Paul B

Nope. But only really used it over weekend so not much of a basis to test...

I’m a teenager who was lured into the manosphere. Here’s how to reach young men like me | Josh Sargent Masculinity is almost always presented as toxic on my feed – but we need constructive alternatives to give hope to those who feel lost, says Josh Sargent

This article made me think. Well penned, Josh.
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The fact that one of the two men arrested has now been cleared and released is a pretty huge "STOP" sign to everyone who's spent the last 24 hours rushing to interpret the attack. Facts, like trains, are sometimes slower to arrive than we'd like. But you just have to wait for them.

Having now read up on it I think my daughter is right (even if it's just because they share their first name!)

Team Hannah. Mainly as she's my daughter's favourite.

We've done it - we've made it to nimby final boss level

On a smaller point: do these people ever actually read Tolkien?

The whole point of the LoTR is that power corrupts; that no one can be trusted with the ring except the little people who want to destroy it; & that it's "the pity of Bilbo", not "the hard men of Gondor", that saves Middle Earth.

I have a very bad feeling about this...

Never forget the time the Sun published a sneering article mocking 'snowflake' academics and students for correctly understanding the whole fucking point of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

such a shame it never worked out really anywhere for him, so much talent there I thought.

Ah happy memories of 2023's ICB contract escalation meeting and 3 years of Water Safety Group minutes. Bliss

Discworld QOTD, from Guards! Guards!

"‘I shall deal with the matter momentarily,’ he said. It was a good word. It always made people hesitate. They were never quite sure whether he meant he’d deal with it now, or just deal with it briefly. And no-one ever dared ask."

Funnily enough I also agree on the Clash, but I don't feel so guilty about that!

I'm with you on this. Just never able to get into it at all. I even feel quite guilty that I don't!

As parents, we're supposed to remember the first time we did stuff with our kids, but the last time is equally as significant, if not more.

This poem is from Whatever You Do, Just Don't (HappenStance Press, 2023), my second full collection...

Big news today! After more than a decade of campaigning, the UK Government has finally publicly committed to the legal recognition of humanist marriages in England and Wales.

Jane Goodall, renowned chimpanzee researcher and animal advocate, dies at 91 "Dr. Goodall's discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world," the Jane Goodall Institute said in a Wedne...

Farewell to one of the greats
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Primatologist Jane Goodall, famous for her study of chimpanzees, has died Jane Goodall, known for her ground-breaking studies involving chimpanzees, has died aged 91.

Jane Goodall R.I.P.

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Anthony Gordon's dedication to recreating all of Princess Diana's iconic looks is to be admired

Comment: Why are we going backwards on racism in Britain? Black and Asian people have increasingly equal opportunities to reach the top, but a viscerally and unacceptably unequal experience of public space

This country made significant progress against racism in my lifetime - but we did not do so by chance. There is a visible visceral regression in experiencing of overt racism because the toxic fringe with the most extreme views have a sense of permission & impunity
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And as I feared at end of transfer window this now leaves us with only 3 centre backs. One more injury there and the season could be totally derailed

find the BBC News of Trump's pronouncements continually surprising in how naive they are. This isn't a change of position on Russia, it's a simplistic negotiation technique to try and get them to come to table and compromise on territory.

Graphic with the headline “London is the greatest city in the world” set against a bright view of the River Thames with the Shard, Tower Bridge and the city skyline. The text celebrates what makes London special: regularly voted the number one city in the world, incredible diversity with over 300 languages spoken, world-class transport, world leader in finance tech and life sciences, best museums and galleries many free to visit, world-leading nightlife, food sport and music for every taste, host to the world’s best sporting events, home to seven Premier League clubs, globally-ranked universities, a city where you can be yourself and love who you love, and a place for everyone.

I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again.

Ignore the haters, London is the 🐐

Lord Hatface, I salute you.

BREAKING: I may actually have found someone who hates vox pops more than I do!

Nope coffee with sugar only. Feel much better if I've not eaten!

I think £20m not much in current climate and doing it in Han may steal a march on other clubs including big European ones who also want him. So I'd say get it done

Yep I’m there now and got big queues to get on to the platform!

Can I use my normal ticket on the high speed from St Pancras this evening

Remember one philosophy lecture starting off being shown an unclear picture and being asked to guess what it was. Turned out to be Karl Marx’s armpit