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twizle.bsky.social
Home is where the heart is. And the kids. And the Tv. And the the food. And the dishes. You get my drift? Pro EU
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Dress Code Drama at the Oval Office”, by #ZezVaz:

GET OUT OF MY PUB!

open.substack.com/pub/tf1892/p... Did Trelford Mills cost Newcastle United the FA Cup in 1983, or was it Keven Keegan’s perm? In True Faith’s Flashback Friday, Michael Martin and myself go in search of an answer. #nufc

Welcome news @drkatie.bsky.social @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social Very positive start to 2025/2026. We need to build on this to design a new GP contract based on continuity of care, prevention, population health, digital health with sustained investment in GP. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Legislators for hire. Nearly 100 members of the UK House of Lords give political or policy advice for money. Multiple peers paid by foreign govts including repressive regimes. Parliament is a cesspit of corruption, too many enriching themselves. Need a clean-up.

The Slug and lettuce appear to have our flag upside down - it’s either a sign of distress or with those two I’d say they won’t have a clue - to them the UK flag is a symbol used to stir hate - with the Slug and lettuce there’s no respect for the flag or our country - just what can they grift from it

www.theguardian.com/money/2025/f... The fight for justice & compensation for us WASPI women continues. Will the government reconsider before this goes to court?

The dance of the emu and the goat.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2... The UK government forces Apple to remove its Advanced Data Protection tool. Apple claims it has no option but to comply. #Privacy #Authoritarian #HumanRights

I'm ready for the return of some proper funky fashion. And @ginny65.bsky.social and @fionadean.bsky.social are getting ready with their knitting needles. I will take your orders. Gentlemen?

Well, that explains a lot… came down so hard they collapsed the landing gear and ripped the wing off. Doesn’t even look like the flaps were configured for landing. It was definitely coming in hot. Amazing there were no fatalities.

A cult victim once said it takes just three days to indoctrinate someone. Trump will have four full years and five justices on the Supreme Court. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bb1...

www.theguardian.com/society/2025... If only Starmer would take a lie detector test.

If the Bradford scheme has saved £30,000 a month, just think what the London ULEZ scheme is saving. Bravo, Sadiq. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... They’re going to feel overdressed in Newcastle.

#SocialistSunday DIY follow list. We are stronger together, please join us, for Palestine, the homeless, NHS & social justice. For more socialist followers, reply below, re-post & follow each other, from the replies. Please check profiles. #PeaceForPalestine #RestoreWinterFuelAllowance #NHS

Love Barnsley and love this woman - more people like this and fewer racists please. For any Americans reading this - Barnsley is a town in northern England surrounded by (ex)coal mining villages. Margaret Thatcher tried to destroy it, Reform target it - and this woman saves it!

Pakhshan is a social worker, a woman who devoted her life to supporting the most vulnerable segments of society, particularly war-affected women and children. she is facing imminent execution after a blatantly unfair appeal process that upheld her death sentence. iranhumanrights.org/2025/01/immi...

“It’s difficult to find a single source succinctly summarising the extent of Elon Musk’s meltdown on X in recent weeks. His output has been frenetic, and shows the venom of its misinformation and himself towards opponents or those contradicting him.”

Daughter pulling a tyre while training for her forthcoming Arctic Expedition. youtube.com/shorts/icNAo...

On this bitterly cold Friday morning, spare a thought for Starmer and Reeves who made the “difficult decision” to end the pensioners winter fuel allowance. Both will have red faces, but not from shame. It’s because their central heating will be set to maximum, courtesy of their own fuel allowance.

Mouth of the Tyne, January

115 years ago today, the amateur England George Simpson-Hayward took six for 43 on Test debut, bowling lobs against South Africa. One of the last underarm bowlers to play first-class cricket, he was one of the few to have any success at Test level, although his career was otherwise undistinguished

Some of the WR class of 2024… thank you to everyone who read or spread the word about any of our books this year 🙏

Never thought I’d have great grandson bigger than Paddington Bear. Happy New Year everyone. Let’s hope it’s a peaceful one. ❤️

Join me and many many other authors and bookworkers in the anti-genocide boycott of Israel's publishing industry. Do your part to NOT be complicit in the Genocide taking place in The State of Palestine. docs.google.com/document/u/0... #Gaza #booksky

Wishing all our friends, our family and everyone a very merry, happy, peaceful and joyous Christmas time. I wish love, peace, protection, safety, warmth, food and togetherness for ALL in this cruel, dangerous and fractured world where hate, intolerance, division, destruction, war...

I really should stop dipping into Twitter to see how bad things are.

For the holidays we ordered a Turkey crown, plus Lamb, Gammon and Pork joints from our local butchers. No labels on anything. The Turkey and Pork looked very similar, so we put one in the oven and hoped for the best. The result? We had Gammon for Christmas dinner. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤣 Merry Christmas ❤️ xxx

🚨 ONLY 364 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS 🚨

Good morning lovely phone family. I have several messages today. This one is for all of you who are working, whether it's for our amazing NHS or Emergency Services, or you're one of our wonderful unsung heroes. Thank you 💙❤️ I hope you still get time for yourselves and to spend with loved ones 🥰

"Like many other parts of the world, the UK is in the firm grip of an epidemic of disinformation and misinformation"

In a world where you can be anything, be kind.. 😊

Let's be truthful about the SO-CALLED special relationship between American & and UK. It's a one-way street always has been! It's what benefits American. We don't need American frankenstein food full of chemicals,hormones, dangerous additives & pesticides. It gives little &...