The Secret Balloon Lady

Lol, I think we’re gonna need a bigger box.

Don’t give people ideas!

Oh no, that would be a betrayal of our right to be wretched and poor and a laughing stock!

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France and Germany want us back in the Single Market at the very least. They were even willing to pursue the idea of an "associate EU membership" for us to enable it.

I would be raging too, in fact I am. You shouldn’t even need to explain any effects of chemotherapy, it speaks for itself. But we’re living in the age of stupid.

Nobody deserves that fckn pervy snatch-grabber.

Ooo yum. We used to call it dog’s tongue.

Sadly, all that jollity ended when dad took up with her from t’butcher’s who was no better than she should be. All fur coat and no knickers, said mam.

Our best xmas mornings were when dad would peel one and throw t’peel under t’table for us. It was that right proper thick peel an’ all.

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Quorn Spam. That might be an idea.

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An orange!

Is that what people get for xmas in Glasgowland?

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😂😂

Did anyone else read that as “Prince Andrew’s sandals“ and wonder what the heck they’d missed?

This made me spit my coffee out

Tens of millions of people have died from Covid.

Every country should have responded with record investments in public health infrastructure.

Instead the US government is putting us all at greater risk of more catastrophes by firing hundreds of top scientists whose job is to prevent outbreaks.

It is a great question, why are healthcare workers not using the best possible respirator protection continuously?

Protecting themselves and their patients.

ICE are dragging people from their homes. One guy in Chicago opened his door to find a mother & child, crying & begging for help. He took them in & they all sat in fearful silence as the night of horror unfolded around them. History has stopped whispering its warning, now it’s shouting

I’m just writing the editorial* for tomorrow’s front page. How do you spell travesty?

It’s a great opportunity for me, as I only usually get to do the advice column (under the name Mona Lott).

They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.

I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.

I expect there will be this winter. Their vaccination programmes are more generous and cheaper to get privately. Other than that, it’s difficult to find data without spending a lot of time looking at monitoring in individual countries; ditto what other mitigations are in place.

Countdown: The steady shedding of Reform councillors and officials continues… – HOPE not hate Drunken displays, racist rants and dodgy deals are just some of the reasons that Reform councillors and officials are dropping like flies… While Reform UK...

❌ Far more than just one 'bad apple' Nigel...

https://hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/10/countdown-the-steady-shedding-of-reform-councillors-and-officials-continues/

Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years Number of endangered butterfly species also surging amid habitat destruction and global heating, finds study The number of wild bee species in Europe at risk of extinction has more than doubled over the past decade, while the number of endangered butterfly species has almost doubled. The jeopardy facing crucial pollinators was revealed by scientific studies for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list of threatened species, which found that at least 172 bee species out of 1,928 were at risk of extinction in Europe. Continue reading...

Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years

Not the toe nails! 😱

Petition: Direct the UKHSA to monitor COVID infections that occur in particular settings Ensure that the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) monitors, and reports on, the numbers of COVID infections that occur in healthcare settings through its routine surveillance programmes, and advises o...

We think the UK government should ensure that management of healthcare associated infections (HCAI) is extended to include recording data on COVID infections spread within hospitals.
That’s why we signed this petition.
Please join us - if you haven’t already.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Seems @Nigel_Farage is trying damage limitation on the Reform Russian Bribes scandal.

He’s known Nathan Gill for 20 years, and claims he knew nothing.

No one believes you, Nigel.

Keep the story moving. Questions must be answered.

Funerals should just be car boot sales of all your stuff with a jacket potato and real ale stall, and everyone can wander round your stuff reminiscing about how weird you were, and wondering why you’ve so many sea-salt dispensers. The family can keep the money or donate it to charity.

"We have a madman who's unwell in the WH...Trump has to be part of any deal here too. If he's unwell, that's something Dems need to point out to say, 'This is why we can't trust an agreement with these guys'"

Full convo w/ @davidnir.com on Rs losing the shutdown: www.publicnotice.co/p/republican...