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Michael Sparkes

@sparkesmichael.bsky.social
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An exile happy to be in this new land. Looking to explore and understand this crazy world and help others when I can. Pro EU, Ukraine, NHS and democracy! Where is Leveson II? 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇸🇩

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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 14h
🇪🇺 POLITICO: The EU plans to give candidate countries earlier access to the single market, research programs and industrial cooperation before full membership. Ukraine, Moldova, Albania and Montenegro would also receive road maps to speed up accession.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 14h
🤡 Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons in the event of an attempt by NATO countries to isolate Kaliningrad region, - Russian Embassy in Ireland.
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Lewi Whalberg @anno1540.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🇺🇦 Zelenskyy says Ukraine has approved new long-range operations in response to Russian strikes. At the same time, Ukrainian interceptor prototypes have already shot down jet-powered Shaheds. Kyiv is preparing systematic deployment and mass production. en.interfax.com.ua/news/general...
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Zelenskyy hears Khmara, Drapaty reports: approves new long-range operations in response to Russian strikes
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy heard reports from Defense Minister Yevhen Khmara and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykhailo Drapaty.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Chris Bryant, "I have this warning for Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch. They say they'll bin the European Convention on Human Rights" "They've clearly never read the Good Friday Agreement, or maybe they don't even care about it" "I promise you this: we will not dump the ECHR, we will stand by it"
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is what the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool looks like today after a $17M deliberate fuck up and the orange felon won’t stop until he destroys everything. Makes me sick to my stomach every day.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
*Resists temptation to make an upbeat succinct mood assessment that will haunt me for the next 3 years* #BurnhamSpeech
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Kevin the Librarian 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 @the-librarian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Now that Nigel Farage has had his demands answered in the RAF Fairford investigation can we all demand an update from the Parliamentary standards commission and Met police regarding their investigations into him and Reform.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 29/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Burnham: "I will not allow it to continue like this. Today I can confirm Angela Eagle will present a strengthened water bill to Parliament. The center piece of that bill will be this. The repeal of Margaret Thatcher's ideological ban on public ownership of water companies."
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Pathetic Weak Sauce 😡
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The Devil @iamdevil.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For “not being a dictator”, he sure does a lot of things a dictator would do.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 29/09/2026
Before you trust the polls, remember: pollsters find the same six people who still answer unknown numbers.
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside andy burnham's Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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MrMickNL 🇳🇱 🇪🇺 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @mrmicknl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Where is the BBC interview with Farage about the British men released on bail? I can't see it. Is it filed under 'stand up comedy' or 'live sport' .
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Love it!! 🤣😂🤣
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hi Bluesky friends. I wanted to share this video clip I shot during my recent Danube River cruise. This was in Austria, just before we crossed into Germany. Note the castle on top of the hill in the distance, and the fog in the valley. So beautiful! 😊
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Sir Garfield De Umfreville, Baronet Bywell @gazzalw63.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Oh dear Spode! Moron meltdown today as he’s in custody until March!!! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Daniel Thomas refused bail over alleged boat damage in Channel
Daniel Thomas is remanded in custody after appearing at Portsmouth Crown Court.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Its now becone OK to say Brexit has been an economic disaster. Better late than never" says ex-Cabinet minister Hilary Benn. It brought a lot of poison to politics & to the relationship, but a lot of that has "drained" & closer trade deal is of mutual interest, he says @policyatkings.bsky.social
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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Smotrich's plan is to push the entire West Bank population to the yellow areas, and annex the remaining 82%.
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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In most likelihood, the election that will ultimately decide whether Israel continues its expansionary campaigns of destruction in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria is not the Knesset elections, but the November mid-term US congress election.
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 21/09/2026
Tucked away on an industrial estate in North Bedfordshire is a warehouse linked to a highly profitable clothing company. Our investigation reveals that Stephen Lennon and his ex-wife Jenna have a substantial, though undisclosed, financial interest in it. hopenothate.org.uk/the-shadow-d...
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The Shadow Director
In March 2021 Stephen Lennon declared himself bankrupt, announcing to the world that he had no assets and no means to pay his debts or the mounting bills from the Jamal Hijazi libel case. What he fail...
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Far-Right Criminals @far-right-crims.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tommy Robinson’s ex-wife pleads guilty to failing to comply with accounting rules far-rightcriminals.com/2026/09/25/t...
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Tommy Robinson’s ex-wife pleads guilty to failing to comply with accounting rules
Jenna Lennon divorced Tommy Robinson in February 2021 The former wife of Tommy Robinson has admitted to breaches of company accounting regulations, court officials have confirmed. Jenna Lennon, 41,…
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Dragonrider "Is he dead yet?" 🐠🐟 Try/Me 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @topsyscatmum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Oh... Tommy Robinson’s ex-wife pleads guilty to failing to comply with accounting rules | The Independent share.google/bXAXfONQ3fJh...
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Tommy Robinson’s ex-wife pleads guilty to failing to comply with accounting rules
Jenna Lennon divorced Tommy Robinson in February 2021
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 10/09/2026
HOPE not hate can conclusively prove that Stephen Lennon AKA Tommy Robinson’s business empire has been built on fraudulent means, tax evasion, and perjury. This is a long one. Strap in.🧵 hopenothate.org.uk/the-grift/
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The Grift
Stephen Lennon, or Tommy Robinson as he is better known, has amassed a multimillion pound fortune by monetising hate and fear. But, as HOPE not hate can conclusively prove, his business empire has bee...
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Still putting ‘bomb plot’ in headlines in the glaring absence of any bombs. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Rubio says foreign actor was ‘clearly’ behind suspected RAF Fairford bomb plot
The US secretary of state offered no evidence for his claims, and also said many people were ‘disturbed’ that the five suspects had been released on bail
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Just a thought for anyone that thinks Trump being mentioned thousands of times in the Epstein files is innocent. If you were innocent, wouldn’t you release the files that prove it?
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There's something special about a man falling asleep on live television three minutes after calling his predecessor "Sleepy Joe."
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Reform want to indoctrinate our children. Freedom of (and from) belief is a human right. humanists.uk/2026/09/10/s...
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Reform UK Braverman promises 'consequences' if pupils don't sing hymns
Reform UK has said schools will face ‘consequences’ if they fail to make pupils regularly sing hymns and the national anthem under a Reform government. The party’s education spokesperson, Suella Brave...
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump is fully slumped forward in his chair with his eyes shut at his 2pm event
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God @thegodshow.com · 29/09/2026
Is he serious
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AgentJoeMcJoe 🇺🇸 @joemcjoe11.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trumpy is still doing incredibly stupid shit and he loses most of the time, because he's a total idiot.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Captain Iran.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For all we know at the moment, the 5 men arrested near RAF Fairford might have been on a stag night. But the wild claims by Trump and Rubio suggest that, if they'd been apprehended in the US, they would have been denied due process. I hope our government tells them to butt out of our justice system.
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So Jimmy Kimmel had his wife parody Natalie Harp on his show. She played his unhinged assistant. It was as ridiculously funny as you might imagine.😅
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
C'mon biology. Do your fucking thing already.
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Chief Optimus @chiefoptimus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Your reminder that there is a felon in the White House identified in the Epstein files as a rapist, there has been no investigation, and the files are still being hidden in violation of federal law. @dashannestokes.com
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“The president has repeatedly exhibited bizarre conduct in the public eye. Not only does that include taking naps during public events, but also erratic behavior, slurred speech, appearing lost or disoriented, and sporting mysterious bruises.” newrepublic.com/post/215938/...
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Farage posted this at 12.38 today. It has been hopelessly overtaken by events and shown to be entirely wrong (British nationals involved and they've been released on bail - not very terrorist-like). And if you believe anything Trump says, you are a credulous moron.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We still don't know what's happened but Farage making a serious twit of himself here.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This two tier policing is disgraceful. It's as if there is one approach for people who helpfully film themselves committing crimes and another approach when there is insufficient evidence.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Kimmel to Mamdani: "I live in Los Angeles and that is not the reception our mayor would get"
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Seattle
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Burnham edges Labour closer to finally, maybe, being sane about Brexit. Over 10 years, £Billions of cost, thousands of business failures, mountains of red tape, wasted resources and lost opportunities later…. our govt may, at last, cautiously, start to be honest about the Brexit moronathon. Yay.
The Independent front page headline: 

Burnham edges Labour closer to rejoining EU
After Ed Miliband tells party conference Britain's future is at the heart of Europe, ministers say it is 'not if but how' prime minister will include Brexit reversal in next election manifestoThere is growing optimism that a way back into the EU could be put to voters at the next election after the prime minister and senior ministers made it clear they believe Brexit has been a failure at this year's party conference.
When The Independent asked Mr Burnham about whether Rejoin would be in Labour's next election manifesto on his recent trip to the UN in New York, he refused to rule it out - having said a year ago when he was
Manchester mayor that he believes the
UK should rejoin the EU.

Andy Burnham has already warned about the 'drift and division' in the decade since Brexit (Getty)
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gloriousruby.bsky.social @gloriousruby.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 28/09/2026
Your reminder that there is a felon in the White House identified in the Epstein files as a rapist, there has been no investigation, and the files are still being hidden in violation of federal law.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Putin’s reward for bombing hospitals, schools, apartment buildings, public parks and museums and killing children is to get invited to the G20 Summit by Marco Rubio.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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The Devil @iamdevil.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A mass-casualty event is exactly what they’re hoping for; it’ll make their drive for martial law that much easier.
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
OMG can you imagine if extremists were in charge of America, it doesn’t bear thinking about
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Grumpy-ish Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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