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Franklin Leonard
@franklinleonard6 Nov 2024
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Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.
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Lisa Scott-Lee has endorsed Kamala Harris for US President: “Any other outcome would be a Tragedy,” she laughed, speaking from Dubai.
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Closing strong:
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Another Dutch home run and a place where cars don't dominate, Weespersluis is a 3500 home development 10 min on the train from Amsterdam. Homes are unmistakably Dutch, have excellent windows and are way cheaper than comparable homes around London (under £500k for a 2bed terrace).
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Bromley residents object to a telecoms pole next to a bus stop and tall street lamp in case it spoils the picturesque view of the bus garage. newsshopper.co.uk/news/24693…
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A mild and frost-free week ahead for most. By Thursday, temperatures around Inverness and Moray could hit 17 or 18 Celsius - around 7 Celsius above normal. 🟥 Warmer than normal ⬜ Temperature around average 🟦 Colder than normal bbc.in/3UAorq0
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Everyone who suggests reservation-only trains, this is the outcome - trains sell out and you don’t get to travel.
benjos
@trainlagged3 Nov 2024
je vais péter un câble train complet presque 1 jour avant le départ sur un horaire NON POPULAIRE allez vous faire enculer SNCF à un moment donné + c’est quoi ces prix de con (AVEC carte avantage) pour 40 mn de trajet ???
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Explore the longest straight line in Great Britain that doesn't cross a public road - tremendous endless fun: automaticknowledge.org/longe… Full story, and why not to attempt it: statsmapsnpix.com/2023/04/th… #30DayMapChallenge
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Sky News
@SkyNews2 Nov 2024
BREAKING: Scottish comedian Janey Godley has died at the age of 63, a month after she moved to a hospice for end-of-life care, her agent has said. 🔗 Read more trib.al/rFH5pWs

Scottish comedian Janey Godley dies aged 63

Nicola Sturgeon, who became friends with the comedian after her famous dubbed imitations of the former first minister's COVID briefings, said the comedian "helped save lives".

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Legitimately one of the funniest memes that's come out of this election
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I think this is my favourite design of any object ever
Wendy O'Rourke@wendyOrourke22 Jul 2023
Toucan Lamp by Enea Ferrari for Linea Zero, 1970s
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I love how a country's infrastructure can tell a political story For example, France's high speed train map hints at a very centralised country
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Bed lovers...tonight is your favourite night of the year. You get to spend an extra hour in it - guilt free. Everything you need to know about the clock change bbc.in/4hf3RF7
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When you see the Octopus engineers roll up:
Clem Cowton@ClemCowton25 Oct 2024
New van wrap just dropped 🤭🫣
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The ending is errr … sending me.
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Politics For You
@PoliticoForYou23 Oct 2024
BREAKING 🚨🚨🚨 Former escaped terror suspect Daniel Khalife has explained how he used the dating app ‘Grindr’ to evade capture. “These guys kept saying they could change me, and that they loved a bad boy.”
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you are soooo lucky they are banning vapes guys do you know how laaaame you've looked. release yourself from the fruity teat
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