Rayner is absolute class. She's been a bit silly in organising her taxes, but that's not why they hate her. They hate her because she did not know her place.
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Rayner is absolute class. She's been a bit silly in organising her taxes, but that's not why they hate her. They hate her because she did not know her place.
youtube.com/watch?v=yFCO... Analytics have got My type worked out #FallFriday
I am once again asking you to stop sending us money. But we do need your time. ⏰ zohranfornyc.com/events
I wrote something for GQ about how Armani impacted menswear. It's easy to forget, but when menswear transitioned to slimmer silhouettes in the early 2000s, baggy clothes were derided as "sloppy" and "middle aged." Over the years, people have revisited campaigns like these 🧵
I am a hypermasculine and extremely powerful alpha male. As such my greatest fears are seed oils, rainbows, people who don't look like me being on TV, and preventative medicine. I cannot explain any of these fears and consider that to be your fault.
Could someone in the UK please do the exactly same thing?
💪😊 ‘What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’ feels particularly apposite!
Same but it was my evening glass of wine… 🙄
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Led Zeppelin 🤘
Well, my view is it’s identifying a “problem” that wouldn’t exist if there were mechanisms in place to monitor and process asylum and leave to remain applications promptly and fairly. A family right argument isn’t gonna fly half as well if you process within 6 months -1 yr
Just remind yourself of Boris, Liz, kemi…. And you will feel much better
Joanna Connor🎸🎶'Walking Blues' #bluesmusic
Aww, what a sweetie Brought you a pressie 😊
Hold, and slowly rotate world to your desired flow setting
On behalf of all men everywhere. I'd like to apologise. We don't mean to piss on the mat, but sometimes we do. It's not deliberate. It's hydrolics. If you doubt me, try watering a garden with a variable flow hose. Yes. I pissed on mat. Again.
That phrase always makes me think of... www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2_s...
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youtu.be/gbljPQbxtTQ?... Well this rules
Over here in the uk it makes me so sad that there is even such a thing as “active shooter drill” in any school It’s heartbreaking
A lucid and comprehensive review. t.co/97PUmCrWV3
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Modern human genomes contain a small number of archaic variants, the legacy of past interbreeding events with Neanderthals and Denisovans. The MUC19 gene: An evolutionary history of recurrent introgression and natural selection 🏺🧪 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Tesla denied having fatal crash data until a hacker found it arstechnica.com/cars/2025/08...
RFK Jr. taps his top deputy, Jim O’Neill, to be the new CDC director. Both men appear to wear skinny ties from Otaa. Otaa's ties are made in China from microfiber, a kind of plastic that, under the right conditions, can migrate to your balls.
Angry at insinuations that judges who granted or overturned Epping injunction were politically biased. I've known both Cons & Lab lawyers who've become judges. Whatever their previous politics they take seriously their judicial oath to do justice without fear or favour
Yess! It suddenly becomes a most essential holiday item Previously only used for removing splinters These are the house tweezers halcyon years…
Do you have somewhere to put the bicycle? (tip - not the hallway, and not somewhere that makes it a drag to get to…) I’m ashamed to say I am a bicycle owner, but user? Not so much…
So Woody Allen headlining Moscow Film festival this week, saying things like how he always loved Russian cinema. Wow I didn’t know his movie career was that bad he needed to turn to Russia of all places for scraps while they bomb my home country every day.
T MINUS 1 HOUR. WE ARE ONE HOUR AWAY. My Cousin Vinny. #LegalLiveTweet Fire up your grits.
“Meisje” #alledaagsseksisme
In Germany, scientists have made a breakthrough in treating Parkinson’s by implanting a chip in the brain that sends precise signals to restore movement. A stunning leap in neuroscience—witness the power of innovation and the beauty of science in action. Powerfull content
The funding vehicle for this was pretty smelly tho
So. I reckon we have enough of us to make this a thing. And if not, there are worse ways for me to spend my Bank Holiday Monday evening than tweeting into a void while watching the World’s Greatest Legal Movie. Monday 25th August 2025. 8pm. My Cousin Vinnie, #LegalLiveTweet Who’s in?
Nice to wake up to some uplifting rugby news! www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...
❤️ www.thejournal.ie/irish-rail-c...
Got to see these little guys making their way into the ocean this morning! 🐢 #seaturtles #conservation #beach #nature #miamibeach
Can folks do me a favor? I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January. I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am. I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics. Here’s two favorite set photos. Repost? I am in the wilderness.
My name is Captain Dylan Blaha, and this message is for members of the National Guard across the USA. I've served in the Illinois Army National Guard for over 12 years, including a deployment to Afghanistan and three years on active duty in Europe. What's going on right now is not normal.
Biggest mistake made by women over 50…
I mean at this point…sure, why not
Sally Rooney warned she will be committing a terror offence if she tries to save lives open.substack.com/pub/normalis...
Robert ❤️🩹
“Donald Trump was cultivated as a Russian asset over 40 years and proved so willing to parrot anti-western propaganda that there were celebrations in Moscow, a former KGB spy has told the Guardian.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021...
"Eight pages of US government planning documents for the summit meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin were left in a hotel printer in Anchorage before the meeting on Friday, NPR reports." (The Guardian) #collapse
I enjoyed this muchly. open.substack.com/pub/normallo...
This did not age well.
Keef on DID. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
@themeadhallbard.bsky.social 👇 this is how it's done.
Asif Aziz almost forced out London’s Prince Charles Cinema earlier this year. Is he trying the same again with Picturehouse Central - and is another major central London cinema under threat from the same landlord? www.londoncentric.media/p/picturehou...
From the Clever Librarians Files.
A lot of people really seem to dislike the Wim Wenders film, WINGS OF DESIRE (1987). But watching the restored version on the big screen, on a warm summer night in Berlin, l found it strangely moving. Also, what a stunning love letter to 1980s West Berlin.
Bless these Alaskans!
OBAMA TO TEXAS DEMS: "We became complacent... This precious democracy is not a given. It requires us to fight for it." 🇺🇸
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
Natural follow-up… www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fpV...
Have you ever noticed that people dressed better in the past? Even in the summer, when it was scorching hot? Why is this? 🧵
I don't think I can say this in a way that makes more sense but the 90s were the last decade, everything since then has just been a loose collection of years and soy sauce packets and a bunch of maybe dead batteries. We’re truly living in the junk draweriest of times
wow, all it took was one week of restricted access to porn.
Hockeyers treffen Duitsland in EK-finale #sport
#PrivateEye #TrumpUKVisit
My wife shared this with me and I’m tellin you… it’s worth the read.
This was seemingly accomplished by eliminating the math department.
UK recovers position in EU’s Horizon Europe science research programme Scientists received €735m in grants in 2024 after UK rejoined the programme as associate member post-Brexit 👏 www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
We're a few weeks away from Ghiselle Maxwell becoming part of the White House staff.
Ok well that's the best thing I've ever seen on the F
Hey! I have this wacky idea! Hear me out tho… How about men get behind supporting rights for women’s reproductive freedom, and champion them in the workplace? Maybe they will make friends and won’t be lonely any more
Great long piece on BBC news about the massive increase in the cost of cod and the impact on fish and chip shops. No mention at all of Brexit which has significantly affected £££ For the millionth time: We import ten times as much cod as this country catches. What did they think would happen?
Brexit is a self-inflicted assault on the UK economy that will prove more than twice as expensive as abolishing slavery in the British Empire.
#FirstNameInSong #MusicChallenge August 12 | Beethoven Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band youtu.be/SAuqQr5YtjY?...
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There’s fuckery afoot.
Some of the crimes I've seen in Washington DC: — Beige sweater with beige chinos — Jacket sleeve tag left on — Tan shoes with navy suits — Giant Windsor knots (triple felony with the metal sports watch paired with dark suit and French cuffs)
Do the Time Warp again and celebrate 50 years of The Rocky Horror Picture Show! See a full schedule of special fan events, screenings, merch, and more in celebration of the anniversary here: bway.world/3bmty
Bela Lugosi and one of his dogs at home, c. 1934
Parents: How Are You Getting On? Please share this helpful video. #schoolholidays #sixweeksofhell youtu.be/2S9q2bR44CY
Slightly surprised to discover I've been referred to the International Criminal Court in the Hague for war crimes.
According to legend, Whitby has no snakes because St Hilda drove them off the cliffs. The story helped to explain the presence of 'snakestones', or ammonites, in the cliffs. People carved snake heads onto ammonites as souvenirs for tourists. This one is on display in the Whitby Museum.
Ah that's lovely news. metro.co.uk/2025/08/06/m...
They are not sending their best people
Life-saving idea! Pass it on!
American Eagle is actually very "woke." They have DEI and donate to "woke" causes. They also produce their synthetic-blend jeans offshore, sometimes in factories associated with labor abuse. But all is forgiven if buying their jeans pisses off libs.
Yep, that tracks...😉🤣
Amazed it took 40 years to reach this conclusion. It was obvious in the 80s, if you bothered to look. Thatcher used the working-classes' own money to bribe them into voting to destroy their futures, and the Tories have been worshipping her for it ever since. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Seen on my walk yesterday…drystone wall
Only 29% would back Brexit now
I just survived constructing a flat pack bbq, that used all of my brain cell so I’m good for furniture thanks…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHRA...
I've had enough. In this thread, I will tell you, definitively, whether Sydney Sweeney has great jeans. This way, you will be more informed when shopping for your wardrobe . 🧵
Regarded as the world’s fastest birds, they are capable of reaching speeds of up to 200mph (320km/h) when diving to catch their prey.
