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Philip Hogarth

@jampacker.bsky.social

Ex-Twitter. Once FCDO, now happily retired. Dual Brit/French, & I'm quite happy to be both or just one of them according to circumstances! Geordie born & bred, so there is only NUFC. Otherwise, foreign & current affairs as well as general political stuff

226 Followers  |  218 Following  |  411 Posts  |  Joined: 11.11.2024  |  2.0058

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Gan canny, kidda.

12.02.2026 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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T20 World Cup: Italy complete shock 10-wicket win over Nepal Italy stun Nepal to claim their first-ever T20 World Cup win, with brothers Justin Mosca and Anthony Mosca stealing the show.

I wonder what Lega MEP Anna Maria Cisint has to say about Italy winning their first ever T20 World Cup cricket match. When she was Mayor of Monfalcone, she banned the town's large Bangladeshi community from playing the sport because it is "un-Italian".

12.02.2026 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Says the gazillionaire who loves Britain so much he became tax resident in Monaco so he didn't have to contribute to Britain's resources. Physician, heal thyself.

11.02.2026 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1379    πŸ” 325    πŸ’¬ 67    πŸ“Œ 11
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Long Story Short - Series 1: DoppelgΓ€nger When ten-year-old Josie Johns met her doppelgΓ€nger, it kicked off a decade of intense and bitter rivalry. Now an adult, Josie is about to confront her double and settle some scores.

Be a love and watch me fillum [again]. And ask your pals too plz.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

10.02.2026 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Conor D. Oil
@RealConorOil

I am not "homosexual".
I have gay thoughts every now and then, like everyone.
But what separates me from the liberals is that I don't act on them.
Every day I wake up and CHOOSE not to be gay.
And you must do the same.
That's what real patriotism looks like.

Conor D. Oil @RealConorOil I am not "homosexual". I have gay thoughts every now and then, like everyone. But what separates me from the liberals is that I don't act on them. Every day I wake up and CHOOSE not to be gay. And you must do the same. That's what real patriotism looks like.

If you have to wake up and choose not to act on your "gay thoughts" every single day, I have news for you, pet.

10.02.2026 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1490    πŸ” 172    πŸ’¬ 145    πŸ“Œ 60

Yes. And the notion that some clubs should have guaranteed CL football p's me off (though the CL merit payment system does everything to promote that)

10.02.2026 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And if the third one was a pig? Mind, that could also include the obvious choice.

07.02.2026 12:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

IMDB has flagged Melania the documentary for β€œunusual voting activity”. Someone is trying to pump up the viewer ratings after critics said it was a worthless piece of shit.

05.02.2026 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1543    πŸ” 369    πŸ’¬ 102    πŸ“Œ 36
Vintage photograph of a smiling baby dressed in a patterned outfit, lying comfortably on a plain backdrop.

Vintage photograph of a smiling baby dressed in a patterned outfit, lying comfortably on a plain backdrop.

4 February 1942 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Esther Stad, was born in Amsterdam.

In October 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz and, after selection, murdered in the gas chamber.
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β–Ά Video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU

04.02.2026 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 347    πŸ” 103    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 8

And there was a lot of discontent in the FCO when that appointment was made by Callaghan.

04.02.2026 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Welsh language signs spotted in Helston Tesco in Cornwall One councillor hopes this is an opportunity for supermarkets to support Cornish more directly.

BBC News - Welsh language signs spotted in Tesco in Cornwall
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Right idea, wrong outcome. Maybe there's also a case for tetties, snadgies, scallions ... πŸ€”πŸ™ƒ

04.02.2026 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly what football doesn't need. The people being screwed are the supporters. And on a larger scale, the same cold be said of those of Wedt Ham, Spurs, Man U and, I imagine, quire a few others.

03.02.2026 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Enjoyed that.

02.02.2026 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's good to have a bit of sense instead of jumping up and down in a hizzy fit over why NUFC aren't doing this or that.

02.02.2026 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My accent adjusted overtime, but now I'm back where I belong it has come back strong. My two daughters have non-descript accents, whereas my son switches according to the person he is talking to.

31.01.2026 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Not anymore, I think. When I went to work in London in the 70s, there seemed to be a certain disdain, but that gradually disappeared. This is probably due in no short measure to TV having got rid of the taboo on having presenters with regional accents and promoting natural rather than plummy voices.

31.01.2026 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

After Liverpool/Spuds, a potential Man City semi before a potential Arsenal final. We can always live in hope. Until a defeat stops it dead.

30.01.2026 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Heard it a lot, from my mam especially πŸ˜‡, in the late 50s/early 60s, but not since πŸ€” from anyone I can recall. Cuddly, lovable, endearing in a sympathetic way.

30.01.2026 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope @newcastleunited.com quickly sort the ticketing for Qarabag away. I imagine #NUFC will get about 2,000. It's the sort of trip where I'd want to see and do more than just go to the match.

30.01.2026 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fixing the $12 Billion Lie How Mayor Mamdani Plans to Fix NYC's Existential Budget Crisisβ€”And Why It Affects Every Single American Nationwide

2022: Massachusetts enacts a 4% tax on millionaires. Critics predict catastrophe.

2026: MA sees 39%⬆️ in number of millionaires, $5B⬆️ in new revenue, & MA is bottom 10 in poverty.

Taxing the wealthy creates more wealth. Taxing working people creates more poverty: www.qasimrashid.com/p/fixing-the...

29.01.2026 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2391    πŸ” 857    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 45

The local CRS battalion will be disappointed not to have the chance to batter yet more people.

29.01.2026 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sadly, you might not be too far off the truth. Though heaven forbid UEFA (or FIFA) should be accused of undue influence in the results of matches and competitions.

28.01.2026 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I read that the yellow was given for a foul after the original foul. Yes, I know! All in all, the ref got the big decisions wrong, with more than a tad of inconsistency. #NUFC

28.01.2026 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason

28.01.2026 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 25090    πŸ” 6048    πŸ’¬ 321    πŸ“Œ 267

Another thing, #NUFC won't have to play PSG again ... at least until the final πŸ˜„πŸ™ƒπŸ˜‰

28.01.2026 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As things stand, Monaco or Qarabag next. Who fancies a trip to Azerbaijan? The best part of two days to get there from Ncl. Monaco, please! #NUFC

28.01.2026 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Variety review: On the Amazons Melania β€œdocumentary”:

"If they showed this film on a plane, people would still walk out."

28.01.2026 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 343    πŸ” 74    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 3

This is SO GOOD.

28.01.2026 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

#NUFC

27.01.2026 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The most likey source of problems is the police themselves, who know only one method of crowd control, one which satisfies their propensity for gratuitous violence. #NUFC

26.01.2026 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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