It's important to have appropriate footwear and eyewear for viewing a total eclipse of the ☀️. Thanks to @sciencesocks.bsky.social
Kemi Badenoch on Today defending the neo-Nazi council candidate by saying that it is right to give those who have previously been radicalised a chance. Badenoch on Shamima Begum, whom was groomed by Islamic State when a child, "Citizenship is a privilege, she forfeited it." 🤔
Downplay a book or movie: The Adequate Gatsby
James Wallis@jameswallis.bsky.social · 2w agoDownplay a book or movie: Expectations
Along with being one of the greatest racers of all time, Italian cycling champion Gino Bartali carried forged exit visas hidden in his handlebars and seat to Jews in hiding during WWII, & ultimately helped save an estimated 800 Jews from the Nazis. Happy #BicycleBirthday, Gino! July 18 (1914-2000)
had an Algerian Uber driver yesterday, asked him who he liked in the match, he said "well, the French killed my grandfather, but I really don't like Moroccans."
Donald Trump, can you hear me? ... Donald Trump, your boys took a hell of a beating! Your boys took a hell of a beating!
The NHS was founded 78 years ago today. It was built after the devastation of the Second World War when the country was bankrupt - but when the people demanded a society built on fairness and dignity for all. Today, we must defend the right to healthcare and rebuild our social security system.
Happy 78th Birthday to the NHS 🥳 Nye Bevan’s vision of universal healthcare became reality on 5 July 1948 "Illness is neither an indulgence for which people have to pay, nor an offence for which they should be penalised, but a misfortune, the cost of which should be shared by the community"
Proper beer. Real Tea. Correct Spelling.
Samuel@samuel.fm · last mo.today is a celebration of the US narrowly escaping British tyranny. unfortunately there’s no counterfactual of what would’ve happened if the British maintained territory in north america but we can only assume it would’ve been terrible
That Reform UK electoral campaign in Makerfield in pictures:
"So ... so I said ... why not sign your treaty here, at Versailles?"
Ian Fleming might have made the world’s first trillionaire this evil, but only Philip K. Dick could have made him such a pathetic drug-addled loser, desperate for attention and adulation but incapable of human relationships, and now terrified to go out in public.
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 2mo ago
guy has a trillion dollars, 0 friends, and has never landed a joke. I know a pact with the devil when I see one.
If there is anyone in the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran who doesn't have The Art of The Deal on their nightstand and who doesn't laugh their balls off every night before drifting into restful sleep, they're just not living their best life.
