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The UK should be "supporting" Zelenskyy and not "fawning over Putin", Sir Keir Starmer tells Nigel Farage πŸ‘

I live in Essex. One of the ones NEXT TO London. Two years ago it cost me Β£36 to get into the city. It's now Β£48 plus tube for the same advanced-booked trains. After tax, commute, and my kid's nursery, I bring home about Β£20 a day every day I go to the office. How much more of this do we take?

US Embassy #London March 5 2025 Please repost to get this message out regarding Emergency Demo If you can attend please do so. #BlueStormComin1 πŸ’™πŸŒͺ️

Guerilla advertising seen in the London Metro

A reminder for these times.

Smashed it! 🀩πŸ’ͺOnly went & got a bloomin' Brighton Half marathon PB of 01:41:36 - shaving 9mins off previous. Cannot believe it! ☺️ #BrightonHalf #running #halfmarathon #raceday #ukrunchat

The sun is out. Sunglasses on. Ready for the Brighton Half! πŸ˜ŽπŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈβ˜€οΈπŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈ #brightonhalf #halfmarathon #raceday #running #ukrunchat

6am. Fuelling up. Mandatory Brighton half marathon breakfast. #BrightonHalf #HalfMarathon #running #ukrunchat #raceday

They are arguing, endlessly, that illegally inciting acts of terror online is β€˜free speech’ while silencing dissent, targeting journalists & telling an invaded ally what he is & is not allowed to say during a live television broadcast are all fine.

Excellent 🧡 πŸ‘‡by @eliothiggins.bsky.social on the need to restore our critical thinking in order to navigate our bizarre media landscape but ultimately to be able to engage on a civic level and hold power to account.

An easy 30min shake out run before the Brighton Half Marathon tomorrow and conditions look good🀞🀩...Not saying running solved anything but it sure helps in escaping the world's madness & all its egos right now πŸ™ #brightonhalf #running #halfmarathon #ukrunchat #raceday

It’s insane to think that the Trump administration was more welcoming this week to the Tate brothers than to the President of Ukraine.

"A train wreck by design" Aside from the horror of watching this unfold & narcissistic bullies getting off on it all - also amazed by the constant limited vocabulary of Vance & Trump. Telling Zelensky he is "disrespectful". Emotionally stunted teenage stuff... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

This is a bigger scandal than people realize. It really makes it look as though this entire meeting was a setup by Trump that was planned in advance. If you watch the video it is clear that they are deliberately and almost derangedly blindsiding Zelenskyy. Now we know who the audience was. Putin.

Brilliant but devastating editorial in the Financial Times. β€œIn the past 10 days, he [Trump] has all but incinerated 80 years of postwar American leadership. If you are not at the table, you are on the menu. America has turned.”

πŸ‘‡πŸ‘€ Definitely worth reading

"I hope this email finds you well" How the email found me:

Brilliant front page

Sunday's long run done & dusted. A mere 16km as on deload week + 5mins CD. Been trying to work out what works fuelling wise. Today it was porridge early doors & although gels are not my idea of fun, had a SIS gel 45mins in which definitely kicked in by the end! πŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈ #running #ukrunchat #SundayRunday

Great advice on helping someone who is grieving.

He seems nice.

Carry on as if everything is normal, folks. It'll go away if we don't think about it.

A nice speedy Worthing coastal parkrun allowed today as part of "deload" week in marathon training. Big field of 587 runners, 75th place, 8th female in & 2nd in age cat with 21:40. But did feel tough after all these long runs! πŸ€©πŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈ #loveparkrun #running #worthing #ukrunchat

First 2 hour run done in the marathon training block (+ 2x 25min intervals at HM pace). Needed the perfect post long run breakfast after that...πŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸ€©πŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈ #running #ukrunchat #marathon #sundaymotivation #fitness

I’ve just woken from a nightmare where the BBC Today Programme asked whether J.D. Vance had a point. When US officials are being asked to sign loyalty oaths and agree that Trump won in 2020

πŸ‘‡πŸ‘€ UK demands access to Apple users' encrypted data www.bbc.com/news/article...

Urgent readπŸ‘‡by @iandunt.bsky.social Why what we click on matters to real journalism. Worrying times. Mirror reporters told to hit targets based on views meaning more unnecessary oxygen for Trump Musk related stories as they're "good for business". Be v mindful of where you click & what you read.

CATS: I refuse to compromise my free will, Doug. Life is pain, but these eyes have seen much and these claws are strong, and each day I shall take from this world what I am owed in exchange for the gift that is me. So despite your cries, I claim this counter. DOGS: omg treats *Benny Hill music*

No #parkrun today, as marathon training in full swing. Run coach has banned it unless I run super slowly, which is too hard when surrounded by Saturday morning "it's not a race" parkrunners! So an easy 40mins run along a chilly grey seafront for me πŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈβ„οΈ #marathon #running #training #ukrunchat

Marathon block ticking along! Sunday's long run done. 1hr30 (with 1x20/1x25min @ HM pace 4:40min/km). Felt strong today but definitely helped along by a beautiful sunny morning +coffee. 🀩πŸ’ͺ #running #training #ukrunchat

Less than 24 hours after going dark in the US, Tik Tok goes back online positioning Trump as its savior. One of the most cynical political scams you’ll ever see.

Finished! V chilly + unexpected killer hills on what is usually a flat course at BrighTEN 10k - more like 10.3k! Stuck to 4:30 min/km pace. Results: 27th out of 450 field, 5th female in + 1st in age cat with 46:36. (actual 10k time 45:03) πŸ˜‰πŸ€© #BrighTEN10k #running #raceday #10k #Brighton #ukrunchat

Follow our rules, or don’t operate in our countries, Zuckerberg.