Colin Holmes
@colinmholmes.bsky.social
Adequate Husband, Embarrassing Dad, exiled Scot, lover of music, tennis, mountain biking & wit - none of which I'm any good at.
colinholmesshow@bsky.social for my @CotswoldsRadio show!
I'm on Threads as @colinsta_gramming.
colinholmesshow@bsky.social for my @CotswoldsRadio show!
I'm on Threads as @colinsta_gramming.
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Van Hollen: I will just say that anybody who thinks we're on the way to authoritarianism is wrong. We are there
September 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Van Hollen: I will just say that anybody who thinks we're on the way to authoritarianism is wrong. We are there
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America really is a horrible place sometimes…
Double murderer is first US inmate executed by firing squad in 15 years www.bbc.com/news/article...
Double murderer is first US inmate executed by firing squad in 15 years www.bbc.com/news/article...
Brad Sigmon: Double murderer is first US inmate executed by firing squad in 15 years
Brad Sigmon, who battered his ex's parents to death, said in his last statement it was wrong to take "eye for an eye".
www.bbc.com
March 8, 2025 at 6:31 AM
America really is a horrible place sometimes…
Double murderer is first US inmate executed by firing squad in 15 years www.bbc.com/news/article...
Double murderer is first US inmate executed by firing squad in 15 years www.bbc.com/news/article...
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This is one of the most alarming things they've done, but it seems to have been mostly overlooked because of all the other alarming things they've done.
March 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
This is one of the most alarming things they've done, but it seems to have been mostly overlooked because of all the other alarming things they've done.
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Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
February 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
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Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
February 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
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Russia is perfectly clear what side Trump is on
Russia's response to Trump's tantrum says it all really:
February 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Russia is perfectly clear what side Trump is on
Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
No second state visit for Trump
This is UNBELIEVABLE. Keir Starmer has just handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and I was so outraged when I he...
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
Repost with the first album you bought with your own money.
February 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Repost with the first album you bought with your own money.
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Video snippet courtesy of Belfast legend David Holmes on Instagram...
February 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Video snippet courtesy of Belfast legend David Holmes on Instagram...
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Get. Him. Out. Of. Our. Government.
February 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Get. Him. Out. Of. Our. Government.
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Striking that so many on the Reform tendency, who have banged on for years about the need to remember the sacrifices of WW2 and policed the wearing of poppies... failed to learn any lessons from it.
You don't appease dictators casting shadows on your doorstep. You fight back.
You don't appease dictators casting shadows on your doorstep. You fight back.
February 14, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Striking that so many on the Reform tendency, who have banged on for years about the need to remember the sacrifices of WW2 and policed the wearing of poppies... failed to learn any lessons from it.
You don't appease dictators casting shadows on your doorstep. You fight back.
You don't appease dictators casting shadows on your doorstep. You fight back.
Yes - that’s why they call it potential…
February 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Yes - that’s why they call it potential…
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Casar: "You know what Elon Musk doesn't seem to be looking into? His own contracts."
February 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Casar: "You know what Elon Musk doesn't seem to be looking into? His own contracts."
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It's called The Gulf of Mexico. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
February 12, 2025 at 4:30 AM
It's called The Gulf of Mexico. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
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This is like a bank robber getting to fire the cops and disable the alarms just before he strolls into the bank lobby.
February 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This is like a bank robber getting to fire the cops and disable the alarms just before he strolls into the bank lobby.
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clever campaigning by the TUC here
We revealed Nigel Farage’s voting record to his constituents in Clacton.
They weren’t happy.
They weren’t happy.
February 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
clever campaigning by the TUC here
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Great example of a joke you absolutely cannot tell on social media when the person you are speaking to uses their name as their handle
I keep revising my assessment of Elon Musk's IQ downward, and this wayward sick burn is definitely going in the equation
I keep revising my assessment of Elon Musk's IQ downward, and this wayward sick burn is definitely going in the equation
February 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Great example of a joke you absolutely cannot tell on social media when the person you are speaking to uses their name as their handle
I keep revising my assessment of Elon Musk's IQ downward, and this wayward sick burn is definitely going in the equation
I keep revising my assessment of Elon Musk's IQ downward, and this wayward sick burn is definitely going in the equation
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Yes, the US in on this chart. Can you find it?
February 8, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Yes, the US in on this chart. Can you find it?
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Every day these people show us who they are
February 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Every day these people show us who they are
This is excellent from Jeremy Bowen - it’s easy to dismiss Trump’s garbage, but it has real and long lasting consequences.
Either Trump is just insane and doesn’t realise these implications, or he’s insane and does mean them. Either way, he’s insane.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Either Trump is just insane and doesn’t realise these implications, or he’s insane and does mean them. Either way, he’s insane.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Jeremy Bowen: Trump's Gaza plan won't happen, but it will have consequences
The US president creates uncertainty and injects more instability, our international editor writes.
www.bbc.com
February 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This is excellent from Jeremy Bowen - it’s easy to dismiss Trump’s garbage, but it has real and long lasting consequences.
Either Trump is just insane and doesn’t realise these implications, or he’s insane and does mean them. Either way, he’s insane.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Either Trump is just insane and doesn’t realise these implications, or he’s insane and does mean them. Either way, he’s insane.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
This is the closets I’ve come to thinking WWIII could actually happen. It’s evil and it’s terrifying.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Trump says Palestinians should permanently leave Gaza as he meets with Netanyahu – live
Hamas official says Trump comments ‘a recipe for creating chaos’; Trump earlier signed executive order to withdraw US from UN human rights council
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
This is the closets I’ve come to thinking WWIII could actually happen. It’s evil and it’s terrifying.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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HEY 👋 Sign this 👇 already at 7,000 signatures from 1000 earlier today x petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Tighten the rules on political donations
We want the government to:
Remove loopholes that allow wealthy foreign individuals to make donations into UK political parties (e.g. by funnelling through UK registered companies).
Cap all donations ...
petition.parliament.uk
January 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
HEY 👋 Sign this 👇 already at 7,000 signatures from 1000 earlier today x petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Your regular reminded to delete your Twitter/X accounts and delete the App from your phone.
The ship is sinking!
The ship is sinking!
Elon Musk says Twitter (X) is 'barely breaking even' and user growth has stagnated
January 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Your regular reminded to delete your Twitter/X accounts and delete the App from your phone.
The ship is sinking!
The ship is sinking!