Julia

[Rock'n Roll of All @rocknrollofall]

Throwback to the time when Annie Lennox surprised David Bowie and Brian May at rehearsals.

Look at their faces. The reaction and happiness say it all.

[Kate 🪬🤍🇺🇸 @ImSpeaking13]

This is the best thing I’ve ever seen.

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

This is a desperate stunt from Nigel Farage.

Politics should be about improving the lives of millions of people, not about personal gain.

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

As I get ready to pass on the torch to the next Labour leader and Prime Minister, here are my thoughts on our first two years in government.

What we've done, and more importantly, who we have done it for.

Read my latest Substack.

https://t.co/CuS0d4jOWm

[Suzy Quiquero 🏆 @suzyquiquero]

Keir Starmer using The Pixies' music on one of his TikToks is quite possibly, the coolest thing he's ever done.

[Kevin Maguire @Kevin_Maguire]

Loved the episode she objected to a @DailyMirror paper hat.

RIP comedy genius Penelope Keith.

[Crazy Vibes @CrazyVibes_1]

Bob Geldof did not want them on the bill.
He had agreed to include Queen in the Live Aid lineup only reluctantly, pushed by promoter Harvey Goldsmith. By the summer of 1985, Geldof was not alone in thinking their moment had passed. Their biggest hits were nearly a decade old. Critics had started writing them off. Privately, the band itself was wondering if it was finished.
Then came July 13, 1985.
What nobody watching that day knew was what had happened the week before. Queen had booked the 400-seat Shaw Theatre near King's Cross in London and rehearsed their 21-minute set down to the exact second. Not the general shape of it. The exact second. Six songs, every beat drilled until nothing could go wrong.
And then, reportedly, their roadies disabled the sound limiters on the PA before the set. Every other band on that stage was capped. Queen was not.
At 6:41 PM, Freddie Mercury walked out. White jeans. White tank top. Studded armband. Seventy-two thousand people erupted.
He sat at the piano and played the opening of Bohemian Rhapsody, not the whole song, just enough to set the crowd on fire. Then he stood. Strode to the microphone.
Radio Ga Ga filled the stadium. Seventy-two thousand people raised their hands in perfect unison, one of the most iconic images of the entire decade.
Then Freddie stopped the band. He turned to the crowd. He opened his mouth and sang a single sustained note.
""Aaaaaaay-o.""
And waited.
Seventy-two thousand people sang it back. He went higher. They followed. Higher still. They stayed with him. Back and forth, the note climbing, the crowd holding on, the moment stretching into something that felt almost sacred.
It would later be called The Note Heard Round the World.
They tore through Hammer to Fall, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, a shortened We Will Rock You, and finally We Are the Champions. The stadium shook.
Twenty-one minutes after they walked on, Queen walked off.
Bob Geldof, the man who had not wanted them there, said afterward: ""Queen were absolutely the best band of the day. They played the best, had the best sound, used their time to the full. It was the perfect stage for Freddie: the whole world.""
An estimated 1.9 billion people across 150 nations had been watching. In 2005, music industry insiders voted it the single greatest rock performance in history. Not one of the greatest. The greatest.
Authors and musicians who were there have said those 21 minutes may have saved the band itself, that Queen was on the verge of a permanent split, and that afternoon reminded all four of them what they were still capable of together.
Freddie Mercury died on November 24, 1991. He was 45 years old.
But on July 13, 1985, for 21 minutes, standing before 72,000 people under a London summer sky, he was the most alive person on earth.

[Crazy Moments @Crazymoments01]

One little call, one gentle step, one unforgettable hug

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

🚨Mayor Mamdani just kicked off pool season by jumping in the pool with kids from Harlem.

This is the guy MAGA and Trump are spending all of their energy trying to make voters fear.

It isn’t working.

[SKI @skiistiredasf]

4 college graduates,
3 Masters degrees
1 Doctorate,
2 law degrees
3 Ivy League educations

All in one photo.

Oh and their husbands are in the photo too

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

Joe Biden completely demolished Trump yesterday.

"It's not just his vanity projects: Tearing down the East Wing of the White House, making room for his ballroom, putting his name on a Kennedy Center, building an arch in his own honor, even hiring his own pool guy to fix the reflecting pool. Whoa, what a loser."

[Sarrah Bellus @sarrah_bellus]

It made my day 🫣

[𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓵𝓸𝓽𝓽𝓮 @charlotteukcity]

Things Keir Starmer taught me:

Politicians can have morals

When others demean themselves, leave them to it

When others go low, go higher

Service should be the only reason to want to be a PM

Being humble is more attractive than arrogance

Handle all circumstances with grace

[Viviane: Holding Burnham to account @LaindonFEMINIST]

The International Leaders have been unanimous in their praise and support for Keir Starmer. They could see clearly what he was achieving. Whilst Brits could see only the media’s distortion. We are corrupted by billionaires who don’t live here but earn their money here.

[Mark G #SayNoToReform @TheLabourMark]

Keir Starmer can leave with his head held high knowing that he's done an amazing job. #Labour

NHS waiting lists down
Immigration down
Fastest growing economy in the G7
Free breakfast clubs for school children
Over 300,000 homes built
Employment Rights Act
And many many more

[Don McGowan @donmcgowan]

If you have a spare 3 mins and 45 secs today, watch this fantastic grilling by Sally Nugent on BBC Breakfast.

The very first time I've seen Farage questioned properly about his £5M bung, and it's fair to say, he totally fluffed it.

There are points when you can see Farage tremble and even accuse the BBC of putting him in danger. 🤦‍♂️

It was for security. It was for cars. Nobody cares. It's no one's business. He won't tell us. DANGER!

At one point, he let slip that the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards may 'disagree' with him on the rules around donations.

He knows he's going to be found guilty on this one. He's in trouble, and his face gave it away gloriously.

Top hats off to Sally Nugent. Stellar work. 👏

[Andrew Parnall @dontbrexitfixit]

No matter what happens next and who the next PM will be, Starmer @Keir_Starmer ahould always be remembered as the Prime Minister who stood up to Trump and told him where to shove his illegal war. Starmer did that, and we should honour and thank him for it

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

It has been a privilege to work alongside Sir Keir Starmer as he has led international efforts to support Ukraine through the Coalition of the Willing, strengthen NATO, improve Arctic cooperation, and deepen the historic partnership between Canada and the United Kingdom.

Throughout, and in the face of exceptional challenges, Keir has acted with principle, determination, and collaboration. The world is safer and allies are more united because of his efforts.

Keir, thank you for your lifetime of public service. I am grateful for your friendship, and I wish you all the best as you concentrate on your "most important job.”

[Rachel Reeves @RachelReevesMP]

From taking our party from the worst defeat in modern history, @Keir_Starmer turned it around and delivered a landslide majority just four years later.

[Gordon Brown @GordonBrown]

Keir Starmer’s place in history is assured. We owe Keir a debt of gratitude for taking Labour from its worst electoral defeat in 2019, bringing Labour back into government with a huge majority in 2024 and then guiding Britain through difficult times nationally and globally.