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Boris Johnson (Con, Uxbridge and South Ruislip) has resigned as an MP.
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This Tues, 13 June is the LAST DAY u get TRIPLE value rewards for trading in Clubcard points (eg ยฃ5=ยฃ15 Pizza Exp, Disney+, Legoland etc)
From Wed itโs cut to DOUBLE. So trade asap, especially as the Rewards are then validโฆย Show more
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I swear Sweden is winning purely because she'd otherwise slice through Europe like Wolverine
#Eurovision2023
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Once again reminding people if you turn off hardware acceleration in your browser you can screenshot to your heartโs content on ANY streaming site!
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AND FUCK NETFLIX FOR NOT LETTING US TAKE SCREENSHOTS!
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๐จ | NEW: In case the Coronation coverage made you unaware of the local election results, here they are:
๐น Labour: 2,674 (+536)
๐ต Tory: 2,296 (-1,061)
๐ถ Lib Dems: 1,628 (+407)
โช๏ธ Independents: 875 (-79)
๐ Green: 481 (+241)
There's one more council left to declare.
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Avoiding these 5 early-career mistakes can set you up for long-term success in academia.
1: Neglecting networking
2: Underestimating the power of mentorship
3: Losing sight of the big picture
4: Blindly following traditional wisdom
5: Overestimating your own abilities.
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One thing that has come up in our evaluation forms is young people wanting to have a physics activity.
So we are looking for a LGBTQ+ person with a physics background but also someone close enough to travel to Swindon.
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STEM for Queer Youth project is potentially looking for another LGBTQ+ scientist to visit a LGBTQ+ youth group - would anyone be interested?
We are looking for people who can travel to Swindon and those would like to develop their science communication skills.
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Did the UK Government Test Alert have to use an American accent? I'd have thought they'd use a British one. Maybe it's dependent on your phone model?
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When the Government talk of safe routes, remember:
- The resettlement scheme for Syrians โ CLOSED.
- The scheme for lone refugee children to reunite with family in the UK โ CLOSED.
- Refugee Visa โ DOESNโT EXIST.
You get the idea...
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I know I'm a cynic, but this feels a lot like voter suppression.
electoral-reform.org.uk/voter-id-list-
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Coronation coach has electric windows and air con bbc.in/3GuJFyz
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14 things universities can do to better include trans & non-binary staff & students.
1. Respect people's preferred pronouns when interacting with or about them.
2. Provide sufficient all-gender toilet facilities meeting safety standards
3. Highlight relevant role models.
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Several Tories stood up in the Commons last night to decry their partyโs fascist asylum bill as illegal and inhumane.
Do you know how many voted against it?
Not a single fucking one.
They chose party loyalty over innocent people being trafficked into slavery or dying at sea.
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This week is biggest doctor strike in #NHS history. Really tough for those using it & also those working in it - but they've been underpaid, understaffed & undervalued by 13 years of Tory Govt. Ministers must deliver fair & decent pay - #NHS matters to us all. #solidarity
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Just a guess. If you agree with Gary Lineker, you...
Didn't vote for Brexit
Are not a racist
Possibly not a tory
Disapprove of Boris Johnson
Don't like to see human suffering
Don't watch GBNews
Want the BBC free of tory governance
Would very much like a #GeneralElectionNow
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โStop the Boatsโ is just the UKโs version of โBuild The Wallโ isnโt it?
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Today is one of the few days in which this feels appropriate
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Hello hello ๐ #IWD2023 is nearly here, and so are companies' cut-and-paste platitudes. And once again we're bringing you the data to see whose support for #InternationalWomensDay is genuine, and who's still got work to do.
Here's a reminder of how it works โฌ๏ธ (1/8)
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โก๏ธThere is *no such thing* as an illegal asylum seeker
โก๏ธHuman rights and protections from slavery must apply to everyone
โก๏ธWe need safe routes and solidarity for asylum seekers, not more repression and inhumanity from the Home Office
Shameful from the the UK government.
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If you come to the UK illegally:
You canโt claim asylum
You canโt benefit from our modern slavery protections
You canโt make spurious human rights claims
You canโt stay
You canโt claim asylum
You canโt benefit from our modern slavery protections
You canโt make spurious human rights claims
You canโt stay
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In 2014, a 70 year old cis man who had fathered four children went to hospital in Kashmir with an inguinal hernia. Everything about him and his life had so far been ordinary - except that the hernia turned out to be his uterus with an ovarian tube and broad ligament.
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If Kate withdraws itโs bc people have overwhelmingly rejected intolerant views while respecting her right to have them.
In last 24h Kate has demonstrated she cannot separate personal from political + thatโs what it rests on.
Itโs not silencing or bullying, itโs accountability.
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How to pay by card moments after being told you couldn't in South East London:
Offer a Scottish tenner instead ๐
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This is possibly the best single tweet representation of the GC movement. A man accused of 14 sexual assaults on the news as an expert in women's safety.
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We're excited to announce that Fey Nem, the gnome wizard described by , will be making an appearance in a future one shot!
Congrats Alex! Let's get you something from our merch store!
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Fey Nem, a gnomish transmutation Wizard, who, in the patronising style of some physicists, proudly proclaims that all magic is transmutation. Smug demeanor necessary. You can fight between yourselves for it
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god is dead and the most efficient way to pack 17 squares into a square killed him
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SNP HQ when they heard Sturgeonโs resignation plans and hadnโt bothered to do any succession planning:
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god i'm so excited to watch a Scottish National Party leadership contest that is entirely about the Scottish National Party's central issue - Sฬตcฬตoฬตtฬตtฬตiฬตsฬตhฬต ฬตNฬตaฬตtฬตiฬตoฬตnฬตaฬตlฬตiฬตsฬตmฬต are trans people human
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Say her name: Brianna Ghey
Say her pronouns: She / Her
Rest in Power ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐
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Because Britain does not have Self ID, trans teenager Brianna Ghey cannot be buried as her true self. She wonโt be allowed the dignity of having โbeloved daughterโ on her gravestone. Or a correct death certificate. All because the mob oppose something they donโt understand.
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Actual transphobes are delighted at Hogwarts Legacyโs success on Twitch & it is heartbreaking.
Transphobic people are taking this as a win.
Theyโre taking it as an endorsement.
If you contributed to the success of the game - I hope you understand who youโve aligned yourself with.
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Just a reminder of average energy costs:
โฌ650 - France
โฌ650 - Belgium
โฌ620 - Spain
โฌ558 - Germany
โฌ558 - Denmark
โฌ546 - Holland
โฌ545 - Austria
โฌ543 - Norway
โฌ476 - Finland
โฌ174 - Poland
โฌ2,960 - UK
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Energy giant BP reports record annual profits, days after Shell announced highest profits in its history, due to soaring oil and gas prices bbc.in/3JRejVn
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Want to know who's 'holding Britain to ransom'? It's 177 billionaires, not 6,600,000 trade unionists.
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Fall behind on your gas bill and they break in to fit a prepayment meter. Fall behind on your ยฃ3.7m tax bill and they make you chancellor of the exchequer.
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