It’s difficult to believe that we’re only in the second week of 2021 when so much has been happening around the world. So this post is full of distractions, be they funny, moving, beautiful or clever; the best that social media has to offer. We hope you enjoy it.
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Now, here are our favourite picks from everywhere else this week:
My message to my fellow Americans and friends around the world following this week's attack on the Capitol. pic.twitter.com/blOy35LWJ5
— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) January 10, 2021
Big "I wasn't even gonna go to prom, anyway" energy. pic.twitter.com/rkPRgIPQ4W
— comedycentral (@ComedyCentral) January 8, 2021
I absolutely love this – so perfect for being stuck indoors during lockdown. Open a window somewhere else in the world, experience a different view. https://t.co/VtS2W7phcy
— Zoe Margolis🎗️ (@girlonetrack) January 8, 2021
Patty Labelle and Dolly Parton harmonize with each other and their acrylic nails 💅 😍 pic.twitter.com/S0tSo6yBgc
— Reeves 🇿🇦 (@singfromthehair) January 9, 2021
imagine holding this much cuteness pic.twitter.com/9lex4hl3pn
— Gators Daily 🐊 (@GatorsDaily) January 5, 2021
Hold on, were the Pre Raphaelite Brotherhood paintings about #lockdown? pic.twitter.com/QxS6mwBJfU
— Dan Thompson (@artistsmakers) January 8, 2021
Brilliant fearless reporting – inside the building , inside the minds of the protestors. https://t.co/UPvKj1DTrk
— emily m (@maitlis) January 7, 2021
“It was actually a woman Senate aide who secured the electoral votes. Of course it was.” pic.twitter.com/3HYfVLGWW4
— Dawn Huckelbridge (@dhuckelbridge) January 7, 2021
Spotted these swans earlier when I was out and about. Loughglynn lake frozen and the swans were taking a walk. #Winter #Swanlake #MirrorMirror #Cold #ice pic.twitter.com/RqvVGkiZex
— Hugh Lynn (@lthugh) January 4, 2021
Podcasts saying literally nothing for 20 minutes. pic.twitter.com/nmfka1Gjsp
— Jonathan Ogden (@jogdenUK) January 5, 2021
https://twitter.com/BarnabyEdwards/status/1347209777496150016
Epic snowball fight taking place on #madrid Gran Via #NieveenMadrid #filomena #snow pic.twitter.com/v6Ig2OtTdF
— Fiona Govan (@fifimadrid) January 9, 2021
https://twitter.com/star_stufff/status/1346769045907902464
https://twitter.com/Peter_Fries/status/1347402323950145537
Is this the shortest press release I have received in my nearly eight years as an education reporter I think so pic.twitter.com/kMDlESnUuM
— Kalyn Belsha (@kalynbelsha) January 8, 2021
Can the Church sing about God as passionately as my daughter sings Frozen full pelt in the streets?! 😂 pic.twitter.com/CSN5AyPtDK
— RevMikey 🏳️🌈 (@RevMikeyF) January 7, 2021
https://twitter.com/weebwetdream454/status/1347758073067171841
https://twitter.com/AhirShah/status/1347337322229075968
People who receive the Oxford vaccine. pic.twitter.com/sWblmVt9Qw
— Josh Berry (@JoshBerryComedy) January 6, 2021
We interrupt your regularly scheduled doomscrolling to bring you a joyful deer prancing across a beach at sunrise 🦌 🌅 pic.twitter.com/Lnk96yx1f6
— Kurt Kohlstedt (@KurtKohlstedt) January 7, 2021
#OnThisDay 1966: Tomorrow's World attempted to travel from Putney to Manchester, and discovered it was a bit of a faff. pic.twitter.com/PP19B2y5nq
— BBC Archive (@BBCArchive) January 6, 2021
People who accidentally discovered their past self in a museum pic.twitter.com/DqHgofJtWZ
— maxwell (@artgate2) January 5, 2021
Leaving this here… https://t.co/FEGqApCU08
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) January 7, 2021
Image credit: Giani Pralea