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Food, music, politics. Views mine, don't threaten to email my boss. (She/her).
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Made this keeper of a recipe again! Chinese pork baked beans by May (@eatcookexplore.bsky.social)
Recipe here:
www.eatcookexplore.com/chinese-bake...
White plate with rice, pork and baked beans, topped with fried garlic, toasted sesame seeds, and chopped fresh coriander.
February 17, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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Please can I ask if this is the place?
Screenshot showing Xi'an BiangBiang Noodles-London Bridge Branch 4.0 (222) £10-20-Chinese noodle restaurant Closed Overview Reviews Menu About Photos
February 17, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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John Cleese may be anti-Trump, which is why you see his posts shared here on Bluesky. But he has long held problematic views. One bigotry leads to another, it seems.
John Cleese @JohnC... 03 Jun 19 A very likeable Labour MP called Davis Lammy wants to tell me that Englishness is not defined by DNA I do know that, David. I've known it a very long time That's why I make a clear distinction between race and culture. Race is defined by DNA; culture isn't Are we agreed? 450 424 2.1K Dr Adam Rutherford @AdamRutherford Follow Replying to @JohnCleese John, I'm a geneticist; there is no definition of race that corresponds with variation in DNA. Race is not defined by DNA. We've known this for quite some time now, and I'm happy to send you my last book which explains this in detail. 8:10 03 Jun 19 In an appearance on Australian television to promote a show at the Sydney Opera House he said: "I'm not sure what's going on in Britain. Let me say this, I don't know what's going on in London because London is no longer an English city and that's how they got the Olympics. "They said 'we're the most cosmopolitan city on Earth' but it doesn't feel English. "I had a Californian friend come over two months ago, walk down the King's Road and say to me 'well, where are all the English people?'. John Cleese @JohnCleese Follow 39 Some years ago I opined that London was not really an English city any more Since then, virtually all my friends from abroad have confirmed my observation So there must be some truth in it... I note also that London was the UK city that voted most strongly to remain in the EU 6:21 29 May 19 John Cleese @JohnCleese Follow 28 I have been assured by some geneticists that the idea of 'race' is purely a 'social construct' that has no basis in reality Good news! But I think they should inform the Institute of Race Relations, as this may make it harder for them to pursue cases of racial discrimination 6:27 11 Jun 19
February 17, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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Rest in peace, Robert Duvall. You had many famous roles, but you tried, bravely, to capture Fred Waterford, The Commander in the original film of The Handmaid's Tale.
Film poster for the 1990 film of The Handmaid's tale. With Robert Duvall (right) and Natasha Richardson (left).
February 16, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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Sharing this - the symptoms of stroke. Someone important to me didn't recognise loss of speech as a sign, to their cost, upsettingly so.
Know the signs: F. A. S. T.
Dropped side of the FACE
Inability to raise both ARMS
SPEECH slurred or impossible
Act FAST, call an ambulance
#Stroke #StrokeAwareness
FACE Has their face fallen on one side? Can they smile? ARMS Can they raise both arms and keep them there? SPEECH Is their speech slurred? TIME To call 999 If you see any single one of these signs 999
February 16, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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Susan Hall has said she has resigned from the Restore Britain advisory board.
Susan Hall AM @Councillor... 1d Please remove my picture. I have not joined another political party. This is misinformation AxoAndy @AxoAndy. 1d A selection of the people already coming out in support of Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain. Foreign individuals, convicted criminals,... RESTORE BRITAIN Rate proposed Community Notes 138 156 969 → 146K88 Larry the Cat @Number10cat 1d Replying to @Councillorsuzie Have you resigned from the advisory board Susan? Did Lowe bother to inform you before launching his party? 9 1728 645 23.8K Susan Hall AM Follow 口 @Councillorsuzie Replying to @Number10cat Yes I have. 12:07 15 Feb 267,323 Views 3 Reposts 55 Likes 2 Bookmarks
February 16, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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John Cleese retweets Elon Musk's tweet of support for Rupert Lowe
February 16, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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Susan Hall, the Tory leader of the London Assembly and defeated mayoral candidate is on Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain board. Now he has founded a racist political party, she (or Kemi Badenoch) needs to decide if Hall can be a member of both.
Restore Britain @RestoreBritain_ Follow We are delighted to welcome Susan Hall AM (@Councillorsuzie), Leader of the Conservative Group on the London Assembly, to our Advisory Board. Susan is patriotic, fearless and cares deeply about our country and our capital. We look forward to working with her to Restore Britain. 15:01 01 Jul 25 170K Views Rupert Lowe MP @RupertLowe10 I am today launching Restore Britain as a national political party. Join us. restorebritain.org.uk/join_us because places like this represent what proper Britain is about. 7:36 PM Feb 13, 2026 12.1M Views ... Rupert Lowe MP @RupertLowe10 Follow Important news. The first opinion poll conducted since I announced yesterday that Restore Britain would become a national political party has us on 10%. In this poll, we are ahead of the Lib Dems. 10%. In 24 hours. I call that a bloody good start. We have to work hard, get lucky and be entirely honest with the British people. We need the support of millions of patriots, and there will be difficult days ahead. But seeing the incredible reaction over the last 24 hours, I am increasingly of this view... We can absolutely win the next election. We can Restore Britain. Restore Britain @RestoreBritain_ Follow A British passport doesn't make you British. 21:37 14 Feb 26 1.8M Views
February 16, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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He chose the path of radicalisation. Only 5-6 years ago he had fairly normal opinions. My sympathy is limited to the smallest violin.
Matt Goodwin @GoodwinMJ Follow A Prime Minister who nearly died gives heartfelt tribute to the NHS workers who saved his life. Po Ling, Jenny from New Zealand, Luis from Portugal Nothing will be the same after this crisis. Our national debate about the contribution of migrant workers will change utterly Boris Johnson @Boris Johnson 12 Apr 20 It is hard to find the words to express my debt to the NHS for saving my life. The efforts of millions of people across this country to stay home are worth it. Together we 10 5:11 I have today left hospital after a week in which the NHS has saved my life, no question. 17:51 12 Apr 20 cc
February 16, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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If you want a recipe...
snigskitchen.blogspot.com/2019/03/poha...
A white bowl with cooked poha.
February 15, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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We tried out this Chatwal's brand plain bhujia for the traditional sev topping. It isn't plain; it has a good spicy kick. Also, the tepary bean flour, gram flour blend leads to a light and crunchy texture. Available from Tesco.
Chatwal's plain bhujia.
February 15, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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When you are cooking, the rice flakes needed thorough washing, and they are basically partially cooked. So you only need to add a drizzle of water, and you let it steam, lid on.
Poha cooking in a pan.
February 15, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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Sunday lunch - poha. Rice flakes, cooked with potato, onion, tomato, peas, garlic, ginger. Cooked with Nigella seeds (khalo jeera), Fenugreek seeds, Cumin seeds (jeera), fennel seeds (saunf),
yellow and black mustard seeds, and turmeric. Toasted peanuts, coriander leaf, and bhujia/sev. #FoodSky
Collage of three photos showing the poha. First, when cooking. Second, serving up. Third, with all the toppings.
February 15, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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Whatever you think of Rosie Duffield's stance on trans rights issues, and personally I disagree and disapprove, Rod Liddle was wrong to mock her for talking about domestic violence. Rank misogyny. With a heavy dusting of Islamophobia.
It was principally the student vote that won Canterbury for the sobbing and oppressed Rosie '#MeToo' Duffield. Please don't let that happen again. My own choice of election date would be a day when universities are closed and Muslims are forbidden to do anything on pain of hell, or something. There must be at least one day like that in the Muslim calendar, surely? That would deliver at least 40 seats to the Tories, I reckon.
February 15, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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Rod Liddle also wrote this victim blaming tripe - sometimes women share the blame of rape.
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Rod Liddle Sometimes women share the blame Rape is wrong, says Rod Liddle, but it is right to believe as 30 per cent of British people do - that some victims are partly responsible 09:24 AM. 21 At no time during these interviews, or in the newspaper coverage the following morning, was it even whispered that perhaps that 30-odd per cent of British people might have a bit of a point. It's one of the things you're not allowed to say. And yet, given the terms of the poll, common sense would suggest that those sexist blame-culture monkeys, that one third of the British public pretty much equally divided between men and women, by the way are entirely right. The precise question asked by the ICM researchers was this: 'I'm going to read out a series of scenarios which a woman may find herself in. In each, please could you indicate whether you believe a woman is totally responsible, partially responsible or not at all responsible for being raped. And then followed the list of scenarios: being drunk, flirting, etc. SO Now, your response may well depend upon what you understand by the word 'responsible' or, indeed, 'partially responsible. (Only the real nutters, about the usual 5 or 6 per cent of the poll, put down 'totally responsible, by the way Amnesty International's headlines were technically accurate but nonetheless misleading.) Clearly, if you are a woman who is as drunk as a skunk, flirting outrageously with a man while wearing a boob tube and micro skirt, the likelihood of your being raped is going to be greater than if you stayed at home with a cup of Bovril watching Songs of Praise and dressed like Ann Widdecombe. Ann Widdecombe. 21 This does not remotely mitigate the guilt of the rapist, however - and that supposedly errant one third of the British public didn't seem to suggest that it should, either. A comparable scenario might be this: if I go for a walk at midnight in Harlesden wearing a flashy suit and holding aloft a BlackBerry, I would be more likely to be mugged than if I skulked down the street in jeans and trainers looking destitute. Or, indeed, better still, did not visit the area at all after sundown. But my comparatively risky behaviour does not lessen by one iota the guilt of my mugger, even though you might argue that I am partially responsible for my own downfall. You might argue with some force that the mere fact that I should be scared to visit Harlesden after sundown while wearing a suit is a form of oppression in itself. And, similarly, that it is every woman's right to get well and truly plastered and behave like a Dandie Dinmont on heat without worrying that she might be attacked as a result - and that such a constraint on behaviour is, indeed, oppressive and unjust. I'd wholly agree - and I suspect the British people who ticked the wrong boxes would agree, too. But it does not alter my contention that certain forms of behaviour on the part of women will lead to an increased risk of sexual assault from men, and that it is silly to pretend otherwise.
February 15, 2026 at 9:27 AM
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Rod Liddle not only said he couldn't have become a teacher because he "could not remotely conceive of not trying to shag the kids", but he also wrote laws banning child pornography are "absurd". Someone whose opinions ought not receive either an airing or people's eyeballs. Why is he published?
SPECTATOR > Magazine > Issue: "Why I went east" > Columns Rod Liddle A teenage girl, a maths teacher and a righteous tabloid fury 27 Sep 2012, 12:00am From magazine issue: Why I went east 三 THE SPECTATOR I never found out because the one thing stopping me from being a teacher was that I could not remotely conceive of not trying to shag the kids. It seemed to me virtually impossible not to, and I was convinced that I'd be right in there, on day one. We're talking secondary school level here, by the way and even then I don't think I'd have dabbled much below year ten, as it is now called. I just thought we ought to clear that up early on. At my old comprehensive school a few teachers were known to be schtupping the pupils; one of them, a female teacher who was extremely foxy in a Pot Noodle scuzzy kind of way she copped off with some fifth-form lad, and another teacher (a man with a guitar and a Guardian Should it really be a crime to look at child pornography? Rod Liddle Tue 14 Jan 2003 04.12 EST f →18 years old I wanted to look at some pictures of child pornography from the internet this week and then tell you all about them, but I couldn't How absurd the law is. But at least it is an appropriate reflection of our collective neurosis and confusion about paedophilia generally. The one laudable and necessary aim - to protect children from abuse - has become warped by our consuming, obsessive hatred for those who find children sexually attractive. There is no causal link between viewing child porn and abusing children. And even if there were, it would not be sufficient, within the philosophy of our judicial system, to simply assume that an unpleasant penchant for the former presupposes guilt of the latter.
February 15, 2026 at 8:41 AM
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Catfishing.
Ayn Rand.
February 14, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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Not the first time Matt Goodwin has been demolished by facts.
Matt Goodwin eating his own book on national TV. He should eat his words more often. Preferably before he expresses them.
February 14, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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Still a Conservative party member.
Q CLLR SUSAN HALL AM STANDING UP FOR Q CLLR SUSAN HALL AM STANDING UP FOR LONDON @Susanhall_London f @Susan HallAM Follow Susan Hall AM @Councillorsuzie Leader of Conservative group London Assembly. Harrow Cllr. #ProtectTheProtectors Promoted by Susan Hall of 10, Village Way Harrow HA5 5AF Views my own Harrow, London Joined April 2011 > 2,102 Following 100K FollowersLONDON @Susanhall_London f @Susan HallAM Follow Susan Hall AM @Councillorsuzie Leader of Conservative group London Assembly. Harrow Cllr. #ProtectTheProtectors Promoted by Susan Hall of 10, Village Way Harrow HA5 5AF Views my own Harrow, London Joined April 2011 > 2,102 Following 100K Followers
February 14, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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Susan Hall appears to support Sir Jim Ratcliffe's racially charged "UK has been colonised" remarks, despite the dog whistle racism and numerical inaccuracy/illiteracy. He also praised Nigel Farage, which Hall impliedly agrees with; how does this reconcile with her being a Conservative party member?
Susan Hall AM @Councillorsuzie ... There is certainly one thing Jim Radcliffe got very wrong - there is no way Starmer is 'too nice 'to be PM - in my view he can is not nice at all! As for his other comments- they reflect what millions think. Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer. 11 Feb Offensive and wrong. Britain is a proud, tolerant and diverse country. Jim Ratcliffe should apologise.... 7:40 am 12 Feb 2026 11.4K Views Sir Jim, the founder of the INEOS chemicals group and part-owner of Manchester United, warned that Britain faces profound political, social and economic challenges, among them an unprecedented rise in immigration in recent years. "You can't have an economy with nine million people on benefits and huge levels of immigrants coming in," he said. "I mean, the UK has been colonised. It's costing too much money. "The UK has been colonised by immigrants, really, hasn't it? I mean, the population of the UK was 58 million in 2020, now it's 70 million. That's 12 million people." The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates that the population of the UK was 67 million in mid-2020 and 70 million in mid-2024. Graph showing the UK population first reached 58 million back in 1995, based on ONS mid-year population estimates, 1990 to 2025 1995 58m 2000 58.9m 2020 66.7m 2025 69.5m SOURCE: Office for National Statistics (ONS) DATA FORENSICS The UK population was estimated at 58.9 million in 2000. In his interview with Sky News, Sir Jim - who is a resident of Monaco - signalled that Sir Keir might not be the right man for the top job, saying: "I don't know whether it's just the apparatus that hasn't allowed Keir to do it or, or he's maybe too nice - I mean, Keir is a nice man. I like him, but it's a tough job and I think you have to do some difficult things with the UK to get it back on track, because at the moment I don't think the economy is in a good state." The chemicals boss said he had met recently with Nigel Farage, the Reform leader, saying of him: "I think Nigel is an intelligent man, and, I think he's got good intentions. But in a way, you could say exactly the same about Keir Starmer. I think it needs somebody who's prepared to be unpopular for a period of time to get the big issues sorted out."
February 14, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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Home made chicken karaage. A Japanese Izakaya classic. Chicken thigh chunks (skin on), marinaded in garlic, ginger, soy sauce, and sake. Dusted liberally with potato starch and fried in the wok. #FoodSky #FoodBluesky #FoodieBluesky
A plate with kitchen roll on it, with fried chunks of chicken on top. They look like they are battered, but they were only dusted with potato flour. Close up of the chicken karaage.
February 14, 2026 at 12:12 PM
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For Nigel Farage, it is all about the grift.
£lm from 12 jobs since becoming MP 10mths ago RARE SIGHT Nigel Farage Speaks MP in Parliament Reform UK leader has only voted in a third of debates
February 13, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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You can't do all those side hustles when you are running the country.
£lm from 12 jobs since becoming MP 10mths ago RARE SIGHT Nigel Farage Speaks MP in Parliament Reform UK leader has only voted in a third of debates
February 13, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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“We are here because you were there” - Ambalavaner Sivanandan
“We are here because you were there” - quotation and photo of Ambalavaner Sivanandan
February 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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“We are here because you were there” - Ambalavaner Sivanandan
“We are here because you were there” - Ambalavaner Sivanandan Novelist and director emeritus of the Institute of Race Relations Photo of Ambalavaner Sivanandan, he is a man from the Indian subcontinent diaspora, with a salt and pepper beard and large plastic glasses. He has kind thoughtful dark eyes.
February 13, 2026 at 9:58 AM