Perfect.

Mexico’s national bird is the golden eagle so that is honestly some fucking win

Woken up to news that it will be England v Norway in the quarterfinals of a World Cup. As the underdogs, Norwegians really are going to have to RO, RO, RO for our lives! 🫠🇳🇴⚽️🥁🇳🇴🚣🫎

Norway beat Brazil in the FIFA world cup. This is the people celebrating in front of the king’s castle in Oslo. In their midst? The Crown Prince. And most people had no idea. Gotta love Norway ❤️

As in 1066 England will prevail against the Norwegians before tragically losing to the French a couple of weeks later.

What a picture

AI isn't 'inevitable'. Banning and resisting it isn't 'going against the tide'. We can reject this narrative and determine our own future. But it will be a fight, and it will take greater tech literacy. Which tools are bad and which are not? Who are the bad actors? Which politicians are fighting?

Children’s Games (detail), by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, 1560, 📸 by @kgmadeit1

Brazil has now played against Norway 5 times at the World Cup. This might sound crazy, they have never won.

Fantastic team effort and Norway’s magnificent moose Haaland delivers again, quarterfinals baby! 🇳🇴⚽️🇳🇴🚣

Norwegian shirt on and trying not to bite my nails. Have fond memory of Papa Johansen taking me to see Norway play Brazil in a friendly at Ullevaal Stadium, possibly pre-World Cup ‘94? Brazil thrashed us 4-0. Let’s hope for a better result tonight, RO! 🇳🇴⚽️🇧🇷

Phew. With the exception of the Rosa Parks skit, Episode 1 felt a little flat, this is more like it (from episode 2 of Larry David’s new series “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness”) 🇺🇸⛳️

The humanities have been so denigrated and dumped on in recent decades, who could possibly have known critical thinking skills would eventually come in handy? 🫠

Ukraine salutes America on its 250th birthday

PEANUTS featuring "Good ol' Charlie Brown" by Schulz.

“London wants a “decision-shaping” role in the rules and regulations that Britain has agreed to follow as part of its push for closer ties with the EU.“ You had that when you were a member of the EU. Sorry Britain, thanks to brexit you don’t get to shape those decisions anymore 🤷‍♀️

“As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free” Humming along to Joan Baez’s performance of “Battle Hymn of the Republic” on the eve of the United States Semiquincentennial, and saluting all the brilliant artists and performers who already make America great 🇺🇸🎶 youtu.be/YHforl6vnco

For non-Americans, this series is really helpful. One minute clips that explain American history.

This is the secret main essential true 250th anniversary event: the brave voice of democracy and justice; the brutal forces of silencing; it's all here.

Epic trolling of Trump by Hunter Biden today.

Who needs fireworks? #bloomscrolling (NYBG Chrysanthemums)

We called this "joined up thinking" when i was younger. More of this please.

And we all know these loser neo confederates would have joined the Axis powers, not the Allies in WW2.

I so want the Chicago Pope to excommunicate him. Just 86 his ass, Leo. You’re South Side, you know what to do.

Just a reminder that Putin and friends made a lot of excited noise about how Western Europe would be freezing to death and using horses instead of cars without Russian oil, just a couple of years ago. Play silly games…

If you want people to take the geopolitical threat from Russia seriously (and I agree that they should), this nonsense is the absolute worst messaging and will only harm public support for that cause.

Nine months after my dad died, my mother has yet to receive her widow’s pension. Here’s an idea: when someone submits a death certificate for their spouse or partner…just issue the pension without delay? Or are bureaucrats just prevaricaring to see if the widow or widower kicks the bucket first 🧐

The satire writes itself here…

This was a winner of the Bulwer-Lytton Prize for the Opening Sentence for the Worst of All Possible Novels (the novels in question being imaginary) and I think it’s rather marvellous…

Am racking my brain to think of ways we can all keep the pressure and heat on this story. Meta & Mark Zuckerberg - one of the richest men in the world - are putting unfathomable legal and financial pressure on whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams. Pretty sure most people are on her side - not their's

'Peonies' by Japanese painter Kiyohara Yukinobu (1643-1682) #WomensArt

Still possibly Hull’s greatest contribution to the world of memes.

Maximum respect to Ivory Coast, a formidable team, but let’s go, heia heia Norge! 🇳🇴⚽️🇳🇴⚽️🇳🇴

Oh look it’s our kitchen 🫠

Oh she was magnificent in both The Good Life and To The Manor Born, very much worth (re)watching on BBC iPlayer 🤍

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The funny thing is that “a footballer who only contributes in flashes” is the same “moment of magic“ that these commentators so admire in other English playmakers. I wonder what the difference is.

I know the list is endless but I genuinely think trashing the legitimate congressionally chartered org for celebrating the 250th to instead hijack our national assets and taxpayer funds for his personality cult grifter crap should, in and of itself, be fully sufficient to merit removal from office.

‘Say yes and never do it’ Mel Brooks knew how to deal with the studios

A frantic scramble before the next heatwave arrives to catch up on household chores, admin that requires actual cognitive bandwidth and batch cooking/bread baking…kids: appreciate those carefree summers of your youth! 🫠

Remember:

"When he comes home at night and I hear his key in the lock, I say to myself, 'Oh good! The party's about to begin.'" Anne Bancroft on husband Mel Brooks. #Happy100thMel xxx

The arm on NBA star Kelsey Plum, who throws a rolled-up jersey to her dad sitting in the upper bleachers. www.reddit.com/r/AbsoluteUn...

Can confirm that the 100,000 Bad Bunny fans at Tottenham Stadium were the most jolly bunch I’ve ever shared a stadium with. London is at its best when music brings us together 🇵🇷🎶🌺

Gosh let’s hope so.

We’re really not far off from our tech overlords berating overheated humans for using up water meant for their precious AI…

After a year filled with grief and exhaustion my other half is taking me to see Benito, Bad Bunny himself and this may be the heatwave taking its toll, but I really think I might be about to expire with delight 🎶🇵🇷🪩🌺🥹

With existing technology, it is possible to reduce aircon's GHG emissions by 97% by 2050. We just gotta do it.

absolute height of comedy is when they cut to the goal and you see how many kid keepers they've got

Catatonic #caturday