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“Trump is masquerading as a human being. He’s masquerading as a Christian, as a leader, as a person with actual empathy. He’s been masquerading as a businessman for decades.” - Jack White
👏👏 to him & and to all the other artists who have been speaking truth to power. Support them however you can.
👏👏 to him & and to all the other artists who have been speaking truth to power. Support them however you can.
Jack White Just Told the Truth Out Loud
When an artist cuts through the propaganda with courage and clarity
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
“Trump is masquerading as a human being. He’s masquerading as a Christian, as a leader, as a person with actual empathy. He’s been masquerading as a businessman for decades.” - Jack White
👏👏 to him & and to all the other artists who have been speaking truth to power. Support them however you can.
👏👏 to him & and to all the other artists who have been speaking truth to power. Support them however you can.
1. Do not marry at all
Marriage advice from the suffragettes in 1911
www.listsofnote.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79
Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79
The Oscar-winner best known for her many collaborations with Woody Allen, as well as films including Reds, The First Wives Club and The Book Club, has died
Diane Keaton, one of the best-loved film stars of the past 50 years, has died at the age of 79 in California.
The news was confirmed by People magazine. Further details are not available at this time, and her loved ones have asked for privacy, according to a family spokesperson. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79
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Just fuck off with this. How about start the conversation by highlighting how much immigrants contribute to the UK - not least by propping up the NHS and social care system!
Also - forced volunteering is not volunteering, it's unpaid labour.
Also - forced volunteering is not volunteering, it's unpaid labour.
September 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Just fuck off with this. How about start the conversation by highlighting how much immigrants contribute to the UK - not least by propping up the NHS and social care system!
Also - forced volunteering is not volunteering, it's unpaid labour.
Also - forced volunteering is not volunteering, it's unpaid labour.
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Wow! Nearly 1000 followers already. We are blown away. 🎉
We’re launching on Tuesday and we’d love your support.
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The Nerve
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September 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Wow! Nearly 1000 followers already. We are blown away. 🎉
We’re launching on Tuesday and we’d love your support.
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GET THE FUCK IN, THAT'S A HUGE WIN!
September 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
GET THE FUCK IN, THAT'S A HUGE WIN!
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‘Privatisation premium’: billions from UK energy bills paid to shareholders
‘Privatisation premium’: billions from UK energy bills paid to shareholders
Analysis reveals sum equal to 24.2% of average bill taken as pre-tax profits by the major energy industries last year, rather than being reinvested
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UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation – study
A quarter of the average UK energy bill was funding corporate profits last year, according to analysis that reveals the hidden cost of privatising some of the UK’s key industries.
The study – part of a wider Who Owns Britain project by the Common Wealth thinktank – found that a sum equal to 24.2% of the average energy bill went to the pre-tax profits of the major electricity generators, networks and household suppliers in 2024. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
‘Privatisation premium’: billions from UK energy bills paid to shareholders
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I mean, call me a Loony Lefty if you want, but it *is* starting to look a bit weird arresting disabled pensioners protesting peacefully one day and telling coked up bellends attacking you to “calm down” another day the same month.
Obviously, just my opinion. I might have got it wrong.
Obviously, just my opinion. I might have got it wrong.
September 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I mean, call me a Loony Lefty if you want, but it *is* starting to look a bit weird arresting disabled pensioners protesting peacefully one day and telling coked up bellends attacking you to “calm down” another day the same month.
Obviously, just my opinion. I might have got it wrong.
Obviously, just my opinion. I might have got it wrong.
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Bet they're staying in hotels, too.
Bloody Foreigner. Coming over here, with their 50th anniversary tour.
September 1, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Bet they're staying in hotels, too.
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Latest from me: on flags... and "a feeling that many people in positions of power now accept that ridiculous proposition that England is the country Farage et al say it is."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Flags as symbols of prejudice, not pride – and a distinct air of menace. Welcome to England 2025 | John Harris
The rapid spread of these banners is unsettling – and shows how the hard right is reaching people and places the left cannot, says Guardian columnist John Harris
www.theguardian.com
August 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Latest from me: on flags... and "a feeling that many people in positions of power now accept that ridiculous proposition that England is the country Farage et al say it is."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Dowman wins a penalty
August 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Dowman wins a penalty
youtu.be/3svS8Nk6-Jk
Broken hearted jubilee 💚💚💚
Broken hearted jubilee 💚💚💚
Junk (Remastered 2011)
YouTube video by Paul McCartney - Topic
youtu.be
August 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
youtu.be/3svS8Nk6-Jk
Broken hearted jubilee 💚💚💚
Broken hearted jubilee 💚💚💚
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It's run by a veteran athletics coach and former Commonwealth Games runner who was at one point Britain's fastest man over 400m.
It's a long shot - longer than that Steve Backley javelin throw - but you never know. There may be someone out there. If anyone can help, DM me and I'll pass it on. (4/4)
It's a long shot - longer than that Steve Backley javelin throw - but you never know. There may be someone out there. If anyone can help, DM me and I'll pass it on. (4/4)
August 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It's run by a veteran athletics coach and former Commonwealth Games runner who was at one point Britain's fastest man over 400m.
It's a long shot - longer than that Steve Backley javelin throw - but you never know. There may be someone out there. If anyone can help, DM me and I'll pass it on. (4/4)
It's a long shot - longer than that Steve Backley javelin throw - but you never know. There may be someone out there. If anyone can help, DM me and I'll pass it on. (4/4)
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I honestly believe this athletics archive is of national importance. It's entirely run by donations and volunteers. And when it's gone, it's gone.
Approx size needed for new home: two classrooms. For temp storage: one standard shipping container. But any suitable spaces would be considered. (3/4)
Approx size needed for new home: two classrooms. For temp storage: one standard shipping container. But any suitable spaces would be considered. (3/4)
August 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I honestly believe this athletics archive is of national importance. It's entirely run by donations and volunteers. And when it's gone, it's gone.
Approx size needed for new home: two classrooms. For temp storage: one standard shipping container. But any suitable spaces would be considered. (3/4)
Approx size needed for new home: two classrooms. For temp storage: one standard shipping container. But any suitable spaces would be considered. (3/4)
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Worked well last time...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Past mistakes must be avoided’: anxiety as Labour eyes public-private funding for NHS
Decision on neighbourhood health centres expected in autumn but approach divides policy experts
www.theguardian.com
August 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Worked well last time...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Test cricket is still unbeaten.
August 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Test cricket is still unbeaten.
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There is nothing more predictable than Human Behaviour (something I wrote in May 2023)
arseblog.com/2023/05/than...
arseblog.com/2023/05/than...
July 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM
There is nothing more predictable than Human Behaviour (something I wrote in May 2023)
arseblog.com/2023/05/than...
arseblog.com/2023/05/than...
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Joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters
July 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters
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Water privatisation has been a complete & utter failure.
It is absurd that the government's report into the water industry didn't even consider public ownership.
That's not a report. That's a political broadcast for the private sector.
Put water back into public hands, now.
It is absurd that the government's report into the water industry didn't even consider public ownership.
That's not a report. That's a political broadcast for the private sector.
Put water back into public hands, now.
July 21, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Water privatisation has been a complete & utter failure.
It is absurd that the government's report into the water industry didn't even consider public ownership.
That's not a report. That's a political broadcast for the private sector.
Put water back into public hands, now.
It is absurd that the government's report into the water industry didn't even consider public ownership.
That's not a report. That's a political broadcast for the private sector.
Put water back into public hands, now.
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That this is presented by the media as “policy” is why we are in this mess.
These are not serious people. These are monkey tennis ideas, as divorced from the reality of criminal justice as you might expect from a company fronted by multi-millionaire simpletons.
These are not serious people. These are monkey tennis ideas, as divorced from the reality of criminal justice as you might expect from a company fronted by multi-millionaire simpletons.
🔺Nigel Farage speech: persistent offenders would face life sentences
The Reform UK leader pledged more prison spaces, deportation of criminals and zero-tolerance policing as part of a six-week Lawless Britain campaign drive
The Reform UK leader pledged more prison spaces, deportation of criminals and zero-tolerance policing as part of a six-week Lawless Britain campaign drive
Nigel Farage speech: persistent offenders face life sentences
Nigel Farage speech: persistent offenders would face life sentences
www.thetimes.com
July 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
That this is presented by the media as “policy” is why we are in this mess.
These are not serious people. These are monkey tennis ideas, as divorced from the reality of criminal justice as you might expect from a company fronted by multi-millionaire simpletons.
These are not serious people. These are monkey tennis ideas, as divorced from the reality of criminal justice as you might expect from a company fronted by multi-millionaire simpletons.
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Someone get him in front of the casting director for Sam Mendes’ first follow-up to those four Beatles films; ‘George - the Solo Years’.
Hoorah for Héctor Bellerin (even if he was a Gooner).
Cool men read. Tell all the boys in your life. They need to hear it.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Cool men read. Tell all the boys in your life. They need to hear it.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
‘Literature has completely changed my life’: footballer Héctor Bellerín’s reading list
Former Arsenal player wins admiration for his taste in books, but admits one novel defeated him
www.theguardian.com
July 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Someone get him in front of the casting director for Sam Mendes’ first follow-up to those four Beatles films; ‘George - the Solo Years’.