Amanda - aesthete
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Mad props to all the RU2C runners on bluesky. I'm meant to be with you but I have pinched nerve in the left of my back. Runners can take discomfort I have run through it b but I cant risk getting injured so I am of the sidelines until mid month 😭
December 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Mad props to all the RU2C runners on bluesky. I'm meant to be with you but I have pinched nerve in the left of my back. Runners can take discomfort I have run through it b but I cant risk getting injured so I am of the sidelines until mid month 😭
Thomas Markle why must you have daily mail cameras from your apparent hospital death bed? Meghan probably wants to see you but doesn't want all this weirdness.
December 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Thomas Markle why must you have daily mail cameras from your apparent hospital death bed? Meghan probably wants to see you but doesn't want all this weirdness.
3k run today, this morning for #RU2C my first, I haven't walked much less run past 5 days - flu, weak etc, so v good to be out there.
Parkrun - park runners you will love this 👇 Join in. #RunUpToChristmas
This is going to be super fun, my non judgemental, everyone can get involved, inclusive online running club. RunThings is doing its annual Christmas challenge. A way to keep active advent period. Join in! Raises £ for charity too!
www.runthings.co.uk/events/run-u...
www.runthings.co.uk/events/run-u...
December 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
3k run today, this morning for #RU2C my first, I haven't walked much less run past 5 days - flu, weak etc, so v good to be out there.
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I volunteer with a London youth club that does amazing things on a budget with low overheads.
This week we're running a matched funding campaign. For every £1 donated the club gets £2.
And if you donate any amount, I'll give you a free month of London Centric.
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
This week we're running a matched funding campaign. For every £1 donated the club gets £2.
And if you donate any amount, I'll give you a free month of London Centric.
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Westminster House Youth Club Christmas Appeal – Big Give
We're a busy youth club providing after-school opportunities, support, and education to young people in south east London. We've got …
donate.biggive.org
December 3, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I volunteer with a London youth club that does amazing things on a budget with low overheads.
This week we're running a matched funding campaign. For every £1 donated the club gets £2.
And if you donate any amount, I'll give you a free month of London Centric.
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
This week we're running a matched funding campaign. For every £1 donated the club gets £2.
And if you donate any amount, I'll give you a free month of London Centric.
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
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Day 2 of Run Up To Christmas done.
A gentle 4 miles this morning 🏃🦌🙂
#running #ukrunchat #runchat #blueskyrunning #runup2christmas #santasreindeerrunners
A gentle 4 miles this morning 🏃🦌🙂
#running #ukrunchat #runchat #blueskyrunning #runup2christmas #santasreindeerrunners
December 2, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Day 2 of Run Up To Christmas done.
A gentle 4 miles this morning 🏃🦌🙂
#running #ukrunchat #runchat #blueskyrunning #runup2christmas #santasreindeerrunners
A gentle 4 miles this morning 🏃🦌🙂
#running #ukrunchat #runchat #blueskyrunning #runup2christmas #santasreindeerrunners
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Run Up To Christmas is officially underway woohoo 🙂
With the weather being shocking it's just a gentle 3 miles on the treadmill to kick things off with 🏃🦌
#running #ukrunchat #runchat #blueskyrunning #runup2christmas
#teamsantasreindeerrunners
With the weather being shocking it's just a gentle 3 miles on the treadmill to kick things off with 🏃🦌
#running #ukrunchat #runchat #blueskyrunning #runup2christmas
#teamsantasreindeerrunners
December 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Run Up To Christmas is officially underway woohoo 🙂
With the weather being shocking it's just a gentle 3 miles on the treadmill to kick things off with 🏃🦌
#running #ukrunchat #runchat #blueskyrunning #runup2christmas
#teamsantasreindeerrunners
With the weather being shocking it's just a gentle 3 miles on the treadmill to kick things off with 🏃🦌
#running #ukrunchat #runchat #blueskyrunning #runup2christmas
#teamsantasreindeerrunners
Day 1 - Run Up to Christmas here after #RU2C I cant run, haven't been able to eat much past few days, the cold/flu thing, took away any desire to eat, as a result I feel weak as owt and I have a chesty cough. So no running, today :( 😢
December 1, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Day 1 - Run Up to Christmas here after #RU2C I cant run, haven't been able to eat much past few days, the cold/flu thing, took away any desire to eat, as a result I feel weak as owt and I have a chesty cough. So no running, today :( 😢
It starts tomorrow... Dec1 I'm coming off the back of the flu, can I start Run Up to Christmas on a front foot?
Parkrun - park runners you will love this 👇 Join in. #RunUpToChristmas
This is going to be super fun, my non judgemental, everyone can get involved, inclusive online running club. RunThings is doing its annual Christmas challenge. A way to keep active advent period. Join in! Raises £ for charity too!
www.runthings.co.uk/events/run-u...
www.runthings.co.uk/events/run-u...
November 30, 2025 at 11:49 PM
It starts tomorrow... Dec1 I'm coming off the back of the flu, can I start Run Up to Christmas on a front foot?
Parkrun - park runners you will love this 👇 Join in. #RunUpToChristmas
This is going to be super fun, my non judgemental, everyone can get involved, inclusive online running club. RunThings is doing its annual Christmas challenge. A way to keep active advent period. Join in! Raises £ for charity too!
www.runthings.co.uk/events/run-u...
www.runthings.co.uk/events/run-u...
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Parkrun - park runners you will love this 👇 Join in. #RunUpToChristmas
This is going to be super fun, my non judgemental, everyone can get involved, inclusive online running club. RunThings is doing its annual Christmas challenge. A way to keep active advent period. Join in! Raises £ for charity too!
www.runthings.co.uk/events/run-u...
www.runthings.co.uk/events/run-u...
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This is going to be super fun, my non judgemental, everyone can get involved, inclusive online running club. RunThings is doing its annual Christmas challenge. A way to keep active advent period. Join in! Raises £ for charity too!
www.runthings.co.uk/events/run-u...
www.runthings.co.uk/events/run-u...
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Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
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UK politics live – latest updates
Criminals will be stopped from “gaming the system” by choosing trial by jury in order to increase the chances of proceedings collapsing, the courts minister has said, promising to enact radical changes to limit jury trials by the next election.
Drug dealers and career criminals were “laughing in the dock” knowing cases can take years to come to trial, Sarah Sackman told the Guardian, saying inaction would be a road to “chaos and ruin”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
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Jimmy Cliff’s charisma and fearless creativity expanded the horizons of reggae | Lloyd Bradley
Jimmy Cliff’s charisma and fearless creativity expanded the horizons of reggae | Lloyd Bradley
Cliff, who has died aged 81, took every opportunity that he was presented with, and created plenty more himself. It resulted in a career path like no other
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Jimmy Cliff’s charisma and fearless creativity expanded the horizons of reggae | Lloyd Bradley
What's worrying is the entrepreneurs leaving the UK are not part of the conversation on UK growth. I've spoken to few people and all moan about the government not good for growth -shoud support business, this from Sunak's time but nothing specific.
Are the rich people leaving the UK? The rich people I know of- with kids *are* leaving. Tax is a part of it, frustration at the govt. Are the numbers leaving statistically relevant... is the next question
Rachel Reeves... hmm, I dont think she has a coherent strategy for the economy. That so much tax is falling on my household &the people much much wealthier are fleeing - one gone to Canada, other to Singapore, & Portugal others to the UAE.
November 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
What's worrying is the entrepreneurs leaving the UK are not part of the conversation on UK growth. I've spoken to few people and all moan about the government not good for growth -shoud support business, this from Sunak's time but nothing specific.
Heard on the radio today, what the family went through. The mum had to endure to hell, first of her son being lost then with parts of the internet going to town with conspiracies. We see so often, Madeline McCann - the True Crime brigade often a source of it.
The Disappearance of Jay Slater review – his parents deserve better than this
The Disappearance of Jay Slater review – his parents deserve better than this
The teenager’s family are grieving while having to contend with wild conspiracy theories and trolling. Surely this documentary should have done more to tackle such horrendous online abuse
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Heard on the radio today, what the family went through. The mum had to endure to hell, first of her son being lost then with parts of the internet going to town with conspiracies. We see so often, Madeline McCann - the True Crime brigade often a source of it.
Really sad to hear that Mani - Gary Mountfiled Stone Roses bassist has passed on. Thank you Mani, you rocked. Your music made a difference.
Listen to his work - I wanna be Adored youtu.be/fh1kaHVt-lA?...
Listen to his work - I wanna be Adored youtu.be/fh1kaHVt-lA?...
The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored (Live In Blackpool)
YouTube video by StoneRosesVEVO
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November 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Really sad to hear that Mani - Gary Mountfiled Stone Roses bassist has passed on. Thank you Mani, you rocked. Your music made a difference.
Listen to his work - I wanna be Adored youtu.be/fh1kaHVt-lA?...
Listen to his work - I wanna be Adored youtu.be/fh1kaHVt-lA?...
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“While the AI industry claims its models can “think,” “reason,” and “learn,” their supposed achievements rest on marketing hype and stolen intellectual labor. In reality, AI erodes academic freedom, weakens critical reading, and subordinates the pursuit of knowledge to corporate interests.”
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
“While the AI industry claims its models can “think,” “reason,” and “learn,” their supposed achievements rest on marketing hype and stolen intellectual labor. In reality, AI erodes academic freedom, weakens critical reading, and subordinates the pursuit of knowledge to corporate interests.”
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‘I have saved exactly £0’: how soaring costs have hit Britons’ nest eggs and pensions
‘I have saved exactly £0’: how soaring costs have hit Britons’ nest eggs and pensions
Tales of dwindling savings, frozen retirement pots and stringent frugality to put something aside for the future
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
‘I have saved exactly £0’: how soaring costs have hit Britons’ nest eggs and pensions
I recently started pickling cucumbers, omg so delicious when fresh.
Today is national pickle day.
Happy Pickle Day to all you celebrate!
Happy Pickle Day to all you celebrate!
November 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I recently started pickling cucumbers, omg so delicious when fresh.
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I’m not saying I won’t moan about it when the time comes to pay, but I think the Govt should raise my income tax because I am profoundly worried about the state of public services.
November 14, 2025 at 8:33 AM
I’m not saying I won’t moan about it when the time comes to pay, but I think the Govt should raise my income tax because I am profoundly worried about the state of public services.
Are the rich people leaving the UK? The rich people I know of- with kids *are* leaving. Tax is a part of it, frustration at the govt. Are the numbers leaving statistically relevant... is the next question
Rachel Reeves... hmm, I dont think she has a coherent strategy for the economy. That so much tax is falling on my household &the people much much wealthier are fleeing - one gone to Canada, other to Singapore, & Portugal others to the UAE.
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Are the rich people leaving the UK? The rich people I know of- with kids *are* leaving. Tax is a part of it, frustration at the govt. Are the numbers leaving statistically relevant... is the next question
Jack Dorsey is being an overt force for good again, I can resume idealising him.
November 14, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Jack Dorsey is being an overt force for good again, I can resume idealising him.
Rachel Reeves... hmm, I dont think she has a coherent strategy for the economy. That so much tax is falling on my household &the people much much wealthier are fleeing - one gone to Canada, other to Singapore, & Portugal others to the UAE.
November 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Rachel Reeves... hmm, I dont think she has a coherent strategy for the economy. That so much tax is falling on my household &the people much much wealthier are fleeing - one gone to Canada, other to Singapore, & Portugal others to the UAE.
The BBC is getting hammered by people that seem to be exacting a form of revenge for the public discourse over the last 10-15 years on Jack Dorsey's old place. The people that led that discourse have all dispersed... to other places and or have gone v quiet.
November 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The BBC is getting hammered by people that seem to be exacting a form of revenge for the public discourse over the last 10-15 years on Jack Dorsey's old place. The people that led that discourse have all dispersed... to other places and or have gone v quiet.