Yesterday I received one of the highest and most ancient honors in London, the Freedom of the City. But the celebration soured into an experience of indignity when upon arriving, I found that there was no ramp for me to access the stage. 🧵

first world problems, Ashley

🧵On this day 31 years ago the Met Police, using their now disbanded Alien Deportation Group (ADG), broke down the door of Joy Gardner’s home in the early hours of the morning. 1/4

I was called out to relocate a Gila Monster in my neighborhood. When I arrived, it had already traveled from the original homeowner's courtyard to the next-door neighbor's backyard.

South Korea sent a fully-kitted out player for the Olympic shooting. Turkey sent an guy with no specialized lenses, eye cover or ear protection and got the silver medal

Oh wow. Imagine how fantastic it must be.

“You know what Muslims think of gays don’t you”. Yeah, I’m well aware, however I’ve been treated with nothing but kindness, acceptance and care by every single Muslim I’ve ever interacted with or been friends with. White, straight men on the other hand? Different story.

I was surprised because Trump's tailoring is done in a way to conceal his weight. His shoulders are relatively narrow compared to his waist, which gives his body a somewhat rectangular shape.

Klasea suffulta (Rech.f.) Asteraceae SW Iran May 2024 Elevation 1700m

Anyways that’s the end of the thread for now! Sadly this is also where most pigeons die - up to 90% never make it the first year, and considering they can get up to 20 years and are about as smart as a 3yo kid, it’s really just sad. (Also only photo not by me, only of me at work)

"...100 wraps of crack & heroin..." dealer grabbed. win for the cops! well done Metropolitan Police

closing ceremony coverage Channel 4 - Clare Balding 💙 90yr old mum asks "can't she stop talking over everything, i can't hear the bloody music!" 🤫

Shambo Chambeaux - Metro Superstar Chilling: Cleverly told guests at a Downing Street reception “a little bit of Rohypnol in her drink every night” was “not really illegal if it’s only a little bit” “…always mildly sedated so she can never realise there are better men out there”. theguardian.com/politics/2023/…

Thank you SO much to everyone who helped plant 1/3 of a hectare of severely degraded raised bog with Sphagnum… In a few years, all these wee clumps should form a continuous carpet alongside heaps of wild cranberry, sundews and a lot lot more! 🥰🌱

'He's a man who painted over Mickey Mouse at a children's detention centre because he thought it made it too warm and welcoming...' 'The Tories will love him for that sort of visciousness', says the JOHN NICOLSON 🇵🇸 🇺🇦, explaining why he thinks Robert Jenrick is so popular.

Titanolebias elongatus. The biggest killifish species from temporary wetlands in the world! Recorded during pur field works in the context of Marcos Waldbillig PhD. 📷 Lihuel Carabelli

The kid doesn’t even look Haitian.

The sacred bunnies of drunkenness who possess us when we drink.

EXCELLENT NEWS!!! Scotland's landmark ban on snares will commence 25 November 2024. The ban will be immediate, no 'phase-out' period. Well done to all those campaigners who have worked for decades for this result 👏 Details 👇👇 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/09/25/sco…