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Chris Applegate
@chrisapplegate
It was Barry’s idea to put it on the computer. CTO
@atmtdcrtv
in the day job. Ex-
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@wearesocial
Glasgow, Scotlandqwghlm.co.ukJoined December 2006
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James O'Brien
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The police have arrested what appear to be peaceful republican protesters in Trafalgar Square. It’s in everybody’s interests, especially the Met’s, that they explain exactly why as soon as possible. No matter what you think about monarchy, this is a deeply disturbing moment.
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One the best bits about today's results has been discovering all the weird and wonderful ward names in England
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Britain Elects
@BritainElects
Charles Dickens (Portsmouth) council election result: IND: 37.4% (+37.4) LAB: 32.1% (-7.8) LDEM: 13.9% (-10.2) CON: 12.4% (+2.5) GRN: 4.3% (-2.3) Independent GAIN from Labour. Independent candidate was incumbent Labour councillor. sotn.newstatesman.com/2023/05/britai
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The age of digital photography and high definition TV means sacred items like the Coronation Chair and Stone of Destiny look very old and tatty; the lens is not kind to them at all
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Lyon Court
@LyonCourt
The Lord Lyon in Westminster Abbey at the Service this evening to mark the arrival of The Stone of Destiny.
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For You tab has gone from bad to worse. Now mine is just ripoff copy & paste accounts like No Context Humans or Non Aesthetic Things. Real bottom feeder stuff, endless garbage recycled from Reddit
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@chrisapplegate
Scene where Shilts furiously tries to tear a poster of Maradona off a wall but alas, cannot jump high enough to reach it...
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Mathew Browne
@mathewbrowne
I'm sick of celebrities filming travel documentaries and having a lovely time. I want to see Peter Shilton sent to Naples for a intensely traumatic weekend.
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Born in, of all places, Highgate tube station. What a life led
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TMZ
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Jerry Springer, one of the most influential and controversial figures in TV history, has died ... TMZ has confirmed. tmz.com/2023/04/27/jer
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Good explanation of why many Three users didn't get the alert
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David Wheatley
@davwheat_
Initial outcome of Emergency Alert testing (Cell Broadcast): all networks except Three received an alert in my household. *One* person in a large group of us around the UK received the alert on Three, in Cardiff. Let's go into why. #EmergencyAlerts
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Chris Applegate
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Watching the Newcastle-Tottenham game at 3pm today, not because I'm invested in the result but curious to find out what 50,000 phones all getting an alert at once sounds like
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Last 2 times I've arrived in Central London about 9.30ish and was bitterly surprised to find no sit-down places willing to take customers. "Sorry mate, take-away only from now". Really noticeable downgrade in the quality of nightlife
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Joey D'Urso
@josephmdurso
I left a theatre near Leicester Square at 10.30pm the other night and struggled to find anywhere serving food. Pathetic for a capital city. A political culture which views people enjoying themselves as something suspicious to be discouraged. twitter.com/RachaelBurford…
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One of the amazing things is how this country has managed to gaslight itself into thinking nobody British could possibly be racist, no matter what they think or do
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Sunder Katwala
@sundersays
All time winner of Nothing Racist bingo? * Depicts lynching using golliwog dolls public bar * Calls for Generation Id uprising * Wears Britain First t-shirts * Objects to mixed race relationships on TV adverts * Objects to Rishi Sunak as thinks he is a "Muslim prime minister"
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Saddest part of ending any holiday is converting your wallet from holiday mode (leftover Euros, ticket stubs, receipts from fancy restaurant chip & PIN) back to normal mode (hello again Tesco Clubcard)
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A proper story of small-town greed and criminality, including the juicy detail that the perp's father was a donor to his boss's political campaigns
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Eileen Clancy
@clancynewyork
The architect of Suffolk County clerk’s IT environment delayed a key security upgrade that could have blocked the ransomware attacks so his bitcoin mining operation wouldn't be exposed. 46 mining devices he placed raised the temps in the data center by 20º, setting off alarms. twitter.com/nahmias/status…
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Chris Applegate
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Even before opening the link I knew the words "Tottenham Hotspur" would appear in the opening paragraphs
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Guardian sport
@guardian_sport
Will I be happier if I erase football from my life? How I went cold turkey and quit the beautiful game. By @dhillierwrites theguardian.com/football/2023/
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Awful design from
@LumoTravel
(and possibly a accessibility violation?) that you have to download an app to get your ticket once purchased. Unable to download via web login, no tickets attached to confirmation email
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