My husband was a bit of a wild boy when we married. Since then he has done everything I have asked to change. Drinks less, less angry, more caring. He has become the ideal husband. But, god am I bored with him. I've started shagging a student who moved in down the road.

Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.

Menfolk who maybe don’t want to vaccinate, please google “orchitis”. It occurs in 20-30% of post-pubertal boys and men who contract mumps.

Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading. Now we’ve got mumps rolling up. Expect more. This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.

🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional! ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.

The Trump administration's response to Renée Good's killing was more than a hint: Mess with ICE, and this could happen to you.

Took a phone message for my mum in 1978. Only remembered in in 2007 and texted her early in the morning after a big night. Mum told me the caller had died 6 years previously. I was always terrible at writing down messages.

My wife gets upset unless the TV's volume is set to a prime number (generally 67 or 73) but I have to have it on an even number. The range she selects is fine but need it to be divisible by 2. So we watch very little TV and mostly read detective novels.

It is not up to the armed forces to put a stop to Trump’s ghastly ideas of war against NATO. The United States is not run by the military, nor should it be. Americans, and their elected representatives, must take this burden away from the armed forces—now. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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Voters are souring on Trump personally and on his agenda. And it’s an election year.

One thing that could have saved me some time is a visual like this. Credit to Dow Janes for this even though I wouldn't recommend paying them any money. IMO this graphic is the most valuable thing they have to offer & it's from their free webinar which is mostly a sales pitch.

If fewer people are insured, costs don’t vanish. They shift: to hospitals via uncompensated care, to insured patients via higher prices, to the uninsured who bear the burden of ill health, and to taxpayers via bailouts and subsidies.

Multiple eyewitness accounts of ICE's shooting of two people in Portland agree that ICE opened fire AFTER the pickup truck with the two individuals was already driving away, violating DHS's own rules. They opened fire in a public area, near a hospital, without regard for safety. Lawless thugs.

Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura: “We’re a 3rd world country now. I know. I’ve been to ‘em. I spent 17 months in SE Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf… that’s what happens in a dictatorship. In comes the military. That’s what’s happening here”

Nipped to Curries in my Tesco uniform, a customer asked me for help buying a dishwasher and she was fit so I did and when she'd chosen one I asked her for a date and now we have three children, the same dishwasher, and NONE of them can load it.

Traveling? Be aware that US Customs might demand to see what’s on your phone upon entry. Here’s some advice on how to handle the problem. GIFT ARTICLE

Hey, Boomers: Read this. Your vaccinations may be doing double duty! (Gift article)

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More reaction to Maduro’s “arrest”

"Trump thrives on the ineffectiveness of his opponents. The operation in Venezuela is a warning that Trump’s imperial ambitions are growing. An ineffective anti-Trump movement is an indulgence American democracy cannot afford or accept." - @davidfrum.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

On 04/16/2019, I was at Orlando (Florida) International Airport awaiting my flight to Reagan National Airport (near Washington, DC). I chatted briefly with Geena Davis -- who seemed distracted because she was trying to find the correct gate for her flight. And yes, she was flying to Los Angeles.

The manosphere promises to fix young men’s lives. Instead, it’s making them miserable.

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Elon Musk “doesn’t understand context… He’s the one trick pony,” and his trick doesn’t work in government. “Breaking things is not actually the road to productivity.”

All Banner Health facilities are requiring masks from now until March 31st. When can we look forward to Bhattacharya, Prasad, RFK Jr, Hoeg, and the rest of the gang to rail against “face diapers" and "muzzles"? It must be pretty traumatizing for them to see people trying to protect others.

Big protests going in Iran, and the state is trying to put them down with force, already killing 3. I don't know where this is going, and the Iranian government has survived big protests before. But whatever happens, it's admirably brave when people take on violently repressive regimes.

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The Blue Tsunami continues!!! 🌊🌊🌊

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Was once in an elevator with Gillian Anderson. She looked like she had the flu at the time. I'm a massive X-Files fan, but I managed to keep my cool. I just politely told her that I love her work, then she shook my hand. A day later I got the flu. Thanks Gillian, best flu ever.

I wasn’t planning on writing anything today, but since terrorist Russia doesn’t stop for even a minute, it was important to document what happened on Christmas Day with Russia murdering more civilians in Ukraine, nuclear-capable bombers flying near Britain & airspace provocations involving Poland

Last year my parents resolved the Abilene paradox in our marriage. After 7 years we all had Xmas together and I roasted a turkey. They asked why. I said my husband and the kids like it. They all said they were enduring it for me. We all hate turkey. This year we're having lamb.

Picking up your car from the bar the next morning isn’t a walk of shame—it’s a badge of honor. It means you made the smart call, got home safely, and kept the roads safer for everyone. Celebrate your choice, maybe with a cup of coffee.

I am a 100% atheist but I enjoy going to mass regularly. I don't believe what the priest says about an interventionist God, but I enjoy the calmness and hymns, and very occasionally the priest passes in some wisdom. I find it energising + therapeutic.

Exclusive: Top lawyer for military joint chiefs told chairman that officers should retire if faced with an unlawful order. That advice is raising serious concerns among current and former officials. Latest: www.cnn.com/2025/12/19/p...

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In my teenage years I had a fling with a mate's divorced mum. It was great, she taught me a lot and I apparently satisfied her needs. Fast forward 40 years and I've reconnected with the mate who's invited me to his mum's 80th b'day party as she 'always spoke fondly of me'.

This is why I’m cautiously optimistic — in the long run.

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Feds Warn iPhone And Android Users—Change Apple, Google And Microsoft Passwords

I heard that now they're placing people who criticize ICE under surveillance. I want it to be known to the entire world that I despise ICE to the core and I think their entire institution should be abolished. They are cruel, inhumane, and are examples of the worst of humanity Fuck ICE Fuck Fascism.

Google ‘Looking Into’ Gmail Hack Locking Users Out With No Recovery