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[dave ainsworth @daveainsworth63]

Book of the week - Drinking Custard: Diary of a Confused Mum by Lucy Beaumont Very funny. #LucyBeaumont #DrinkingCustard #Monoray

[Chappers 🐾🐝 🙋‍♀️ @Chappers2013]

Booked to go and see Lucy Beaumont on her tour.

She is not only a great comedian she has a strong moral compass and stands up for those who are afraid or unable to speak 💪

[Ian McLennan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦🇪🇭 @CllrIanMcLennan]

#Thatcherwoman A woman I hated for all the reasons depicted and many more.

[Luke @shampoosaver]

Impossible to read anything posted by the Liverpool Echo. It's like playing Minesweeper with pop-ups. You've probably got more chance of accidently running into one of Merseysides most wanted before you can load the article to read about them.

[Anfield Watch @AnfieldWatch]

Here's your reminder that Liverpool DON'T kick off at 20:00 tonight 🇹🇷

[Sam @SamCKx]

MAGA is dead.

Reform are dying.

Restore are irrelevant.

Robinson, Tate and Brand are off to jail.

This age of the grifter is coming to an end.

Civilisation is rebalancing.

[Nina @ShakeLS]

Camilla Parker Bowles leaving King Charles her cancer stricken husband alone to get soaked while she takes her umbrella and runs for cover lol 😂 he looks absolutely angry and bewildered. That's what you deserve Charlie. Princess Diana was standing in the rain numerous times getting soaked. Never running away from an event. This is such an epic moment. Twi highly selfish people caring only for themselves.

[History Girl @HistoryGirlBW]

The beautiful and historic city of Chester in the 1930s.

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

Tommy Robinson sent a letter to himself, he meant to log out and send it from a different account.

But he didn't.

Don't RT 🤣

[Watch LFC @Watch_LFC]

This might be one of the best BBC montages ever.

[Olena Rohoza @OlenaRohoza]

A MAN WITHOUT FEELINGS, CONSCIENCE, OR MORALS

Someone once asked: “Why do some British people dislike Donald Trump?”

Nate White, an eloquent and witty English writer, gave a brilliant answer (excerpts attributed to The Times of London):

“Trump lacks certain qualities that the British have traditionally valued. He has no class, no charm, no composure, no authority, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no modesty, no honor, and no dignity.

Although Trump may look ridiculous, he has never said anything ironic, funny, or even remotely witty. Not once. And I mean that literally. To the British, a complete absence of humor is almost a form of inhumanity. But in Trump's case, it is a fact. He doesn't even understand what a joke is. To him, a joke is a crude attack, an illiterate insult, or an act of casual cruelty. Just look at his endless obsession with someone's backside.

Trump resembles a troll. He never laughs sincerely; he merely squeals with delight or mockery. And what is even more frightening is that he doesn't just deliver crude and stupid insults — he actually believes this is perfectly normal. His mind is a primitive algorithm of petty prejudices and instinctive malice. There is no irony, complexity, nuance, or depth in him. Everything is superficial. We can see that he has no inner world, no soul. He is soulless.

In Britain, we have traditionally sided with David rather than Goliath. Our heroes have always been courageous underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist. Trump is neither courageous nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite. He isn't even merely a spoiled rich boy or a greedy fat cat. He is more like a giant white slug, a privileged Jabba the Hutt.

And worse still, he is a bully. Yet when surrounded by other bullies, he instantly transforms into a groveling servant. He always punches down — something a gentleman would never do. And he takes particular pleasure in attacking those who are most vulnerable, defenseless, and already lying on the ground.

That is why the fact that a substantial minority of Americans — perhaps a third — look at him, listen to him, and think, ‘Yes, he's my kind of guy!’ is a source of enormous astonishment and alarm to the British. Because it is impossible to read even one of his tweets or listen to more than a few sentences without feeling the ground open beneath your feet.

He has turned mediocrity into an art form. He is the Picasso of pettiness, the Shakespeare of shit. His flaws are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on to infinity. There have always been plenty of stupid people in the world, and no shortage of wicked ones. But for stupidity to be so wicked, and wickedness so stupid — that is something truly rare.

Compared with him, Nixon looks trustworthy, and George W. Bush looks intelligent. If Frankenstein decided to create a monster made entirely of human flaws, he would create Trump. And then the horrified Dr. Frankenstein would scream in despair: ‘My God, what have I done?!’

And if idiocy were a television series, Trump would be its entire set.”

Stephen King is an American writer who works across many genres, including horror, thrillers, science fiction, fantasy, supernatural fiction, drama, and detective fiction. He has earned the nickname “King of Horror.” King is a literary giant whose words carry authority around the world.

Here is a statement attributed to him about Trump:

“We can joke about Trump, but this is no joke. He and his accomplices, with the support of the Supreme Court, are turning America into a fascist, authoritarian state. Republicans must stop putting party interests above the interests of their country and recognize the danger.”

[the all new mr_eggs 🇵🇸 @oeufs_brouilles]

Next time you hear this song just know that the mf was making these faces while singing it

[💕 Brittany Belle 💕 @BrittanyinTexas]

“There’s only one devil I can see, and he sits in the White House.”

🇺🇸 I NOMINATE THIS WOMAN FOR PRESIDENT!

1 minute, 50 seconds of the most powerful speech you’ll hear. 🔥 WATCH!

[Michael Warburton @For_Film_Fans]

The famous ‘chocolate factory’ scene from

I LOVE LUCY (1952)

starring LUCILLE BALL & VIVIAN VANCE

[Marina Purkiss @MarinaPurkiss]

I rarely do this…

But @Shearings you are a disgrace. My in-laws, in their 70s, spend their pension on a holiday with you in St Ives

…and this is where you sent them?!

My father-in-law has Parkinson’s too - so well done for stressing him out.

And my mother-in-law cried on the phone to you asking for a full refund

And YOU REFUSED?!

[Mykhailo Rohoza @MykhailoRohoza]

“Why do some British people dislike Donald Trump?”

Nate White, an eloquent and witty English writer, gave this magnificent answer:

Trump lacks certain qualities that the British traditionally value.

He has no nobility, no charm, no composure, no gravitas, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour, and no grace — qualities with which, strangely enough, his predecessor, Mr Obama, was abundantly blessed.

Although Trump may be ridiculous, he has never said anything ironic, amusing, or even remotely funny — not once, ever. I do not mean this rhetorically. I mean it literally: never. To the British, a lack of humour is almost inhuman.

But with Trump, it is a fact. He does not even seem to understand what a joke is. To him, a joke is a crude remark, an illiterate insult, an act of casual cruelty.

Trump is like a troll: he never laughs or enjoys himself; he merely squeals with delight or derision.

And the most frightening thing is that he does not merely utter crude and stupid insults: he actually means them. His mind is nothing more than a robotic algorithm of petty prejudices and instinctive malice.

There is no irony in him, no complexity, no subtlety, no depth. Everything is superficial. What we see is a man without an inner world, without a soul.

In Britain, we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are courageous underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist.

Trump is neither courageous nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite.

He is not even merely a spoiled rich boy or a greedy fat cat. He is more like a giant white slug, a privileged Jabba the Hutt.

And, worse still, he is a bully.

When he finds himself among other bullies, he suddenly becomes a whining lackey.

He punches down — something a gentleman should never, could never, and must never do — and every blow he delivers is below the belt. He particularly enjoys attacking the vulnerable or the voiceless, and he kicks them when they are down.

That is why the fact that a substantial minority — perhaps a third — of Americans watch what he does, listen to what he says, and then think, “Yes, he seems like my kind of guy,” is a source of bewilderment and profound distress to the British.

After all, it is impossible to read a single tweet of his or hear him utter a sentence or two without staring into the abyss. He turns shallowness into an art form. He is the Picasso of pettiness, the Shakespeare of shit. His flaws are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on to infinity.

There have always been stupid people in the world, and villains have never been in short supply either. But rarely has stupidity been so evil, or evil so stupid.

He makes Nixon seem trustworthy and George W. Bush seem intelligent.

If Frankenstein had decided to create a monster composed entirely of human flaws, he would have created Trump, and the remorseful Dr Frankenstein would have cried out in despair, “My God, what have I created?”

If an idiot were a television show, Trump would be the entire set.

[Stephen Kinnock @SKinnock]

‘We owe it to all those who lost their lives at Aberfan to build a better future' - @andyburnham

Yesterday I joined the Prime Minister in Aberfan ahead of tomorrow’s 60th anniversary.

It was an honour to meet members of the community - including survivors of that terrible day.

[archivetvmusings @archivetvmus71]

The first episode of Crown Court was broadcast on this day in 1972. Running until 1984, the series clocked up over 850 episodes.

[Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @Haggis_UK]

Cat Smith says Kemi Badenoch asked her to explain the Russia report to her. 💥