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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
Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean
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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
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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 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
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
January 1, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Excellent thread by co-presenter of the Empire podcast William Dalrymple 👇

bsky.app/profile/will...
To Wish You a Happy New Year 2026
@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 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
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...
December 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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
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?
December 31, 2025 at 1:49 PM
What sort of fresh retail click ad hell is cooking up here?
December 31, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A stark and straightforward statement - good for her speaking out 👇

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
Voir
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
"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...
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
Voir (20mins x 6)
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
The Ghost of Christmas Past
December 31, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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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.
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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December 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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…
December 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Another quad bike style child farm death

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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...
December 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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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.
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
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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🧵
December 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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...
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
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Trump terrified of a young woman. Classic Trump.
Trump declares Greta Thunberg a "terrorist" and permanently bans her from entering the United States.
December 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM