Sam Minton
@sminton.bsky.social
History and Politics Teacher in York.
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Feel quite sad for Salah, who must at same level both a) know he’s been crap this season and b) fear he will never recover his old form and c) has gone through a shock bereavement. (Which IMV continues to be crazily under-discussed when people talk about Liverpool’s poor form)
December 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Feel quite sad for Salah, who must at same level both a) know he’s been crap this season and b) fear he will never recover his old form and c) has gone through a shock bereavement. (Which IMV continues to be crazily under-discussed when people talk about Liverpool’s poor form)
Stupid stupid stupid football.
December 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Stupid stupid stupid football.
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Scott Boland faced 72 balls today.
No England batter has managed 60.
No England batter has managed 60.
December 6, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Scott Boland faced 72 balls today.
No England batter has managed 60.
No England batter has managed 60.
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The winner of the #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 is…
Hannah Durkin for 'Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade'. @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social
A big congratulations to Hannah!
Hannah Durkin for 'Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade'. @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social
A big congratulations to Hannah!
December 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The winner of the #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 is…
Hannah Durkin for 'Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade'. @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social
A big congratulations to Hannah!
Hannah Durkin for 'Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade'. @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social
A big congratulations to Hannah!
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December 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Ben Stokes is the first England captain to take an Ashes five-for in Australia since Bob Willis claimed 5 for 66 at the Gabba in 1982 🙌
November 21, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Ben Stokes is the first England captain to take an Ashes five-for in Australia since Bob Willis claimed 5 for 66 at the Gabba in 1982 🙌
Early Ashes viewing = oh dear.
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Early Ashes viewing = oh dear.
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Whippet Fancier, Huddersfield, 1973, photo by Chris Killip.
November 15, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Whippet Fancier, Huddersfield, 1973, photo by Chris Killip.
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
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Great that personal bribery has become the default way to get deals with the world's richest and most powerful country. Really positive development.
“Apple set the tone” when Tim Cook gave Trump an engraved, glass disc. This week, the Swiss delegation gave him a “special Rolex desktop clock” and a $130,000 gold bar.
“.. It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it," an administration official told @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
“.. It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it," an administration official told @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
November 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Great that personal bribery has become the default way to get deals with the world's richest and most powerful country. Really positive development.
Never liked football.
November 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Never liked football.
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the only instance in recorded history of a traffic collision between a car and a u-boat!
November 9, 2025 at 7:36 AM
the only instance in recorded history of a traffic collision between a car and a u-boat!
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You know the ending of this story, right?
FIFA president Gianni Infantino will award the first-ever FIFA Peace Prize during the 2026 World Cup draw in DC on December 5.
The prize will honour individuals who have helped unite people and promote peace.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino will award the first-ever FIFA Peace Prize during the 2026 World Cup draw in DC on December 5.
The prize will honour individuals who have helped unite people and promote peace.
November 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
You know the ending of this story, right?
FIFA president Gianni Infantino will award the first-ever FIFA Peace Prize during the 2026 World Cup draw in DC on December 5.
The prize will honour individuals who have helped unite people and promote peace.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino will award the first-ever FIFA Peace Prize during the 2026 World Cup draw in DC on December 5.
The prize will honour individuals who have helped unite people and promote peace.
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'Fetching in the lines', fisherwoman Lizzie Alice Hawksfield, Whitby, late 19th century, photo by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (1853-1941).
October 30, 2025 at 8:23 AM
'Fetching in the lines', fisherwoman Lizzie Alice Hawksfield, Whitby, late 19th century, photo by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (1853-1941).
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Sir Jimmy 👑
James Anderson receives knighthood in Windsor Castle ceremony
Fast bowler was knighted in Rishi Sunak's resignation honours in April
www.espncricinfo.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Sir Jimmy 👑
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A queue of people waiting for free food from the St Ann’s soup kitchen, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1912.
October 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
A queue of people waiting for free food from the St Ann’s soup kitchen, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1912.
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this is a fearless, clear, alarming explainer by @edwardluce.bsky.social on how Trump is trampling over democratic norms in the USA
www.ft.com/content/1377...
www.ft.com/content/1377...
The Trump Supremacy
Opponents in disarray, allies in line, followers enthralled — the US president is already on his way to building a new world order
www.ft.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:06 AM
this is a fearless, clear, alarming explainer by @edwardluce.bsky.social on how Trump is trampling over democratic norms in the USA
www.ft.com/content/1377...
www.ft.com/content/1377...
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I absolutely believe this.
Leavitt: At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.
October 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I absolutely believe this.
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NEW Economist/YouGov Oct 17-20
% who approve | disapprove of Donald Trump
U.S. adult citizens 39% | 56% (-17)
Last week 40% | 55%
Start of term 49% | 43%
Democrats 4% | 94%
Independents 27% | 65%
Republicans 85% | 11%
18-29: 25% | 66%
65+: 45% | 54%
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
% who approve | disapprove of Donald Trump
U.S. adult citizens 39% | 56% (-17)
Last week 40% | 55%
Start of term 49% | 43%
Democrats 4% | 94%
Independents 27% | 65%
Republicans 85% | 11%
18-29: 25% | 66%
65+: 45% | 54%
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
October 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
NEW Economist/YouGov Oct 17-20
% who approve | disapprove of Donald Trump
U.S. adult citizens 39% | 56% (-17)
Last week 40% | 55%
Start of term 49% | 43%
Democrats 4% | 94%
Independents 27% | 65%
Republicans 85% | 11%
18-29: 25% | 66%
65+: 45% | 54%
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
% who approve | disapprove of Donald Trump
U.S. adult citizens 39% | 56% (-17)
Last week 40% | 55%
Start of term 49% | 43%
Democrats 4% | 94%
Independents 27% | 65%
Republicans 85% | 11%
18-29: 25% | 66%
65+: 45% | 54%
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
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You’re in a complex moral area when the person being served ahead of you at the checkout goes back for items they forgot, and then takes ages. They’re within their rights. They are the queue leader. But it doesn’t sit right.
October 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
You’re in a complex moral area when the person being served ahead of you at the checkout goes back for items they forgot, and then takes ages. They’re within their rights. They are the queue leader. But it doesn’t sit right.
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Woman passes Glue Terrace, Scotswood, Newcastle upon Tyne, October 1950, photo by Bert Hardy. There was a glue factory nearby.
October 19, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Woman passes Glue Terrace, Scotswood, Newcastle upon Tyne, October 1950, photo by Bert Hardy. There was a glue factory nearby.
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no problem
October 19, 2025 at 5:05 AM
no problem
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Niche football result of the day - the Faroe Islands picking up their joint biggest win ever.
October 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Niche football result of the day - the Faroe Islands picking up their joint biggest win ever.
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I had a biology teacher who regularly used to say he 'should get the Nobel Peace Prize here' for his work in quietening down the class. To my knowledge he never was recognised by the panel.
October 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I had a biology teacher who regularly used to say he 'should get the Nobel Peace Prize here' for his work in quietening down the class. To my knowledge he never was recognised by the panel.