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Another reason to boycott Amazon

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Oh wrestling is fake? Then explain this

I had literally just signed the paperwork on my dolls/tiny screws factory in the US. 😩

In the days of lovely Twitter I often put out a call for help with research in writing my books. So here goes, Bluskiers. I'm looking for a social worker (adoption/fostering preferably) and a probation officer who worked between 2008 and 2012, the more senior the better. Please share :)

The Prime Minister imitating Enoch Powell’s ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech is sickening. That speech fuelled decades of racism and division. Echoing it today is a disgrace. It adds to anti-migrant rhetoric that puts lives at risk. Shame on you, Keir Starmer.

Don't do this

Succinctly: it will never make (environmental, cost, safety, space efficient) sense to move a 140lb person in a 3 ton vehicle.

"Even if it does work as a strategy for winning the next election, there’s a question: why bother?" A bit by me on the sheer, infuriating pointlessness of a Labour leadership that sees governing in a progressive way as a distracting from fighting the next election.

Cassocks are red Conclaves are dope Wake up babe we got a

What a result for the Greens! We’ve taken seats from all the major parties, broken through in Staffordshire & Leicestershire, and gained strength in Gloucestershire, Worcestershire & Warwickshire. Hundreds have joined in 24hrs—proof that the Green Party is the future. Join us!

They literally did the Onion article. Agents posted up outside her hospital room.

Did anyone else have this worm into their head after watching the carrot tower task in the first episode of the new Taskmaster?? youtu.be/jsM7XS-2X50?... #kingofcarrottowers #taskmaster

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Remontada

Please do not ignore the symptoms of bowel cancer because they might seem embarrassing. Medical professionals have dealt with all of this hundreds of times. Please check out these key symptoms, and don't hesitate to seek medical advice if they apply to you.

As a warmup for tonight's big Arsenal game - enjoyed this podcast with Gunners legend Brendon Batson from the It Was What It Was gents (can only find @jonawils.bsky.social here) shows.acast.com/it-was-what-...

If you've ever supported a book from Unbound you probably have an email in your inbox from Boundless Publishing, their new incarnation, touting for pledges. Do not give them your money – they owe authors and supporters thousands. In fact, unsubscribe, and let's make them pariahs.

I'm worried we're not having enough babies, so I developed Baby Coin. I'm not sure it does anything

I have somehow ended up with interviews for BBC local radio this evening, across 12 different local stations, about Labour's plan to publish offender nationality statistics. Not sure how many different ways I can say "incitement to violence against communities", but we will see.

I’ll sponsor one tree planted in the Lake District for the next 15 followers to get me to 4,000. I’ll send you a link to your certificate with your bluesky name/handle so you can see where it is. Please boost for reach. 🫡

Love these shortcut steps

Was down on a family mission to near the coast, so after being visited by a butterfly, popped to see WWT Steart Marshes as it was near - beautiful place for a walk with lots of birds to see and hear - including avocet, oystercatcher, reed warbler, cettis etc - but didn't have binocs but still 👍

The BBC finds a new way to be weird and shit

Some gifs that are fun/scary depending on your view of how close the machines are from taking over and killing all humankind

Quite good this - didn't look closely at the label and didn't realise it was a hefeweisse beer, whatever that is (half white?) but it's ok

Great walking by Hadrian's Wall but the sycamore gap is a bit gaping, though we still pretended to be Kevin Costner prince of thieves