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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 3h

My strongest book-related belief is that the paperback should come first and then the hardback after for people who want a fancy edition.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3h

British.

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 13h

Excuse me but, what the f*** is the point of targets to build homes that only the wealthy can afford? How does it help anyone who is not a property developer? And why does Labour care more about property developers than families? liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/398...

Leaked memo reveals Labour plan to slash affordable homes target

A requirement for developers to build affordable housing in London is set to be cut from 35% of new homes to 20%, in a move councils fear will spread across Britain

liveapp.inews.co.uk

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 1d

So, people are going to have to pass A level english to live here are they? I hope they study what I did at A level, Translations by Brian Friel, about the colonial evil of the English forcing people to adopt the English language

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 23h

‘I’d like to personally welcome Bill Burr, Jimmy Carr, Dave Chapelle & Louis C.K. to the first North Korea Comedy Festival’

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Becky Fox @thebeckster.bsky.social · 1d

“The Bank Took My Land (But I’m Doing Fine)” 🎶

Becky Fox @thebeckster.bsky.social · 1d

Booked accommodation for a comedy festival in May 2026. I am unstoppable.

(I am unwell 😅)

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Becky Fox @thebeckster.bsky.social · 1d

I’m in the office at the moment but I have SOOOO many of those.

I had a slight Spanish lemon cheesecake problem.

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Becky Fox @thebeckster.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Shabana Mahmood announces that immigrants must have a collection of mismatched Tupperware with no lids, know the difference between ‘I’m fine’ and ‘I’m fine,’ and own a biscuit tin that hasn’t contained biscuits since 2003 before being allowed entry to the UK.

Matt @mattukernow.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Shabana Mahmood announces that immigrants must have listened to at least a decade's worth of The Archers before being allowed entry to the UK.

Lee Harveryscary @valleyguitarist.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Shabana Mahmood announces that immigrants must have a tedious opinion about jam and cream on scones before being allowed entry to the UK

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Tired and Angry @dndnerd69.bsky.social · 1d

I support animal rights—do I look like a fucking alpaca?!

I’m a woman, and Carole Malone does not speak for me.

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 1d

Carole Malone, "Youu can't say what women's rights are because you're not a woman"

Zack Polanski, "You're not trans are you. We can all say you're not that thing so you can't have an opinion" 🔥

"You can still have an opinion from listening to people"

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Becky Fox @thebeckster.bsky.social · 1d

(*I’ve been watching a lot of Pride & Prejudice this weekend… 😂)

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Becky Fox @thebeckster.bsky.social · 1d

Email from the boffins at AncestryDNA this evening revealing my pristine paternal Galway genes are in fact (minimally) mixed with… Leinster DNA!

And this is to be endured! The shades of Connemara to be thus polluted!*

My ancestors are rolling in their graves (well, bogs).

The shame. 😂

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Becky Fox @thebeckster.bsky.social · 2d

Mr. Darcy: my good opinion once lost is lost forever

Me: same but about a guy who left me on read for three days and then replied “haha yeah”

Lovely Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy: text reads: “my good opinion once lost is lost forever”

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Dr. Hackenbush’s House of Horrors @dochackenbush.bsky.social · 2d

You either die a hero or live long enough to see the bangers of your youth turn up in adverts for toilet cleaner or insurance or whatever

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 2d

🟢 Here's why you should join the Green Party 👇

Join.greenparty.org.uk

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Becky Fox @thebeckster.bsky.social · 2d

Are you EVEN a real fan until you’re flying across continents?? 😂

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Becky Fox @thebeckster.bsky.social · 2d

It’s (almost) worth the gazillion emails I get from various venues I’ve bought tickets from every Thursday and Friday 😂

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Becky Fox @thebeckster.bsky.social · 2d

Ticketmaster is a necessary evil. In fact, they’ve turned that evil into an art form - for which they’ll probably charge you ANOTHER service fee.

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 3d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 3d

On what would have been Margaret Thatcher's 100th birthday, a reminder of what this awesome woman said at her funeral.

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sleemo @sleemo.com · 6d

Good news! Pride & Prejudice - The Table Read starring Ambika Mod & Daisy Ridley will be recorded and made into a film for online access, via donation, after the event on Sunday. Follow cinema4gaza for updates.

MAP MEDICAL AID FOR PALESTINIANS

CINEMA FOR GAZA PRESENTS

PRIDE & PREJUDICE - THE TABLE READ
THE FILM

CINEMA FOR GAZA
Directed by NIDA MANZOOR
AMBIKA MOD AS ELIZABETH BENNET
DAISY RIDLEY AS MR DARCY

with NISH KUMAR, JENNA COLEMAN, JAMEELA JAMIL & MORE…

SUNDAY, 12 OCTOBER
*DOORS OPEN AT 6PM*

The Table Read will be filmed and made available online after the event for a small donation fee to
MAP!

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Green Elects @greenelects.world · 3d

🚨| For the first time in its 53-year history, @TheGreenParty passes 100,000 members!

Under a new leader, @zackpolanski.bsky.social has galvanised a Green movement like no other.

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Becky Fox @thebeckster.bsky.social · 3d

Nothing says “I’m a northerner in London” quite like stopping to make sure a rat successfully crossed the road without getting flattened by a no 15 bus to Trafalgar Square. I was INVESTED.

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Sorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 4d

Cancer: You may not get everything that you want, but that's just because the universe hates you.

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