Skip Keats
@delahelias.bsky.social
Live in DC. I am a digital accessibility advocate. I love reading and will read just about anything that stokes my fancy. I like the cinema, music, theatre, opera, and good food. I walk and cycle a bit.
These dresses are beyond gorgeous. Quite the prom statement.
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The Nigerian prom dresses that have the wow factor for US teenagers
"I felt like a Disney princess," says a prom goer about her dress, one of many custom-made in Nigeria.
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August 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
These dresses are beyond gorgeous. Quite the prom statement.
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Very interesting read. I often suspected language influenced what one sees, but this shows the proof. I read in several different languages if ages that provide different perspectives.
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How language is hiding the real internet from you
Most of the internet is out of your reach, but the barrier isn't just algorithms. In another language, the same platforms turn into to whole other worlds.
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August 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Very interesting read. I often suspected language influenced what one sees, but this shows the proof. I read in several different languages if ages that provide different perspectives.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Appalling news out of Liverpool, England tonight where a vehicle drove into a crowd celebrating the Liverpool FC victory. Thankfully no one has died at this time. Suspect detained. My prayers are with all of Liverpool this night.
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Liverpool parade latest: Child and adult seriously hurt and dozens more injured after car ploughs into Liverpool crowd
Twenty-seven people were taken to hospital and 20 others were treated at the scene. The incident is not being treated as terrorism, police say.
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May 27, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Appalling news out of Liverpool, England tonight where a vehicle drove into a crowd celebrating the Liverpool FC victory. Thankfully no one has died at this time. Suspect detained. My prayers are with all of Liverpool this night.
www.bbc.com/news/live/cn...
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With all the gloom, something not. Steak au poivre with garlic risotto and petit peas, and a side salad. Home cooked!
May 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
With all the gloom, something not. Steak au poivre with garlic risotto and petit peas, and a side salad. Home cooked!
BBC journalist deported from Turkey for accurately reporting the news. www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC reporter arrested and deported from Turkey
Mark Lowen was covering the protests in Istanbul when he was arrested and later deported back to the UK, the BBC has said.
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March 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
BBC journalist deported from Turkey for accurately reporting the news. www.bbc.com/news/article...
This is bad. Very bad. Hegseth details the coming attack. Planes. Tactics. The Administration claims this was unclassified. They lie. Heads must roll.
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Atlantic magazine publishes attack plans editor shared in White House group chat - live updates
Atlantic magazine publishes attack plans editor says Trump aides shared in group chat
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March 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is bad. Very bad. Hegseth details the coming attack. Planes. Tactics. The Administration claims this was unclassified. They lie. Heads must roll.
www.bbc.com/news/live/cz...
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Absolute disgrace. The Trump Administration is wiping out history. Apparently even photos of the Enola Gay are not safe because of the name includes the word “gay”. apnews.com/article/dei-... War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorites are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts ma...
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March 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Absolute disgrace. The Trump Administration is wiping out history. Apparently even photos of the Enola Gay are not safe because of the name includes the word “gay”. apnews.com/article/dei-... War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
Space debris from a Falcon 9 rocket from Elon Musk’s SpaceX apparently struck a warehouse in Poland. SpaceX should have tracked its debris. Maybe its leader should pay more attention to his duties.
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SpaceX rocket debris crashes into Poland
Debris from a Space X Falcon 9 rocket lit up skies across Europe before crashing into Poland.
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February 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Space debris from a Falcon 9 rocket from Elon Musk’s SpaceX apparently struck a warehouse in Poland. SpaceX should have tracked its debris. Maybe its leader should pay more attention to his duties.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Eighty-three years ago today, around 8 am Hawai’ian time, the naval air forces of the Empire of Japan struck Pearl Harbor in a surprise, unproved attack, rousing Yotomoto’s “sleeping dragon”.
December 7, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Eighty-three years ago today, around 8 am Hawai’ian time, the naval air forces of the Empire of Japan struck Pearl Harbor in a surprise, unproved attack, rousing Yotomoto’s “sleeping dragon”.
NYT also reporting that the UN is withdrawing from Syria. Iran has called its troops home. Russia will send limited aid, maybe.
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Syrian rebels close in on Damascus as presidency denies Assad has left capital
Anti-Assad forces enter the key city of Homs from the north and east, according to reports.
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December 7, 2024 at 5:13 PM
NYT also reporting that the UN is withdrawing from Syria. Iran has called its troops home. Russia will send limited aid, maybe.
www.bbc.com/news/live/cw...
www.bbc.com/news/live/cw...