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Denise Breen 🖖
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Building Data Centres by day | On the wireless at the weekends | Writing about film | Love my Border Collie | Ride a Gold Wing everyday | Bigots get blocked | Trekker 🖖 LLAP, (she/her/hers), 🏳️‍⚧️ and hello to Jason Isaacs 👋
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Day 4 of our escape to the sun and I'm cracking the spine on book 3. I'm a fan of biographies and I've wanted to read this one for some time. It was lounging in the pile beside my bed and a chance watch of DN's interview with Parkinson reminded me of the book's existence and into the case it went.
November 13, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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November 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Greetings y buenos días from our escape from the rain at home.
Some rain here today too.
Have a lovely Thursday everyone ❤️
November 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Transgender Awareness Week, observed November 13 to November 19, is a one-week celebration leading up to the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR), which memorializes victims of transphobic violence.
November 13, 2025 at 8:01 AM
World Kindness Day is celebrated around the world today, November 13.
First introduced in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement, World Kindness Day offers an opportunity to highlight good deeds in the community and the common thread of kindness.
November 13, 2025 at 8:01 AM
If there's nothing to see, and nobody in the administration did anything, then just honour the victims and release the files. Simple 🤷‍♀️
www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/p...
Exclusive: Trump administration holds Situation Room meeting over House effort to force release of all of DOJ’s Epstein files | CNN Politics
Top Trump administration officials met Wednesday with a key GOP lawmaker about an effort in the US House to force a vote on releasing Justice Department case files related to Jeffrey Epstein, accordin...
www.cnn.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Karen Silkwood was a nuclear fuel technician and union activist killed in a car crash on November 13, 1974, in Oklahoma while carrying evidence of safety violations at the Kerr-McGee plant.
The first I ever heard of this was the film with Meryl Streep and Cher. Great film and RIP Karen.
November 13, 2025 at 7:35 AM
On this day in 1970, Felix Unger was kicked out of his house by his wife, forcing him to move in with his pal Oscar. It shall forever be remembered as the day one of the most enduring, & mismatched relationships began, inspiring generations to throw spaghetti at the wall to see if it is done cooking
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
On November 13, 2015 Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Paris killed 130 people and wounded over 350. The attacks targeted the Bataclan concert hall, the national soccer stadium, and several restaurants and cafes, carried out by three teams of terrorists.
www.cnn.com/2015/12/08/e...
2015 Paris Terror Attacks Fast Facts | CNN
Read CNN’s Fast Facts about the Paris terror attacks in 2015 that killed at least 130 people and wounded hundreds.
www.cnn.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Michael Lush died on this day in 1986 during rehearsals for a bungee jump stunt on Noel Edmonds' show, "The Late, Late Breakfast Show". The stunt involved him escaping a straitjacket and bungee jumping from an exploding box suspended by a crane.
November 13, 2025 at 7:25 AM
On this day, November 13, 1907, French engineer Paul Cornu piloted the world's first manned helicopter in Normandy, France. The aircraft's flights were short and unstable, with the second flight reaching approximately 1.5 meter off the ground and remaining airborne for about 20 seconds
November 13, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Aren't smartphones clever?
Pic on the left is a ship on the horizon. Pic on the right is a zoomed pic. No tripod, just handheld while out for a walk.
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Good morning from Ciara and me on our early morning walk. Sunrise this morning was pretty but, like myself, she pulled the duvet up as she didn't want to get out of bed 🤣
Have a lovely Wednesday everyone
November 12, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Cnut also known as Canute and with the epithet the Great, was King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018, and King of Norway from 1028 until his death on this day in 1035. The three kingdoms united under Cnut's rule are referred to together as the North Sea Empire by historians.
November 12, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Ferdinand Marcos was elected president of the Philippines on this day in 1965 election, defeating incumbent Diosdado Macapagal. He was inaugurated on Dec 30 and we know what happened after his second term - he manufactured a crisis that allowed him to stay as president, shredding the constitution.
November 12, 2025 at 7:08 AM
In Back to the Future, Marty returns to 1955 on November 5th.

In Back to the Future II, Doc and Marty travel to 1955 on this day, November 12th to get the sports almanac back from 1955 Biff.
November 12, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Today in 1859, Jules Léotard made his first public appearance as the world's first flying trapeze artist, debuting his act at the Cirque Napoléon in Paris. His performance made him a celebrity and the costume he wore, which allowed for freedom of movement, eventually became known as the leotard.
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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November 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Just finished my second book in 3 days. Holiday going well 🤣
All joking aside, anyone who is concerned about the future of democracy should read this brisk, accessible book. Anyone who is not concerned should definitely read it.
Published in 2017 & with Trump in his second term, it needs an update
November 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Genesis (social media)
Genesis released "Land of Confusion" #OnThisDay in 1986 as a single from "Invisible Touch".
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Good morning from Ciara and me out for our walk this morning, sans Holly 😔
Gorgeous morning here, if overcast.
Have a lovely Tuesday
November 11, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Great Scott! On the evening of this day November 11th, 1955, the Hill Valley Courthouse was struck by lightning, stopping the ornamental clock. This was also the day that Hill Valley High School held an eventful "Enchantment Under The Sea" dance, a frequent destination for Marty McFly.
November 11, 2025 at 7:31 AM
The Kaprun disaster, occurred today in 2000, when a fire on board the Gletscherbahn Kaprun 2 funicular in the Austrian Alps killed 155 people. Most victims were skiers, including many children, trapped in the single-carriage train as it was ascending the Kitzsteinhorn glacier.
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
On this day in Dublin, in 1999, Britney Spears won four MTV Awards at the ceremony;
Best Female Singer,
Best Pop Act,
Best Song, 'Baby One More Time', Best Breakthrough Artist
a young woman is sitting at a desk with her hand on her face .
ALT: a young woman is sitting at a desk with her hand on her face .
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November 11, 2025 at 6:54 AM