Jo

NHS, Ⓥ, music, animals, food, Austen, politics, #FPL

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'The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world'

[Jo @GrumpyPistachi0]

Why not getting vaccinated (if able) isn't just a personal choice 👇🏼

[Peter English @petermbenglish]

1/ The presenter on @BBCRadio4's 5pm news programme, @bbcpm, asked a scientist about a libertarian argument. "A libertarian would say, 'If I don't get vaccinated, I'm the one whose going to suffer; why isn't it OK for you to let me make that decision for myself?'"

[Have I Got News For You @haveigotnews]

A Conservative Party spokesman says Louise Haigh “failed to behave to the standards expected of an MP", as she hadn’t thrown a lockdown party, bullied a civil servant, given a PPE contract to her mate, gone on reality TV instead of doing her job or crashed the economy

[emily may @emilykmay]

an important part of upholding the patriarchy is denigrating men who treat their female partners well

they want to ensure that it isn't considered the standard.

[Lucy Easthope @LucyGoBag]

I honestly don’t think people always understand how lucky this country is to have Ian Hislop and Private Eye

[Kaya Burgess @kayaburgess]

Strongly-worded column here from Ian Hislop about Justin Welby's appearance at a British Museum trustees' dinner the day after he announced his resignation

[Oliver Ryan MP @OliverRyanUK]

"Won't somebody think of the millionaires?!"
As much as I love Clarkson's Farm, telling everyone you've found a tax loophole by buying up farm land (which incidentally drives up agri land prices, locking out new farmers) & then protesting when that loophole is closed, is silly. Most of my farmers are tenants, not owners sweating assets.

[Jo @GrumpyPistachi0]

@JaneyGodley RIP Janey, thanks for the laughs and the experience of reading your book. Condolences to her family & all who knew her x

[Janey Godley @JaneyGodley]

Earlier this morning Janey passed away in her sleep. Her family were with her.
The love and support from all her friends and fans during this cancer journey brought her enormous joy. It has also been a huge comfort to us, her family and close friends, thank you.

[Morgan J. Freeman @mjfree]

I'm going to post this video every day until the election

[Chris Bryant @RhonddaBryant]

It feels like the Tories are stuck somewhere between amnesia and hyperbole in their reaction to the Budget. Sometimes they’ve just forgotten how badly they’re exaggerating. Mostly they’ve forgotten what a dire state they left our public services in. And that’s no exaggeration.

[Jo @GrumpyPistachi0]

@wylfcen You don't suck, you're having a hard time & I've been/am there. But things can change, seasons pass. For now, just take one day at a time and take care of yourself when you are low. Don't be afraid to ask for help if you need it. You can do this.

[Arnold Schwarzenegger @Schwarzenegger]

I don’t really do endorsements. I’m not shy about sharing my views, but I hate politics and don’t trust most politicians.

I also understand that people want to hear from me because I am not just a celebrity, I am a former Republican Governor.

My time as Governor taught me to love policy and ignore politics. I’m proud of the work I did to help clean up our air, create jobs, balance the budget, make the biggest infrastructure investment in state history, and take power from the politicians and give it back to the people when it comes to our redistricting process and our primaries in California.

That’s policy. It requires working with the other side, not insulting them to win your next election, and I know it isn’t sexy to most people, but I love it when I can help make people’s lives better with policies, like I still do through my institute at USC, where we fight for clean air and stripping the power from the politicians who rig the system against the people.

Let me be honest with you: I don’t like either party right now. My Republicans have forgotten the beauty of the free market, driven up deficits, and rejected election results. Democrats aren’t any better at dealing with deficits, and I worry about their local policies hurting our cities with increased crime.

It is probably not a surprise that I hate politics more than ever, which, if you are a normal person who isn’t addicted to this crap, you probably understand.

I want to tune out.

But I can’t. Because rejecting the results of an election is as un-American as it gets. To someone like me who talks to people all over the world and still knows America is the shining city on a hill, calling America is a trash can for the world is so unpatriotic, it makes me furious.

And I will always be an American before I am a Republican.

That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.

I’m sharing it with all of you because I think there are a lot of you who feel like I do. You don’t recognize our country. And you are right to be furious.

For decades, we’ve talked about the national debt. For decades, we’ve talked about comprehensive immigration reform that secures the border while fixing our broken immigration system. And Washington does nothing.

The problems just keep rolling, and we all keep getting angrier, because the only people that benefit from problems aren’t you, the people. The only people that benefit from this crap are the politicians who prefer having talking points to win elections to the public service that will make Americans’ lives better.

It is a just game to them. But it is life for my fellow Americans. We should be pissed!

But a candidate who won’t respect your vote unless it is for him, a candidate who will send his followers to storm the Capitol while he watches with a Diet Coke, a candidate who has shown no ability to work to pass any policy besides a tax cut that helped his donors and other rich people like me but helped no one else else, a candidate who thinks Americans who disagree with him are the bigger enemies than China, Russia, or North Korea - that won’t solve our problems.

It will just be four more years of bullshit with no results that makes us angrier and angrier, more divided, and more hateful.

We need to close the door on this chapter of American history, and I know that former President Trump won’t do that. He will divide, he will insult, he will find new ways to be more un-American than he already has been, and we, the people, will get nothing but more anger.

That’s enough reason for me to share my vote with all of you. I want to move forward as a country, and even though I have plenty of disagreements with their platform, I think the only way to do that is with Harris and Walz.

Vote this week. Turn the page and put this junk behind us.

And even if you disagree with me, vote, because that’s what we do as Americans. https://t.co/eHFZ723I4H

[We gotta get better @Mind_of_Boris]

#Budget2024 @RishiSunak the UK was only the fastest growing economy because of HOW BAD previous year's were. You need to shut up.

[Duke of Preston @DOPreston]

If half of what Rishi was saying was true we should all be sat at home dripping in gold. But instead we are not. Only his mates are.
#PoliticsLive #Budget2024

[Hackney Police @MPSHackney]

Not everyone wants to take part in #Halloween and that's ok. 🎃

Please feel free to print off this poster and display in your window/on your front door if you don't want trick or treaters at your door.

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

Vladimir Putin is not a friend of the United States, but he is a friend of Donald Trump. That’s why Trump cannot be in the White House.

[Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 @MichaelRosenYes]

@JustinMichaX In case you're looking for it, this is the tweet you deleted:

[Jo @GrumpyPistachi0]

Came onto Twitter to say the same thing, a great idea! The benefits of gardening on mental health are proven & something I personally can vouch for 😊

[Mary Vickers @NELincsChaplain]

Haven’t watched #GardenersWorld for a while but really loved the segment in tonight’s programme about the ‘Growing Well Garden’ attached to a GP Surgery in Devon.
So exciting!
Ideas, ideas…
Wonder if any surgeries in #NELincs might be interested in thinking about this…?

[Mary Vickers @NELincsChaplain]

Haven’t watched #GardenersWorld for a while but really loved the segment in tonight’s programme about the ‘Growing Well Garden’ attached to a GP Surgery in Devon.
So exciting!
Ideas, ideas…
Wonder if any surgeries in #NELincs might be interested in thinking about this…?

[Burnt Out Cat (CovidSolidarity) @CovidSolidarit1]

Hello, does anyone have links to research on the effects of SarsCov2 on the immune system? What is the exact mechanism? I've read papers in the past, but would be grateful for the latest info on this. Thanks!