Dr Michael Flannery
@drmichaelflannery.bsky.social
Dynamic Objects Conservator, Clockmaker, British Civil Defence PhD , Things Mechanical, History of Technology, Quite Boring, probably.
@theguardian.com Greg Wallace and Prince Andrew for strictly, dream ticket ?
October 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
@theguardian.com Greg Wallace and Prince Andrew for strictly, dream ticket ?
@fordmotorsofficial.bsky.social @ 60K miles I am having to have a new wet timing belt fitted to my 9 year old Ford Fiesta ecoboost. The wet timing belt must be one of the worst automotive design faults in the last decade. Of course Ford who sell the costly replacement Kit of parts care little.
October 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
@fordmotorsofficial.bsky.social @ 60K miles I am having to have a new wet timing belt fitted to my 9 year old Ford Fiesta ecoboost. The wet timing belt must be one of the worst automotive design faults in the last decade. Of course Ford who sell the costly replacement Kit of parts care little.
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Farage has memory problems, he said he hardly knew him
October 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Farage has memory problems, he said he hardly knew him
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Richard Tice told The Times in March he had “never met Nathan Gill”
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October 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Richard Tice told The Times in March he had “never met Nathan Gill”
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This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
September 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
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Some journalists demolished Trump’s wild claims. But it was foreign affairs journalist Ishaan Tharoor who captured the larger story: “A senior foreign diplomat at the UN texts me : ‘This man is stark, raving mad. Do Americans not see how embarrassing this is?’
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September 23, 2025
In New York City this morning, the United Nations opened its General Assembly, marking the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations itself.
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September 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Some journalists demolished Trump’s wild claims. But it was foreign affairs journalist Ishaan Tharoor who captured the larger story: “A senior foreign diplomat at the UN texts me : ‘This man is stark, raving mad. Do Americans not see how embarrassing this is?’
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When the Conservative party rats are leaving a sinking ship to join another party made up of rats in a leaking dingy, then the right is in a bit of a mess. @steverichards.bsky.social @theguardian.com @therestpolitics.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM
When the Conservative party rats are leaving a sinking ship to join another party made up of rats in a leaking dingy, then the right is in a bit of a mess. @steverichards.bsky.social @theguardian.com @therestpolitics.bsky.social
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Farage says his partner bought the house with family money. The BBC can’t find that family money:
“Her parents, Bertrand and Chantal, live in a flat worth around 350,000 euros (£302,000) in a Strasbourg suburb. They, and their two daughters, co-own the flat.”
“Her parents, Bertrand and Chantal, live in a flat worth around 350,000 euros (£302,000) in a Strasbourg suburb. They, and their two daughters, co-own the flat.”
Questions about who funded Farage constituency home purchase www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nigel Farage faces questions over who funded £885,000 Clacton constituency home
A BBC investigation raises questions about how the Reform UK leader's partner paid for a home in his constituency.
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September 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Farage says his partner bought the house with family money. The BBC can’t find that family money:
“Her parents, Bertrand and Chantal, live in a flat worth around 350,000 euros (£302,000) in a Strasbourg suburb. They, and their two daughters, co-own the flat.”
“Her parents, Bertrand and Chantal, live in a flat worth around 350,000 euros (£302,000) in a Strasbourg suburb. They, and their two daughters, co-own the flat.”
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Can’t get enough of this. @raskin.house.gov rubbing Nigel Farage’s nose in his self-confessed love of Putin as he’s forced to sit & watch is delicious beyond words
Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him
September 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Can’t get enough of this. @raskin.house.gov rubbing Nigel Farage’s nose in his self-confessed love of Putin as he’s forced to sit & watch is delicious beyond words
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It is very nearly the tenth anniversary of that brief moment when, for 2 or 3 days, British newspapers remembered refugees are desperate human beings who need our help, rather than scum that it's okay to threaten with violence.
August 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It is very nearly the tenth anniversary of that brief moment when, for 2 or 3 days, British newspapers remembered refugees are desperate human beings who need our help, rather than scum that it's okay to threaten with violence.
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Good morning world, if you still remember us and our suffering, we still exist.💔🇵🇸
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July 25, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Good morning world, if you still remember us and our suffering, we still exist.💔🇵🇸
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Thought for the day, when I am forced to use the self checkout in the supermarket, why am I asked for age verification when buying non alcoholic lager? I am 71 and 11/12ths.
July 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Thought for the day, when I am forced to use the self checkout in the supermarket, why am I asked for age verification when buying non alcoholic lager? I am 71 and 11/12ths.
Thank God Netanyahu has nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. So thats a Genocidal War Criminal supporting a Felon and Sexual Predator! you could not make it up. @theguardian.com @therestpolitics.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Thank God Netanyahu has nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. So thats a Genocidal War Criminal supporting a Felon and Sexual Predator! you could not make it up. @theguardian.com @therestpolitics.bsky.social
Sometimes the only thing that really hits the spot is a nice thick slice of bread and a good slathering of butter.
July 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Sometimes the only thing that really hits the spot is a nice thick slice of bread and a good slathering of butter.
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Western media enabling Gaza genocide and rewriting history. Scholars and journalists say Western media’s refusal to confront Israeli war crimes is a form of genocide denial and reinforcing impunity.
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Western media enabling Gaza genocide and rewriting history, say experts
Scholars and journalists say Western media’s refusal to confront Israeli war crimes is a form of genocide denial and reinforcing impunity
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June 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Western media enabling Gaza genocide and rewriting history. Scholars and journalists say Western media’s refusal to confront Israeli war crimes is a form of genocide denial and reinforcing impunity.
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As a Jew I am far, FAR more alarmed by our institutions equating me and other Jews with the IDF, who are responsible for the murder of over 80,000 Palestinians, by dint of framing any critique against the IDF as ‘antisemitism.’
Linking all Jews to the IDF is *actual* fucking antisemitism.
Linking all Jews to the IDF is *actual* fucking antisemitism.
June 29, 2025 at 11:19 PM
As a Jew I am far, FAR more alarmed by our institutions equating me and other Jews with the IDF, who are responsible for the murder of over 80,000 Palestinians, by dint of framing any critique against the IDF as ‘antisemitism.’
Linking all Jews to the IDF is *actual* fucking antisemitism.
Linking all Jews to the IDF is *actual* fucking antisemitism.
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They call this ad “fear mongering”. Compare with the reality above. bsky.app/profile/dhar...
BREAKING:
The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".
It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.
You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!
#MAGAKidnappers
The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".
It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.
You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!
#MAGAKidnappers
June 27, 2025 at 6:52 AM
They call this ad “fear mongering”. Compare with the reality above. bsky.app/profile/dhar...
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Had to shake my head in disbelief this morning on Netanyahu’s claim about Iran hitting a hospital being a war crime !!With no trace of irony about his and his hateful cabal’s hypocrisy after destroying every hospital, school and clinic in Gaza, & whilst his troops fire into desperate food aid crowds
June 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Had to shake my head in disbelief this morning on Netanyahu’s claim about Iran hitting a hospital being a war crime !!With no trace of irony about his and his hateful cabal’s hypocrisy after destroying every hospital, school and clinic in Gaza, & whilst his troops fire into desperate food aid crowds
Trump is desperate for a Noble Prize and so I think Pakistan will be on his Christmas card list this year
June 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Trump is desperate for a Noble Prize and so I think Pakistan will be on his Christmas card list this year
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‘As Mohammed bin Salman's economic and social reforms have made headlines in recent years, human rights activists have highlighted a parallel crackdown on dissent, including extreme sentences handed out to individuals for their social media posts.’ www.middleeasteye.net/news/campaig...
Campaigners say Saudi Arabia executed prominent journalist for Twitter account
Supporters of Turki al-Jasser, who had been imprisoned for seven years, say his execution is a result of the impunity that Saudi authorities enjoyed over Khashoggi murder
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June 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
‘As Mohammed bin Salman's economic and social reforms have made headlines in recent years, human rights activists have highlighted a parallel crackdown on dissent, including extreme sentences handed out to individuals for their social media posts.’ www.middleeasteye.net/news/campaig...
I seem to have been missed of the Honours List…….Again!
June 14, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I seem to have been missed of the Honours List…….Again!
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At least 225 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza. “I want to see the journalists’ colleagues from all over the world using their conscience, moral .At least then we can feel that we were not abandoned and the world did not silence our murder.” www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Hide the pain: how a war reporter keeps going when their own family are victims
At least 225 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza since 2023. One was the son of Wael al-Dahdouh, who also lost his wife, two other children and a grandchild. Here, he talks about regainin...
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June 11, 2025 at 6:37 AM
At least 225 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza. “I want to see the journalists’ colleagues from all over the world using their conscience, moral .At least then we can feel that we were not abandoned and the world did not silence our murder.” www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Over 20k people have now taken action calling for the release of Manahel al-Otaibi — a fitness instructor jailed by #Saudi authorities for her peaceful activism.
As she faces retrial on 25 June, let’s keep the pressure up until she’s free. #FreeManahel
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As she faces retrial on 25 June, let’s keep the pressure up until she’s free. #FreeManahel
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Saudi Arabia: Free Manahel al-Otaibi
Tell Saudi Arabia to free Manahel al-Otaibi and reform laws that suppress women’s rights and free speech. Sign now.
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June 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Over 20k people have now taken action calling for the release of Manahel al-Otaibi — a fitness instructor jailed by #Saudi authorities for her peaceful activism.
As she faces retrial on 25 June, let’s keep the pressure up until she’s free. #FreeManahel
globalcitizen.org/en/action/re...
As she faces retrial on 25 June, let’s keep the pressure up until she’s free. #FreeManahel
globalcitizen.org/en/action/re...
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I spoke with Seán on the Moncrieff show on Newstalk about the dark truth behind Saudi Arabia’s so-called “care homes” — where women are punished for disobedience and dissent. www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...
The dark truth behind Saudi Arabian "care homes" | Newstalk
In Saudi Arabia, the authorities call them "care homes", when in reality they are institutions fo...
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June 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I spoke with Seán on the Moncrieff show on Newstalk about the dark truth behind Saudi Arabia’s so-called “care homes” — where women are punished for disobedience and dissent. www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...
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I hear Reform UK are campaigning in Scotland today. It would be tragic if this went viral again... ~AA
The expanded video of that Richard Tice car crash, during Reform UK's launch in Scotland, is somehow even funnier with subtitles.
- "What are their surnames?"
- "John and Ross."
- "What councils are they from?"
- "John and Ross. Next question?" ~AA
- "What are their surnames?"
- "John and Ross."
- "What councils are they from?"
- "John and Ross. Next question?" ~AA
June 2, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I hear Reform UK are campaigning in Scotland today. It would be tragic if this went viral again... ~AA