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Ben Van Der Velde

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Half-man, Half-beast, Half-Mop. Terrible at fractions. Helmsman @goodshipcomedy. Trivial beast @WorstFoot Photo (c) Andy Hollingworth Archive

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Georgina Lee
1 year
UK exit polls: bing bong, here’s the prime minister US exit polls: is it better to be loved or feared? Give your answer to the nearest cubit
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@kissphoria
gwen howerton
1 year
if kamala wins jimmy carter is going to die like yoda in return of the jedi immediately after
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Ben Van Der Velde
1 year
The inheritance of 14 years of Tory philistinism. Let's fix it. Open more libraries, make sure every school has one.
@GuardianBooks
Guardian Books
1 year
Report finds ‘shocking and dispiriting’ fall in children reading for pleasure
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@StephenSeanFord
Stephen Ford
1 year
indiana jones fucking up nazis for two minutes
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@AOC
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
1 year
Buenos días ☕️ this is the energy
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@SamWhyte
Sam Whyte
1 year
The decimation of libraries probably affects under 5s - the age where reading for pleasure is established - more than any other group. Books for little kids are short and expensive, but you used to be able to go to a library and take 5 different ones home every week.
@guardian
The Guardian
1 year
Report finds ‘shocking and dispiriting’ fall in children reading for pleasure
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@ljlittleson
lindsay littleson
1 year
As @frankcottrell_b says in the article, the solution is in our hands. Stop closing libraries. Retain school librarians and employ many more. Fund author visits to schools. Publishers, stop throwing cash at celebrities and focus instead on engaging young readers. We can fix this.
@GuardianBooks
Guardian Books
1 year
Report finds ‘shocking and dispiriting’ fall in children reading for pleasure
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@ricardoautobahn
Ricardo Autobahn
1 year
You mean kids *aren't* excited by somebody who was on TV in 2008 writing a book called The Bottom That Saved Christmas or something?
@guardian
The Guardian
1 year
Report finds ‘shocking and dispiriting’ fall in children reading for pleasure
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@VanderLaugh
Ben Van Der Velde
1 year
A depressingly accurate thread about Trump and his supporters. He cannot win.
@drvolts
David Roberts
1 year
I'm glad I don't have to write an endorsement piece, because I really wouldn't know how to go about it. Ever since 2015, when Trump descended the escalator, I have had the same feeling, which I've never quite seen articulated, so I will briefly try:
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@NigelPlaner1
Nigel Planer
1 year
Apropos of nothing. Zilch. Nada.
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Ben Van Der Velde
1 year
This is properly lovely
@ZhouFPL
FPL Zh0u (Joe) 🇲🇾
1 year
Nottingham Forest invited Warriors United, a learning disability football team, for a press conference, as part of Down Syndrome Awareness month. Look at how Nuno answers their questions. What a man. ❤️ Credits: Sky Sports
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@AdamJSchwarz
Adam Schwarz
1 year
I've been asked what my favourite commentary is on the budget and it's unquestionably this exchange.
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Sam Freedman
1 year
It's kind of incredible that Barack Obama can be one of the best political speakers we've seen this century and still not be the best speaker in his own family.
@treeaston
tré easton
1 year
my god. just…my god.
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@carlgardner
Carl Gardner
1 year
You don't have to be any sort of leftwinger, or even centrist, or at all anti-American (the opposite, in fact) to see support for Trump as a red line in British politics. All of these people must be kept away from achieving or regaining power.
@rolandmcs
Roland Smith
1 year
List of UK political figures supporting Trump: • Boris Johnson • Liz Truss • Suella Braverman • Andrea Jenkyns • Jacob Rees-Mogg • Nigel Farage • Lord Frost • John Hayes • Robert Jenrick • Sammy Wilson • Ian Paisley • Jake Berry • Kwasi Kwarteng • Tim Montgomerie
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@ComedyClub4Kids
Comedy Club 4 Kids
1 year
Ooh, our @SLTheatre show on Sunday 6th is SOLD OUT, but you can join the waiting list here https://t.co/0Zxl4wbHix if you want to be first in line for any returns!
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@csm_claire
CSM Comedy
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Looking forward to @rotunda_comedy Brighton next Wednesday 25th with @JackSkipper @VanderLaugh @tadiwamahlunge and the fabulous @jessicafostekew Don't miss out - tickets selling fast 👇 https://t.co/p25R1eYNnb
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@KomediaBrighton
Komedia Brighton
1 year
Komedia Comedy Club this weekend was 🔥 @KeithFarnan, @VanderLaugh, Eva Bindeman and @fulton_dave absolutely brought the house down 🤩 We’re back this weekend with another incredible line up Tickets 👉 https://t.co/oPjSgJAgDr
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@KomediaBrighton
Komedia Brighton
1 year
Tonights the night! Join us for a night of big laughs at Komedia Comedy Club! We'll be joined by the hilarious @KeithFarnan (MC) , @fulton_dave, Eva Bindeman and @VanderLaugh! 🔥 Tickets 👉 https://t.co/oPjSgJAOsZ
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@FereshtaAbbasi
Fereshta Abbasi
1 year
The Taliban have recently issued a new law banning women from singing in public or letting their voices be heard outside the house. In response, Afghan women have been singing this song and other songs and posting videos of it on social media. https://t.co/ALppYfQiuM
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The Taliban have recently issued a new law banning women from singing in public or letting their voices be heard outside the house. In response, Afghan women have been singing this song and other...
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Ben Van Der Velde
1 year
I know the Tories are cunts, but she is such a useless concussed labrador. I really have no idea how she became PM for them.
@ByDonkeys
Led By Donkeys
1 year
We just dropped in on Liz Truss’s pro-Trump speaking tour with a remote-controlled lettuce banner. She didn’t find it funny. 🥬
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