Alby Oppong

[Very Brexit Problems @VeryBrexitProbs]

Americans love banging on about the War of Independence. They’re quieter on the War of 1812. Here’s why.

In 1812, America declared war on Britain. The plan was to march into Canada and annex it. Thomas Jefferson said it would be “a mere matter of marching.”

It wasn’t. The Canadians sent them packing. Two years later, the British sailed up the Potomac.

American forces collapsed at Bladensburg in what’s still called “the Bladensburg Races” because of how fast they ran. President Madison had already fled to Maryland.

The British walked into Washington unopposed. They sat down in the White House, ate the dinner Dolley Madison had laid out for forty guests, used the President’s silver, then set fire to the building. Then they burned the Capitol, the Treasury and the Navy Yard.

A freak thunderstorm put the fires out the next day. The British left when they were ready. It’s still the only time a foreign army has captured the US capital.

You can see why it doesn’t come up much.

[Letterboxd @letterboxd]

As You, Me & Tuscany whisks us off on a Black-led, big-screen escapade, Lyvie Scott highlights twenty Black romantic comedies that are both genuinely swoonworthy and laugh-out-loud funny. https://t.co/FLbt3Ilhb5

[Silent Movie GIFs @silentmoviegifs]

Harold Lloyd in Speedy (1928)

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

The work of Diana Catchpole, contemporary UK based illustrator and printmaker
#Monday

[BBC Breakfast @BBCBreakfast]

'I didn't grow up wanting to be a politician, I'm a plumber'

The green Party's Hannah Spencer has won the Gorton and Denton, with Reform in second and Labour finished third

https://t.co/W9i4wSkxnL

[Robert Picardo @RobertPicardo]

People will still debate what Star Trek "should" be but, if they do some research, they'll discover what the man who created it meant to convey:" I believe that humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day it learns to value diversity in life and in ideas.” -- G Roddenberry

[Colin Salmon @colinsalmon24]

I hold my hands up, take full responsibility & apologise. I actually feel the 20mph limit has improved quality of life in London. 9 points in 7 weeks within half a mile of my front door. Proves the maxim ‘you’re more likely to have an accident 5 mins from home!’ The court weighed up our extraordinary circumstances, fined me but showed compassion for which I’m genuinely grateful. Here’s to a #LessEventfulandHealthy2026

[Jon Sopel @jonsopel]

Surely the danger is it’s the exact opposite. If America can do that, why do we have to care about the international rules based order?

[Anon Opin. @anon_opin]

If you're seeing a lot of things in the news about an impending stock market crash, it's because there are a lot of very rich people who literally can't wait for it to happen. It's like a child waiting for Christmas.

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Mariella Frostrup, "I just don't know when we started dehumanising people to the extent that we do now"

>Huge clap<

*In response to Nadine Dorries's long rant on leaving the ECHR and using the Royal Navy to address Farage's Brexit Small Boats Arrivals*

"I find it really shocking"

"Imagine if nobody wanted to come here then we'd really be depressed by Britain as a nation"

"Of course it is an issue. But we've decreased our budget for international development"

"We have a completely shambolic asylum system"

"You talk about people coming here illegally, but what are the legal routes?"

"We still don't have proper legal routes"

Nadine Dorries, "We do"

Mariella Frostrup, "Explain. I'm a woman in Congo. I'm one of the 80,000 women who has been raped as a result of the conflict going on there. I need to escape. My family has been wiped out. What's my legal way of applying to join my sister who is in the UK?"

*Nadine Dorries goes silent*

"It is impossible, our system is broken"

"The way we talk about people trying to come here, and the way we completely ignore the dilemmas that they face. And the fact that we have been instrumental in a lot of those conflicts"

"What happened to Afghanistan? When we were determined that people from Afghanistan could come here because of the way they supported us during that war"

"And now we're talking about them as if they're rubbish on the street"

"I think it's a shame we're allowing Reform UK to set the tone and the agenda and the way we talk about illegal immigrants"

*Nadine Dorries is now biting her lips*

>Another huge clap<

[Anon Opin. @anon_opin]

Everyone assumes that Pluto would be pissed off about being de-classified as a planet, but nobody considers that maybe it doesn't want the responsibility of a planet and is quite happy just bumming around the solar system with the other dwarf planets.

[Housing 4 All is Hot @ahouse4all]

A Fox News anchor saying "Or involuntary lethal injection or something just kill them" about people living on the streets live on air.

This and the dehumanization that comes from this - is what political violence looks like.

[Narinder Kaur @narindertweets]

Hunt - didn’t resign.
Johnson - didn’t resign.
Mogg - didn’t resign.
Sunak - l didn’t resign.
Zahawi - didn’t resign.

And not a WORD across all MSM about how Farage had his arse handed to him on a plate yesterday.
This REEKS Of misogyny and classism and hypocrisy.

The right wing media are PETRIFIED of Angela Rayner becoming the next PM.

[stellacreasy @stellacreasy]

Farage says trust in politicians never been lower, so his answer is to remove the protection you have from Governments abusing your rights.

The Human Rights Act protects everyone. Including you. He wrecked your economy with brexit, don't let him wreck your freedoms with this.

[Ultimate Rugby @ultimaterugby]

What a finish by Immanuel Feyi-Waboso🏃

[Abena Oppong-Asare MP @abenaopp]

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For successful treatment, it is vital to catch it early, and much more likely to be cured as a result.

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[Spencer Kelly @spenley]

The only technology news that I never wanted to have to bring you. From me and @LaraLewington, thank you so much for having us.

[The Secret Barrister 🦋 @BarristerSecret]

I see we are guaranteed an utterly unhinged Opposition for the next few years.

[Roy Keane's Film Reviews @roykeanereviews]

“You can change the tactic and the squad, but these fans still expect results and this is all over the place.
They can't make Carrey and Lee Jones work in the same team and Kilmer looks like he doesn't want to be there. Saying it's forever, what’s that all about? embarrassing."