Simon D Oates
@simondoates.bsky.social
United Kingdom (when not in Skiathos)
Brass Band Conductor
Sunderland AFC Supporter
Corporate Insurance Claims
Descendant of 800 years of Royalty
All comments and views are my own.
Brass Band Conductor
Sunderland AFC Supporter
Corporate Insurance Claims
Descendant of 800 years of Royalty
All comments and views are my own.
@bethrigby.bsky.social did Keir Starmer just mansplain the budget ahead of Rachel Reeves?
November 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
@bethrigby.bsky.social did Keir Starmer just mansplain the budget ahead of Rachel Reeves?
WTF has it got to do with them?
Israel allows foreign countries to parachute aid into Gaza
Israel allows foreign countries to parachute aid into Gaza
Israel has said foreign countries can drop aid into Gaza from today.
news.sky.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
WTF has it got to do with them?
Is this happening?
James Copley: Granit Xhaka deal could trigger transfer domino effect at Sunderland – why fans are dreaming
#SAFC
#SAFC
James Copley: Granit Xhaka deal could trigger transfer domino effect at Sunderland
Why Sunderland fans are dreaming big as Granit Xhaka edges closer to sensational Stadium of Light move
www.sunderlandecho.com
July 25, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Is this happening?
My next prediction is that Musk will be declared bankrupt by the time of the next election for @potus.
Prediction: When Musk realises he doesn't wield the power or influence over Trump that he thinks he has, he will lose his place in the cabinet and X will become an anti-Trump propaganda machine.
July 6, 2025 at 7:26 AM
My next prediction is that Musk will be declared bankrupt by the time of the next election for @potus.
Called it. Just saying...
Prediction: When Musk realises he doesn't wield the power or influence over Trump that he thinks he has, he will lose his place in the cabinet and X will become an anti-Trump propaganda machine.
June 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Called it. Just saying...
Trump is a despicable excuse for a human being and here is your evidence...
A young girl living in California with a life-threatening health condition is at risk of death in just a few days after the president ordered her family to be deported to Mexico buff.ly/K6UsFPi
May 29, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Trump is a despicable excuse for a human being and here is your evidence...
@jamescopley.bsky.social interesting to see possession stats. This is all Norwich. We need to step up our game.
April 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
@jamescopley.bsky.social interesting to see possession stats. This is all Norwich. We need to step up our game.
😆 never. We have standards here in 🇬🇧
Trump tells UK to buy their chlorinated chicken if they want tariff relief. I don’t think so
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/trump-t...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/trump-t...
April 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
😆 never. We have standards here in 🇬🇧
Excellent analogy of the situation caused by the world's leading 🍊 🔔 end
I wondered for a while why Trump was so excited by Brexit, even to the point of getting Farage to fluff him. It was simple, really: proof that, with the support of enough bent media, bad people selling bigotry & lies really could persuade people to vote to punch themselves in the face forever.
April 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Excellent analogy of the situation caused by the world's leading 🍊 🔔 end
@mhairiblack.bsky.social just watched your film on BBC2. You were an amazing politician and wish we had more people like you in Westminster.
April 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
@mhairiblack.bsky.social just watched your film on BBC2. You were an amazing politician and wish we had more people like you in Westminster.
April 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Really enjoying the series 'Ancient Greece by train' presented by @profaliceroberts.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Really enjoying the series 'Ancient Greece by train' presented by @profaliceroberts.bsky.social
Yet another winners treat where I'd actually prefer to go to the losers cafe. #theapprentice
March 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Yet another winners treat where I'd actually prefer to go to the losers cafe. #theapprentice
Labour increased NI for companies in the budget and now putting an extra 250k people into poverty (including 50k children). Just who does Labour now represent? It's not business, and it's not families. #reeves
March 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Labour increased NI for companies in the budget and now putting an extra 250k people into poverty (including 50k children). Just who does Labour now represent? It's not business, and it's not families. #reeves
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Too bad Uvalde Elementary didn’t sell Teslas.
March 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Too bad Uvalde Elementary didn’t sell Teslas.
Far too many unforced errors again and lack of consistency. Come on lads, let's come out firing on all cylinders in the second half.
Pretty even game. Sunderland lacking a bit of control but that's what you get with a 4-4-2.
They should really be ahead. Isidor missed a golden opportunity.
How did you see that first half?
#SAFC
They should really be ahead. Isidor missed a golden opportunity.
How did you see that first half?
#SAFC
March 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Far too many unforced errors again and lack of consistency. Come on lads, let's come out firing on all cylinders in the second half.
March 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social hits the nail square on the head...
Another mad element of that press conference is that Trump & Vance were ordering Zelensky to thank them personally for aid that Joe Biden had provided. All while insulting Biden & ignoring Zelensky’s frequent previous expressions of gratitude.
March 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social hits the nail square on the head...
The EDucated view...
This is thuggery from Trump and Vance, plain and simple.
They are bullying the brave true patriot Zelensky into accepting a deal which effectively hands victory to Russia. Unless the UK and Europe step up, we are facing a betrayal of Ukraine.
They are bullying the brave true patriot Zelensky into accepting a deal which effectively hands victory to Russia. Unless the UK and Europe step up, we are facing a betrayal of Ukraine.
March 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The EDucated view...
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I want to send my best wishes to Muslims in the UK and across the world at the beginning of Ramadan. This holy month is a special time for reflection, prayer, and coming together as a community. Wishing you a peaceful and blessed Ramadan.
March 1, 2025 at 7:15 AM
I want to send my best wishes to Muslims in the UK and across the world at the beginning of Ramadan. This holy month is a special time for reflection, prayer, and coming together as a community. Wishing you a peaceful and blessed Ramadan.
This...
No-one could imagine Trump speaking to Putin like that. Which is one of the reasons that just happened.
February 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This...
I do hope @kierstarmerpm.bsky.social withdraws the invitation to Trump to come to the UK on the back of his bully boy antics in the Whitehouse today. #standwithukraine
February 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I do hope @kierstarmerpm.bsky.social withdraws the invitation to Trump to come to the UK on the back of his bully boy antics in the Whitehouse today. #standwithukraine
Trump was sworn in over a month ago and yet today was only the first time he held a cabinet meeting. Proof in itself that he is a dictator.
February 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Trump was sworn in over a month ago and yet today was only the first time he held a cabinet meeting. Proof in itself that he is a dictator.