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Mike McTimoney
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Dad, bike rider, physics teacher, Green. (he/him)

Coordinator of Darlington Green Party, North East representative to Green Party Council.
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Private school > Oxbridge > Conservative Party > Reform

Party of the people?
January 15, 2026 at 10:36 PM
miketually.bsky.social
So far, I'm not a fan of 2026.
January 14, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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When I got my Brompton last year my old uni mate invited me to ride the Lon Las Cymru cycle route with him this summer, on our Bromptons.

cycle.travel/route/lon_la...

It looks quite long and hilly. I will need to actually prepare properly for this, I think.
Lon Las Cymru
Thousands may choose the C2C as their cycling challenge, but the cognoscenti know that it’s Lon Las Cymru that really tests your mettle. This 250-mile route traverses the country’s most…
cycle.travel
January 10, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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📮 Help us deliver hope one letterbox at a time.

Join us and join in ⤵️
January 7, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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darlingtongreens.bsky.social
2026 - Let’s make hope normal again.

A new kind of politics doesn’t just come from new politicians.

Make this the year you get involved.

www.instagram.com/reel/DS8AeE2...
December 31, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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miketually.bsky.social
I've unsubscribed, and I don't think I'll be alone.
Phone dialogue box - text reads "Unsubscribe? Remove subscription to The Infinite Monkey Cage"
December 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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boldpolitics.bsky.social
Let's choose kindness in 2026.

youtu.be/lopMMkz0law
December 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
miketually.bsky.social
Two great humans in one photo.
robinince.bsky.social Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 29d
Lovely to meet @zackpolanski.bsky.social tonight - got a real sense of his humanity
Me and Zack Polanski
December 21, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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zackpolanski.bsky.social
🎄 Just getting my last Xmas cards out there.

✍🏼 Dear cabinet....
Dear sir Keir, wishing you a very hopey Christmas. I wanted to wish you good luck with your relaunch in January. I heard you want to focus on three things. So here's my advice. Tax billionaires, cut bills, stop scapegoating migrants. Zack. Dear Wes, wishing you a very hopey Christmas. When you're not measuring the curtains in downing street, our hopes for you are that you can finally reduce NHS waiting lists in 2026 and stop taking donations from private healthcare. Peace and love, Zack. Dear Yvette, Christmas should surely be a time to think about peace - and the governments role in prosecuting those calling for it. Peace and love, Zack.
December 20, 2025 at 11:42 AM
miketually.bsky.social
Cooked for just myself tonight. Did slightly too much, so had to eat out of a mixing bowl.

Kitchen scales said 767g of food.

Quite full now.
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Taught my last lesson of 2025 😁
December 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Auditors and new officials have been turning over stones at the body in charge of Teesworks. Turns out the Tees Valley Combined Authority has been lending hundreds of millions of £ to connected orgs, without loan agreements, and those orgs are now struggling to repay

as.ft.com/r/ac457745-4...
Auditors raise red flags at public body run by Ben Houchen
[FREE TO READ] EY said errors included ‘material misstatements’ in latest setback for Conservative metro mayor Lord Houchen
as.ft.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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zackpolanski.bsky.social
🎉 Absolutely delighted to welcome Jamie Driscoll to the Green Party.

👏🏼 He has a track record of demonstrating his commitment towards our communities alongside empowering them.

💚 Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
jamiedriscoll.bsky.social Jamie Driscoll @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social · Dec 17
British politics is a mess. Food, energy, housing are all too expensive. Major parties are all flogging the dead horse of trickle down. So I’m joining the Green Party. Britain needs an economy that works for workers, for small businesses, and future generations. @greenparty.org.uk
December 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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jamiedriscoll.bsky.social
British politics is a mess. Food, energy, housing are all too expensive. Major parties are all flogging the dead horse of trickle down. So I’m joining the Green Party. Britain needs an economy that works for workers, for small businesses, and future generations. @greenparty.org.uk
December 17, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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mothinali.bsky.social Mothin Ali @mothinali.bsky.social · Dec 16
Another huge announcement coming tomorrow!

I will livestream the announcement at 11am 17th December

www.instagram.com/mothin.ali?i...
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December 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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zackpolanski.bsky.social
I'm on my way to a Chanukah event. It should be a celebration but instead our community is once again mourning.

I will be thinking of everyone in Australia and those around the world in the Jewish Community who know this fear and loss.

We stand with you.
December 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Vegetarians! Vegans! Anyone who enjoys cooking! Here's a thread of recipes for the veggie / vegan dishes I cook regularly and which have helped me massively cut down on the amount of meat I eat these days. First, a cheap, easy., quick dal which *everyone* should be able to cook:
Cheap, Easy, Quick Dal
This is my basic recipe for dal – it’s the one I cook when I need a fresh pot of dal quickly. Ingredients: 300g split red lentils 900 ml water 1 medium / large white onion diced 6 &#821…
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December 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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My regular reminder that eating less meat is one of the easiest things you can do to help mitigate the effects of climate change and lots of other harm we do to the environment. You don’t have to quit meat altogether and it doesn’t have to be an all or nothing thing about your identity
alomshaha.bsky.social Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · Dec 14
Vegetarians! Vegans! Anyone who enjoys cooking! Here's a thread of recipes for the veggie / vegan dishes I cook regularly and which have helped me massively cut down on the amount of meat I eat these days. First, a cheap, easy., quick dal which *everyone* should be able to cook:
Cheap, Easy, Quick Dal
This is my basic recipe for dal – it’s the one I cook when I need a fresh pot of dal quickly. Ingredients: 300g split red lentils 900 ml water 1 medium / large white onion diced 6 &#821…
alomshaha.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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zackpolanski.bsky.social
I've spent three days in Calais & it's horrendous.

People living in disgusting conditions. Our Government is spending £476m on the militarisation of the border.

We must divert that money to a humanitarian response that treats people with basic dignity.

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Zack Polanski: Allow small boat migrants in and let them work
Green Party leader accuses Sir Keir Starmer of following Nigel Farage in ‘pushing racist rhetoric’ and calls JK Rowling’s stance on single-sex spaces ‘hateful’
www.thetimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
miketually.bsky.social
This is sad news, but demonstrates part of the reason that Robin is one of my favourite comedians, and one of the best people - kindness and empathy.
robinince.bsky.social Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · Dec 13
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. • I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career. I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters. Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B
December 13, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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More evidence that we all need to live like an Italian granddad.
emilynussbaum.bsky.social Emily Nussbaum @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · Dec 5
“For example, studies find that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of death from any cause compared to people who don't drink coffee.”

GAME SET MATCH
December 5, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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A statement from the Trans Greens regarding a recent decision by Girlguiding to exclude girls and young women who were not recorded female at birth.
A statement on the recent Girlguiding decision. We are incredibly disappointed by this decision, and concerned for the effects it will have on trans Guides, their Guides friends, and Guiding groups. It must be reversed. Girlguiding decided to exclude girls and young women who were not recorded female at birth. This puts a vital support network out of reach for many young women and girls that need it most. They are being robbed of friendships, support and community. They are being segregated. Many of our members were involved in scouting organisations when they were younger; some of us now hold positions of responsibility within those organisations, or have done so in the past. We all recognise the value that Guides brings to children and young people. Historically, Guides has provided safety, support and community for trans girls; girls who are already marginalised and face a high risk of harm. It is clear that this decision is wrong and will have a devastating impact. Girlguiding opposes sexism and misogyny. But it is now following a transmisogynist Court and EHRC. “Whoever they are, wherever they're from, girls can do anything”. We demand Girlguiding live up to its ambitions. Girlguiding must reverse this decision. All girls can do anything. Promoted by LGBTIQA+ Greens (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ
December 3, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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I think someone has sent me a DM, but I've no intention of jumping through the age verification hoops. So, if that's you, I'm sorry for not replying.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Hope is here.

Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
November 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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Happy annual "what are the men who asked about International Mens Day on International Womens Day doing to help mark International Mens Day on International Mens Day?" day.
November 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM