Burning fossil fuels makes wildfires more frequent and more intense. Of course those who have made record profits causing the problem should pick up the bill.
Thom Eagle
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I write and I cook and I grow things
You can/should read Emily Wilson's latest take on the Odyssey, but I'm logging on to convey my hairdresser's reaction. She was AGHAST that Nolan, with his million $ budget, gave Matt Damon ONLY 6 hair extensions. As a result, his hair did not blow around properly, & that ruined the film for her.
Many people outside the UK have been asking me who Rod Liddle was. Here's Stewart Lee (from 08:53 onwards) on the man described by Fraser Nelson (former editor of The Spectator) as 'the greatest satirist since Swift.' Let this be the last word on the subject. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFt3...
Stewart Lee Comedy Vehicle - 4.5 Migrants
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"The idea of society may sound appealing, but it's old men who will take the hit, planting trees under whose shade they might never sit."
Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
We need to bring this exclamation back
TIL that when Darwin saw an orchid with a super-long nectar tube, he wrote in a letter "Good heavens, what insect can suck it!" which is the most relatable response I can imagine (he predicted the unknown pollinator had a super-long proboscis, and he was right) www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Walkers should start producing small bags with exactly eight Quavers in them called Semibreve send tweet