Gill
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UK geek, reader, cyclist, dyke, Gunner, secular humanist, GamesMaker. Love wife, cats, books, sport, Arsenal, Spain. Still missing London 2012. She/her
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Chris Rea writing his first draft:
You will be losing your mind in tailbacks on the A2 in late December because of Roman taxation practices
December 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Chris Rea writing his first draft:
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Yinka Bankole was 12 when Farage spotted him in the playground:
“He towered over me. ‘Where are you from?’ he asked. Within seconds of offering my rather confused and sputtering answers, he had a clear response: ‘That’s the way back to Africa,’.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“He towered over me. ‘Where are you from?’ he asked. Within seconds of offering my rather confused and sputtering answers, he had a clear response: ‘That’s the way back to Africa,’.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Former Dulwich pupil says Farage told him: ‘That’s the way back to Africa’
Exclusive: Yinka Bankole says he felt compelled to speak out after Reform leader’s attempts to ‘dismiss’ hurt of alleged targets
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Yinka Bankole was 12 when Farage spotted him in the playground:
“He towered over me. ‘Where are you from?’ he asked. Within seconds of offering my rather confused and sputtering answers, he had a clear response: ‘That’s the way back to Africa,’.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“He towered over me. ‘Where are you from?’ he asked. Within seconds of offering my rather confused and sputtering answers, he had a clear response: ‘That’s the way back to Africa,’.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Begging for the WSL and the Premier League to have one (1) conversation about not overlapping the men and women’s teams.
December 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Begging for the WSL and the Premier League to have one (1) conversation about not overlapping the men and women’s teams.
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A fascinating and moving interview with Karen Carney. She's my tip for #Strictly winner.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘It crushed my confidence. I’ve never got over it’: Karen Carney on online abuse – and how Strictly is rebuilding her
She’s the emerging star of this year’s dance show, wowing judges with her paso doble. The pundit and former footballer talks about gentleness, bullying, her love of the Lionesses and why she’s never b...
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November 27, 2025 at 8:18 AM
A fascinating and moving interview with Karen Carney. She's my tip for #Strictly winner.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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Going to leave you with a Home Office chart from their most recent asylum stats so you can decide whether the UK is a magnet for asylum seekers with a uniquely generous asylum system www.gov.uk/government/s...
November 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Going to leave you with a Home Office chart from their most recent asylum stats so you can decide whether the UK is a magnet for asylum seekers with a uniquely generous asylum system www.gov.uk/government/s...
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October 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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October 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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And this is what they really stand for, Trump and his idiot cronies trying to label any of their detractors as terrorists. It's insane.
October 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
And this is what they really stand for, Trump and his idiot cronies trying to label any of their detractors as terrorists. It's insane.
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Give up satirists.
Move to Saudi or something.
You're not needed any more.
Move to Saudi or something.
You're not needed any more.
October 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Give up satirists.
Move to Saudi or something.
You're not needed any more.
Move to Saudi or something.
You're not needed any more.
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Antifa is determined to prove Trumps accusations baseless my using the best weapon there is: public silliness.
People are doing many things in Ukraine, a literal war zone. I guarantee dressing in inflatable costumes for public fuckery isn't one of them, seeing as they want to survive and stuff.
People are doing many things in Ukraine, a literal war zone. I guarantee dressing in inflatable costumes for public fuckery isn't one of them, seeing as they want to survive and stuff.
October 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Antifa is determined to prove Trumps accusations baseless my using the best weapon there is: public silliness.
People are doing many things in Ukraine, a literal war zone. I guarantee dressing in inflatable costumes for public fuckery isn't one of them, seeing as they want to survive and stuff.
People are doing many things in Ukraine, a literal war zone. I guarantee dressing in inflatable costumes for public fuckery isn't one of them, seeing as they want to survive and stuff.
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My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?
Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but
Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but
October 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?
Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but
Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but
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“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”
Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆
Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆
October 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”
Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆
Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆
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New — Video shared with me shows ICE officers in DC detaining a man on Friday.
Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”
Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”
October 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
New — Video shared with me shows ICE officers in DC detaining a man on Friday.
Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”
Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”