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Sue in Notts

@robotea

Mum of twins; a bit lefty; avid reader & reviewer; former civil servant; recently retired (early, obvs). No longer on Twitter. DMs will be ignored (unless I know you).

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Trump speech over. The 6 people who applauded at the end should be rounded up and put back into their straight jackets

21.01.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#oil

07.01.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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UK campaigners condemn β€˜creepy’ digital billboards that can track viewers’ responses Tech company has installed the advertising screens in hundreds of apartment blocks across 20 British cities

Big Brother is Watching You:
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

09.12.2025 08:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bit of a failure then... πŸ˜†

06.12.2025 16:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They have forks in Pizza Hut???

07.11.2025 16:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Is that a toasted sandwich?

07.11.2025 16:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That'll be the GPS, and some saved maps

07.11.2025 15:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I was thinking exactly the same... Some manipulation is clearly going on.

23.10.2025 08:08 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A prophetic 1933 novel has found a surprising second life – it holds lessons for us all | Charlotte Higgins Sally Carson’s Crooked Cross was written and set during the rise of nazism. It shows both how extremism takes hold, and the moral certainty needed to resist it, says the Guardian’s chief culture write...

A fascinating article by Charlotte Higgins in the Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

18.10.2025 15:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

if only...

05.09.2025 07:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wordle 1,456 2/6*

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Well that's weird!

14.06.2025 05:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This also happened to a British journalist the other day 😠

09.06.2025 17:55 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sign the petition: Block Thames Water bonuses Thames Water bosses are cashing in on a Β£3bn emergency bailout - while pipes leak and bills rise. Stop bonuses for failure. Sign the petition now to get the Government to step in: πŸ‘‡

38d.gs/dlqc

15.05.2025 09:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Early exit polls suggest the new pope did particularly well with male voters aged 45-79.

08.05.2025 16:16 πŸ‘ 12726 πŸ” 1848 πŸ’¬ 208 πŸ“Œ 118

Dear Tu at Sainsbury's, I'd just like to mention that NOT ALL OF US ARE 9 FEET TALL!

08.05.2025 10:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

😱

08.05.2025 07:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey British media,
It’s no surprise that if you give Farage the run of the place, he’ll start winning.
Time to do your actual jobs and start interrogating him on his Brexit shitshow, his funding, his Trumpiness, his idiotic manifesto, his real plans for the NHS… instead of drumrolling him into No.10

04.05.2025 07:41 πŸ‘ 9203 πŸ” 2721 πŸ’¬ 440 πŸ“Œ 175

All the new Reform UK councillors may lack experience, but they can always rely on their strongly held convictions. Especially the ones for fraud, sexual assault and tax evasion.

03.05.2025 07:48 πŸ‘ 1193 πŸ” 272 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 6

Sadly, he has been a Tory councillor for years and recently defected to Deform. He's a scruffy nob.

02.05.2025 20:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The book is very entertaining and often funny. I was lucky enough to be an early reader & reviewer (prior to publication).

02.05.2025 19:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh 28th April - I nearly forgot!
Happy Ed Balls Day

28.04.2025 19:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's not one I've come cross in the UK, but I think the English equivalent would be "More tea, Vicar?"

28.04.2025 18:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Has anyone tried switching them off and on again?

28.04.2025 18:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cinema solo is fine - I did it lots when travelling for work. Restaurants were a different matter, I was frequently ignored because the waiters assumed I was waiting for someone.

28.04.2025 18:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚

14.04.2025 19:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Who's that top left?

14.04.2025 18:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Don't go putting ideas into his tiny brain! 😜

09.04.2025 17:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I guess there will be plenty of 2nd hand ones on sale soon πŸ˜‚

09.04.2025 16:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wordle 1,389 2/6*

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08.04.2025 05:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think it means... "we bought stuff from abroad"

07.04.2025 20:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0