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ACT has released a policy of forcing people on the benefit for addiction into rehab. I saw it on the news tonight, but I can't find it online. Maybe they regret it. I certainly do. Leaving aside the irony of a twerking lycra-clad David Seymour lecturing other people
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Today I'm having my first proper outing since I got COVID (4.5 months!) and my first crowd experience since anyone got COVID. I decided I would sneak along to Les Misérables. I know it's tacky and I DON'T CARE. I've come
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Warning for challenging content.
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Why do I prefer the original Terminator to Brian Tamaki? 1. Unwavering purpose and principles 2. Had a better excuse for holding 1980s values 3. More convincing cosmetic enhancements 4. Cast the woman as the childbirth vehicle for an important man - but at least gave her a sequel 5.
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I've been wondering: with a past like his, why was he silly enough to run for public office? Then I realised, it wasn't silly at all. It was entirely rational. He's been doing this stuff his whole life, I would guess. And until now,
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I used to be young and a bit useless. Sometimes I look back on those days with nostalgia - you know, before I became old and a bit useless. I entered the workforce like many of my era. My first job was berry picking, aged twelve. I knew what to
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I try not to judge. Truly. If I had a dollar for every time I’ve used a word I now regret, I’d buy a giant roll of sticky tape to cover my mouth. And I’m not just talking about ‘moist’, ‘nourishing’, ‘succulent’, ‘encrusted’ or ‘panties’. Lizzo did
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Dear Anna I’ve been wondering how to raise this with you. To put it gently, you haven’t been yourself. And I’ve noticed. After all, we spend a lot of time together. It started three and a half months ago, when you looked down and saw two lines
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I'm grumpy. To be fair, others have made this point better. It was never a game for them. From the outset, they lived in fear, under a house arrest with no end date. My journey started just three and a half months ago - only dipping my toes
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If you think this cock-up doesn't affect you, think again.
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I've changed the names in this story, since they belong to real people.