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This is like a shit version of Avengers Assemble, isn't it. 🤪🙄 www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...

Good to know. bylinetimes.com/2025/01/24/w...

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

“They are our neighbours, they are parents. And they are daring to again choose fascism” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

Open Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 11 am to 3 pm Wander around our gardens, enjoy a hot drink and a cake in our cafe or see what's available in our shop. #Communitycafe #madewithsaved #reducingfoodwaste

Something to think about next time you book an Uber…but especially tonight! www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Can is then change to The gulf of Yazoo And then The gulf of Erasure?

If this were Just Stop Oil, there'd have been dozens of arrests, furious denunciations in the billionaire press and, perhaps, long jail sentences. Farmers have a right to protest, and the police respect it. Other people, it seems, not so much. The real #TwoTierPolicing www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Only watched it to see George talk sense and offer some actual facts to the proceedings.

Canada is putting a 100% tariff on Teslas. This is the way to hit back at the USA, hit Elon Musk.

So proud of our bright, shiny and new signposting page! @watfordfc.bsky.social @watfordmayor.bsky.social @cathbal66.bsky.social

Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.

This is all very frightening. This is going to lead to a lot of nasty outcomes…it's just a matter of time. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Anyone fancy 2 tickets to see Sting? Fri 24 Oct O2 Forum Kentish Town They are in the standing area so you may get right down the front! I realised I was going to struggle with standing all night so I've since managed to get a couple of seated tickets. secure.ticketmaster.co.uk/rs/3E00617BD...

But isn't an decrease in car production a good thing? We are expected to use more eco-friendly public transport now, with many new-build flats in towns having no allocations for car parking. So car makers will need to cut production anyway - times are changing. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Nice write-up about the exhibition in Watford last Saturday 😍 www.watfordobserver.co.uk/leisure/2489...

This is the kind of signage you want on a charity shop window!

My beautiful orchid…❤️ It lives!😮 It flowers!😲 I don’t know quite how it all works because all previous flowering orchids given to me shed their flowers and died …it was like an orchid graveyard here at one point 😭 But this is gorgeous and I love it 🥰

Time to post this again

France has offered to send troops to Greenland to help Denmark defend it from the USA. This is what allies do, stick together.

Brilliant 🤩

EU medicines agency quits X & moves to Bluesky "EMA will no longer post updates and content on X. We believe the X platform no longer suits our communication needs” the agency said in a statement www.reuters.com/world/europe...

This was great fun, for a great cause, and literally just 5 mins walk away from home 🤩

Shot of a lifetime. 📸: Ian Turner

Wishing a happy Burns Night to all my friends around the world celebrating the immortal bard #BurnsNight

The U.S. Air Force has removed a video about the Tuskegee Airmen from its basic training curriculum at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland following Trump’s executive order banning federal DEI initiatives. The Tuskegee Airmen were pioneering Black pilots renowned for their service during World War II.

A friend sent this Accurate I'd say

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Lewis Goodall, "Do you think Nigel Farage could be PM?" Wes Streeting, "5 MPs, I think the Greens got the same. No one's saying Carla Denyer come on down, are you the next progressive PM?" "Let's not get carried away by Nigel Farage.. The guy gets so much air time.. Keep it in perspective"

Happy Caterday! 👇 🐈‍⬛

Catherine Hayes (1818-1861), world renowned opera singer, born on Patrick Street and in my opinion the Opera Square should bear her name fully and not just her occupation. Streets in California and a hospital in Australia are named after her. #womenshistory #operahistory #Limerick

A Polite Penguin Patiently Waits for Humans to Move Out of the Way 🐧

@hellsbellscarter.bsky.social Is that you from down under?

Mike was clearly surprised that I looked so happy given what we were talking about - but it’s a fact and the bit about fairness…

A tiny 2% wealth tax, on 20k people would raise £24 billion per year to spend on the things that urgently need fixing in our country. We need some tax justice - the more money you have the less tax you pay and vice versa - that’s absurd.

Dale Vince, "Axel Rudakubana was radicalised on social media" #BBCQT "The platforms run by Musk and Zuckerberg are promoting extreme content, extreme views" "Musk is trying to interfere in our democracy now through his platform X" "And of course the guy got his murder weapon from Jeff Bezos"

Dale Vince, "How do we control the tech giants and social media? Make them responsible for their content" #BBCQT

Wow

Well done H 😎 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

If anyone was questioning if these Jan 6th pardons present a danger to the public, the answer is always "Floridaman" www.mediaite.com/crime/florid...

This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.

Finally, the #Sun & #NGN have admitted, apologised & paid damages to #PrinceHarry for carrying out unlawful practices to obtain private information A day to mark Prince Harry’s historic victory over Rupert Murdoch – and to survey the awful toll on public life www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...