And Zionism is not just an accepted ideology in Europe and America but effectively required for admission into our current governing elites, partially as homage to our colonial past and ambitions but also because it excludes from government anyone with genuine humanitarian universalist principles.
I don't want to take too much food with me to Silverstone, but I feel like I should pack some cup-a-soups in case it gets cold in the evenings. There's a good chance my sister will have forgotten to pack extra layers.
I shall mostly be spending this weekend eating my feelings. Bring on the takeaways!
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It's murder. They're murderers.
Hind Rajab, a modern day Anne Frank. That neither lived beyond childhood is a stain on the adults of humanity. How dare we allow genocidal fascism to rise to prominence once again. Nazism, Zionism, they are cut from the same eliminationlist, colonial, imperial cloth.
The media, with a few glowing exceptions, is a propaganda system for economic power. Yet every aspect of our political lives has to pass through its filter. Trying to use outlets like the BBC to discuss serious issues honestly and deeply is immensely frustrating and can feel pretty lonely.
Timeline cleanse
Iconic moment at the Downton Abbey premiere
Unless it's Les Grands Buffet in France. They even have a tower of freshly cooked lobster! I'd need an eviction order to leave.
Tomorrow, we are going to expose the full scale of British complicity in genocide. Join us for The Gaza Tribunal. thecorbynproject.com/news/the-gaz...
gender activism. get fucked guardian
All religious extremists end up sounding the same. Because it’s not about a specific belief system - it’s undistilled evil. An unfortunately universal level of human degradation.
i cannot overstate how extraordinary it is for federal civil servants to do this
Topshop is coming back to the high street via John Lewis. Can they also bring back Dorothy Perkins too? I bought most of my clothes and shoes from there before it suddenly closed down. 🙁
I have seen this before, but it is always worth a repost because this man is correct.
That's kind of expected with Lidl, but you'd think the others might lean into it a tad more at Christmas. Online petition for everything Baileys flavoured in Denmark?
Thunderstorm during my lunchbreak is perfect timing.
Netto and Coop need to up their game.
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Simeon Brown is forcing Health NZ to sign 10 year contracts with private hospitals - meaning it will be very difficult for a future government to back out of the contracts. But the evidence is clear, privatised healthcare costs more and delivers worse outcomes: www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-...
The word ESQUIVALIENCE appears in the New Oxford American Dictionary with the definition "the wilful avoidance of one's official responsibilities". It is an entirely made up word, designed as a copyright trap, so that anyone copying the dictionary's contents will be found out.
It's nearly that time of year for Baileys squirty cream.
I dunno, this sounds like extralegal murder of civilians?
Is he complaining because you stole his sofa spot?
I wouldn't be surprised to find that most of that genre of books is now created by AI. Romance + murder + cottage core = bestseller.
Somedays, the Kindle algorithm lists books that you wouldn't think were popular at the top of the list. Which means it'll take longer to scroll to find something interesting. "The Cosy Bookshop Murders of Cherry Lane" is not my type of book. Also, not an actual book title (yet).
That's you sorted for today. Building Tracey Island out of the recycling pile.
Snow in The Pyrenees in August in the afternoon not even at high altitude 😱
Worrying that the weather for Silverstone will be horrendous, and I'd be better off hiring a campervan so I don't get a waterlogged tent.
Wealth taxes NOW. It’s patriotic to do your part and fund society for the workers you exploit in order to get this rich. #taxtherich
I’ll add that Walmart and other American grocery stores also sell halal chicken - this Crescent brand chicken is maybe the best chicken I’ve had. Worth getting even if it’s not for the halal. Crescent (and many other halal meat companies) also sell direct via mail order now.
Ski yoghurts, that's a flashback to some 80s adverts!
We tried that too, but my Dad is a sucker for the waste sale 10p loaves at the end of the night. Also, we were told that margarine was full of trans fatty acids that would kill us. So Tesco Value butter it was. 😋
what happens if I wrap halal bacon around a kosher hot dog I mean not physically with the food, but like does a Nazi die somewhere like a reverse tinker bell
Bread and butter. The unsliced fresh stuff that you would slather with loads of butter. Honey and lemon drinks, and Ribena.
It was snowing in the Pyrenees on Sunday (still August) Seems v early!
It's never enough.
Graham Linehan's arrest was the good news we needed today, but it needs to be reported as "suspicion of inciting hate", instead of "just three X tweets". When people feel comfortable typing hate on their keyboards, you soon see others emboldened to burn down asylum hotels. It's never just tweets.
This is how dictatorships behave
Let me do you one better - Wal-Mart sells Halal beef bacon now. We won.
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Is anyone shocked that the "we risk becoming an island of strangers" guy likes that racists intimidate vulnerable people with flags?
One advantage of living on a hill is weather watching. I can see the rain in the distance, so expecting a soggy walk to work.
Of course whilst strikes are taken very seriously in France, so is food Naturally the French innovated the rolling track bbq so they can cook and protest simultaneously Vive la France 🇫🇷 !
What do you mean it's only Monday?! 😫
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This scene is such a modern metaphor because we’re all Dorothy just clutching our pets as hard as we can and talking to our two remaining weirdo friends while the world rains asbestos snow on all of us 24/7
9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American." It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
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I've avoided most of them, but I'm sure the niblings will pass something on after they return to school.
12 days until the ELMS race at Silverstone. Pretty sure you can still get race day tickets for around £30.
Oh no! ☹️
Labour could have made the case for a humane immigration system that treats refugees with dignity and respect. Instead, they have fanned the flames of racism and emboldened the far-right. My piece for @tribunemagazine www.tribunemag.co.uk/2025/09/labour-is-paving-the-path-to-fascism
To all the kids dreading the first day of school today, I'd love to say it gets better when you leave. However, you get less holidays and longer hours. The only bonus is they pay you to go to work. Then you're stuck there for 40 odd years until you can retire. 😭
A colloquial Swedish word for giving a confident answer to something you know nothing about is killgissa, or “guy-guessing.” Conversely, the lesser-known word tjejveta (meaning “girl-knowing”) can describe elucidating (shelucidating?) on a topic you have expertise in.
I'm really looking forward to cool nights where I'm not kicking the duvet off on the regular. Also, waking up on those nice misty autumn mornings. 🍂
My role model was Diana from Waiting for God. Smart, snarky, and retired. Could not wait to leave school too.
Lotsa driving licenses out there and not nearly enough parking licenses, it’s like yall have never seen a rectangle before
I’m celebrating the last day of summer by wearing a cardigan and staying indoors.
Hair dyed, bed sheets laundered, shopping done, now to have a quick snack and finish the washing up. Much more productive than yesterday's bed rotting.
YES! Thank you... Say it again, and again, and again. They are not "illegal immigrants". - seeking asylum is legal and has been since 1951.
Found the 2010 version of Dirk Gently on YouTube. I knew it was filmed in Bristol, but didn't expect to see my old workplace as the hospital. It also made a lot more sense than the book did.
It is with enormous heartbreak and sadness that Donald Trump has been declared to be still alive However don’t give up hope y’all There’s rumours that the released video of him heading to golf is a video from June
It would work for a great comic version of a car chase. Especially when it goes nuts if you go slightly over the speed limit.
After driving that new Yaris Cross yesterday, I kept thinking that you'd never be able to film a car chase scene with new cars. Every time you try to swerve lanes, it would pull you back or brake suddenly when you're trying to accelerate. Then there's the constant beeping too!
Council only does black bin collections every three weeks. We have more rubbish than that. So, I bought a second black wheelie bin. £60 online. Painted on our house number, but added "a", e.g. 42a, put them both out for collection each time. Works a charm.
In which we all pretend to be surprised absolute wrong'uns are behind the flag raising. In unrelated news, I now have a Union Flag for Eurovision 2026 which cost me £0
Today I learned that the sealing rings in pressure cookers degrade over time and need occasional replacement or else the entire pressure cooker will explode. Please do not ask how I learned this.
NEW figures show that 61,226 people are currently in ICE detention — the highest number ever in US history. According to ICE data, 70% of these people have no criminal conviction.
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Cat hair gets in all the crevices, and there are a lot of crevices in those sofas.
I found some hot honey Jaffa Cake biscuits on offer. Might be nice, may also be terrible.
Identifying the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas members who assaulted a mixed-race family last summer is probably the investigation I'm most proud of so far. I'm thrilled that its impact was recognized and helped win Steven and I this award.
DO THIS. It takes *moments* to send off the email, it's all pre-populated once you put in your name and contact info
The German police brutally assault an Irish woman protesting against Israel's genocide. The German state is a disgrace. It committed genocide against the Jewish people - far from its only genocide. It forced Palestinians to pay the price, viciously silencing anyone who objects
If I hadn't finished at 3pm today, there was no way I could have picked up the car from the other side of town and made it home again before 5.30pm.
Made it across town to drop the car for its MOT and service. Got home before 9am, and it looks like it has passed for another year. Just need to get new brakes done at some point before next year. *The MOT is a mandatory check for all cars over 3 years old to ensure they are roadworthy.
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Same. Trying to answer 3 people at the same time is stressful.
Israel bombed the house next door to my family's in Sanaa, Yemen. Our home is damaged and the missiles fuselage shrapnel shattered a couple of rooms. My family is in shock even after sustaining ten years of war.
The most National party thing ever is happening, and captured perfectly in this headline.
Emergency food supplies are running out in Nigeria, Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan, Save the Children warns.
Good news is good.
Plan for this evening: go to the shops. Revised plan for this evening: don't go to the shops.
I’m so glad it’s finally getting cooler out because now I can still be depressed about things but like in a nice sweater and that’s kind of nice
Just me doing a forensic takedown of each misinformed & incorrect claim Rylan made about asylum seekers 😎 Already received one hate-filled email 💅🏽 www.independent.co.uk/voices/rylan...
what's happening today? oh not much, just Rylan pushing the model minority myth, while calling people "illegal" and spreading misinformation, claiming that asylum seekers get "iPads" and "three meals a day" at hotels. a normal day. metro.co.uk/2025/08/28/r...
FFS! 🤦♀️
September seems to be rolling in with some soggy weather over the next week or so. Although, it looks like it might clear up for ELMS at Silverstone. Might even need suncream.
remember this? it's almost September...
I can't believe Chonk has gone viral. Although it does look like he's sliding backwards into darkness.
That's the one. Bugger for not streaming though. 😕
Does anyone know if you can watch the 2010 version of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency on UK streaming? I've started reading the book, and it's all a bit odd.
Chonk is in the deepest of sleeps
