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@ededowen.bsky.social

Person. Most of the time.

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Gmail are accessing private messages 🫠 This is how to stop that, screenshot the steps to follow.

22.02.2026 09:21 β€” πŸ‘ 268    πŸ” 161    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 11
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Who's the billionaire behind London’s biggest mass eviction? He's the London philanthropist who says he's committed to solving homelessness. So why is Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital rushing to make hundreds of Londoners homeless in the coming weeks?

London’s β€œworst mass eviction in recent history” is underway; hundreds of households across London told to get out of their homes this week by the same landlord, ahead of the renters rights act. The landlord? Billionaire Asif Aziz’s Criterion Capital. www.londoncentric.media/p/asif-aziz-...

22.02.2026 07:53 β€” πŸ‘ 852    πŸ” 705    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 129

Worth reading:

21.02.2026 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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80s pop sensation returns to Basingstoke to tuck into an Β£8 curry Tanita Tikaram, the 80s popstar, returned to Basingstoke to tuck into an Β£8 curry at the recently-opened Raai restaurant.

THIS LOOKS IMPORTANT.

@apiln.bsky.social

www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/2587213...

21.02.2026 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

The slam mix omg

21.02.2026 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

can’t believe i evolved from primordial ooze for this *gestures to everything*

20.02.2026 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One problem with this plan. He would be absolutely guaranteed to completely fuck it up

20.02.2026 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Green Party lead in the latest poll for Gorton and Denton.

20.02.2026 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 273    πŸ” 74    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 10

First time watching for years. The show was plodding and the debates tired. Worse, was dominated by the repulsive Jenrick who portrayed himself as some sort of saint, rather than the grubby opportunist he is.

20.02.2026 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This tracks

The National Geographic voice caps it off though ☠️

18.02.2026 04:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2674    πŸ” 1001    πŸ’¬ 136    πŸ“Œ 92
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How Reuters captured the photo of former Prince Andrew leaving custody Slumped in the back seat of his Range Rover, a visibly shaken man once referred to as the "Playboy Prince" stares ahead of him as the car leaves Aylsham police station in Norfolk, England.

The entire world has seen the photograph - Phil Noble is the Reuters photographer who took it.

20.02.2026 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 134    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 5

?

20.02.2026 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thatcher using the proceeds of the North Sea oil to pay for a bunch of middle-class tax cuts, instead of investing in a sovereign wealth fund, was one of the biggest dick moves ever made, on behalf of the people of the UK.

19.02.2026 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 360    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 3

it's almost like tariffs increase prices!

19.02.2026 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1406    πŸ” 225    πŸ’¬ 61    πŸ“Œ 7

What a repulsive toad

19.02.2026 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The other striking thing is how delighted people are. People genuinely hate him. Pure schadenfreude. I'm not judging, I'm also guilty!

19.02.2026 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
NewsNation graphic: DECLINED BOARD OF PEACE INVITATION -- Pope Leo, Macron, Starmer, Xi

NewsNation graphic: DECLINED BOARD OF PEACE INVITATION -- Pope Leo, Macron, Starmer, Xi

choose your fighter

19.02.2026 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 6377    πŸ” 1359    πŸ’¬ 520    πŸ“Œ 148

Shouldn't that be Tuesday morning 10am?

18.02.2026 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Olivia Newton-John: Jack lent me his rabbits but they still haven’t bred yet.
John Travolta: Really? I’ve got Jill’s, they’re multiplying.

18.02.2026 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Ja, das ist gut, das kΓΆnnen wir so verΓΆffentlichenβ€œ

18.02.2026 08:05 β€” πŸ‘ 478    πŸ” 97    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 22

Left it pretty late to do a Pancake Day joke and now all that’s left is this crΓͺpe one which will probably fall flat and make me feel like a flipping tosser.

17.02.2026 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Is any of this true?

17.02.2026 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh that's who it is!

17.02.2026 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yes,,, your boy has taken a ride in the 4 man bobsled,,, but im an adrenaline junkie and needed to try skeleton. And now I’ve officially joined the team and am gonna try to start competing.

66 years old going 66 mph.

16.02.2026 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 12875    πŸ” 1947    πŸ’¬ 445    πŸ“Œ 426

I always find it very poignant when a celebrity river dies, and all the tributaries come flooding in.

16.02.2026 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Did you know that strawberries are not berries, and are actually mammals?

16.02.2026 10:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5322    πŸ” 753    πŸ’¬ 297    πŸ“Œ 80

Take the train to Cadiz. It's amazing there.

16.02.2026 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Please be careful in London. I have spent 25 years there, but I have never heard a story as frightening as this one from today in which nothing at all happened.

14.02.2026 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3724    πŸ” 711    πŸ’¬ 529    πŸ“Œ 118

The popularity of football is 99% down to the fact that it gives dull men something to talk to each other about.

13.02.2026 08:55 β€” πŸ‘ 152    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 3

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