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Blaming immigrants for problems is wrong, says Guardiola after Ratcliffe comments Manchester City’s manager, Pep Guardiola, has said that blaming a country’s issues on immigrants is ‘a big problem’ after comments made by the Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe

"Everyone wants to have a better life, everyone wants to have a better future ... Sometimes the opportunities are where you are born ... sometimes it is in the place where you go. The colour of your skin or the place where you were born don't make a difference."

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QUICK EVERYONE, IT’S NEARLY MONICA TIME!

#Masterchef
#ProfessionalMasterchef
#MasterchefTheProfessionals

While there is justified outrage about Mandelson, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor &others, the relentless media focus on Keir Starmer (who was NOT mentioned in any Epstein file) is overdone.
By contrast, no focus on Farage who WAS mentioned (and who, BTW, applauded the appointment of Mandelson)…

I'm doing the same. Cancelled prime. Ebooks on kobo, physical books from actual bookshop or @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social. Bits and bobs from ebay or argos. Ended up reverting to the Evil Empire when illness before Xmas stopped me getting out to real shops. But it's a work in progress.

"Women Against the Far Right" pink pin badge on green bag

"Wearing badges is not enough in days like these" ( @billybragg.bsky.social 1991).

But it's a start. I attended the first meeting of Women Against The Far Right North West yesterday. And I will be out protesting the far right in Manchester on 21/02.

A cover collage from the Storygraph app showing 5 book covers.

What I read in January, via @thestorygraph.com . Finishing Moby Dick was the end of a long haul - started on ereader and then switched to audiobook, with many pauses along the way. I listened to the free audibook from Librivox, it was good.

#BookSky 📚💙

This happened AGAIN yesterday. #rude

"Them lot there? Them lot there?
They haven’t even got an album out!"

I have had this #HMHB earworm for a week now.

halfmanhalfbiscuit.uk/lyrics/this-...

When I rule the world #528: buying a physical copy of a book gets you a digital copy as well

#BookSky 💙📚

Photo of Georgi Kinkladze in Man City kit celebrating a goal

As for why the Kefir Grains are called Georgi - they are from the Caucusus like this legend

OH: do you want anything from the supermarket?

Me: some whole milk for Georgi, please

Georgi is settling in well.

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New micro-obsession - indie perfume samplers! But now I have found Undergrowth by Rook, it may be over. This may be the scent I have been looking for all my life

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Made some positive calls home today for kids who "just" do the right thing every day. Made me and the parents happy. One student is also going to be v. happy - parent said its their birthday this weekend and after my call they're getting the new phone they wanted.

#FridayFeeling
#TeacherLife

"Miss! Miss! Have you heard of Ice Spice"

"The rapper? Yes. Did you know she takes a picture of me to the hairdresser's and asks for a Ms M look?"

#TeacherLife

Hydrogen!

Depressing thought of the day, as I sit in cafe playing 80s soundtrack. 80s music is as long about from today as 1930s music was to us in the 80s. I'm like some grandma rocking out to George Formby and Gracie Fields

Aaargh. Every. Single. Time. Evernote updates (whihc feels like most days) it stops working until i restart my phone. Used it for years but considering cancelling my paid sub if @evernote.bsky.social don't stop this happening

a little girl in a red and purple shirt is holding a toothbrush and making a funny face . ALT: a little girl in a red and purple shirt is holding a toothbrush and making a funny face .

TFW you go in your favourite cafe and some other fecker is sitting in your favourite seat

"Without us you'd all be speaking German" he says in a German speaking country.

Dystopian fictiok is a genre I love but now I feel like I'm living it.

All ready for @eleanormorton.bsky.social @xsmalarkey.com to cheer us up after that dismal Arctic display

It's a stupid bloody game anyways

I've always been fond of Mane since we saw his (terrible) debut for Saints in a soggy Sheffield. love him going into the dressing room and dragging the team back out after their manager's strop. Surely the true deserver of the FIFA peace prize #AFCON #SENvMAR

This extra time is going to be carnage

WTAF Afcon final?

2 days in & the kefir is becoming another person in our house
"Why have we got these glass jars?" The kefir grains prefer glass
"Why have we got whole milk?" The kefir grains prefer it
"Why are you clearing that shelf?" I think it's where rhe kefir grains will be happiest

I might name them Georgi

"New manager bounce" can fuck right off

DONNA! DONNA! DONNA!

Feck off Maguire you big bully

Derby Day ready in our favourite Blue @mancity.com pub (pls excuse soft drink, currently off the C2H5OH)

#CMONCITEH
#MUNMCI