From The Boss. He put it perfectly. Thank you Bruce Springsteen.

Oxford doing Oxford things today.

Man sits by me on train. MAN: Loads of psychopaths around here ME: Really? MAN: Loads mate ME: How'd you know? MAN: There's signs aren't there? ME: I guess? MAN: I love them (47 minutes of awkward silence.) Man leaves train, he has a bike. I realise he was saying 'cycle paths'.

Thank you and happy birthday, parkrun UK! Goodness, this morning at Hilly Fields parkrun was exhausting…but hey, I did it.

This is a splendid thread!

17,000 children dead… and the international community stands by and watches impotently In Gaza we are unlearning a century of lessons about the vicious cycle of war. We need a ceasefire and a two-state solution now… or will all suffer the consequences for a century to come

So I'm over on the new platform now, too… decsop1.

Anyone local to #Hove, do please come along because I think there are a few spots left… and let me know if you are coming and have any carolling requests, because we will oblige if we can! #carols

So Marisa Tomei looks hot at 60 and this is cringe because a woman shouldn’t be trying to look sexually appealing at this age yet Pamela Anderson is also embarrassing because she’s 60 and isn’t trying to keep up her sexual appeal. You guys get why women are tired of your shit?

This wasn’t necessarily the most diplomatic of speeches at the OSCE Ministerial in 🇲🇹 , but it was certainly truthful, to the point and effective. Radek Sikorski 🇵🇱

Gus Atkinson in 2024: Five wickets in an innings at Lord’s ✅ 10 wickets in a Test ✅ Test century ✅ Test hat-trick ✅ #bbccricket

My new book, a sequel to Bookworm, is available to pre-order from today! Pre-orders really, really help authors so if you think it might be for you, please do take the plunge 😀❤️📚

Whoopee!!

I absolutely agree with this choice. What an extraordinary woman she is.

So delighted to see that Alex Yee Alex yee is nominated for tonight’s 2024 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. He's made Lewisham so proud - let's get behind him! Tune in to BBC1 from 7pm to VOTE FOR ALEX! #BeMoreYee #Lewisham #AlexYee

Such a terrible disaster. My dad was on the train immediately before (or was it after?). His telegram to my granny, reassuring her to that effect, arrived in the UK before the news of the disaster had broken, so she didn’t know what it meant when she first read it.

It's time to cleanse your timeline with this wholesome thread 🧵 1. Whoever restored that photo is a hero ❤️

Completely agree. Test Match Special daniel norcross Guerilla Cricket #GCFromHome et al

Tried to buy tickets for the ICC Test Final just now, all of two hours after priority booking opened (doesn’t even open to the general public until Friday). All sold out. But miraculously resale sites have loads available for upwards of £250 a ticket. Grrrrrr Lord's Cricket Ground

I drew this last November 26th knowing full well no self-respecting family newspaper in the country would be likely to print it. I was right. But given the events of this weekend, I’m gonna to let ‘er rip anyway. #USA #Canada #tariffs Donald J. Trump