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Andy Squibb @squibbmeisteruk.bsky.social · 54m

What five events defined your childhood?

Parent being a teacher – 😬
Being dragged to see La Boheme aged 5 – (pushed me to Jefferson Airplane, Stones & Alice Cooper)
Failing the 11 Plus test
Home exchanges with German families – great times
Polaroid Swinger II camera for Xmas – joined Polaroid UK

Dom White @domw.bsky.social · 1h

What five events defined your childhood?

Fall of the Berlin Wall
Italia 90 (marginally, over Mexico 86 and Euro 96)
Election of New Labour
1st Gulf War
Chernobyl

Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 3h

What five events defined your childhood?

The first moon landing
Thatcher stealing my milk
Vietnam war
Star Wars
The Clash

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Andy Squibb @squibbmeisteruk.bsky.social · 3h

Tbf, a step from being a 'Fifth' to a 'Fail' columnist isn't a major endeavour even for someone of his mediocre calibre.

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Andy Squibb @squibbmeisteruk.bsky.social · 7h

G'day, JoJo!

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Andy Squibb @squibbmeisteruk.bsky.social · 8h

This is more informative.

Andy Squibb @squibbmeisteruk.bsky.social · 10h

Attending an IMF meeting to reassure it that the country is a bastion of economic responsibility is fine to an extent, but in addition to markets, the electorate needs to know *how* that economic respobsibility would manifest itself. FDI is fine at one level, but what about domestic confidence?…END

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Andy Squibb @squibbmeisteruk.bsky.social · 10h

I've read that article in full and re-read it, but, while Starmer is predicted to pin the blame on Farage, I couldn't find any forecast as to what the next stage would be, in Labour's strategy. It's fine to identify the cause, but what about stating the remedial action that will be undertaken?…1/

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Andy Squibb @squibbmeisteruk.bsky.social · 12h

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Andy Squibb @squibbmeisteruk.bsky.social · 22h

Yeah… I can see why the Democrats should be blamed for the shutdown. ‹/sarcasm›

Party Breakdown of US Congress as of 04 August 2025.

House of Representatives: 219 Republicans (plus 3 Delegates) and 212 Democrats (plus 2 Delegates and the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico), and 4 vacant seats.

• Senate: 53 Republicans, 45 Democrats, and 2 Independents (both caucus with the Democrats)

Andy Squibb @squibbmeisteruk.bsky.social · 12h

Hmmm… telling that the summary failed to mention anything about his cognitive state; but I guess he could be given someone's version of 'healthy' yet still be mad as a box of frogs.
Just need time for the flu and Covid-19 jabs to kick in so that RFK Jr can say: "Told you so."

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Andy Squibb @squibbmeisteruk.bsky.social · 21h

Something must have been lost in translation.

The interpreter seemingly mistook 'creates' for 'solves'.

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Andy Squibb @squibbmeisteruk.bsky.social · 22h

Whoa! Those #Trump watches seem like a great deal for the half-wit #MAGAts. 🤭

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Andy Squibb @squibbmeisteruk.bsky.social · 22h

Yeah… I can see why the Democrats should be blamed for the shutdown. ‹/sarcasm›

Andy Squibb @squibbmeisteruk.bsky.social · 1d

Very sad news here. Moody Blues have been major part of my musical experience since the late 1960s, having seen them live in concert, five times. RIP

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Moody Blues singer and bassist John Lodge dies aged 82

Musician died peacefully surrounded by sounds of Everly Brothers and Buddy Holly, say family The Moody Blues singer and bass guitarist, John Lodge, has died at the age of 82, his family have said. A statement read: “It is with the deepest sadness that we have to announce that John Lodge, our darling husband, father, grandfather, father-in-law and brother, has been suddenly and unexpectedly taken from us. Continue reading...

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Moody Blues singer and bassist John Lodge dies aged 82

Musician died peacefully surrounded by sounds of Everly Brothers and Buddy Holly, say family The Moody Blues singer and bass guitarist, John Lodge, has died at the age of 82, his family have said. A statement read: “It is with the deepest sadness that we have to announce that John Lodge, our darling husband, father, grandfather, father-in-law and brother, has been suddenly and unexpectedly taken from us. Continue reading...

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Andy Squibb @squibbmeisteruk.bsky.social · 1d

Meh! Only the US should hold Monopoly positions. 🙄

Andy Squibb @squibbmeisteruk.bsky.social · 1d

As a Limey, I might be missing something but, if the Reublicans control The House, The Senate and there's supposedly one in the White House, how tf can the Democrats be at fault for causing tje shutdown?

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Andy Squibb @squibbmeisteruk.bsky.social · 1d

Man with a 'ten-gallon' hat and a half-pint brain has spoken:

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Rep. Buddy Carter: "Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. That's why I'm introducing a resolution today that will honor him with the Nobel Peace Prize."

(It doesn't work like that lol)

Andy Squibb @squibbmeisteruk.bsky.social · 1d

Did you mean 'A cardboard cup'?

Personally, I'm not a fan of dictating my posts, precisely to avoid cock-ups like this.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 1d

Ten percent of Gazans have been killed or wounded — mostly women, children, & the elderly.

The U.S. has sent $22 billion taxpayer dollars to facilitate Netanyahu's slaughter.

This ceasefire must hold, the hostages must be freed, aid must flow and this horrific war must end.

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Andy Squibb @squibbmeisteruk.bsky.social · 1d

You should have stopped at "think".

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Andy Squibb @squibbmeisteruk.bsky.social · 1d

Why is there any surprise among the #Trump regime, that he never received the Nobel Peace Prize? His entire schtick is the complete antithesis of why Maria Conchina Machado received the award.
How stupid does one have to be, to think he would be the rightful recipient?

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Andy Squibb @squibbmeisteruk.bsky.social · 1d

No doubt it won't make an iota of difference to #Trump, but ⬇️ is the top line as to why Maria Corina Machado is the 2025 prize winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
He'll definitely struggle to reconcile this, even given all the antics of #ICE. 🙄

Andy Squibb @squibbmeisteruk.bsky.social · 1d

If you cannot pin down which is applicable then ⬇️ could be true.
The lack of critical thinking is almost palpable, if people are unable to discern what is fact from what is conspiracy or from what are simply lies. More people should research the veracity of such information
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Andy Squibb @squibbmeisteruk.bsky.social · May 2

Tbf, you shouldn't be that surprised. The widespread lack political and economic acuity, combined with the broader gullibility to be drawn in by populist dog whistles is bound to result in what we're witnessing.

Andy Squibb @squibbmeisteruk.bsky.social · 1d

I don't understand. Originally, you wrote the *average* member of the public is informed by watching the BBC news while eating their tea. But you have also written that Labour avhievements are all over social media. You also wrote that ppl are happy to be led by the nose by RW media. Which is it?

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 1d

According to the thinktank UK in a Changing Europe, most industries just cannot wait. They are struggling to keep open markets, and if necessary realign themselves with the EU by the back door. The chemicals industry exports more than 60% of its output to the EU. Brexiteers boasted it would be liberated from EU regulation, but setting up the UK’s own regulator cost £2bn and has not worked. According to the Chemical Industries Association, output has fallen by 35-40% since 2021. Between 2021 and 2023, British exports to the EU fell by a serious 27%. Brexiteers boasted that leaving the EU would be worth hundreds of billions a year. Cambridge Econometrics estimates that over the next decade Britain’s economy will be £300bn smaller than if we had not left the EU. This is self-harm on a heroic scale.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

"The need is urgent for some coalition of politicians to take the lead and state baldly that Brexit was an error."

"The public is clearly ready to see Brexit reversed. There cannot be a single industry that would oppose it. The need is for leadership."

https://bit.ly/42Btcnf

We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel – it’s time for politicians to be honest and reverse it | Simon Jenkins

With British industry faltering, the excuse that the public wants this is risible. Parliament must force Starmer to act, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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