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We older ones had to do Country Dancing on nothing stronger than orange squash when we were in primary school. Once you’ve done a Pat a cake Polka and bowed to your corner lady sober - a bit of shuffling side to side holds few terrors.

This is Eeyore. He led a sheriff's deputy to his grandma after she fell during their walk. We are awarding him the incredibly rare 15/10 (FB: OkaloosaSheriff)

A new Gaza-bound aid flotilla has been intercepted by the Israeli army, days after the detention of activists on board vessels bound for the war-torn territory caused international outrage and widespread protests.

The EU has announced it will match Donald Trump’s steel tariffs, doubling levies on imports to 50% in a move condemned as “an existential threat” to the industry in the UK.

Édouard Philippe, a former French prime minister and one-time ally of Emmanuel Macron, has said he favours early presidential elections given the gravity of the political crisis rocking the country.

Keir Starmer has criticised Robert Jenrick’s comments complaining about “not seeing another white face” in parts of Birmingham, saying the shadow justice secretary was “hard to take seriously”.

Bean bag chairs are like Venus fly traps for anyone aged over 40.

I wish retail therapy was covered by my health insurance.

One in three Britons say they need an alcoholic drink to get on the dance floor, rising to 40% of 18-to-24-year-olds. Older folks are less embarrassed: less than 20% of over-55s say they need booze before a boogie.

Went to a shop in Yorkshire, and asked where I could find towels. They directed me to a bird sanctuary!

When you finally decide to fix your sleep schedule and go to bed by 10 PM but end up waking up at 2 AM.

Her: If the world was going to end soon what would you do?
Me: I'd have s*x with anything that moves. What about you?
Her: I'd sit very...very still.

The French political crisis has deepened after the new prime minister dramatically resigned within hours of appointing a government. Sébastien Lecornu, the third prime minister in a year, quit hours before his first cabinet meeting on Monday afternoon.

The US supreme court has declined to hear an appeal from Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell of her sex trafficking conviction. Maxwell in 2022 was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking and related crimes.

The finances of one of Nigel Farage’s key confidants are being examined by the UK’s tax and revenue authorities amid questions over his income from wealth and business activities, the Guardian understands.

International activists, journalists and lawyers deported from Israel after attempting to breach the 16-year maritime blockade of Gaza as part of a humanitarian flotilla have alleged being subjected to brutal physical and verbal abuse by Israeli forces during their detention.

Neighbours of the Manchester synagogue attacker reported concerns to police about him and a family member being “radicalised” and attempting to “preach” the Qur’an to local children, the Guardian has been told.

The difference between a wound and an injury is that a wound is damage to skin tissue where the skin is cut or broken.
Whereas injury had a band called The Blockheads.

My daughter had been talking on the house phone for about half an hour, when suddenly she hung up. 'Wow, I said that was short. You're usually on there for two hours, what happened?'
.......'wrong number,' she said.

Think of how stupid the average person is, and realise half of them are stupider than that.

The battle-ravaged country is holding its first parliamentary elections since the fall of its longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, in a tentative step towards democratic polls that have been criticised as biased in favour of interim leaders.

Chinese officials threatened retaliation should the UK government target parts of its security apparatus under foreign influence rules soon after the Guardian reported it was under consideration.

Civil liberty groups have expressed concerns at plans outlined by the home secretary to hand police greater powers to restrict protests as organisers of mass demonstrations against the banning of Palestine Action pledged a “major escalation” of their campaign.

Negotiators arrived in Cairo before talks on Monday expected to focus on the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and a broader end to the war, as Israel continued strikes on the Palestinian territory, killing 63 people in 24 hours.

Bear was my best shoulder cat. #Caturday #Catdad

#UKFungusDay 🍄

Here's a gorgeous Amanita Muscaria 😍

#Wales

YEAH I’m at an apple butter festival, damn it. I’m a goddamned American.

I’m horrified by Trump’s order to send 300 National Guard troops to Chicago. We’re only nine months into a four year term and already the president is trying to invade an American city. If you’re in the Guard, you can and should refuse these orders.

In case anyone else was also big sad this morning have your daily dose of Molly💖

Koala and her baby!

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#bluesky #animals #nature #wildlife