Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu Twitter profile

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Athena Kugblenu

@athenakugblenu

5 years

How to be a white ally 👊🏾

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Athena Kugblenu

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4 years

Please read happy Black books too. We don't just write about slavery and colonialism. Consume Black history and art about anything. It all helps to decenter whiteness

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The French are striking because the state pension age is rising to 64. We truly are mugs

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By 30 you should know everything cooks in the oven at 180. Even if it says 220 or 160. It's 180 mate

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They'll tolerate children having no lunch. The suicide of disability allowance claimants. They will tolerate Windrush. A comical evacuation of Afghanistan. But the people of this country will be damned if they and tolerate an illegal Christmas party lol

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NO ONE IS COMING HERE TO STEAL YOUR JOBS. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO WORK IF YOU ARE A MIGRANT WITHOUT ANY KIND OF SETTLED STATUS. You cant get housing, benefits or healthcare. People shouldn't be allowed to spread these lies anymore. It's extremely unhelpful

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the people who spent £37bn on track and trace and wasted £4bn on unusable PPE want to fine people who miss GP appointments

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Easter Eggs used to come with mugs. What happened??

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Athena Kugblenu

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I'm sorry let's sell Ofsted. Inspecting schools is holding them back from competing with Netflix and Amazon

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Athena Kugblenu

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3 years

nationality is admin not DNA. Pass it on.

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The Home Office almost deported a man because of "admin errors". The department needs to be put under special measures now. It's not fit for purpose.

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3 years

I honestly think the BBC and the NHS are Britain's most redeeming features. I'm not saying they aren't incredibly flawed and frustrating, but without them this country is only left with gravy

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do you know how mad it is that we now think cis male predators will GET THEMSELVES SICK then GET ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL then LIE ABOUT BEING TRANS so they can get access to people to abuse?

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Transgender women will be banned from being treated in female hospital wards in England, under new proposals suggested by the health secretary

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Athena Kugblenu

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Don't forget what Toni Morrison said. Racism makes you waste your time. Everyone knows what he said was obscenely racist. But they feign ignorance so we waste our time telling them the obvious. This is entirely intentional

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1 year

I mean proper striking. They are shutting the country down over this

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2 years

People please. too many Black Caribbean people have Scottish surnames for this to be news to you

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Athena Kugblenu

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3 years

They left bombs in offices. If they were Black and/or Muslim 24 hour news would be circulating names, faces, parents siblings, aunties, education level and the blood types of the main people involved

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The NHS was fine until 2010. Remember that every time a Conservative says the model doesn't work. It's the government that doesn't work

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3 years

imagine getting a vaccination at 3.30am it will feel like Trainspotting

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Athena Kugblenu

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2 years

Top 4 things British people like: 1. crisps 2. calling other drivers cxnts 3. leaving the house without a coat 4. continuing to drink after vomiting

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1 year

I hate the way Black people are used to signal modernity in old environments. We're not ikea furniture

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Athena Kugblenu

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3 years

I still think about these two women.

London sisters found dead were daughters of C of E’s first female BAME archdeacon

Murder inquiry launched after bodies of Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry discovered in Wembley

www.theguardian.com

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Athena Kugblenu

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3 years

ironically, the report that says there is no evidence of institutional racism in the UK is proof there is institutional racism in the UK

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3 years

The security at Capitol Hill must be qwhite easy to breach

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Athena Kugblenu

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3 years

I find security tags on baby formula a depressing sight

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Athena Kugblenu

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4 years

I always insisted #workingfromhome being part of my day jobs. I was lucky enough to be able to decline jobs that wouldn't allow it. The obsession with the office has to stop. Commuting is unproductive, offices are expensive and birthday collections can do one

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Athena Kugblenu

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2 years

if there is one thing we have in this country, it's vacancies. NHS, early years, construction, teaching support, social care... No growth plan will work with out migration, whether it's for asylum or economic migration. This is just a fact.

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This govt can't have it both ways. It can't strip away the rights of migrants in the name of deterrence, then say those very rights - which they do not have anymore - are the reason they are coming here

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3 years

I've always disliked the narrative that rich ppl deserve to be rich because they work hard. Lots of people work hard, how much you are remunerated is rarely a measure of the difficulty, necessity or importance of the work

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3 years

they must have used all the tear gas on BLM protesters and run out

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2 years

They really telling on themselves

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Athena Kugblenu

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2 years

from 2014. They've been at this for over a decade.

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Wait a minute, we’re supposed to NOT detest the people that caused this?

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3 years

what a way to find out!! i need to write it now

British Comedy Guide

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3 years

Athena Kugblenu has landed a Radio 4 stand-up and sketch series on cancel culture. Athena's Cancel Culture starts 7th April:

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£126,000 isn't enough imo

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Athena Kugblenu

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9 months

What do tourists like about London? Barcelona had €3.50 bottles of cava, €11 travel passes that lasted for days, significant beach time and excellent food, found always by accident. I just don't know what the equivalent tourist experience in London is

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Boris Johnson needs to condemn his own racism before he condemns others

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3 years

This will never not be funny

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The story of Four Seasons Total Landscaping - with thanks @jeremyrroebuck and colleagues at @PhillyInquirer , plus @washingtonpost . And @_RichardHall who was there.

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This is what takes them down, I will laugh cry

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3 years

"he jumped the ticket barrier"

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@BenClover_ Our bread lasts longer

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Athena Kugblenu

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3 years

Taking the knee divides racists from anti racists and I'm cool with that. Long may it be divisive

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Athena Kugblenu

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3 years

i'm not explaining white privilege to anyone ever again

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It’s all so surreal. This guy didn’t just loot Pelosi’s office, he spoke on record to the NYT about it and gave them his full name and age

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3 years

Wanna know why Britain colonised Barbados? Look outside the window. I feel like invading Tenerife rn tbh

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Lovely.

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Shout out to Horrible Histories! So much knowledge that is packaged for adults as 'forgotten' or 'little known' has already been covered by that show

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3 years

i dont know how Oxford and Cambridge remain prestigious with all these awful alumni running around ruining the country

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Athena Kugblenu

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4 years

Why can't places be crap? I like crap places. I like Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre. I like the bowling alley. I like the shitness. There's value and comfort in it. And it keeps the kind of people II tend not to like away. Reverse gentrification

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Athena Kugblenu

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2 years

Why are ppl so precious about the gender binary? All it did was take pockets away from women's clothes and make Lynx Africa a thing

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3 years

Are we supposed to tell 18 year old Black people, and all POC for that matter, that being racist is just part of being young?

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Yes but they would land in Tanzania

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🚨 NEW: @Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary has said he would 'happily' offer Rwanda deportation flights [ @business ]

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Athena Kugblenu

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#blacktofront achieved more in one day than a lot of "diversity" initiatives achieve in years because it was doing rather than talking.

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I don't believe for one second that Oprah enjoyed being in that chicken coup

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the issue isnt that she was racist, people are racist every day. It's the fact her racism continues her employment in her media roles, gets her new media roles and increases her audience. Her racism is currency.

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2 years

Are there any lies bigger than the RRP labels on TK Maxx things?

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Athena Kugblenu

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7 months

i cannot stand the "take any job or be punished" narrative imposed on people on benefits. What if you've got qualifications? What if the jobs available don't pay a living wage? What if the jobs are too far away and the cuts to your local transport means you can't get to them

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Athena Kugblenu

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2 years

Priti Patel didn't get fined because no ones inviting her to a party 😂

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Athena Kugblenu

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3 years

Seeing all the racism makes me feel better about it not coming home. These fans don't deserve shit

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3 years

we all know Meghan prob said "good morning" and someone found it aggressive because it was actually 12.01pm lol

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3 years

I was very demanding when it came to snowfall when I was a kid. I used to think it was shit if I could still see grass poking through

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Thameslink cancel so many trains Putin is gonna named check them next

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3 years

But....he.....was.....a....police....officer...who would have been able to verify his posistion. Or is there something I'm missing here?

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Any lone, plain clothed police officer who engages with a woman on her own will now verify their identity through a new process. We know we need to regain women’s trust. We fully accept the onus is on us to verify we are who we say we are & that we are acting appropriately.

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3 years

the very words "no evidence of institutional racism in Britain" make me wonder where the hell they were looking for it? Behind the couch??

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3 years

What if I was to tell you that Black people are over represented in football because its a working class sport and we're more likely to be working class and it's not immigration we have to thank, it's economic and social inequality. This probably isn't the time tbf

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Athena Kugblenu

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3 years

on the plus side, i guess we're allowed to call the free speech tsar a wanker

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Athena Kugblenu

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2 years

lol doesnt beggar belief at all

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Tory source: "It beggars belief that even after all the criticism Johnson has faced regarding integrity and probity, one of the reasons he is staying is to have his wedding party at Chequers. The Johnsons should do the decent thing and find a different venue."

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I heard on the radio that Brexit is costing the UK £100bn so then I found out figure comes from the govt itself, the OBR to be specific lol. they aren't even lying about this shit anymore

‘What have we done?’: six years on, UK counts the cost of Brexit

Sectors from fishing to aviation, farming to science report being bogged down in red tape, struggling to recruit staff and racking up losses for the first time

www.theguardian.com

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3 years

Incels should be defined as terrorists

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Athena Kugblenu

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4 years

So Trump has to EXPERIENCE something before he UNDERSTANDS it. Maybe someone should kneel on his neck for 9 minutes?

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1 year

Lol they didn't donate anything??

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They showed up to a food bank in luxury cars, expensive clothes, 9 photographers, 2 videographers, assistants, security guards, and reporters but not even a can of beans to offer. This was nothing but a disgusting photo op. They don't care about the poor. #AbolishTheMonachy

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These kids have access to EVERY DISNEY MOVIE EVER MADE. I remember when we used to call the talking clock for entertainment 😭

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2 years

i think it tracks a lot of GC people are pro Kemi because their obsession with womanhood being inherently linked to gestation points towards a pro-life stance too

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What did Torys have to go to stop people from voting them? ✖️ Fill water with poo ✖️ Violate covid rules they made up ✖️ Ruin education ✖️ Ruin health ✖️ Ruin social care ✖️Waste billions ✖️ Be demonstratably corrupt ✅ Almost crash the economy Nice to know your baseline guys

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you bring in rent controls and you get 20 and 30 year olds out of shared houses or their family homes I promise you the birth rate will go up quicker than you can send a 'what u doing' text

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3 years

The extent of my political commentary today is thus: Don't vote for that eeeeeeeeedyiat Shaun Bailey ffs

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2 years

He's a fucking disgrace for appointing Braverman. get ready for your 'anti Blackness in south Asian communities 101' lesson over the next few weeks. Lots to catch up on so it will be a condensed course

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Good Lord we can't marry you all 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️ is there another way to educate yt people about unconscious bias etc

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comedians. I propose a mass strike on answering questions on cancel culture in interviews. I can't take it any more.

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The news cycle at the moment is awful. This lovely story served as a minor distraction from trying to process the fuckery

Experience: I made friends with my doppelganger

We had never met – yet we looked almost identical and had similar life stories. Now we do poetry readings together in matching jumpers

www.theguardian.com

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they set fire to all the PPE they bought but couldn't use because there was no other use for it. Not to mention the billions in Covid business fraud they wrote off because they couldn't be bothered to go after their mates. Haven't you had enough of this nonsense?

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See how bad the weather is? After what they did to Stonehenge? Don't piss off the pagans

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does it stop racism? Do poppies stop wars? Do rings keep spouses faithful? Its symbolic you facetious nitpickers

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An elderly man who was made famous by the BBC is now complaining about the BBC on the BBC

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George Galloway is occupying a political vacuum that doesn't need to be there. I hold Labour and Conservatives fully accountable for the batshit crazy independents that will bullshit their way Parliament. They are making it so easy for the selfish to look sincere

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you should be able to donate to a food bank when you shop online

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The last line of the ministerial code must be 'no worries if not' the way these politicians carry on

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Do we actually get how bad it is for so many people in this country? Or are we just going to spend the final days of this useless government talking about what a woman is???

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1 year

Im disappointed. This cannot be the way. We don't absolve terrible, consequential leadership because of reality TV.

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2 years

the only thing the tories have learned from Windrush is that they can get away with treating us however the heck they like

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The Mickey Mouse degree narrative is laden with classism, snobbery and hypocrisy. Like studying the classics or PPE qualifies anyone to lead this country more than studying cultural studies

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2 years

we don't cuss the french enough for running out of names for numbers after 69. 60+10? 4x20?? 4x20+10??? What the fuck is this mess?

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Do u know how much crack you can buy for $3bn?

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3 years

It's more than concerning that people in this government can point the finger at anti racism movements and not at their own austerity and horrible education reforms (remember their assessment algorithm that assumed poor children would get worse results?)

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the things they could be pushing through parliament to improve our lives instead of this fucking Rwanda bill that will solve absolutely no problems whatsoever it actually makes by brain pulsate with rage

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🤡 A budget announcement that was set for November, then bought forward to 31 Oct, is now happening today 🤡 They don't know what they're doing 🤡

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It's not even about politics anymore. You have to be a monster to think these mistakes are anything less than horrific.

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The Daily Star and that fucking lettuce 😂😂😂😂 the person who thought that up deserves £115k a year for life

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Gonna write a dissertation on unfair criticism of dishes of non European origin on Masterchef

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2 years

Top 4 things we'll never understand 1. Why poor people vote Conservative 2. How WHSmith is still a viable business 3. Where socks go 4. Why Rebecca Vardy went to trial 😂

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tweets from frontline NHS workers are doing more to advise us on the status of the pandemic, and how to respond, than the government. Doesn't that make you furious?

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THE EVIDENCE BEING THE RULES SAID 'NO GATHERINGS' AND HE HAD GATHERINGS LORD GIVE ME STRENGTH

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