Paul Brooke
@paulbrooke1.bsky.social
Love my wife, my kids, my family, Wolves, Springsteen, reggae, Birmingham, kindness, literature, the theatre, poetry, anti racists, equality, rugby, sport, Norway, good people and good times.
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Europe’s largest port, Rotterdam, is reserving docks for NATO military cargo and planning logistics routes in case of war with Russia, the FT reports.
July 8, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Europe’s largest port, Rotterdam, is reserving docks for NATO military cargo and planning logistics routes in case of war with Russia, the FT reports.
Poem for Nigel
So, what floats your boats milky shake man?
Back to the 1930s, an Oswald Moseley fan,
Back to a bloody future, a modern non lord Haw Haw,
Nigel the fascist with a swine kampf flaw..
Got the sheep to vote brexit, now we're braaaaaaking bad,
Rather a woke than sleeping right wing mad
So, what floats your boats milky shake man?
Back to the 1930s, an Oswald Moseley fan,
Back to a bloody future, a modern non lord Haw Haw,
Nigel the fascist with a swine kampf flaw..
Got the sheep to vote brexit, now we're braaaaaaking bad,
Rather a woke than sleeping right wing mad
June 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Poem for Nigel
So, what floats your boats milky shake man?
Back to the 1930s, an Oswald Moseley fan,
Back to a bloody future, a modern non lord Haw Haw,
Nigel the fascist with a swine kampf flaw..
Got the sheep to vote brexit, now we're braaaaaaking bad,
Rather a woke than sleeping right wing mad
So, what floats your boats milky shake man?
Back to the 1930s, an Oswald Moseley fan,
Back to a bloody future, a modern non lord Haw Haw,
Nigel the fascist with a swine kampf flaw..
Got the sheep to vote brexit, now we're braaaaaaking bad,
Rather a woke than sleeping right wing mad
There's only one Boss. Prague, 2025. Thank you, Bruce, and kudos to the mighty E Street Band, it was a helluva night.
June 18, 2025 at 10:10 AM
There's only one Boss. Prague, 2025. Thank you, Bruce, and kudos to the mighty E Street Band, it was a helluva night.
It was blisteringly hot then during Rainmaker it pelted it down! There was electricity on the stage and lightening in the air and Bruce and the mighty E Street Band made the world better for a while. Prague rocked.
June 16, 2025 at 7:20 AM
It was blisteringly hot then during Rainmaker it pelted it down! There was electricity on the stage and lightening in the air and Bruce and the mighty E Street Band made the world better for a while. Prague rocked.
This argument between Trump and Musk? A distraction to stop taco man. That ridicule would have ended Trump.
June 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This argument between Trump and Musk? A distraction to stop taco man. That ridicule would have ended Trump.
Thank you, Bruce, dishwasher of the soul, it was a helluva night! Bruuuuuuuuuce! You and the mighty E Street Band make the world a better place.
May 21, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Thank you, Bruce, dishwasher of the soul, it was a helluva night! Bruuuuuuuuuce! You and the mighty E Street Band make the world a better place.
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I've seen the Vic falls, watched King Lear with Anthony Sher, been to Norway, loved Charlie Chaplin and modern times, but seeing The Boss play this in Glasgow? I lived that moment! We can all change and love is everything. Hope everyone is having a good day!
I've seen the Vic falls, watched King Lear with Anthony Sher, been to Norway, loved Charlie Chaplin and modern times, but seeing The Boss play this in Glasgow? I lived that moment! We can all change and love is everything. Hope everyone is having a good day!
Outlaw Pete
Bruce Springsteen · Working On A Dream · Song · 2009
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May 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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I've seen the Vic falls, watched King Lear with Anthony Sher, been to Norway, loved Charlie Chaplin and modern times, but seeing The Boss play this in Glasgow? I lived that moment! We can all change and love is everything. Hope everyone is having a good day!
I've seen the Vic falls, watched King Lear with Anthony Sher, been to Norway, loved Charlie Chaplin and modern times, but seeing The Boss play this in Glasgow? I lived that moment! We can all change and love is everything. Hope everyone is having a good day!
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Redskins - Keep On Keepin’ On! (Official Video)
YouTube video by London Records
youtu.be
May 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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To all those anti fascists, we will prevail. And in the meantime, we've the best music, the best art, the best humanity, the proper sense of what it is to be a decent person with the humility to know we're not perfect. That's gotta be something, for sure.
To all those anti fascists, we will prevail. And in the meantime, we've the best music, the best art, the best humanity, the proper sense of what it is to be a decent person with the humility to know we're not perfect. That's gotta be something, for sure.
Bella Ciao lyrics Sub-ENG
YouTube video by Peaceful Mind
youtu.be
May 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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To all those anti fascists, we will prevail. And in the meantime, we've the best music, the best art, the best humanity, the proper sense of what it is to be a decent person with the humility to know we're not perfect. That's gotta be something, for sure.
To all those anti fascists, we will prevail. And in the meantime, we've the best music, the best art, the best humanity, the proper sense of what it is to be a decent person with the humility to know we're not perfect. That's gotta be something, for sure.
Wolves ay we! Out of darkness cometh light!
April 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Wolves ay we! Out of darkness cometh light!
1000 splendid suns in Birmingham today. I hope all those suffering under tyranny throughout the world make it to a safe place, and I hope Britain is one of those places and when they make it here they love it and make us a better country too.
April 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
1000 splendid suns in Birmingham today. I hope all those suffering under tyranny throughout the world make it to a safe place, and I hope Britain is one of those places and when they make it here they love it and make us a better country too.
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“They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness…and let other people clean up the mess they had made…” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (April 10, 1925).
April 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
“They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness…and let other people clean up the mess they had made…” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (April 10, 1925).
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To all those fearing a little, angry a lot, occasionally despairing, occasionally marching, stay strong and keep believing. We've got the heart, the intellect, the humanity....and the best damn music!
To all those fearing a little, angry a lot, occasionally despairing, occasionally marching, stay strong and keep believing. We've got the heart, the intellect, the humanity....and the best damn music!
Mary's Place
Bruce Springsteen · The Rising · Song · 2002
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April 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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To all those fearing a little, angry a lot, occasionally despairing, occasionally marching, stay strong and keep believing. We've got the heart, the intellect, the humanity....and the best damn music!
To all those fearing a little, angry a lot, occasionally despairing, occasionally marching, stay strong and keep believing. We've got the heart, the intellect, the humanity....and the best damn music!
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In years to come, the people who did this will be the ones who will go to jail.
60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
April 7, 2025 at 5:23 AM
In years to come, the people who did this will be the ones who will go to jail.
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This should anger everyone
April 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This should anger everyone
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If you missed our @therestpolitics.bsky.social Live on Trump tariff mayhem is earlier here it is www.youtube.com/live/43u3JxB...
Trump Tanks The Market: What Happens Now
YouTube video by The Rest Is Politics
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April 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
If you missed our @therestpolitics.bsky.social Live on Trump tariff mayhem is earlier here it is www.youtube.com/live/43u3JxB...
America. What an absolute shame. A model to the world of how not to be. Canada? Yes, please.
April 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
America. What an absolute shame. A model to the world of how not to be. Canada? Yes, please.
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Seven new studio albums (1983-2018).
82 previously-unreleased tracks.
74 never-before-heard songs.
A box set that includes a 100-page hardcover book.
Available June 27.
82 previously-unreleased tracks.
74 never-before-heard songs.
A box set that includes a 100-page hardcover book.
Available June 27.
Bruce Springsteen - Tracks II: The Lost Albums Trailer
YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO
youtu.be
April 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Seven new studio albums (1983-2018).
82 previously-unreleased tracks.
74 never-before-heard songs.
A box set that includes a 100-page hardcover book.
Available June 27.
82 previously-unreleased tracks.
74 never-before-heard songs.
A box set that includes a 100-page hardcover book.
Available June 27.
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But we should keep playing nice
This is a United States Senator
MACK: I was laid off from HHS and now people aren’t getting social services, especially people with disabilities
BANKS: You probably deserved it
MACK: Why did I deserve it?
BANKS: Because you look like a clown
MACK: I was laid off from HHS and now people aren’t getting social services, especially people with disabilities
BANKS: You probably deserved it
MACK: Why did I deserve it?
BANKS: Because you look like a clown
April 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
But we should keep playing nice