Meanwhile, in the UK...

[elisi]

Finally some good news for the people of Tunbridge Wells; at last a Prime Minister who will stand up for them instead of people living in deprived areas…pic.twitter.com/0ICtzK1NQf

— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) October 24, 2022

Britain now has an unelected Prime Minister who is two times richer than its unelected monarch.

How democratic...

— Lowkey (@Lowkey0nline) October 24, 2022

And a thread, for those of you wondering how we ended up here:

For those asking from around the world how Britain has gotten into this mess:
- The Conservative Party has always been obsessed with Europe
- This caused divides making the party hard to manage
- Back in 2015 then Prime Minister David Cameron had an idea

— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) October 20, 2022

And on a more light-hearted note:

IT: Congrats, Prime Minister
SUNAK: Thank you so much
IT: Here's your new laptop. We've already set up your account and new email on it
SUNAK: pm_temp_02
IT: Yes
SUNAK: Why is the desktop full of gifs and saved files?
IT: Oh, we just reused Truss' profile
SUNAK:
IT: It saves time

— John Bull (@garius) October 25, 2022

Not often I recommend an Express article. But... https://t.co/GlzhinVYvU

— John Bull (@garius) October 25, 2022

Re. my icon, then there might be people who haven't seen Invader Zim. This is the scene, it's WAY too apt:

Watch on YouTube

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(On the plus-side, Doctor Who was excellent!) ETA: SPOILERS for Doctor Who in comments. :)