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when you’re so racist you don’t let your workers have a day off for a holiday recognizing the end of slavery

I can’t wait for unsubstantiated litter boxes and other ridiculous stories about stuff that definitely isn’t happening in real schools in the UK that KBings will refer to.

Trump administration to shut down LGBTQ+ suicide prevention hotline β€˜in 30 days’

Minute Cryptic - 19 June, 2025 "Perhaps Sydney Sweeney finally follows script now and then" (4) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 1 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

This is a vital message: one of the larger reasons BlueSky is refreshingly free of alt-right shitlords is because in the early days we made a gentleperson’s agreement to starve these fuckos out and it worked. No likes, no quotes, no engagement. They got bored and left. Please keep the Old Ways.

Minute Cryptic - 18 June, 2025 "Face-masked men cough no more!" (6) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 2 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

🚨MPs have voted to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales in the biggest shake-up to reproductive rights for decades 379 MPs voted in favour of the amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill on Tuesday evening, while 137 voted against it www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Still true.

Do we think Birbs is so far round the bend she actually believes this stuff? Or does she know she’s spreading lies or mistruths?

Minute Cryptic - 16 June 2025 "Console backing up characters' progress in Sims, Doom, BioShock, Civilisation, Halo 2, Minecraft" (6) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 2 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Minute Cryptic - 14 June 2025 "Inaccurate claim about America in "Hamilton", say" (7) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 3 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s... I’ve developed this annoying habit of forgetting to return to a clue and losing my streak.

"the GRA, which predates the EqA by 7 years, made the EqA difficult to implement" so we wrote extremely bad law and need it to change huh.

Liverpool have agreed a deal worth €136.3m (Β£116m) to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen. Β£100m guaranteed, with Β£16m subject to hitting certain targets. Huge fee, huge talent. Story @david-ornstein.bsky.social @sebsb.bsky.social @theathleticfc.bsky.social #LFC www.nytimes.com/athletic/641...

Everyone in children's publishing looking round at each other like "Is it time? Is it finally time???"

Minute Cryptic - 9 June 2025 "Neil Armstrong's first to do moonwalk for space creature" (5) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 2 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

What do we think?πŸ€” Hmm…. A Daily Mail headline so clearly designed to make you furious. Being shared by salivating Tory MPs who love a good rage farming story! So, what’s going on here? Let’s take a look!πŸ‘€ 🧡 1/13

Minute Cryptic - 8 June 2025 "Remix Elvis covers" (5) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 2 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s... I… didn’t see that coming.

Minute Cryptic - 6 June 2025 "Cancel culture's even found here!" (4) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 2 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Today is a day for confirming one iron rule of politics. Horrible people are also horrible to each other.

My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy. Details found hereπŸ‘‡ www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...

Minute Cryptic - 5 June 2025 "Pair falling apart over kiss? They made Up!" (5) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 2 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s... 🎈🀦

Have known Gov. Walz from before he came onto the national radar. He is a mensch, and the real deal.

Minute Cryptic - 4 June 2025 "Farmer legally amputated both limbs like a wild animal" (7) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 3 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s... I liked this one a lot.

Minute Cryptic - 3 June 2025 "Tips on Thursday's racing events edited for tomorrow's paper?" (4) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 2 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

These families are emptying their life savings and leaving the only home they've ever known just ensure their trans kid can get the care they need. Now ask yourself--would you even think about doing this for health care that was anything less than essential for your child's life?

The Norman arch is the one with a rounded top - it's the arch window that all Playschool children remember (and which seems to have quite a following on the internet as the archwindow - the greatest of windows). The Great west front of Lincoln cathedral is covered in the things.

Minute Cryptic - 31 May 2025 "Hybrid gene's hidden connection" (6) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 1 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s... Got it in a short span of time.

EXCUSE ME. He WHAT. From www.ft.com/content/bfe4...

Minute Cryptic - 29 May 2025 "Move behind pulpit, finally getting speaking job" (5) βšͺ️🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 1 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s... Tried one word for the correct definition. Spend ages on the wrong definition. Then I (ahem) worked it out.

Minute Cryptic - 28 May 2025 "Buyout arranged by Google ultimately!?" (7) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 3 under par www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s... Ho-hum