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Singer, landscape historian, canonist-ish. Increasingly obsessed bad golf player.

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PRONOUNCE 'quinoa' correctly to show off in company. Not 'kee-nwah', but rather 'grains of ineluctable misery'.
(Cc @TwopTwips)

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Unfortunate

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@Robin_C_Douglas Is this the first televised latae sententiae?

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@DrFrancisYoung What else can we bring back from the 1980s i wonder!

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Nothing abnormal here, in the shade. #heatwave #suffolk

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@tc1415 @legalstyleblog @VicinageClause And no need for a chancel to be raised.

[Woke Lefty 🫣 @SalfordMe2023]

On the back cover of Lucy Connolly's ghost written book the lying starts with the claim that she sent one tweet, and that it was figurative hyperbole.

Your regular reminder this isn't true.

1. Her own counsel said she intended to incite serious violence - it succeeded.

2. It was viewed 310,000 times on her feed, and reposted 940 times before she deleted it.

3. Not content with making the money she got from her go fund me she's now going to profit from her criminality with this 'book'

4. She has already made more money from that tweet, mostly tax free, than she earned in the previous ten years.

When they sideshow her at their conferences, Reform & Connolly always claim her conviction was an example of 'two tier justice' - perhaps they're talking about how much she's 'earned' from it?

The Judge's sentencing remarks ⬇️

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Strong @DrFrancisYoung vibes here.

[Brilliant Maps @BrilliantMaps]

How many years it was Lithuania?

Credit: reddit user Key_Neighborhood_542 who explains:

"Lithuanian borders were first mentioned in 1009 but there they were not defined, so I start counting from 1235 when we have a proof that Lithuania was already united under King Mindaugas and have idea what territories were controlled by him.

I counted years when Lithuania was an independent country or in the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth. I excluded years of occupation by Russian empire, German empire, also the first Soviet, Nazi and second Soviet occupations, which lasted until 1991.

Curonia (8) was part of the Commowealth much longer but only for 8 years it was incorporated directly in Lithuania. The lighter area (531) in the North/West represents South Curonia and South Semigalia which were not part of the original Mindaugas' Kingdom and were conquered and assimilated decades later.

Kyiv (235) and Polesie (322) were lost not in war to Muscovy but to Poland in Lublin Union negociations.

Vilnius (596) was claimed but not controlled in the period between WWI and WWII (22), including 18 years of Polish occupation.

Trivia:

-It looks like Lithuania controlled the Black Sea port Hacibey (now Odessa 70) longer than our present Baltic Sea port Klaipėda (Memel 53). Of course we cannot even compare the level of control and its economic importance.
-Lithuania ruled Russian city Smolensk (172) longer than the Crimean peninsula was ruled by the Russian Empire or Federation."

Also see Poland’s Territorial Changes 1635-Present: https://t.co/bstvVOH9wT

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@ItsAndyRyan Or a brief summary of Peter Parker's uncles happiest memories.

[Joanna Hardy-Susskind @Joanna__Hardy]

Hello, there 👋

Have you heard David Lammy MP and Sarah Sackman MP talking about people stealing bottles of whisky and swiping mobile telephones as examples of people who should not get jury trials?

Well. I’d like to tell you a story.

🪡 🧵

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Amazing prize. My favourite character is either the little lass in fellowship who's gasping at Bilbos story about the trolls, or Aragorn.

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We’re giving away Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD Steelbooks of The Lord Of The Rings trilogy to celebrate the 25th Anniversary!

To enter:
Follow us, repost this, and tell us who your favourite character from the trilogy is...

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We’re giving away Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD Steelbooks of The Lord Of The Rings trilogy to celebrate the 25th Anniversary!

To enter:
Follow us, repost this, and tell us who your favourite character from the trilogy is...

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@empiremagazine @IanMcKellen The Black Rider in silhouette above the hobbits as they head to Buckleberry ferry. Or the vision that is Hobbiton.

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Our The Lord Of The Rings 25th anniversary issue is on sale now! To celebrate, we’re giving away the One Ring and pipe props from our reunion photoshoot.

Want to win them? Follow us, RT this, and tell us your favourite moment from the film trilogy.

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Dear #WhiskySanta, please may you put @BalvenieUK 21 Year Old PortWood Finish from @MasterofMalt under my tree? I've been really good this year! https://t.co/HfyJQE8ZpT

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Dear #WhiskySanta, please may you put @The_Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak (2024 Release) from @MasterofMalt under my tree? I've been really good this year! https://t.co/ZZXUZPdTqN

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Dear #WhiskySanta, please may you put @The_Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak (2024 Release) from @MasterofMalt under my tree? I've been really good this year! https://t.co/ZZXUZPdTqN

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Dear #WhiskySanta, please may you put @Bunnahabhain 15 Year Old Turas Math No. 1 - The Westering Home Collection 2025 from @MasterofMalt under my tree? I've been really good this year! https://t.co/JNe8YxnPUo

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Dear #WhiskySanta, please may you put @BalvenieUK 21 Year Old PortWood Finish from @MasterofMalt under my tree? I've been really good this year! https://t.co/HfyJQE8rAl

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Dear #WhiskySanta, please may you put @The_Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak (2024 Release) from @MasterofMalt under my tree? I've been really good this year! https://t.co/ZZXUZPdTqN

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@Elephantlens