Daniel Rigal 🇪🇺 🦣

@DanielRigal
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I am British and grumpy. Tories make me grumpy. Brexit makes me grumpy. Other things too. Most things really.
I am a ridiculous blue rectangle in a silly green hat and I demand that you take me seriously!
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FINED??? A suspended sentence would have been generous. It seems unlikely that the drugs were only for his personal use and when somebody accused of rape is found in possession of GBL/GHB then that's... um... yeah... Imagine if a random black kid had the same drugs! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ex-justice minister Crispin Bl...
Ex-justice minister Crispin Blunt guilty of possessing illegal drugs

Crispin Blunt was found with illegal drugs, including cannabis and crystal meth, at his Surrey home.

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Will someone tell this fucking idiot that they already finished making Uber? The app is done my dude. It works. You made $10 billion dollars last year. Time to stop sowing and start reaping, and maybe let your employees take a vacation, or hug their child on the weekend or something once in a while.
"Some market analysts say the unusual activity opens up the possibility that the bets may have been placed with prior knowledge of the decision." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Oil traders bet millions ahead...
Oil traders bet millions ahead of Trump's Iran talks post

Market data shows the amount of oil trade rose before the US President said he would postpone attacks on Iran's power plants.

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Maybe this sounds mean. I know a lot of people are genuinely struggling. I know that kids are expensive. I know that not all places have equal access to cheaper options but... FFS! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'We can't justify a £52 lunch'...
'We can't justify a £52 lunch': Middle-income families cut back on fun as prices rise

A household with an average income of £55,000 has cut spending on leisure activities by £40 a week, offical figures suggest.

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Czechia trolls the Russian Embassy in Prague by renaming the streets :)

(By reddit user /nezvany_host)

Important new video from Philosophy Tube:

How To Ban Conversion Therapy
https://youtube.com/watch?v=_S5w18sjYLk&si=UgvgZTgruRBqpouO

How To Ban Conversion Therapy

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Starmer: "I want to be a great statesman..." Monkey's paw: "Keep going." Starmer: "...like Tony Blair." Monkey's paw: "There we go." [Curls]
Hands up who didn't see this coming? OK, line up. I've got a bridge to sell you. Yes, a bridge over the Strait of Hormuz! That's it. Line up suckers! BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce... Iran war latest: UK agrees to let US use British bases to strike Iranian sites targeting Strait of Hormuz

Iran war latest: UK agrees to ...
Trump calls Nato allies 'cowards', saying it would be 'easy' for them to help open Strait of Hormuz

The Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed, with Iran having targeted oil tankers in the area since the war began.

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Amusing that people are surprised about this. It's exactly what I would have done... as a minimum. BBC News - Denmark planned to blow up Greenland runways if US invaded, reports say www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Denmark planned to blow up Gre...
Denmark planned to blow up Greenland runways if US invaded, reports say

Denmark's public broadcaster reports that the US operation to seize Venezuela's leader sparked fears it would act against Greenland.

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Labubu was 2025. Presumably, if it gets made at all, this film won't be out until 2027? Will anybody even remember what a labubu is by then? BBC News - Labubu film is official with Paddington director at the helm www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Labubu movie: Pop Mart and Son...
Labubu movie: Pop Mart and Sony announce feature film starring viral toys

The film will combine live action and computer-generated animation and is in "early development".

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