A. E. Daly

Writer no longer on X, for obvious reasons. Same handle on other platforms.

[Mick Jagger @MickJagger]

I am so saddened to hear of the death of Marianne Faithfull. She was so much part of my life for so long. She was a wonderful friend, a beautiful singer and a great actress. She will always be remembered.

[Rolling Stone @RollingStone]

Marianne Faithfull, the pioneering "As Tears Go By" singer who transcended "it girl" status in the 1960s for a stunning second act as a singer-songwriter, has died at age 78.

More: https://t.co/h8WO6N4OIi

[Open Culture @openculture]

William S. Burroughs Reads His "Thanksgiving Prayer" in a 1988 Film By Gus Van Sant

https://t.co/Rwi6YCMty1

[Charles Bukowski Quotes @bukowskiquoteus]

Charles Bukowski was born on this day, August 16, in 1920. Just in case you needed an excuse to have something to drink to tonight. Cheers!

[A. E. Daly @ae_daly]

@ccohanlon Beautiful picture, and happy birthday.

[World Cinema @WorldCinemania]

'Metropolis' (1927)

Directed by Fritz Lang

[. @LouiseRawAuthor]

Strangest thing, Sarah: I can’t find the bit where you apologise for standing up in Parliament last week saying people ‘want their hotel back’.

Can you point me to it? Or will it be covered in your resignation letter?

[Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana]

Here’s just a few examples of Daily Mail headlines that have fanned the flames of hate and normalised Islamophobic and anti-migrant rhetoric #GMB

[Babble @Babble____]

Great comment from Reddit about the truth behind the Imane Khelif situation

[Elaine Scattermoon @scattermoon]

It really is transparent that after years of calling Corbynism "a hate movement" and anti-genocide-in-Gaza protests "violent mobs", the British press has absolutely no idea to respond to actual racist pogroms, especially given they inspired them for years with anti-migrant hate.

[Politics For You @PoliticoForYou]

🚨 Some people did try and warn us that fascism was around the corner.

[Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @BellRibeiroAddy]

Congratulations to the Mother of the House, re-elected for the 10th time to represent the people of Hackney North & Stoke Newington 👸🏾

With 264 women elected last night, @HackneyAbbott becomes the longest serving woman MP in the most representative Parliament in history.

[UK Prime Minister @10DowningStreet]

James Timpson OBE @JamesTCobbler has been appointed Minister of State (Minister for Prisons, Parole and Probation) in the Ministry of Justice @MoJGovUK.

[A. E. Daly @ae_daly]

Hahahaha yes!

[Tom Jamieson @jamiesont]

If I was Ed I’d be marching out of Downing Street to greet the press pack eating the biggest fuck off bacon sandwich mankind has ever known

[A. E. Daly @ae_daly]

I've reservations on several counts, but seeing professional appointments that are actually professional is a good opener.

[A. E. Daly @ae_daly]

I'd *completely* forgotten what it looks like when people who are actually equipped for the job get appointed to roles in Cabinet, rather than posts being used as cruel party in-jokes or grubby backhanders.

[Frances Ryan @DrFrancesRyan]

The Tories have had a historic defeat. Labour has a chance to build something better. Happy weekend, everyone. https://t.co/uxEECUsPRs

[Stephen Smith @SteveNickSmith]

Every single broadcaster cutting away from Jeremy Corbyn as he was about to give his victory speech to cover Nigel Farage is the past decade in British politics in a nutshell