Girl with a One Track Mind author; writer; runner🏃🏽♀️; birder🐧; gardener🌱.✡️ Previously: AD, films. I was there/ I've never been wrong/ I'm losing my edge.
Someone in a green room once told me that Boris Johnson purposely messes up his hair if he knows he's about to encounter cameras or TV, so that he appears unkempt, and I've never got it out of my head how contrived his whole zany persona is - and how the press lap it up.
Apropos of nothing, this video of Kamala Harris doing a perfect impression of her Jewish mother-in-law fills me with such joy. The Brooklyn drawl is just 😍
The best skating I’ve ever seen, absolutely breathtaking - and to
@NicholasBritell
’s Succession theme? This is a God-tier performance, just watch it, trust me.
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@Daredevil
S3 spoiler alert]
Since seeing episode 4, I've not been able to get the 11-minute single-shot fight scene out of my head. Been left speechless by the sheer skill required to film such a complicated sequence - all the stunts, choreography, acting, cinematography, SFX.
Dear men,
When you see something is advertised as "men only" -
When you're invited to speak on a panel, and there are no women on it -
When you're approached to be on a TV quiz / comedy show / live event and there are no women -
- it's up to you to turn all of these down.
Why are men always fucking doing this to the women they work with? The British film industry needs a
#MeToo
awakening to stop these predatory men from operating in plain sight. No excuses: time's up for this shit.
@jk_rowling
I’m really sorry you have to deal with this hate. I’ve reported the account - though I expect nothing will happen, as
@TwitterSupport
@Twitter
don’t appear to believe that people who make death threats to women should be suspended or banned from their site. Such awful misogyny.
Making it possible to edit tweets is the worst thing Twitter could ever do. And yes, I also speak on behalf of everyone*
*everyone who can see the hugely detrimental impact it would have on accountability, factual reporting, and how propaganda is disseminated via social media.
30-odd years ago, when I was a teen, I spent ‘89-‘91 in a loved-up haze dancing with thousands of others in the UK acid house rave scene. Because I’m a nerd, I kept all the memorabilia from that time - 100s of flyers for one-off illegal raves. Rave historians, you’ll enjoy this.
@TheGoldenRatio4
Oh my goodness, the cruelty of humanity breaks my heart. Thank you for taking him in - may his wounds heal, his faith in humans be restored, and his new life fill up with the love you all offer. 💛💛💛💛💛💛
@ShafikFM
@P_Strickland_
@realDonaldTrump
I don't care about my tweet being seen, Shafik, but I would hope that your conversation with Patrick remains in priority position for others
@TopShaggerr
Took me all of two minutes to find this video was created by
@FoldableHuman
. How about you stop pretending you made it and give him some credit?
I dont' know who needs to know this, but
@RoyalMail
are now offering home collection of postal items (letters, packages etc) for the price of a 1st Class stamp (+ postage cost of item). You book pick-up date and pay online: so simple. For anyone stuck shielding, it's BRILLIANT.
I opened this article not really knowing what "detransitioning" is and then reading the interviews made me cry multiple times. Such heartbreaking words, so much trauma suffered - those poor women.
I’m not at the Hampstead ‘vigil’, because a) it’s organised by Stand Up to Racism (SWP - rape apologists), b) JVL back it, and they exist solely to gaslight Jews, and c) this is antisemitism kosherised by a bunch of people who deny it exists on the left as well as the right. 🖕🏼
@ClevelandPolice
I’m afraid you’ve been had. A tiny amount of Googling would have shown you that the artist, whose Instagram account I’ve screenshotted below, has been on Twitter since 2019, and this person you’ve tagged has set up a fake account in the last few days purely to get attention.
I finished
#AfterLife2
this morning and I’m still so choked up about it. It made me cry so much, but the humour - of which there’s loads - balances it to be a cathartic, joyous watch. Beautifully written and superb performances by the entire cast, congrats
@rickygervais
and team.
Tonight, I commented on another author’s thread about mammograms (they’re painful; I hate them) and for the last few hours have been receiving a shocking amount of hate from complete strangers. My @ have been a cesspit - thank you to the people who have publicly defended me. WTF?
@thegallowboob
@jamiesusskind
It’s just hilarious when people post photos passing off as their own on social media. Credit the source, that’ll really heal your soul.
I’m so sick of Covid-deniers referencing the Holocaust in their wild, untrue, conspiracist claims. The analogy is wrong and hugely offensive. It’s enraging seeing people wilfully posting this stuff, even more so when it’s a verified account. Absolutely disgusting.
Hey, The Observer, this wasn’t a ‘row’: this isn’t a debate between two parties arguing, it’s just antisemitism. Don’t ‘both sides’ this, the Royal Court theatre have been antisemitic and we can all see it - and the way you’ve phrased this - for what it is.
@MartinSLewis
Your presence on here is much appreciated, as is your fighting on behalf of so many of us, across the media and beyond. I hope the massive wealth of support for what you do outweighs the abuse. It’ll be an uphill struggle now, so we’re very grateful to have you back - thank you.
UNBELIEVABLE!
"F**k the Jews" "F**k their daughters" "F**k their mothers" "Rape their daughters"
"Free Palestine"
Finchley Road, London, this afternoon!
@CST_UK
@YJM_YJM
@sturdyAlex
@caitlinmoran
@DeborahMeaden
@talkRADIO
You could decide to wear a mask to protect people like me who are clinically extremely vulnerable. Your choice, obviously, but the more people who do so, the less risk for me. It means the difference between me being able to go out and be social, or be stuck indoors indefinitely.
To the people telling Tom Watson to resign, here's what you lot need to do: fuck off, then fuck off some more, then fuck off even more till your shitty selves are no longer in the party. Oh, and don't forget: fuck off.
Battlestar Galactica, which a friend of mine once aptly described as ‘politics in space’ begins screening tonight 9.45pm on BBC2. It starts off with the 2-part miniseries (which was basically a pilot) and then the first proper episode, ‘33’, which is some of the best TV *ever*.
@Edwina_Currie
Absolutely. Imagine being a man so stupid that he’s bragging that he doesn’t know he has a G spot up his bum. His sex life must be so dull.
Agree with this. And as someone who's 'clinically extremely vulnerable', it does feel like few people give a shit about us anymore - because even if some of us are double-vaxxed, not all of us are able to be, and we still face the risk of death. Wear a goddamn mask; stop moaning.
I’m not asking for businesses to stay shut. Just that we could do with wearing masks in shops and public transport a little longer while we get everyone vaccinated. Otherwise ‘learning to live with’ Covid is, in truth, learning to let certain people die with it.
This is great advice. Would also add that creators should bear in mind that it may have taken great courage for the person paying the compliment to approach you, so non-awkward appreciation, as well as a little kindness, in your response goes a long way.
He's such an unbelievably thick arsehole, isn't he. A total wanker. Complete tosser. A shitstain on humanity. The least qualified person in the entire world to be given responsibility for international diplomacy and politics. What a fucking time to be alive.
I love
@sarahcpr
and this interview with an Australian news show offers great insight into her hilarious Trump videos. Her talent goes beyond simple lip-syncing: she’s such an articulate and skilled performer, every gesture, micro-expression and pause are perfectly precise.
US Comic
@sarahcpr
has gone viral with her lip-synching videos of Donald Trump, which have been so popular the President has even blocked her on Twitter.
#TheProjectTV
@ShaunBaileyUK
Hope you get ratio-ed into non-existence, which is where you belong after exploiting the death of a young woman for your own political purposes. Disgusting behaviour, you should be ashamed.
Worst take of the day by someone on the left with millions of followers: antisemitism is fine if it means we save the NHS. FFS, it's not a zero sum game. Us Jewish lefties also want to fight for the NHS, not that those shouting 'traitors!' and 'scabs' care for that fact.
I’ve never done any gardening before and not seen any appeal in it, thinking it a boring and unnecessary task which would waste time. Today, I planted some veg seeds out for my mum in pots and in her tiny garden, and it was just the loveliest activity to do.
Seeing men copying and pasting this tweet, without crediting the woman who originally posted it, is a particular level of sexist bullshit we can all do without tonight.
#Lionesses
I wish the whistleblowers about antisemitism in Labour hadn’t received such hateful denials from the party, but I’m glad to see they’ve got the excellent
@MLewisLawyer
helping them stand firm. ✊🏼
Is this where Brits bombard the NYT with stories about the amazing people who do incredible work for the NHS, even though the system is underfunded by the current administration, because we all believe it's something worth fighting for? Go forth, people, fill in the form.
Woah.
Jeremy Corbyn said: "Ken Livingstone’s resignation is sad after such a long and vital contribution to London and progressive politics, but was the right thing to do."
“You are quite openly Jewish. This is a pro-Palestinian march. I am not accusing you of anything, but I am worried about the reaction to your presence.”
Enough is enough. It is time for a major change.
On Saturday 27th April — the next anti-Israel march — we are asking you,…
@MartinSLewis
I usually say ‘call out’, but that really depends - I was once having my private parts waxed by a beautician and she suddenly went into a rant about “the f****ing Jews!” and how Jewish people are the cause of world wars. With hot wax on me—and me being Jewish—I stayed quiet.😔
I don’t often talk politics online, because social media is toxic, but I urge people to read this thread about the difference between *institutional* antisemitism and the ‘one bad apple’ theory, because this sums up - for many people like myself - why we feel unsafe about Corbyn.
Eh? Men in their 40s have always been seen as dashing and sexy in popular culture and women and gay/bi men thirst for them. What'd be nice is to see women in their 40s, 50s and 60s in leading roles in films which aren't playing a mother/grandmother, or the sexist 'MILF' trope.
@bindelj
That was a brilliant read, thank you. So much to take apart, but the class denial (private school, Oxford graduate, worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood) really stands out.
I can’t believe Israel is having to do this. And still people will deny it, even when foreign journalists view the footage and report on it. The images I’ve seen so far (and have tried to avoid seeing) have haunted me every fucking day since October 7th. I can’t bear it.
We are witnessing a Holocaust denial-like phenomenon unfolding in real time.
So tomorrow, Israel will screen for foreign journalists the raw, unedited footage of Hamas’ atrocities in the October 7 Massacre, as captured by its death squads’ body cams.
If you liked someone's work on a show as a writer/director/editor/cinematographer/actor etc, @ them and say so. If you didn't like someone's work on a show, say what you want, but don't @ them. It's really simple: just be kind.
@thecatreviewer
1000/10 because everyone in the neighbourhood thought she had died in a road accident, but she's still here! Sporting her winter coat, but with summer rust colours shining through; a total sweetie with a sing-song meow. Will pet again and again.
Quite saddened by the photos of people holding signs bearing rape-apologist SWP logos and slogans at today’s anti-Trump demo. Wonder if those holding the placards know the misogynist history of that group. The irony would be quite funny if it wasn’t so fucking awful.
People who are able-bodied and don't have underlying health issues which prevent them leaving the house, please stop booking online supermarket deliveries, I beg you. People like my elderly parents who are stuck indoors still cannot get a delivery BECAUSE YOU ARE TAKING THE SLOTS
On the way home I stopped to pet one of the neighbourhood cats. As I was stroking him with my usual “Hello you gorgeous fluff ball!” nonsense, the cat on the opposite side of the road, who I also always stroke, began screaming at me to hurry up and pet him too. Cat rush hour 🙀😻
@teaforpterosaur
Ah yes, the drawing of the “Anatomy of a non-prostate owner” (ie the female anatomy), where they neglect to show and label either the clitoris or the g-spot, thus failing to help teenage girls understand - or name - the sources of their own pleasure. Well done everyone.
I have nothing left to say, nothing to add. I know who has my back, because they speak out, constantly, and challenge this racist shit. I know this is the biggest subtweet ever, but to those who've stayed silent, or accused Jews of plotting: go fuck yourselves, I'm done with you.
@CouchNish
Why aren’t you linking the original creator? Posting a video - with their watermark cropped off - without a link to the person to made it is crappy. All it took was a simple Google and here you go: the original American Psycho with cats, made by OwlKitty:
@TwitterSupport
Everyone detests ‘Home’, we all want ‘Latest’: why are you downgrading the app and making it less functional for your users? Look at the feedback you’re getting about this: we all want a default Latest timeline. I’ve been a Twitter user since 2006: this is your worst update yet.
This piece by Howard Jacobson made my heart ache. It spoke of the whispers of my grandparents and the hidden pain of my parents. So much in here, I can't quite soften its punch.