@bar_bint

Beer fan. Cat servant. Bookworm. Proudly bleeding heart liberal. European. Pub Landlady. Ideologically depressed, politically furious Insta/Threads: @bar_bint

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With the heroes of the @RNLI under attack again, I’m reminded of this passage from Bill Bryson.
I had never really stopped to consider what an extraordinary thing the Royal National Lifeboat Institution is. Think about it. A troubled ship calls for help, and eight people - teachers, plumbers, the guy who runs the pub - drop everything and put to sea, whatever the weather, asking no questions, imperilling their own lives, to try to help strangers. Is there anything more brave and noble than that? The RNLI - I looked this up later - is an organization run by volunteers, supported entirely by public donations. It maintains 233 stations around the coast of Britain and averages twenty-two call-outs per day. It saves 350 lives a year on average.

ALT I had never really stopped to consider what an extraordinary thing the Royal National Lifeboat Institution is. Think about it. A troubled ship calls for help, and eight people - teachers, plumbers, the guy who runs the pub - drop everything and put to sea, whatever the weather, asking no questions, imperilling their own lives, to try to help strangers. Is there anything more brave and noble than that? The RNLI - I looked this up later - is an organization run by volunteers, supported entirely by public donations. It maintains 233 stations around the coast of Britain and averages twenty-two call-outs per day. It saves 350 lives a year on average.

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As the FIFA #WorldCup starts, we have the FIFA Peace Prize Winner bombing one of the countries taking part
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It's raining, it's June, it's get down the pub at five
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This man is a threat to our democracy. He backs violence and extremism. Blaming a group of people for the awful actions of an individual leads us to a very dark place. Musk, Lowe, Farage, Robinson - these men don't give a shit about this country, they want to rip us apart.
Elon Musk
@elonmuskJun 10
Murderous migrants beheading innocent people in their home town is what’s making people angry, not “social media”!
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These aren't protests. They're racist riots. And it's time for the government to take them seriously. The PM should be convening COBRA and setting out a real plan to end this horrific violence and bring communities together. Now is a time for real leadership.
BBC Scotland News
@BBCScotlandNewsJun 10
Protests across Scotland follow Belfast knife attack bbc.in/4uvtG9B

Protests across Scotland follow Belfast knife attack

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at locations across the central belt with their faces covered and many holding Union flags and banners.

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Henry Nowak’s father’s words outside court, who is probably the person we most need to hear from today.
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Holly Brockwell
@hollyJun 2
I would REALLY like to see the cat road collisions petition actually get somewhere this time. Two weeks left to get it over the 100k line so ministers can't just shrug and go "nah that's just for dogs" as they have previously. Please sign and share: petition.parliament.uk/petit…

Petition: Legislate to require drivers to report collisions with cats

It is legal in the UK to hit a cat when driving and not need to stop or report collisions, leaving them scared, alone, and in pain. Cats are important, loved, valued family members for many and we...

petition.parliament.uk
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Simple lessons from cats 😺
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Dirty Business on @Channel4. Brilliantly made, devastating. Water must be nationalised now. The owners of the private water companies jailed.
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Trump ran on exposing the pedophiles and stopping wars. Trump is now protecting the pedophiles and starting wars. #maga
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This Sunday - right here
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This Sunday @TheDespard instagram.com/p/DVGE9EsjMv1/…
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Heating on, pub is toasty, beer is tasty!
⊙¿⊙ ɯɹoʍoƃuoq 🏴‍☠️💤@TheDespardJan 6
Quiz at 8.30pm Free to play
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We’re closed to ight (NYE) but open tomorrow (NYD) from 2.30pm. Wishing you a fun night whatever you are doing, a very Happy New Year, and hopefully see you for hairs of the dog tomorrow! @TheDespard
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Open at 5pm.. Normal Saturday. No divine babies. No bank Holidays. No miracles. No resetting a count. No roman date editing. Just normal.
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The family bought this vibration plate for themselves, but the one who uses it the most is the cat 😹
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