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Phil M

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Manc, council house lad. Army vet (RCT), ExFirefighter (GMFRS), Fire Engineer (IFE) & fire data researcher (Leeds Uni). Medically retired (Menière’s). Vertiginous, going deaf. Pioneered fire risk determination by building type. INFJ. ADHD. @HRRBFireSafety.

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Phil M @phillm.bsky.social · Jun 7

Remember how they lied about Brexit? Unsurprisingly, they're lying about ECHR too.
Don't give up your rights!! 👇

Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · Jun 7

Should we follow Putin out of the ECHR?

Or is it just another Brexit where we give up our rights in the vain pursuit of making migrants disappear?

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Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 1d

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4d

It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon in the Bronx and Harlem at our paper shredding events — we cleared out old junk mail, built community, danced, took family portraits and enjoyed frozen treats (it still felt a lot like summer). Thanks to everyone who joined.

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Michael Stipe @michaelstipe.bsky.social · 12h

and I feel fine

jamma10.bsky.social @jamma10.bsky.social · 1d

Toilet, Bristol UK circa 2015

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Phil M @phillm.bsky.social · 9h

YES Zack, go on fella.

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 2d

“You can’t blame austerity on one hand, but then say it’s the immigrants. The immigrants haven’t caused austerity.”

Zack Polanski takes on Reform’s Zia Yusuf over spreading of misinformation on #BBCQT

Phil M @phillm.bsky.social · 9h

Piers Morgan is a dick.

Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity with all trans and intersex people having their existence debated every time a tv host hasn't done their prep and can't think of any more questions

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Dom Tyer @atangleofwires.bsky.social · 2d

Every filmed and televised performance by Joy Division (1978–79)

www.openculture.com/2025/10/ever...

Every Filmed and Televised Performance by Joy Division (1978–79)

Brian Eno once said of the Velvet Underground that their first album sold only 30,000 copies, but everyone who bought one started a band.

www.openculture.com

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 1d

Rachel Reeves set to blame Nigel Farage for tax rises in the Budget, saying he delivered Brexit with “easy sloganeering” and then walked away

It’s about time

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Keir Starmer’s plan to blame Nigel Farage for budget tax rises

With Reform UK threatening the end of two-party politics, both Labour and the Tories are fighting to stay relevant as conference season comes to an end

www.thetimes.com

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Phil M @phillm.bsky.social · 23h

No, you don't. 😂

Free Spirit @tuxus.bsky.social · 1d

Phil M @phillm.bsky.social · 23h

If some people want into a "doomed and incoherent project"?
It's a Tribune article, it's not a statement of intent, a policy, or even a vague declaration, from the organisation you refer to.
But hey, crack on mate, I admire your adherence to left wing principles...
If they exist.

Phil M @phillm.bsky.social · 1d

An act of extreme hedonism.

a chef puppet is cleaning a samsung stove

ALT: a chef puppet is cleaning a samsung stove

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Phil M @phillm.bsky.social · 1d

Well said Ros 👏

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Ros Taylor @rostaylor.bsky.social · 1d

Some people think I’m suggesting the UK should strip citizenship from Dubai ‘expats’.

Not at all. I just find it odd not to seek citizenship of a country you love and that has offered you sanctuary from the hellscape that is Britain in 2025.

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Ros Taylor @rostaylor.bsky.social · 1d

The thought of never being able to vote again may give you pause. Or it may not - in which case, farewell.

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Phil M @phillm.bsky.social · 1d

That 24 hour security thing might sound alluring but it's important to bear in mind:
1/ having powerful and overbearing law enforcement is not enjoyable.
2/ especially if you break their laws by doing something like sex outside marriage, swearing or kissing in public.
Sounds great, eh?

Ros Taylor @rostaylor.bsky.social · 1d

I’m afraid that if you emigrate to Dubai for the tax breaks and 24-hour security, you really should give up your citizenship here for someone who wants it.

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 1d

Caturday Eve, Nite
donut_the_fidi_cat
Donut 🍩

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Phil M @phillm.bsky.social · 1d

Nobody else passes the 'are they liars' test, Dorian.
You may see why I'd say that, maybe you don't. However, believe me when I say this: trying to define people to your left as incoherent and doomed does absolutely nothing, not a single thing, to encourage them to go where you think they should go.

Phil M @phillm.bsky.social · 1d

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a group of people are raising their hands in the air in the air .

ALT: a group of people are raising their hands in the air in the air .

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Phil M @phillm.bsky.social · 1d

*cough*
Starmer had somebody fighting that fight, then he sacked him: "Former Labour faith minister Wajid Khan, who was sacked in the days after Angela Rayner’s resignation, has urged the government to tackle hate against Muslims".

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Phil M @phillm.bsky.social · 1d

I'm pleased to see it, and I'm pleased to see Zack leading the Greens too, on a left ticket.
This is what the left needs to do, what it has to do, it has to fill the holes remaining after Starmer dragged it, in some important policy areas, closer to Reform than it is to leftists.

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Phil M @phillm.bsky.social · 1d

This looks outstanding. Nigella is great and I'm a rubbish cook, I'd totally parboil some potato chunks, toss them in butter, and throw them in there 👇

Nigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social · 1d

#RecipeOfTheDay is a one-pan affair of bolstering cosiness: Sage & Onion Chicken and Sausages, which is just crying out to be served with a creamy potato gratin or pile of buttery mash. You know it makes sense! www.nigella.com/recipes/one-...

One Pan Sage and Onion Chicken and Sausage

I took it into my head one day that I wanted to marinate and cook some chicken with the flavours of a traditional sage-and-onion stuffing. So onion, mustard, sage and lemon infuse the jointed bird, an...

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Steven W. Thrasher is finishing The Overseer Class @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 1d

Everywhere I go in the world, queer and trans ppl are fighting the good fight on behalf of everyone. Here in Vaal, District 11, they are teaching ppl how to respect and help LGBTQ young ppl, migrants, women experiencing gender based violence (GBV) & ppl living w HIV/AIDS. It’s beautiful

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 27d

Load bearing clay masonry in Augsburg.
We can do 4 storeys since last year in D. (Again; this one of the defining building technologies of mankind.)

Mudbricks basically.
Fired bricks only where necessary.
What is not there cannot emit CO2.

Foto: ZRS Ingenieure

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Construction site visit on a multi storey clay masonry site. Ring beam on top. The whole site is covered with a scaffolding and roof to prevent moisture.

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Phil M @phillm.bsky.social · 1d

Morning Mog :)

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 2d

Conservative shadow Chancellor, Mel Stride’s plan isn’t just cruel – it’s politically stupid. Slash £47 billion in another promised round of austerity and you hand votes straight to Reform UK.

@eastangliabylines.co.uk

What happens when £47 billion disappears from Britain’s economy?

Tory Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride wants to take £47 billion out of the UK economy. That isn't prudence. It's managed decline

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 2d

First non-white footballer to play for England - Frank Soo from Buxton, Derbyshire - has been honoured at a special ceremony at Wembley Stadium. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'Trailblazing' England star Frank Soo honoured at Wembley

Buxton-born Frank Soo was the first non-white footballer to play for England.

www.bbc.co.uk

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