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Michelle Olley

@michelleolley.bsky.social

Writer/theatre-maker. London-based Northerner of 30+ years innit. She/her. Protect the Dolls. Free Palestine. No Vatniks. Slava Ukraini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Olley

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They'll be touring it for a while I suspect/hope, these are first dates. Their last show - Enter the Dragons - was hilarious and deeply cathartic... πŸ˜‚

03.03.2026 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Comedy duo Abigail & Emma (AKA A&E Comedy) dressed as 'wild women', wielding a Henry vacuum cleaner repurposed as a flame thrower at the steps of a misty mountain, dressed in caveman furs, stood to a road sign pointing to The Sea of Apology, the Passage to Power and IKEA

Comedy duo Abigail & Emma (AKA A&E Comedy) dressed as 'wild women', wielding a Henry vacuum cleaner repurposed as a flame thrower at the steps of a misty mountain, dressed in caveman furs, stood to a road sign pointing to The Sea of Apology, the Passage to Power and IKEA

www.aandecomedy.com
Tour dates here...

03.03.2026 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Game of Crones trailer
YouTube video by a&e comedy Game of Crones trailer

@mayeroflondon.bsky.social Hi Catherine, so great to meet you - and see you slice through the Gordian knot of the Lure of Perfection at the @bylinetimes.bsky.social event last night! As promised, here are details about the comedy duo A & E I mentioned: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsTC...

03.03.2026 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is amazing.

www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com

27.02.2026 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 36822    πŸ” 11904    πŸ’¬ 493    πŸ“Œ 800

Summary:

The electorate is restless.
Labour is rudderless.
Greens are hope.
Tories are hopeless.
And Reform’s silent majority has once again turned out to be a noisy minority.

27.02.2026 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 741    πŸ” 162    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 3
UK singer songwriter Lyndsey dePaul at a grand piano

UK singer songwriter Lyndsey dePaul at a grand piano

Why yes she does πŸ’–βš‘οΈ

25.02.2026 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Putin’s Orbit: The Crypto Politics of Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel The web of ties between Epstein, Moscow and Silicon Valley leads back to Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage

Johnson/Farage/Bannon lives on: Reform UK pioneered crypto donations; ally Gill pushed blockchain voting at Kremlin forum. Now Thiel's protΓ©gΓ© JD Vance as VP extends the network! 12/12
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...

03.02.2026 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 178    πŸ” 105    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
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UK Energy Bills Hit Almost Two-Year Low Amid Green Cost Shakeup UK energy bills will drop to the lowest in almost two years in April, after the government moved part of the cost of supporting renewable energy from household bills to general taxation.

UK energy bills will drop to the lowest in almost two years in April.

25.02.2026 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

My research indicates that in a increasingly politically polarised online and real-life environments, urban food growing projects have the potential to bridge divides. They can help integrate newcomers to the neighbourhood, providing opportunities for volunteers to talk across spheres of life. πŸ‘‡

25.02.2026 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Peter Mandelson, the Russian superyacht and the scandal we completely misread When Britain's most powerful political fixer was caught on an oligarch's boat in Corfu, we called it Yachtgate and moved on. The Epstein files now reveal the full picture: a web of Russian money, paed...

NEW: This is a terrific deep dive into Epstein & Russia by @professorshaw.bsky.social for @thenerve.news which starts with β€˜Yachtgate’, Mandelson’s 2008 scandal involving Nat Rothschild, George Osborne & Russian oligarch, Oleg Deripaska
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www.thenerve.news/p/peter-mand...

25.02.2026 09:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1177    πŸ” 766    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 46
"A historic night for representation will now be remembered for one thing": Hanna Flint on the Baftas racism row. Pictured: Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo on stage at the Baftas on Sunday, with an illustration of film roll and a Palestinian flag being cut with scissors

"A historic night for representation will now be remembered for one thing": Hanna Flint on the Baftas racism row. Pictured: Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo on stage at the Baftas on Sunday, with an illustration of film roll and a Palestinian flag being cut with scissors

In an intersectional world, a situation like this might never be avoidable – but it certainly didn't need to be televised: Hanna Flint on the Baftas racism row

www.thenerve.news/p/baftas-joh...

25.02.2026 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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A reminder that fake voter fraud and false claims of election rigging were always the plan. Here’s a direct message from Assange to Don Jr way back in 2016.

24.02.2026 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 11361    πŸ” 4998    πŸ’¬ 417    πŸ“Œ 220

One of the reasons it is so important that the Democrats gain control of at least one part of Congress is to be able to investigate the corruption that permeates the US government today.

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Rep. Jonathan Jackson confirms that Mike Johnson rejected a request to have a tribute for his father Jesse Jackson in the US Capitol

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Four years ago Russia began it's full scale invasion of Ukraine. They expected it to fall in days. They were wrong. Long live Ukraine.

24.02.2026 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2911    πŸ” 482    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 20

The first meeting of Donald Trump's β€œBoard of Peace” showcased the dystopian future the U.S. envisions for Palestinians. But even those plans might soon be eclipsed by Israel's renewed full-scale genocide in Gaza.

20.02.2026 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 391    πŸ” 126    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 13

As the world reels from the president's rant and threats of additional tariff chaos, I'd just like to remind the UK that they recently arrested someone who could probably bring down this entire house of cards with very little incentive.

20.02.2026 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 14285    πŸ” 2865    πŸ’¬ 366    πŸ“Œ 138

🚨BREAKING: A national security official says Donald Trump is in a catch-22 where Iranians are threatening to release videos of him sexually assaulting children if he bombs them, and Israel is threatening the same if he doesn't!

My god! Lock that fucker up!
Leak the videos. The End.

19.02.2026 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4277    πŸ” 1183    πŸ’¬ 383    πŸ“Œ 166

Trump made $4B in his first year of his second term. Trump is suing the IRS for $10B. Trump just announced the US will contribute $10B to his Board of Peace. A $10 billion contribution to a Board that he chairs without congressional appropriation or authorization.

WAKE THE F*CK UP AMERICA.

19.02.2026 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 5755    πŸ” 1945    πŸ’¬ 329    πŸ“Œ 114

One of the true GOATs β€οΈπŸŒΉπŸŒΉπŸ‘‘

19.02.2026 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"The arc of the moral universe is long but it bends towards justice."
-MLK

This is a long ass arc.
Good job England... tick tok

19.02.2026 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3928    πŸ” 751    πŸ’¬ 123    πŸ“Œ 22

The American president is more insulated from accountability than a British royal.

Our political system provides the elite with immunity. It has to change.

19.02.2026 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 26029    πŸ” 5894    πŸ’¬ 799    πŸ“Œ 269

We owe this journalist - along with @carolecadwalla.bsky.social - bigly Bigly BIGLY

19.02.2026 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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squidward from spongebob squarepants looks out a window ALT: squidward from spongebob squarepants looks out a window

Americans waking up to news that Prince Andrew has been arrested for Epstein ties

19.02.2026 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 16274    πŸ” 2900    πŸ’¬ 616    πŸ“Œ 174

Well Paddington has done bird so this checks out…

19.02.2026 11:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Texans: After nearly three decades in charge, β€œwe can fix it” sounds like a confession.

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β€œ.. The Monday interview is on pace to shatter clips of Colbert’s December interview with pop superstar Taylor Swift ..”

@forbes.com #TXsen
@colbertlateshow.bsky.social @jamestalarico.bsky.social
www.forbes.com/sites/mikest...

17.02.2026 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3464    πŸ” 992    πŸ’¬ 109    πŸ“Œ 109

To be clear, CBS refusing to air Stephen Colbert’s interview with Texas Democrat James Talarico after they received threats from the MAGA regime to bury it isn’t only censorship, it’s full blown fascism.

Propaganda CBS aren’t a reliable news source, they are state tv.

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