Tim Morton
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For the avoidance of doubt, for Christmas lunch here in Sweden, we eat a smörgåsbord - admittedly on that one day we call it a julbord, but that’s splitting hairs.
November 27, 2025 at 10:13 AM
For the avoidance of doubt, for Christmas lunch here in Sweden, we eat a smörgåsbord - admittedly on that one day we call it a julbord, but that’s splitting hairs.
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Update: just heard on the guardian politics podcast that ‘smörgåsbord is probably the wrong word cause it’s not very Christmassy’ which begs the question WHAT DO BRITISH PEOPLE THINK THIS WORD MEANS???
Everyone in British political punditry has decided to use the word smörgåsbord a lot lately and, given that it’s a word that includes two vowels that don’t exist in the English language, I find it a poor choice.
November 27, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Update: just heard on the guardian politics podcast that ‘smörgåsbord is probably the wrong word cause it’s not very Christmassy’ which begs the question WHAT DO BRITISH PEOPLE THINK THIS WORD MEANS???
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Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
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So... When Ukraine pulls out of, errm... Ukraine?
Putin told reporters that the fighting will end when Ukrainian forces withdraw from the territories they currently hold.
November 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
So... When Ukraine pulls out of, errm... Ukraine?
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*America invents Thanksgiving* “This is awful. We should definitely do this again in 4 weeks but with Santa hats”
November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
*America invents Thanksgiving* “This is awful. We should definitely do this again in 4 weeks but with Santa hats”
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I say this mostly because Reform and certain journalists friendly to them seem determined to start a “white flight” narrative since net migration has dropped so dramatically.
It’s not true. It’s not even close to true.
It’s not true. It’s not even close to true.
November 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I say this mostly because Reform and certain journalists friendly to them seem determined to start a “white flight” narrative since net migration has dropped so dramatically.
It’s not true. It’s not even close to true.
It’s not true. It’s not even close to true.
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Well given that we have an ageing society and that pensions figure is only going to go up, maybe Labour should think about (a) rejoining the EU and (b) not being so negative about immigration? 🤷♀️
You may have seen some headlines about welfare spending going up to £406.2bn by 2030/31.
That is correct, it is the OBR figure.
Here is what you may not have seen.
Of the £406.2bn
A) £195.4bn goes to pensioners
B) £13.9bn goes on child benefit.
Facts matter.
That is correct, it is the OBR figure.
Here is what you may not have seen.
Of the £406.2bn
A) £195.4bn goes to pensioners
B) £13.9bn goes on child benefit.
Facts matter.
November 27, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Well given that we have an ageing society and that pensions figure is only going to go up, maybe Labour should think about (a) rejoining the EU and (b) not being so negative about immigration? 🤷♀️
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If you had questions about Trump's "assassination attempts" wait until you see info about the guy who shot the National Guard troops. He was a CIA trained killer who worked in an elite unit in Afghanistan known for killing civilians. Now he travelled from Wash state to DC to shoot random troops 🤔
November 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
If you had questions about Trump's "assassination attempts" wait until you see info about the guy who shot the National Guard troops. He was a CIA trained killer who worked in an elite unit in Afghanistan known for killing civilians. Now he travelled from Wash state to DC to shoot random troops 🤔
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MAGA Thanksgiving. High Resolution Download. £1. Whole amount going to Crisis at Christmas charity.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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❗️🇱🇹Lithuania has stopped the transit of 🇷🇺Lukoil's petroleum products through its territory.
The Lithuanian authorities explain their decision as purely technical compliance with the new US sanctions against Lukoil.
The Lithuanian authorities explain their decision as purely technical compliance with the new US sanctions against Lukoil.
November 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
❗️🇱🇹Lithuania has stopped the transit of 🇷🇺Lukoil's petroleum products through its territory.
The Lithuanian authorities explain their decision as purely technical compliance with the new US sanctions against Lukoil.
The Lithuanian authorities explain their decision as purely technical compliance with the new US sanctions against Lukoil.
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Let me help the corporate media with some questions for Trump regime: Did the shooter have any contact with the Trump regime? When is the last time CIA spoke to shooter? When is last time CIA paid shooter? And the big one: RELEASE his entire asylum application approved by Trump regime in April!
Nothing to see here: Just a CIA trained killer from an elite unit travels from Washington State to DC to shoot random National Guard troops at a random train station on Thanksgiving Eve. Even MAGA has to know this smells rotten.
November 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Just once I want to hear Werner Herzog walk us through a float on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
November 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Just once I want to hear Werner Herzog walk us through a float on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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"And here we have Barney, sa great purple dinosaur. Dis children's favorite is thirty meters long and reminds of the impermanence of our childhood innocence and that even sa most powerful of all beings succumb to the vims of a random meteor crashing into sa earth and the fragility of all life."
November 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"And here we have Barney, sa great purple dinosaur. Dis children's favorite is thirty meters long and reminds of the impermanence of our childhood innocence and that even sa most powerful of all beings succumb to the vims of a random meteor crashing into sa earth and the fragility of all life."
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Putin:
Russia has no intention of attacking Europe.We can write it down. Maybe that makes sense, meaning, if we want to talk about it together…We do realize that we need to sit down and discuss it seriously…
(AG:good thing that Russia always honors its written commitments.Oh, wait...)
Russia has no intention of attacking Europe.We can write it down. Maybe that makes sense, meaning, if we want to talk about it together…We do realize that we need to sit down and discuss it seriously…
(AG:good thing that Russia always honors its written commitments.Oh, wait...)
November 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Putin:
Russia has no intention of attacking Europe.We can write it down. Maybe that makes sense, meaning, if we want to talk about it together…We do realize that we need to sit down and discuss it seriously…
(AG:good thing that Russia always honors its written commitments.Oh, wait...)
Russia has no intention of attacking Europe.We can write it down. Maybe that makes sense, meaning, if we want to talk about it together…We do realize that we need to sit down and discuss it seriously…
(AG:good thing that Russia always honors its written commitments.Oh, wait...)
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The Daily Mail, Daily Express, Times and Daily Telegraph are ALL carrying this two-page advert prominently within their news pages today.
That tells you a LOT about these newspapers - and the £££ available to Farage
That tells you a LOT about these newspapers - and the £££ available to Farage
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
The Daily Mail, Daily Express, Times and Daily Telegraph are ALL carrying this two-page advert prominently within their news pages today.
That tells you a LOT about these newspapers - and the £££ available to Farage
That tells you a LOT about these newspapers - and the £££ available to Farage
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😂
"The allegations that I used to use hammers to murder rabbits are only being made because people don't like my policy of killing rabbits with hammers."
November 27, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Byron called her mother, Annabelle Milbanke, his “Princess of Parallelograms”. She was an abolitionist & philanthropist.
She endured a lot while married to him - including the realisation he was sleeping with his half-sister, she believed.
Anna passed on her mathematical talents to her daughter.
She endured a lot while married to him - including the realisation he was sleeping with his half-sister, she believed.
Anna passed on her mathematical talents to her daughter.
Ada, Countess of Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron, mathematician & a pioneer of computing; born 1815, died #OTD 1852. #WomeninStem
Painted by Margaret Sarah Carpenter 1836
UK Government Art Collection
Painted by Margaret Sarah Carpenter 1836
UK Government Art Collection
November 27, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Byron called her mother, Annabelle Milbanke, his “Princess of Parallelograms”. She was an abolitionist & philanthropist.
She endured a lot while married to him - including the realisation he was sleeping with his half-sister, she believed.
Anna passed on her mathematical talents to her daughter.
She endured a lot while married to him - including the realisation he was sleeping with his half-sister, she believed.
Anna passed on her mathematical talents to her daughter.
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And she was almost certainly right about Byron & Augusta Leigh btw
Byron called her mother, Annabelle Milbanke, his “Princess of Parallelograms”. She was an abolitionist & philanthropist.
She endured a lot while married to him - including the realisation he was sleeping with his half-sister, she believed.
Anna passed on her mathematical talents to her daughter.
She endured a lot while married to him - including the realisation he was sleeping with his half-sister, she believed.
Anna passed on her mathematical talents to her daughter.
Ada, Countess of Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron, mathematician & a pioneer of computing; born 1815, died #OTD 1852. #WomeninStem
Painted by Margaret Sarah Carpenter 1836
UK Government Art Collection
Painted by Margaret Sarah Carpenter 1836
UK Government Art Collection
November 27, 2025 at 7:37 AM
And she was almost certainly right about Byron & Augusta Leigh btw
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Jeez, I hope we’re not going to have to invade Afghanistan again.
November 27, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Jeez, I hope we’re not going to have to invade Afghanistan again.
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This emotional argument is Always employed when people make suggestions about elderly people downsizing from houses they can't really afford but I don't think they realise how many u-40s can't relate at all to the idea of having a home they could stay in for the rest of their life
November 27, 2025 at 7:38 AM
This emotional argument is Always employed when people make suggestions about elderly people downsizing from houses they can't really afford but I don't think they realise how many u-40s can't relate at all to the idea of having a home they could stay in for the rest of their life
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Some sympathy for this potentially made up woman but I wonder how the poster feels about the numerous people who would love to be able to call a house their own and form relationships with their neighbours but can't because of the housing market. Does their emotional plea count for anything?
November 27, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Some sympathy for this potentially made up woman but I wonder how the poster feels about the numerous people who would love to be able to call a house their own and form relationships with their neighbours but can't because of the housing market. Does their emotional plea count for anything?
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I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.