Caroline Nicholls

Sssh the neighbours will hear.

[Caroline Nicholls @carolineTom]

Andy Murray is quite good in Spider Man. @andy_murray

[Diana Alastair💚🤍💜 ⚢ ❌❌ @sappholives83]

99% of women and girls in Somalia have been mutilated in the following way: the clitoris is cut off, along with the inner labia. Then the inner flesh of the outer labia is removed before both sides are sewn tightly together, leaving a hole no bigger than a matchstick for urine and menses to trickle through.

All of this is done in childhood, and without any form of anesthesia whatsoever. Sometimes the little girl is given a scrap of leather or a stick to bite down on. The cutters use old razor blades, or sometimes a piece of broken glass.

This is only the beginning of a girl’s pain.

Most wedding nights in Somalia are aided by “the little knife” — that is, the new husband slices his bride open so that he can penetrate her now cut and bleeding scar tissue. Some men, however, simply batter their way through, tearing that tiny hole open by sheer force. When a woman goes into labor, she’s cut open more widely, then sewn back up afterwards so that when sex resumes she will have to be cut open yet again.

This practice leads to countless deaths from infection and a drastic increase in maternal mortality, but Somali men still refuse to marry uncut women, forcing mothers to have their daughters cut or face social stigma. Uncut girls are seen as dirty; the term for clitoris is a playground taunt in Somalia, and girls who are not cut are usually ostracized by their peers.

The Somali government recently debated the legality of this appalling custom, and the parliament largely split along gender lines. Female MPs roundly condemned FGM, while male MPs insisted that having a clitoris made a woman more difficult to penetrate, and quoted the hadith in which Muhammad condoned the practice. These are educated men who nevertheless claim that cutting a girl is necessary in order to control her sexuality, and that an uncut woman will be promiscuous and untrustworthy.

In spite of the Somali government’s continued support for FGM, foreign aid continues to flow into Somalia unobstructed. The West should refuse to give the Somali government so much as a single dollar until they outlaw FGM and take positive steps to combat the problem.

One tactic that has been highly successful involves showing Somali men a video of a girl being mutilated. Because FGM is seen as women’s business, most men have no idea what it entails. Men who watch this video are horrified, and the most common reaction has been “Not my daughter!” This proves that FGM is not hopelessly entrenched in Somali culture. Western pressure and resources could make an enormous difference in the lives of Somali women and girls, and put a stop to this barbaric practice.

[Diana Alastair💚🤍💜 ⚢ ❌❌ @sappholives83]

They want to cut up little girls’ vaginas and then sew them almost shut because that way men can tell if their brides are virgins. The fact that it means unimaginable suffering for the victims and a far greater risk of death in childbirth is unimportant to these people. The West could help put a stop this barbaric practice by making foreign aid contingent upon the Somali government’s making FGM illegal and actively working to stop it. It would cost us absolutely nothing, and it would do so much to help Somali girls, but we won’t do it because no one actually cares about these girls. If 99% of Somali boys were having their penises chopped off, you can bet that the world would do more than just shrug it off.

[Benonwine @benonwine]

OMG, this shoplifting scumbag just got tripped up by a customer in a Croydon supermarket.

This actually made my day, and I’m sure it’ll give you a warm glow as well. 🤣😂💪👍

Hope the shop gave her the shopping on the house.

[Kevin Sorbo @ksorbs]

He got more time in jail than the refugees do for actually r*ping women and children

[ꜱᴄʜʀᴏᴅɪɴɢᴇʀ'ꜱ ᴄᴀᴛ @IsTheCatAlive]

1.Women in Afghanistan are only allowed to see female doctors.

2.Women are banned from education beyond the 5th grade.

3.Women cannot become doctors and are banned from medical institutes.

Now read 1 again.

[John Donoghue @JohnDonoghue64]

…and the winner of the “Best Door I’ve Seen Today” award goes to… 🏆

[Ben Graham @BenGrahamUK]

I've seen many people saying the tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park should have been shot when the man entered its enclosure.

I couldn't disagree more.

From the footage I've seen, it looks extremely difficult to even get into that enclosure in the first place.

And from what I've heard, the staff did an incredible job reacting as quickly as they did, while showing restraint and avoiding killing an innocent tiger.

These are apex predators. They are extremely dangerous animals that will naturally attack humans when confronted in their territory.

Hopefully this magnificent animal isn't put down in the aftermath of this tragedy.

The tiger did nothing wrong.

[Susan Hall AM @Councillorsuzie]

Criminal damage to the Battle of Britain Memorial - I wonder what punishment they will get for that. They have no respect, they are vile, unpatriotic, Palestinian flag waving leftie scum

[Suzanne Evans @SuzanneEvans1]

Taking part in this march on this day is an act of hate. It says you don’t care about Jews being tortured, imprisoned, butchered. Despicable people.

[NoMoreGulags @FreedomAus80100]

"Slept with"

You mean... "raped by"

Our media our disgusting beyond belief

[Nancy Mace @NancyMace]

An Iranian woman sang without covering her hair. The sentence was 74 lashes.

I'd like to know why every "feminist" is silent.

[Susan Hall AM @Councillorsuzie]

It’s an utter disgrace!

[British Intel @TheBritishIntel]

Andy Burnham's wife has quit her job to follow him around in what's being called an "unofficial First Lady" role, despite Britain having no such position and nobody having voted for her to hold one.

If that means she's now travelling the country and the world alongside the Prime Minister at public expense, that's a permanent paid holiday funded by taxpayers who never agreed to give her a job in the first place. She isn't in government and holds no public role whatsoever.

There is no First Lady in this country. Get back to work like everyone else has to.

[VenetiaJane's Garden @VenetiaJane]

In Devonshire goldenrod is called ‘farewell-to-summer’ because it blooms from August through September. It is said to grow where secret hoards of gold are hidden, and if it unexpectedly appears near a dwelling, then the inhabitants will surely have good fortune. #FlowersOnFriday

[Jack @FFS_WhatNow]

Tweet of the Year 🏆

[Paul Hannaford BEM🥇 @paulhannaford]

Also today the nurses said the number of young people aged 13+ that are coming into custody out their heads is increasing!! Don’t worry kids 👫 just do maths English science & play football ⚽️ drug abuse won’t harm you !!!! Yes it will #PSHE #SAFEGURDING !!

[Alastair Hilton @London_W4]

Went to the gents and upon returning to my table in this pub right now, I was greeted by this beautiful scene. The lanterns and the paintings. There are too few ornate, gilt edged oil paintings in pubs these days. The Scarsdale, Kensington, London.

[Jack @FFS_WhatNow]

I love this country 😁🇬🇧

[Martin Brundle OBE @MBrundleF1]

Great work BA and Heathrow 😡 Nine hours and counting sitting on a plane which has travelled nowhere. At a remote parking bay, no food throughout, and mother/baby and a person with a medical condition desperate to get off. As is everyone else. Toilets no longer available as blocked. No sign of steps or buses. And that’s before the wait for luggage. Pathetic and dangerous lack of corporate contingency and responsibility.

[Caroline Nicholls @carolineTom]

@Lily_McSnarly I hope it went as well as it could for you