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Before you criticise Marco Rubio, walk a mile in his shoes. They might fit you better.

11.03.2026 15:39 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'd need to see the party constitution, detailed policy platform, full accounts, all the small print. Devil's in the detail.

11.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm not convinced by the Tories' new campaign: "Don't put a bunny on the money"

11.03.2026 14:50 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We could cut down on this stuff if we issued three-match bans after post-match video review

11.03.2026 08:02 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Just once I'd like to see a G-7 statement like "G-7 NOT REALLY BOTHERED ABOUT ENERGY MARKET, WE'RE JUST KICKING BACK REALLY"

11.03.2026 07:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Another comparison would be the Indianapolis racetrack which can cater to something like 350k

11.03.2026 06:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

The area inside was enormous though - I think you could fit something like 12 football pitches on the track surface. So you could get a lot more people around it than you might expect

11.03.2026 06:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Beats me, and I'm a Liverpool fan

10.03.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mr Konate, your car has arrived

10.03.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not a fan of football commentators using the term "clever", when they should say "cheating"

10.03.2026 18:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah, the coming of Spring!

10.03.2026 15:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And they still want Β£3.95 right?

10.03.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

u ok hun?

10.03.2026 13:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's when you see one that says "due to be burned down" you gotta worry

10.03.2026 13:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Neither do I, everyone on there's fugly

10.03.2026 13:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No you didn't

10.03.2026 11:21 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

2026 gripes. Paris last year, visiting some tourist site as a one-off, obliged to buy a ticket online. Like several places, "for security" they want names, emails & passport info. Now I get a message saying they've been the victim of a ransomware cyberattack.

I miss paying in cash at the entrance.

10.03.2026 11:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What? Not knowing one of the UK's most significant PMs, who'd left office 10 years before? With a similar timeframe, as a 1st year undergrad I might not have been completely familiar with the full policy platform of Harold Wilson, but not to know the name and general profile?

10.03.2026 10:36 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In fairness, if I had to fly a Russian airline, I'd get drunk too

10.03.2026 10:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't know why, but this popped up in my timeline. It sounds quite appealing. How's it going, would you recommend it? What's the time commitment? Thanks!

10.03.2026 10:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ok, there's one bit of AI I'd accept on this platform. Something that reads your draft post and alerts you to dumb autocorrects/typos.

"Did you mean 'three' rather than 'the'?" Or "You seem to have repeated a phrase there."

10.03.2026 09:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

*three

10.03.2026 09:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Sat next to a Russian in Istanbul airport yesterday, and pondered that he was the first Russian I'd encountered in the years. Let's just say he didn't enhance the country's reputation.

10.03.2026 09:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

OK, Microsoft Windows, let's reach an understanding. For the next 30 years, I won't want you to turn on Sticky Keys. We can chat again then. Clear?

10.03.2026 08:15 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Andrew O’Hagan Β· Stay Classy: Mummy’s Favourite The late queen can be held responsible for much, but nobody could accuse her of seeming to enjoy her role. For the...

I despise all "royal" stories, but I'll make an exception for this

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

10.03.2026 07:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Working on a novel in which a group of kids are stranded on a desert island. To survive, they try to create order through the rigorous categorisation and storage of paperwork, but disaster ensues. I'm struggling for a title.

10.03.2026 07:22 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh come ON

09.03.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Back home after 2.5 weeks. Did I miss anything?

09.03.2026 20:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yep, won it. And that means automatic qualification for the next WBC

09.03.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Let's go live to Nigel Farage outside Mar-a-Lago

09.03.2026 14:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0