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Troy Arnold

@tzma.bsky.social
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One time diplomat. Amused by life. Interested in everything. Aim to be funny and thoughtful, often fail at both. Violin, tennis, intl relations, languages.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 06/10/2026
Since the first media reports, @who.int has been actively following up on the reported death of a laboratory worker at the Irkutsk Antiplague Research Institute in Irkutsk oblast, Russian Federation. My full statement ⬇️
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Joe Flynn @chinajoeflynn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hi folks. If you saw this, you know the administration plans to only accept white South Africans next year. Tomorrow is Congress's formal say before the determination is signed. Please check this brief thread on why I'd like you to speak out for the Afghan people still in limbo...
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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 19/09/2026
I’ve worn a grubby RNLI cap for decades. I sound London, but I was born in Truro and I was a basically feral (Gen X) kid wandering the coast path with a dog until sunset for a lot of my early life. The lifeboats are in the fabric like trawlers and farms and pasties and fish and chips.
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Fared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول @faredalmahlool.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Chinese Coast Guard ship ramming a Philippine fisheries ship inside the Philippine EEZ today. China still says the Philippine ship caused it.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski: “Unfortunately, there isn’t such a thing as European defence sovereignty, and there won’t be anytime soon for constitutional reasons.
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Rosie Holt @rosieisaholt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A Reform councillor is appearing in a comedy show funded by Nigel Farage. Top investigative reporting by @mrhenrymorris.substack.com For more details on this shocking show : rosieholt.seetickets.com/tour/rosie-h...
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
A man who's not even an MP declares himself Shadow Home Sec, another resigns from a Great Office of State he's never held, two men with zero standing to represent UK and France sign a treaty and instead of exposing this bizarre festival of delusion media is praising their reenactment costumes. WTAF
Dear Nigel,
5 September 2026
MY COMMITMENT
At Reform UK's conference today, I have publicly committed to increasing the tax-free Personal Allowance to £15,000, in my first Budget called within the first 100 days of a Reform government.
This change would cut taxes for 40 million British taxpayers.
It would take 2.9 million people out of income tax altogether. It would ensure that the State Pension was not taxed.
It would be worth almost £1000 to an average working couple.
It would form the centerpiece of a new bargain with British workers; a new bargain that puts them first, and ahead of welfare cheats, foreign nations, and the bloated civil service.
MY OFFER OF RESIGNATION
This isn't an aspiration, nor is it an aim. It is a promise. It is a promise I made to thousands of party members in Birmingham and millions of voters across the country live and on camera. And it is a promise I plan to keер.
If I do not deliver it, I should not remain Chancellor. Please consider this my letter of resignation.
failing to The British people are sick and tired of Chancellors and Governments deliver on their promises. In business, those who fail to deliver are sacked, not given honours. Reform, as a party of successful businesspeople, will bring that culture to Westminster. The British people deserve accountability and, with you as Prime Minister, they will get it.
Britain is broken. Britain needs Reform. And we must deliver.
Yours sincerely,
Robert Jennick.
Robert Jenrick MP
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Librarian Capital @librariancapital.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
For anyone else reading, here is the actual clip (26:07-27:07) Undercover reporter: "I will be the registered donor ... but then Dad will send the money to me ..." Farage: "Thank you, both of you, thank you"
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Going undercover to expose Reform's secret donations plot
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
“Restoring Van Gogh's Ear & Mending His Broken Heart” 🎨 #asmr #satisfying #vangogh #papercraft #stopmotion IG: @paper_pepper (페이퍼 후추)
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Troy Arnold @tzma.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Similarity of images is striking on my timeline.
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Troy Arnold @tzma.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Watch this and draw your own conclusions. This is not how non-US democracies are supposed to work.
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Troy Arnold @tzma.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
@thetimes.com is this worth asking reform to comment on this in outlets that are allowed to attend @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
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Troy Arnold @tzma.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I have a friend who is an excellent mimic/impersonator but wants ideas of who he should imitate for a comic set he’s writing. Beyond the orange obvious, who would you want to see a comic imitate, famous or local?
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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
It doesn't really sink in how insane the Roman Empire was until you write a sentence like "We have the skeleton of a man in York who was bitten by a lion."
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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This is set up for laughs, but it’s actually one of the best demonstrations I’ve seen of how being capable of producing convincing sounding language and understanding meaning are two completely different things. A chatbot does not understand you, it just has automated responses based on your words.
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Illia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Happy, happy, happy Ukrainian Flag Day! This day belongs to you, too, dear supporters of Ukraine around the world.
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BigDaftDad @bigdaftdad.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
In every couple, one loads the dishwasher like a Swedish architect, the other like a raccoon on meth.
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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Every single car commercial takes place in a world where 90% of the population has vanished, and you're the only car on the road, and it's impossible for me to watch car commercials without feeling creeping dread now.
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Kia K4 Driving
Alt: A Kia K4 driving down a freeway with the skyscrapers of a city behind it - there is no obvious sign of life beyond the car and its driver, with neither fellow cars on the road nor pedestrians on the sidewalk present (though a white object reflected briefly in the door *might* be a car passing in the other direction).
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
One of French puppeteer Raphaël Gromy’s most recognizable performances features a puppet painting real artworks on canvas, blending puppetry, live performance, and visual art into a unique theatrical experience. 😊 IG: @artistsuniversum @raphael_gromy
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Troy Arnold @tzma.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I’ve just seen genuine superstar in the making at #flowfestival, Helsinki. The 21 year old #Sombr put on a mind blowing show. I feel lucky to have caught him before he burns himself out.
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Debbie Northway 🇦🇺🦘🐨 @debbienorthway.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I believe Clacton deserves an MP who will spend their time shining a light on everything the area has to offer. And why wait till I'm elected? I've been to visit one of the constituency's most stunning landmarks.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/08/2026
Booker: "Ghislaine Maxwell is sitting in the lowest possible confinement after giving no information that helped us get one more investigation started and has been silent, and the man responsible for that we're about to make the attorney general of the US ... this is farcical."
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AJfromBrooklyn @ajfrombrooklyn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I dare anyone to come up with a worse album cover than this.
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Marc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I'm a full Professor of Immunology and fully vaccinated. I didn't get vaccinated out of obedience, but after decades of studying the immune system and evaluating all evidence. Calling that "lack of critical thinking" is not an argument. It's ideology masked as pretend intellect.
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Michael Legel @mjlegel.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Andy Burnham, "To me, carers should be the best paid people in society, not the worst" "Many people from other countries have been caring for my dad" Andy Burnham praises migrants to the UK who care for our elderly, a stark contrast to Keir-island-of-strangers-Starmer
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Dejan Pantic @serbianism.com · 28/07/2026
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Sunday Taquitos #30: Flock This! Art by @ivan-ehlers.bsky.social
A cartoon of two people standing under a flock camera speaking to each other. The man says “I’m fine with mass surveillance ‘cause I’m not doing anything wrong.” The woman responds “… Until someone changes the definition of what’s ‘wrong.’”
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The Partial Historians 🏺 @partialhistorians.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Did we enjoy the Agamemnon-Darth Vader cross over? Yes. Were we impressed with Odysseus’ complete lack of charisma? No. Would Nolan benefit from having a co-writer who was a woman? Double yes. #AncientGreece #Odyssey #AncientBluesky🏺
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Paul Bleicher @pbleic.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Astonishing. RFK Jr. adds 8 members to a 6 member FDA advisory panel. 6 of them were sellers of peptides, and the 7th a compounding pharmacist. In an 8-6 vote with all 8 votes coming from these new panel members, the panel approved 4 peptides against the objections of FDA scientists.
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FDA Panel Supports Lifting Restrictions on Four Peptides (Gift Article)
In an all-day hearing, the agency’s scientists argued against allowing broad access to unproven drugs that the agency had banned three years ago.
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Troy Arnold @tzma.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I’m not sure that’s the only limiting factor on Tesla’s stock price.
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💀 skeletori amos 💀 @rivalconga.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
My father worked for an amusement park in the 70s, directing people toward parking lots so they filled evenly. He started sorting VW Beetles (v popular at the time) by color out of boredom. End of the day, people couldn't find their Beetle in the sea of same-colored Beetles. A giant mess.
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
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Stevie Kilner @1steviekilner.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
If anyone would like to see a short video of a dog using their tail as a rotar blade, this is your lucky day.
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Thiru Balasubramaniam @thirugeneva.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
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Kumar Sangakkara on playing village cricket!
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 02/07/2026
Stephen Hough to lead relaunched Leeds piano competition
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Stephen Hough to lead relaunched Leeds piano competition
Free choice of repertoire and an increased upper age limit part of the changes in a competition that will emphasise individuality and imagination The Leeds International Piano Competition is to be relaunched under the artistic direction of Sir Stephen Hough. The pianist is leading significant reforms to the triennial contest that first began in 1963. He will also chair an international jury that includes fellow pianists Piotr Anderszewski, Lucas Debargue, Yeol Eum Son, Kathryn Stott and Master of the King’s Music, composer Errollyn Wallen. The 2027 competition will have its upper age limit increased to 35, and competitors will have complete free choice over the music they perform, be it Couperin or Copland, Boulez or Busoni. Continue reading...
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Wil Eelsing @wileelsing.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Bethan's Rock is a small grey stone on display at Poole Museum in Poole, England. It was donated to the museum in 2019 by a five-year-old girl named Bethan, and it has since attracted significant attention on social media and become the museum's most famous object. - Wikipedia
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D r e a m k i d @dreamkid83.com · 22/06/2026
Top five 80s songs to get you motivated 💪🏼 #synth #80s #classic80s #guitar
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Troy Arnold @tzma.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
And the BBC were running an article wondering why President Trump hadn’t yet made an appearance at the World Cup.
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KPD Max von Sydnow @mpdeejay.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Australia fans did an "Aussie Boys are on a bender / Donald Trump's a sex offender" chant in Seattle and everyone's reaction was "Yep, that's true."
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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Artist’s painting of a hippo on a flake of limestone 🦛❤️ Perhaps a practice sketch, or simply for the joy of painting 3,500 years ago! From Deir el-Bahri, ancient Thebes, c. 1479–1425 BC 📷 The Met #Archaeology #Art
Met Museum image of an ancient Egyptian artist’s small, naturalistic painting of a standing hippopotamus on an uneven shaped flake of white limestone, dated c. 1479–1425. The hippo is painted in profile with head lowered and to the right. The body is outlined with black paint and painted brown. The belly, eyes, and ears are painted red. Although the ancient Egyptians were well aware of the danger and destructive power of hippos, this painted hippo looks rather harmless. Dimensions: Height 10.8 cm, Width 12 cm

Egyptian artists made practice sketches on flakes of limestone, sometimes for use as templates when transferring an image to a tomb or temple wall. Limestone flakes were readily available because of the constant construction of temples and rock-cut tombs. Better still they cost nothing, unlike papyrus. A number of sketches on linestone were found at Deir el-Bahri during the 1922-23 MMA excavations. This painting was acquired by the museum in the division of finds.
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The story of social media’s problem with news, in two posts (these are from X)
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Troy Arnold @tzma.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Today is the 10th anniversary of Brexit. It’s also the day I got the results of my language exam; so I now have the ability to apply for a European citizenship/passport and regain the freedom of movement/employment lost to Brexit. Rights, and the obligations of good citizenship to my adopted home.
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Ariaa® @ariaa.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Summer Solstice captured from Stonehenge yesterday. At first light, the sun climbed up behind the Heel Stone and threaded itself straight through the center of Stonehenge exactly where the builders aimed it nearly 5,000 years ago. Ethereal Earth on FB
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Alice Lilly @aliceolilly.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Incredible really that you can build a career simply by being the guy who sets up the podium and the sound in Downing Street when a PM is resigning
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Troy Arnold @tzma.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
I agree. I hear protests that the push to “net zero” is moving too fast and think “well that’s what happens when you leave your summer holiday school project to the last three days”.
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Jack O’ Lantern 🎃 @muninnherself.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Solstice greetings everyone! This is Stonehenge by Julian Trevelyan (1961, aquatint)
An orange sun visible through the stones of a trilithon, with other stones behind
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