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A quick look at X should disembue anyone of the idea that biological women are inevitably the more empathic sex.

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We - the boomer generation - have become a gurning, limping grievance looking for a cause.

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How about instead of every country having their own nuclear weapon - which seems to be causing all sorts of trouble - we all take turns looking after a single bomb, like the school hamster?

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Was wondering why Outrageous was going soft on and glamourising Diana and Oswald Mosley and it turns out one of their great-grandchildren is one of the producers.

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There is an issue with on-street charging points. People who own houses with driveways (usially richer people) can charge their cars over night using much cheaper domestic electricity rates. Those who live in houses with solar panels can charge even more cheaply. 1/n

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When a campaigner starts off with obvious hyperbole it's very difficult to take the rest of his or her 'opinion' piece seriously. On a related note, FFS, stop describing things as 'ancient' for emotional effect. There are actual definitions. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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I've spent years trying to avoid cliches and unecessary adjectives in my writing but have just now had the revelation that a cliche knowing misapplied or used correctly within context can have the power of several hundred adjectives. That's it. That's the tweet.

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A Hot Yorkshire Day. 29°C. Dragonflies.

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Is this new Mitford series going to be all about normalising nazi-worship via the medium of good looking and outrageous women? @theguardian.com

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Still true: Britain is a success story Most of its cities are doing astonishingly well Multiculturalism is popular Mass immigration has not led to social disintegration Nostalgia is increasingly weird Britain is incredibly safe *Levels of social cohesion are high Don't let them gaslight you.

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May the Lord save us from 'feminists' who hate other women. You know who I mean.

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Is there a Thursday quiz this week? @theguardian.com

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'Hell awaits...' Really? This is not the language I would expect to see used by those who seek solutions or indeed, to avoid armageddon.

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Where are the splashpads and water fountains for adults and senior citizens, eh? EH?

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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced today (17 June) that he will move ahead with plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street, after winning public support and the backing of retailers John Lewis, Selfridges and Ikea. Read more via the link. #oxfordstreet #oxfordstreetregeneration #mayoroflondon

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Now do syllables. Ha!

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what is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders? for me, it’s the fact that that guy’s not a real person, he’s made of straw

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Will another Reform councillor have to resign over this?

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A legal challenge to Oxford’s Low Traffic Neighbourhoods has been withdrawn after advice concluded it would “likely fail”. Full report – in which we ask who’s funding opposition to the Oxford traffic measures: oxfordclarion.uk/legal-challe...

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Over on the twitters, Matthew Goodtit is still saying that the oerwhelmjng majority of rooming suspects are Asian. Here are the actual percentages of suspects broken down by ethnicity: White, 83%; Asian 7%; Black 5%.

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A leader of the MN House Democrats is murdered by a Republican pro-life activist. Rather than condemning political murder of his opponents, Elon Musk spreads the conspiracy theory that it was done by Democrats. Journalists don’t need to use any social media site. But they really shouldn’t use X.

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I am not sure I have either the emotional capacity or the emotional stamina for another series of Adam Curtis documentaries. DO YOU NOT REALISE THAT YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM THAT YOU TRY TO DOCUMENT IN YOUR DISJOINTED NARRATIVES, ADAM?

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What? No Thursday quiz this week? I am bereft. @theguardian.com

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A quick look at X should disembue anyone of the idea that biological women are inevitably the more empathic sex.

We - the boomer generation - have become a gurning, limping grievance looking for a cause.

How about instead of every country having their own nuclear weapon - which seems to be causing all sorts of trouble - we all take turns looking after a single bomb, like the school hamster?

Was wondering why Outrageous was going soft on and glamourising Diana and Oswald Mosley and it turns out one of their great-grandchildren is one of the producers.

There is an issue with on-street charging points. People who own houses with driveways (usially richer people) can charge their cars over night using much cheaper domestic electricity rates. Those who live in houses with solar panels can charge even more cheaply. 1/n

When a campaigner starts off with obvious hyperbole it's very difficult to take the rest of his or her 'opinion' piece seriously. On a related note, FFS, stop describing things as 'ancient' for emotional effect. There are actual definitions. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I've spent years trying to avoid cliches and unecessary adjectives in my writing but have just now had the revelation that a cliche knowing misapplied or used correctly within context can have the power of several hundred adjectives. That's it. That's the tweet.

A Hot Yorkshire Day. 29°C. Dragonflies.

Is this new Mitford series going to be all about normalising nazi-worship via the medium of good looking and outrageous women? @theguardian.com

Still true: Britain is a success story Most of its cities are doing astonishingly well Multiculturalism is popular Mass immigration has not led to social disintegration Nostalgia is increasingly weird Britain is incredibly safe *Levels of social cohesion are high Don't let them gaslight you.

May the Lord save us from 'feminists' who hate other women. You know who I mean.

Is there a Thursday quiz this week? @theguardian.com

'Hell awaits...' Really? This is not the language I would expect to see used by those who seek solutions or indeed, to avoid armageddon.

Where are the splashpads and water fountains for adults and senior citizens, eh? EH?

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced today (17 June) that he will move ahead with plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street, after winning public support and the backing of retailers John Lewis, Selfridges and Ikea. Read more via the link. #oxfordstreet #oxfordstreetregeneration #mayoroflondon

Now do syllables. Ha!

what is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders? for me, it’s the fact that that guy’s not a real person, he’s made of straw

Will another Reform councillor have to resign over this?

A legal challenge to Oxford’s Low Traffic Neighbourhoods has been withdrawn after advice concluded it would “likely fail”. Full report – in which we ask who’s funding opposition to the Oxford traffic measures: oxfordclarion.uk/legal-challe...

Over on the twitters, Matthew Goodtit is still saying that the oerwhelmjng majority of rooming suspects are Asian. Here are the actual percentages of suspects broken down by ethnicity: White, 83%; Asian 7%; Black 5%.

A leader of the MN House Democrats is murdered by a Republican pro-life activist. Rather than condemning political murder of his opponents, Elon Musk spreads the conspiracy theory that it was done by Democrats. Journalists don’t need to use any social media site. But they really shouldn’t use X.

I am not sure I have either the emotional capacity or the emotional stamina for another series of Adam Curtis documentaries. DO YOU NOT REALISE THAT YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM THAT YOU TRY TO DOCUMENT IN YOUR DISJOINTED NARRATIVES, ADAM?

What? No Thursday quiz this week? I am bereft. @theguardian.com

Face-eating leopard party voter cries "but I never thought that they would eat my face." Etc.

This is what Reform want to do in the UK.

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