Cathy Gardner

AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"

At 16 I did a part time job in a new supermarket. I asked who counts the people. Blank looks. "For the millionth customer prize," I explained. A colleague explained they just pick a photogenic person for a news story. That's when I realised there will never be justice.

A grid shows nine photos of military leaders. A headline reads: "Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation"

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired, sidelined or forced out generals and admirals in a series of ousters that could reshape the U.S. military for years to come. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...

HMRC trial of child benefit crackdown wrongly suspected fraud in 46% of cases Exclusive: Almost half of families flagged as emigrants based on Home Office travel data were still living in UK

I’m old enough to remember when I got scolded on this here website by people who claimed a 3% false positive rate was good actually and well now it turns out to be an order of magnitude bigger! Still good guys?

Sleeping grey cat with a smug smile on his face.

The face of a cat who conned his staff into providing two breakfasts of Iams chicken in jelly in quick succession this morning.

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

It is the magnificent @happytoast.co.uk's work... I think the signature should be bottom right.

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present Karma?

Hey!
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.

I read this and immediately thought “well that would actually be awesome because then Marty can go back to the 90s where he probably had a really awesome time as a teenager” and then I was like oh wait his PARENTS would have been teenagers in the 90s and then I just sat here for like 45 minutes

Ha! Hilarious. We swapped the remote control garage door opener in Bob's car for the one that operates the hangar door. He be at home now clicking away at his garage. He'll be livid.

A Guardian news story which states “A fringe favourite for his Houdini and Dracula spoofs, ‘comedy’s best kept secret’ has finally had his breakout moment – in the least likely fashion”

Great to see *checks notes* two time Emmy nominee Nick Mohammed finally breaking through.

An inflatable frog costume throwing a sub in the style of Banksy

succubus - female demon that seduces men

incubus - male demon that seduces women

vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party

When people talk about the excesses of MeToo, they have to lie, because the reality is that there was no massive social reckoning forcing people to believe survivors or hold perpetrators accountable. In fact, there has been a significant backsliding and new punishments in rejection of MeToo

what you need to understand about recommending a show to me is that no matter how much we both know l'Il like it, I can't watch it until the Neurodivergence Department in my brain approves it. I don't know when that will be, and l don't have any more control over it than you do.

This.

Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment

Letter to the editor: Every child’s ambition matters – whatever their background A former teacher fears children’s dreams could be limited by prejudice and urges us to protect their potential

Talent is everywhere, opportunity isn’t.

In this letter to the editor, a former teacher reflects on her pupils’ hopes, and the barriers some will face ⤵

Cosmic Jaffa cakes

Disappointing lack of space travel despite eating the whole pack

His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.

All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:

Asafoetida powder

*cockney sing-a-long voice*

Nigel Farage currently railing against Parliament being full of "professional politicians".

He founded UKIP in 1993 and was first elected as an MEP in 1999, twenty-six years ago. Less than 5% of current MPs (31 to be precise) have a longer career in politics than Farage. ~AA

"Ooh I'm ready to flee! Chase me!"

MITCH BENN
performs
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Written & and abridged
by Charles Dickens

UK TOUR December 2025

Dates & ticket links at
mitchbenn.com/tour-dates

“Mitch Benn is bringing his sold-out show A Christmas Carol “Mitch Benn is bringing his sold-out show A Christmas Carol, continuing Charles Dickens’ tradition of performing the text live

This should work:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mitch-benn...

The driver "managed to contact the control centre at Network Rail and get the train diverted onto the slow line", Calder says. "That was absolutely crucial because this train was scheduled to be travelling through Huntingdon station on the tracks with no platform at 125mph." "It didn't stop in the middle of nowhere, which would have been very difficult." Calder thinks this was handled in the "safest possible way" thanks to the "incredible professionalism from the driver and the police". Train drivers are trained on how to take appropriate action, he adds,

Next time someone tells you that train drivers "just push buttons" show them this from the BBC

I used to work in a supermarket on the checkout before barcodes so I had to press in every items price. If I liked the look of someone or I thought they looked a bit poor I used to put the odd things through without punching in the price. I once gave someone a whole chicken.

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS FUTURE, SHOWING ME 2025: you make a living as a comedian, write books, you have a partner, two kids, a really nice life.
16 YEAR OLD MARK: ok great.
GHOST: just a heads up, one of the friends from 'Friends' is dead and the others are aged between 56 and 62.
MARK: what the fuck.

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What sort of screwdriver does a Goth use?
An Emo Philips.