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Cutiepatootie *chortles*
God spellar
Had a horlicks and got a hot water bottle and wondering why I can smell swimming pools but then I remembered I've put cleaning cloths in some bleach and yet bleach v chlorine?
February 2, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Had a horlicks and got a hot water bottle and wondering why I can smell swimming pools but then I remembered I've put cleaning cloths in some bleach and yet bleach v chlorine?
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For #WorldWetlandsDay :
Sally Robinson (UK, active in Australia, b.1952)
#Wetlands, 1988
Screenprint, image 82 x 57 cm
www.mutualart.com/Artwork/-Wet...
#WomenArtists #BirdsInArt
Sally Robinson (UK, active in Australia, b.1952)
#Wetlands, 1988
Screenprint, image 82 x 57 cm
www.mutualart.com/Artwork/-Wet...
#WomenArtists #BirdsInArt
February 2, 2026 at 9:28 PM
For #WorldWetlandsDay :
Sally Robinson (UK, active in Australia, b.1952)
#Wetlands, 1988
Screenprint, image 82 x 57 cm
www.mutualart.com/Artwork/-Wet...
#WomenArtists #BirdsInArt
Sally Robinson (UK, active in Australia, b.1952)
#Wetlands, 1988
Screenprint, image 82 x 57 cm
www.mutualart.com/Artwork/-Wet...
#WomenArtists #BirdsInArt
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CNN is reporting the real reason Trump is closing the Kennedy Centre for two years is not for renovation: “the Kennedy Center does not have a 2026/2027 season. There would not have been any programming to announce."
February 2, 2026 at 7:45 PM
CNN is reporting the real reason Trump is closing the Kennedy Centre for two years is not for renovation: “the Kennedy Center does not have a 2026/2027 season. There would not have been any programming to announce."
Love a crested tit, me. 😂
February 2, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Love a crested tit, me. 😂
I'm pretty sure there are tools available that can track/alert an organisation when a confidential email/document is forwarded/shared to an external contact.
As to whether that tool was a) available at the time 2)utilised by Gov't then and 3) utilised by Gov't now... 🤷♀️
As to whether that tool was a) available at the time 2)utilised by Gov't then and 3) utilised by Gov't now... 🤷♀️
Worth reading to the end.
You have to admire Peter Mandelson's capacity to deliver surprises. thecritic.co.uk/pete...
February 2, 2026 at 8:03 PM
I'm pretty sure there are tools available that can track/alert an organisation when a confidential email/document is forwarded/shared to an external contact.
As to whether that tool was a) available at the time 2)utilised by Gov't then and 3) utilised by Gov't now... 🤷♀️
As to whether that tool was a) available at the time 2)utilised by Gov't then and 3) utilised by Gov't now... 🤷♀️
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Worth reading to the end.
You have to admire Peter Mandelson's capacity to deliver surprises. thecritic.co.uk/pete...
February 2, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Worth reading to the end.
My invariable curiosity in this case the replies to @rhodri.biz 's request to fill the gaps in on the what's going on that's popular with friends led me to this post, and I tracked down THIS "The day Before You Came" Pulp Cover ABBA With The BBC Concert Orchestra: Watch share.google/Xffpl7VkhXC6...
February 2, 2026 at 7:56 PM
My invariable curiosity in this case the replies to @rhodri.biz 's request to fill the gaps in on the what's going on that's popular with friends led me to this post, and I tracked down THIS "The day Before You Came" Pulp Cover ABBA With The BBC Concert Orchestra: Watch share.google/Xffpl7VkhXC6...
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The person to watch is David Rubenstein, who has poured millions in philanthropy into the Kennedy Center, is not going to be pleased about this, and has money, ego, and patriotism long enough to sustain a long-ass legal battle.
Particularly since his cash isn't crypto.
Particularly since his cash isn't crypto.
Trump: "I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything."
February 1, 2026 at 11:53 PM
The person to watch is David Rubenstein, who has poured millions in philanthropy into the Kennedy Center, is not going to be pleased about this, and has money, ego, and patriotism long enough to sustain a long-ass legal battle.
Particularly since his cash isn't crypto.
Particularly since his cash isn't crypto.
The statement reads to me as 2 sequential cheques processed & one bank transfer - the last suggests payment into a specific account.
Where is the info to show the destination of the money from the first 2 cheques clearing?
Interesting no other credit/debit to that account in the month.
Where is the info to show the destination of the money from the first 2 cheques clearing?
Interesting no other credit/debit to that account in the month.
Jeffrey Epstein paid $75,000 into accounts connected to Lord Mandelson, bank statements released by the US Department of Justice suggest
Lord Mandelson said he had no record or recollection of receiving the £ & didn’t know whether the documents were authentic
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Lord Mandelson said he had no record or recollection of receiving the £ & didn’t know whether the documents were authentic
👇
February 1, 2026 at 10:53 PM
The statement reads to me as 2 sequential cheques processed & one bank transfer - the last suggests payment into a specific account.
Where is the info to show the destination of the money from the first 2 cheques clearing?
Interesting no other credit/debit to that account in the month.
Where is the info to show the destination of the money from the first 2 cheques clearing?
Interesting no other credit/debit to that account in the month.
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Also evidence that essentially eliminating irregular immigration - as Australia has - doesn't, by itself, stop the radical right.
Nobody in Britain pays any attention to Australian politics, but One Nation overtaking the Coalition in the polls has distinct parallels with Reform leading the Conservatives. Parties on the radical right are coming for centre right parties across the world...
Poll via AFR / RedBridge Accent.
Poll via AFR / RedBridge Accent.
February 1, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Also evidence that essentially eliminating irregular immigration - as Australia has - doesn't, by itself, stop the radical right.
BBC Three showing 15 minute shorts I see. Just caught the last 2 minutes of 1 that looked good and already caught in the next one "Pineapple" about a woman using a dating app with THEIR various cliche disappointments when CLEARLY the right one is under her nose all the time.
February 1, 2026 at 9:25 PM
BBC Three showing 15 minute shorts I see. Just caught the last 2 minutes of 1 that looked good and already caught in the next one "Pineapple" about a woman using a dating app with THEIR various cliche disappointments when CLEARLY the right one is under her nose all the time.
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Absolutely losing my mind over Ava, THE ROCK'S DAUGHTER, quitting WWE despite them offering her a raise to keep working a pretty cushy kayfabe general manager gig and then the day after her contract ends she posts this
February 1, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Absolutely losing my mind over Ava, THE ROCK'S DAUGHTER, quitting WWE despite them offering her a raise to keep working a pretty cushy kayfabe general manager gig and then the day after her contract ends she posts this
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MeanCat at the Orangey Gate. Perfection.
February 01, 2026
February 01, 2026
February 1, 2026 at 8:17 PM
MeanCat at the Orangey Gate. Perfection.
February 01, 2026
February 01, 2026
Apologies! Simon (who would know) is of course ABSOLUTELY correct and I was COMPLETELY wrong 🤦♀️ I had NOT paid proper attention 😳
It’s a flashback. Not continuity
February 1, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Apologies! Simon (who would know) is of course ABSOLUTELY correct and I was COMPLETELY wrong 🤦♀️ I had NOT paid proper attention 😳
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A tiny patch of flat ground by Loch Broom — one of hundreds of wild camps during the making of #ThePerimeterBook. I’ll be talking about moments like this, and how the right to roam (and camp) transformed the Scottish section of the journey, at my talk at Hatchards, Piccadilly on Wed. 🎟️: is.gd/Xazks7
February 1, 2026 at 4:21 PM
A tiny patch of flat ground by Loch Broom — one of hundreds of wild camps during the making of #ThePerimeterBook. I’ll be talking about moments like this, and how the right to roam (and camp) transformed the Scottish section of the journey, at my talk at Hatchards, Piccadilly on Wed. 🎟️: is.gd/Xazks7
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
The WASPI case I always felt was doomed to failure.
As a benefits adviser since before the changes to SPA, I've always been aware of the changes for women, and that clouds my memory of what notice was given to people.
I can't say how others would respond to letters rec'd.
But...
As a benefits adviser since before the changes to SPA, I've always been aware of the changes for women, and that clouds my memory of what notice was given to people.
I can't say how others would respond to letters rec'd.
But...
February 1, 2026 at 3:48 PM
The WASPI case I always felt was doomed to failure.
As a benefits adviser since before the changes to SPA, I've always been aware of the changes for women, and that clouds my memory of what notice was given to people.
I can't say how others would respond to letters rec'd.
But...
As a benefits adviser since before the changes to SPA, I've always been aware of the changes for women, and that clouds my memory of what notice was given to people.
I can't say how others would respond to letters rec'd.
But...
How is this deescalation?!
This morning, federal agents staged at the Powderhorn Park Recreation Center lot and began to throw chemical irritants at observers. They also kidnapped an observer. Our parks are meant for our children, youth, and neighbors. They should never be militarized zones meant to separate families. 1/
February 1, 2026 at 3:43 PM
How is this deescalation?!
I may have missed the FOES typo when I meant DOES, but at least I caught the *kink* for link.
But still 🤔 (and yes it FOES help if I remember to attach the link) BBC News - Tower Hamlets free home care: User calls it 'transformational' - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tower Hamlets free home care: User calls it 'transformational'
Months after Tower Hamlets Council introduced free home care, how is the scheme going?
www.bbc.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
I may have missed the FOES typo when I meant DOES, but at least I caught the *kink* for link.
Blimey! Free domiciliary care service - and it's the second council (both in London) to offer this.
I'm intrigued at how they can afford this. Suspect costs associated with sourcing & implementing care packages from private co.s, along with financial assessment/debt collection teams savings.
I'm intrigued at how they can afford this. Suspect costs associated with sourcing & implementing care packages from private co.s, along with financial assessment/debt collection teams savings.
February 1, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Blimey! Free domiciliary care service - and it's the second council (both in London) to offer this.
I'm intrigued at how they can afford this. Suspect costs associated with sourcing & implementing care packages from private co.s, along with financial assessment/debt collection teams savings.
I'm intrigued at how they can afford this. Suspect costs associated with sourcing & implementing care packages from private co.s, along with financial assessment/debt collection teams savings.
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So why would a Kazakhstani billionaire be trying to secretly bankroll Reform?
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
February 1, 2026 at 10:27 AM
So why would a Kazakhstani billionaire be trying to secretly bankroll Reform?
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Guys, a collect-em-all game for UK birds just dropped: Birdex.
February 1, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Guys, a collect-em-all game for UK birds just dropped: Birdex.
"Deliverance teams" is nicely euphemistic
An NHS hospice contacted the Church of England after staff reported distressing incidents – leading to a request for deliverance ministry, often described as exorcism.
NHS hospice called in exorcists after staff complaints
An NHS hospice contacted the Church of England after staff reported distressing incidents they described as paranormal
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 11:08 PM
"Deliverance teams" is nicely euphemistic