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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 2h

A hilarious censor negotiation letter for 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' (1975) discussing cuts for the movie.

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 10/10/2026

Last week South West Water were fined £8m for >200 sewage discharges in Devon & Cornwall over a 5 year period. Their mantra is “1 pollution is too many”. In the first 11 weeks of 2026, water companies had already dumped over 69,000 hours of sewage into bathing waters. ENOUGH. Public ownership now.

Photo of George Monbiot accompanying a quote from The Guardian, July 2025: "Instead of borrowing to pay for infrastructure improvement, water companies borrowed to pay for dividends. Just as the water companies dump their sewage in the rivers, they have also dumped their liabilities on the public. The country becomes their dustbin."

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Sir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Bunty & I have had our legs tattooed too. She has a Val Doonican collage on her left & on her right a dramatic portrayal of Liz Truss trickling down. My legs are covered in moths & conkers with pictures of Norman Tebbit & calligraphy featuring lyrics from Chaka Demus & Pliers.🦵

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

In 1973 Dick Cavett asked LAURENCE OLIVIER if he’d recite a little something on the show, and Olivier happened to choose my favourite Sonnet — 116.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“Finish every day and be done with it.” Ralph Waldo Emerson writes to his daughter in 1854.

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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Here is Nebraska Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts telling security to get rid of a reporter after he asked about Mitch McConnell's health

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Can we reverse the power shift that began four decades ago? This is the biggest question lurking behind the midterm campaigns. Some thoughts. ⬇️ robertreich.substack.com/p/the-cent…

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 05/10/2026

We are aware of an individual using a UK number on Telegram and WhatsApp under the name “Antony Kevin” to seek assistance recruiting journalists and analysts working on Syria. They claim to work for Bellingcat, but do not. Please disregard requests from them and contact [contact@bellingcat.com].

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Steve Lohengrin @slohengrin.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Eyup RFK Jr's unhinged ranting on CNN confirms that Rand Paul's vote to confirm him negates any opinions Rand Paul has about Fauci. Or anything else, for that matter.

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The Mill @manchestermill.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

In July last year, we revealed that Manchester council had signed a 10-year deal giving Man City's Abu Dhabi owners "right of first refusal" on the sale of council land across whole stretches of East Manchester. Today, it's on the front page of the Sunday Times, crediting us.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This Film often has the piss taken out of it for being a rather sedentary piece about 2 people just talking a lot — BUT — it has one of the most brilliantly prescient monologues imho. MY DINNER WITH ANDRE (1981) Have a listen.

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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Reform-run Derbyshire County Council blacklisted a journalist after he exposed its £50,000 fence fiasco. Its deputy leader justified the move with a claim he later admitted was wrong. This is Reform’s answer to scrutiny. Attack the press. #NoAccountability

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Iain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Cheadle once had two stations but has had none for decades. As a local councillor, I campaigned for this since 2009 so great to see it finally happening. BBC News - Train station returning to Cheadle after more than 100 years - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Train station returning to Cheadle after more than 100 years

Cheadle in Stockport has been without a train station since its original hub closed in 1917.

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

That is the current state of our upside down nation. It’s up to us to right it.

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Susan DuBose @houseofbast777.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of another..There are just some kind of men who're so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results." #Booksky

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Thank you Hugo bsky.app/profile/hugo...

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Iain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

How twisted must you be to publish this story and not name the film?

DIED AFTER LAUGHING
Boy Collapses on Leaving Cinema, Where He Saw Funny Film
On leaving Oldfield Park Picture Theatre, Bath, after laughing heartily at a humorous film, George John Binet, a fifteen-year-old schoolboy, collapsed on the cinema stairs and died,
He was the elder son of Mr. G. J. Binet, of Millmead-road, Bath, an employee of a short-hand firm,

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 19/08/2025

1. History isn’t there to be liked or disliked. 2. History is there to be learned from. 3. History offends you? Even better. Then you’re less likely to repeat it. It’s that simple.

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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Rubio has fallen into the trap he described 10 years ago! ====================

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Who could’ve foreseen that after the Supreme Court gave Trump immunity from prosecution for committing crimes while in office he would commit lots of crimes while in office?

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Despite being a famous Hollywood star if you want to know what sort of person DAVID NIVEN was, the largest wreath at his funeral was from the Porters at Heathrow Airport. It read: “To the finest gentleman who ever walked through these halls. He made a Porter feel like a King.”

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Andy Lewis @andylewis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Every time someone links to this film, I have to repost it. It's one of the most significant bits of British 20th century art. Everything about it is incredible. Groundbreaking music production by Daphne Oram. Amazing camera work by Wolfgang Suschitzky (who later filmed Get Carter).-

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Iconic performers TT: @@jituii.bull

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.

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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Her ability to not laugh in his face while he melted down is proof of her professionalism. The snap back was chef's-kiss perfect.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My pal — the Actor, Director & Creative polymath @reecedinsdale.bsky.social — is trying to bring back to life the SQUARE CHAPEL ARTS CENTRE in Halifax. Theatre & the Live Arts are under threat from AI/Tech as never before, so please follow & support Reece. www.canncomms.co.uk/post/actor-a...

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Actor and long-standing Patron, Reece Dinsdale fronts new campaign to save Halifax’s Square Chapel Arts Centre

Photo credit: Reece Dinsdale in the cinema/studio space at Square Chapel (photo by Ant Robling)Reece Dinsdale leads Square Chapel rescue mission: “It’s time to bring it home”Award-Winning Actor, Write...

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Michael Cohen @michaelcohen212.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“When Voices Vanish” I went looking for opinions outside the United Nations and discovered something more unsettling: Americans increasingly fear speaking freely when disagreement might come with consequences. Read. Comment. Share! therealmichaelcohen.substack.com/p/when-voice...

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“When Voices Vanish”

I went looking for opinions outside the United Nations and discovered something more unsettling: Americans increasingly fear speaking freely when disagreement might come with consequences.

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

PSA

Imagine 200 Americans. In this crowd,
24 live in poverty.
18 have no health insurance.
42 are illiterate.
45 have untreated mental illnesses.
35 have an
untreated addiction.
134 live paycheck to paycheck.
23 have experienced homelessness.
59 are victims of domestic violence.
20 have experienced discrimination for their age, race, gender, or religion.
1 is transexual.
Some people would have you believe that this 1 person is the greatest threat and the biggest concern for everyone else in the crowd. How does that make sense?
BY ASHLEY WYATT

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

There's a social media scam featuring AI-generated injured soldiers shilling moody goods. Be on the lookout. Great story from Nick Stapleton for BBC Morning Live. AI detection and sense-checking from me and @shayan86.bsky.social

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 26/09/2026

They keep lying about public ownership of water Thank goodness we have fighters like Feargal Sharkey to call them out on this lie every time Make sure your MP has the facts. Take 2 minutes now to send them our NEW REPORT on how Andy Burnham can deliver public ownership: vist.ly/5jytv

Screenshot of a Feargal sharkey tweet that says ""Thatcher Minister Defends Water Selloff Despite Thames Crisis." Let's be clear about this renationalising the water industry does not force water company investment to compete with other demands on the public purse like the NHS or education. Frankly that's a lie. We, the consumer, the bill payer, we are already paying for all this today, upfront, now. EG over the next 5 years we the bill players are financing 99% of the so called investment, paying for it directly from our water bills, that's why they gone up so much, it's not coming from shareholders, not from govt, not from tax payers but from us, directly from our bills. When will they stop making this stuff up?"

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sylviseb 💙🌈☮️🌊💙💛Maga➡️blocked💛💙🌎🌻✌️🦋 @sylviseb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

And this is only one thing he deserves to be removed from office and jailed for! There are many more. 😡

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Arch raconteur, Oscar winner and all-round classy human DAVID NIVEN tells Dick Cavett 2 terrific stories in 1972 about how he won the Iron Cross in WW2 and a disastrous opening night on Broadway with Gloria Swanson…

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Fascinating footage of MARLON BRANDO speaking fluent French during an in interview on the streets of New York in 1965.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Times Square — New York City (1956)

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Cookie!” 🍪 IG: @cookiemonster www.instagram.com/cookiemonste...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024. In 2025, he made 1,794x more. And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers? I will continue my boycott of Starbucks.

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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Repukes are the party of death. 😡

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