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András Forgács W

@andraswf.bsky.social

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Hungarian-born British screenwriter. Same hat size as Ralph Fiennes, same shoe size as Anthony Eden As seen on the Bird App A national security threat, according to Donald Trump IMDb https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3416508

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · Jul 9

My movie 'The Whip' ceases to stop being relevant

Watch as Sadie, a full-time carer for her sister teams up with an unlikely bunch of characters to stop a devastating welfare reform - and ultimately to bring down the government

For free on the link below:

youtu.be/vboUAIibXPo?...

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 59m

Hello, fellow Brompton wanker

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Ian Martin @ianmartin.bsky.social · 1h

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 1h

Blair for Access

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3h

Tony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted dinner giving tech bosses access to UK minister

Exclusive: Six tech leaders dined with investment minister, documents reveal, underlining growing influence of ex-PM’s consultancy Tony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted a private dinner earlier this year at which a select group of technology entrepreneurs were given access to a key minister, official documents have revealed. The former prime minister, who is a champion of the tech industry, held the dinner in an upmarket London hotel in his capacity as the head of the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) political consultancy. Continue reading...

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 1h

Abolish the Home Office

Global Issues @globalissues.org · 7h

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Is this cruelty the type of British values that Reform, racists and other parties pushing anti immigrant policies are referring to?

‘Clear parallels’ with Windrush as UK-born toddler denied passport

Campaigners say lessons not being learned as three-year-old’s mother is asked to prove right to free NHS treatment

www.theguardian.com

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 3h

At least one senior Labour official seems to finally remember they aren't in Reform.
The changes won't just harm economy and country, they'll destroy families and force more people into becoming undocumented, leading to more deportations. They need scrapping not pausing.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Sir Sadiq Khan calls for pause on new immigration rules

The mayor of London said the changes had "moved the goalposts".

www.bbc.com

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 1h

Sir, this is a Wendy's

Random Restaurant Bot @restaurant-bot.bsky.social · 1h

Wendy's; Carr #1 esq Ave Luis Muñoz Marín, Caguas, 00725, Puerto Rico https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=18.2508127%2C-66.0365312&query_place_id=ChIJVT6pJVBbA4wReTDUsvC0Ntg

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 2h

Not many people remember now, but The Daily Telegraph used to be a newspaper

Rick Burin @rickburin.bsky.social · 2h

Imagine being this lame

The Telegraph saying that an activist dancing dressed as a frog is a terrorist (in coward quotes), and for some reason they’ve added that the person is non-binary

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 3h

"Surge"? Oh sort yourself out BBC.
A frankly tiny number of people, in the grand scheme of things, with every right to do so coming to UK is hardly a "surge", but such language automatically frames them as a negative and is guaranteed to be used to stoke more division.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Surge in Chagos arrivals prompts row over housing costs

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ladies and gentlemen, the weekend 😌 @craigweekends.bsky.social · 7d

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 11h

LOL

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 12h

The Sum of All Fears is twenty three years old

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 12h

*doubt in Brick Lane*

András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 15h

Disappointed

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The Provost / سيدة الفتنة @msentropy.bsky.social · 16h

When an Oath Keeper leaked the 2009 DHS memo about militias recruiting members of the military, the entire right-wing went ballistic about “presidential tyranny” and “political prosecution” and “patriotic dissent” and “domestic extremism” and “government overreach.”

just saying

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 16h

RIP your arteries

András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 16h

These are still the dark ages

András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 16h

♥️

András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 16h

Yeah I'm not fan of this

András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 16h

I'm tired

𝕊𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕥 ℙ𝕒𝕥𝕣𝕠𝕟 🦠x0 @maxwalrus.bsky.social · Aug 29

"Oh so they weren't nazis they were kulaks then" is the next line I've come to learn. People are really walking around town, living normals lives with propaganda-poisoned brains like this

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TimBrrr @timstein.bsky.social · 16h

The azov battalion was an opportunity to “one simple trick” the situation, i.e. blame “capitalism” or US “imperialism.” In this case the azov battalion (there’s more Nazis in the Portland PD) gave them the moral excuse to not care about Ukraine, which allowed them to indulge in “proxy war, aktualy.”

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Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · Aug 29

In 2022 it got psychotic. I was arguing about Ukraine with someone I had been on reasonably good terms with before; I sent her an article from a Ukrainian professor in the US, and no joke she dismissed it because she couldn't tell 'if he had any Nazi connections' or 'who his parents were'

Sam (ABeardedPanda) @abeardedpanda.bsky.social · Aug 29

What's been very revealing to me about most of these pieces is that the reaction (at best) usually amounts to dismissal of the writer in question, often on fairly reprehensible grounds

Truthout @truthout.org · Aug 29

"If Ukraine accepts a “deal” that includes occupation and further annexation of land, it will not end this war and lead to lasting peace. Such a deal will simply pause Russian aggression until Putin has time to regroup and come back for more Ukrainian land.”

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 18h

It's insane to me still

children of the corncob @bisk.sureis.sexy · 18h

jon stewart at one point being considered one of the most trusted people for NEWS was a signifier that convential journalism had absolutely failed at its job.

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 18h

Light entertainment is not suitable for what you want from them

András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 18h

You cannot afford to treat things real. Otherwise you're going to go mad

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 18h

Entertainment producers the most burnt out, hollow people on planet Earth otherwise they'd all have gone mad. You have to make numb yourself in the face of overwhelming stupidity

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