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@JoolsJuevans How upsetting. That is why some supermarkets don't allow staff to tackle shoplifters any more.

Just been to my local Asda. Two members of staff on the floor after tackling a shoplifter, one barely conscious one with a badly broken leg. Both lovely men in late middle age. Turned my stomach. Hope they catch the b**tard.

@campervanwoman That looks a little bit bigger than the one we had in our shed. We removed it carefully and it had one wasp inside.

Just been into my shed and discovered this teeny tiny wasps’ nest. There can only be room for one little wasp at the moment but I guess I should probably get rid of it before all its mates turn up. You can tell I have a firm grasp of wasp behaviour.

@philipmould It's a shame it wasn't authenticated.

I greatly enjoyed this quest. For an object rather than a painting on #fakeorfortune you can’t do better than a piece of potential Faberge.

@campervanwoman You'll have a nice clean peg bag though.

I’ve put a washing on, but have also put the bag with my pegs in it into the washing machine. It’s very noisy. I’m a twat.

@genericusermeme @PTElephant To make him look more feminine apparently.

@fifibooklover @PTElephant I'm gonna regret asking this but what's the point of breaking all the ribs?

For anyone who wants to know, the surgeries that "widen the pelvis" Are basically smashing it into pieces and then reconstructing it with metal pieces in different places to force it into healing into a new shape It can severely impact your ability to walk, spinal health, posture, etc Doctors who do this should be prosecuted for violating their oaths

@JoeBangles11 It's always time for some cheese.

Time for some cheese.

@PTElephant I know two people who died as a result of broken ribs. One would have survived if she'd gone to A&E. She didn't realise she'd punctured her lung.

@fifibooklover Yeah, I saw that later today. So disturbing

@shawncbrown @danni_ox_ Not where we are. Deliveries are on alternate weekdays. No deliveries on Saturdays.

@danni_ox_ The good news is that Royal Mail are efficient!

I’m not saying the NHS is on its ass but I’ve just recieved a referral letter for Spuds tonsil operation. Clinic Date: 5th May Operation Date: 28th May Letter Typed: 13th July 🫠

@WomenSayNoSir @FondOfBeetles @NadiaWhittomeMP @UKLabour @LabWomenDec And yet she's apparently a lesbian.

@FondOfBeetles @NadiaWhittomeMP @UKLabour @LabWomenDec Of course that’s what she’s saying. There are no lengths she won’t go to for men.

I want to thank the 20,000 people who wrote to their MP asking them to sign EDM 240, disapproving of the EHRC’s Code of Practice. In the end, it was supported by 166 MPs – a quarter of all MPs – which is a significant show of opposition in Parliament. Unfortunately, the Code of Practice will come into effect on 5 August. It is unworkable, harmful and will have a devastating impact on the quality of trans people’s lives. Going forward, it is clear that the law itself must change to protect the rights of trans people in the UK. The current situation is unacceptable and leaves the UK out of step with international norms and its human rights commitments. I will continue to do everything within my power to fight against the erosion of trans rights, including fighting for the legislative change that we need.

@NadiaWhittomeMP Bollocks.

@Leica_Archers I think they smell like sick.

You're all wrong. The best flavour of crisps is sour cream and chive. Don't at me, you know it's true. #TheArchers

@ElizabethBangs Perhaps they are running out of 5 letter words that haven't already been used.

@fifibooklover No no. Of course I've come across it. But I didn't think it was a word, word. I'm now fully clear it is a word, as is eurgh for example. There are quite a lot of surely that's not a word, words and Wordle seems to have been making its way through them lately.

To top it all, #Wordle keeps having words that aren't words. Boring. Harrumph.

@contactliamshaw @GregScottTV @philipaston44 No! Definitely barmy!

@GregScottTV @philipaston44 Try this for size as a barmy idea..... Get BBC to buy Countdown and either A) Interchange it with Pointless every 3 months in the 5.15pm slot B) Overhaul the rounds and put it into a 30-min format on BBC Two after House Of Games at 6.30pm ? ? ?

@BrocqChristine @petercardwell I knew that, but as a Catholic I bet she knew some interesting saints' names.

@fifibooklover @petercardwell Nope, he was called Aloysius because Ann firmly believed cats should have hilarious names.

Many asked me to find out about Aloysuis, Ann Widdecombe’s beloved rescue cat. AW’s management tell me: “Aloysuis was removed from the scene very quickly. He is safe, well cared for and Ann’s family will decide a long-term plan. Rest assured he is being his usual bossy self!”

@MaryPop04850608 @WomenAreReals @KDansky @ichinita310 @ErinFriday75490 @mellow_vello @SF_TERF_CENTRAL @BLoquaciou72958 @SashaAguilar69 @Sac_TERF_Ca @marli_ca @babybeginner They aren't mentally ill, they are taking advantage of the system.

@WomenAreReals @KDansky @ichinita310 @ErinFriday75490 @mellow_vello @SF_TERF_CENTRAL @BLoquaciou72958 @SashaAguilar69 @Sac_TERF_Ca @marli_ca @babybeginner These men are mentally ill. Why are women prisoners forced to be housed with delusional men? Sounds like cruel and unusual punishment.

Meet David Warren Hooker, now known as Ava Fey. He is currently housed in a California women’s prison. Hooker was adopted as a young child. According to family members, he was a troubled kid who was in and out of juvenile detention throughout his youth. One relative said he once held a knife to a cousin’s throat At age 20, he robbed a bank. While serving his sentence, David threatened the President of the United States, extending his time in prison. His adoptive father, retired LAPD Sgt. Thomas Hooker, never gave up on him, calling him every week while he was in federal prison & housing him when he was paroled. But within six months of his release, he began a sexual relationship with his stepmother and the two conspired to kill his father for insurance money. They gave Thomas extra sleeping pills, removed the smoke detector, set the house on fire, and waited 45 minutes before calling 911. Thomas died of smoke inhalation. David was convicted of first-degree murder and arson in 1995 and sentenced to 25 years to life. David was one of the early inmates transferred to a California women’s prison under SB 132, the law authored by Senator Scott Wiener allowing male inmates who identify as women to request transfer to women’s prisons. Women incarcerated there have described David as hypersexual, highly intelligent, and dangerous. In the years leading up to the passage of SB 132, KQED ran a series of puff pieces on incarcerated men who identified as women. They allowed David Hooker to tell his own story with little fact checking. He claimed to have been a homeless, sex-trafficked youth that lived as a woman after his release from federal prison and before he killed his father. KQED did not mention that he was only free for 6 months and during that time was having an affair with his stepmother. (Somehow I highly doubt he declared himself a woman in 1993 while banging his stepmom and conspiring to kill his dad. There was no mention of any trans identity at the trial by either side.) KQED also let David claim he never intended to kill his father, with no discussion of the evidence presented at trial supporting the fact that this was a deliberate murder. Even with KQED trying their best to portray David as sympathetic and nonthreatening, every quote of David’s is creepy. Here he is advocating for the state of California to pay for hair removal: “It is more than hormones and getting a vagina. If you do just a part, what are you going to do, create a bearded lady? … That’s a circus freak show.” Anyway, the state of California considers David Hooker legally female and incarcerated women have no power to say no. It is a nightmare beyond words to not only be housed with a man, but to be told by those in power you can’t even call him a man. Links to my sources ⬇️

@stephenRB4 Composition no. 1 by Marc Saporta

What’s the one novel you would have if you were shipwrecked on a desert island? 🏝️

@JamieAdStories was!

@JamieAdStories I ws recommended Holiday, by Stanley Middleton and found it very dull. I read it all so I could report back to the person recommending it. I often struggle with prize winning books.

I read a really boring book all the way to the end once. I regretted wasting time on it. Have you ever got to the end of a book and thought, ‘I wish I didn’t bother’ or felt resentment towards the author for leading you along?