EricaRhubarb
@ericarhubarb.bsky.social
Writer,reader,gardener,cook,dog walker. Medieval history,Anglo French alliances,Guernsey,C.I.Anti Brexit,known to rant about this,known to have mini obsessions from time to time. Cancer survivor. Author: Isabella of Angoulême, The Tangled Queen,a trilogy
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How did a country that elected this magnificent man also elect a giant ball of orange pus ?
I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.
December 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
How did a country that elected this magnificent man also elect a giant ball of orange pus ?
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Martina is my all time sporting hero. She is a marvellous woman.
"I will not be quiet. Not speaking out — it equals resignation."
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova on the importance of standing up to Trump and his enablers:
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova on the importance of standing up to Trump and his enablers:
December 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Martina is my all time sporting hero. She is a marvellous woman.
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Breaking: Marco Rubio has instructed all diplomats to use the "Trump Font" as detailed in POTUS' latest executive order
December 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Breaking: Marco Rubio has instructed all diplomats to use the "Trump Font" as detailed in POTUS' latest executive order
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I’ve had it (confirmed by a PCR test) and it is hideous. I caught it somewhere immediately after getting my vaccination, before it had a chance to become effective (which takes up to two weeks). If you haven’t had the jab yet go and do so! NOW! I’m still nowhere near better after six weeks …
Thousands of people are in hospital with the new and dangerous strain, and health bosses fear this may turn into the worst flu season on record ⬇️
Should I get an NHS flu jab because of the H3N2 strain?
Thousands of people are in hospital with the new and dangerous strain, and health bosses fear this may turn into the worst flu season on record
www.thetimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:36 AM
I’ve had it (confirmed by a PCR test) and it is hideous. I caught it somewhere immediately after getting my vaccination, before it had a chance to become effective (which takes up to two weeks). If you haven’t had the jab yet go and do so! NOW! I’m still nowhere near better after six weeks …
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The last stars drown in indigo. Then:
the lighthouse unsheathes a blade of light -a single, slanting stroke cleaving the dark, a luminous path on restless water. Along the seawall the houses sleep. Beyond their window-shuttered dreams the stark, metallic communications tower listens to the emptiness
the lighthouse unsheathes a blade of light -a single, slanting stroke cleaving the dark, a luminous path on restless water. Along the seawall the houses sleep. Beyond their window-shuttered dreams the stark, metallic communications tower listens to the emptiness
December 11, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The last stars drown in indigo. Then:
the lighthouse unsheathes a blade of light -a single, slanting stroke cleaving the dark, a luminous path on restless water. Along the seawall the houses sleep. Beyond their window-shuttered dreams the stark, metallic communications tower listens to the emptiness
the lighthouse unsheathes a blade of light -a single, slanting stroke cleaving the dark, a luminous path on restless water. Along the seawall the houses sleep. Beyond their window-shuttered dreams the stark, metallic communications tower listens to the emptiness
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“Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” Henry David Thoreau
Just discovered the lovely little pop-up works of Lucas Lopez.
Just discovered the lovely little pop-up works of Lucas Lopez.
December 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
“Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” Henry David Thoreau
Just discovered the lovely little pop-up works of Lucas Lopez.
Just discovered the lovely little pop-up works of Lucas Lopez.
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A glass of wine, a warm fire and a good book.
“William Blake and the Sea Monsters of Love.”
“William Blake and the Sea Monsters of Love.”
December 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
A glass of wine, a warm fire and a good book.
“William Blake and the Sea Monsters of Love.”
“William Blake and the Sea Monsters of Love.”
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IT'S THE BIG GREEN BOOKS CHRISTMAS RAFFLE!
Tickets are just £2 each!
You can win all these SIGNED books + £50 to spend.
More importantly, every ticket you buy will help buy books for two amazing schools.
JUST TWO POUNDS.
More here.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-ex...
Please share.
Tickets are just £2 each!
You can win all these SIGNED books + £50 to spend.
More importantly, every ticket you buy will help buy books for two amazing schools.
JUST TWO POUNDS.
More here.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-ex...
Please share.
December 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
IT'S THE BIG GREEN BOOKS CHRISTMAS RAFFLE!
Tickets are just £2 each!
You can win all these SIGNED books + £50 to spend.
More importantly, every ticket you buy will help buy books for two amazing schools.
JUST TWO POUNDS.
More here.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-ex...
Please share.
Tickets are just £2 each!
You can win all these SIGNED books + £50 to spend.
More importantly, every ticket you buy will help buy books for two amazing schools.
JUST TWO POUNDS.
More here.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-ex...
Please share.
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Us Aussies are proud of Baz Luhrman. This is probably his best - a tiny little movie with a massive heart.
Today in The December Comfort Watches, I'm essaying Strictly Ballroom, a loving look at a delightfully weird little subculture, that is, in its way, an absolutely perfect film:
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The December Comfort Watches 2025, Day Nine: Strictly Ballroom
A personal story to begin: I was a film critic at the Fresno Bee newspaper when Strictly Ballroom came out in 1992, My review of it was an unqualified rave, and I said something along the line that…
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December 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Us Aussies are proud of Baz Luhrman. This is probably his best - a tiny little movie with a massive heart.
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The government’s “independent” spending watchdog has refused to explain why it removed figures from its crucial budget forecast report that proved spending on social security is not spiralling out of control.
#OBR #Treasury #Budget25
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#OBR #Treasury #Budget25
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Watchdog’s silence after removing figures that showed social security spending is not ‘spiralling’
The government’s “independent” spending watchdog has refused to explain why it removed figures from its crucial budget forecast report that proved spending on social security is not spiralling out …
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:45 AM
The government’s “independent” spending watchdog has refused to explain why it removed figures from its crucial budget forecast report that proved spending on social security is not spiralling out of control.
#OBR #Treasury #Budget25
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/watchdogs-si...
#OBR #Treasury #Budget25
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/watchdogs-si...
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Are you ready to open door number 10?
Let’s see who’s bringing the winter cheer today...
#RSPBAdvent25
Let’s see who’s bringing the winter cheer today...
#RSPBAdvent25
December 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Are you ready to open door number 10?
Let’s see who’s bringing the winter cheer today...
#RSPBAdvent25
Let’s see who’s bringing the winter cheer today...
#RSPBAdvent25
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'How decisions are made, and by whom, is another key factor in generating support for PSM. The current model means the BBC, built over 100 years, could be dismantled in one Parliament by one political party.' 3/3
December 9, 2025 at 10:41 AM
'How decisions are made, and by whom, is another key factor in generating support for PSM. The current model means the BBC, built over 100 years, could be dismantled in one Parliament by one political party.' 3/3
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'Our comparative study makes a strong case for a publicly-funded BBC....Across Europe and Australia, we find that trust and support are higher for PSM when the funding model is healthy and stable. When trust is strong, support largely crosses political lines.' 2/3
December 9, 2025 at 10:41 AM
'Our comparative study makes a strong case for a publicly-funded BBC....Across Europe and Australia, we find that trust and support are higher for PSM when the funding model is healthy and stable. When trust is strong, support largely crosses political lines.' 2/3
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Ukrainian law means Zelensky cannot cede land without consent from his people.
Ukraine made a previous deals with Russia for land, ceding Crimea* after an earlier Russian invasion
Russia invaded again
Putin cannot be trusted
*Russian-backed forces also shot down passenger plane MH17 over Crimea
Ukraine made a previous deals with Russia for land, ceding Crimea* after an earlier Russian invasion
Russia invaded again
Putin cannot be trusted
*Russian-backed forces also shot down passenger plane MH17 over Crimea
a field of sunflowers with the words eclipse moon written on the bottom
ALT: a field of sunflowers with the words eclipse moon written on the bottom
media.tenor.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Ukrainian law means Zelensky cannot cede land without consent from his people.
Ukraine made a previous deals with Russia for land, ceding Crimea* after an earlier Russian invasion
Russia invaded again
Putin cannot be trusted
*Russian-backed forces also shot down passenger plane MH17 over Crimea
Ukraine made a previous deals with Russia for land, ceding Crimea* after an earlier Russian invasion
Russia invaded again
Putin cannot be trusted
*Russian-backed forces also shot down passenger plane MH17 over Crimea
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Just for once I wonder if the UK might like to take pride in our remarkable Research and Developments strengths rather than undermining the universities that help produce them and bemoaning the things (scaling up) where we clearly don't have such a comparative advantage.
December 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Just for once I wonder if the UK might like to take pride in our remarkable Research and Developments strengths rather than undermining the universities that help produce them and bemoaning the things (scaling up) where we clearly don't have such a comparative advantage.
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We’ve got a significant publication out today - a review of how 10 countries around the world organise their public service media, and what lessons can be drawn for the renewal of the BBC Charter
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/programmes/g...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/programmes/g...
December 9, 2025 at 9:57 AM
We’ve got a significant publication out today - a review of how 10 countries around the world organise their public service media, and what lessons can be drawn for the renewal of the BBC Charter
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/programmes/g...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/programmes/g...
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🍓 Jam is one of the most-requested items because it helps families stretch simple breakfasts: bread, porridge, crackers.
This Christmas, your donation can spread more than sweetness,
it can spread hope 👉 bankuet.co.uk/christmas
This Christmas, your donation can spread more than sweetness,
it can spread hope 👉 bankuet.co.uk/christmas
December 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🍓 Jam is one of the most-requested items because it helps families stretch simple breakfasts: bread, porridge, crackers.
This Christmas, your donation can spread more than sweetness,
it can spread hope 👉 bankuet.co.uk/christmas
This Christmas, your donation can spread more than sweetness,
it can spread hope 👉 bankuet.co.uk/christmas
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I do like the way that in Oxford, every so often, people find things that have been stuck down the back of the sofa for 500 years.
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Flemish masterpiece resurfaced at University of Oxford hall
Christ Blessing by Quentin Massys has now been moved from Campion Hall to the Ashmolean.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I do like the way that in Oxford, every so often, people find things that have been stuck down the back of the sofa for 500 years.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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“The giant trees are bending
Their bare boughs weighed with snow;
The storm is fast descending,
And yet I cannot go.”
(Emily Brontë)
🎨 Dandrey
#owlishmonday
Their bare boughs weighed with snow;
The storm is fast descending,
And yet I cannot go.”
(Emily Brontë)
🎨 Dandrey
#owlishmonday
December 8, 2025 at 11:45 AM
“The giant trees are bending
Their bare boughs weighed with snow;
The storm is fast descending,
And yet I cannot go.”
(Emily Brontë)
🎨 Dandrey
#owlishmonday
Their bare boughs weighed with snow;
The storm is fast descending,
And yet I cannot go.”
(Emily Brontë)
🎨 Dandrey
#owlishmonday
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Part of Climate Storytelling, a series exploring how arts and science can join forces to spark understanding, hope and action.
December 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Part of Climate Storytelling, a series exploring how arts and science can join forces to spark understanding, hope and action.
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New analysis shows:
That there are now more people alive in the UK that voted Remain in 2016 than those who voted Leave in 2016.
The "will of the people" expressed by direct vote in 2016... has changed.
That there are now more people alive in the UK that voted Remain in 2016 than those who voted Leave in 2016.
The "will of the people" expressed by direct vote in 2016... has changed.
The majority opposed to Brexit has reached eight million
Ministers need courage to keep it that way
kellnerp.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:53 AM
New analysis shows:
That there are now more people alive in the UK that voted Remain in 2016 than those who voted Leave in 2016.
The "will of the people" expressed by direct vote in 2016... has changed.
That there are now more people alive in the UK that voted Remain in 2016 than those who voted Leave in 2016.
The "will of the people" expressed by direct vote in 2016... has changed.
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French President Emmanuel Macron’s new security plan is expected to include a voluntary 10-month service stint.
🔗 politi.co/48kNTWi
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November 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron’s new security plan is expected to include a voluntary 10-month service stint.
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🔗 politi.co/48kNTWi