Sarah Hemming

@SarahHemming
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I write about theatre, complain about politics and rabbit on about football. #theatre
@jon the 600 posts is, pardon the expression, for the birds. Barely been on the site today, scrolled for a few minutes, suddenly ‘rate exceeded’. No way it was 600. He’s totally wrecked it.
@aral becoming ‘leaner’ - i.e. cutting jobs.
Rishi Sunak ‘extinguishing the right to seek refugee protection in UK’

UNHCR ‘profoundly concerned’ by bill that would allow government to criminalise, detain and deport asylum seekers

The Guardian

@ai6yr 😂 🤣

#balloon
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“Yeah, you’re a little warm. Why don’t you go lie down and I’ll make you some soup.”
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#gargoyle
French gargouille, "throat" , "gullet"
Latin gurgulio, gula, gargula ("gullet" or "throat")
derived from the root gar, "to swallow"
Gurgling sound of water (Portuguese, Spanish garganta, "throat"; gárgola, "gargoyle")
#Etymology #language #TeamEnglish #vocabulary

America doesn't have a health CARE system. We have a health INSURANCE system. That ain't the same thing.

When anyone walks in the door, our first question isn't "How can we fix you?", it's "How're you gonna pay for this?"

That's barbaric.

Police in England and Wales to get new powers to shut down protests before disruption begins

Plans aimed at preventing tactics such as ‘slow marching’ part of Rishi Sunak’s public order crackdown

The Guardian
@JonnElledge it feels more and more like ‘Be Prime Minister’ is just a bucket list item for these guys on their way to making more money.