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British Steel shut North East site after Richard Tice's firm threatened rent hike www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

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What you didn't know you needed in your life until now; a brass led cover of Ace of Spades!

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In German, if someone is being nice to you but in a fake / two-faced way you could say they're being scheißfreundlich. It literally means "shit-friendly"

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There is absolutely zero excuse for any decent individual, company or organisation to have a Twitter/X account, even a dormant one. Delete your accounts now!

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This is very good: Wych Elm from Bristol, as recommended by The Guardian Thursday Quiz. I wouldn't be surprised if these peeps have a few Gun Club records in their collections. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZl0...

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Circa 85 years ago, the Nazis undertook the genocide of those they considered subhuman. Nazi goals included removing inhabitants to provide "Lebensraum" for German people. The IDF & Israeli settlers are doing the same to the Palestinians in Gaza & the West Bank. Living space is also an Israeli goal.

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Dire wolves were not close relatives of gray wolves. They last shared a common ancestor more than 5 million years ago. What Colossal has done is make something new and slapped a dire wolf sticker on it, as if an organism equals a hypothetical genome.

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What If We Made Advertising Illegal? - one of the best ideas I have come across in a long time. I honestly cannot think of any aspect of life that is made better by the all-pervasive advertising in which we are constantly immersed. simone.org/advertising/

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A genius drummer at the height of his powers. Probably my favourite Blondie song, although I love their entire canon. RIP Clem. Thank you for the music and the magic.

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Sad news. Another of my heroes leaves us far too soon, RIP Clem. He was a brilliant drummer and a seriously cool cat.

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Another excellent and evocative piece by @christopherbrown.bsky.social about how the natural world is clinging on in the few spaces we leave for it, despite our best efforts in the war we are waging on nature. Owls, Fools and Whorls on Film fieldnotes.christopherbrown.com/p/owls-fools...

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The Clash did a storming cover of this on the London Calling LP, & the version by The Milkshakes (Wild Billy Childish) was always a floor filler at the indie disco I ran back in the day. But Vince Taylor's original is a cracker. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc2p...

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RIP Dave Allen, brilliant bass player in The Gang of Four, one of the greatest bands ever. Just listen to "Entertainment", their first album, or my personal favourite Gang of Four song, "To Hell With Poverty".

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It's nice to know that even Victorians knew what it feels like to try and give a #cat a worming tablet #ProofOfCat

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@teamlabouruk.bsky.social launched its campaign with a call for "change". One of the easiest ways councillor and mayor candidates can signal that is to sign up to our code that commits to "make every reasonable effort not to mislead voters". 👇 reformpoliticaladvertising.org/a-simple-ad-...

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I watched Dune Pt 2 again last night, it is a stunning cinematic achievement—a thinking person's blockbuster. My only reservations are, Villeneuve doesn't really elucidate the importance of spice & dials down the weirdness & grotesquerie of the Dune universe.

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For about a year, I worked with a retired British academic named Alasdair Spark to solve a mystery: where did the original photo from the end of The Shining come from, and where/when was it captured? Last week, we finally found the answer. www.instagram.com/p/DID43LBNPD...

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Not only are Reeves and Starmer cruel & vindictive sycophants to the kleptocracy. They are economic illeterates - many local authorities are already on their knees. Soon the government will have to choose between letting them collapse or expensive bailouts. This stupidity only brings that day closer

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We've focussed on the big names , Shell , Exxon , BP , but these companies are run by people . People who hide behind those brands to keep their anonymity These corporations , and their leaders , are committing ecocide & they must be held accountable Ban Fossil Fuel Ads → govpetition.uk/700024

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Family includes everyone! ❤️

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based on how often the naughty teens of major cities throw the rentable scooters directly into the river i've formed a theory that the many iron age swords and cauldrons found in lakes around europe that we've previously assumed were ceremonial and sacrificial in nature were in fact thrown by teens

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Privatisation of essentials fleeces people. Average annual household energy bill up by £111 to £1,849. UK has the fourth highest household electricity price in the world. Companies making record profits, still get subsidies. Profiteering increases inflation and poverty. Must nationalise energy.

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I’m so sick to death hearing about things like this!☹️ It doesn’t matter which party is involved, it’s all the same! Cash-for-access, nepotism, cronyism, bias, conflict of interest! None of these are acceptable! Enough!😠 #KeepBillionairesOutOfPolitics www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Meme didn't take. Sorry.

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Brick Lane, east London, seen yesterday.

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Starmer says: “We’ve been talking about a new era when it comes to defence…we’re at a similar point for trade and the economy. This is not just a short term tactical exercise. It is the beginning of a new era. We need to understand that” There is no better time to join the EU trade bloc. Action now

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