Justin Webb on radio 4 today! Instant Off button for me!

Wishing you all a really lovely 12 November. I hope this Wednesday is kind to you and brings you much happiness!

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Happy Tuesday to you as well 🥰

Police have named the couple they’re looking for in connection to a racist incident on the tube and they’re wealthy Trump supporters and founders of an “anti-woke” PR firm.

Still feeling rough today and so spending the day doing my best to get over this bug!

Remove Sir John Sweeney!

Phew! Thank goodness! No Dominic West this morning! Anna Foster and Nick Robinson! 😊

Wishing you all a really lovely Tuesday 11 November. I hope you have a lovely day and that this Tuesday brings you much happiness!

Christine Pelosi, daughter of Nancy Pelosi, has announced she’s running for the California State Senate.

MI6’s former leader said 50% of Russians in the UK are working for Putin on one level or another.

During October, Ukraine not only increased the number of drone strikes on Russia, but the average range, to above 500km.

Indian authorities have classified the explosions near Red Fort in New Delhi as a terrorist act.

Let them fight gif Trump: “I don't know what happened to Marjorie. She's lost her way, I think.”

Sounds like a mission.

New YouGov poll: Is BBC News politically biased? 50% of Britons say yes. Biased in favour of left-wing views: 31% Biased in favour of right-wing views: 19% Not biased: 19% Belief in bias by party Reform: 73% biased to left / 4% biased to right Con: 52% / 5% Lib Dem: 19% / 22% Labour: 16% / 31%

I always seem to catch a bug when I go back to the city of Bath these days! Lovely friend had to come and collect me and thank goodness, I just managed to make it back home without being ill in his car! Tis off to bed for me now!

Best flat white I have ever had in the Salcombe Diary!

It’s another day back home in the city if Bath for me today! ‘‘Tis rather wet but hey not to worry!

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@chadbourn.bsky.social Wishing you a lovely day! :)

Same x

A big coffee cheers to all happy fellow coffee drinkers and a big cheers to all those who do not drink coffee too! :)

I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member. - Groucho Marx :)

Good morning Carla, have a lovely day ☕️🪻💖

Wishing you all a really lovely Monday 10 November! I hope you have a lovely day and that this Monday is kind to you :)

@tarquinfauntleroy.bsky.social Not wishing to nag but I hope you have signed up for your jabs Master Tarquin! 😂

He’s not even trying to tether his insane ramblings to any vague sense of reality any more.

Weekend catchup.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez: “A few tech-oligarchs are clearly influencing electoral processes. We’ve seen it in the UK, Germany, France, Hungary…and I’m sure we will see it in Spain.” (El Pais)

Ca Gov Gavin Newsom: “He is a historic president—a historically unpopular president. Underwater in every key category—I mean, you can’t even make this up… “And he knows it. Why else did he feel the need to rig the election before even one vote was cast. That's just weakness.”

On the Things You Never Expected To Happen list, there’s a video of Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa shooting hoops with senior US military figures, including CENTCOM chief Admiral Brad Cooper.

The Philippines is about to get hit by another devastating typhoon. Fung-wong, known locally as Uwan, has intensified into a super typhoon off Catanduanes. Authorities warn of life-threatening conditions.

Iran, facing its worst drought in decades, is planning intermittent cuts to water supplies to try to stave off the evacuation of Tehran.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro: “They think life is a bad Hollywood movie where they’re always the heroic Rambo-style winners and the rest of us—Latinos, Mexicans, Colombians, Venezuelans, Caribbeans, Africans—are the villains. “Let them keep their fading empire and their ugly story.”

All those people who think they can dodge the effects of the climate crisis because they live in a nice developed country are about to get punched in the face. It’s coming in hard everywhere.

Someone pointed my attention to this from 2016. Trump’s anti-vaxx nonsense has been bubbling under for a long time.

The death toll for Typhoon Kalmaegi has risen to more than 200 across the Philippines and Vietnam. 2000 homes damaged, 2.3 million people affected, 398,000 sheltering in evacuation centres. 260,000 soldiers on standby for rescue and recovery. It’s moving west towards Thailand and Laos.

A new Trump administration directive tells consular officers to deny visas to immigrants with certain health conditions such as diabetes, obesity, cancer, heart disease or mental health issues if they are judged likely to need costly care or rely on public benefits. (CBS)

Interesting piece about how polling can propel party performance, not just mirror it.

Trump wants the Washington Commanders to name their planned $3.7 billion stadium after him, ESPN reports.

Ukraine has hit the thermal power plant in Belgorod. The area is in darkness. #explodey

A shortage of US air traffic controllers has caused nearly 1,900 flight delays today. (CNN)

Clare Balding again on Radio 4. Clare Balding has to be one of the dullest presenters ever! Nepotism at its best! I had to turn off!

Trump asks Supreme Court to let people starve.

Wishing you all a really lovely Saturday 8 November! I hope you have a lovely day and that this Saturday is kind to you :)

@3goldensandalab.bsky.social 3 goldens and a Labrador! How wonderful is that. My favourite dogs!

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