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While the headlines will, understandably, be about votes for 16 and 17 year olds, maybe the most significant part of this voter reform package is confirmation of a move towards automatic voter registration, even if the timeline for this is a bit fuzzy.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Restoring trust in our democracy: Our strategy for modern and secure elections
www.gov.uk
July 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM
While the headlines will, understandably, be about votes for 16 and 17 year olds, maybe the most significant part of this voter reform package is confirmation of a move towards automatic voter registration, even if the timeline for this is a bit fuzzy.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Deleting the apps so I can meet someone the old fashioned way (embarking on some suspiciously mushroom-themed adventures to rescue a princess from a loud turtle-dragon type thing)
Deleting the apps so I can meet someone the old fashioned way (seduced by an immortal count after he saw a photograph of an employee’s fiancée)
Deleting the apps so I can meet someone the old fashioned way (marrying an annoying clergyman because the alternative is financial instability)
July 14, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Deleting the apps so I can meet someone the old fashioned way (embarking on some suspiciously mushroom-themed adventures to rescue a princess from a loud turtle-dragon type thing)
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All the women (and men) late diagnosed with ADHD and/or autistic scream,”We pursued our own diagnoses AND managed not to rack up 10+ years of complaints about sexually inappropriate behaviour while we were at it.”
July 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
All the women (and men) late diagnosed with ADHD and/or autistic scream,”We pursued our own diagnoses AND managed not to rack up 10+ years of complaints about sexually inappropriate behaviour while we were at it.”
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I’m petrified about today’s science news. Genetically modifying crabs to have cheetah genes? This could go sideways fast.
July 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I’m petrified about today’s science news. Genetically modifying crabs to have cheetah genes? This could go sideways fast.
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Another day, another revelation…
July 8, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Another day, another revelation…
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Nice bit of captioning business from the FT...
July 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Nice bit of captioning business from the FT...
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*bell tolls* hahaha yes, hell yes
*it tolls for thee* what the fuck
*it tolls for thee* what the fuck
Joe Rogan's Trump endorsement is unraveling. He's furious over ICE raids targeting gardeners and students. He's asking if we're sliding into fascism. https://gizmodo.com/joe-rogan-feels-trump-betrayed-him-on-immigration-2000624426
Joe Rogan Feels Trump Betrayed Him on Immigration
The podcast king, once a prominent supporter of Donald Trump, denounced the president’s aggressive deportation tactics on his wildly popular podcast.
gizmodo.com
July 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
*bell tolls* hahaha yes, hell yes
*it tolls for thee* what the fuck
*it tolls for thee* what the fuck
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not a big tattoo guy but could talk myself into this one
July 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
not a big tattoo guy but could talk myself into this one
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Students in exam years are missing coursework, dropping subjects and facing disruption due to changes in their care placements
A third of children in care in years 10 to 13 had to move home in 2023-24, with more than 10% having to move school or college
By me: schoolsweek.co.uk/childrens-so...
A third of children in care in years 10 to 13 had to move home in 2023-24, with more than 10% having to move school or college
By me: schoolsweek.co.uk/childrens-so...
Care crisis forces thousands to move school in exam years
New study has found school pupils in exam years are missing coursework, dropping subjects and facing disruption because of changes in care placements
schoolsweek.co.uk
July 4, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Students in exam years are missing coursework, dropping subjects and facing disruption due to changes in their care placements
A third of children in care in years 10 to 13 had to move home in 2023-24, with more than 10% having to move school or college
By me: schoolsweek.co.uk/childrens-so...
A third of children in care in years 10 to 13 had to move home in 2023-24, with more than 10% having to move school or college
By me: schoolsweek.co.uk/childrens-so...
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RIGHT. Time to make an announcement. I have a new book out in November!
It is non-fiction, nice and short, a book about the current information crisis and how to survive it. It's titled with my top piece of advice:
Don't Burn Anyone At The Stake Today
tinyurl.com/yvt495z7
tinyurl.com/ye773689
It is non-fiction, nice and short, a book about the current information crisis and how to survive it. It's titled with my top piece of advice:
Don't Burn Anyone At The Stake Today
tinyurl.com/yvt495z7
tinyurl.com/ye773689
Don’t Burn Anyone at the Stake Today: (and other lessons from history about living through an information crisis) a book by Naomi Alderman.
An electrifying, thought-provoking exploration of how the digital era is reshaping our world, by bestselling, Women's Prize-winning writer Naomi AldermanFrom the award-winning, bestselling author of T...
tinyurl.com
July 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
RIGHT. Time to make an announcement. I have a new book out in November!
It is non-fiction, nice and short, a book about the current information crisis and how to survive it. It's titled with my top piece of advice:
Don't Burn Anyone At The Stake Today
tinyurl.com/yvt495z7
tinyurl.com/ye773689
It is non-fiction, nice and short, a book about the current information crisis and how to survive it. It's titled with my top piece of advice:
Don't Burn Anyone At The Stake Today
tinyurl.com/yvt495z7
tinyurl.com/ye773689
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who could possibly have predicted?
Milei took a chainsaw to Argentina’s health system. Now it’s ‘bleeding to death’
Once a proud Peronist pillar in the nation’s constitution, Argentina’s hospitals are crumbling thanks to its libertarian government
Link here - free to read🔓
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
Once a proud Peronist pillar in the nation’s constitution, Argentina’s hospitals are crumbling thanks to its libertarian government
Link here - free to read🔓
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
Milei took a chainsaw to Argentina’s health system. Now it’s ‘bleeding to death’
Once a proud Peronist pillar in the nation’s constitution, Argentina’s hospitals are crumbling thanks to its libertarian government
www.telegraph.co.uk
July 4, 2025 at 11:12 AM
who could possibly have predicted?
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And people have the AUDACITY to ask when Straight Pride is
July 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM
And people have the AUDACITY to ask when Straight Pride is
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"You, boy! Which new far-left political party is launching today?"
July 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
"You, boy! Which new far-left political party is launching today?"
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I’ve just formed a new political party. You might want to give it ten minutes.
July 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I’ve just formed a new political party. You might want to give it ten minutes.
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It's the fourth anniversary of that time I tweeted the wrong Sisters Of Mercy
July 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
It's the fourth anniversary of that time I tweeted the wrong Sisters Of Mercy
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On the plus side: we're returning to that blissed-out period in the noughties when a £ was worth two $ and we could holiday like kings in the US. On the down side: We can't actually go to the US because they'll arrest us.
Breaking: The US dollar has suffered its worst first half of the year since 1973, as Donald Trump’s trade and economic policies prompt global investors to rethink their exposure to the world’s dominant currency. https://on.ft.com/4ev1ux1
June 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
On the plus side: we're returning to that blissed-out period in the noughties when a £ was worth two $ and we could holiday like kings in the US. On the down side: We can't actually go to the US because they'll arrest us.
June 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Oh FFS. No he didn’t. He won by a mile on a clear uniform swing. Accept it. Can we please oppose him without descending into the same jelly brained conspiracism that encouraged the Jan 6tb insurrection.
❗ "Now, in a court case in the USA, evidence is starting to emerge of – let us say – ‘mysterious results’ ballots held in New York and elsewhere in November 2024, which appeared to help Trump. The case is in its early stages..."
Did Donald Trump steal the 2024 election?
A legal challenge in New York could reveal the truth behind allegations that last year’s election result was “consistent with vote manipulation”
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
June 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Oh FFS. No he didn’t. He won by a mile on a clear uniform swing. Accept it. Can we please oppose him without descending into the same jelly brained conspiracism that encouraged the Jan 6tb insurrection.
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“I canceled Obama’s nuclear inspection program, then I bombed Iran. Now, I am offering them pallets of $30 billion in cash, plus another $6 billion, if they agree to negotiate Obama’s plan. It’s called the Art of the Deal.”
June 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
“I canceled Obama’s nuclear inspection program, then I bombed Iran. Now, I am offering them pallets of $30 billion in cash, plus another $6 billion, if they agree to negotiate Obama’s plan. It’s called the Art of the Deal.”
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Congratulations to everyone on the left and right who doesn't care about Jeff Bezos' wedding
June 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Congratulations to everyone on the left and right who doesn't care about Jeff Bezos' wedding
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It is remarkable that the west is committing to spending 5% of GDP on defence, and almost no one has made the case that the most pressing threat to our security this century is climate change and we should be spending more on tackling that.
June 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
It is remarkable that the west is committing to spending 5% of GDP on defence, and almost no one has made the case that the most pressing threat to our security this century is climate change and we should be spending more on tackling that.
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NC1 will knock out NC20 unless you ask your MP to co sign it by tonight. If you want to decriminalise abortion and secure equal human rights protections for women in England and Wales as in Northern Ireland please ask your MP to add their name now and make both votes possible.
June 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
NC1 will knock out NC20 unless you ask your MP to co sign it by tonight. If you want to decriminalise abortion and secure equal human rights protections for women in England and Wales as in Northern Ireland please ask your MP to add their name now and make both votes possible.
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For those in need of a smile, a reminder that one 19th-century name for a penguin was ‘arsefoot’.
June 15, 2025 at 9:57 AM
For those in need of a smile, a reminder that one 19th-century name for a penguin was ‘arsefoot’.