Journalist, feminist, ex-Japan dweller, sloth/owl enthusiast. Personal account.
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Piers Morgan quitting isn't the story. Alex Beresford is - Los Angeles Times latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
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Jack has been in receipt of 100s of photos of piss poor food packages. It’s not just an isolated incident. In this interview Jack nails it. Do watch if you can.
"I've made a living out of making meals from thin air and hope - but you can't, you literally can't"
@BootstrapCook has expressed their outrage at the food parcels which have been sent to families as part of the free school meals scheme.
#FreeSchoolMeals | #5NewsTonight
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People who haven’t witnessed 4chan raids for ten years are way too naive about how prevalent this is. If it’s perfectly incendiary on either side, it’s very likely you’re getting played like a fool.
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I don't think this is getting nearly enough attention: Trump's call for a return to the days of mass involuntary commitment and warehousing the mentally ill. xitter.gq/CBSNews/status/9664364…
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If you’re struggling this Xmas, you’re not alone. These helplines are open every day, including Xmas Day:
Samaritans: 116 123
Beat (ED support): 0808 801 0677
CALM (for men): 0800 585 858
Switchboard (for LGBT+ ppl): 0300 330 0630
The Silver Line (for elderly ppl): 0800 470 8090
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Uber: "We will defend the livelihood of drivers"
Also Uber: "We are investing $300 million in driverless vehicles to make drivers obsolete"
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If you're not disgusted enough: read this on how Arpaio's office botched 400 sex-crime cases, many involving kids archive.boston.com/news/nati…
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Actually it's not "spurned lover" which somehow implies her action is to blame. It's just "a man" who punched his girlfriend. in the face. xitter.gq/dailymirror/status/900…
Spurned lover punches his girlfriend in the face when she turns down proposal
mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/sp…
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"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time" - Maya Angelou xitter.gq/nytimes/status/8975552…
Breaking News: President Trump defended his statement on the Charlottesville violence, blaming both sides again nyti.ms/2vGquvU
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I don't want to hear one person say he's "presidential". Being presidential is not having to be *convinced* to condemn neo-Nazis and the KKK
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If you ever feel like a disappointment remember that you've almost certainly achieved more in the last six months than the US president has
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Full transparency: The satire community mourning the loss of Spicer just did the most massive sigh of relief. xitter.gq/scaramucci/status/8888…
Full transparency: I'm deleting old tweets. Past views evolved & shouldn't be a distraction. I serve @POTUS agenda & that's all that matters
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Drain the swamp xitter.gq/jeneps/status/88846562…
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When Neil took this pic of me it was very spontaneous. He said "stop right there" & I turned. You can see the motion of the strap #Apollo11
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The only way to not benefit from a uni education is to never go to school or see a GP or live in a house or use a bridge or take medicine or xitter.gq/MirrorPolitics/status/…
"If you don't benefit from a uni eduction you shouldn't pay for those who do" says Gove on tuition fees #Marr
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This is an appalling idea: parents whose kids are late for school more likely to have chaotic lives so fines just going to make that worse
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Never forget that when #PhilipHammond casts doubt on sprinklers for containing fires in buildings that he is also a landlord.
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How is.an inferno of this magnitude possible in 21st century London unless corners were cut? #Grenfelltower