Occasionally funny, often an “idiot” according to my kids. Passionate about swimming, rivers, politics and Yorkshire’s countryside.
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feel like a lot of the internet disagreement over this topic arises due to the average American understanding seasoning exclusively as like, a colourful powder that comes out of a jar. and the more of this you add to your food, the more morally correct you are
We have ceded power to the most awful of people. Europe must invest to keep ourselves safe from idiots and isolationists
Elon Musk responded to Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski regarding Starlink:
"Be quiet, small man. You pay a tiny fraction of the cost. And there is no substitute for Starlink."
Meanwhile, the U.S. Secretary of State stated that no one had threatened to disconnect Ukraine from Starlink and advised Sikorski to "say thank you, because without Starlink, Ukraine would have lost the war, and the Russians would be on the border with Poland."
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To survive in post-apocalypse America you will need 2 dice, a pencil and eraser.
Freeway Fighter by Ian Livingstone. Puffin Books, 1985.
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Dear @englandcricket Why are you playing the Afghanistan men's team when in their country women are tortured and persecuted by the Taliban?
Where is your morality? Where are your ethics?
‘While most people are made of 60 per cent water, I am composed of smoke and mirrors largely held together with shame.’
That hits like a could have written it myself. A letter to my younger self by Kat Brown womenshealthmag.com/uk/colle…
And what did you do? Did you show them there’s no right way to be a boy? That being gay means that you can be loved and is totally natural? That they can dress and exact exactly the way they feel without caring how society judges them? No, you…
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Fran and I put all our passion into this one. We hope you'll like it 😊
Coming soon! Identification Guide to the Non-Native Invasive Plants of Britain and Ireland by Fran Giaquinto and @Phoebeob1 🌸
Visit our website to learn more and preorder your copy 📖
#nonnativeplants #invasivespecies #invasiveplants #invasivealienspecies #botany
USAID buys about $2 billion of American farm produce annually for humanitarian food aid.
Foreign aid is an enormously powerful form of soft power in a world where countries like China are seeking influence.
Even if you hate helping the poor stopping aid seems so stupid
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At Yemen Heaven in York you will eat very well. But you’ll also be be part of something else: a family’s project to nurture their culture and memories. This week’s restaurant review.
theguardian.com/food/2025/fe…
“If there’s one thing new dads don’t need, it’s more time off work.” If there was one thing column writers could learn, it’s is sometimes you don’t need to tell people what a cunt you are. apple.news/AkNJI7GsrQ1aCrdz5…
The script writing and @ellamaisypurvis’s acting in Patience is a really rather lovely portrayal of neurodivergence. It’s also a brilliant watch. Worth looking out for.
'Patience' Star Ella Maisy Purvis: "You Don't Have to Be Scared of Employing Neurodivergent People" hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-…
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I find it amazing that this has become so completely normalised at the same time as celebrity feminism fusses over The Handmaid's Tale (which they've some how conveniently decided is only really relevant to abortion)
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Yes all dogs can be trained etc etc but it's an undeniable fact that certain breeds were created by selective breeding over many many years specifically to be good at killing things and being aggressive. Why you would want one of those breeds as a family pet is baffling.
It honestly feels like we’re in a place where gender stereotypes are narrower than 20 years ago
'We want to show it's OK for girls to have short hair' bbc.in/4hyr98l
