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π― agree!
08.03.2026 05:15 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0π«’ the people asking the question of your Jewish friends
08.03.2026 05:00 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0What a remarkable series of stupid thoughts need to converge for that question to occur to someone
07.03.2026 22:17 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I think weβd all agree these are allegations only and need to be investigated. But in the main they werenβt. And thatβs the problem
07.03.2026 13:41 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0My article for Bylines about Epstein survivors and what the handling of their trauma says about our wider societies
07.03.2026 09:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Since Bob Vylan said "Death, death to the IDF" the IDF has killed 2500 Palestinians, while Hamas has killed 0 Israelis.
Which is why he said what he said.
Donβt forget the Never Too Late Award from the Bridport Prize which recognises entries from writers over 60 across all categories of prizes.
Link below
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Billie Eilish during her #GRAMMYs speech for Song of the Year:
βAs grateful as I feel, I donβt need to say anything except that, no one is illegal on stolen land. Itβs really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, I feel hopeful in this room and we need to keep protestingβ¦ fuck ICE.β
A seating plan with one seat booked
My local screening of Melania. Has one seat booked. I might turn up an do an intervention
01.02.2026 12:35 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Americans who did not choose this:
We will never mistake you for him
A letter to those Americans who did not vote for Trump | Victor Kravchuk
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This was posted in the new Epstein files release and removed about 20 mins later.
Wonder why that is.
Spot on an moving as hell. Hang in there, America AND Ukraine. These latest devils will also fall
27.01.2026 18:49 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0What in Godβs name is #BBCNews thinking??? Cutting away from Tim Waltz to broadcast the obvious regime propaganda manure heap of Bovinoβs press conference. That editorial decision is going to age badly come the reckoning.
25.01.2026 19:43 β π 3 π 4 π¬ 2 π 0Reform MP Andrew Rosindell tells the BBC that he "would not object" to scrapping the NHS and replacing it with private insurance
25.01.2026 10:36 β π 694 π 607 π¬ 208 π 158Ha ha thanks Anna π₯°. If only you were wrong about the fury!
11.01.2026 16:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
So thrilled to discover I won the December #furiousfiction competiton! What a lovely Christmas present! Thank you AWC judges πππ
www.writerscentre.com.au/blog/furious...
Jealous? Who me? This is excellent from my Bylines Network colleagues
12.12.2025 16:43 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0What a dick
07.12.2025 13:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Based on the judgesβ comments it feels like over-marking
06.12.2025 20:01 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Awww. Seems so long ago!! Hope youβre all keeping well
06.12.2025 18:27 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This apparently is what passes for a cat in these parts
29.11.2025 22:42 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0π¨Our BBC is under attack π¨ We can't let those that want to see it torn up & replaced by the likes of GBNews or Fox win. Sign the open letter now to demand the new BBC boss is someone that will protect the BBC, not let its enemies tear it down: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/bbc-dg-o...
10.11.2025 21:43 β π 3 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
10.11.2025 11:29 β π 5586 π 1652 π¬ 142 π 72This is why donβt appease
10.11.2025 18:14 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Looks like weβre about relearning the lessons
09.11.2025 20:10 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Sadly this will be lost in the right-wing vindication party.
09.11.2025 19:18 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0The really infuriating thing about this is they didnβt have to do that edit. It was really fucking obvious that Trump was inciting that crowd without taking a sledgehammer to his speech.
09.11.2025 19:05 β π 4 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0Appeasement will never work. Itβs never enough
09.11.2025 19:01 β π 12 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0