Keith Simpson
@redkeith.bsky.social
Over here, Seeking Shelter from the Storm over there. Music, politics, left of centre, but don't think twice, it's all right.
🐝 🇪🇺 MUFC TRA
🐝 🇪🇺 MUFC TRA
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THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION was released 32 years ago this week. One of the most popular films ever made, and among the greatest Stephen King adaptations, the making of story has as many secrets as a Rita Hayworth poster…
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September 9, 2026 at 12:45 PM
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION was released 32 years ago this week. One of the most popular films ever made, and among the greatest Stephen King adaptations, the making of story has as many secrets as a Rita Hayworth poster…
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This is Manchester.
My home town.
A street sign best described as optimistic.
My home town.
A street sign best described as optimistic.
May 27, 2026 at 6:05 PM
This is Manchester.
My home town.
A street sign best described as optimistic.
My home town.
A street sign best described as optimistic.
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💥 70,000 signatures! 💥
...and the petition closes on June 8th.
Imagine if we can get it over 100,000 before then - and open a Parliamentary debate in time for the 10th anniversary of the Brexit vote on June 23rd 2026. That'd be powerful.
All hands to the pump! Sign and share, share, share! 👇
...and the petition closes on June 8th.
Imagine if we can get it over 100,000 before then - and open a Parliamentary debate in time for the 10th anniversary of the Brexit vote on June 23rd 2026. That'd be powerful.
All hands to the pump! Sign and share, share, share! 👇
Petition: Apply to Rejoin the EU as soon as possible to increase growth in the UK
We believe Brexit's not working. The OBR judges that the UK economy is smaller and trade is weaker because of Brexit, and it will just get worse. 10 years after the Brexit vote, let's apply to rejoin ...
petition.parliament.uk
May 21, 2026 at 9:14 AM
💥 70,000 signatures! 💥
...and the petition closes on June 8th.
Imagine if we can get it over 100,000 before then - and open a Parliamentary debate in time for the 10th anniversary of the Brexit vote on June 23rd 2026. That'd be powerful.
All hands to the pump! Sign and share, share, share! 👇
...and the petition closes on June 8th.
Imagine if we can get it over 100,000 before then - and open a Parliamentary debate in time for the 10th anniversary of the Brexit vote on June 23rd 2026. That'd be powerful.
All hands to the pump! Sign and share, share, share! 👇
@leftwingmusicfrank.bsky.social
Frank, you are reposting that much stuff, (59 yesterday), I've stopped reading any of it. Just clogs up my time line. I appreciate the quality, but not the quantity.
Rgds
Frank, you are reposting that much stuff, (59 yesterday), I've stopped reading any of it. Just clogs up my time line. I appreciate the quality, but not the quantity.
Rgds
December 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
@leftwingmusicfrank.bsky.social
Frank, you are reposting that much stuff, (59 yesterday), I've stopped reading any of it. Just clogs up my time line. I appreciate the quality, but not the quantity.
Rgds
Frank, you are reposting that much stuff, (59 yesterday), I've stopped reading any of it. Just clogs up my time line. I appreciate the quality, but not the quantity.
Rgds
@rbreich.bsky.social
Thank you for correcting that lying Telegraph editor on Newsnight, re Trumps polling.
Thank you for correcting that lying Telegraph editor on Newsnight, re Trumps polling.
October 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
@rbreich.bsky.social
Thank you for correcting that lying Telegraph editor on Newsnight, re Trumps polling.
Thank you for correcting that lying Telegraph editor on Newsnight, re Trumps polling.
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If only someone could go to Labour party conference and shout this from the rooftops.
August 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
If only someone could go to Labour party conference and shout this from the rooftops.
Apropos Elkie Brooks.
Saw her in the early 70s at Manchester University Student Union in a band called Vinegar Joe. The male singer was Robert Palmer (addicted to love).
Funny old world.
Saw her in the early 70s at Manchester University Student Union in a band called Vinegar Joe. The male singer was Robert Palmer (addicted to love).
Funny old world.
July 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Apropos Elkie Brooks.
Saw her in the early 70s at Manchester University Student Union in a band called Vinegar Joe. The male singer was Robert Palmer (addicted to love).
Funny old world.
Saw her in the early 70s at Manchester University Student Union in a band called Vinegar Joe. The male singer was Robert Palmer (addicted to love).
Funny old world.
Whatever Executive Order the Mango Mussolini was signing today, it reminded me of this. When I saw it 50 years ago, I thought it was a great comedy.
Turns out it was a documentary.
Turns out it was a documentary.
May 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Whatever Executive Order the Mango Mussolini was signing today, it reminded me of this. When I saw it 50 years ago, I thought it was a great comedy.
Turns out it was a documentary.
Turns out it was a documentary.
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May 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The time has come. EVERYONE who follows me, please repost, share and spread this fundraiser to provide legal defense for whistleblowers in America, including my friend Miles Taylor, who Trump has ordered to be investigated for treason, for the “crime” of criticizing him. Please donate if you can. 🧵
@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com
Apropos the cricket.
Man walks into ground, sits down, turns to neighbour and asks who's winning?
Answer: don't know, come back Tuesday.
What a mad game. And only one the English could have invented.
Rgds.
Apropos the cricket.
Man walks into ground, sits down, turns to neighbour and asks who's winning?
Answer: don't know, come back Tuesday.
What a mad game. And only one the English could have invented.
Rgds.
April 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com
Apropos the cricket.
Man walks into ground, sits down, turns to neighbour and asks who's winning?
Answer: don't know, come back Tuesday.
What a mad game. And only one the English could have invented.
Rgds.
Apropos the cricket.
Man walks into ground, sits down, turns to neighbour and asks who's winning?
Answer: don't know, come back Tuesday.
What a mad game. And only one the English could have invented.
Rgds.
Just watched Fall of the Roman Empire. A 3 hour spectacular epic mess, but does show Stephen Boyd berating the Senate for supporting a maniac. It concludes by stating that Empires are destroyed not from without, but within. And to be fair to Commodus, at no point does he clear off and play golf.
April 7, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Just watched Fall of the Roman Empire. A 3 hour spectacular epic mess, but does show Stephen Boyd berating the Senate for supporting a maniac. It concludes by stating that Empires are destroyed not from without, but within. And to be fair to Commodus, at no point does he clear off and play golf.
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This just seems so painfully obvious. Political honesty may be difficult. The rightwing media may scream and shout. But would that really be worse than being braver, taking a few short-term hits but making life genuinely better for us all?
March 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This just seems so painfully obvious. Political honesty may be difficult. The rightwing media may scream and shout. But would that really be worse than being braver, taking a few short-term hits but making life genuinely better for us all?
Re yr Aligot post sounds wonderful.However, if my Dad was here, he would say
I'll have to take my hat & coat off because it'll take some shifting.
Should you find yourself in Montmartre, give my regards to Chez Camille. Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, it's one of the best
I'll have to take my hat & coat off because it'll take some shifting.
Should you find yourself in Montmartre, give my regards to Chez Camille. Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, it's one of the best
March 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Re yr Aligot post sounds wonderful.However, if my Dad was here, he would say
I'll have to take my hat & coat off because it'll take some shifting.
Should you find yourself in Montmartre, give my regards to Chez Camille. Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, it's one of the best
I'll have to take my hat & coat off because it'll take some shifting.
Should you find yourself in Montmartre, give my regards to Chez Camille. Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, it's one of the best
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The Art of The Deal.
What chapter was that?
What chapter was that?
March 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The Art of The Deal.
What chapter was that?
What chapter was that?
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Extraordinary to watch this party's newfound sense of purpose and momentum. Trump is destroying the US, but he is a very significant electoral asset to liberals around the world.
#BREAKING Canada's new PM Carney to call April 28 snap election: govt source
March 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Extraordinary to watch this party's newfound sense of purpose and momentum. Trump is destroying the US, but he is a very significant electoral asset to liberals around the world.
Impressed with your contribution on newsnight.
Christ, that women (not Penny Mordaunt) was a lunatic.
Christ, that women (not Penny Mordaunt) was a lunatic.
February 28, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Impressed with your contribution on newsnight.
Christ, that women (not Penny Mordaunt) was a lunatic.
Christ, that women (not Penny Mordaunt) was a lunatic.
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Please everyone repost and share on as many channels as you can. Forward to as many people as you know.
🚨BREAKING CROSSPOST AFTER DDOS ATTACK
Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename ‘Krasnov’ Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief
A former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited by them in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/breaking-c...
Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename ‘Krasnov’ Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief
A former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited by them in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/breaking-c...
BREAKING CROSSPOST: Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename ‘Krasnov’ Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief
Byline Times has crashed due to a DDOS attack and the original story blocked: a former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited by them in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman
www.bylinesupplement.com
February 22, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Please everyone repost and share on as many channels as you can. Forward to as many people as you know.
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Beautiful thread on one person's journey to #bobdylan. Mine was like a religious awakening. I was 17, in LA—after HSC—omw to New Orleans & staying with some ppl. Needed music for the road & went through their LPs. Saw Greatest Hits & played it & I suddenly understood the meaning & potential of life.
When I was a teenager in the early 90s, a school friend with similar taste in music suggested that I might like Bob Dylan.
I’d seen that name in my older brother’s record collection so that evening I went home and listened to Before the Flood. 🧵
I’d seen that name in my older brother’s record collection so that evening I went home and listened to Before the Flood. 🧵
February 12, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Beautiful thread on one person's journey to #bobdylan. Mine was like a religious awakening. I was 17, in LA—after HSC—omw to New Orleans & staying with some ppl. Needed music for the road & went through their LPs. Saw Greatest Hits & played it & I suddenly understood the meaning & potential of life.
Nice to hear Amy drop in a Bob quote at the inauguration.
January 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Nice to hear Amy drop in a Bob quote at the inauguration.
@andymitten.bsky.social
Hi Andy, just heard you on R5live talking about Denis.
You spoke well, and you spoke for me. Thanks.
Hi Andy, just heard you on R5live talking about Denis.
You spoke well, and you spoke for me. Thanks.
January 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
@andymitten.bsky.social
Hi Andy, just heard you on R5live talking about Denis.
You spoke well, and you spoke for me. Thanks.
Hi Andy, just heard you on R5live talking about Denis.
You spoke well, and you spoke for me. Thanks.
@vindownes.bsky.social
Thanks Vin 👍
Thanks Vin 👍
December 28, 2024 at 10:29 PM
@vindownes.bsky.social
Thanks Vin 👍
Thanks Vin 👍
Apropos of nothing, watching Twixmas TV in the UK and a docu. on Dame Maggie Smith.
Great actor
lots of black and white TV
interviews from the 60/70s.
She smoked like a chimney.
As an ex-smoker, it felt quite nostalgic. If Professor Chris Whitty said it was OK, I'd be in like Flynn.
Great actor
lots of black and white TV
interviews from the 60/70s.
She smoked like a chimney.
As an ex-smoker, it felt quite nostalgic. If Professor Chris Whitty said it was OK, I'd be in like Flynn.
December 28, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Apropos of nothing, watching Twixmas TV in the UK and a docu. on Dame Maggie Smith.
Great actor
lots of black and white TV
interviews from the 60/70s.
She smoked like a chimney.
As an ex-smoker, it felt quite nostalgic. If Professor Chris Whitty said it was OK, I'd be in like Flynn.
Great actor
lots of black and white TV
interviews from the 60/70s.
She smoked like a chimney.
As an ex-smoker, it felt quite nostalgic. If Professor Chris Whitty said it was OK, I'd be in like Flynn.
@mrjohncrace.bsky.social
Dear Lord John Crace.
Today's politics sketch reminds me of an old 70's (?) Sitcom based on a firm of undertakers.
The only funny line was 'once your dead in this country, you're laughing'.
And presumably we'll all be hunk dory.
Rgds
Dear Lord John Crace.
Today's politics sketch reminds me of an old 70's (?) Sitcom based on a firm of undertakers.
The only funny line was 'once your dead in this country, you're laughing'.
And presumably we'll all be hunk dory.
Rgds
December 19, 2024 at 10:30 PM
@mrjohncrace.bsky.social
Dear Lord John Crace.
Today's politics sketch reminds me of an old 70's (?) Sitcom based on a firm of undertakers.
The only funny line was 'once your dead in this country, you're laughing'.
And presumably we'll all be hunk dory.
Rgds
Dear Lord John Crace.
Today's politics sketch reminds me of an old 70's (?) Sitcom based on a firm of undertakers.
The only funny line was 'once your dead in this country, you're laughing'.
And presumably we'll all be hunk dory.
Rgds
If you're not a Bob Dylan disciple ignore this.
But..
Does anyone (probably in the US) know what songs are on the Anthology 2 book of piano/guitar music.
Amazon not very helpful.
Niche request, apologies.
But..
Does anyone (probably in the US) know what songs are on the Anthology 2 book of piano/guitar music.
Amazon not very helpful.
Niche request, apologies.
December 6, 2024 at 8:26 PM
If you're not a Bob Dylan disciple ignore this.
But..
Does anyone (probably in the US) know what songs are on the Anthology 2 book of piano/guitar music.
Amazon not very helpful.
Niche request, apologies.
But..
Does anyone (probably in the US) know what songs are on the Anthology 2 book of piano/guitar music.
Amazon not very helpful.
Niche request, apologies.