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[Matt @matthew_maddock]

The angels are watching.
Our theatrics aren't so entertaining.
The 3rd act better be a belter.
https://t.co/5YazjmxT9v

[The Touchmine | 𝐓 @TouchmineX]

🚨🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚:

The semi-final between England and Argentina will be officiated by MLS referee Ismael Elfath.

Since Messi joined Inter Miami, they have a 100% win record under him and also won the Leagues Cup final. 😳

England have been robbed even before the game has started. 🇦🇷🤑

[Narinder Kaur @narindertweets]

Richard Tice in a "yes but no but" moment over the £5m "gift" Farage received for security and why he turned down state security (after lying saying he wasn't offered any)

Basically- Farage needs security akin to what the King would have.

Prince Harry- 5th in line , afghan wars, credible death threats(fbi intelligence), son of the King- can't get this level of security........

[Good Law Project @GoodLawProject]

Today is the vote.

We have HOURS left to ask MPs to support a cap on political donations, and kick billionaires out of our politics.

Will you join us?
https://t.co/dnOKzUpxHv

[John Bourscheid 🇺🇸 🚀 @bourscheid]

🚨BREAKING: In case you missed it, yesterday in a Fox News interview Benjamin Netanyahu let it slip that the Israeli military was planning to merge with the Pentagon.

The US will be the single source of IDF funding, which explains the insane budget proposal for next year.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

The Daily Mail said England should leave Jude Bellingham at home.

A take that aged like milk left out in the Miami sun.

[𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐦 @Malcolm_Pal9]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇵🇸Throwback to when an Israeli news channel was interviewing excited England fans during the World Cup, and they shouted, "Free Palestine!"

[Femi @Femi_sorry]

Oh shut the fuck up you RACIST PRICK.

Your spokesperson just refused to rule out deporting me because I'm black.

You don't get to celebrate the success of black English people while telling us we don't belong in England.

Keep the name Jude Bellingham out your Nazi mouth.

[AB⚕ @AbsoluteBruno]

Caught in 4k, cameraman deserves a raise for this clip😭

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

Leaving Miami for Kansas City and then on to Atlanta. Whatever the understandable debate about performance etc the most significant and uplifting reality is that England are in the semi-finals of the World Cup for only the third time since 1966. And they have a world-class match-winner in Jude Bellingham and a world-class head coach in Thomas Tuchel.

For those fans who have travelled all over supporting the team and being frustrated with early exits and good players underachieving … this World Cup is reward, a joyous journey, a rollercoaster for the emotions, a challenge for the nerves. And now … a semi-final awaits. #ENG #FIFAWorldCup

[Wolf of X @WolfofX]

In 2005, David Beckham opened his football academy in Greenwich, London.

Among the young footballers there that day was an 11 year old boy named Harry Kane.

Standing beside him was Katie Goodland, a girl he had known since their school days in East London.

They posed for a photograph with Beckham.

At the time, it was simply a picture of two children meeting one of England's biggest football stars.

Harry and Katie could never have known what the next two decades would bring.

The childhood friends grew closer, began dating as teenagers, and built a life together.

Harry kept chasing football.

He rose through Tottenham's academy, endured loan spells, fought for his place, and eventually became one of the greatest goalscorers England has ever produced.

In 2018, he captained England at the World Cup and won the Golden Boot.

In 2023, he broke Wayne Rooney's record to become England men's all time leading goalscorer.

And the girl standing beside him in that old photograph stayed beside him through the journey.

Harry proposed to Katie in 2017.

They married in June 2019 and went on to build a family together, becoming parents to four children.

Years after that photograph was taken, Harry even joked that Beckham was probably Katie's childhood crush.

But life had written a different story.

The boy who once stood beside his football hero became England captain.

And the girl standing next to him became his wife.

Sometimes, an ordinary photograph is only ordinary because we haven't seen the future yet

[DepressedBergman @DannyDrinksWine]

James Cameron on spending his 40th birthday with Stanley Kubrick explaining to him how "True Lies" (1994) was made:

"Meeting Stanley Kubrick was my 40th birthday present to myself. I was on vacation in Europe, and I called him up and said, "I'm coming over," and went to his house in England. My wife at the time was freaked out that I wasn't going to be back home for my birthday. But I said, "I'm going to meet Stanley Kubrick. There's no present, no surprise party, no nothing you could give me that would supersede that."

So I went to see this reclusive guy knocking around this big house and he just totally wanted to know how 'True Lies' (1994) was made. He had a print of it on his KEM down in his basement, and made me sit there and tell him how I had done all the effects shots. So I spent the whole time talking about my movie with Stanley Kubrick, which was not where I thought the day was going to go. But I want to be like Stanley, I want to be that guy. When I'm 80, I want to still be the guy trying to figure it all out."

(James Cameron's interview to Jeffrey Resner, DGA Quarterly, 2008)

P.S: On this day, 32 years ago, "True Lies" (1994) premiered in Westwood, California, USA.

[nazir afzal @nazirafzal]

“Whose Keys Are These?”

“He’s Got His Keys”

Nobody does chants like Football Fans

#England
#FIFAWorldCup

[Isaac Newton @DK_16_04_75]

You've just been talking and speculating about the murder of Ann Widdecombe @theJeremyVine so why say you can't speculate when that is exactly what you and Ian were doing #JeremyVine

[John Dabell @John_Dabell]

You'll never regret investing in joy.

[Old Gassy @OldGassy1984]

"So, Nigel, we want you just to walk along this road in the style of any completely normal human being."
"Completely normal?"
"Yes, that's right -- completely normal."

[Matt @matthew_maddock]

@currys #CurrysFootball 1-1 aet. 4-3 penalty victory for @England

[Saint Javelin @saintjavelin]

This is a mother shielding her child with her own body during yesterday’s russian strike on Sumy.

This is why Ukrainians don’t owe anyone an explanation for refusing to shake hands with russians, for not wanting to see them at the Olympics, or welcomed back into the civilized world.

This is why.

[Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK @CovidJusticeUK]

The Hillsborough Law is finally set to be approved by MPs.

A big step towards creating a fairer society where the scales of justice are more evenly balanced.

What an incredible legacy for the Hillsborough Families and all those who have campaigned to reach this moment.