Mike
@ksmikey.bsky.social
Cycling, Lotto CT: mainly UK juniors & U23 & Rayner Fdn & Pedal Potential, caravans, #Breizh (Aodoù an Arvor) & #poetry. Failing to avoid politics. Suffering Kingstonian FC & Dewsbury RL fan #NonLeague starter pack https://go.bsky.app/5ZmrY8K
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Mike
@ksmikey.bsky.social
· Nov 17
My #NonLeague starter pack is full
150 clubs and people (and a few leagues) across England
Vetted and curated by me
I won’t do another
Hopefully some will find it helpful
Please share to people coming on-board and other already here, it’s nice to welcome them
go.bsky.app/5ZmrY8K
150 clubs and people (and a few leagues) across England
Vetted and curated by me
I won’t do another
Hopefully some will find it helpful
Please share to people coming on-board and other already here, it’s nice to welcome them
go.bsky.app/5ZmrY8K
WTF
The man who sold France is to be honoured in France by the Church
He was no patriot
He sold France. And he carved up Brittany
The man who sold France is to be honoured in France by the Church
He was no patriot
He sold France. And he carved up Brittany
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
WTF
The man who sold France is to be honoured in France by the Church
He was no patriot
He sold France. And he carved up Brittany
The man who sold France is to be honoured in France by the Church
He was no patriot
He sold France. And he carved up Brittany
#Cuba
I remember reading about readers in Cuban cigar factories decades ago in @theguardian.com when people still read a physical copy
And they’re still around
Love that
It’s an archaic job but it’s so important too culturally, socially and politically
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pod...
I remember reading about readers in Cuban cigar factories decades ago in @theguardian.com when people still read a physical copy
And they’re still around
Love that
It’s an archaic job but it’s so important too culturally, socially and politically
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pod...
The Radical ‘Readers’ in Cuban Cigar Factories
Lectors, or readers, once sparked revolution. Where are they today?
www.atlasobscura.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#Cuba
I remember reading about readers in Cuban cigar factories decades ago in @theguardian.com when people still read a physical copy
And they’re still around
Love that
It’s an archaic job but it’s so important too culturally, socially and politically
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pod...
I remember reading about readers in Cuban cigar factories decades ago in @theguardian.com when people still read a physical copy
And they’re still around
Love that
It’s an archaic job but it’s so important too culturally, socially and politically
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pod...
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Bellingcat has been named an undesirable organisation in Russia because of our reporting on the country dating back to the downing of MH17 in 2014 by Russian-backed forces.
We will continue to report accurately on Russia and will not be intimidated by disinformation and false accusations.
We will continue to report accurately on Russia and will not be intimidated by disinformation and false accusations.
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Bellingcat has been named an undesirable organisation in Russia because of our reporting on the country dating back to the downing of MH17 in 2014 by Russian-backed forces.
We will continue to report accurately on Russia and will not be intimidated by disinformation and false accusations.
We will continue to report accurately on Russia and will not be intimidated by disinformation and false accusations.
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Russian state media are today alleging that a Bellingcat reporter was involved in an attempt to hijack a Russian fighter plane.
We would like to make clear that Bellingcat had absolutely no involvement in the alleged activities and the accusations towards us are entirely false.
We would like to make clear that Bellingcat had absolutely no involvement in the alleged activities and the accusations towards us are entirely false.
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Russian state media are today alleging that a Bellingcat reporter was involved in an attempt to hijack a Russian fighter plane.
We would like to make clear that Bellingcat had absolutely no involvement in the alleged activities and the accusations towards us are entirely false.
We would like to make clear that Bellingcat had absolutely no involvement in the alleged activities and the accusations towards us are entirely false.
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Channel 5 all round on every channel
if you’re wondering what TV & radio would look like without the bbc if the right had its way, picture the state of our privatised rivers & seas, but instead it’s raw sewage pumped into your telly & speakers
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Channel 5 all round on every channel
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October 29, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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November 7, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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St Laurence Hospital
Catherham
COHSE nurses & Staff
WW2
Catherham
COHSE nurses & Staff
WW2
November 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
St Laurence Hospital
Catherham
COHSE nurses & Staff
WW2
Catherham
COHSE nurses & Staff
WW2
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🔴 "Un choc dans 3-4 ans" ▶️ https://l.bfmtv.com/FPPE
November 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🔴 "Un choc dans 3-4 ans" ▶️ https://l.bfmtv.com/FPPE
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It says a lot about the times we’re living in that speaking truth to power as a Trans+ person is now seen as an act of bravery
When simply existing openly can make you a target, choosing to stand up and speak out takes real courage
So yes, Jess - you are incredibly brave
Thank you for all you do
When simply existing openly can make you a target, choosing to stand up and speak out takes real courage
So yes, Jess - you are incredibly brave
Thank you for all you do
I have already had several lawyers (former and present) reach out to thank me for my bravery in writing this piece. It's astonishing that stating such an obvious truth (that the judiciary cannot avoid the prejudices of the society it operates within) requires courage at all.
"As someone working in law, it’s heresy to say this, and it might even kill my chances of a career... But as a trans person, and someone fighting for the rights of my community, I refuse to remain silent. To me it just seems obvious: a heavily prejudiced society produces prejudiced institutions."
November 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
It says a lot about the times we’re living in that speaking truth to power as a Trans+ person is now seen as an act of bravery
When simply existing openly can make you a target, choosing to stand up and speak out takes real courage
So yes, Jess - you are incredibly brave
Thank you for all you do
When simply existing openly can make you a target, choosing to stand up and speak out takes real courage
So yes, Jess - you are incredibly brave
Thank you for all you do
Thanks to the EU
- no Melton Mowbray port pies out of e Leicestershire
- no Cornish pasties in Devon or beyond
- no Stilton away from E Leicestershire
Protecting local heritage and local producers
- no Melton Mowbray port pies out of e Leicestershire
- no Cornish pasties in Devon or beyond
- no Stilton away from E Leicestershire
Protecting local heritage and local producers
Welcome to Europe’s hall of fame.
The latest products to join our EU quality schemes:
🇪🇸 Aceite del Somontano
🇮🇹 Fragola della Basilicata
🇷🇴 Cârnați din topor din Vâlcea
🇭🇺 Etyeki Pezsgő
🇭🇺 Füred
🇮🇹 Casauria
🇫🇷 Miel de tilleul de Picardie
More: link.europa.eu/FB9nwD
The latest products to join our EU quality schemes:
🇪🇸 Aceite del Somontano
🇮🇹 Fragola della Basilicata
🇷🇴 Cârnați din topor din Vâlcea
🇭🇺 Etyeki Pezsgő
🇭🇺 Füred
🇮🇹 Casauria
🇫🇷 Miel de tilleul de Picardie
More: link.europa.eu/FB9nwD
November 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Thanks to the EU
- no Melton Mowbray port pies out of e Leicestershire
- no Cornish pasties in Devon or beyond
- no Stilton away from E Leicestershire
Protecting local heritage and local producers
- no Melton Mowbray port pies out of e Leicestershire
- no Cornish pasties in Devon or beyond
- no Stilton away from E Leicestershire
Protecting local heritage and local producers
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This is another HUGE scandal, enacted by the Tories, which must be investigated
Public money paid for this - it was supposed to benefit the local area
Public money paid for this - it was supposed to benefit the local area
"This entire saga has a smell hanging over it. The people of Teesside, Hartlepool and Darlington are no fools. That smell will not go away until there is a full, transparent and independent inquiry."
Teesworks scandal: a dark tale of public wealth lost and private gain
Teesworks - a story that reads like a screenplay for a dark political drama
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
This is another HUGE scandal, enacted by the Tories, which must be investigated
Public money paid for this - it was supposed to benefit the local area
Public money paid for this - it was supposed to benefit the local area
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Ridiculous
Opmerkelijke diskwalificatie op EK veldrijden
Opmerkelijke diskwalificatie op EK veldrijden
Giorgia Pellizotti eindigde zaterdag als vierde op het EK veldrijden voor junioren vrouwen, maar werd na afloop gediskwalificeerd. Daar was een opvallende reden voor: de 17-jarige reed met een frame dat niet goedgekeurd was door de UCI. De internationale wielerunie greep vervolgens in.Pelliz
www.wielerflits.nl
November 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Ridiculous
“Patriots” - it’s amazing how many self-proclaimed patriots are really just traitors
Call them collabos or quislings - it’s the same thing
Call them collabos or quislings - it’s the same thing
Conservative Shadow Culture Secretary Nigel Huddleston tells GB News that the BBC should "grovel" to Trump.
Amazing how many British 'patriots' are spending their time telling our national broadcaster to prostrate itself before a hostile foreign leader
Amazing how many British 'patriots' are spending their time telling our national broadcaster to prostrate itself before a hostile foreign leader
November 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
“Patriots” - it’s amazing how many self-proclaimed patriots are really just traitors
Call them collabos or quislings - it’s the same thing
Call them collabos or quislings - it’s the same thing
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Satire - a salutary lesson
Karl Küpper, Kölner Büttenredner, NS-Kritiker. Beim Nazi-Karneval 1937 betritt er die Bühne, hebt den rechten Arm, doch ruft dann nicht "Heil Hitler" – sondern: »Nä, nä, su huh litt bei uns dä Dreck em Keller!« (Nein, nein, so hoch liegt bei uns der Dreck im Keller.) 1/2
November 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Satire - a salutary lesson
November
When the guns fell silent
Did the bird song come back
Or did the dying’s moans carry on
When the guns fell silent
Did the sun break through
Or the rain continue to fall
When the guns fell silent
Did “never again” mean hope
Or just another two words
#Poetry
When the guns fell silent
Did the bird song come back
Or did the dying’s moans carry on
When the guns fell silent
Did the sun break through
Or the rain continue to fall
When the guns fell silent
Did “never again” mean hope
Or just another two words
#Poetry
November 11, 2025 at 10:47 AM
November
When the guns fell silent
Did the bird song come back
Or did the dying’s moans carry on
When the guns fell silent
Did the sun break through
Or the rain continue to fall
When the guns fell silent
Did “never again” mean hope
Or just another two words
#Poetry
When the guns fell silent
Did the bird song come back
Or did the dying’s moans carry on
When the guns fell silent
Did the sun break through
Or the rain continue to fall
When the guns fell silent
Did “never again” mean hope
Or just another two words
#Poetry
Interesting to read foreign exonyms of places, not just in the UK but in less obvious countries
EG Italian names of French places - they are a lot, or German names of Britain (Bermingheim)
Often the obsolete ones are the best
EG Italian names of French places - they are a lot, or German names of Britain (Bermingheim)
Often the obsolete ones are the best
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Interesting to read foreign exonyms of places, not just in the UK but in less obvious countries
EG Italian names of French places - they are a lot, or German names of Britain (Bermingheim)
Often the obsolete ones are the best
EG Italian names of French places - they are a lot, or German names of Britain (Bermingheim)
Often the obsolete ones are the best
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What a great few weeks it’s been for people once pardoned by Trump.
@nytimes.com @nbcnews.com @npr.org @politico.com
@nytimes.com @nbcnews.com @npr.org @politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
What a great few weeks it’s been for people once pardoned by Trump.
@nytimes.com @nbcnews.com @npr.org @politico.com
@nytimes.com @nbcnews.com @npr.org @politico.com
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Farage is a genuinely repulsive human
The CURRENT sitting MP for Clacton earns £511,000 as a presenter for GB News and took £281,000 as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
November 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Farage is a genuinely repulsive human
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Recent highlight of the @coolbikeart1.bsky.social feed: fantastic painting by Enzo Benedetto from 1926 in the Second Wave of Italian Futurism. #procycling
November 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Recent highlight of the @coolbikeart1.bsky.social feed: fantastic painting by Enzo Benedetto from 1926 in the Second Wave of Italian Futurism. #procycling
There was a Futurism exhibition in London à few years ago - missed it
Fascinating ethos behind it
Fascinating ethos behind it
Recent highlight of the @coolbikeart1.bsky.social feed: fantastic painting by Enzo Benedetto from 1926 in the Second Wave of Italian Futurism. #procycling
November 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
There was a Futurism exhibition in London à few years ago - missed it
Fascinating ethos behind it
Fascinating ethos behind it
Infantino is possibly one of thr biggest disappointments in sports history
Promised so much before he was elected, seemed like a break from previous ones like Blatter
But he’s worse
He is destroying the people’s game
And as for a piece prize - it’s a sporting organisation. That’s all
Promised so much before he was elected, seemed like a break from previous ones like Blatter
But he’s worse
He is destroying the people’s game
And as for a piece prize - it’s a sporting organisation. That’s all
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Infantino is possibly one of thr biggest disappointments in sports history
Promised so much before he was elected, seemed like a break from previous ones like Blatter
But he’s worse
He is destroying the people’s game
And as for a piece prize - it’s a sporting organisation. That’s all
Promised so much before he was elected, seemed like a break from previous ones like Blatter
But he’s worse
He is destroying the people’s game
And as for a piece prize - it’s a sporting organisation. That’s all
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Trump has threatened to bomb or invade 7 countries with a shot to play in the 2026 World Cup. He *has* bombed one (Iran) and said he'd deny them visas. He's preparing for war with another (Venezuela). He has summarily executed citizens from at least 3. He has imposed tariffs on nearly all of them.
FIFA head says 'you will see' at World Cup draw if Trump receives new peace prize
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Trump has threatened to bomb or invade 7 countries with a shot to play in the 2026 World Cup. He *has* bombed one (Iran) and said he'd deny them visas. He's preparing for war with another (Venezuela). He has summarily executed citizens from at least 3. He has imposed tariffs on nearly all of them.