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Most people remember Nancy Astor because of her legendary feud with Winston Churchill.
The insults were unforgettable.
"If I were your wife, I'd poison your tea."
"If I were your husband, I'd drink it."
"Winston, you're drunk."
To which Churchill famously replied:
"My dear, you are ugly, but tomorrow I shall be sober and you will still be ugly."
The exchange became one of the most famous political comebacks in history.
But reducing Nancy Astor to a witty quote misses the far more remarkable story.
She was born in Virginia in 1879, into a family devastated by the aftermath of the American Civil War. Her first marriage ended in divorce at a time when divorced women often faced social ruin. Seeking a fresh start, she moved to England, married wealthy businessman Waldorf Astor, and entered a world that was almost entirely controlled by men.
Then history unexpectedly opened a door.
In 1919, when her husband inherited a title and moved to the House of Lords, his seat in the House of Commons became vacant. Nancy decided to run for it herself.
The idea seemed absurd to many people.
Women in Britain had only recently gained limited voting rights. Parliament was still overwhelmingly male. Politics was considered no place for a woman, especially one who was outspoken, opinionated, and unwilling to stay quiet.
She won.
Nancy Astor became the first woman to take her seat in the British House of Commons.
Not the first woman elected, but the first woman to actually walk into Parliament, sit among hundreds of men, and demand to be heard.
The experience was rarely pleasant. She endured ridicule, hostility, and constant scrutiny. Critics attacked her voice, her appearance, her accent, and her presence itself. Yet she remained there for more than two decades.
Her record was complicated. Some of her views have drawn significant criticism from historians, and parts of her legacy remain controversial. But her achievement cannot be ignored.
Long before women were common in government, Nancy Astor forced her way into one of the most powerful political institutions in the world.
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victor lapang retweeted
“There is no monopoly unless it is protected by law. Nobody says you cannot establish a refinery. If you can raise $22 billion, go through what Aliko went through and build one, you are welcome.”
He further added: Do not sit down, invest in Switzerland, France or England, and complain about monopoly. Sell those assets and invest in Nigeria.”
— Emir Muhammad Sanusi II
victor lapang retweeted
STEVE JOBS GOT FIRED FROM APPLE.
Then he walked straight into MIT and dropped the most raw, unfiltered 60-minute business masterclass ever recorded.
Zero PR bullshit.
Zero image to protect. Just pure, brutal honesty from the man who built Apple once and was about to rebuild it even bigger.
Stop scrolling.
Watch this tonight instead of Netflix. Bookmark it. Come back to it.
victor lapang retweeted
A woman owns an iPhone, a MacBook, an Apple Watch, AirPods Pro, and an iPad. Total investment: roughly $4,200.
She uses the iPhone for calls, texts, and social media. The MacBook for work. The Apple Watch for steps. The AirPods for music. The iPad for Netflix in bed.
5 devices. 5 isolated use cases. Zero features connecting them.
A former Apple engineer who spent 7 years on the iOS team came over one evening and watched her email herself a photo from her iPhone to open it on her Mac copy a link on her phone, then type it again on her laptop and hold her iPhone awkwardly in front of her MacBook screen during a video call because the laptop webcam was terrible.
"You own $4,200 in Apple products that were designed to work as one system and you're using them as 5 separate gadgets. Your iPhone can be the webcam for your Mac wirelessly, automatically. Your iPad can be a second monitor for your MacBook. Your AirPods can take photos from your iPhone across the room. Your Apple Watch unlocks your Mac when you walk up to it. You can copy text on the iPhone and paste it on the Mac instantly. You can start an email on the iPad and finish it on the MacBook. And you can control your entire iPhone from your Mac screen without picking it up."
She said: "None of that is set up."
"Most of it already is. Apple turned it on by default. You just never used it because nobody showed you it was there."
He showed her 11 things that evening. Her 5 separate devices became one connected system for the first time since she bought them.
"Apple built the most integrated ecosystem in consumer technology. Then they never explained it. Most owners buy devices that are designed to work together then use each one in isolation because nobody told them to try."
Here are the 11 features 🧵
victor lapang retweeted
This is a really sad week.
But we just have to be grateful for so many years of joy we got from Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, and so many others no longer with us ♥️
victor lapang retweeted
This is one of the most important historical documentaries ever produced in African history because unlike others before it that attempted to tell the same story, Jude added the missing context behind "African Brute Dictator Mobutu", revealing *WHO KEPT HIM IN POWER FOR 32 YEARS*
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🚨 Julián Álvarez’s agent Fernando Hidalgo “Never ask a liar why they lied. To explain it, they'd have to lie again”.
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521,783 people paid to watch football last weekend, and not in the (English) Premier League. In the three divisions beneath it.
At an average of £30 a ticket, that is about £15.6 million before anyone bought a single pint, in a pub or inside the stadium. And there is a football pint economy too.
Then come the trains and buses to the ground. The flights, if you factor in football tourists. The pubs before and after. The shirts, the scarves, the programmes, the food inside the stadium, the drinks. Betting.
Behind all of it, the club staff, the security, the logistics, an entire payroll.
One weekend. Three divisions. One country has built a thriving industry out of people simply loving their team. These numbers aren't even close to the monster that is the Premier League.
We are as football-mad as they come, yet we earn almost nothing from it.
The Premier League is back today. Whenever you watch it, understand that we could be building a semblance of it back home, but we are happy to let our football be run by those who simply don't get the point.
victor lapang retweeted
Atiku, Obasanjo and 2027 Polls. Olusegun Adeniyi In October 2002, when it became obvious that then Vice President Atiku Abubakar was moving towards running against his principal, President Olusegun Obasanjo for the People Democratic Party (PDP) ticket, ow.ly/YvmZ106C75I
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My neighbor always removed his wedding ring before going to work.
His wife thought he was hiding his marriage.
One day, she followed him secretly.
At his office, she saw him place the ring inside a small frame on his desk.
Under it was written:
“For the woman waiting for me at home.” 👀
victor lapang retweeted
FIFA robbed Messi of the Golden Ball. Anyone who watched this World Cup knows that. And they didn’t have to do that.
Twelve of Argentina’s nineteen goals ran through him, eight scored, four created. That’s before you look at the goals where he didn’t get the assist but fashioned the goal.
He won more MOTM awards. Had better rating on average. If they wanted the Golden Ball to go to a player in the winning team, they should make it a clear rule.
He dragged Argentina back from the dead against Egypt, then England, and carried them to a final at 39. Rodri had an excellent tournament in the best team in the world. Messi was Argentina’s entire run. He got cheated out of this one. Won’t matter much amidst his glittering legacy, but I hope it doesn’t happen to another deserving player in the future.
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🔥🚨DEVELOPING: President Trump was just asked who does he think is going to win the FIFA World Cup and Trump: “The head of Argentina is a friend of mine, he’s done a terrific job, but I would say it’s hard to bet against Messi.”
Rodri…total control,press resistant,he’s just the complete midfielder #Fıfaworldcup2026
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Just imagining….if only Messi was part of this Spain squad #VamosEspaña #Fıfaworldcup
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