#uk deals

[satans-knitwear]

here are some tiddy. very soft and warm. (too warm, perhaps.)

Treat me ~ Tip me ~ More of me

#my ability to manage or deal with any things reduces to below zero when its this warm 🥵 #i need an early night 😴 #satans knitwear #pretty lingerie #floral lingerie #bi girl #cheeky #uk girl #wlw #alt pinup #pinup girl

[funkylittledemon]

With the introduction of polls Tumblr is now officially more democratic than the United Kingdom

#uk #uk politics #tumblr polls #Scotland #i know i said no jokes but *i* am allowed as i am a trans person dealing with this shit irl #also mines funny #England #gender recognition bill

[thetimelordbatgirl]

How to tell the royal family don't live in reality: they think that a postcard will help kids deal with a tough Christmas this year instead of, I dunno, actually trying to help the kids in these tough situations.

#uk politics #british royal family #i bet you it didnt cost them shit to make and send those postcards #versus the money they could have used to help the kids dealing with tough christmas rn

[chimeofthecomet]

ummmmm just two girls doing girly things <3

#god i really need to get distinct lucky and spot designs #also considered not posting this but then i remembered racetrack higgins whole deal so we’re back #newsies uk #uksies #newsies fanart #lucky newsies #stray newsies #brooklyn girlsies #pip does drawings

[ihateflying]

Royal mail are out on strike today for better pay that reflects an actual, inflation adjusted living wage. Please spread the message and show your support for postal workers across the UK.

We want a living wage and to protect the universal postal service! We will not be made into a gig economy or into amazon with different branding!

Stand with the CWU!

-Edit-

An update for everyone to see

#strike #strike action #royal mail #uk #uk politics #support royal mail workers #cost of living crisis #pay deal #cwu #communication workers union

[yellowraincoat]

How do these authors who write stories that sort of jump off of Harry Potter keep writing these Simon Snow, Orion Lake, Luke Sunborn golden-boy archetype characters, and WHO are they based on bc it sure as hell isn’t Harry Potter himself

#I’m not saying they’re the EXACT same character— but the similarities feel extremely strong to me— and they’re all in books that deal with #magic school and of course Carry On is explicitly related to the HP fandom #and naomi no Uk was a big name HP fanfic author back in the day and I can only assume the 2 main stories IOL is deconstructing are HP #and narnia— so who is this non chosen one chosen one golden boy and how did he end up here #iol #in other lands #luke sunborn #orion lake #the scholomance #Simon snow #carry on

[marian-1122]

Joe Strummer at the Brixton Fair Deal , London , UK , 7/30/82 .

©️ Steve Rapport/Getty Images

#joe strummer #the clash #punk boy #punk aesthetic #70s punk #80s punk #uk punk #punk rock #new wave #post punk #experimental rock #reggae #dub #funk #ska #rockabilly #the only band that matters #black and white photography #steve rapport #getty images #brixton fair deal #london #uk #1982

[sky-daddy-hates-me]

This person says they're anti-israel and pro-palestine. They say they believe the human rights media when it comes to Israel's genocide yet they claim they're unreliable when the same media outlets point out the human rights abuses in West Papua by Indonesia.

If you only believe that countries that aren't your own are capable of breaching international humanitarian law, committing genocide, and colonisation, then your blind loyalty to your government will be your undoing.

#free west papua #west papua #genocide in indonesia #indonesia #human rights violations #human rights #fuck i hate twitter/x #fuck the israeli government #fuck the Indonesian government #fuck the uk government #fuck the government #im fucking exhausted #free gaza #free palestine #gaza #palestine #israel #israel is committing genocide #israel is a war criminal #fuck israel #end israeli occupation #boycott israel #i wish i was an isopod #isopods dont have to think #isopods dont have to deal with people who dont care about civilians #isopods are the goal

[susansontag]

this enforced state mourning thing is like. genuinely insane though. my brother has to wear all black to work for the next couple of weeks. also it’s literally not wrong for us all to acknowledge that when it comes to the royal family, the bbc is not ‘politically neutral’ in its reporting lol, it’s an absolute joke. we’re being told as a nation how we all feel when some of us are vocally politically opposed

#like it is huge hypocrisy why do we all have to deal w this for weeks? #anyways I'll stop posting about it rn but good luck republicans #uk ones ofc... #moth.txt

[werewolf-cuddles]

Tips from a Texan!

Drink more water than you think you’ll need. Trust me, you need more than you think. While watching the color of your urine is an excellent indicator also pay attention to your sugar cravings. Dehydration tends to set off more sugar cravings than normal so if you find yourself craving sweets more than you normally would that can be a much quicker indicator you’re dehydrated than your urine. (Not always as reliable but it happens for a lot of people! With less water your body can’t get energy out of storage as quickly so even though you have plenty of energy your cells aren’t getting as much so your brain starts sugar cravings in an attempt to get more energy even though the real problem is dehydration is the long and short of it.)

Also make sure to keep your electrolytes up too! Your body needs sodium, potassium, and other minerals to function just as much as water, and you’ll lose them through sweat and urine as well so too much water without intaking any electrolytes can still hurt you!

If you can put wet towels around your neck those can help a lot! There’s cooling towels you can buy online that actively stay cold for a while but if you can’t get any of those just a bit of wet cloth is better than nothing!

Take breaks as much as you can and keep the fans running! You’ll tire a lot easier. Also try to avoid direct sunlight. Even if it’s still hot in the shade the difference is STAGGERING.

Also depending on how much you HAVE to be in direct sunlight I’d recommend either sunscreen or lightweight but full body covering. I had to walk half an hour each way to the pharmacy yesterday and wore a breathable but long sleeved blue shirt and thin beige pants, I personally prefer to just stay covered since sweat can wash off sunscreen. Light colors will keep you cooler and the last thing you want is to get burnt! Hats are also great unless you’re me and would rather just deal with it bc you despise having things on your head. 😂 It was also remarkable how much walking on the side of the road that was in the shade made a difference, direct light is not your friend!

We’ve been dealing with these temps for weeks now in Texas so you have my utmost compassion. (It’s still morning but it will get up to 104 where I am later, I totally get it.) Best of luck to you all, may it pass quickly. ❤️

Thanks for the advice friend, I'll keep all of that in mind.

#long post #heatwave #uk heatwave #dealing with summer

[the-woild-is-ya-erster]

NEWSIES TUMBLR,

there was javid in today's production of west end newsies. i will be functioning as usual in 3-5 business days.

#there was face cupping. and extra hugs. and entirely unnecessary but appreciated contact #literally couldnt deal with this #thank u thats ur service announcement over #this is your sign to go down to wembley because this is for the gays now #newsies #davey jacobs #jack kelly #javid #javey #newsies uk #uksies

[lost-carcosa]

#uk politics #brexit #trade deals #kemi badenoch #texas #greg abbott #tory lies #fuck the tories

[thetimelordbatgirl]

Words cannot describe how much I despise this man, they really can't. It was already beyond disgusting to make that jibe while Brianna Ghey's mother was literally in the seats, let alone now actually continue to refuse to apologize and actually SMILE while discussing the jibe and the fact that the mother of a child whose murder was motivated by transphobia heard him.

#uk politics #rishi sunak #i hope getting the bigots votes are worth it because it aint gonna get you a win still torys #i say torys because his fellow bigots were going 'OOH' like he just did a sick burn or something when doing that jibe #also i should note brianna's father is also demanding an apology #so him continuing to refuse is getting more and more disgusting #as even fellow transphobe keir made a whole deal of supporting brianna's family

[ygdrasilly]

this might be a radical opinion, but as a disabled person in chronic pain i feel like i shouldn't have to justify my existence by how useful i am to society. especially when said society can't even fix the things that debilitate me in the first place

#yes this is about that mp thinking disabled people should have to job search to qualify for disability benefits #this isnt a comment on the state of healthcare either btw. things involving brains and autoimmune systems are just tricky to deal with #disability #disability uk #disability rights #chronic pain

[hella1975]

would LOVE to know full details to the culture difference bestie when you've got the time because I'm kinda just a sucker for that. also. were we too nice for you tell me more about that

here we gooooo here's a rundown of the top things that were really jarring to me as a brit in america!

kinda dumb that i feel the need to say this but ive been burned before: americans, if you're going to send me shit about this list, please first reread what you've typed and ask yourself 'am i addressing this person as an actual real life adult that not only has experienced both countries she speaks about but also has perfectly functioning social skills that allow her to navigate what is and isn't a culture difference, or am i talking to her like a condescending little prick?' this includes messages like 'americans aren't actually ___, we're just ___ which clearly went over your head as a silly foreigner :)' do u understand how condescending messages like that are as the person who was there? this list is me saying what was strange to me AS A BRIT IN AMERICA. it is a comparison, not an objective statement of something ive decided is a fact about your culture. im not writing this so people can try and like. educate me on all the things i missed because america was just soooo complex. okay? stunning

you guys were SO nice like i think the best way i can contextualise this for an american is that the first time i felt actually comfortable (not that i was uncomfortable otherwise but i mean in a social sense) was when we were in new york city. no one looked at me no one wanted to talk to me people were shouting and being rude to each other it was just like home <3 the way americans are friendly is just so intense and it took me a good while to stop being so bowled over by it. like if you met someone one time they'd try and hug you and i found that very very strange

americans generally talk about their feelings a lot more and i dont even mean just from the people i interacted with bc that very well might have been because i just got on well with them so we were talking honestly, but even on commercials and things you guys talk about mental illnesses and such like it's a grocery shop whereas in england there's still very much a stiff upper lip culture about that kind of thing

you guys do speak louder. like objectively even 'quiet' americans were louder than most brits and would be glared at in public if we were in england just bc of the volume they were speaking at. you also inflect more. again i think this is another thing that boils down to americans being very bright and intense while the english are renowned for not wanting anyone to look at them ever. like a bug under a rock

FREE REFILLS!! i have not shut up about this but if you order a coffee somewhere then you have in fact ordered UNLIMITED COFFEE. the first time a waitress leaned over me to fill my coffee up i flinched away from her bc i was like what in god's name are you doing

if you try and make a hot drink in america then you are taking your life in your hands. you have to filter the water, find whatever apparatus this specific house uses to boil water, remind yourself that americans have a vendetta against milk so you have to use creamer which is 'exactly like milk' but 'you wouldnt drink it like milk' so what the fuck is going on there, and then by the time everything's done you want to go out back to curl up and die like an old dog. dont get me started on tea

one thing i thought was cute is that you guys say 'come get in the AC' the same way we would say 'come get out of the rain' like that's such a cute little human thing i think

AC itself is such a godsend but me not being used to it was kind of baffling to americans. boom's brother asked me what my ideal AC temp was at home and i just. looked at him bc i didnt even know where to start with that

it took me WEEKS to stop trying to get in the driver's side of the car

american ignorance is a very real very frustrating thing. 'whats that thing they do in europe-' idk bc ive never been to all of europe. 'when i went to europe-' where in europe. it is a continent. i got asked if we have fireworks in europe. bonfire night is older than the founding of america. there's just a genuine belief amongst americans that they're not even AWARE of (because it would be smart, nice americans that i genuinely liked saying these things) that america is the most elite country in the world and is the only place to have certain things

speaking of the european thing with americans, the fact that 'travelling to europe' is typically a bragging right over there and is seen as quite an upper class thing is very interesting. a lot of the times people would be bragging TO ME and it would go over my head bc id be like 'well anyone can go to spain'. i feel like shagaluf would give americans an aneurysm

the sheer size of america never truly registered with me until i was there like i cannot wrap my head around it. the uk can fit in lake michigan 4 times. you guys have cargo ships on lakes. the roads just go straight for miles and miles and miles. you have every environment and weather possible. literally obsessed

capitalism is actually way more intense in america. like yeah it makes sense america is thee capitalist country but i guess i thought because i was coming from a western capitalist country myself that it wouldnt change much. but like. billboards on roads. adverts while you pump gas. there is someone selling u something everywhere u look

tipping was so hard 😭 i knowwww it's necessary i understand the econ behind it all but i was so stressed all the time because of it 😭

YOUR STARBUCKS IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN OURS

i knew i was going to have to change the way i spoke in america bc of obvious things (my accent isnt The British Accent that americans recognise, i use a lot of slang etc) but it surprised me just how much i had to change. like by the end of it i wasnt using any slang and i was enunciating every letter because i was just so tired of saying something just for boom to have to literally translate bc like? it was no fault of theirs or mine or even the person i was talking to but it just made me feel Weird and Odd and most surprising of all was that it made me feel stupid? and i guess that's bc i get a lot of shit for my accent over here too so im oversensitive to it but ive never properly felt more like a foreigner in a different country than i did trying to talk to americans

sarcasm. im just. like the running joke is that americans dont get sarcasm and id have actually preferred that i think bc what instead happened is you guys have AMERICAN sarcasm and it just. made no fucking sense to me at all. i literally did not get american humour even slightly it was probably my biggest thing when i was over there like i literally felt like entire conversations were going over my head. british humour is very dry so not only did i not get american humour but sometimes MY humour would be misinterpreted as well and the entire thing was just very strange lol

RIGHT ON RED????? RED MEANS STOP???? WHAT ARE YOU DOING????

#sorry for the little disclaimer at the start of this list im rlly not trying to be rude #but if i had a quid for every time i pointed something out in america and someone would like. argue with me about it #id have enough to pay for america all over again #like id go 'americans are so friendly' and immediately 10 people would be like 'NO WE'RE ACTUALLY REALLY HORRIBLE CUNTS #EVERYONE IS JUST PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE WHICH AS SOMEONE WHO IS NOT ONLY AN ADULT WITH THE ABILITY TO READ SOCIAL CUES #BUT ALSO SOMEONE WHO LITERALLY WORKS CUSTOMER SERVICE THIS CLEARLY WENT OVER YOUR HEAD AND WE MUST EDUCATE YOU' #like. calm down.... maybe.... #when i say 'americans are so friendly' there's an unspoken 'compared to the uk' there. im COMPARING not STATING #like it is universally acknowledged that you guys are friendly? idk what the deal is idk why ur all so desperate to be seen as rude anyway #but that's just one example #anywayyyyyyy #ask #rwbt 2.0