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The Jouker

Mhairi Black revives iconic tweet in her first Threads post

THREADS has rocketed in popularity as the newest social media platform – and Mhairi Black has joined in on the fun.

Black, who has recently announced her intention to stand down as an MP at the next election, revived a tweet from 2010 for her Threads debut.

The retro tweet, written when the MP was 15, simply stated: “Maths is sh*te.”

Black’s first thread gave an update: “Maths is still sh*te.”

Followers were quick to recognise the throwback even creating memes out of the now iconic phrase.

Black has since posted, questioning if the internet is “healing” since she has received trolling from only her own brother and best pal.

She wrote: "Less than 24h on this platform and the only abuse I’ve had is from my brother and best pal. Is … is the internet … healing?!"

The Jouker isn’t too keen on joining the platform, but he has heard The National is having some fun over there if you want to check their profile out …

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