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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Une femme française extraordinaire
February 14, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Une femme française extraordinaire
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Yes it’s Valentine’s Day. But it’s also the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass who was born in 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped from slavery & rose to become the most eloquent and forceful voice for the abolition of slavery & for Black voting rights in the U.S.
February 14, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Yes it’s Valentine’s Day. But it’s also the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass who was born in 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped from slavery & rose to become the most eloquent and forceful voice for the abolition of slavery & for Black voting rights in the U.S.
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NEW EPISODE - The #Moscow Playbook: How #Sovietunion & #Russia Used, #Abused, and Transformed #Sports in the Hunt for #Power
Listen here 🎧 coldwarconversations.com/episode443
#olympics #doping #sportsscience #Coldwar
Listen here 🎧 coldwarconversations.com/episode443
#olympics #doping #sportsscience #Coldwar
February 14, 2026 at 8:15 PM
NEW EPISODE - The #Moscow Playbook: How #Sovietunion & #Russia Used, #Abused, and Transformed #Sports in the Hunt for #Power
Listen here 🎧 coldwarconversations.com/episode443
#olympics #doping #sportsscience #Coldwar
Listen here 🎧 coldwarconversations.com/episode443
#olympics #doping #sportsscience #Coldwar
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Happy Valentine’s Day, from us to you. Tag your exes. Xoxox
February 14, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Happy Valentine’s Day, from us to you. Tag your exes. Xoxox
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‘I wouldn’t touch a Jewish woman’: Meet the Reform team in Gorton and Denton
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'I wouldn't touch a Jewish woman': Meet the Reform team in Gorton and Denton
Members of Reform's campaign team shared racist content online and aligned themselves with far-right groups
manchestermill.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 6:04 PM
‘I wouldn’t touch a Jewish woman’: Meet the Reform team in Gorton and Denton
manchestermill.co.uk/goodwins-gan...
manchestermill.co.uk/goodwins-gan...
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Your poems are shit,
and so are your stunts.
You shout at hotels,
you wife-beating cunts.
and so are your stunts.
You shout at hotels,
you wife-beating cunts.
February 14, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Your poems are shit,
and so are your stunts.
You shout at hotels,
you wife-beating cunts.
and so are your stunts.
You shout at hotels,
you wife-beating cunts.
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Jack Benny
#bikesky #bici #vintage #photography #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #自転車 #art #design #streetstyle #fun #cycling #cyclinglife #bikelife #biking #bicicleta #velo #cycle #vélo 🚲🚴
#bikesky #bici #vintage #photography #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #自転車 #art #design #streetstyle #fun #cycling #cyclinglife #bikelife #biking #bicicleta #velo #cycle #vélo 🚲🚴
February 14, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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Can't help thinking that this photo of Gorton & Denton Reform candidate Matt Goodwin with Steve Bannon - convicted fraudster, close friend & enabler of Jeffrey Epstein, promoter of violence to overturn a US election & admirer of Satan - has not had the coverage it deserves.
February 14, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Can't help thinking that this photo of Gorton & Denton Reform candidate Matt Goodwin with Steve Bannon - convicted fraudster, close friend & enabler of Jeffrey Epstein, promoter of violence to overturn a US election & admirer of Satan - has not had the coverage it deserves.
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February 14, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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Exceptional hardship defence prevented driving ban. Court weighed impact on him & other employees — but where are the crash victims in that balance? Where does road safety feature? In UK, around 250 people die each year in fatal crashes linked to phone distraction.
www.edp24.co.uk/news/2584864...
www.edp24.co.uk/news/2584864...
Norfolk businessman escapes driving ban after using mobile phone while at the wheel
Daniel Bedwell from Stalham has narrowly escaped a driving ban after he was caught using a mobile phone while driving on Bracondale.
www.edp24.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Exceptional hardship defence prevented driving ban. Court weighed impact on him & other employees — but where are the crash victims in that balance? Where does road safety feature? In UK, around 250 people die each year in fatal crashes linked to phone distraction.
www.edp24.co.uk/news/2584864...
www.edp24.co.uk/news/2584864...
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🚨Reform leader Nigel Farage has posted on X
“1 million people living in this country don’t speak any English at all. 4 million people living in this country barely speak passable English”
It’s racked up 2 million views
AND IT’S COMPLETELY UNTRUE
youtu.be/o56Tw8vSEfE?...
“1 million people living in this country don’t speak any English at all. 4 million people living in this country barely speak passable English”
It’s racked up 2 million views
AND IT’S COMPLETELY UNTRUE
youtu.be/o56Tw8vSEfE?...
Farage’s latest video has racked up 2 million views - AND ITS COMPLETELY UNTRUE
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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February 14, 2026 at 3:17 PM
🚨Reform leader Nigel Farage has posted on X
“1 million people living in this country don’t speak any English at all. 4 million people living in this country barely speak passable English”
It’s racked up 2 million views
AND IT’S COMPLETELY UNTRUE
youtu.be/o56Tw8vSEfE?...
“1 million people living in this country don’t speak any English at all. 4 million people living in this country barely speak passable English”
It’s racked up 2 million views
AND IT’S COMPLETELY UNTRUE
youtu.be/o56Tw8vSEfE?...
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Just checking, it's now ok to flee your homeland, because you're afraid for your safety, and seek refuge in another Country?
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
February 14, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Just checking, it's now ok to flee your homeland, because you're afraid for your safety, and seek refuge in another Country?
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
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Fighting age man flees his homeland to seek asylum on overcrowded island.
February 14, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Fighting age man flees his homeland to seek asylum on overcrowded island.
The @coldwarpod.bsky.social is one of the most interesting and enjoyable podcasts I listen to - and as one of Britain's leading masters swimmers and triathletes* this book is right up my street.
*this is a massive exaggeration
*this is a massive exaggeration
#BOOKGIVEAWAY - The Moscow Playbook: How #Russia Used, Abused, and Transformed Sports in the Hunt for Power with @beastofberglund.bsky.social
Follow @coldwarpod.bsky.social , then reshare this post for a chance to win a book
T&C's coldwarconversations.com/giveaway/
#coldwar #sports
Follow @coldwarpod.bsky.social , then reshare this post for a chance to win a book
T&C's coldwarconversations.com/giveaway/
#coldwar #sports
February 14, 2026 at 10:30 AM
The @coldwarpod.bsky.social is one of the most interesting and enjoyable podcasts I listen to - and as one of Britain's leading masters swimmers and triathletes* this book is right up my street.
*this is a massive exaggeration
*this is a massive exaggeration
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#BOOKGIVEAWAY - The Moscow Playbook: How #Russia Used, Abused, and Transformed Sports in the Hunt for Power with @beastofberglund.bsky.social
Follow @coldwarpod.bsky.social , then reshare this post for a chance to win a book
T&C's coldwarconversations.com/giveaway/
#coldwar #sports
Follow @coldwarpod.bsky.social , then reshare this post for a chance to win a book
T&C's coldwarconversations.com/giveaway/
#coldwar #sports
February 14, 2026 at 9:45 AM
#BOOKGIVEAWAY - The Moscow Playbook: How #Russia Used, Abused, and Transformed Sports in the Hunt for Power with @beastofberglund.bsky.social
Follow @coldwarpod.bsky.social , then reshare this post for a chance to win a book
T&C's coldwarconversations.com/giveaway/
#coldwar #sports
Follow @coldwarpod.bsky.social , then reshare this post for a chance to win a book
T&C's coldwarconversations.com/giveaway/
#coldwar #sports
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When ministers defended Starmer over Mandelson’s links to Epstein this week, they rushed to X - a platform that lets users strip photos of women and girls.
Is it surely time for the government to log off X? And is social media too toxic for all of us?
My col: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Is it surely time for the government to log off X? And is social media too toxic for all of us?
My col: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Given the toxicity of social media, a moral question now faces all of us: is it still ethical to use it? | Frances Ryan
With so many platforms rife with racism, misogyny and far-right rhetoric, there must be a point where decent people walk away, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:22 AM
When ministers defended Starmer over Mandelson’s links to Epstein this week, they rushed to X - a platform that lets users strip photos of women and girls.
Is it surely time for the government to log off X? And is social media too toxic for all of us?
My col: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Is it surely time for the government to log off X? And is social media too toxic for all of us?
My col: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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When the BBC get it right, they get it really right. This is an important article about the murdered victims on Vladyslav Heraskevych's banned helmet. The fact that some are children makes the IOC decision even more despicable.
- www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Who is on helmet that led to Ukrainian athlete's disqualification from Winter Olympics?
Vladyslav Heraskevych's helmet depicts fellow athletes who have been killed since Russia's full-scale invasion of his country.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 10:26 PM
When the BBC get it right, they get it really right. This is an important article about the murdered victims on Vladyslav Heraskevych's banned helmet. The fact that some are children makes the IOC decision even more despicable.
- www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
When the BBC get it right, they get it really right. This is an important article about the murdered victims on Vladyslav Heraskevych's banned helmet. The fact that some are children makes the IOC decision even more despicable.
- www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Who is on helmet that led to Ukrainian athlete's disqualification from Winter Olympics?
Vladyslav Heraskevych's helmet depicts fellow athletes who have been killed since Russia's full-scale invasion of his country.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 10:26 PM
When the BBC get it right, they get it really right. This is an important article about the murdered victims on Vladyslav Heraskevych's banned helmet. The fact that some are children makes the IOC decision even more despicable.
- www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Fuck, quite frankly, Farage.
Sprouting Putin's lines vertabin
Sprouting Putin's lines vertabin
Farage claims democracy in Ukraine 'destroyed' by Maidan revolution and those wanting closer links with Europe - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
February 13, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Fuck, quite frankly, Farage.
Sprouting Putin's lines vertabin
Sprouting Putin's lines vertabin
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Does Farage need Russian money to spout their talking points, or does he just do it for free?
February 13, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Does Farage need Russian money to spout their talking points, or does he just do it for free?
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Not sure if Man United owner Jim Ratcliffe will see this being as he literally migrated to Monaco to avoid paying tax in the UK, but we wanted to put this up outside the stadium anyway….
📍 Old Trafford, Matt Busby Way
📍 Old Trafford, Matt Busby Way
February 13, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Not sure if Man United owner Jim Ratcliffe will see this being as he literally migrated to Monaco to avoid paying tax in the UK, but we wanted to put this up outside the stadium anyway….
📍 Old Trafford, Matt Busby Way
📍 Old Trafford, Matt Busby Way
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In 2020, Jim Ratcliffe moved his fortune to Monaco, saving himself an estimated £4 billion in tax.
In the same year, immigrants in the UK contributed around £20 billion in tax.
That says it all.
In the same year, immigrants in the UK contributed around £20 billion in tax.
That says it all.
Guardian view on Sir Jim Ratcliffe: Britain does not need political lectures from a billionaire tax exile | Editorial
Editorial: Comments on the ‘colonisation of the UK’ by the co-owner of Manchester United were erroneous, crass and a gif
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:16 PM
In 2020, Jim Ratcliffe moved his fortune to Monaco, saving himself an estimated £4 billion in tax.
In the same year, immigrants in the UK contributed around £20 billion in tax.
That says it all.
In the same year, immigrants in the UK contributed around £20 billion in tax.
That says it all.
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The Farage Files: Week One
@mrjamesob.bsky.social and Henry Riley have been scrutinising Reform UK with a fine-tooth comb, uncovering a massive 22 stories.
youtu.be/fyNKDMxg2bM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social and Henry Riley have been scrutinising Reform UK with a fine-tooth comb, uncovering a massive 22 stories.
youtu.be/fyNKDMxg2bM
James O'Brien introduces 'The Farage Files'
YouTube video by LBC
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February 13, 2026 at 2:16 PM
The Farage Files: Week One
@mrjamesob.bsky.social and Henry Riley have been scrutinising Reform UK with a fine-tooth comb, uncovering a massive 22 stories.
youtu.be/fyNKDMxg2bM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social and Henry Riley have been scrutinising Reform UK with a fine-tooth comb, uncovering a massive 22 stories.
youtu.be/fyNKDMxg2bM
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Love this response to Ratcliffe's comments by @mrjamesob.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Love this response to Ratcliffe's comments by @mrjamesob.bsky.social
