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General Boles

@generalboles.bsky.social

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Former MP, former Supreme Allied Commander #WarOnTheCountryside, above average satirical photoshopper & senior advisor to Sir Keir Starmer before he became unpopular

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 2h

WE’RE ALL GETTING OWLS

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 2h

Aughton & Holborn (West Lancashire) Council By-Election Result:

🏘️ OWL: 35.5% (+10.4)
➡️ RFM: 24.1% (+18.6)
🌹 LAB: 19.4% (-21.3)
🌳 CON: 14.9% (-8.7)
🌍 GRN: 3.9% (-1.1)
🔶 LDM: 2.1% (New)

Our West Lancashire GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2024.

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 2h

Oh I think not Spotify algorithm

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Zack Fox 🦊 @zjfox.bsky.social · 1d

It'll be wild when Charlotte Church reveals she's been pretending to be Welsh this entire time #TheTraitorsUK #CelebrityTraitors

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The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 1d

Claudia - The Goth Whizbit

#TheTraitors #TheTraitorsUk #CelebrityTraitors

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 3h

When Jonathan suggested Alan should say a few words for Paloma 😁😁😁😁😁

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 3h

There’s still time

General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 3h

Stop cyber-bullying Tom 😜

General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 3h

boooo

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Ken Tindell @kentindell.bsky.social · 3h

In the last series they called someone a traitor and banished them because they were reading a book!

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 3h

nooooooo Tom's arrival outfit was great

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 3h

I would happily subscribe to a substack that rated everyone's outfits on this show

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 3h

*screaming* #CelebrityTraitors

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 3h

Every single time I see Alan Carr on #CelebrityTraitors I think of this scene from Goodfellas

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 4h

He's got a point #CelebrityTraitors

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 8h

ikr

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Harry Wallop @harrywallop.co.uk · 9h

To Aldi Christmas showcase. Where I got to see / taste some of the very best innovation in the UK. And some of the worst.
Strap in… (cheese is involved)

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 9h

hey if they want to send me a couple of pairs of Alphaflys I'll happily make an effort to beat my pb

General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 9h

Thank you #parkrun marketing dept for reminding me my best days are in the past

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 9h

too soon?

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 9h

a-weema-weh,
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in the Atlantic, the mighty Atlantic www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

Titanic Sinks Tonight first look - a dramatised documentary detailing the sinking of the ‘world’s most famous ship’ in real time

This four part series produced by Stellify Media for BBC Factual and BBC Northern Ireland relives the Titanic story through the experiences and personal testimony of the passengers and crew who were t...

www.bbc.co.uk

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 9h

I'm not saying the American equivalent of the UK lobby are spineless but if a UK PM said this we wouldn't have stopped laughing at him / her for about a year

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Trump: "We're gonna be reducing the cost of medicines by 100%, 200%, 300%, 500% and even more than that."

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 13h

Afternoon.

Much to unpack.

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Soumaya Keynes @soumayakeynes.ft.com · 13h

Trump is effectively bullying the UK to pay more for its drugs

www.ft.com/content/dd11...

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Bryan Blessed @bryb.bsky.social · 13h

I mean, I'm no Public Relations expert, but I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest that becoming renowned as "The Legalise Incest Guy" might be an almost entirely non-recoverable situation.

LeithMotive @leithmotive.bsky.social · 18h

Charles Amos is the legalise incest guy. Insane they didn't do due diligence. www.thetimes.com/article/8c9a...

Meet the young Tories dreaming of a bright blue future

The Conservatives know they have a problem with Gen Z voters. At the party conference, The Times met a new breed of activists who are embracing the challenge

www.thetimes.com

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 14h

Please could you give me some bullet points so I can look sophisticated in the Tory-exiles group chat