Sometimes I wonder !

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/southport-riots-police-missed-warning-signs/

A story purporting to have just happened popped up on my screen today and I thought it seemed familiar but not quite correct so I did some research - it came from 2009

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1196479/Pictured-The-battered-bruised-face-burglar-got-wrong-72-year-old-boxer.html

As we were a little while ago I looked at this rehoming site, who claim to rehome half of those that need new homes

https://www.greyhoundtrust.org.uk/

Interesting to see their rehoming fee is a minimum of £190

Jimmy Carter passes away

https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/dec/29/jimmy-carter-death-president-reactions-latest-updates

When his own relationships are as messed up

https://youtube.com/shorts/yO1FYY0Gqgs?si=fFuzK1Qm8ZqczpEy

Musk, the perfect man? 😂

https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/17/pollution-exposure-linked-to-mental-health-hospital-admissions-says-study

But, like the teacher, would you know who he is?

https://youtube.com/shorts/Ba8RTFsMAQs?si=AcmYL5D6mF7JC37D

Another piece of trash stopped from scrounging health treatment here.
Let her get it in Russia where her despot husband is skulking with his stolen fortune.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/bashar-al-assad-s-wife-asma-barred-from-uk-for-potentially-lifesaving-cancer-treatment/ar-AA1wEW9H?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=e343573f7b354e7aada9f0f221e4f8fc&ei=36

A very interesting read

Is everything so ‘sneaky’ nowadays

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/16/revealed-grassroots-campaigns-opposed-to-assisted-dying-financed-by-conservative-christian-pressure-groups

https://youtu.be/0-sV7U1KuGI?si=DC_LFfb1eDZ147L5

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=kinver+edge+cave+houses

As a child my Dad often said

"living in a jungle, living in a tent,
better than a pre-fab, pay no rent!"

Will you share memories of childhood housing?

He was chivvying me in the darkness before dawn as I put the rubbish out for collection earlier.

I'm using my coffee grinder to grate peanuts down to grain-size so he has several small personal feeding places away from the competition.

Also he'll still be feeding about now as dusk approaches, and often pops in for supper on a wall near the kitchen window.

Who watched it? Who will watch it later on Iplayer. No giving the story away!

They say it broke records for the amount of people who watched it

At Farage’s real record and background, backhanders and misuse of funds

https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jun/04/eu-gives-nigel-farage-24-hours-to-explain-arron-banks-funds

I can think of dozens that are not listed. The 50's, 60's and 70's were the golden years of great TV and countless dozens of super artists.
Todays TV and artists ? Rubbish !

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/tv/the-most-watched-shows-in-british-tv-history-ever/ss-AA1vDvc4?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=05b1e3b8e23e437bc70bd2c3a339ec96&ei=122

The BBC are refusing to give air-time to this new hit record.

Your thoughts...

Can someone help with a link please?

Further to a couple of of posts about Musk and other super-rich interfering in the democratic process... Obviously we aren`t the only ones to question it, but so far no ones done anything. Maybe that`s about to end.
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/australia-moves-to-ban-billionaires-from-buying-elections-387027/?fbclid=IwY2xjawHL2CZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHaFPI_fIltaER9YUzRVWRP9H5d-FBEvmht_H8K5zBVCcdxd1n8vxXkIvGA_aem_G7bMq0yuji_oc3YgjKBYVg

But what about those that egged him and those like him on

https://youtu.be/4svdXai-5og?si=6T8Xr3_C9puaSSTc

The European Union must commit to purchasing “large scale” amounts of US oil and gas or face tariffs, according to US president-elect Donald Trump.

In his latest trade war threat, the incoming GOP president spoke out against Brussels via his account on social media site Truth Social.

Trump said: "I told the European Union that they must make up their tremendous deficit with the United States by the large scale purchase of our oil and gas.

Otherwise, it is TARIFFS all the way!!!"

There are some people you just can’t think what to buy for at Christmas but I found these

If this is what builders spend their time doing

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdkJAd3v/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/driving-test-rules-2025-dvsa-b2669443.html#

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr567gy0l6no.amp

Massive crackdown

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1992570/massive-migration-crackdown-hundreds-arrested/amp

https://www.politico.eu/article/syria-protest-religion-war-islam-christian-faith-bashar-assad/

Big thank you to those of you who contribute to helping the cats in need i help!
Last month Suzy P forwarded £300 donations she received from kind people.
This went towards £750 bill for 12 year old Wendy who was 10 days at the vet’s and is now back and feeling much better.
The week before another old little kitty had a well needed dental that did cost £750.
She can now eat and is happy.
And more need to visit the vet…
I am offered lots of cat food to collect from up North but the problem is storing it.
Lock up garages are not cheap and need to be safe enough. Offered enough food to fill many garages…
Storage space is too expensive.
Will not be impressed when having missed on the opportunity i will have to buy cat food!
Have a jolly good Xmas
May 2025 bring you all much good luck and happiness!!!

The other day I was thinking about the TV shows I used to watch as a kid and Deputy Dawg was a cartoon that I haven't seen for years.
So I watched a few episodes on YouTube and it struck me how similar they are to American politics.
Deputy Dawg - An overweight person with low intelligence and an inflated sense of his own importance who thinks he's in charge - Donald Trump
Muskie Muskrat - Elon Musk
Vince Van Gopher - JD Vance
Ty Coon - All of the rich supporters.
The favourite past time of the last three is catfishing.

https://www.postalley.org/2024/12/24/case-study-in-the-indie-bookstore-revival-ballard-books/

Footballer opens up free shop to help
people have a Christmas dinner

https://www.thecable.ng/iwobi-opens-shop-to-donate-free-chrismas-food-to-poor-families-in-london/

https://youtu.be/-JarXsZ-Lqk?si=CPrNUD9u3vW2XR_E

Fever - an app/company online that sells tickets to events UK wide.

Has anyone on here used them. Found them reliable etc

I am looking at some candlelight events in Rochester Kent .

But this man, is like a light in the dark. Someone who can see what is happening, how things are going, and if only, there were thousands, no millions in this country and in Europe that would stand up and say, and be counted , as he is on this phone in. I’d like to shake his hand

https://youtu.be/iZGt9bYkVvE?si=I22kaQadkoLWkVcs

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/driverless-bus-scotland-withdrawn-due-183009448.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/magdeburg-germany-christmas-market-attack-suspect-latest-news-b2668286.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14218075/Ukraines-9-11-style-drone-attack-skyscraper-600-miles-Russias-line.html

A long lost song by Elton John

https://youtu.be/iXP5OXm3v8k?si=kdBrBmRz631Ah3NL

Especially ‘dug’ up as we get closer to the day the bearded weirdo arrives (according to Elton)

😂