This was the hardest speech I've ever made, speaking about my own experiences of our justice system in opposition to my own party's proposals on courts.
Very grateful for all of the gentle and kind responses, and hope I have given a voice to other survivors who feel as I do without my platform.
People who grew up in Brighton when they first visit another beach
“Many were increasingly of the opinion that they’d all made a big mistake in coming down from the trees in the first place. And some said that even the trees had been a bad move, and that no one should ever have left the oceans.”
Still chuffed I got that in as intro of my finals paper on Rousseau.
Concerning reports that Iran is attempting to mine the Strait of Hormuz. 1/
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This is the heart of the problem. "Ultra-processed" foods are considered unhealthy due to their chemical additives or their calorie density but neither of those have anything to do with "processing"!
This is just the word people use to talk about foods they don't like. Scientists should do better.
I think it's worth acknowledging that even if the war ends tomorrow, which I frankly highly doubt, there's already been notable damage to the world economy.
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Need voice; technically a late 80s song but incredibly 90s in vibe.
Strange. You'd think that the British people would be persuaded by such compelling arguments as 'we don't have a plan for regime change but a friend of a friend does' or 'Keir Starmer smells!'
Is this good for an economy that grew 0.1% in the previous quarter?
It seems to me to be HIGHLY unlikely that we won't be in the same position, or worse, this time next week. No prospect of a ceasefire by then. I don't think the US can forcibly and securely open the Strait of Hormuz by then, but Iran could start mining it. And more infrastructure attacks likely.
Financial market participants dragging themselves to the office:
It does sometimes feel that a lot of people in Westminster are just in denial about how much the world has changed over the past decade
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The largest oil supply shock in history in million barrels per day terms. Well done, Trump.
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I started a fight and said the fight was over.
Surely the other guy will understand there is no need to throw a punch because I have declared I am done fighting.
A one month chart of oil prices
Oil prices are going parabolic. This is insane.
Oil is actually much harder to transport while on fire. Petrochemical engineers refer to this as the ”Owie-Burney Effect.”
Increasing energy costs
So, about the cost of living crisis strategy....
I must be having fucking cheese dreams. This can’t really be our reality can it?
I am in agony because I was assured something was free from my allergens, when actually it was chock full of it.
a. so iran is clearly serious about closing the strait
b. adrift container ship is itself going to close the strait because you can't exactly risk driving into the thing
doing everything you can to kneecap renewable energy development and then immediately launching an illegal war that threatens non-renewables and may result in a catastrophic increase in energy prices is the republican party in a nutshell
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So McSweeney may have gone but Starmer has learned nothing from his departure.
If you lose, make sure to give him an energy drink and apology.
this is obviously a lie and should be included in future impeachment charges. if it were legitimately true, a supermajority of congress would have authorized war and every member knows it
🚨🚨Big surprise from the House Oversight Committee, which voted 24-19 to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify about the Epstein Files. Dems + 5 GOP Yes votes - Boebert CO, Burchett TN, Cloud TX, Mace SC, & Perry PA.
I wasn’t old enough to know what the first Iran Contra scandal was about so I’m excited to see the sequel.
