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Sam Minton @sminton.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Very end-of-term feel to this cricket.
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Sam Minton @sminton.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Thanks for the best sporting memory of my life, Ben Stokes.
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Mankinholes Methodist Chapel, Todmorden, 1975, photo by Martin Parr.
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Sam Minton @sminton.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Teaching in 30 degree and 75% humidity conditions - would not recommend.
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Trump opened the courthouse door; now the BBC wants the receipts — they are asking for Trump’s own call logs, calendars, and Jan. 6 communications in discovery.
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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Why do VAR officials wear referee kit? Is it the same reason weather forecasters on Coutryfile dress like farmers? #BELIRN
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Prof Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
PHOTO OF THE DAY. Norwich City council has a state of the art computer delivered (1957).📷 google images
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Sam Minton @sminton.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Dear Kane Williamson, I shall miss you. Thanks for being a total legend.
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Sam Minton @sminton.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Dear Joe Root, thank you, go well.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
DfE pupil data is out today and shows that the number of private school pupils has dropped 5.6% since VAT was introduced. Not 25% like the independent schools council predicted. Or the 50% we saw in some right-wing papers. 5.6%.
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Andrew Samson @awsstats.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Earliest triple-wicket maiden in a Test innings: 1st over: IK Pathan Ind v Pak Karachi 2006 1st over: MA Starc Aus v WI Kingston 2025 2nd over: DNT Zoysa SL v NZ Harare 1999 2nd over: OE Robinson Eng v NZ Lord’s 2026
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
61% of all political donations in the last quarter came from just 14 people Reform took in £9.3m from a handful of super rich donors British democracy is being bought. We urgently need action to take the money out of our politics
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Sam Minton @sminton.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Welcome back, Test cricket.
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Cricinfo @cricinfo.com · 31/05/2026
Agree with Sachin Tendulkar's suggestions? srkl.in/63328B7ieCM
Agree with Sachin Tendulkar's suggestions? https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sachin-tendulkar-wants-ipl-rules-changed-no-impact-player-two-part-powerplay-five-overs-for-one-bowler-1539009Agree with Sachin Tendulkar's suggestions? https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sachin-tendulkar-wants-ipl-rules-changed-no-impact-player-two-part-powerplay-five-overs-for-one-bowler-1539009Agree with Sachin Tendulkar's suggestions? https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sachin-tendulkar-wants-ipl-rules-changed-no-impact-player-two-part-powerplay-five-overs-for-one-bowler-1539009Agree with Sachin Tendulkar's suggestions? https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sachin-tendulkar-wants-ipl-rules-changed-no-impact-player-two-part-powerplay-five-overs-for-one-bowler-1539009
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Ellin Stein @ellinst.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Every day a new story. Not a news story, a new story.
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 18/05/2026
This is Sprout and Granola. They are enjoying a day on the lake. Yes, the propeller hats are necessary. They're helping with acceleration, obviously. 14/10 for both (IG: nolatheiggy)
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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
"Keir, I'm sorry I've written your name down, I hope I'm wrong"
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