Elle

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Member of the activist blob and tofu eating wokerati. Pragmatism is good; culture wars are pointless. Immigrant in NL. Likes cheese, gifs and cheesy gifs.

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🚨Rishi Sunak was warned by senior civil servants a week before he called the election that he was at risk of breaching legal responsibilities if he failed to take action over prison overcrowding crisis, leaked document reveals www.theguardian.com/society/arti...

Rishi Sunak ‘risked breaching legal responsibilities over prison crisis’www.theguardian.com Exclusive: leaked letters said without urgent action the system in England and Wales would reach ‘critical failure’

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My contribution to the "Christ, what an asshole" coverage of J.D. Vance: How he reconciles his denunciation of divorce and running with a guy who on his third adulterous marriage. Hint: It's not divorced men Vance loathes. It's divorced women. www.salon.com/2024/07/16/s...

J.D. Vance decried folks who "shift spouses like they change their underwear" — but he loves Trumpwww.salon.com Donald's running mate denounced divorce for "even violent" marriages, but is mum on his boss's wives and mistresses

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oh this is marvelous

Academic conference-attendees everywhere find themselves involuntarily wincing in sympathy.

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I know we know about JD Vance, but he's also working to make divorces harder to obtain, and says that people in "violent" marriages should stay married and not get divorced. So.

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The result of Biden's call to the wife of the gentleman slain at the Trump rally. i.redd.it/uigw7n9yprcd...

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The latest cover of the New Yorker:

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When I was 12 I went to Danny DeVito’s New Year’s Eve party. I’d found some girls my age, but wanted my little sister to have fun, too. Then I saw this woman on the dance floor squat down to my sister’s height, say “Hi, what’s your name? I’m Shannen!” and take her by the hand to dance with her.

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Reminder: If #England get beaten, so will she. #DomesticViolence increases by 26% when #England win or draw and 38% if they lose. If you are in immediate danger, call 999 and press 55 on the keypad. Women- Refuge on 0808 2000 247 Men- Respect Men 0808 8010327

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Trump supporters are now building another Big Lie - that Biden is responsible for the Trump shooting and should be criminally prosecuted. They’re all using the same orchestrated language. Lauren Boebert went on TV to make the claim. Sounds stupid to rational people, but that won’t stop it sticking.

It’s only taken a week for the people of Clacton to see just how much Nigel Farage values them.

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Dear UK media, Please remember that Nigel Farage threatened to "pick up a rifle" too, if he didn't get his way with Brexit. Don't let him blind you with his hypocrisy.

Nigel Farage would 'pick up a rifle' if Brexit is not deliveredwww.independent.co.uk It is not the first time the former Ukip leader has threatened civil disobedience over Brexit

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Fixed it for you.

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All the worst people are using the Trump event to advance their agenda. Farage says “liberals” created an atmosphere of political violence.

Nigel Farage Hits Out At 'Liberal Intolerance' In Wake Of Trump Assassination Attemptwww.huffingtonpost.co.uk The Reform UK leader said "MPs from all sides now are increasingly at risk" of attack.

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Trump supporter expressing his shock at what happened "this is not our country". Mate, it absolutely is your country.

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Just a reminder: it’s good to oppose assassinations. But you are under absolutely no obligation to treat Trumpists and Trump-apologists as people who are honest, or acting in good faith, when they purport to condemn political violence or violent rhetoric. They’re not sincere.

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Honest to God: this is an accessible, reasonably thorough overview you can share with your mom that also does a solid job shooting down the campaign’s attempts to distance themselves from the plan

PEOPLE Magazine! What Is Project 2025? Inside the Far-Right Plan Threatening Everything from the Word 'Gender' to Public Education people.com/what-is-proj...

What Is Project 2025? Inside the Far-Right Plan Threatening Everything from the Word 'Gender' to Public Educationpeople.com Donald Trump's far-right allies created Project 2025 as a blueprint for his possible second term. The controversial plan would push a Christian nationalist agenda that dramatically reshapes the U.S. g...

Nobody with a functioning moral compass would be happy to attend THAT wedding. That kind of wealth is only acquired through the exploitation of others. It’s obscene.

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Happy Caturday! 🐈

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Breaking News: A federal judge dismissed Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case, allowing his creditors to pursue $153 million that he owes them.

Judge Dismisses Giuliani’s Bankruptcy Casewww.nytimes.com The decision means that the former New York City mayor and lawyer for Donald Trump will face his creditors without protection from federal bankruptcy laws.

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Ahahahahahahahahahahahaha

BREAKING: EU formally charges Musk's X/Twitter for failing to respect EU social media law. X/Twitter could face a multi-million euro fine in a pioneering case under EU's new Digital Services Act. www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...

EU charges Elon Musk’s X for letting disinfo run wildwww.politico.eu The tech mogul’s platform is the first to get hit with charges under new EU social media law.

“Prisons have been routinely operating at over 99 percent capacity since the start of 2023. Prison cells are now expected to run out within weeks.” Did the Conservatives do ANY governing? At all? This was Raab, wasn’t it?

Government decision to avoid prisons becoming full www.gov.uk/government/n...

Lord Chancellor sets out immediate action to defuse ticking prison ‘time-bomb’www.gov.uk Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood has set out how the government will stop the impending collapse of the criminal justice system.

As it’s Friday, I’m off to make dinner whilst wearing satin pjs and drinking gin. Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

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Project 2025 has been gaining attention lately, and rightly so. With rising awareness about this MAGA-made plan for a second Trump term, writer Jay Kuo breaks down the 900-page document into its key subject areas so we can take action against it.

Breaking Down Project 2025thinkbigpicture.substack.com We took on Project 2025 issue by issue so you don't have to.

The longer you live in the Netherlands, the more you realise there are only two summer temperatures: cold, or sweatier than the Devil’s armpits.

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 An old English phrase about unintelligible or garbled speech is “that’s double Dutch” vs 🇳🇱 A Dutch phrase about something that’s incomprehensible is “I can't make any chocolate from that”

Random question of the day: which insect repellent do you use on your face? The mosquitoes are going wild here and they are using my forehead for target practice.

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Domestic violence goes up when England play football, win or lose. 24 hour domestic abuse helpline: 0808 2000 247

The nice thing about tonight’s match is I genuinely just want the best side to win. Belong to both countries so no downside for me. Good luck 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇳🇱 and the people of Dortmund hosting 80,000 Oranje fans 😬

There’s a sweet smell lingering in the air. I think it’s my Eau de Schadenfreude.

And they’re off! #ToryCivilWar Suella Braverman: “I’d be interested in knowing whether Kemi thinks I’m having a “very public nervous breakdown”.”

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Climate expert Chris Stark appointed to lead UK clean energy taskforce

Climate expert Chris Stark appointed to lead UK clean energy taskforcewww.theguardian.com ‘Mission control centre’ to work with energy companies and regulators towards goal of clean and cheaper power by 2030