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That’s around 130,000 people – basically impossible. You can also trigger a leader challenge with 50 per cent of MPs, but only if there are over 100 Reform member</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://inews.co.uk/opinion/reforms-shattered-confidence-latest-act-of-self-harm-4716591\">Ian Dunt - In suspending Tim Montgomerie, the party has lost one its best media operators </a></p>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/08/21/todayilearned-to-launch-a-challenge.html","date_published":"2026-08-21T13:15:02+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-21 13:15","date_timestamp":1787318102,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/117133689293201291","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mtltuz2wvj2p"]}},{"id":"96140305","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://camtreblig.bsky.social\">@camtreblig.bsky.social</a> Caicedo. He’d be my teacher’s pet, anyway.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mtl7abznr22f","date_published":"2026-08-21T07:08:09+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-21 07:08","date_timestamp":1787296089,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96140306","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://duncanlamont2.bsky.social\">@duncanlamont2.bsky.social</a> I reluctantly left Haaland out. I’m not sure he will score quite as well under Maresca. Difficult to tell!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mtl6xjykus2f","date_published":"2026-08-21T07:03:15+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-21 07:03","date_timestamp":1787295795,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96042773","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>[Mourinho, the documentary ] \" is also the portrait of a hero and a villain, one of the great leaders of men that the world has ever seen. As a civilisation, we’re lucky Mourinho didn’t go into politics!”</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/aug/18/jose-mourinho-netflix-series-director-interview-joe-pearlman\">Interviewing José Mourinho: ego, charisma, talent and his ‘rucksack of pain’ </a></p>\n<p>⚽ #ChelseaFC #cfc</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/08/19/mourinho-the-documentary-is-also.html","date_published":"2026-08-19T16:32:06+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-19 16:32","date_timestamp":1787157126,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/117123131176656166","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mth5tooady2k"]}},{"id":"95989192","content_html":"<p>🎶 My Crucial Track for 18 August 2026 - 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Magpie by The Unthanks: <a href=\"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/08/14/my-crucial-track-for-august.html\">mattypenny.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/08/14/my-crucial-track-for-august.html","date_published":"2026-08-14T17:14:25+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-14 17:14","date_timestamp":1786727665,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/117094985171715180","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mt2nuertbz2e"]}},{"id":"95747145","content_html":"<p>A bit sad.   ⚽ #ChelseaFC #cfc</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We briefly meet his family for the first time about 15 minutes before the end of the concluding episode. “I know that they enjoy life much more without me,” he confesses.\n<a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/uk\">Mourinho - 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This is the year when the worry has moved from my head to my heart, to my gut, and to  various other bits.</p>\n<p>It’s gone from intellectual to visceral</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/12d75104e3.png\" width=\"270\" height=\"600\" alt=\"News page about wild fires in the UK\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/08/13/i-think-ive-always-been.html","date_published":"2026-08-13T17:48:08+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-13 17:48","date_timestamp":1786643288,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/117089456809730558","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3msy7cfkhp32o"]}},{"id":"95707638","content_html":"<p>“Unexpected crypto-mining breach”. Two more from them after the news.</p>\n<p>[I’m trying to keep this old ‘joke’ alive]</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/9780752876740-uk-m.jpg\" width=\"328\" height=\"500\" alt=\"A man with a beard and casual clothing stands next to the bold red text JOHN PEEL and smaller black text Mick Wall on a white background.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/08/13/unexpected-cryptomining-breach-two-more.html","date_published":"2026-08-13T15:22:08+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-13 15:22","date_timestamp":1786634528,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/117088882014247756","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3msxx523nvf25"]}},{"id":"95699137","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://mattypenny.bsky.social\">@mattypenny.bsky.social</a> shudder….</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3msxo52klns2t","date_published":"2026-08-13T12:41:31+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-13 12:41","date_timestamp":1786624891,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95649386","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/londondreamtime@mastodonapp.uk\" class=\"u-url mention\">@londondreamtime</a></span> the flashes going off must have been something to see! My memory was of people on all office block rooftops, and London going quiet. It was quite spooky</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/95649386","date_published":"2026-08-12T16:45:58+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-12 16:45","date_timestamp":1786553158,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95645886","content_html":"<p>Last time we had an eclipse in this country, you couldn’t take photos with a mobile phone.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/08/12/last-time-we-had-an.html","date_published":"2026-08-12T15:37:44+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-12 15:37","date_timestamp":1786549064,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/117083279918036355","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3msvhjgeqi325"]}},{"id":"95638091","content_html":"<p>Random thoughts on the eclipse: <a href=\"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/08/12/thoughts-on-the-eclipse.html\">mattypenny.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/08/12/thoughts-on-the-eclipse.html","date_published":"2026-08-12T13:21:25+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-12 13:21","date_timestamp":1786540885,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/117082744666977847","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3msv7w35dzm2s"]}},{"id":"95590137","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>“if you know a lot about a field, you always know why it’s hard to disrupt, and you’ll be right until you’re not. But there’s an equal and opposite trap - if you know all the times that something people dismissed ended working, you can make the mistake of thinking that anything people dismiss will work. As Carl Sagan put it, people laughed at Einstein but they also laughed at Coco the Clown. More relevantly, Elon Musk made Tesla and self-landing rockets work, but there’s also the tunnels, hyperloop, the roofs, the roadster…  \"</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Benedict Evans, from the free version of his <a href=\"https://www.ben-evans.com/newsletter\">newsletter</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/08/11/if-you-know-a-lot.html","date_published":"2026-08-11T17:09:51+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-11 17:09","date_timestamp":1786468191,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/117077981952855291","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mst4a72zsi2u"]}},{"id":"95579113","content_html":"<p>If we ever had another Public Holiday in the UK, I’d like it to be called “Test Your Smoke Alarms Day”. This would seem more useful a title than ‘Battle of Britain Day’ or ‘Autumn Bank Holiday’ or whatever</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/test-your-smoke-alarm.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A smoke alarm mounted on a ceiling is surrounded by smoke with a red alert light, accompanied by a warning to test smoke alarms from the Warwickshire Fire &amp; Rescue Service.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/08/11/if-we-ever-had-another.html","date_published":"2026-08-11T13:36:06+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-11 13:36","date_timestamp":1786455366,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/117077140299344336","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mssqbitft727"]}},{"id":"95535332","content_html":"<p>🎶 My Crucial Track for 10 August 2026 - Killeagh by Kingfishr: <a href=\"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/08/10/my-crucial-track-for-august.html\">mattypenny.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/08/10/my-crucial-track-for-august.html","date_published":"2026-08-10T19:05:29+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-10 19:05","date_timestamp":1786388729,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/117072773276477997","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3msqs7ldsd726"]}},{"id":"95514916","content_html":"<p>I’ve seen many references to Stepford Wives over the years, but never read the book or seen either of the films. It’s very good, but uncomfortable to read. The introduction says the Nicole Kidman film was a comedy. God knows how that worked.</p>\n<p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780062037602\">The Stepford Wives</a> by Ira Levin 📚</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/52350-m.jpg\" width=\"330\" height=\"500\" alt=\"A close-up of a face with striking blue eyes serves as the background for the title the stepford wives and the author's name, ira levin.\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/05e0a97822-m.jpg\" width=\"330\" height=\"500\" alt=\"A close-up of a face with piercing blue eyes is displayed above the title the stepford wives by Ira Levin.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/08/10/ive-seen-many-references-to.html","date_published":"2026-08-10T12:14:11+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-10 12:14","date_timestamp":1786364051,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/117071158538306724","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3msq3bdz4ix2m"]}},{"id":"95513769","content_html":"<p>I enjoyed this sequel to Animal Farm. It’s not as tightly focused as Orwell’s book, and I was a bit uncomfortable with the mixture of references to contemporary politicians and the general horror of the story. Worth reading, though.</p>\n<p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9788119300105\">Beasts of England</a> by Adam Biles 📚</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/9788119300105-m.jpg\" width=\"391\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A bold illustration of an angry pig’s face is accompanied by the text Beasts of England along with author Adam Biles’s name and quotes praising the book.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/08/10/i-enjoyed-this-sequel-to.html","date_published":"2026-08-10T11:57:19+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-10 11:57","date_timestamp":1786363039,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/117071089579750621","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3msq2bxeljl2e"]}},{"id":"95510428","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/10/harry-potter-fans-force-relocation-of-430m-undersea-cable-to-avoid-dobbys-grave\">Harry Potter fans force relocation of £430m undersea cable to avoid Dobby’s ‘grave’ </a></p>\n<p>A bit mad. Much as I love Dobby, obviously.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Power cable linking UK and Ireland now passes near Bronze Age human burial remains instead of fictional grave on Welsh beach</p>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/08/10/harry-potter-fans-force-relocation.html","date_published":"2026-08-10T10:48:40+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-10 10:48","date_timestamp":1786358920,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/117070820253312392","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mspwhgfafg2u"]}},{"id":"95415314","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>The truth about the past is this: A day can only be perfect once it’s ended. - Ian Dunt</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https://open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/p/nostalgia-is-a-terrible-drug-9e2?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=android&amp;r=26274q\">Nostalgia is a terrible drug - We’ve become obsessed with the past and fallen out of love with the present</a></p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/bc6f6828b8-m.jpg\" width=\"455\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Two smiling children, one wearing a feathered headdress, are peeking out from a teepee with the words BOYS and GIRLS and A Ladybird book of childhood written below them.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/08/08/the-truth-about-the-past.html","date_published":"2026-08-08T17:47:07+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-08 17:47","date_timestamp":1786211227,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/117061141902465144","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mslmwclrtl27"]}},{"id":"95410980","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://doomaglow.bsky.social\">@doomaglow.bsky.social</a> I loved this. Learnt, and laughed.</p>\n<p>Fundamentally - Nussaibah Younis ( <a href=\"http://nussaibah.bsky.social\">@nussaibah.bsky.social</a> )</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mslgjcdxxc2d","date_published":"2026-08-08T15:53:15+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-08 15:53","date_timestamp":1786204395,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95410981","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://leftback.bsky.social\">@leftback.bsky.social</a> it’s ours to lose</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3msldt4xwak26","date_published":"2026-08-08T15:05:04+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-08 15:05","date_timestamp":1786201504,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95397101","content_html":"<p>My favourite book this year. I’m not always very receptive to comedy in books but this manages to extract humour from ISIS, Iraq, and people smuggling.</p>\n<p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781399623933\">Fundamentally</a> by Nussaibah Younis 📚</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/71ctjgl8pvl.-ac-uf10001000-ql80-fmwebp-.webp\" width=\"390\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Bold graphic illustrations of two eyes with glasses, and text featuring the title fundamentally by nussaibah younis along with quotes praising the book and a Women's Prize shortlist badge.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/08/08/my-favourite-book-this-year.html","date_published":"2026-08-08T10:00:22+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-08 10:00","date_timestamp":1786183222,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/117059309002804349","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3msksuuulki25"]}},{"id":"95361129","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://sathnam.bsky.social\">@sathnam.bsky.social</a> I think he hides the gap in the cell wall that he’s chiselled out behind a poster of Rita Hayworth…but it’s a little while since I read it. It is the one story though, with an odd title</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3msdh5zdv3c2m","date_published":"2026-08-05T11:43:33+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-05 11:43","date_timestamp":1785930213,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95361130","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://sathnam.bsky.social\">@sathnam.bsky.social</a> That’s Stephen King’s Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption ( I forgot the Alt-text)</p>\n<p>Also Agatha Christie ‘s And Then There Were None might work well. The obvious structure of the book might help to create a sense of momentum for someone who hasn’t been reading so much</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mscz4gmmc22d","date_published":"2026-08-05T07:32:07+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-05 07:32","date_timestamp":1785915127,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95361131","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://sathnam.bsky.social\">@sathnam.bsky.social</a> It’s short, and the story is a big part of why it’s so many people’s favourite film</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mscxgibsr22d","date_published":"2026-08-05T07:01:57+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-05 07:01","date_timestamp":1785913317,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95172970","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>“When a business gets something wrong, the executives sometimes do the precise opposite just to show that they have learned their lesson”</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>I think Pat Nevin is quite right here, although I wish he wasn’t: <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c98v61mp4y8o\">BBC News - Welbeck and Henderson ‘might not have much time left at the top’</a></p>\n<p>⚽ #ChelseaFC #cfc</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/08/04/when-a-business-gets-something.html","date_published":"2026-08-04T12:04:21+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-04 12:04","date_timestamp":1785845061,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/117037143070450951","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3msaxuu2fu72y"]}},{"id":"95083997","content_html":"<p>🎶 My Crucial Track for 30 July 2026 - Lisdoonvarna by Christy Moore: <a href=\"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/08/02/my-crucial-track-for-july.html\">mattypenny.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/08/02/my-crucial-track-for-july.html","date_published":"2026-08-02T17:44:20+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-02 17:44","date_timestamp":1785692660,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/117027155475360831","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3ms4jwyp5jk23"]}},{"id":"94903592","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://stamfordlola.bsky.social\">@stamfordlola.bsky.social</a> Perhaps it’s just a huge amount of broccoli?   :)</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mrtvbwleok2k","date_published":"2026-07-30T07:13:41+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-30 07:13","date_timestamp":1785395621,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94875458","content_html":"<p>For, I think, the fourth time in my life I saw a kingfisher this evening. Magical creatures.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/07/29/for-i-think-the-fourth.html","date_published":"2026-07-29T21:24:13+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-29 21:24","date_timestamp":1785360253,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/117005370399028233","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mrsuebq3772a"]}},{"id":"94626023","content_html":"<p>🎶 My Crucial Track for 25 July 2026 - Penny Lane (2017 Mix) by The Beatles: <a href=\"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/07/25/081508.html\">mattypenny.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/07/25/081508.html","date_published":"2026-07-25T07:15:08+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-25 07:15","date_timestamp":1784963708,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116979383415621216","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mrhd2rtkcx2j"]}},{"id":"94624608","content_html":"<p>🎶 My Crucial Track for 24 July 2026 - Zombie by The Cranberries: <a href=\"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/07/25/my-crucial-track-for-july.html\">mattypenny.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/07/25/my-crucial-track-for-july.html","date_published":"2026-07-25T06:40:10+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-25 06:40","date_timestamp":1784961610,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116979245423648404","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mrhb3zuqts26"]}},{"id":"94566025","content_html":"<p>I failed to get down to the river path last night so I ended up just plodding around the industrial estate. I thought this was weirdly picturesque anyway #salisbury 🏃</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/139254/2026/img-20260723-212427-hdr-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" alt=\"An industrial facility with large storage silos is surrounded by metal fencing and safety cones under a pink and purple sunset sky.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/07/24/i-failed-to-get-down.html","date_published":"2026-07-24T07:14:39+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-24 07:14","date_timestamp":1784877279,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodonapp.uk/@matty/116973720275662028","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mreslizymn2h"]}},{"id":"94236297","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://defector.com\">@defector.com</a> The one that springs to mind is Dunkirk. I thought the convoluted timeline was pointless, and the incident at the end was in bad taste. And pointless.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mqwea2wq722d","date_published":"2026-07-18T13:21:12+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-18 13:21","date_timestamp":1784380872,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93881504","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://doctoad.bsky.social\">@doctoad.bsky.social</a> yes that’s true. we often didn’t even qualify when I was younger</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mqhjobplyk2g","date_published":"2026-07-12T15:48:42+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-12 15:48","date_timestamp":1783871322,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93880487","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://doctoad.bsky.social\">@doctoad.bsky.social</a> we just need our golden age to stop coinciding with other people’s golden ages</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mqh5uhfljk2g","date_published":"2026-07-12T12:17:24+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-12 12:17","date_timestamp":1783858644,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93534002","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone\">@patrickrhone</a> oh good, glad you enjoyed it</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/93534002","date_published":"2026-07-06T16:14:36+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-06 16:14","date_timestamp":1783354476,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93518347","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone\">@patrickrhone</a> what did you think? I loved it…but it was very much my sort of thing</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/93518347","date_published":"2026-07-06T10:08:52+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-06 10:08","date_timestamp":1783332532,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93469573","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://gillybee66.bsky.social\">@gillybee66.bsky.social</a> I loved Mbappe just laughing at them when they were trying to wind him up</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mpv6b24lwc2d","date_published":"2026-07-05T08:36:31+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-05 08:36","date_timestamp":1783240591,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93372809","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/nancywisser@mastodon.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@nancywisser</a></span> I’ve been thinking about that, now and then. It seems awfully sad - especially seeing as they aren’t at all like European robins, apart from the colour</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/93372809","date_published":"2026-07-03T14:11:03+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-03 14:11","date_timestamp":1783087863,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93308592","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://danherb10.bsky.social\">@danherb10.bsky.social</a> was that in London? I used to know someone who did mobile libraries in Tower Hamlets</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/93308592","date_published":"2026-07-02T12:47:24+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-02 12:47","date_timestamp":1782996444,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93188352","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://mattypenny.bsky.social\">@mattypenny.bsky.social</a> Actually ‘type’…which seems even stupider.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/post/3mpj3k4x2hc24","date_published":"2026-06-30T13:15:58+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-30 13:15","date_timestamp":1782825358,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92907132","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> terrific value - thanks!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/92907132","date_published":"2026-06-25T20:35:19+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-25 20:35","date_timestamp":1782419719,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92868234","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/nancywisser@mastodon.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@nancywisser</a></span> I never knew there was such a thing as an American robin. Live and learn!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattypenny/92868234","date_published":"2026-06-25T09:43:23+00:00","author":{"name":"matt penny","url":"https://mattypenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F02%2F1545694.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattypenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-25 09:43","date_timestamp":1782380603,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}