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Lisa Loeb hits #1 with “Stay (I Missed You) 31 years ago today.
She’d been working as a temp at Ernst & Young when her friend Ethan Hawke brought the song to @benstiller.redhour.com, who used it in “Reality Bites.”
It remains the only #1 hit by an artist who was not already signed to a label.
She’d been working as a temp at Ernst & Young when her friend Ethan Hawke brought the song to @benstiller.redhour.com, who used it in “Reality Bites.”
It remains the only #1 hit by an artist who was not already signed to a label.
August 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Lisa Loeb hits #1 with “Stay (I Missed You) 31 years ago today.
She’d been working as a temp at Ernst & Young when her friend Ethan Hawke brought the song to @benstiller.redhour.com, who used it in “Reality Bites.”
It remains the only #1 hit by an artist who was not already signed to a label.
She’d been working as a temp at Ernst & Young when her friend Ethan Hawke brought the song to @benstiller.redhour.com, who used it in “Reality Bites.”
It remains the only #1 hit by an artist who was not already signed to a label.
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It cannot be denied: this is a deliberate and coldly-calculated famine, engineered by a technologically-advanced state which knows exactly what it is doing.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
The mathematics of starvation: how Israel caused a famine in Gaza
Israel controls the flow of food into Gaza. It has calculated how many calories Palestinians need to stay alive. Its data shows only a fraction has been allowed in
www.theguardian.com
July 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It cannot be denied: this is a deliberate and coldly-calculated famine, engineered by a technologically-advanced state which knows exactly what it is doing.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.
February 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.
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January 29, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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"Whenever one person stands up and says, 'wait a minute, this is wrong', it helps other people to do the same." (Gloria Steinem)(Photo Credit: Mick Haupt/Pexels)
Happy Thursday, everybody.
#Felon47
Happy Thursday, everybody.
#Felon47
January 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
"Whenever one person stands up and says, 'wait a minute, this is wrong', it helps other people to do the same." (Gloria Steinem)(Photo Credit: Mick Haupt/Pexels)
Happy Thursday, everybody.
#Felon47
Happy Thursday, everybody.
#Felon47
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They give us unconditional love, devotion & loyalty.
They are a reliable source of peace, joy & contentment.
That they have made this a better world is an undisputed FACT.
👁️❤️🐶🐕
They are a reliable source of peace, joy & contentment.
That they have made this a better world is an undisputed FACT.
👁️❤️🐶🐕
January 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
They give us unconditional love, devotion & loyalty.
They are a reliable source of peace, joy & contentment.
That they have made this a better world is an undisputed FACT.
👁️❤️🐶🐕
They are a reliable source of peace, joy & contentment.
That they have made this a better world is an undisputed FACT.
👁️❤️🐶🐕
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I'm gonna share this cartoon again simply because Jeff Bezos' Washington Post tried to censor it.
January 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I'm gonna share this cartoon again simply because Jeff Bezos' Washington Post tried to censor it.
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“Everyone in positions of influence should ask themselves the question: are you treating those fighting to save the planet more harshly than those fighting for inherited wealth? If so, why?”
@josiah.writes.news
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/12/t...
@josiah.writes.news
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/12/t...
Two-Tier Reporting: When Climate Protesters Slow Ambulances They’re Vilified, So Why Are Wealthy Farmers Given a Free Pass?
Media outlets rush to condemn climate change campaigners as "middle class" protesters causing "chaos" while ignoring greater disruption by millionaire landowners
bylinetimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 8:19 AM
“Everyone in positions of influence should ask themselves the question: are you treating those fighting to save the planet more harshly than those fighting for inherited wealth? If so, why?”
@josiah.writes.news
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/12/t...
@josiah.writes.news
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/12/t...
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This is... actually a fairly reasonable takeaway from this year.
December 10, 2024 at 4:25 AM
This is... actually a fairly reasonable takeaway from this year.
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Why is the government not capable wiping the floor with Nigel Farage every single day like this? Alastair Campbell effortlessly destroys him over his Brexit legacy which by almost every economic and financial measure has been disastrous for the country
December 6, 2024 at 6:41 AM
Why is the government not capable wiping the floor with Nigel Farage every single day like this? Alastair Campbell effortlessly destroys him over his Brexit legacy which by almost every economic and financial measure has been disastrous for the country
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Pretty dark, but yup.
November 28, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Pretty dark, but yup.
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20 years after the Hunting Act banned fox hunting, loopholes like “trail hunting” let cruelty continue. Foxes are still torn apart by hounds, with nearly 1,400 incidents reported last season. This isn’t “tradition”—it’s barbaric. The law must be strengthened. 🦊
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
20 years since Labour banned fox hunting but why are meets still taking place?
Two decades since The Hunting Act (2004) gained royal assent there are claims the pursuits continue. Labour has pledged to ban trail hunting which it said "allows the illegal hunting of foxes, deer, a...
www.mirror.co.uk
November 25, 2024 at 4:01 PM
20 years after the Hunting Act banned fox hunting, loopholes like “trail hunting” let cruelty continue. Foxes are still torn apart by hounds, with nearly 1,400 incidents reported last season. This isn’t “tradition”—it’s barbaric. The law must be strengthened. 🦊
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
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Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
November 24, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
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One of my favourite old Scots words is tartle, which describes that moment of hesitation or panic while you're desperately trying to remember someone's name (when greeting or introducing them). I especially like it because it always makes me think of this brilliant Edward Steed drawing...
November 25, 2024 at 1:51 PM
One of my favourite old Scots words is tartle, which describes that moment of hesitation or panic while you're desperately trying to remember someone's name (when greeting or introducing them). I especially like it because it always makes me think of this brilliant Edward Steed drawing...
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My wife and I are at the age where we wake up, drink coffee and just continuously clear our throats for 45 mins.
November 22, 2024 at 11:20 AM
My wife and I are at the age where we wake up, drink coffee and just continuously clear our throats for 45 mins.
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If you bring central London to a halt in order to campaign against catastrophic climate change then you're a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up.
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
November 19, 2024 at 10:22 AM
If you bring central London to a halt in order to campaign against catastrophic climate change then you're a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up.
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
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Er, er, er......
Victoria Derbyshire nails Jeremy Clarkson over his Inheritance Tax scam.
Hilarious to watch him squirm.
Hilarious to watch him squirm.
November 19, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Er, er, er......