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@daveacoley.bsky.social

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Brummie lineage of 150 years, Blues since 1900. Ip Man WT lineage|runner|Paddy Doyle trained|Survivor. NHS Acute Director Rtd| UoB MBA Alumni European Movement Member -Rejoin. Excuse typos, epiretinal membranes make my world more wonky than it actually is.

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Dave @daveacoley.bsky.social · 10d

" If you're in trouble, or hurt or need - go to the poor people. They're the only ones that'll help - the only ones.”
― John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath

Dave @daveacoley.bsky.social · 1h

I hope they become destitute and are forced to live on the streets.

Dave @daveacoley.bsky.social · 4h

Morning from Marlowe and Mr BlueSky

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Dave @daveacoley.bsky.social · 4h

Waits for the " time off while I work on my mental health " statement.

Dave @daveacoley.bsky.social · 4h

53 % 😉

Dave @daveacoley.bsky.social · 6h

Morning BlueSky
#sunrise
#Stratford
#dogs

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Dave @daveacoley.bsky.social · 7h

So Mike had one schooner of sherry too many then.

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Dave @daveacoley.bsky.social · 8h

I havent renewed, its heady days of leading a fiercely independent line in investigative jounalism is long gone. The Nerve is well worth a sub IMHO.

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Dave @daveacoley.bsky.social · 19h

Majestic takedown 😂

Dave @daveacoley.bsky.social · 20h

Brushing Andrew's crimes under the carpet was clearly their preferred option but I'm sure they will try and get some good PR out of it.

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Dave @daveacoley.bsky.social · 22h

Oh Rosie 🙄

Dave @daveacoley.bsky.social · 22h

MAGA drama queenery is piss funny.

Dave @daveacoley.bsky.social · 22h

These chinless fucking morons need to be banished from public office for ever.

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Sathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 23h

Truth.

Caitlin Moran @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social · 1d

I had 24 hours of travelling around Britain - well, to Leeds and back - and it was so unexpectedly lovely and hopeful, I had to write about it: www.thetimes.com/article/c646...

Why I love England — and I don’t need to wave a flag to show it

‘The train to Leeds is clean, on time and half-empty. I know this is rare, like finding a sixpence in a Christmas pudding — and so I enjoy it’

www.thetimes.com

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

This is devastating.

Virginia Giuffre thought she might 'die a sex slave' at hands of Epstein and his circle, memoir reveals

The BBC obtained a copy of Virginia Giuffre's posthumous memoir ahead of its publication on Tuesday.

www.bbc.com

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Dave @daveacoley.bsky.social · 23h

Gav is out Trumping Trump.
Top work Guv 👏

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Dave @daveacoley.bsky.social · 23h

a woman in a blue jacket and jeans is holding a stick .

ALT: a woman in a blue jacket and jeans is holding a stick .

media.tenor.com

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Neera Tanden @neeratanden.bsky.social · 1d

Want to keep the momentum of No Kings going? Each of us should adopt a House or Senate race where we work to reach voters and persuade, send financial support, talk up the candidate online - find someone you believe in and support them over the next year.

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