Omar's storyline is largely about revenge for the homophobic murder of his beloved boyfriend. (In The Sopranos there is a storyline about the homophobic murder of a made-guy who has to hide his identity.)
Ref Rory's comments about The Wire and The Sopranos. Yes, there are a lot of blokes in bars, but The Wire has two iconic gay characters... Detective Kima Greggs, and working-class black gangster Omar Little, who makes a living robbing drug dealers (suspect morality but basically Robin Hood )...
Nice to meet some new faces last night, sorry couldn't stay longer...
Economists and analysts at Cambridge Econometrics found that, by 2035, the UK is anticipated to have three million fewer jobs, 32% lower investment, 5% lower exports and 16% lower imports, than it would have had been. Brexit, the grift that keeps on giving.
The Supreme Court’s decision is another sick turn in the rollback of trans rights in the UK.
We’re fighting back - will you join us? goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
@startrekfamily.bsky.social
Producers: please don't give the #section31 characters a series. You could give the money to deprived children. Or cats. Or something...
Shaggy: "It wasn't me!"
Girlfriend: "Nice try, but I have derived your exact level of infidelity by dividing the number of ex girlfriends you've had by the value of the anniversary gifts you got me and halving the result, so..."
Much happened, most of it excellent. Drinks one day...
@moiness.bsky.social 👋 Hope all is well
Genuine recommendation from Facebook just now...
The teacher who screamed in my child's face would be spending the evening in A&E #mossbourne
And very pertinent under current circumstances, especially as it is on the Gdn's own YouTube channel...
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"It's not until you get the full picture...", as a famous advertisement once said...
pressgazette.co.uk/news/scott-t...
"Things ain't clear they're just transparent, the trick of the trade is to make 'em apparent..."
I ran into the fabulous @mazzucatom.bsky.social yesterday, one of the world’s leading economists, & she gave this super clear explanation on why the Guardian management should be listening to its journalists. AND restructuring its board. Please watch!
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Maxine Peake, actor (🧵):
“I would like to express my utmost solidarity with the journalists of The Observer. While I don’t always see eye to eye with the paper it doesn’t mean I don’t want to add my voice to the fight for its survival.
RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch on the picket line with Guardian and Observer journalists who are taking strike action today. Mick is photographed stood in front of a banner that is black with a yellow border and that reads 'Save the Observer. Better Read than Dead' in black and orange lettering.
Dozens of journalists are joined by RMT General Secretary on the picket line this morning. The striking journalists are holding placards that read 'support the strike' and behind them all is a large black, orange and yellow banner.
Solidarity from RMT ✊
Mick Lynch, RMT General Secretary on the picket line with Guardian & Observer journalists who are on strike for 48 hours over plans to sell the Observer to a loss-making digital start up.
I fully support my colleagues at the Guardian and Observer who are on strike for 48 hours. For more information please follow bsky.app/profile/gonu... and @NUJofficial, or visit nuj.org.uk/savetheobserver
