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Update from the house of Plague (Day Fnarg Year 3) 12th of January
My news notifications today have been quite something...
Britons share photos of what they were doing on day of alleged No 10 party
Prince Andrew to face civil sex case trial after judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit
The case against Novak Djokovic is getting stronger
PM admits he attended drinks party during first Covid lockdown
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Update from the house of Plague (Day Fnarg Year 3) 8th of January
Covid: UK records more than 150,000 deaths
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Not sure who created this, but it's fabulous:
This is the best thing you’ll see on the Internet before 2021 ends. pic.twitter.com/n6WUj8JHt5
- Bhavik Lathia (@bhaviklathia) December 28, 2021
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Update from the house of Plague (Day Fnarg Year 3) 7th of January
BBC: Census 1921 - 100-year-old secrets revealed
(Fascinating, and includes Dorothy Sayers!)
The Guardian: Russell T Davies: ‘I genuinely thought - who wants to watch a show about Aids?’
It’s a Sin has been voted the Guardian’s best TV show of the year. Russell T Davies reveals why it took him 30 years to write, who the real Colin is - and why he just ( Read more... ) -
Update from the house of Plague (Day Fnarg Year 3) 6th of January
It somehow seem longer than a year since the Insurrection...
In honour of the day, some scary articles:
Vox: How does this end?
Where the crisis in American democracy might be headed.
The Atlantic: Trump’s Next Coup Has Already Begun
January 6 was practice. Donald Trump’s GOP is much better positioned to subvert the next election
Via my flist (kass?? I ( Read more... ) -
Update from the house of Plague (Day Fnarg Year 3) 5th of January
Today was the dullest day for me (and it's SO COLD, I don't like it), but have been looking at the news from Kazakhstan...
Al Jazeera (4 Jan): Protests erupt in Kazakhstan after fuel price rise
BBC (5 Jan): Kazakhstan unrest: Staff flee as protesters enter airport
It's rather unsettling to follow a new interest*, and then everything blows up. :( Not ( Read more... ) -
Update from the house of Plague (Day Fnarg Year 3) 4th of January
BREAKING: The prime minister has responded to concerns a 250% increase in Covid hospitalisations is leaving the NHS at risk of collapse by not doing a thing about it #DowningStreetBriefing
- Laura Kuenssberg Translator (@BBCLauraKT) January 4, 2022
Some trans links that I will add to my big master post at some point.
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Update from the house of Plague (Day Fnarg Year 3) 2nd of January
Incredibly accurate:
A Sunday that feels like a Saturday after a Saturday that felt like a Sunday is somewhat confusing…
- Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) January 2, 2022
And I wish I had seen this on the 31st!
Depressingly relevant New Years cartoon from exactly 100 years ago, at the end of our previous deadly pandemic. pic.twitter.com/aE3HBnwqgF
- Derf ( Read more... ) -
Update from the house of Plague (Day Fnarg Year 3) 1st of January
Happy 3rd Year of the Pandemic! ;)
New year. https://t.co/1CPywzyI8f pic.twitter.com/3NkLrbxMja
- VeryBritishProblems (@SoVeryBritish) January 1, 2022
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This is the FUNNIEST story, you need to read it:
AITA for “perpetuating ethnic stereotypes” about Jorts? https://t.co/sC58aB3ecK pic.twitter.com/pHFeuxhoqH
- Am I the Asshole? (@AITA_online) December ( Read more... )
