Simon
@gigsandgrounds.bsky.social
I love gigs and groundhopping. Quite partial to whiskey and real ale too. Happily woke. Several not very careful owners and seen better days 😀 I may post without my reading glasses, so expect typos...
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So the new version of MAGA is that Marjorie Taylor Greene is a traitor, Rand Paul is a RINO, and Zohran Mamdani is great.
Got it.
Got it.
November 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
So the new version of MAGA is that Marjorie Taylor Greene is a traitor, Rand Paul is a RINO, and Zohran Mamdani is great.
Got it.
Got it.
That's an absolutely appalling third umpire decision. 5 minutes and still gets it wrong. Jamie Smith has dome amazingly well to show no dissent there #ashes
November 22, 2025 at 6:18 AM
That's an absolutely appalling third umpire decision. 5 minutes and still gets it wrong. Jamie Smith has dome amazingly well to show no dissent there #ashes
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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What would Nigel Farage be saying about Keir Starmer right now if a former leader within his party was going down for ten years for being in effect a traitor to his country?
November 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
What would Nigel Farage be saying about Keir Starmer right now if a former leader within his party was going down for ten years for being in effect a traitor to his country?
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Rep. Jason Crow: “Karoline Leavitt is outright lying. Actually, what she said from the podium is that there was an encouragement of disobeying lawful orders. We actually said the exact opposite.”
November 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Rep. Jason Crow: “Karoline Leavitt is outright lying. Actually, what she said from the podium is that there was an encouragement of disobeying lawful orders. We actually said the exact opposite.”
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The Covid Inquiry finds that if Boris Johnson had called the first lockdown even one week earlier then it could have saved at least 20,000 lives.
Here's a quick reminder of what Johnson was actually doing during those weeks
Here's a quick reminder of what Johnson was actually doing during those weeks
November 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The Covid Inquiry finds that if Boris Johnson had called the first lockdown even one week earlier then it could have saved at least 20,000 lives.
Here's a quick reminder of what Johnson was actually doing during those weeks
Here's a quick reminder of what Johnson was actually doing during those weeks
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Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
Covid inquiry live: ‘Inexcusable’ delays under Johnson led to 23,000 deaths
Lockdowns may have been avoided if Boris Johnson’s government had acted faster, damning report finds
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
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The report into Boris Johnson’s record during the Covid epidemic blames a ‘toxic, sexist and chaotic culture’ in Downing Street. Who’d have thought it?
November 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The report into Boris Johnson’s record during the Covid epidemic blames a ‘toxic, sexist and chaotic culture’ in Downing Street. Who’d have thought it?
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No Reform MP’s turn up on urgent questions about Russia.
November 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
No Reform MP’s turn up on urgent questions about Russia.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene has been hated by the left for years and never feared for her life. She’s been hated by the right for two days and had to hire security.
November 20, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been hated by the left for years and never feared for her life. She’s been hated by the right for two days and had to hire security.
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Receipts from 8 years ago - and yes Andy Wigmore did refer this to Farage’s lawyers
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Receipts from 8 years ago - and yes Andy Wigmore did refer this to Farage’s lawyers
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We must copy Denmark Social Democrats' hardline anti-asylum measures in order to win back voters' trust, says Shabana Mahmood.
Meanwhile in Denmark:
Meanwhile in Denmark:
November 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM
We must copy Denmark Social Democrats' hardline anti-asylum measures in order to win back voters' trust, says Shabana Mahmood.
Meanwhile in Denmark:
Meanwhile in Denmark:
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This has got a good beat to it.
November 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
This has got a good beat to it.
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Some of the people in this article have shared their recollections with me before - but on condition of anonymity. Coming forward now is an act of patriotism. Farage’s claim that it never happened is the opposite.
(Note also the line about pronouncing his name.)
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
(Note also the line about pronouncing his name.)
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Some of the people in this article have shared their recollections with me before - but on condition of anonymity. Coming forward now is an act of patriotism. Farage’s claim that it never happened is the opposite.
(Note also the line about pronouncing his name.)
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
(Note also the line about pronouncing his name.)
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
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It’s interesting that Marjorie Taylor Greene never needed a security detail on account of the left. But since she has “disappointed” the PedoFuhrer the right is sending her death threats and security is necessary.
Tell me again, which side is the more violent?
Tell me again, which side is the more violent?
November 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
It’s interesting that Marjorie Taylor Greene never needed a security detail on account of the left. But since she has “disappointed” the PedoFuhrer the right is sending her death threats and security is necessary.
Tell me again, which side is the more violent?
Tell me again, which side is the more violent?
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Ohh, well that clears up everything 🙄
Jeffrey Epstein's Brother Speaks Out To Clear Up That Scandalous 'Bubba' Email—And Now We Have Even More Questions
www.comicsands.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Ohh, well that clears up everything 🙄
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I was tagged and asked to take a look at this claim - cos, well just look at it!🙄
Does it seem plausible that THE Trocadero is going to be turned into a Mosque?
It was pretty easy to debunk but I decided to do a deep dive into the reality AND the appalling press coverage
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Does it seem plausible that THE Trocadero is going to be turned into a Mosque?
It was pretty easy to debunk but I decided to do a deep dive into the reality AND the appalling press coverage
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November 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I was tagged and asked to take a look at this claim - cos, well just look at it!🙄
Does it seem plausible that THE Trocadero is going to be turned into a Mosque?
It was pretty easy to debunk but I decided to do a deep dive into the reality AND the appalling press coverage
🧵
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Does it seem plausible that THE Trocadero is going to be turned into a Mosque?
It was pretty easy to debunk but I decided to do a deep dive into the reality AND the appalling press coverage
🧵
1/26
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England are making history on the football pitch under Thomas Tuchel and The Daily Mail are showering him with plenty of praise. How stupid and pathetic they now look after declaring that the German coach’s appointment was ‘A dark day for England’.
November 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
England are making history on the football pitch under Thomas Tuchel and The Daily Mail are showering him with plenty of praise. How stupid and pathetic they now look after declaring that the German coach’s appointment was ‘A dark day for England’.
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This is what you call journalistic integrity. Telling it like it is.
November 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This is what you call journalistic integrity. Telling it like it is.
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How could I leave out the POTUS??!!
Trump - Russia
Trump - Russia
Epstein - Russia
Farage - Russia
Johnson - Russia
Cummings - Russia
Bannon - Russia
What a tangled web we weave.
Farage - Russia
Johnson - Russia
Cummings - Russia
Bannon - Russia
What a tangled web we weave.
November 15, 2025 at 8:54 AM
How could I leave out the POTUS??!!
Trump - Russia
Trump - Russia
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“Quiet! Quiet!” 😬
November 15, 2025 at 4:56 AM
“Quiet! Quiet!” 😬