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Nigel Briggs

@lawlecturer.bsky.social

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Human rights, criminal law, space law, books, films and F1. Allotments. Leeds fan MOT. 86 47 "listen: there's a hell of a good universe next door; let's go" e.e.cummings

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Nigel Briggs @lawlecturer.bsky.social · Nov 16

Escalator in Stockholm with a friendly greeting for a Yorkshireman.

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Buster Keaton @busterkeaton.bsky.social · 19d

This Day in Buster…October 1, 1922
"The Electric House" was released 103 years ago today! Hats off the young graduate who upgrades his Botany degree to an Engineering degree with not a single moment of study!

#oldhollywood #busterkeaton #silentfilm #damfino

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Nigel Briggs @lawlecturer.bsky.social · 20d

www.bbc.com/news/article.... Some great news about this pair of chancers. Who's next?

High Court rules Baroness Mone-linked company breached £122m Covid contract

PPE Medpro has been ordered by the court to repay £122m in damages by 15 October.

www.bbc.com

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 22d

‘Who said he’s as honest as the day is long?’

@mrjamesob.bsky.social poses a question about Reform’s ex-leader in Wales, who admitted making pro-Russian statements to the EU Parliament for cash.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26d

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 27d

Thousands of Ukrainian children have been abducted by Russia since Putin’s invasion.

I stood with President Zelenskyy today at the UN to focus the world's attention on these horrific war crimes — and to strengthen our international efforts to bring these children home.

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Dave Lee @davelee.me · Sep 19

Dutch late night TV has its take

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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · May 7

TANK vs TESLA

"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"

- ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank

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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · Jun 23

Nine years ago the godfather of Brexit, Lord Daniel Hannan, predicted life in Brexit Britain in June 2025. Roll the tape…
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)

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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · Jun 23

Part 2

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Nigel Briggs @lawlecturer.bsky.social · Sep 16

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Damning report is crystal clear. Israel's acts amount to genocide.

‘Direct evidence of genocidal intent’: the UN commission of inquiry’s report on Israel’s actions in Gaza

Legal analysis has accused Israel of committing genocide in four out of five categories as defined by 1948 convention

www.theguardian.com

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Film Updates @thefilmupdates.bsky.social · Sep 14

Javier Bardem at the #Emmys: "Here I am today denouncing the genocide in Gaza... Free Palestine!"

(via @Variety)

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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · Sep 8

The 3-justice dissent was right:“We should not have to live in a country where the government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, [we] dissent.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/u...

Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions on L.A. Immigration Stops

www.nytimes.com

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · Aug 31

Leaving the ECHR won’t “Take Back Control” – it will hand your rights to politicians

“The myths are seductive, the reality is very different – without the ECHR your freedoms rest on whichever Home Secretary wakes up grumpy”

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Leaving the ECHR won’t “Take Back Control” – it will hand your rights to politicians

The myths are seductive, the reality is very different – without the ECHR your freedoms rest on whichever Home Secretary wakes up grumpy

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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Nigel Briggs @lawlecturer.bsky.social · Aug 13

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Fool In The Rain (Led Zeppelin); drum cover by Sina

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Nigel Briggs @lawlecturer.bsky.social · Aug 13

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Nigel Briggs @lawlecturer.bsky.social · Jun 13

Great film. Way ahead of its time.

Fearless Friend @fearlessfriend.bsky.social · Jun 13

Today’s motion picture presentation - The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) #movies #films #silentfilms #drcaligari

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Armando Iannucci @aiannucci.bsky.social · Jun 7

New #StrongMessageHere is up on #BBCSounds and indeed everywhere. Special guest Stewart Lee and I discuss politicians telling jokes and making TikTok videos attacking ‘weird Turkish barbers.’

Armando Iannucci @aiannucci.bsky.social · Jun 5

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Strong Message Here - Weird Turkish Barber Shops (with Stewart Lee) - BBC Sounds

Armando Iannucci is joined by comedian Stewart Lee to discuss 'weird Turkish barber shops'

www.bbc.co.uk

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Nigel Briggs @lawlecturer.bsky.social · Jun 4

And what's wrong with Japanese film ? He asked in a stern vocie....

Nigel Briggs @lawlecturer.bsky.social · May 31

All the argument, the law suits, the slick political ad campaigns and campus debates... But what will finally undo Trump will be a simple four letter word. #TACO TACO TACO Let's get a taco.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz73...

I'm hungry, let's get a taco

YouTube video by SkoTTiBoy

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Tim Altmann @timaltmann.bsky.social · May 23

From the day Britain left the EU, this reset was inevitable. What a pointless waste of time, money and effort
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From the day Britain left the EU, this reset was inevitable. What a pointless waste of time, money and effort | Simon Jenkins

Keir Starmer is not blameless when it comes to Brexit, but he is moving in the right direction. Even the Tories attacking him know that, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

www.theguardian.com

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Andrew Harrison @nndroid.bsky.social · May 19

Badgering, scoffing Nick Robinson introduces #R4Today prog interview on EU renegotiation entirely with the “Betrayal! Backsliding!” narrative. Not a word on the undeniable failure of Brexit nor the overwhelming public majority against it.

It’s like listening to a Daily Express podcast.

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Nigel Briggs @lawlecturer.bsky.social · May 19

The level of hysteria about the fact that we have struck a deal with the EU (sensible) was shocking this morning. Shame on Radio 4's Today programme. Biased. Venomous. Without shame. BBC Radio 4 - Today for a North Korean standard of journalism.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · May 11

Last night's Moon. 2108UT 10 May 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

The Moon at waxing gibbous phase on a dark background.

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · May 10

From one of the greatest stop-motion films of all time: A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959), dir. Jiří Trnka, Loutkový Film Praha

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Nigel Briggs @lawlecturer.bsky.social · Apr 18

The unbelievably atmospheric Callanish stones. The mystical Island of Lewis.