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i’m just gonna say it: some of yall aren’t qualified for self checkout. if you don’t have an internal sense of urgency and fine motor skills, leave it to the professionals cause the rest of us are trying to keep it pushin

@kazzydoodah Nice one!

@Eagle_Chaser He did. And some Visage.

Scraped myself into London in what felt like 50 billion degrees for a Midge Ure gig tonight. My first time at the Barbican too. Both were totally worth the sticky journey in and the beetroot face, my cup is very full.

The Americans have found this tweet. #FightFightFightFight

being single is so awesome bc I can do whatever I want (nothing) go see whomever I want (no one) and go out whenever I want (never)

So, let me get this straight, after decades of global warming, we've matched a temperature that happened 82 years ago.....

@SuzieHasTwins 😂

@Eagle_Chaser Er…..😂

I dunno if I’m getting old but this just doesn’t appeal to me anymore

@SuzieHasTwins A quieter bit I'd imagine

@Eagle_Chaser I’m a bit further up lol

@SuzieHasTwins I'm actually nearer to Newport

@Eagle_Chaser Aw you might not be far from me then!

🚨 BBC TV Licence Debt Collectors Are Coming – But They Have ZERO Powers of Entry Without a Warrant. Know Your Rights! GB News reports the BBC is now desperately hiring debt collectors (Themis Recoveries) to chase “evaders” as non-payment hits a record 12.5% – nearly double in five years – costing them £550 million a year. Prosecutions are falling, people are switching to streaming, and public trust is collapsing. Critical advice on “powers of entry”: • TV Licensing visiting officers (Capita) and these new debt collectors have no legal right to enter your home. • They can only come in if you voluntarily let them in. • Without a court-issued search warrant (which is rare and requires strong evidence), they must leave when you tell them to. • Politely say: “I do not consent to you entering my property. Please leave.” Then close the door. They have no more power than a doorstep salesman. Don’t be bullied by aggressive letters or doorstep intimidation. If you don’t watch live TV or use BBC iPlayer, simply declare “No Licence Needed” on their website – they must respect it (subject to checks). This is a failing, outdated “poll tax” on your TV. The BBC is resorting to heavy-handed tactics while losing licence-fee payers in droves. Stand your ground. Share if you’re fed up with this nonsense. #TVLicence #KnowYourRights #BBCLicenceFee #StopTheBBCDebtCollectors gbnews.com/money/bbc-tv-l…

30° abroad: “let’s explore this town.” 30° in the UK: “I may not survive this Sainsbury’s trip.”

THERE'S KIDS IN THE BACK OF THAT CAR YOU LOWLIFES 😡😡 This is disgusting behaviour Anybody who knows who these 'men' are need to report them to @SpursOfficial

Loads of shorts being worn in the pub garden today.

When Mariska Hargitay was cast as Detective Olivia Benson in 1999, she thought she had landed a steady acting job on a new Law & Order spinoff called Special Victims Unit. At the time, it felt like a career step forward. A solid role. A reliable paycheck. She had already spent years working steadily in television, including time on “ER,” but nothing that had truly made her a household name. She had no idea the role would completely reshape her life. Not long after SVU premiered, the letters started arriving. At first they were ordinary fan mail — autograph requests, compliments, messages from viewers who loved the show. Then the tone changed. “I was assaulted when I was 15. I am 40 now and I have never told anyone.” Mariska sat alone in her trailer holding the letter, stunned silent. Soon there were more. Then hundreds more. Then thousands. These weren’t fan letters. They were confessions. Women. Men. Survivors carrying decades of silence finally putting their pain into words. And the heartbreaking part was this: they weren’t writing to Mariska Hargitay. They were writing to Olivia Benson. A fictional detective had become the safest person they could imagine telling the truth to. Mariska understood exactly what that meant. Survivors were so desperate to be believed that they trusted someone who didn’t even exist. Most actors would have thanked the audience politely and moved on. She moved closer to the pain instead. She trained as a certified rape crisis advocate. She studied trauma and sat with experts who worked with survivors every day. She wanted to understand the reality behind the stories arriving in her hands. Then, in 2004, she made a decision that reached far beyond Hollywood. She founded the Joyful Heart Foundation. Its mission was enormous: help survivors heal and transform the way society responds to sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse. Five years later, another discovery changed the direction of her work completely. Across America, rape kits were sitting untouched in police warehouses. Evidence collected from survivors after assaults had been abandoned for years — sometimes decades. In some cities, the backlog reached into the tens of thousands. Each forgotten kit represented someone still waiting for justice. Mariska refused to let that continue quietly. She testified before Congress. Met with governors, prosecutors, and police departments. Walked through storage facilities where evidence gathered dust. In 2017, she co-produced the HBO documentary “I Am Evidence,” following survivors fighting to have their kits finally tested. The film won an Emmy in 2019. Her first Emmy had come from portraying Olivia Benson. Her second came from doing the work Benson would have fought for herself. Year after year, the movement grew. Mandatory testing laws. Tracking systems. Survivor notification rights. Funding for crime labs. Reform spread state by state until, in May 2026, Maine became the final state to adopt at least one major pillar of rape kit reform. For the first time, every American jurisdiction had laws addressing the backlog. Mariska called it “a promise that the system can and will be transformed into a source of light, not darkness.” Today, she is still playing Olivia Benson, now the longest-running live-action primetime character in television history. But when she talks about what matters most, she rarely starts with awards or fame. She starts with survivors. Because what began as letters to a fictional detective became something far bigger — proof that when people are finally believed, entire systems can begin to change.

Not enough, nowhere close.

@MattBombHead @NotSoSlummy I agree with this hypocrite.

@NotSoSlummy I’m not surprised! Look after yourself, please and thankk you!

@Danforrister @hjwakerley Proper beast isn't it!

@Eagle_Chaser @hjwakerley Hell yes 🙌

You get one car for the rest of your life. It has to do everything. Commute, road trips, holidays, mega mileage… all of it. No swapping. No second car. What are you choosing? And why. I’ll start.

Best. Reply. Ever.