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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 1d

Do it. 👍

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 2d

This is the kind of philosophy the worlds needs now. RIP Jilly Cooper.

Bert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · 2d

The world is a slightly less naughty place without Jilly Cooper in it. - Michael

Never drink black coffee at lunch, it will keep you awake all afternoon - Jilly Cooper

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Bert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · 2d

The world is a slightly less naughty place without Jilly Cooper in it. - Michael

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 3d

One of the very best Sundays.

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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · Apr 28

One time I spent five minutes at lunch drawing a reverse centaur and it became one of my most retweeted pieces of art. I resented that so I deleted it but now it can be free again because not enough people follow me on here for it to go big

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 4d

When you a wait ages for a Deliveroo order of afternoon grocery treats - biscuits, crisps, peanuts - and you get the wrong order… microwave dinners, bread, ketchup. That. 😭

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 7d

The satisfaction that comes with alphabetizing your records. #diner #vinyl #AtoZ

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 12d

Special evening finally seeing Flyte at The Forum tonight (having followed them since 2018's White Roses) - with Jacob Alon, Billie Marten and Bombay Bicycle Club's Jack Steadman as special guests. Superstars in the making. 👏👏👏👏

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 14d

Third IMAX in a month. So a 3MAX*. This time Corpse Bride, with an intro by Tim Burton. That will do nicely...

(*Apologies for recycled joke)

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 15d

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 19d

Professional victimhood. Choosing to visit places where he knows he is going to face trouble. It's all a grift.

Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 19d

He wanted a quiet break so he tried to go to Colombia. 😂

Honestly, this sort of total commitment to scoring some gear deserves our admiration.

ommy Robinson 🇬🇧
@TRobinsonNewEra
BREAKING:

So, following our huge Unite The Kingdom rally, I'm naturally tired and thought I'd go on a quiet break.

Yet I've been deported from 2 countries in the last 24hrs, for get this: being a "Threat to national security" and "citizen coexistence".

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 19d

Is it really true though? Has the PM really called any of his opponents evil?
The issue seems to me less the lurch to extremes, rather that centrist politics are now considered extreme left, many extreme right views are now centre/center right.

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Silkabelli (mutazione-piromane Edition) @silkabelli.bsky.social · 22d

Queen

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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · 21d

🚨 NEW: Britain’s most powerful people are still 5x more likely to have been privately educated than the general population.

Our brand-new research reveals that jobs in the media, business, charity, creative and public sectors remain dominated by those from private schools ⤵️🧵

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 20d

And there we have it. A clear illustration why the left has been out of power for most of the past 100 years. We couldn't organize a... Well, you know the rest.

Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 20d

The split in Your Party has broken into the open.

Jeremy Corbyn urges supporters not to donate to the link promoted by Zarah Sultana. Sultana responds calling it a "sexist boys club."

Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 21d

Likewise. Excellent to be back at the Trades Hall.
And you do, of course, mean this - the mighty Baker tee. Splendid piece of work. @weare1of100.bsky.social

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1 of 100 @weare1of100.bsky.social · 21d

1 of 100 teams up with legendary producer Arthur Baker.

'These cassettes are of mixes I’d take from the studio nightly in order to check them in my home and car. Some are of mixes that never came out but that I’ve hoarded for 40 years.' - Arthur Baker

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 21d

Superb book, great talk by Justin Currie at the 'Stow Trades Hall. First trip back to a Rock & Roll Book Club event for a few months. Great to be back.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 23d

Next time someone on the right claims all the political violence in this country is coming from the left, not the right, do please show them this.

You're welcome

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 22d

One of the good guys. Very sad.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 22d

Robert Redford, Oscar-winning actor and director, dies aged 89

Redford achieved huge critical and commercial success in the 60s and 70s with a string of hits including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Way We Were and The Sting, before becoming an Oscar-winning director Robert Redford, star of Hollywood classics including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting and All the President’s Men, has died aged 89. In a statement to the New York Times, his publicist said the actor died in his sleep at his home in Utah. Continue reading...

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 22d

Ooof.

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Mike Finnerty @mikecjf.bsky.social · 24d

The Pitt, I'm sure it's a great show and it won all these Emmys last night, but if Sky/Channel 4 can figure out a way to make it legally viewable for Irish and UK audiences that would really be swell

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 23d

Lovely lovely lovely.

Film Updates @thefilmupdates.bsky.social · 24d

Jake Gyllenhaal surprises Owen Cooper ahead of the 2025 #EMMYs

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David Burbach 🌹 @dburbach.bsky.social · 24d

The total number of deaths in the world, all the countries, from any cause, is about 65 million per year.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 24d

A growing number of Labour voices now demanding Keir Starmer start taking on Elon Musk and the far-right.

Here Labour MP Noah Law writes for Byline Times on why it's time for the Government to quit Twitter and start treating Musk as the 'foreign extremist' he now is

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'My Government Must Quit Twitter and Call Out Elon Musk's Far-Right Hate'

Labour MP Noah Law explains why it's time for Keir Starmer to start treating the billionaire X owner as the 'foreign extremist' he now is

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 24d

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