Did not #parkrun today, instead we are eating croissants alongside the river Seine. This is definitely a better option.

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Go and see Paris, they said. It is lovely, they said. It is hotter than Hades here and I am not designed for heat. I might melt. 🫠

How to holiday as 4 ND people. Get stressed about travel & arrive 3 hours early to airport. ✅ Pack safe food for youngest, just in case ✅ Spend the first day doing completely separate things ✅ i an off to the Van Gogh museum, looking forward to wandering the place without a teen complaining.

Have spent a portion of today completely immersed in series 2. It is one of the best podcasts out there and deserves everyone’s time & money. 🤞 for a third series.

An incredible thread

it is too early in the morning to be learning how many Spanish people truly believe Spain never had a colonial empire for some reason www.instagram.com/p/DaAP-BxiDT...

Almost two minutes quicker at #parkrun than last week - it is a wonder what a difference a nice breeze makes. Hoping I can be back to my pre-op times by end of August.

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…Jesus Christ. I might be a Druid!

Yessss! Thank you! Now defend, defend, defend!

Yesssss!

One less stress, eldest has made the connecting train in Carlisle. Now we need two goals from England so I don’t have to miss extra time

Too stressed out to even knit while watching. Why is supporting England men like this?

look I'm not saying sacrificing Matt Goodwin in a wicker man would definitely improve the way England play, I'm just saying we can't definitely rule that out

Nice that this match is an early kick off so young children can have their first experience of England being England before bed time #ENGDRC

Sad news, both my kids loved their week at High Borrans.

Labour can threaten a £10k charge on migrants and still it’s never enough for the hard right. Perhaps there’s a lesson here? 🤔

"Please don't use your phone whilst driving" NO JUST LOOK AT THIS GIGANTIC DASHBOARD-MOUNTED TABLET INSTEAD

Also: the unspeakable hypocrisy of these people saying refugees should 'pay their way'. We have spent years, decades actually, begging the Home Office to let asylum seekers work so their could have some meaning and material advantage in their life, to no avail.

The road to devolution runs through the North East How far is England along the unfinished road to devolution, and how much further has it still to travel? northeastbylines.co.uk/news/transpo...

This is a Refugee Tax. It was originally proposed by the Tories, and the only reason asylum seekers could be claimed to 'owe' any money is because they are banned from working. Another cruel Labour policy - that must be reversed on day one by Andy Burnham. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH

They are all cunts.

I first read this at 6am and was sure I must have misunderstood it in my half-awake state. But no, I didn’t. This is shameful.

Quite a lot of people lost someone, maybe an elderly relative, during the heatwave. My Aunt Barbara, very ill with advanced dementia, died yesterday aged 91. She was unmarried, no kids and I had been taking care of her affairs for the past few years. That’s the least interesting thing about her. 1

As a proud northerner I’ve been depressed but not surprised by ridiculous and patronising responses to the idea of moving parts of our painfully centralised government out of Westminster People are talking about powerhouse global cities as if they are parochial villages in middle earth A rant 👇

Far too warm at #parkrun today. Dragged myself round.

Got a similarly simple solution to the Transgender issue. Just let people transition and be fucking normal about it and mind yer own beeswax

Oh yes.

The loudest thunder I’ve ever heard this morning. Woke the eldest up.

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Not to mention his musical tastes, on a kids panel show with Morrissey, George easily showed he cared more and knew more about music than the sneering quiffed singer. I miss him on a daily basis. Happy 63rd, George. You beautiful man.

This shit with the heat wave needs to be made to haunt every British politician until they're afraid to get caught even thinking about North sea drilling expansion.

The heatwave in Europe is so extreme, it's 25–32°F (14–18°C) above normal. You read that right. France recorded it's hottest day ever. The UK had its hottest ever June day. The ground is exceeding 122°F (50°C). People are dying. Tell me again why we shouldn't talk about climate change???

More #buyastrangerabook day action! @lacrapule.bsky.social is offering to buy someone one of Jonn Elledge's books. What a treat! Have a look and get in touch if there's one you'd like? UK only

Biden blinked one second too long and there was an international conversation about his fitness for office

They have had ten years and still cannot define a “proper Brexit” Also, the country faces a lurch to the left? Threatening me with a good time here.

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Starmer saying the next PM will inherit a country that is 'fairer' than the one he inherited 2 years ago. In the one Starmer inherited, trans people could use public toilets.

That huge generation majority and then two years of essentially Conservative government, a hammer on immigrants, a terrifying rollback of trans rights, a government terrified of Spectator columnists. What a wasted, wasted opportunity. Good riddance.

Happy Windrush Day. Today is the 78th anniversary of the arrival of the Windrush at Tilbury Docks on June 22nd 1948, an occasion being marked by events and activities around the country.

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Solstice sunrise.

At the beach for solstice sunrise and it is packed!

The sweaty face of someone who has just run her first #parkrun since the hysterectomy. You can find me on the sofa for the rest of the day 🤣