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Phill Scott
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From Newcastle, UK. Rides bikes, has been referred to as "one of those woke types"
Have some actual good news! Science is fucking amazing!!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hunter syndrome: Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy
Oliver has an inherited condition called Hunter syndrome, which causes progressive damage to the body and brain.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
This is f*cking grim! How did we end up with this being a possibility in the UK?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trans people could be barred from services based on appearance
The new code of practice on access to single-sex services cannot gain legal force until it gets sign-off from ministers.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Whoever did this I want to shake your hand!
October 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Watching all the #NoKings protests from the other side of the pond. That's a pretty damn strong show of opinion right there! Well done everyone involved, and keep going!
October 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I'd never advocate for someone's death, however it's fair to say I'm not sad to read this news.
Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins dies in prison attack
Watkins was serving a 29-year sentence imposed in 2013 after admitting 13 child sex offences.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The USA seems to be going along the general story line of V For Vendetta quite closely here. Some of it almost scarily so. The line from the film that now seems most appropriate is "With so much chaos, someone will do something stupid. And when they do, things will turn nasty"
September 18, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Reposted by Phill Scott
August 30, 2025 at 8:19 AM
If you have to paint car parts, paint them a silly colour!
August 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"Car maintenance is fun" said nobody ever! To be fair to it, it's come apart easier then anything on the Focus ever did!

Clutch tomorrow 😬
August 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Reposted by Phill Scott
August 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Amazing 😂
August 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Photos like this fascinate me. Both because of the history, and because of the odd knowledge that every human that was alive when it was taken is now deceased. Not sure why that's always the thing that gets me so much
Winner of the Whitley Bay sandcastle competition, 19th August 1908.
August 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
In today's episode of "Is that politician a scumbag?"

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Homelessness minister hiked rent weeks after removing tenants
Rushanara Ali faces criticism for increasing the rent on a house she owns by hundreds of pounds.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Sunny but very windy in the UK today. There is one benefit to that....
August 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Well done Sydney/NSW (apart from the people who opposed it)
New, amazing footage of 90,000 people on Sydney Harbour Bridge, marching to end the genocide in Gaza.

A protest the city and New South Wales authorities did NOT want to happen.

(🎥 ABC News)
August 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The idea that kids aren't going to know how to sign into a VPN is hilarious!
July 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A good sky can even make Shiremoor look pretty! 😝
July 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Getting harder to decide what's satire and what's real news.....
If 16-year-olds get the vote, it's only a matter of time until we get this as a Reform political ad...
July 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is just prefect
The Speaker of the house has excellent comic timing.

Starmer at PMQs: "We will continue to go after the fraudsters, the grifters and the con artists, no matter who they are or where we find them!"
Mr Speaker: "Nigel Farage!"
July 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Not having working air conditioning in the UK isn't often an issue, but when it is an issue it's a very sweaty one!!
June 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I feel this. Quite a lot!
quick look inside my brain
June 29, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Cheers everyone, happy Friday 🍺
June 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Temperature in the UK today can definitely be described as "toasty"
June 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I love the creativity that comes along with Pride. This one is amazing!
This absolute icon at Canterbury Pride 🩷🤍🩵
June 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM