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Every single day you live you make a difference in the world and you get to choose the difference that you make ...
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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Great way to demonstrate the club isn't state owned and is a totally independent business, honest.
UAE warns Andy Burnham it may pull billions in investment for the UK's proposed Oxford-Cambridge tech hub—dubbed the UK's Silicon Valley—in retaliation over Manchester City's guilty verdict, per The Telegraph.
October 2, 2026 at 9:47 PM
"Hamas has not disarmed. They haven't laid down their arms. What are you going to do about that?"

"I mean, look at our country. I was moving. This country is booming during a conflagration. You know, during—some people would say it's a war, some people would say it's not really a war."
I recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firings
Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
time.com
October 2, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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Andy Burnham's speech to Labour conference was excellent. Passionate, principled & explicitly putting the blame for the state of a stagnant, broken Britain on Thatcher's deindustrialisation, privatisation & the dismantling of the post-war consensus to put profit before people.
September 29, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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We've just heard a vision for Britain on big, big issues like social care, council housebuilding, public control of water, and making every vote count.

I think everybody can get behind what Andy had to say today.

#LabConf26
September 29, 2026 at 3:33 PM
September 29, 2026 at 4:22 PM
You know how you can sometimes remember where you where the first time you heard a certain song. I was in The Cleveland at the top of Linthorpe Road when somebody put this on the juke box ...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYYR...
David Bowie - Space Oddity (Official Video)
YouTube video by David Bowie
www.youtube.com
September 25, 2026 at 9:44 PM
You know, when somebody's sick, I mean kind of mentally unstable, not to say delusional or demented, you kind of feel sorry for them. It's sad. You pity them. Unless they're the fucking President of the fucking USA and in control of fucking atom bombs that could destroy humanity. Just sayin.
September 25, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Toots & The Maytals - Pressure Drop | Live at Winterland (1975)
YouTube video by Toots on MV
www.youtube.com
September 25, 2026 at 8:41 PM
#FridayNightIsMusicNight I'm in a reggae mood tonight ...

"I'd rather be a free man in my grave
Than living as a puppet or a slave" ...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHAb...
Jimmy Cliff Recording The Harder They Come In Studio Session
YouTube video by Perry Henzell
www.youtube.com
September 25, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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A diligent and enthusiastic #Boro barmy statistician and researcher, music buff and a top, top bloke.
Middlesbrough FC (@Boro) on X
We're desperately saddened to report the passing of our friend, Colin Galloway. Colin, as devoted a Boro fan as you are ever likely to meet, was a dedicated researcher and proud custodian of our club...
x.com
September 22, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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oh my goodness -- I had no idea Mike Collins's hit ads on Jon Ossoff are *this* bad. Truly abysmal stuff.
September 23, 2026 at 2:21 AM
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Royal British Legion Says It Wants ‘No Association’ With Anti-Migrant Group Behind Poppy Fundraisers

The charity says it never authorised a Hampshire group's…

https://bylinetimes.com/2026/09/22/royal-british-legion-says-it-wants-no-association-with-anti-migrant-group-behind-poppy-fundraisers/
Royal British Legion Says It Wants ‘No Association’ With Anti-Migrant Group Behind Poppy Fundraisers
The charity says it never authorised a Hampshire group's 'Raise the Poppies' appeal, as crowdfunding sites take pages down
bylinetimes.com
September 22, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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"Fantastic news
Latest records show that RNLI donations have increased by 5000% over the past couple of weeks after far-right backlash.
The RNLI is on track to record its highest annual fundraising total in its almost 200-year history"
via Daniel Lismore
Donate here rnli.org/support-us/g...
Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
rnli.org
September 21, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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Okay, this got me.
September 19, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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September 18, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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Harry Kane smashes record for fastest to 100 Bundesliga goals in 98th game
Harry Kane smashes record for fastest to 100 Bundesliga goals in 98th game
Harry Kane beat the 49-year-old record for the fastest player to score 100 Bundesliga goals by 31 matches as Bayern Munich beat Union Berlin 7-0
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2026 at 3:28 AM
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Trump announces:

- a deal for Greenland which he doesn't know he already has
- a power to sanction China which he won't use
- an illegal attack on US media companies

BBC News reports it Trump's way.

#SituationNormal

#R4Today
September 19, 2026 at 6:03 AM
#FridayNightIsMusicNight Spot on this like.
September 18, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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If you think closing an RNLI station is done by people with "legitimate concerns" you really need to give your head a wobble.
It's an unforgivable act of thuggery.
September 18, 2026 at 5:38 AM
September 18, 2026 at 6:29 AM
One more reason to vote Democrat.
This needs to be a much bigger story, folks.
September 17, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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New: Trump called crypto "thin air." Last year, he reported $1.4 billion in income from it.

Buyers of his crypto? They're an estimated $4.7 billion underwater.

I made an 8-bit game out of it—

📈 Play as Trump: you cannot lose money.

📉 Play as an investor: you cannot win.
‘THIN AIR,’ REAL MONEY — The Trump Crypto Game
An 8-bit game about real money. Play as Trump: you only make money. Play as an investor: you only lose. Every figure is drawn from Public Citizen's report and the sources it cites.
thinairrealmoney.com
September 17, 2026 at 12:23 PM
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Rep. Beatty on Trump's "f**king crazy" meltdown over the Kenndey Center: "He threw a tantrum. It was like an immature child. I wouldn't even want to put this on a child -- shouting, calling names ... "
September 16, 2026 at 1:38 AM