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Tim Middleton

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Retired and living in Islington | Ulster University 👨‍🎓|Husband and Dad 👪 | Originally from Southend | Southend United ⚽ | Essex CCC🏏 | Anglican | Labour Party member | adoption | beer 🍺 | travel | cats 😸

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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 4h
I completed the Mini crossword No 290 in 03:47 minutes! www.theguardian.com/crosswords/m...
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Mini crossword No 290
Mini crossword No 290
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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 14h
A perfect pretext for impeachment does not exis—
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 15h
Impeach his ass 👇
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 11h
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 23h
Was just on LBC with @mrjamesob.bsky.social to discuss Kemi Badenoch's banning of @bylinetimes.bsky.social from attending Conservative conference after calling such bans by Reform "authoritarian" and an assault on free speech bylinetimes.com/2026/09/30/k...
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Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban
The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19h
The Labour Party are now polling on average ten points higher under Andy Burnham than they were at the turn of the year under Keir Starmer. Reform are polling on average eight points lower than they were this time last year.
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#LlamaCrunch #11 🎯 105 ✅ ⏱️ 1m 42s 💡 0 🔥 9 www.llamagrama.com
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#Llamagrama 536 - Show Time 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢 ⏱️ 3m 40s 💡 0 🔤 0 🔥 19 #LlamaHerd #ShowTime www.llamagrama.com
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Beetlejuice Declares 'It's Showtime!'
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I completed the Mini crossword No 289 in 05:09 minutes! www.theguardian.com/crosswords/m...
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Mini crossword No 289
Mini crossword No 289
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Oh dear.
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#LlamaCrunch #10 🎯 411 ✅ ⏱️ 3m 37s 💡 3 🔥 8 www.llamagrama.com
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#Llamagrama 535 - Pink October 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢 💡0 🔤 0 #LlamaHerd #PinkOctober www.llamagrama.com
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Breast Cancer Awareness Pink Ribbon
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I completed the Mini crossword No 288 in 05:05 minutes! www.theguardian.com/crosswords/m...
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Mini crossword No 288
Mini crossword No 288
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Will it actually make any difference if Democrats take control of Congress after the midterms? Historian and expert on authoritarianism Timothy Snyder shares his thoughts.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
My full conversation with Timothy Snyder is below. I really enjoyed getting to chat with him. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKo9...
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In Conversation with Timothy Snyder: On Tyranny, Trump, Putin, and Netanyahu
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Thank you also to @charlottetobitt.bsky.social & @pressgazette.co.uk for this report (& your support). It honestly feels like some sort of miracle to have built a new masthead in a year from the Guardian/Observer shitshow with nothing more than our wits & fresh air archive.is/rogPR
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW: We are one! The @thenerve.news is celebrating its first birthday today!!! With the news that we are financially sustainable!!! THANK YOU so much to the many, many people who helped us get here. Your support is everything! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 pressgazette.co.uk/news/the-ner...
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The Nerve reaches 5,000 paying subscribers in first year
Newsletter-led newsbrand from ex-Observer journalists now said to be financially sustainable.
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Piglet and I are at Gare du Nord waiting for the 14:31 Eurostar back to St. Pancras.
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@ahddrv.bsky.social I completed the Mini crossword No 287 in 02:10 minutes! www.theguardian.com/crosswords/m...
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Mini crossword No 287
Mini crossword No 287
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#LlamaCrunch #9 🎯 822 ✅ ⏱️ 3m 25s 💡 2 🔥 7 www.llamagrama.com
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#Llamagrama 534 - Head Scratcher 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢 💡0 🔤 0 #LlamaHerd #HeadScratcher www.llamagrama.com
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Haunt
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Adrian Goldberg @goldbergradio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My latest for @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
interrail day 13: Dijon
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In the meantime, #Farage still appears to believe that the Iranian Government inserted agents into the UK in order to steal red diesel.
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#LlamaCrunch #8 🎯 205 ✅ ⏱️ 10m 19s 💡 2 🔥 6 www.llamagrama.com
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Still wondering why people are fed up with the system?
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#Llamagrama 533 - World Heart Day 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢 💡0 🔤 0 #LlamaHerd #WorldHeartDay www.llamagrama.com
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World Heart Day 3D Animation
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I completed the Mini crossword No 285 in 02:21 minutes! www.theguardian.com/crosswords/m...
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Mini crossword No 285
Mini crossword No 285
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#LlamaCrunch #7 🎯 192 ✅ ⏱️ 6m 53s 💡 2 🔥 5 www.llamagrama.com
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Interrail days 11 and 12: Dijon and Beaune
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Brexiters continue to be ‘furious’ - Their anger is all they have now…
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#Llamagrama 532 - Time For Bed 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢 💡1 🔤 0 #LlamaHerd #TimeForBed www.llamagrama.com
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Donald Duck: Time For Bed
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Designing an Arc-de-Trump with a snipers' nest? Trying to ban reporters from the White House? Refusing to say how many Americans have died in his wars? It's so painfully clear that Trump has lost his mind.
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Has Donald Trump Finally Lost It?
Donald Trump’s mental decline has gotten worse.Why is the media only barely starting to report on it?And why won’t they
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 27/09/2026
London’s investment bankers and lawyers make more than £1bn in takeover frenzy
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London’s investment bankers and lawyers make more than £1bn in takeover frenzy
Bumper fees paid in the year’s mergers and acquisitions spark anger over high City pay during cost of living crisis London’s investment bankers and lawyers have made more than £1bn from a frenzy of takeover deals this year, sparking anger over high City pay during the cost of living crisis. The value of mergers and acquisitions of UK stock market listed companies has surged 175% in 2026 to $132.9bn (£100bn), according to the London Stock Exchange, as overseas buyers snap up British companies at record pace. Continue reading...
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 27/09/2026
It doesn't have sharp teeth or claws, but the mosquito kills more people than any other animal on earth. As the climate warms, mosquito season is lasting longer, giving them more time to spread dangerous diseases. to.pbs.org/4ihm3ks
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Scientists explore new ways to target mosquitoes as warming climate expands threat
It doesn't have sharp teeth or claws, but the mosquito kills more people than any other animal on earth. As the climate warms, mosquito season is lasting longer, giving them more time to spread danger...
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
@naijagal.bsky.social #LlamaCrunch #6 🎯 885 ✅ ⏱️ 1m 51s 💡 0 🔥 4 www.llamagrama.com
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
@naijagal.bsky.social I completed the Mini crossword No 284 in 02:04 minutes! www.theguardian.com/crosswords/m...
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Mini crossword No 284
Mini crossword No 284
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#Llamagrama 531 - Memory Lane 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢 💡0 🔤 0 #LlamaHerd #MemoryLane www.llamagrama.com
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Samus Paulicelli: A Fun Trip Down Memory Lane
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump is a lame duck president who is getting more desperate and unhinged. He's exhausting, but his buffoonery is creating opportunities for solidarity that we previously didn't know were possible. Join us in our discussion on this week's Coffee Klatch.
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The Red Carpet for Xi (but Not for Thee) | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich
Trump is a lame duck president who is getting more desperate and unhinged.He's exhausting, but his buffoonery is creatin
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Cornish/Manc Parallel Realist (Worldwide Dept.) @leftymuso.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Tim Middleton @tjmiddleton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Interrail day 10: Basel
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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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