Nicola Rippon

Writer. History nut. ❤️cats. Derby girl. Rams fan. +ve thinker. Lover of niceness. Feline content @2LittleKitties. Nordicly-inclined compassionate egalitarian.

[Nicola Rippon @NickyjaneR]

@KamaliMelbourne I'm in my 50s & when I was a kid most eggs were white & there'd be just 1 speckled brown egg in each box ... generally saved as a treat for a 'lucky' person. White eggs are quite nostalgic for me!

[Nicola Rippon @NickyjaneR]

This Test Match is a bit like when you have too much fudge - a wonderful abundance of tasty, sweet excitement … and then you get the sugar rush …

[Nicola Rippon @NickyjaneR]

Time for the latest phase of ‘Project Look Anywhere But Here’ …

[Power to the People ☭🕊 @ProudSocialist]

BREAKING: The Trump Administration has just released the UFO files.

The files include videos [shown below] of unidentified aerial phenomena over Greece, Iraq, and the UAE.

It’s worth noting they released the UFO files before arresting a single child rapist in the Epstein files.

[Nicola Rippon @NickyjaneR]

Just found best phone app! Merlin Bird ID - identifies & records birdsong. This a.m. heard lots of birds and tested it out. In one, 14-second recording we heard a robin, a great tit, a blue tit and a blackbird! I think I'm what the Gen Zs call 'obsessed'. I may become addicted

[Nicola Rippon @NickyjaneR]

The possibility of this has been bothering me for weeks. A repeatedly volatile market like this, surely, needs looking at?

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

Just 20 minutes before Trump announced the Strait of Hormuz was open—Someone dumped 7,990 lots of Brent crude futures.

A $760 million bet that oil prices would drop.

Orders far larger than anything else in the market at that moment.

They made a fortune.

But somebody knew the announcement was coming.

This is insider trading at the highest level of government.

[Nicola Rippon @NickyjaneR]

This is neater than most of my sewing …

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Tailor birds construct a cradle for their nest by sewing together leaves with spider silk and plant fibres https://t.co/9UoOOTbGLw

[Nicola Rippon @NickyjaneR]

@tartecosmetics I agree! But my fave product is your Amazonian Clay Tinted Serum - do you still make it? Is timeless hydrating foundation the same or similar?

[Nicola Rippon @NickyjaneR]

I was 157 days old when humans 1st stepped on the Moon. Obvs I don't remember that. Or have any clear memories of the other landings over the next three-and-a-half years. But tonight humans are heading up to the Moon to orbit it once more. I'm so excited. Safe travels Artemis II.

[Nicola Rippon @NickyjaneR]

@chrxtianBOD @Timmysofine Similar happened to friend’s friend. Turned off A/C while at dinner. Came back to find a snake sitting there. He rang reception (from friend’s room!). Told to ring ‘hotel snake catcher’ - using special call button on phone! Apparently snakes seek out rooms with no A/C!

[Nicola Rippon @NickyjaneR]

Similar happened to friend’s friend. Turned off A/C while at dinner. Came back to find a snake sitting there. He rang reception (from friend’s room!). Told to ring ‘hotel snake catcher’ - using special call button on phone! Apparently snakes seek out rooms with no A/C!

[Oluwatimileyin✨🦋 @Timmysofine]

So there was this couple who checked into a hotel somewhere in Krabi, Thailand.

One partner ran crying at 5 AM, saying there was something around her neck: a SNAKE slithering by their bed.

It was reported to the staff, and here is what they found:

[Marc Webber @marcwebber]

How Lou Macari hasn’t got an honour or a knighthood for his work is one of the most difficult things for me to comprehend in life.
He might not want one. But he should at least be offered one.

[Nicola Rippon @NickyjaneR]

@marksandspencer Can you tell me the quantity of Match tea powder in a pot of your Strawberry Matcha Overnight Oats? I know that it is lower in caffeine than coffee, but higher than black tea, so some guidance would be appreciated!

[World Kidney Day UK @kidneydayUK]

Listen to kidney doctor Kristin Veighey explain why getting your kidney health checked matters.

Please share to help others learn the symptoms and get checked sooner. Check your symptoms here: https://t.co/9SnT8yWtWE #WorldKidneyDay #KidneysMatter

[World Kidney Day UK @kidneydayUK]

Think kidney disease is rare? Don't Kid Yourself.

It's serious and lifelong. And more than 1 million people in the UK have kidney disease but don’t know it.

Discover the symptoms here > https://t.co/9SnT8yWtWE #WorldKidneyDay

[World Kidney Day UK @kidneydayUK]

World Kidney Day 2026 is here! Share this post to spread the word to your followers. What are you doing to support #WorldKidneyDay this year? Share why it's important to you below ⬇️

#KidneysMatter

[Nicola Rippon @NickyjaneR]

Happy International Women's Day to Everyone!
Here’s to Strong Women,
May We Know Them,
May We Be Them,
May We Raise Them!

[Nicola Rippon @NickyjaneR]

It's the 19th November … in case you were wondering #InternationalMensDay

[Nicola Rippon @NickyjaneR]

Really loved watching The Walsh Sisters via the BBC. I knew about the books, but haven't read them, so have no idea if the adaptation's faithful, but thoroughly enjoyed it - as you can tell by the fact I've just just finished it when BBC have only shown the first two episodes …

[Nicola Rippon @NickyjaneR]

No, it's not Winston Churchill. And that's most definitely not FDR either …

[Morgan J. Freeman @mjfree]

They all knew who Donald Trump was before he was elected. They all know who he is now.

This video was deleted from Twitter, you know what to do !!