Paul Harper

Oh my! Floods of happy Italian tears there, as deservedly so. What a great result for them - well done.

Jeez, *that* was a rugby match! Knackered just watching it. Dominant start from Scotland that stunned France, followed by a masterclass from France on never giving up.

Proper rugby. Proper sport. Well done both sides.

They're absolutely on fire, aren't they?! Great performance.

What a twat.

I really *really* miss this man. Hearing an American political leader talk in coherent sentences, expressing empathetic ideas that are about so much more than just him and his ambitions is, unfortunately, shocking to modern ears.

How very very far standards have fallen since the end of his term.

Devastating report into trans lives shows we are ‘stronger together’, says Green leader Zack Polanski Green party leader speaks out as devastating report makes clear why many Trans+ people might be feeling powerless right now

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Sadly for Corbyn, being nice wasn't enough. What he had in being nice, he totally lacked in grasp of detail, knowledge of process and the ability to see a project through to its conclusion. He was incompetent, in short.

Being a blue sky thinker is lovely but he left his head in the clouds.

Having a functioning FEMA might have been really useful around now.

I really wish there was some way of filtering out @reuters.com's obsession with local sports without losing the news articles. I have zero interest in minority sports like baseball, ice hockey and American Football and very little interest in the rest. They're boring!

All the "compensatory gesture" vehicles.

Consequences?

Vastly increased isolation both economically and politically and the complete destruction of any remaining image of the US as a credible world leader. No more sucking up.

You might want to get used to the image of being the planet's most advanced 3rd world nation.

Not at all - Obama was and remains much better-looking.

Newsom is, however, too much of a dickhead.

‘It’s 10,000 people saying – we’re with you’: inside Trans Mission, a night of solidarity and joy for a community under stress Olly Alexander and Glyn Fussell’s starry, Live Aid-inspired shindig – featuring Christine and the Queens, Kae Tempest and Munroe Bergdorf – is a show of unity in a dark time for trans people

“I would love some kind of collective revolt where we could stop feeling like shit about everything. We could stop feeling so powerless.”

Trans Mission is next Wednesday – and this is such a lovely preview by @dorianlynskey.bsky.social in @theguardian.com ✨
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"there". I will punish myself later.

That shop is wondrous. I used to work a little further up New Oxford Street and used to pop in their at lunchtime for a browse just to de-stress. There and the big model shop that was further down. ("Beatties"?)

DMGT is right. They have a problem in common with Reform: Despite both their best efforts, there simply aren't enough racists in the UK to fulfill their ambitions.

That must have had a video budget of several tens of Euros.

Sadly, unless manners get learned before departure, we'll still easily be able to tell.

Yup. Like all chronically insecure people, Trump is totally obsessed with legacy.

His legacy in this instance will not be what he's hoping it will be.

He looks like he'd really hate his browser history to be investigated.

It really is time he came out of the closet. He's not fooling anyone who isn't in there with him.

I really hate the word "Woke" with a vengeance. It is meaningless.

It's used as an insult by mindless morons and racists because they think it is laughably weak and it's used by the posturing virtue signallers because they think it makes them look empathetic and relevant.

They're both wrong.

Your grasp of English seems to be as tenuous as ever.

They're down by his waist these days anyway, aren't they?

Blowing the old leader to bits isn't "being involved"?

Have you tried Best Medicine? Nice gentle character-driven stories told with humour and patience. It's the US version of Doc Martin. Highly recommended.

American politics: Apparently Kristi Noem, part-time homeland security boss and full-time nymphomaniac has been sacked and replaced by MarkyWayne (aka JimJoBillyBob) Mullin who habitually lies about his non-existent military service. Really, America? These are the best you can find? Ghod help us.

American politics: Apparently Kristi Noem, part-time homeland security boss and full-time nymphomaniac has been sacked and replaced by MarkyWayne (aka JimJoBillyBob) Mullin who habitually lies about his non-existent military service. Really, America? These are the best you can find? Ghod help us.

Still wouldn't want to watch.

It has become abundantly clear recently that there is no such thing as a US guarantee. Of any kind, for any reason. Those of us out here in The Rest of the World urgently need to wean ourself off of that myth and become totally independent.