Mike Bradley
@captainconcorde.bsky.social
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Humanist
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Refugee from X
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We have written to Science Minister Lord Patrick Vallance urging him to step him and help reverse the cuts to astronomy and space science proposed by the Science and Technology Facilities Council last month.
Read the letter in full 👉️ ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
Read the letter in full 👉️ ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
'Reverse the cuts': RAS urges Vallance to avert scientific crisis
The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) has called on science minister Patrick Vallance to step in and prevent the "catastrophic damage to astronomy and space science" ...
ras.ac.uk
February 16, 2026 at 10:04 AM
We have written to Science Minister Lord Patrick Vallance urging him to step him and help reverse the cuts to astronomy and space science proposed by the Science and Technology Facilities Council last month.
Read the letter in full 👉️ ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
Read the letter in full 👉️ ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
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Dai Sledj has been disqualified from the Olympic skeleton competition as his tea tray broke international regulations and his B sample contained high levels of Brains SA. #skeleton #winterolympics
February 13, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Dai Sledj has been disqualified from the Olympic skeleton competition as his tea tray broke international regulations and his B sample contained high levels of Brains SA. #skeleton #winterolympics
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Hull has some beautiful pubs, sadly, many no longer trade.
February 13, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Hull has some beautiful pubs, sadly, many no longer trade.
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This is magnificent!
Happy birthday to Charles Darwin,
patron saint of tired scientists, grumpy fieldworkers, and hating your own manuscript.
patron saint of tired scientists, grumpy fieldworkers, and hating your own manuscript.
February 13, 2026 at 12:15 AM
This is magnificent!
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Today…
🗳️ Reform’s dodgy campaigning
💸 £94k is apparently “low income”
🚪 McSweeney exits stage left
⚠️ And Wes Streeting admitted what in those WhatsApps?!
…oh, and Gregg Wallace 🌭
Brand new episode of The Trawl out now👇🏽
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
🗳️ Reform’s dodgy campaigning
💸 £94k is apparently “low income”
🚪 McSweeney exits stage left
⚠️ And Wes Streeting admitted what in those WhatsApps?!
…oh, and Gregg Wallace 🌭
Brand new episode of The Trawl out now👇🏽
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Labour Meltdown, Out‑of‑Touch Madness & Wes Streeting Admitted What?!
Podcast Episode · The Trawl · 12/02/2026 · 39m
podcasts.apple.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Today…
🗳️ Reform’s dodgy campaigning
💸 £94k is apparently “low income”
🚪 McSweeney exits stage left
⚠️ And Wes Streeting admitted what in those WhatsApps?!
…oh, and Gregg Wallace 🌭
Brand new episode of The Trawl out now👇🏽
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
🗳️ Reform’s dodgy campaigning
💸 £94k is apparently “low income”
🚪 McSweeney exits stage left
⚠️ And Wes Streeting admitted what in those WhatsApps?!
…oh, and Gregg Wallace 🌭
Brand new episode of The Trawl out now👇🏽
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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Reposted by Mike Bradley
Reposted by Mike Bradley
Last night, I got properly "doored" for the first time. A car in the road to my right paused, and the rear left passenger threw open his door without looking, right into my path. I ended up on the floor, badly winded but ok.
If you don't know what the "Dutch reach" is, NOW is the time to learn.
If you don't know what the "Dutch reach" is, NOW is the time to learn.
February 11, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Last night, I got properly "doored" for the first time. A car in the road to my right paused, and the rear left passenger threw open his door without looking, right into my path. I ended up on the floor, badly winded but ok.
If you don't know what the "Dutch reach" is, NOW is the time to learn.
If you don't know what the "Dutch reach" is, NOW is the time to learn.
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Happy international women and girls in science day! 🧪🔭☄️👩🏻🔬 In today's edition, I'll be meeting students, writing grants and doing associate dean-y stuff. All while consuming caffeine from my @starxiv.bsky.social podcast mug 😍
February 11, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Happy international women and girls in science day! 🧪🔭☄️👩🏻🔬 In today's edition, I'll be meeting students, writing grants and doing associate dean-y stuff. All while consuming caffeine from my @starxiv.bsky.social podcast mug 😍
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We pride ourselves on being a democracy and yet there’s a medieval theocratic anachronism in the heart of parliament: 26 bishops with automatic seats in the House of Lords. (The only other country in the world with clerics automatically entering a government is… Iran).
Great news. MPs should also pay attention to our campaigns:
● Remove the 26 bishops
Religious office should not grant automatic voting rights in a parliamentary democracy.
● Scrap parliamentary prayers
Attending prayers should not to provide speaking advantages🧵
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
● Remove the 26 bishops
Religious office should not grant automatic voting rights in a parliamentary democracy.
● Scrap parliamentary prayers
Attending prayers should not to provide speaking advantages🧵
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
February 9, 2026 at 8:09 PM
We pride ourselves on being a democracy and yet there’s a medieval theocratic anachronism in the heart of parliament: 26 bishops with automatic seats in the House of Lords. (The only other country in the world with clerics automatically entering a government is… Iran).
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It’s very good of Prince William to distance himself from his horrific uncle Andrew, while on a visit to hang out with journalist-murdering bastard Mohammed bin Salman. I
February 9, 2026 at 10:19 PM
It’s very good of Prince William to distance himself from his horrific uncle Andrew, while on a visit to hang out with journalist-murdering bastard Mohammed bin Salman. I
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The UK Govt said it's 'committed' to keeping collective worship in state-funded schools.
It's offering new 'objective, pluralistic, and critical' guidance.
But that's the problem, isn't it? Worshiping a deity is inherently not objective, pluralistic, or critical.
humanists.uk/2026/02/05/c...
It's offering new 'objective, pluralistic, and critical' guidance.
But that's the problem, isn't it? Worshiping a deity is inherently not objective, pluralistic, or critical.
humanists.uk/2026/02/05/c...
UK Government ‘committed’ to collective worship in schools
The UK Government has announced plans to replace Circular 1/94, its thirty-two-year-old guidance on collective worship in England, and publish updated advice on its collective worship requirements lat...
humanists.uk
February 5, 2026 at 11:42 AM
The UK Govt said it's 'committed' to keeping collective worship in state-funded schools.
It's offering new 'objective, pluralistic, and critical' guidance.
But that's the problem, isn't it? Worshiping a deity is inherently not objective, pluralistic, or critical.
humanists.uk/2026/02/05/c...
It's offering new 'objective, pluralistic, and critical' guidance.
But that's the problem, isn't it? Worshiping a deity is inherently not objective, pluralistic, or critical.
humanists.uk/2026/02/05/c...
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A lovely little exploration of humanist values by our Vice President @profaliceroberts.bsky.social.
February 5, 2026 at 12:27 PM
A lovely little exploration of humanist values by our Vice President @profaliceroberts.bsky.social.
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Pleased to see the jury make this decision.
We need to have eyes wide open this is exactly why the Government wants to abolish juries.
People protesting against a genocide are not the criminals here - it's the politicians who continue to provide cover.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We need to have eyes wide open this is exactly why the Government wants to abolish juries.
People protesting against a genocide are not the criminals here - it's the politicians who continue to provide cover.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Palestine Action protesters not guilty of defence firm burglary
The group are cleared of aggravated burglary over the alleged raid at an Elbit Systems warehouse.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Pleased to see the jury make this decision.
We need to have eyes wide open this is exactly why the Government wants to abolish juries.
People protesting against a genocide are not the criminals here - it's the politicians who continue to provide cover.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We need to have eyes wide open this is exactly why the Government wants to abolish juries.
People protesting against a genocide are not the criminals here - it's the politicians who continue to provide cover.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Remember that David Lammy wanted to do away with most jury trials? This is why. Jurors have an absolute right to acquit, which a judge (in practice) does not.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...
Palestine Action activists cleared of aggravated burglary at Israeli defence firm site
None of the six activists were convicted of any offence over break-in at Elbit Systems factory near Bristol in 2024
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Remember that David Lammy wanted to do away with most jury trials? This is why. Jurors have an absolute right to acquit, which a judge (in practice) does not.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...
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Nigel Farage once vehemently believed that defections should trigger by-elections…
I challenged Reform’s Andrea Jenkyns on his now opposite stance
And this was the state of her response…
I challenged Reform’s Andrea Jenkyns on his now opposite stance
And this was the state of her response…
February 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Nigel Farage once vehemently believed that defections should trigger by-elections…
I challenged Reform’s Andrea Jenkyns on his now opposite stance
And this was the state of her response…
I challenged Reform’s Andrea Jenkyns on his now opposite stance
And this was the state of her response…
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The fact peers ideologically or religiously opposed to the #AssistedDyingBill have made it almost impossible for it to pass should be recognised as a national tragedy and a crisis for our democracy. Time matters to terminally ill people. It should for the Lords too.
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
The Observer View: Lords are defying democracy over assis...
The sabotage of the end of life bill by a small group of unelected individuals is unconstitutional
observer.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 11:51 AM
The fact peers ideologically or religiously opposed to the #AssistedDyingBill have made it almost impossible for it to pass should be recognised as a national tragedy and a crisis for our democracy. Time matters to terminally ill people. It should for the Lords too.
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
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“In our experience, it usually does take quite a while for prosecutors, justice departments and governments to sit up and take notice of what Private Eye has been saying all along.”
🧵4/5
🧵4/5
February 2, 2026 at 8:45 PM
“In our experience, it usually does take quite a while for prosecutors, justice departments and governments to sit up and take notice of what Private Eye has been saying all along.”
🧵4/5
🧵4/5
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February 2, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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Whatever people may think of the Assisted Dying Bill, it is important to understand that the Lords do not have the legal powers to stop it. Under the Parliament Act of 1949, the Lords can of course suggest changes, but they have no authority to over-ride the will of elected MPs, nor should they.
February 2, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Whatever people may think of the Assisted Dying Bill, it is important to understand that the Lords do not have the legal powers to stop it. Under the Parliament Act of 1949, the Lords can of course suggest changes, but they have no authority to over-ride the will of elected MPs, nor should they.
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A modern-day tragedy, BUT YOU CAN HELP.
1 Like = 1 Pray
1 Share = 10,000 Prays
1 Like = 1 Pray
1 Share = 10,000 Prays
February 1, 2026 at 8:17 PM
A modern-day tragedy, BUT YOU CAN HELP.
1 Like = 1 Pray
1 Share = 10,000 Prays
1 Like = 1 Pray
1 Share = 10,000 Prays
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Schools only need the signature of the responsible adult.
Looks like it was Laurence's fault.
Looks like it was Laurence's fault.
January 26, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Schools only need the signature of the responsible adult.
Looks like it was Laurence's fault.
Looks like it was Laurence's fault.
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“We’re gonna need a bigger bus”
January 12, 2026 at 1:51 PM
“We’re gonna need a bigger bus”
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As JD Vance attacked on women’s rights at an anti-abortion rally just miles away, neo-Nazis 'Patriot Front' marched in Washington, DC.
They were met with loud circus music.
As American Christian nationalism rises – and is increasingly exported to the UK – this response was more than deserved.
They were met with loud circus music.
As American Christian nationalism rises – and is increasingly exported to the UK – this response was more than deserved.
January 26, 2026 at 12:39 PM
As JD Vance attacked on women’s rights at an anti-abortion rally just miles away, neo-Nazis 'Patriot Front' marched in Washington, DC.
They were met with loud circus music.
As American Christian nationalism rises – and is increasingly exported to the UK – this response was more than deserved.
They were met with loud circus music.
As American Christian nationalism rises – and is increasingly exported to the UK – this response was more than deserved.