Cllr Brian Wernham 🔶 C.Eng. MA History
@brianwernham.bsky.social
🔶 Lib Dem Councillor for Stanwix Urban Ward, Cumberland Council
📍Carlisle, Cumbria
Proud to be British 🇬🇧
Proud to be a Lib Dem 🔶
Proud to be an internationalist🌍, not a xenophobe
Promoted by Liberal Democrats, 66 Buckingham Gate, London
📍Carlisle, Cumbria
Proud to be British 🇬🇧
Proud to be a Lib Dem 🔶
Proud to be an internationalist🌍, not a xenophobe
Promoted by Liberal Democrats, 66 Buckingham Gate, London
Really?
January 1, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Really?
Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean
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Documentary 2021
Netflix
John DeLorean had plastic surgery to extend his jaw 👇
before… & …after
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Documentary 2021
Netflix
John DeLorean had plastic surgery to extend his jaw 👇
before… & …after
January 1, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean
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Documentary 2021
Netflix
John DeLorean had plastic surgery to extend his jaw 👇
before… & …after
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Documentary 2021
Netflix
John DeLorean had plastic surgery to extend his jaw 👇
before… & …after
Reposted by Cllr Brian Wernham 🔶 C.Eng. MA History
Siri: show me what a nasty old demented gangster would do to his own people
"Nothing says ‘America First’ like denying clean drinking water to 50,000 people in Southeast Colorado many of whom enthusiastically voted for him all three elections"
- Lauren Boebert, Republican Congress Representative (former Trump-fan)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
- Lauren Boebert, Republican Congress Representative (former Trump-fan)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Lauren Boebert claims Trump’s veto of safe drinking water bill is retaliation
Colorado lawmaker, who pushed for Epstein files release, points to bill’s unanimous passage through US House and Senate
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Siri: show me what a nasty old demented gangster would do to his own people
Evil Influencer
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Documentary film 2025
Netflix
New to Netflix the story of two women who abused young children whilst posting YouTube videos about good parenting to millions of followers
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Documentary film 2025
Netflix
New to Netflix the story of two women who abused young children whilst posting YouTube videos about good parenting to millions of followers
January 1, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Evil Influencer
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Documentary film 2025
Netflix
New to Netflix the story of two women who abused young children whilst posting YouTube videos about good parenting to millions of followers
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Documentary film 2025
Netflix
New to Netflix the story of two women who abused young children whilst posting YouTube videos about good parenting to millions of followers
To Wish You a Happy New Year 2026
@empirepoduk.bsky.social presents:
Exploding Rum-filled Coffins, Anglo-Indian Sisterhood, & Julia Margaret Cameron
@empirepoduk.bsky.social presents:
Exploding Rum-filled Coffins, Anglo-Indian Sisterhood, & Julia Margaret Cameron
January 1, 2026 at 9:14 AM
"Nothing says ‘America First’ like denying clean drinking water to 50,000 people in Southeast Colorado many of whom enthusiastically voted for him all three elections"
- Lauren Boebert, Republican Congress Representative (former Trump-fan)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
- Lauren Boebert, Republican Congress Representative (former Trump-fan)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Lauren Boebert claims Trump’s veto of safe drinking water bill is retaliation
Colorado lawmaker, who pushed for Epstein files release, points to bill’s unanimous passage through US House and Senate
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:12 AM
"Nothing says ‘America First’ like denying clean drinking water to 50,000 people in Southeast Colorado many of whom enthusiastically voted for him all three elections"
- Lauren Boebert, Republican Congress Representative (former Trump-fan)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
- Lauren Boebert, Republican Congress Representative (former Trump-fan)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Dancer in the Dark
Movie 2003
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PrimeVideo
Björk + Catherine Deneuve
Dir. Lars von Trier
Once you get past the first 20 minutes the plot accelerates into an emotional maelstrom...
Movie 2003
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PrimeVideo
Björk + Catherine Deneuve
Dir. Lars von Trier
Once you get past the first 20 minutes the plot accelerates into an emotional maelstrom...
December 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Dancer in the Dark
Movie 2003
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
PrimeVideo
Björk + Catherine Deneuve
Dir. Lars von Trier
Once you get past the first 20 minutes the plot accelerates into an emotional maelstrom...
Movie 2003
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
PrimeVideo
Björk + Catherine Deneuve
Dir. Lars von Trier
Once you get past the first 20 minutes the plot accelerates into an emotional maelstrom...
Starmer only 40% likely to make it through as P.M. to lead Labour 🥀 into next General Election
December 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Starmer only 40% likely to make it through as P.M. to lead Labour 🥀 into next General Election
Movie quiz
I knew I recognised this actress from somewhere...
In this movie I'm watching now she is a policeman's wife
Which movie am I watching?
What notable role in another movie do I recognise her from?
I knew I recognised this actress from somewhere...
In this movie I'm watching now she is a policeman's wife
Which movie am I watching?
What notable role in another movie do I recognise her from?
December 31, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Movie quiz
I knew I recognised this actress from somewhere...
In this movie I'm watching now she is a policeman's wife
Which movie am I watching?
What notable role in another movie do I recognise her from?
I knew I recognised this actress from somewhere...
In this movie I'm watching now she is a policeman's wife
Which movie am I watching?
What notable role in another movie do I recognise her from?
What sort of fresh retail click ad hell is cooking up here?
December 31, 2025 at 1:27 PM
What sort of fresh retail click ad hell is cooking up here?
A stark and straightforward statement - good for her speaking out 👇
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Queen Camilla says she was ‘so angry’ after assault on train when a teenager
‘I was reading my book and this boy, man, attacked me, and I did fight back,’ queen tells BBC’s Today programme
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:20 PM
A stark and straightforward statement - good for her speaking out 👇
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Voir
S1E6 profane and profound
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Netflix
A 20 minute video essay deconstructing Eddie Murphy's 48 Hours
Absolutely brilliant
S1E6 profane and profound
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Netflix
A 20 minute video essay deconstructing Eddie Murphy's 48 Hours
Absolutely brilliant
December 31, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Voir
S1E6 profane and profound
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Netflix
A 20 minute video essay deconstructing Eddie Murphy's 48 Hours
Absolutely brilliant
S1E6 profane and profound
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Netflix
A 20 minute video essay deconstructing Eddie Murphy's 48 Hours
Absolutely brilliant
"Russia’s speeches & press statements a political-deterrence intended to deter Western support for Ukraine, rather than to reflect a fully mature, widely fielded system"
- RUSI
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
- RUSI
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Russia claims to have moved nuclear-capable missile system into Belarus
Assertion comes after the Kremlin accused Ukraine of attacking Vladimir Putin’s palace in Novgorod
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:01 AM
"Russia’s speeches & press statements a political-deterrence intended to deter Western support for Ukraine, rather than to reflect a fully mature, widely fielded system"
- RUSI
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
- RUSI
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Voir (20mins x 6)
6 short video essays on movies
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Netflix 2021
Thoughtful deconstructions of movie productions - fascinating
6 short video essays on movies
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Netflix 2021
Thoughtful deconstructions of movie productions - fascinating
December 31, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Voir (20mins x 6)
6 short video essays on movies
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Netflix 2021
Thoughtful deconstructions of movie productions - fascinating
6 short video essays on movies
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Netflix 2021
Thoughtful deconstructions of movie productions - fascinating
The Ghost of Christmas Past
December 31, 2025 at 6:58 AM
The Ghost of Christmas Past
Reposted by Cllr Brian Wernham 🔶 C.Eng. MA History
I worked with Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) in multiple countries to bring medical care to refugees and other populations at risk. There are a 100% committed, professional, non-political organization.
Netanyahu banning them from Gaza is an unspeakable outrage. People will die.
Netanyahu banning them from Gaza is an unspeakable outrage. People will die.
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I worked with Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) in multiple countries to bring medical care to refugees and other populations at risk. There are a 100% committed, professional, non-political organization.
Netanyahu banning them from Gaza is an unspeakable outrage. People will die.
Netanyahu banning them from Gaza is an unspeakable outrage. People will die.
Reposted by Cllr Brian Wernham 🔶 C.Eng. MA History
Ugh.
The police said she lied about being raped. Then she hit record.
Police didn’t believe a 12-year-old who said she'd been raped. Then she hit record.
“If I didn’t find the evidence for them, I wasn’t too sure they would find it.”
www.motherjones.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Ugh.
Reposted by Cllr Brian Wernham 🔶 C.Eng. MA History
Point Blank
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Movie 1967
PrimeVideo
versus
Alfie
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1966
With a ludicrous plot, Point Blank is totally overrated (apart from the storm drain assassin scene)
Much more interesting things were afoot in the late 60s with movies like Alfie…
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Movie 1967
PrimeVideo
versus
Alfie
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1966
With a ludicrous plot, Point Blank is totally overrated (apart from the storm drain assassin scene)
Much more interesting things were afoot in the late 60s with movies like Alfie…
December 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Point Blank
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Movie 1967
PrimeVideo
versus
Alfie
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
1966
With a ludicrous plot, Point Blank is totally overrated (apart from the storm drain assassin scene)
Much more interesting things were afoot in the late 60s with movies like Alfie…
⭐⭐⭐
Movie 1967
PrimeVideo
versus
Alfie
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
1966
With a ludicrous plot, Point Blank is totally overrated (apart from the storm drain assassin scene)
Much more interesting things were afoot in the late 60s with movies like Alfie…
December 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Lee Marvin was only 42 when Point Blank was filmed
He died of a heart attack 63 years of age
Men aged so fast in those days...
He died of a heart attack 63 years of age
Men aged so fast in those days...
December 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Lee Marvin was only 42 when Point Blank was filmed
He died of a heart attack 63 years of age
Men aged so fast in those days...
He died of a heart attack 63 years of age
Men aged so fast in those days...
Reposted by Cllr Brian Wernham 🔶 C.Eng. MA History
The 51st state.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.
Chlorinated chicken row as US seeks leverage over stalled UK tech pact
Britain is facing renewed pressure from the White House to allow American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into UK supermarkets.
www.farminguk.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The 51st state.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.
Reposted by Cllr Brian Wernham 🔶 C.Eng. MA History
I still can't quite believe that Ukraine has had to spend most of 2025 negotiating with the US, their own ally, cause the US keeps trying to force them to surrender to russia. This is absolutely insane.
• Maniam Akash •
#RussiaIsATerroristState
#TrumpIsPutinsPuppet
#StandWithUkraine
Thread 1/3🧵
• Maniam Akash •
#RussiaIsATerroristState
#TrumpIsPutinsPuppet
#StandWithUkraine
Thread 1/3🧵
December 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I still can't quite believe that Ukraine has had to spend most of 2025 negotiating with the US, their own ally, cause the US keeps trying to force them to surrender to russia. This is absolutely insane.
• Maniam Akash •
#RussiaIsATerroristState
#TrumpIsPutinsPuppet
#StandWithUkraine
Thread 1/3🧵
• Maniam Akash •
#RussiaIsATerroristState
#TrumpIsPutinsPuppet
#StandWithUkraine
Thread 1/3🧵
Lib Dems in UK 🇬🇧 released autopsy report after 2019 election screw up and got 6 times as many seats in 2024
Dems in USA 🇺🇸 should take a hard look in the mirror and stop dodging necessary home truths
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dems in USA 🇺🇸 should take a hard look in the mirror and stop dodging necessary home truths
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why is the Democratic party hiding its 2024 autopsy report? | Norman Soloman
If the DNC isn’t open and transparent about why they lost, then how can we be sure they will learn their lesson this time?
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Lib Dems in UK 🇬🇧 released autopsy report after 2019 election screw up and got 6 times as many seats in 2024
Dems in USA 🇺🇸 should take a hard look in the mirror and stop dodging necessary home truths
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dems in USA 🇺🇸 should take a hard look in the mirror and stop dodging necessary home truths
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...