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@CrazyVibes_1 They provide bins. You're expected to use them. Dine elsewhere if you don't like the arrangement. 🤷‍♀️

Got yelled at by a stranger for leaving my table like this, and now I’m wondering… is it actually my responsibility to clean up at a fast food place? Honest question—when you go somewhere like McDonald’s or KFC, do you clear your own tray? We finished eating and left the table messy (we literally just ate there), and some random guy started going off on us for not throwing everything away. We defended ourselves—because we’re paying customers, not employees—and somehow the staff ended up kicking us out over the situation. I genuinely don’t get it. I’m paying for the service, so why am I the bad guy for expecting staff to clear tables and clean up? Isn’t that part of their job? Make it make sense.

@Cumpelforeskin @hell_line0 Not engaging, just filing you where you belong:

@hell_line0 Wow its almost like we dont want a bunch of crazed baby killers running around, or almost like religious people dont want their religion infringed upon. You dont have a right to be a whọre

2022: “Stop overreacting, they won’t overturn Roe.” They did. 2023: “Stop overreacting, they won’t let women die rather than get an abortion.” They did. 2024: “Stop overreacting, they won’t arrest women for miscarriages.” They did. 2025: “Stop overreacting, they won’t turn women into incubators.” They did. 2026: “Stop overreacting, they won’t attack mifepristone.” They did, today. Now: “Stop overreacting, they won’t go after birth control next.” They will.

Can you identify this? Do you want to guess what this is? I'm so thrilled the 'foraged' seeds germinated. (One of the two is a bit nibbled on by a slug or snail 😔) #Gardening #plants

@abylurv Nothing in your account explains why you believe these people are psychopathic. Nothing.

My encounter wasn’t with one psychopath, but four. This was last January, flying back from the holidays with a connecting flight through Doha, Qatar. It was a late-night flight, calm and dark, with most passengers already asleep after dinner. Out of nowhere, we heard a loud bang from the back….

@RayMartin79059 @HowardWilkins56 @benonwine Her position is Queen Consort. She is quite properly referred to as Queen Camilla. See Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, another commoner who married a future king and after he ascended the throne had the position of Queen Consort but was referred to as Queen Elizabeth.

@HowardWilkins56 @benonwine Queen Consort - the wife of a reigning King. A partner - NOT a sovereign ruler. No constitutional or sovereign authority. Queen Consort Camilla....

I know it’s official… but does anyone else still struggle hearing Camilla called ‘Queen’? For me, there was only ever one.

@ErikDeCastroLop @iAnonPatriot You KNOW this is 🐂💩, right?

@iAnonPatriot Not all Australians are retards. Unfortunately Australia has strict guns laws so that only criminals have guns.

Told an Aussie that I carry a gun with me everywhere i go in my home state of Florida. He looked at me like I was a psychopath lmao. I then asked him how he’d go about defending himself if someone attacked him with a knife in Australia, he replied, “I’d just run away..”

@iAnonPatriot He hasn't thought about it because ... he hasn't had to. Violent crime rates whether fatal or not, irrespective of weapon and including sexual assault are so much lower in Australia. Americans are too deeply immersed in violence to appreciate how steeped they are.

@RoyalFamily Arlington Cemetery has been interred?

At Arlington National Cemetery, The King and Queen pay tribute to the Fallen at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.   Covering more than 600 acres, Arlington is interred with more than 400,000 veterans and their family members, alongside two former US Presidents. The cemetery also contains British Commonwealth graves.   Whilst at the cemetery, Their Majesties also met service personnel from the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand by the Canadian Cross.

@Dr_TheHistories Jettied upper floors were just a way of getting more floor space than the ground floor footprint provided. Because of the higher likelihood of a fire in one building spreading they were often banned. Lax enforcement contributed to the Great Fire of London.

The Shambles, a historic street in York, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧, renowned as one of the best-preserved medieval shopping streets in Europe... The Shambles in York is lined with overhanging timber-framed buildings that date back to the 14th Century AD, creating an intact glimpse of the past. Originally, this street was dominated by butchers' shops, and the name "Shambles" is derived from an Old English word for the shelves or benches used to display meat. In 1885, 31 butchers' shops were located along the street but none remain today. The narrow design, where buildings nearly meet at the top, was intended to keep the street shaded and protect the meat from direct sunlight. #drthehistories

@MbarkCherguia This may not please you aesthetically but it is a wonder of engineering and magnificent in its own way.

Why did humans stop building wonders?

Doesn't pay rent. Sleeps all day. Drop a pic of your freeloader.

@JMurdock3890 @drlizengineer Wren and others proposed a dramatically different City be built. Much of what was built on London's dreadfully narrow and chaotic medieval street plan has vanished. The Luftwaffe did a number and developers are finishing the job. The City today is largely a soulless travesty.

Destruction makes room for new beginnings. The Great Fire of 1666 destroyed medieval London, but from the ashes came Wren's beautiful churches, the grand St. Paul's Cathedral, wider streets, and stronger brick buildings. These things made the city more beautiful and stronger, and we still admire it today.

"Now begins the practice of blowing up of houses […] it stopped the fire where it was done." Diary of Samuel Pepys, September 4, 1666. This was a last resort attempt to save the Tower of London, as the Great Fire of London was approaching it. The Tower stored large quantities of gunpowder and fire reaching it would greatly magnify the catastrophe (especially as many people were seeking refuge there). Conventional firefighting methods had largely failed. Fire engines were few and of limited effectiveness. Water supply was disrupted. Thames waterwheels and parts of the distribution system were damaged early in the fire. As Pepys noted, blowing up houses "at first did frighten people more than anything". But near the Tower it worked. The fire ran out of fuel, "and then it was easy to quench what little fire was in it, though it kindled nothing almost".

@drlizengineer The threat posed by fire was well understood. Ordinances were in place but not enforced, equipment was available but use was hindered by out of code buildings. The Mayor was inept and cowardly. The baker was irresponsible. London didn't have to burn to the extent it did.

@LeighQuilter You refer to the US Supreme, but have you given any thought to scrutiny of political nominees?

My proposals for a restored and reformed House of Lords in summary: House capped at 650 peers for symmetry with the Commons. 212 hereditary peers - the dignified bit 👑 200 appointed peers - the expert bit 📚 200 elected peers - the democratic bit 🗳️ 26 Lords Spiritual ✝️ 12 Law Lords ⚖️ Minimum age of 35 before being able to become a member. Hereditary peers become the largest and most senior group, but still nowhere near a majority thanks to the tripartite model. They would be chosen from among the pool of all hereditary peers by hereditary peers, as was the case until yesterday. Appointed peers serve for life as now, but thanks to the cap on numbers the Prime Minister will not have many opportunities to fill vacancies, so the temptation to use rare opportunities on cronies will be lessened. This will work in a similar way to the US President nominating Supreme Court vacancies. Elected peers will be chosen via regional proportional representation, with the aim being to grant power to geography and represent the nations and regions of the UK better. Each region would have 20 peers regardless of their population. These should roughly mirror ancient regions which could provide genuine local identity and would look something like the following: (Sussex/Kent, Wessex, Mercia, Northumbria, East Anglia, Dyfed, Gwynedd, Strathclyde, Alba, Ulster). England has five regions and the other nations have five between them to balance English dominance. The idea is to avoid metropolitan dominance and so London and other major cities would not have their own regions. theradishreview.substack.com/p/a-traditiona…

@mitchmc243 @LeighQuilter And you'd of course re-divide the non English regions to maintain the balance in the OP wouldn't you?

@LeighQuilter I would prefer the regions used now for organising the UK: Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Greater London, South East England, South West England, West Midlands, East Midlands, East Anglia, North West England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber

I was raised by a very British grandmother (PBUH). The charger is hanging over the edge of the table and the glasses are disarranged. The water goblet should be positioned just above the knife followed at a sloping angle by both, red and white wine glasses and a champagne flute.

@giveashitnature Does the US have a massive rail network, for its size?

Switzerland is turning the unused space between train tracks into solar power plants. A startup called Sun-Ways is piloting removable solar panels that roll out like a carpet between the rails. No new land needed, easy to maintain, and they feed clean energy straight into the grid. If the US scaled something similar across its massive rail network, it could generate enough clean, homegrown electricity to power millions of homes. This is the kind of smart, low-impact idea that gets more clean energy online without paving over more fields or wild spaces. Innovations like this show we can produce the power we need while leaving more room for wildlife and nature. Pretty cool engineering with a big upside if you ask me.

@marievonastra @Ameer_Kotecha Melt

@Ameer_Kotecha So tiresome. You muck up a wonderful Tweet by casually inserting rank opinion (alleging Trump's 'vanity') as established fact. Observing the man, his 'vanity' is no more pronounced than that which may be found in you or me. What he is is proud, and he has every right to be.

The reason the bell was such a masterstroke was because it simultaneously: 1) recalled our shared WW2 struggle 2) underscored he is also King of Australia 3) highlighted the King’s role as Commander in Chief 4) had a contemporaneous link (ie AUKUS) 5) was something of genuine historical value and interest that demonstrably required thought and effort to procure 6) was made in Britain 7) played to Trump’s vanity and is something he will genuinely like. The best gift from a British monarch to a U.S. President since the Resolute Desk

@PeterStefanovi2 The French are having a lot of fun with this State visit...

Just posted by Emmanuel Macron

@challdreams @dieworkwear All the billions of $ the Trump-Kushner axis (of evil) have pilfered have not been squandered on a good wardrobe or basic How to Dress tutorials or skilled valets they listen to.

@Ellayhere @dieworkwear Oh number 1 is Miller?? wow, I've not seen his head in this angle before. He looks wider than long, whereas I remember him as longer and not wide. overall it makes my head hurt that I (not a millionaire) know how to dress better than men who can afford top notch service help!

Unfortunately does not look good. Your waistcoat should not peek out from beneath your tailcoat. Given the dearth of native-born tailor in the US, the only way to remedy this is to bring in immigrants, as many of them will have learned how to tailor garments back home.