Jeremy Corbyn on the non-existent ceasefire in Gaza

I played squaredle.com 11/24: 28/28 words (+7 bonus words) 📖 In the top 8% by bonus words 🔥 Solve streak: 1

Wordle 1,619 4/6* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 If you enjoy #wordle, try Whendle! #whendle no1035 ▪️▪️▪️🟨🟩 5/5 255pts Whendle.net #WQuers #puzzle #history #trivia

You’ll have neigh trouble with this one 🙂 Strands #631 “Horsing around” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵

An American term in green, which threw me off the scent! Connections Puzzle #897 🟨🟦🟩🟪 🟪🟨🟦🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩

Got there, eventually 🙄 #whendle no1035 ▪️▪️🟨⬜️🟩 5/5 269pts

Good morning everyone. A welcome birdie 3 and in a nice pattern too! Have a magnificent Monday, all 🙂 Wordle 1,619 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Wordle1619

Qu’est-ce que c’est? 😉

As you can see, I had absolutely no idea what this was all about 🤨 Strands #630 “Sweet tooth” 💡🔵💡🔵 💡🔵💡🔵 💡🔵🟡

A good one today. I might even have been able to get purple for myself if I’d focused on it 🙂 Connections Puzzle #896 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Another close call! #whendle no1034 ▪️▪️▪️🟨🟩 5/5 232pts

Good morning everyone. Another par 4, which I’m happy to take! Have a peaceful Sunday, all. 🙂 Wordle 1,618 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Wordle1618

I played squaredle.com 11/22: 38/38 words (+5 bonus words) 📖 In the top 13% by bonus words 🔥 Solve streak: 1

Putin emboldened and, it seems, soon to be rewarded for his aggression against Ukraine thanks to Trump. Still not yet a year in office, so there’s plenty more global damage he could do. 🤬

This topic means absolutely nothing to me - I just looked for recognisable words! 🤔 Strands #629 “Ivy League” 🔵🔵🔵🟡 🔵🔵🔵

All I can say is that I’ve been very lucky with my guesses again! Connections Puzzle #895 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪

So close! #whendle no1033 ▪️▪️▪️⬜️🟨 FAIL 0pts

Good morning everyone. Hah! Have a great weekend, all 🙂 Wordle 1,617 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Wordle1617

Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.

Once Nathan Gill is sentenced, investigate all the MEPs. Nigel Farage Richard Tice Dr David Bull Paul Nuttall Martin Daubney Alex Phillips #ReformRussianBribes

Get ready for lots more of this. Right across England & Wales! 🎉 Join.greenparty.org.uk

Bottom left is a word which is entirely new to me. It’s also an ugly word that doesn’t need to exist 🤬 Strands #628 “Heard at the board meeting” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟡🔵🔵

Do idiots naturally gravitate towards right-wing politics, or does espousing right-wing ideas turn people into idiots?

I recall that one leading politician calling for a much earlier lockdown was Jeremy Corbyn, for which he was roundly mocked. Funny how things turn out, ain't it?

Hmmm. Much guesswork needed here. Connections Puzzle #894 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟩🟪🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Quite a challenging one. #whendle no1032 ▪️▪️▪️🟩 4/5 431pts

Good morning everyone. Another close call! Have a fantastic Friday, all 🙂 Wordle 1,616 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Wordle1616

It seems odd that while there's been quite a lot of snow not all that far from us, Mrs G has picked yet more tomatoes from our greenhouse 🤪

I played squaredle.com 11/20: 60/60 words (+8 bonus words) 📖 In the top 41% by bonus words 🔥 Solve streak: 1

I've started to read fiction again, after a hiatus of several years. It hasn't taken me long to conclude that at my age, life is just too short for badly-written, ineptly edited police procedurals. In my earlier days, I rarely gave up on a book I'd started, but I've abandoned 3 in the last 2 days!

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Strands #627 “Busybody buzz” 🔵🟡🔵🔵 🔵🔵

Connections Puzzle #893 🟦🟦🟪🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Again, just a handful of years out with my first guess, but struggled to get there 🥴 #whendle no1031 ▪️▪️▪️🟨🟩 5/5 258pts

Good morning everyone. Well, phew! I was left with only 2 words to go for and, surprisingly, I chose the right one! Have a smashing day, all 🙂 Wordle 1,615 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Wordle1615

And so say all of us!

He lived until 1980. A "misunderstood victim and hero" in his own mind to the end, and when he died, the obituaries in some quarters were downright gushing. A truly appalling human being.

The latest research confirms AMOC weakening together with a tipping point that is getting closer and closer. Governments are starting to notice with Iceland the first to declare it a national security threat. drtomharris.substack.com/p/amoc-weake... #climatechange #amoc #adaptation #tippingpoint

@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "we have a govt that is always talking about tough choices. Why are they always tough choices for working class people, for unemployed people, for disabled people? It's time to make tough choices for multimillionaires and billionaires. It is time to tax the rich"

Strands #626 “Divinely inspired” 🔵🔵🔵🟡 🔵🔵🔵

I wasn’t sure of one of the blues, but guessed correctly 🙂 Connections Puzzle #892 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

That 3rd clue led me to the right decade, but getting the right year was pure luck! #whendle no1030 ▪️▪️🟩 3/5 652pts

Good morning everyone. It’s steady as she goes for another par 4! Have a great day, all 🙂 Wordle 1,614 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Wordle1614

I played squaredle.com 11/18: 37/37 words (+3 bonus words) 📖 In the top 43% by bonus words 🔥 Solve streak: 1

Strands #625 “All mixed up” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🔵🟡

I rarely post these, as my results are so bad! However, this is the second day in a row that I've got 100%, so here you are! www.britannica.com/quiz/tightrope Tightrope, a daily trivia game | Britannica Nov. 18, 2025 T I G H T R O P E ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ 🎉 My Score: 2240

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The lumpen oaf isn't fit to be out in public, let alone continue as President.

A tricky one, I thought. Connections Puzzle #891 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟦🟩🟩 🟩🟦🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦