Martin S Taylor
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“Be sure to set me to ‘delicate,’ Alison. It’d be a shame to ruin that sweater, you know, in case it ever comes back in style.”
December 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
“Be sure to set me to ‘delicate,’ Alison. It’d be a shame to ruin that sweater, you know, in case it ever comes back in style.”
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Not many left on the shelves this year
December 11, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Not many left on the shelves this year
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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I believe they prefer to be called Americans
November 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I believe they prefer to be called Americans
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This government has not taken a single meaningful step to tackle the causes of the horrendous inefficiencies in the criminal justice system, instead rushing to dismantle trial by jury.
Legal professionals have offered numerous alternatives to address the backlog.
Ministers are not listening.
Legal professionals have offered numerous alternatives to address the backlog.
Ministers are not listening.
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
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UK politics live – latest updates
Criminals will be stopped from “gaming the system” by choosing trial by jury in order to increase the chances of proceedings collapsing, the courts minister has said, promising to enact radical changes to limit jury trials by the next election.
Drug dealers and career criminals were “laughing in the dock” knowing cases can take years to come to trial, Sarah Sackman told the Guardian, saying inaction would be a road to “chaos and ruin”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
This government has not taken a single meaningful step to tackle the causes of the horrendous inefficiencies in the criminal justice system, instead rushing to dismantle trial by jury.
Legal professionals have offered numerous alternatives to address the backlog.
Ministers are not listening.
Legal professionals have offered numerous alternatives to address the backlog.
Ministers are not listening.
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The BBC isn't perfect, but it belongs to Britain not Trump.
Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.
Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The BBC isn't perfect, but it belongs to Britain not Trump.
Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.
Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.
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As anti-Labour media will always put words in her mouth, why not beat them to it:
"Yes it's true, Daily Mail readers, we are coming for you and your money because a) everyone else had to pay under the Tories b) Brexit screwed the poor c) you voted for both. Cheers, Rachel."
"Yes it's true, Daily Mail readers, we are coming for you and your money because a) everyone else had to pay under the Tories b) Brexit screwed the poor c) you voted for both. Cheers, Rachel."
November 4, 2025 at 8:57 AM
As anti-Labour media will always put words in her mouth, why not beat them to it:
"Yes it's true, Daily Mail readers, we are coming for you and your money because a) everyone else had to pay under the Tories b) Brexit screwed the poor c) you voted for both. Cheers, Rachel."
"Yes it's true, Daily Mail readers, we are coming for you and your money because a) everyone else had to pay under the Tories b) Brexit screwed the poor c) you voted for both. Cheers, Rachel."
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“An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients.”
What an absolutely incredible, joyous achievement for everyone involved. Hurrah for science and scientists! www.bbc.com/news/article...
What an absolutely incredible, joyous achievement for everyone involved. Hurrah for science and scientists! www.bbc.com/news/article...
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that could transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC
www.bbc.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
“An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients.”
What an absolutely incredible, joyous achievement for everyone involved. Hurrah for science and scientists! www.bbc.com/news/article...
What an absolutely incredible, joyous achievement for everyone involved. Hurrah for science and scientists! www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Apple are offering an update to my iPhone software which will provide “… a new Blood Oxygen experience for users in the United States.”
Do I want to provide a new Blood Oxygen experience for Apple users in the United States?
Do I want to provide a new Blood Oxygen experience for Apple users in the United States?
August 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Apple are offering an update to my iPhone software which will provide “… a new Blood Oxygen experience for users in the United States.”
Do I want to provide a new Blood Oxygen experience for Apple users in the United States?
Do I want to provide a new Blood Oxygen experience for Apple users in the United States?
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I'm am absolutely on board with the blunt but long-overdue honesty of this hot drinks machine.
August 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I'm am absolutely on board with the blunt but long-overdue honesty of this hot drinks machine.
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Probably for the best. You don't want to be running around outdoors in this heat.
July 12, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Probably for the best. You don't want to be running around outdoors in this heat.
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VLADIMIR: Well? Shall we log off?
ESTRAGON: Yes, let's log off.
They do not log off.
ESTRAGON: Yes, let's log off.
They do not log off.
November 4, 2024 at 12:48 PM
VLADIMIR: Well? Shall we log off?
ESTRAGON: Yes, let's log off.
They do not log off.
ESTRAGON: Yes, let's log off.
They do not log off.
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ME: I saw a hedgehog on the way to work yesterday
MY FRIEND: How do you know it was on its way to work?
MY FRIEND: How do you know it was on its way to work?
June 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
ME: I saw a hedgehog on the way to work yesterday
MY FRIEND: How do you know it was on its way to work?
MY FRIEND: How do you know it was on its way to work?
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“I like the way Reform combines nationalism and socialism”
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
June 25, 2025 at 11:34 AM
“I like the way Reform combines nationalism and socialism”
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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Some 100 private jets will fly to Venice for Jeff Bezos' wedding, and I recycle yoghurt cup lids.
June 24, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Some 100 private jets will fly to Venice for Jeff Bezos' wedding, and I recycle yoghurt cup lids.
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Dissent is treated as terrorism, while terrorism is just state policy.
#PalestineAction
#PalestineAction
June 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Dissent is treated as terrorism, while terrorism is just state policy.
#PalestineAction
#PalestineAction
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I was thinking that maybe, more than 20 years after the start of the Iraq war, media coverage would be more skeptical and less sycophantic
No such luck
No such luck
June 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I was thinking that maybe, more than 20 years after the start of the Iraq war, media coverage would be more skeptical and less sycophantic
No such luck
No such luck
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Going somewhere? 😂
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June 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Going somewhere? 😂
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It's about time these stories weren't accompanied by an image of someone frolicking in the water or eating an ice cream.
It's not going to stop getting hotter, we really ought to fucking grow up and treat this seriously🤦🏻♂️
It's not going to stop getting hotter, we really ought to fucking grow up and treat this seriously🤦🏻♂️
UK weather: Temperatures to hit 33C for hottest two days in a row
Temperatures could peak at 33C on Friday to break Thursday's record for hottest day of the year.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
It's about time these stories weren't accompanied by an image of someone frolicking in the water or eating an ice cream.
It's not going to stop getting hotter, we really ought to fucking grow up and treat this seriously🤦🏻♂️
It's not going to stop getting hotter, we really ought to fucking grow up and treat this seriously🤦🏻♂️
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Use Signal. We promise, no AI clutter, and no surveillance ads, whatever the rest of the industry does. <3
June 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Use Signal. We promise, no AI clutter, and no surveillance ads, whatever the rest of the industry does. <3
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Democracy in action.
Definitely not a plutocracy.
Definitely not a plutocracy.
June 6, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Democracy in action.
Definitely not a plutocracy.
Definitely not a plutocracy.