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Life is about striking the right balance

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Sparta1313
Sparta1313@Sparta1313·
@6thgearmotorcyc Saw this limited edition Diavel Bentley stunner in Ducati Leeds yesterday. Thought it was a great price until I realised where the decimal point was!
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Sixth Gear Motorcycles
Sixth Gear Motorcycles@6thgearmotorcyc·
Hope you’re having a ‘Good Friday’ 🐣I’ve been unsure about selling my 1098, but struggling with arthritis for the past 4 months has sealed the deal. Thinking of getting a Ducati Diavel! Any other suggestions for a bike that's thrilling, stylish & easier on my joints? 🤓
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Sparta1313@Sparta1313·
@Attila0608 @elonmusk Wilberforce’s birthday is celebrated to this day in his home City of Hull each year with the 3 day Freedom Festival. Worth a visit.
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Attila@Attila0608·
He should be celebrated every year all round the world 🌎 I suggest the date, his birthday 24th August.
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Elon Musk@elonmusk·
Wilberforce, and people like him, ended the global slave trade that had existed for several thousand years. They didn’t invent it, but they did stop it. I should say almost entirely. There are still remnants of it in some parts of the world.
Proudofus.uk@ProudofusUK

He was DEFEATED ELEVEN TIMES. Attacked. Threatened with DEATH. Nearly blind. Addicted to opium just to function. They told him to stop. He spent forty-six years refusing. His name was William Wilberforce. Born in Hull, 1759. He could have lived a comfortable life. Wealthy family. Safe seat in Parliament. Instead he chose to destroy the most powerful economic system in the British Empire. The slave trade. He didn't fight alone. Thomas Clarkson rode 35,000 miles gathering evidence. Olaudah Equiano, man who had been enslaved himself, gave testimony that no politician could ignore. Wilberforce took their evidence to Parliament. They voted no. He came back. They voted no. He came back. Lost by eight votes. MPs deliberately stayed away so they wouldn't have to choose a side. He came back. Again. And again. And again. By now his eyesight was nearly gone. His body was breaking. He'd been on opium since he was 29. Twenty years after he started, they voted again. 283 to 16. The slave trade was abolished. But he wasn't finished. Slavery itself was still legal. He fought for another twenty-six years. In July 1833, lying in bed, barely able to move, he received word. Parliament had voted. Slavery was abolished across the entire British Empire. Three days later, William Wilberforce died. He held on just long enough. They buried him in Westminster Abbey. Help keep our stories alive. proudofus.co.uk/support Be part of us. Be Proud Of Us. 🇬🇧

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Pippa Crerar
Pippa Crerar@PippaCrerar·
Labour MPs, ministers and party insiders tell me they’ve never seen Keir Starmer so angry, as over Peter Mandelson’s lies about extent of his Epstein links. But those who know him well say that anger has now turned inwards. That Starmer is, above all else, a man of public service, and will be grappling with his conscious this weekend. Where that ends up, who knows.
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Sparta1313@Sparta1313·
@RachelReevesMP Where on earth is your plan to stimulate the private sector?!?! Do you have any idea that this is the source of the income stream the economy desperately needs but you ignore or punish it relentlessly.
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Rachel Reeves@RachelReevesMP·
We had the fastest-growing economy in the G7 in the first half of the year, but there's more to do to build an economy that works for working people. At the Budget I'll take the fair choices to cut waiting lists, cut national debt and cut the cost of living.
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Rachel Reeves@RachelReevesMP·
A budget that protects the NHS, reduces our debt and improves the cost of living. A budget that puts your priorities first.
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martin
martin@cavemanflynn·
@bikesontnt Would be nice to watch it - bloody discovery app stops after the grid walk
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TNT Sports Bikes
TNT Sports Bikes@bikesontnt·
"More than a number." We just witnessed one of the greatest comebacks in sporting history 9️⃣ 3️⃣ #MotoGP | #JapaneseGP Live on TNT Sports and Discovery+
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Sparta1313@Sparta1313·
@RachelReevesMP The Pound dropped sharply on Friday because the numbers came out that you’d borrowed £18bn in August! It’s like living with a partner that maxes out their credit cards every single month expecting their skint partner to pay it off because you don’t work.
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Rachel Reeves@RachelReevesMP·
We promised to kickstart the economy - and we are. A second runway at Gatwick means thousands of more jobs and billions more in investment for the economy. We are backing the builders, not the blockers to build an economy that works for working people.
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Wonder of Science
Wonder of Science@wonderofscience·
Which real thing looks fake no matter how much you see it?
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Sparta1313
Sparta1313@Sparta1313·
@denkmit Arm in a sling too. I’m imagining this guy makes regular interesting life choices and leads what observers may call a chaotic existence.
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Simon Patterson@denkmit·
The guy who crossed the TT course on Tuesday and narrowly avoided being hit by passing bikes? Charged with entering onto a closed road, provoking behaviour, and being drunk in public, pled guilty, sentenced to SIX MONTHS in jail! 👏
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Sparta1313@Sparta1313·
@quookeruk as a premium brand it’s a bit poor that you don’t have a functioning maintenance system. After several calls and e mails zero response. Does X get your attention??
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Sparta1313@Sparta1313·
@bikesontnt If AM had been similarly determined when tackling his brother maybe he wouldn’t have been in this position in the first place. 🤷‍♂️ Great commentary as always and get well soon Alex.
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TNT Sports Bikes@bikesontnt·
A proper look at what happened with Alex Marquez 👀 Neil Hodgson goes in depth into what exactly caused Alex's crashed 💥 #MotoGP | #DutchGP | Live on TNT Sports and Discovery+
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Gary Briers@BriersGary·
Super annoying pronunciation of Arai on Manx AM!!!! It’s not R-eye. #TT2025
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Wesley | The Forex Complex@wesleyfxc·
1. The Graff Diamonds Hallucination - $55M A platinum bracelet watch featuring pink, blue, yellow, and green diamonds. The actual timepiece is a small dial surrounded by precisely arranged colored stones.
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Wesley | The Forex Complex@wesleyfxc·
The world's most expensive watch is worth $55 million. It has 110 carats of rare-colored diamonds and took over 1,000 hours to design. Here are the 11 most expensive watches ever created:
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Sparta1313@Sparta1313·
@YorkshireTea Awesome! Love SL and love it when marketing come up with a great ad. Very few of them about these days. 👏👏
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Yorkshire Tea@YorkshireTea·
At Yorkshire Tea, we do investigations proper.
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Sparta1313@Sparta1313·
@JamesCl54783481 @PippaCrerar When you’re faced with the fact that your cabinet (esp Lammy) are so naive that their diplomatic abilities are significantly weaker than a bloke like Trump who is infamously un diplomatic you should be waking up to how weak your party is.
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Pippa Crerar@PippaCrerar·
MY ANALYSIS: How the government has done its homework for a Trump presidency - and will continue to court him: “We’ll be doing it through gritted teeth”. theguardian.com/us-news/2024/n…
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