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Untypicalboro @untypicalboro.bsky.social · 6h

Ridiculously bright moon with halo over Acklam right now.

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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 1d

been reading about the glorious revolution and it’s funny that this event that looms so large in the history of British parliamentary govt and thus world liberal democracy was straightforwardly the Dutch doing a regime change as part of their geopolitical struggle against France

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Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 1d

I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter

Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them

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Untypicalboro @untypicalboro.bsky.social · 2d

Slashing huge swathes of essential civic infrastructure to fund tax cuts is not sound stewardship of the economy. They spent 14 years slashing spending. The UK is in urgent need of investment.

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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 2d

Remembering Millie Small on her birthday. Here's a joyous clip of her rehearsing Be My Guest and Daydream with Norwegian band The Vanguards in 1966

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Bob From Brockley @bobfrombrockley.bsky.social · 2d

I’m not generally a fan of if-the-boot-was-on-the-other-foot counterfactuals, but can you imagine what the UK media would be doing if one of Corbyn’s closest politician allies was found to be a Russian agent? Why is Farage not being held over the coals for this?

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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Ben 🏳️‍🌈 @benrattigan.com · 2d

We haven’t given much back to the world lately but here is the standard unit of measurement for a politicians time in office, The Truss.

Jack Schickler @jackschickler.bsky.social · 2d

Sébastien Lecornu 🇫🇷 has resigned after serving 0.55 Liz Trusses in office

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Untypicalboro @untypicalboro.bsky.social · 3d

Fair enough. I don't mind it. It's something to do.

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Untypicalboro @untypicalboro.bsky.social · 3d

The first two Terminator films are decent sci-fi. The first Mad Max is OK in a post-pub low-budget steam punk Channel 4 niche box ticking way. The rest of that list is twee 80s self-referential US landfill so you've missed nowt.

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Untypicalboro @untypicalboro.bsky.social · 3d

Woke US forces going easy in Vietnam with their politically correct napalm.

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Untypicalboro @untypicalboro.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve got Panjabi MC’s version of Knightrider as the ring tone for my kids’ calls and when they ring I don’t answer straight away while I listen to the intro.

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Untypicalboro @untypicalboro.bsky.social · 3d

Amy will be relieved #Strictly

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Untypicalboro @untypicalboro.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve heard some stuff like dub-step bhangra which was amazing.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 3d

“For Noem — and Trump, and Miller, and Hegseth, and Patel — the brutality is a made-for-tv movie. It’s entertainment. And they get off on the raw, naked will to power. The law be damned. They love this. They are proud of this. And they will keep doing it.”

open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

The Attack on Chicago

People need to look at these pictures and ask, is this America?

open.substack.com

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Citizen Screen @citizenscreen.bsky.social · 4d

Buster Keaton holding a photo of himself as a child in Vaudeville in a 1965 portrait by Roddy McDowall.

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Untypicalboro @untypicalboro.bsky.social · 3d

Some absolutely fantastic #bhangra and Asian music on BBC2 right now.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 3d

Absolutely loved talking Middlesbrough music on the Football Songbook this morning. It starts at about 34.30mins here:

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Colin Murray - 05/10/2025 - BBC Sounds

Colin sets up your day of sport and beyond with special guests and conversations.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Untypicalboro @untypicalboro.bsky.social · 5d

My daughter just described the #Fulham away kit as "sick emoji green".

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David Hartrick @davidhartrick.bsky.social · 5d

Cannot wait to read this

John Smith @verypopularname.bsky.social · 7d

The new book is here.

Available for pre-order now if it's something you fancy.

All things 'Escape to Victory'. New interviews with players and cast, memories, revelations and fun.

'Escape: A Love Letter to a Cult Football Classic'.

Out October 20th.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 5d

Fascinated by her exact blend of over-confidence, where you can see her doing that weird blinking thing she does when 'her complete lack of preparation or genuine intellectual curiosity' collides with 'facts she had not previously bothered to be across'.

Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 6d

no excuse for being this bad

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Untypicalboro @untypicalboro.bsky.social · 5d

Behaviour is usual predictable but it will be interesting to see the effect of so many different KO times and so many on TV. Wrexham at end of October will be only the second Saturday 3pm at home.

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Untypicalboro @untypicalboro.bsky.social · 5d

Crowd fluctuations at Boro are almost entirely down to away fans. For some reason no one fancies Teesside away on a Tuesday. Mood is bubbling at Boro:selling out all our away allocations very quickly.

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Untypicalboro @untypicalboro.bsky.social · 6d

Here comes the bastard rain. #StormAmy

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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 6d

Here's a YouTube playlist of classic Human League TV appearances and videos including this version of Path of Least Resistance plus Only After Dark, Being Boiled, Circus of Death, Empire State Human, Love Action, Do Or Die, Open Your Heart and many more
▶️📺 youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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