Martyn Brunt
@skybluebrunty.bsky.social
Former Team GB swimmer and triathlete, and one time runner for England (literally one time). Greenway builder, hedgehog fosterer, wild gardener, ageing punk, book author, and if I can't bring my dogs, I'm not coming. PUSB.
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Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych thanked Ukrainians for their support.
“Together we are stronger,” he said, pledging to keep going.
“Together we are stronger,” he said, pledging to keep going.
February 12, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych thanked Ukrainians for their support.
“Together we are stronger,” he said, pledging to keep going.
“Together we are stronger,” he said, pledging to keep going.
The party that says it just wants to protect women and girls strikes again.
Reform candidate calls for young girls to be given "biological reality check" www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Reform candidate calls for ‘young girls’ to be given ‘biological reality’ check
Exclusive: Matt Goodwin argued ‘young girls’ should be explained ‘the biological reality’ that ‘many women in Britain are having children much too late in life’
www.independent.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 10:17 AM
The party that says it just wants to protect women and girls strikes again.
It's a gloomy day out there, so brighten it up a bit with this thread 👇
27 years ago today, artist John Myatt was sentenced to a year in prison for conspiracy to defraud, after painting around 200 fake works, including Chagalls and Matisses over a period of eight years, which convinced buyers despite usually being rendered in household emulsion mixed with KY Jelly 🧵
February 13, 2026 at 10:12 AM
It's a gloomy day out there, so brighten it up a bit with this thread 👇
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Dutch volleyballer Steven van der Velde went to prison for raping a 12-year-old girl. Ukrainian sledder Vladyslav Heraskevych wanted to wear a helmet commemorating his teammates killed in Russia's invasion. Guess which one was banned from competing at an Olympic Games by the IOC.
February 12, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Dutch volleyballer Steven van der Velde went to prison for raping a 12-year-old girl. Ukrainian sledder Vladyslav Heraskevych wanted to wear a helmet commemorating his teammates killed in Russia's invasion. Guess which one was banned from competing at an Olympic Games by the IOC.
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The Rich are Bastards
February 13, 2026 at 1:58 AM
The Rich are Bastards
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Happy 70th Birthday to Peter Hook, bassist and co-founder of English rock bands Joy Division and New Order, born on this day in 1956, Salford, England
📸 Tim Moffat @ Peter Hook & The Light LIVE at Miami Beach Bandshell 6/14/25
#postpunk #punkrock #peterhook #punkrockhistory #otd
📸 Tim Moffat @ Peter Hook & The Light LIVE at Miami Beach Bandshell 6/14/25
#postpunk #punkrock #peterhook #punkrockhistory #otd
February 13, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Happy 70th Birthday to Peter Hook, bassist and co-founder of English rock bands Joy Division and New Order, born on this day in 1956, Salford, England
📸 Tim Moffat @ Peter Hook & The Light LIVE at Miami Beach Bandshell 6/14/25
#postpunk #punkrock #peterhook #punkrockhistory #otd
📸 Tim Moffat @ Peter Hook & The Light LIVE at Miami Beach Bandshell 6/14/25
#postpunk #punkrock #peterhook #punkrockhistory #otd
Dutch volleyballer Steven van der Velde went to prison for raping a 12-year-old girl. Ukrainian sledder Vladyslav Heraskevych wanted to wear a helmet commemorating his teammates killed in Russia's invasion. Guess which one was banned from competing at an Olympic Games by the IOC.
February 12, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Dutch volleyballer Steven van der Velde went to prison for raping a 12-year-old girl. Ukrainian sledder Vladyslav Heraskevych wanted to wear a helmet commemorating his teammates killed in Russia's invasion. Guess which one was banned from competing at an Olympic Games by the IOC.
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Highlander 3: The Cunting
February 12, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Highlander 3: The Cunting
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Just going to leave this here
February 12, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Just going to leave this here
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The first episode of Bagpuss was originally broadcast on this day in 1974. Created by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate, the series ran for just 13 episodes (with voices provided by Postgate, Sandra Kerr and John Faulkner).
February 12, 2026 at 4:07 PM
The first episode of Bagpuss was originally broadcast on this day in 1974. Created by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate, the series ran for just 13 episodes (with voices provided by Postgate, Sandra Kerr and John Faulkner).
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He says he can’t be bought.
£13.2 million says otherwise.
£13.2 million says otherwise.
February 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
He says he can’t be bought.
£13.2 million says otherwise.
£13.2 million says otherwise.
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Morning on the Seine near Giverny - 1897
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10715
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10715
February 11, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Morning on the Seine near Giverny - 1897
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10715
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10715
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Epstein scandal has punctured all the age-old myths about the French elite | Agnès Poirier
The Epstein scandal has punctured all the age-old myths about the French elite | Agnès Poirier
The Epstein scandal has punctured all the age-old myths about the French elite | Agnès Poirier
Suddenly, venerable figures presumed immune to sordid compromise have been exposed – although some have shown that moral courage is possible, says political commentator Agnès Poirier
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:41 AM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Epstein scandal has punctured all the age-old myths about the French elite | Agnès Poirier
The Epstein scandal has punctured all the age-old myths about the French elite | Agnès Poirier
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BBCQT this week. No—don’t mention at all that Mad Nad is in Reform UK. The BBC isn’t your friend.
February 12, 2026 at 2:48 PM
BBCQT this week. No—don’t mention at all that Mad Nad is in Reform UK. The BBC isn’t your friend.
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What's so amazing about Jim Henson as a puppeteer is that he could literally be explaining that Kermit is made out of felt and ping pong balls and yet Kermit still feels alive the whole time he's doing it
February 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM
What's so amazing about Jim Henson as a puppeteer is that he could literally be explaining that Kermit is made out of felt and ping pong balls and yet Kermit still feels alive the whole time he's doing it
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Victoria Embankment this morning. Why should hard working cyclists taxes go on these wide car lanes when motorists don't bother using them?
February 12, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Victoria Embankment this morning. Why should hard working cyclists taxes go on these wide car lanes when motorists don't bother using them?
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Angela Rayner calls for the Government to create a Minister for Nightlife
"We need to do better. We need to recognise the value of this industry economically, culturally, socially"
"We need to do better. We need to recognise the value of this industry economically, culturally, socially"
February 12, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Angela Rayner calls for the Government to create a Minister for Nightlife
"We need to do better. We need to recognise the value of this industry economically, culturally, socially"
"We need to do better. We need to recognise the value of this industry economically, culturally, socially"
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It's almost like being fabulously rich doesn't make you happy or well adjusted. It's almost like it makes you sad and lonely. And leaves you forever casting about for scapegoats to offset your deep self-loathing. Thank you Jim Ratcliffe and Elon Musk for these important life lessons.
February 12, 2026 at 7:51 AM
It's almost like being fabulously rich doesn't make you happy or well adjusted. It's almost like it makes you sad and lonely. And leaves you forever casting about for scapegoats to offset your deep self-loathing. Thank you Jim Ratcliffe and Elon Musk for these important life lessons.
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Chemmy Alcott seeing glaciers she skied as a child retreat - “once you see it you can’t unsee it” - is a wake-up call. The Alps are vanishing, yet people still fly there for fun. We can’t ignore this. It’s time to rethink our travel choices. #ClimateCrisis #Alps
youtu.be/rOWtM2SiAcg?...
youtu.be/rOWtM2SiAcg?...
What is the future of winter sports in a warming world? - The Climate Question, BBC World Service
YouTube video by BBC World Service
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February 12, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Chemmy Alcott seeing glaciers she skied as a child retreat - “once you see it you can’t unsee it” - is a wake-up call. The Alps are vanishing, yet people still fly there for fun. We can’t ignore this. It’s time to rethink our travel choices. #ClimateCrisis #Alps
youtu.be/rOWtM2SiAcg?...
youtu.be/rOWtM2SiAcg?...
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Good response to Jim Ratcliffe's appalling comment on immigration.
@jakerichardsmp.bsky.social: "Jim Ratcliffe has moved to Monaco to save £4 billion worth of tax in this country, one might question whether he is the patriot that we need to comment on this issue."
@jakerichardsmp.bsky.social: "Jim Ratcliffe has moved to Monaco to save £4 billion worth of tax in this country, one might question whether he is the patriot that we need to comment on this issue."
February 12, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Good response to Jim Ratcliffe's appalling comment on immigration.
@jakerichardsmp.bsky.social: "Jim Ratcliffe has moved to Monaco to save £4 billion worth of tax in this country, one might question whether he is the patriot that we need to comment on this issue."
@jakerichardsmp.bsky.social: "Jim Ratcliffe has moved to Monaco to save £4 billion worth of tax in this country, one might question whether he is the patriot that we need to comment on this issue."