#metrouk

[mlm-blues]

what i'd give for a brutal double-fisting rn

[ahaura]

(Nov. 2)

@LASTNAMELORDE: keep boycotting

@MetroUK: Big news for McDonalds fans - they're slicing their prices down in November, meaning you can get a Big Mac or McNuggets for just 99p

[knithacker]

LOL! 🤣 "Knitted dolls covered up after people got offended by crocheted (sic) private parts" 👉 https://shorturl.at/qrsHV via MetroUK 🍆🍑

Get the book they're based on, "Nudinits: Bare-bottomed fun from the village of Woolly Bush" 👉 https://shorturl.at/bDKT2

[kdo-three]

Chris Cross Christopher Thomas Allen July 14, 1952 - March 25, 2024

English Musician | Bass Guitarist | Composer Member of Ultravox

Chris Cross Dead Aged 71 - DailyMail Ultravox star who played and co-wrote classic Vienna hit has died as frontman Midge Ure pays tribute to 'loved and missed old friend'

Legend Lost: Chris Cross Dead - The Sun Ultravox musician dies aged 71 as devastated bandmates share emotional tributes

Chris Cross Has Died Aged 71 - RollingStoneUK "You are loved and missed old friend," said Midge Ure.

Ultravox Star and Vienna Co-Writer Chris Cross Dies Aged 71 - MetroUK

Chris Cross - Wikipedia

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[allthishumanityforfree]

https://x.com/metrouk/status/1808108462699655376?s=46&t=6A6DEoWLBXRoU3VqFunjKg this tweet has started to get quite a bit of attention so i guess it will be everywhere soon ! most people are defending him which is nice

I feel quite bad. This could be the biggest year of his career and he literally blew it.

I'm sure it'll be fine, he's a young guy at a festival but it's such a stupid move. I don't know him and I'm angry at him. Anyone who knows me will know I'm not one to judge this but not so in public!

[thethingything]

[ID 1: a screenshot of a tweet from @MetroUK that says "the Met Office warns the UK will be double-fisted by deadly snow and ice" with a link to an article from metro.co.uk with the headline "tens of thousands could of drivers could be left stranded tomorrow".

ID 2: a reply tweet from @metoffice that says "needless to say, this isn't the term we'd use to describe the weather". end ID]

the Met Office is currently trending because apparently the Metro decided this was how they were going to report on the weather

[whatiwillsay]

The way I hope this is absolutely true 😂😂😂

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMjCqU9mm/

i have ZERO doubt he is pissed lol love to see it

[witchblade]

this game release seems so sick. like it's unwell and poorly and delicately coughing blood into an embroidered handkerchief

[ratabethchase]

image 1:

a tweet from metroUK.

JK Rowling has said that she 'absolutely knew' that her comments and views on transgender issues would make Harry Potter fans 'deeply unhappy'.

However, feels that the gender identity movement 'echoes' what she was 'warning against' in her books.

the tweet then links to this article

image 2:

an excerpt from the article

When asked what she would say to people who claim she's become like the villains in her books, Rowling said: "I would say that some of you have not understood the books. The Death Eaters claimed, 'We have been made to live in secret, and now is our time, and any who stand in our way must be destroyed. If you disagree with us, you must die.' They demonised and dehumanised those who were not like them.

"I am fighting what I see as a powerful, insidious, misogynistic movement, that has gained huge purchase in very influential areas of society.

image 3:

another excerpt

'My position is that this activist movement in the form that it's currently taking, echoes the very thing that I was warning against in Harry Potter.'

She ain't even subtle anymore lmao

[kazifatagar]

More Than 200 Smartphones SNATCHED in The UK DAILY

It appears that crime in the UK has sharply increased. It is estimated that over 200 smartphones are snatched from their owners daily. There is an alleged claim that these stolen phones are then sent to China for them to be re-sold.  More than 200 smartphones snatched in the UK daily  @metrouk New figures show that more than 200 smartphones are ‘snatched’ every day across the UK, with a mobile…

[msclaritea]

That Left/Right networking is just going full swing. This video is by someone who is supposedly upset about the MetroUK article and who even knows if the person who wrote it was real and not AI because they sure disappeared quick. The fact is, this person makes good points, while at the same time, poo pooing Diversity itself. How? By asking that White characters stop being changed into black or brown ones; to leave 'European' characters alone. That's pretty darn rich, when every day and every year, the public is finding out about another historical figure that was whitewashed. Our history and especially European history is full of real life, compelling characters that were whitewashed.

Case in point: The Lone Ranger. Why don't we see him, anymore? Because it became known that he was based on a real life man, named Bass Reeves.

Do we get a movie about his life? A serious, gripping, good old fashioned Western, that highlights his remarkable tale? No. Ever since Bass Reeves became known, he's been used by a nefarious group, to hide behind. The Harder They Fall, David Oyelowo at Paramount and on Around The World In Eighty Days which I actually enjoyed very much. I just know the people 'handling' David Tennant are very bad. People deserve to know the true history, and these games that the Rightwing and the Regressive DEI set are playing, is all but guaranteed to actually damage diversity in films. They're trying to make people sick of it. But then again, White Supremacy is a real disease.

Two more reasons I know the chick and the article is fake:

1 The YouTuber claims ignorance about the show, then later gushes about the actor who played Jack Harkness...who will never be on the show again, as he was outed as a predator.

2 They felt the need to add unknown and perennial loser, Sophie Hunter, to this video.

They're fucking with the public, HARD; both the Left and Right, in tandem.

[grimlocksword]

MetroUK Tells White Men Doctor Who Was NEVER For Them Then DELETES X Acc...

[yellowyarn]

[image id: a tweet by @/metroUK that reads, "BREAKING: isreal's performance at tonight s #Eurovision2024 jury show was drowned out by boos and 'free Palestine' chants

one X user called the atmosphere in the venue 'horrible' and said you could 'feel the tension' in the arena". attached to the tweet is a link to a Metro article, https://metro.co.uk/2024/05/08/israels-eurovision-performance-drowned-boos-free-palestine-chants-20802588/ /end id]

Is anyone shocked by this?

Except maybe the people behind Eurovision.

[bristolforeurope]

"My cartoon for Monday's @MetroUK. @MetroPicDesk . #ledbydonkeys #matthancock #ToryCorruption #ToryCostOfGreedCrisis " https://twitter.com/godfreychurch/status/1639952922455752705 https://www.instagram.com/p/CqQN9UkM1Un/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[shinydixon]

https://twitter.com/MetroUK/status/1633935720585764864?s=20

Who the hell wrote this and how did they ever get their journalism degree?

Yes, Joe defended Grace from haters. Yes, Grace's experience was awful.

But they are literally not connected?

Why can't Grace's story be highlighted by herself? Why does she need Joe to be connected to this story?

It's honestly insulting because it's showing how a woman can never be heard without being linked to a man.

It's her story. Not Joe's. Not Stranger Things related.

Grace's own story.

I'm starting to hate journalists lol

[pashterlengkap]

This beloved ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ character is now officially queer

A comic book spin-off of Buffy the Vampire Slayer may have confirmed that a major character from the influential TV series is queer. In the 11th issue of The Vampire Slayer, Sarah Gailey and Hannah Templer’s comic series based on characters from the Joss Whedon show, vampire hunter Faith Lehane describes Willow, a magic-using bisexual character, as “wicked hot.” Related Stories The bisexual kissing scene in “Cruel Intentions” made singer Demi Lovato realize her queerness “I was just like ‘Oh wait a minute — I really like that, I wanna try it,’” Lovato said of the steamy kissing scene. In the latest issue, Faith confronts an out-of-control Willow, but Faith has trouble focusing due to her own attraction to the new “dark, scary version” of Willow. Throughout the TV and comic book series, Willow has had trouble controlling her addiction to magic, occasionally becoming an evil version of herself whenever beset by emotional hardship. Despite Faith’s seemingly small comment in the recent comic, it seems to confirm what fans of the series have long suspected of Faith, who was played on TV by Eliza Dushku. Her character was first introduced during Buffy’s third season, and throughout the show’s run, she only had sexual and romantic relationships with cis men. However, as PinkNews notes, Faith’s fluid sexuality was hinted at on the show, which initially aired on The WB and later UPN from 1997 to 2003. While Faith never explicitly expressed interest in women on the show, ScreenRant notes that fans picked up on sexual tension between the character and Sarah Michelle Geller’s Buffy. That undercurrent gave rise to fan theories from viewers eager to see broader queer representation on TV. The original Buffy TV series was, of course, groundbreaking for including an out queer character, Willow played by Alyson Hannigan. But the TV show seems to have shied away from more complicated and diverse depictions of sexuality. Series creator Whedon admitted in 2020 that he’d intended Willow to be bisexual, but was discouraged by network execs. “It was like, ‘OK, you can’t make Willow bi, you can’t say this is a phase because that’s what people do to deny [LGBTQ+ people] their existence,’” Whedon told MetroUK. “So if I did it now, I’d be like, ‘Yes, she can be bi.’” Despite the executives’ disapproval, early into the TV series, Willow dated a werewolf named Daniel “Oz” Osbourne. Oz, played by comedian Seth Green, appeared in the series until its 4th season. After dating Oz, Willow dated Tara, a fellow witch who introduces Willow to magic. When Willow and Tara suddenly part in the show’s 6th season, Willow turns to “Dark Willow” and threatens to destroy the world over her intense emotional pain. The Vampire Slayer, which launched its first issue in April 2022, has already re-envisioned the character Xander (played on the TV show by Nicholas Brendon) as queer. http://dlvr.it/Sk6MdV