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Twitter Updates for 28-09-2018

RT @TheMichaelMoran: A truly astounding image. A street in Macau with the Grand Lisboa Casino looming in the background. Photograph by Paul… 00:32:29, 2018-09-28
RT @jkap: who had “grimes implicated in securities fraud” on their 2018 bingo card https://t.co/AmLD1vv860 00:40:12, 2018-09-28
RT @doctorow: #1yrago After Madrid seized Catalonia's ballot boxes, they unveiled their secret backup stash of ballot boxes https://t.co/sR… 00:42:02, 2018-09-28
RT @mollycrabapple: Rest in power Tara Faris, the Iraqi Instagram star gunned down on the street this morning in Baghdad
Rest in power Qan… 00:45:49, 2018-09-28
RT @doctorow: #1yrago The story of Casa Jasmina: the first automated home built to improve its residents' lives https://t.co/rSxommi6fQ htt… 01:08:15, 2018-09-28
RT @koogyplz: @Josejusejo it also (kinda) works the other way https://t.co/KibdDcRoyd 02:35:48, 2018-09-28
RT @rachelheldevans: GOP: We can't ruin a man's reputation based on accusations alone.
The rest of us: Okay, cool. Let's do a thorough in… 02:41:44, 2018-09-28
RT @gookygox: URGENT: $30 by PayPal or Venmo if you take this by midnight central time.
• Airline ticket agent (1 needed)
• Airline gate a… 02:47:19, 2018-09-28
@chipfoxx @DogpatchPress I enjoy how it being ignored by the community is suggestive of how the fandom co-opts othe… https://t.co/eTHhhahP8M in reply to chipfoxx 02:50:26, 2018-09-28
@egypturnash I want to know what goes into an electric wizard. in reply to egypturnash 02:51:25, 2018-09-28
RT @heytherejeffro: Here's Kavanaugh, a man moved to tears about keeping calendars, refusing to shake the hand of a father whose daughter w… 02:53:54, 2018-09-28
RT @PoisonedAl: Every outlets coverage of Kavanaugh make him look like Veruca Salt. He could possibly be the world's most punchable human b… 02:57:21, 2018-09-28
RT @cstross: A no-deal Brexit could result in electricity blackouts across Northern Ireland, government officials have warned. https://t.co… 02:58:15, 2018-09-28
RT @cstross: What killed this concept wasn't the cost of the glazing, but the bad optics when the front row in Business Class get a ringsid… 02:58:43, 2018-09-28
RT @ThornAppleCider: Cat passing the mirror test. https://t.co/UurzGZ1FGV 02:59:50, 2018-09-28
@egypturnash That sounds so nice. ;_; in reply to egypturnash 03:10:06, 2018-09-28
RT @PartTimeDragons: We’re always glad to help out, BUT THERE IS IS A TIME AND A PLACE GUYS #webcomics #dragon
Please Retweet! https://t.c… 03:12:11, 2018-09-28
Tomorrow I buy some pork or gammon to make into delicious sandwiches. 03:15:53, 2018-09-28
@SethWolfbaine You haven't had my granddad's recipe for boiled gammon. It's a hard choice for sandwiches. in reply to SethWolfbaine 03:17:59, 2018-09-28
@SethWolfbaine Tho I suppose both are pork, but regular pork is gonna get roasted with a salt & pepper crust in reply to SethWolfbaine 03:18:51, 2018-09-28
RT @mattieuMattieu: @scanlime Machining is an additive process, where features are added to a block of metal until it is complete 03:26:17, 2018-09-28
RT @_deadghouls: THIS IS STAGED
This is a fucking hoax to frame feminists as crazy women that assault men for doing harmless things
Thank… 10:40:22, 2018-09-28
RT @patpatdotmp4: Yo fellas, is this it?
Imma have to ask chief about this one tho… https://t.co/d2okDQsccz 10:43:09, 2018-09-28
RT @BristleThis: Good shit, my dude. https://t.co/JkKtm1adqL 10:50:36, 2018-09-28
RT @jimalkhalili: And on the topic of the Irish border, as comedian Andrew Maxwell recently pointed out, it’s not an Irish border, it’s a B… 10:51:35, 2018-09-28
RT @Literature_Lady: Had a bad day? Let me tell you of the tale of ANNE GREENE who was LITERALLY KILLED BY THE PATRIARCHY but totally REFUS… 11:00:23, 2018-09-28
RT @Weremoco: ATTENTION ALL RABBIT AND MEDIEVAL FRIENDS.
As you may know, rabbits (particularly violent ones) appear in medieval manuscript… 11:01:56, 2018-09-28
RT @itanimeirl: Let combine 2 most famous meme of September 2018 https://t.co/8sCiUUpvNg https://t.co/A7zTsmDCfM 11:05:25, 2018-09-28
RT @haveigotnews: Controversy as Boris Johnson lays out latest Brexit plan on his blog, or The Daily Telegraph, as it used to be known. 12:10:05, 2018-09-28
RT @davidschneider: “Worrying rise in people exploiting fears and stoking intolerance and racism” says woman who sent out Go Home vans, cha… 12:16:32, 2018-09-28
RT @Huskyteer: My God what a wonderful country. https://t.co/c0OLgFui5z 12:16:56, 2018-09-28
@Troglit Sounds like a line from a movie in reply to Troglit 15:08:51, 2018-09-28
RT @mimmymum: @BarnesJulieb1 @joss_prior @thismorning @RuthieeL @EamonnHolmes @IndiaWilloughby @LucyJohnston @viveksharma98 @transadvocate… 16:39:25, 2018-09-28
RT @JoshuaSFouts: As if the news wasn't jaw-clenchingly grim enough already, turns out you can hack a voting machine faster than it takes y… 16:41:30, 2018-09-28
RT @CaseyExplosion: Hey @thismorning #thismorning. Here's your guest Parker/Keen-Minshull posing with one Emily Zinos from US anti-LGBT hat… 16:46:03, 2018-09-28
RT @Trans_Artists: Today's Trans Artist is: Olive Brinker!
Olive is a trans women that creates webcomics, 3D animations, and games

Links… 16:46:56, 2018-09-28

Twitter Updates for 27-09-2018

Received two hacker ransom emails. The passwords included as "proof" match those I used on Livejournal and on the m… https://t.co/zuarMO0M0q 00:36:54, 2018-09-27
TLDR: Change your LJ password if you still have an account there. There may have been a password leak.
Likewise for https://t.co/Ktqrt9eu05 01:01:44, 2018-09-27
@TheStevenWeber @VoiceOfOBrien I'm afraid @dresdencodak is way ahead of you. https://t.co/GvzHRnWUlX in reply to TheStevenWeber 01:36:36, 2018-09-27
My friend Lara came so close to being the first person in the history of the foster care system to achieve doctoral… https://t.co/QjEfgFdHvI 01:54:14, 2018-09-27
RT @gabgab221: I love this because majority of the time you see girls doing this instead of guys. Yessssss boys supporting boys we love it… 02:05:08, 2018-09-27
Literally the only first-hand experience of blockchain I've had is automated blackmail bots attempting to extort me… https://t.co/a5UBlWJmGC 02:08:00, 2018-09-27
RT @egypturnash: Illustrator Tip: Always, always uncheck “create PDF compatible file” when you save unless you explicitly need to take it i… 02:43:21, 2018-09-27
RT @TheElderMemes: khajiit has wares https://t.co/LSWYngTbvl 02:45:05, 2018-09-27
I feel rubbish. 03:35:09, 2018-09-27
RT @wbm312: They didn’t teach secure coding in my @IllinoisCS databases class. When I asked why they taught methods that facilitated SQL in… 03:38:17, 2018-09-27
RT @scalzi: Via @AlanBaxter, the best headline of the day.
https://t.co/cREzpV2OOo 03:47:37, 2018-09-27
RT @HeyDrWilson: Worth showing to everyone!
#BlackandSTEM https://t.co/ooXs0aBFWy 03:52:01, 2018-09-27
RT @unseven: I had to #Bowsette too #pixelart https://t.co/mjV3fh7wG2 18:31:19, 2018-09-27
RT @JimMFelton: Do you remember when as a country we didn’t need to appoint a specific Minister For Ensuring We Don’t All Fucking Starve ht… 18:32:12, 2018-09-27
RT @2000_mondo: British Group Fighting Secret Government Surveillance Subjected to Secret British Government Surveillance https://t.co/RpOp… 18:32:41, 2018-09-27
https://t.co/SxxzaDOTGM 19:36:22, 2018-09-27
Fly spell + 4th tier bag of holding (1500lb capacity) + 7 anvils (200lb ea.) or 250bricks (6lb ea.) = Death From Ab… https://t.co/aWSbwbBb9z 20:10:57, 2018-09-27
@thepandalion It does seem the age of programmer unions is upon us though. in reply to thepandalion 21:22:24, 2018-09-27
RT @thepandalion: The best comment I've seen on the Telltale situation yet.. also sadly somewhat familiar, on a lesser scale ? https://t.co… 21:23:39, 2018-09-27
Suddenly wonder if @KorpsPropaganda created the Super Crown. 21:29:57, 2018-09-27
RT @scalzi: Hope you've already picked up your Model 3. https://t.co/hHY8wzSzjX 21:30:10, 2018-09-27
RT @ImitationJordan: Lol, he destroyed his company to make a weed joke for Grimes. https://t.co/nDacCXARzQ 21:52:48, 2018-09-27
RT @verygooster: every woman in this pic tho https://t.co/6Y2SvY4YlU 22:06:18, 2018-09-27
RT @raynerlucas: At this point, I'm just assuming that this is some sort of Portal-themed ARG, with Musk in the role of Cave Johnson. "All… 22:17:25, 2018-09-27

Twitter Updates for 26-09-2018

When you inherit lots of used tools you forget how much these things cost.
The tool library estimate has passed £7… https://t.co/v0Fa5jI0r0 00:20:24, 2018-09-26
JFC, what was Dr Pimplepopper thinking? A colab with Logan Paul? Seriously? Unsubbed. 00:26:58, 2018-09-26
RT @plibin: Watching Lars Ulrich on stage talking about how @Metallica uses @salesforce software for customer engagement and thinking that… 00:27:36, 2018-09-26
RT @HansFaffing: Thanks Amazon TV glitch. I didn't need to sleep tonight…… https://t.co/HMtVPvFhrS 00:27:46, 2018-09-26
RT @UnburntWitch: https://t.co/aGMYhNWRWs go get em, workers 01:24:33, 2018-09-26
RT @korybing: https://t.co/RRUymSYelc all the older people who constantly complain about poor customer service need to read this and realiz… 01:32:12, 2018-09-26
@executivegoth It's hard to do when half your family wants to know the financial cost or return on any activity the… https://t.co/jNkclqeKdy in reply to executivegoth 01:36:56, 2018-09-26
RT @executivegoth: YES THIS YES https://t.co/PpP7zd09U5 01:37:12, 2018-09-26
@RealTilfsworld I watched about 10 seconds in case it was just some really badly advised clickbait, but no, there h… https://t.co/7epY09K2pk in reply to RealTilfsworld 01:47:28, 2018-09-26
Anyone else sympathising with Blake's 7 a lot these days? 01:57:39, 2018-09-26
Thinking of my nanowrimo story from a few years back. Has a submarine ever actually journied up the Thames submerge… https://t.co/2pM5HpFWWF 02:57:14, 2018-09-26
@Moooozle Take care Muzz and get anything off your mind you need to x in reply to Moooozle 02:59:58, 2018-09-26
RT @PartTimeDragons: Always be yourself…unless you can be a dragon, then be a dragon #webcomics #dragon
Please Retweet! https://t.co/c3… 03:12:05, 2018-09-26
RT @YouHadOneJ0B: Best restaurant name ever. https://t.co/g2AYKUEisb 03:13:31, 2018-09-26
3:32am, the rattling a crashing noise from the street again 03:33:34, 2018-09-26
RT @Stonekettle: I'm telling you, CHECK YOUR DAMNED REGISTRATION. DO IT. https://t.co/6L5bi0Bj5p 03:34:32, 2018-09-26
RT @ItsFoodPorn: Lemon Garlic Shrimp Kabobs. https://t.co/WDuxakvDO7 03:42:35, 2018-09-26
RT @J_amesp: A year ago thread… https://t.co/nLLWL0czpF 10:03:51, 2018-09-26
RT @treesnthat: The heroes we need. Central Edinburgh. For 14 years “Granny” Thomson has nurtured a piece of ground in the city into a swar… 10:06:52, 2018-09-26
RT @wotchers: Good grief.
People are actually posting empty Walkers crisp packets to them 'in protest' at their non-recycleability, and th… 10:07:21, 2018-09-26
RT @tanngrisnir: How… unsurprising. Or it should be
https://t.co/UTdOr3qPnO 10:07:41, 2018-09-26
Upside: The wood that was most in the way is now gone.
Downside: Tore a hole in my leather jacket doing it. Broken bit removal failed. 11:20:45, 2018-09-26
RT @possumdoodles: Do NOT support PETA on this #CharityTuesday . They are liars, kill animals and silence those who speak out. And if you d… 11:23:25, 2018-09-26
RT @RussianMemesLtd: Damn, I still can't find the lighter https://t.co/5oStHiqQKF 11:41:51, 2018-09-26
And my beard trimmer is broken. I think the blades have gotten too corroded. 11:44:01, 2018-09-26
RT @Family_Handyman: This is a great trick for saving your project's surfaces. https://t.co/TqK6SBVISz 12:55:40, 2018-09-26
RT @mahadopower: https://t.co/LTzqC15OiE 13:12:26, 2018-09-26
RT @Harryslaststand: Yes! General Election if government tries to break out of EU with no deal. #LabConf2018 13:47:44, 2018-09-26
RT @GuitarMoog: In defence of Freedom of Movement.
Ending FoM is telling everyone but the rich, who’ll be able to buy it if they want it,… 18:07:03, 2018-09-26
RT @FoxRobinHood: https://t.co/og9fFR55Fw 18:08:16, 2018-09-26
Apparently that beer makes me sneeze like crazy. 18:10:17, 2018-09-26
RT @bodyposipanda_: Apparently some people still aren't getting the memo so here it is:
Body positivity is about RESPECT.

Not who you th… 18:11:49, 2018-09-26

Twitter Updates for 25-09-2018

@inulupus I may try a tiny spot of epoxy on a toothpick. If that doesn't work, maybe some fine wire. Or just trying to shatter it. in reply to inulupus 00:13:59, 2018-09-25
RT @mixedcandy: New mascot at work ? heard he needed a job so we hired him ? https://t.co/99QRo0L4p4 00:15:23, 2018-09-25
RT @davidallengreen: “And let me be quite clear.
Britain does not dream of some cosy, isolated existence on the fringes of the European C… 00:19:41, 2018-09-25
RT @Harryslaststand: When the leader of a fascist government thanks British conservative politicians for their solidarity with their cause,… 00:29:53, 2018-09-25
RT @Yaolri: So we took a closer look at the video…and found clues that prove the government was wrong.
We’ll start with the location. Whe… 00:31:56, 2018-09-25
RT @sarugetchuu: i can feel my bones breaking and my flesh trying violently to escape i hate this https://t.co/WGVC08TJLv 01:03:53, 2018-09-25
Darkwing Duck is a parody of The Shadow, right?
At the beginning of The Shadow, he's a drug lord who has two people… https://t.co/8H36O4Uyjk 01:51:28, 2018-09-25
RT @apononori: クッパ姫… https://t.co/TBwgHubKKB 02:34:03, 2018-09-25
RT @abolishentropy: Please help! I can't afford to pay for the medical treatment planned by a team of doctors working together in order to… 02:55:15, 2018-09-25
@DataPup_ What's SDS in this context? To me it's a type of power drill. in reply to DataPup_ 03:08:09, 2018-09-25
RT @thebourgyman: People, this needs to stop
#peachette #bowser #bowsette #boserpeach https://t.co/plJu7CoHyZ 03:10:52, 2018-09-25
@DataPup_ Thanks, the Vietnam focus is probably why it's not a memorable name in the UK.
I wonder if the CND is a k… https://t.co/7GlHbDmObg in reply to DataPup_ 03:21:19, 2018-09-25
RT @SkiaSkai: Draw your oc in this pose https://t.co/sqhdFf5S33 03:30:48, 2018-09-25
@SkiaSkai The highschool anime scene where the new student absolutely has to win the 100m sprint, but has never been in a race before. in reply to SkiaSkai 03:32:15, 2018-09-25
RT @pwnallthethings: I know it maybe sounds like a small thing, but the 2016 election interference was an "information operation", not a "c… 04:00:11, 2018-09-25
RT @KateVsTheWorld: Artists right now https://t.co/dtDRfllRIy 13:54:20, 2018-09-25
RT @SaberStubs: People with glasses have become too powerful https://t.co/kWnT7uIn8O 13:59:35, 2018-09-25
RT @MillenGenY: 1. Fuck your concern @UN
2. Maybe we aren’t donating to you because you have RUINED our trust in you.
3. Please donate to… 14:14:47, 2018-09-25
RT @SkyNewsBreak: Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer has told the Labour conference in Liverpool "no one is ruling out 'remain' as an… 14:15:15, 2018-09-25
RT @mrfrankzola: Life expectancy progress in UK 'stops for first time
In some parts of the UK, life expectancy has even decreased.

https:… 14:15:59, 2018-09-25
RT @weeniexm: Monsanto weedkiller damages the beneficial bacteria in the guts of honeybees and makes them more prone to deadly infections h… 14:16:18, 2018-09-25
RT @LibyaLiberty: Hmmm…what’s it called when you put people of one religion or ethnic group into a prison camp? https://t.co/GY4bLjpvK7 14:21:44, 2018-09-25
RT @LukePlunkett: pay
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250

fired

workers

first https://t.co/tR2JhMGjhI 14:24:08, 2018-09-25
RT @pleriche: Madness to block a move to ensure the availability of spare parts for appliances and promote their longevity, as our governme… 14:28:25, 2018-09-25
RT @Maker_of_Things: We popped in to an antiques place this morning and saw this plane in a cabinet.
It is a Surform rasp really but we not… 14:31:43, 2018-09-25
RT @GraemeGarden1: We did some interviews yesterday to promote the Complete Goodies Box Set. We were up the old Post Office Tower. Quite… 15:59:22, 2018-09-25
Bernard and the Genie (1991) https://t.co/XKLSXKpWpO via @YouTube 16:45:45, 2018-09-25
RT @MuslimIQ: 4+ years they’ve pretended they don’t have money to fix Flint’s water
But the second they needed $266M to throw more brown k… 17:28:25, 2018-09-25
RT @joncstone: Theresa May and her Brexit secretaries have refused to meet representatives of British citizens in EU for two years (despite… 17:30:22, 2018-09-25
Eye test booked for Friday. My current glasses are getting a bit worn out. 17:42:54, 2018-09-25
RT @JamesGleick: So reassuring at this moment in time to see the words “Acting President” underlined in a hyperpoliticized Supreme Court no… 19:52:50, 2018-09-25
RT @helenmallam: Ruth Davidson allowed to respond to soft, polite questions without interruption. Nothing on Islamaphobia or Windrush. No… 20:22:14, 2018-09-25
Huge misty full moon out tonight.
Aroo. 21:05:43, 2018-09-25

Twitter Updates for 24-09-2018

RT @straczynski: Thanks. I was able to get the hinting past the studio, but got into a fight with them when Talia wakes up in Ivanova's be… 00:01:32, 2018-09-24
RT @tutuve8: ? peachy pink hair = magic girl ✨✨✨ https://t.co/HjYFVrIydu 00:21:28, 2018-09-24
Magic exists. It is simply the unknown presented with style.
Make the unknown wondrous. 00:22:31, 2018-09-24
RT @WorldAndScience: Bendable concrete, with a design inspired by seashells, can make us infrastructure safer and more durable https://t.co… 01:54:21, 2018-09-24
RT @falldogs: Oh. my. god
"Nowadays there are lots of games for women. These include Barbie Race and Ride, Final Fantasy 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,… 02:10:42, 2018-09-24
RT @falldogs: How to trick your idiot gf into liking games using the power of psychology, a double page spread https://t.co/dogzqGMlRi 02:10:45, 2018-09-24
@Paulbradshaw2 @falldogs @oliviadartist @missbonekitty No, that really is UK slang for women, usually used by self-… https://t.co/83BkCEMnaR in reply to Paulbradshaw2 02:15:54, 2018-09-24
@Paulbradshaw2 @falldogs @oliviadartist @missbonekitty But seriously, it's not parody, it's a common example of of… https://t.co/n3Gg8rftdq in reply to Paulbradshaw2 02:19:54, 2018-09-24
RT @CinnamonGhoul: If you get married make sure your spouse is a different class than you. For instance, if you do a lot of magic damage th… 03:03:07, 2018-09-24
RT @RafaLagoon: #bongocat Never Let it Die. https://t.co/0z14WLUCWA 03:10:23, 2018-09-24
RT @doomdesign: Hab da was gebastelt :3 #BongoCat https://t.co/UVfN9MhtjR 03:13:10, 2018-09-24
@StrypeisonFire You forgot π skin. Don't forget nth power skin. in reply to StrypeisonFire 03:20:50, 2018-09-24
RT @PaulBrandITV: BREAKING: John McDonnell says Labour would only offer people Deal or No Deal in a referendum. NO option to stay in EU. Wh… 13:20:26, 2018-09-24
RT @PubRR: Life before the NHS: hunger, filth, fear, death. 95-year-old Harry Leslie Smith, born into an impoverished mining family, recall… 13:27:51, 2018-09-24
RT @thrill_ho_: The safe space at the conference is for people attending who suffer from Autism to get away from the large crowds you absol… 13:29:16, 2018-09-24
RT @gideonrachman: My latest column on why the current mood in Britain reminds me of Greece, after their referendum vote to reject the EU b… 13:40:50, 2018-09-24
RT @tanngrisnir: People are being left without money for food/heating/rent. People are being made ill. People are dying. All as the direct… 13:50:06, 2018-09-24
RT @shawnlenore: As someone who is also obsessed with plants, Poison Ivy is portrayed as much too clean-looking for a bisexual eco-terroris… 16:00:29, 2018-09-24
Princess x princess = Empress? God queen?
Peach, empress eternal, living god of the mushroom lands and ruin of dis… https://t.co/5FIqMEFBhr 18:31:35, 2018-09-24
@Koh_Biet Special hat makes Bowser a thot. in reply to Koh_Biet 18:36:34, 2018-09-24
RT @PennyRed: This is a thing that is happening. https://t.co/zUZ18z7eMG 18:37:12, 2018-09-24
I no longer need to remove a 2mm hardened steel pin.
I now need to remove a broken 2.5mm carbide drill bit. 19:25:14, 2018-09-24