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Charing Cross Road, pedestrianised today. Glorious. Because whenever you take cars away, cities get better.

"Buy Canadian Instead" signs going up in BC Liquor stores

Absolutely spot on from Rory Stewart

Somebody somewhere Needs an endless old road Filled with flowers today

I have many regrets about Earth, but making humans in a wide range of colors, shapes, and temperaments is not one of them. Celebrate thy diversity. Love each other.

Mexico denied a US military plane from landing with deported immigrants today, foiling Donold’s plans.

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

What he said 👏💯 If you aren't following @dalevince.com Give him a follow 👍

IN LEAKED EMAIL, ELON MUSK ADMITS DEFEAT ON TWITTER "OUR USER GROWTH IS STAGNANT, REVENUE IS UNIMPRESSIVE, AND WE’RE BARELY BREAKING EVEN” futurism.com/the-byte/lea...

This billboard says it all.

Joining the EU Single Market Could Be the Gamechanger for Keir Starmer’s Government Both the UK economy and the new Labour Government needs an urgent shot in the arm. Could this be the solution? bylinetimes.com/2025/01/13/k...

A routine visit this morning. Pleased to see a complete thaw! #FoxOfTheDay

As long as we’re renaming places, I’m renaming ‘Texas’ as ‘Old Mexico.’

Always the cleanup crew. 🤦🏻‍♂️

This is a fascinating turn of events

Mad men…

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We were seeing a 98% drop in exposure over on Twitter. The censorship was so extreme we thought it best to start over somewhere else. We chose Bluesky. Help us gain our following back Follow Retweet Repeat Join the park side @altyellonatpark.org

Griff in @thetimes 'Good historic buildings should be at the heart of policy. You get the sense that Keir Starmer and Rayner have this idea that they need to outlaw nimbyism. Its actually because of a lot of nimbyism that London is such a successful place.' bit.ly/3BCWTKj #SaveLiverpoolStreetStation

(singing) european robin ( french name : rouge gorge) #birds #robins

Keir Starmer is facing calls from across his Labour Party for bolder policies and sharper messaging to reconnect with voters, after a major speech aimed at rebooting his stuttering UK premiership flopped this week.

Gregg Wallace: “I can see the complaints coming from a handful of middle-class women of a certain age” Same age as you Gregg t.co/ax8NNIs8LF

Labour poised to announce £100m levy on gambling companies

Reformist presidential hopeful Elena Lasconi told Romanians today they faced an “existential fight” for their democracy and needed to rally to defeat a far-right candidate who would push the country back toward Russia and the dark days of dictatorship.

Left: Rachel Reeves says she wants growth and is bringing in investment to deliver growth Right: UK In A Changing Europe, "The UK has potentially lost £44 billion in public investment due to Brexit"

Each and every one of us with a platform has a responsibility to correct others on the truth about asylum seekers claiming benefits and free homes. They can’t. They receive just £49 a week or £9 if given food. Only if and when they get refugee status can they claim or get a job.

As C4 explains, children of single farmers with the average value of a farm (£2.2m) will pay £140k tax. It’s zero if the farmer is married. The govt plans mean farmers will receive a £1.5m tax free allowance. That’s £1m more than the most of the population.

Well Mishal Husain leaving Today is a huge loss to the show. She is the best of the best. I sincerely hope we will see and hear much more of her.

When the weather’s like this I message my Dad and say “you know in 1963, why couldn’t you emigrate to St. Lucia or something?” (I think I know what response this would get on that other platform!!) ❤️

China and India should not be called developing countries, several Cop29 delegates say