Starmer gone. It can only get better.
That's what people said about previous people who left. It can only get better. When Thatcher left. John Major. Tony Blair. Gordon Brown. David Cameron. Theresa May. Boris Johnson. Liz Truss. Rishi Sunak.
So, who's next? Nigel Farage? Kenneth Smith? Adam Walker? Mark Adrian Collett??
Trust me, it can always get worse. So much worse.
New decisions from Trump, and new fallout. An overview of day 518. – The US and Iran hold a first round of talks. It is agreed to establish a communication channel to address incidents and miscommunication regarding shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Both countries also pledge to ensure that the fighting in Lebanon stops. […]
Climate alarm!
This is NOT within normal bounds for the Netherlands: the second half of June is now forecasted to become the warmest in 126 years, beating June 2023 by a margin of over 3°C!
24-hour average of 23.4°C, in this forecast.
Some years ago, I needed to get an visa for urgent travel to China, a process that required me to fly down to SF and stand in a very long line at the Chinese consulate. When I finally handed the woman there my forms, she promptly stamped them and said "you need to take these to Window 2", pointing around the corner. So I walked around the corner...
...where *the same woman* swiveled her chair around and proceeded to check the stamp that she had just applied.
I would have been annoyed if I wasn't in so much awe at discovering the purest form of bureaucracy.
A Year Later: a TRF! - Elizabeth Mattijsen
Happy Obama Day!
This picture should be shared by everybody who agrees that Obama (with all his many faults) was a better president than the orange one ever was or will be.
RE: https://mastodon.scot/@LaChasseuse/116692474272148212
This is honestly something I never thought about.
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