John Birch
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Faith | folkie 🎵 | writer | birder | rambler | gardener | Wales | justice | peace | photos mine | www.faithandworship.com
Book of Common Order or Knox's Liturgy printed in Middelburg, the Netherlands, 1602, 'for the use of the Kirk of Scotland'.
Between the Reformation and 1645
National Gallery, Edinburgh
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Between the Reformation and 1645
National Gallery, Edinburgh
#photo
January 4, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Book of Common Order or Knox's Liturgy printed in Middelburg, the Netherlands, 1602, 'for the use of the Kirk of Scotland'.
Between the Reformation and 1645
National Gallery, Edinburgh
#photo
Between the Reformation and 1645
National Gallery, Edinburgh
#photo
The importance of prayer…
January 4, 2026 at 9:59 AM
The importance of prayer…
‘They don’t have a nice socket structure’: how to really look after your knees!
‘They don’t have a nice socket structure’: how to really look after your knees
From squats and lunges to the importance of maintaining a healthy weight, physiotherapists share advice on how to maintain strong knees and avoid pain
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:27 PM
‘They don’t have a nice socket structure’: how to really look after your knees!
The ‘Putinization’ of US foreign policy has arrived, as all the rules of government are thrown in the bin #Venezuela.
The ‘Putinization’ of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela
Trump is no longer bending the rules – he is demolishing them, with consequences far beyond Caracas
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:25 PM
The ‘Putinization’ of US foreign policy has arrived, as all the rules of government are thrown in the bin #Venezuela.
This does seem to be the case… but at what cost. Remember the mess and loss of lives when leaders were eliminated in Libya and Iraq
January 3, 2026 at 4:17 PM
This does seem to be the case… but at what cost. Remember the mess and loss of lives when leaders were eliminated in Libya and Iraq
January 3, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
January 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
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Three of the top five British grid electricity records smashed in 2025!
This is a huge success story, despite what Russian bots and U.S fossil fuel shills scream on X.
Every unit of clean domestic energy we produce means a safer future for our children…🥳
This is a huge success story, despite what Russian bots and U.S fossil fuel shills scream on X.
Every unit of clean domestic energy we produce means a safer future for our children…🥳
January 1, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Three of the top five British grid electricity records smashed in 2025!
This is a huge success story, despite what Russian bots and U.S fossil fuel shills scream on X.
Every unit of clean domestic energy we produce means a safer future for our children…🥳
This is a huge success story, despite what Russian bots and U.S fossil fuel shills scream on X.
Every unit of clean domestic energy we produce means a safer future for our children…🥳
January 2, 2026 at 10:41 AM
How the climate crisis showed up in Americans’ lives this year: ‘The shift has been swift and stark’. The past year was another one of record-setting heat and catastrophic storms. But across the US, the climate crisis showed up in smaller, deeply personal ways too.
#climate
#climate
How the climate crisis showed up in Americans’ lives this year: ‘The shift has been swift and stark’
Guardian US readers share how global heating and biodiversity loss affected their lives in ways that don’t always make the headlines
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:18 PM
How the climate crisis showed up in Americans’ lives this year: ‘The shift has been swift and stark’. The past year was another one of record-setting heat and catastrophic storms. But across the US, the climate crisis showed up in smaller, deeply personal ways too.
#climate
#climate
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This year was also the year in which I failed to write a new end-of-year poem.
December 31, 2025 at 10:22 AM
This year was also the year in which I failed to write a new end-of-year poem.
December 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
‘Absolutely frightening’: surge in ketamine cases hits UK urology wards
‘Absolutely frightening’: surge in ketamine cases hits UK urology wards
Young adults and teenagers prevalent in ‘skyrocketing’ admissions linked to class B drug, say doctors in northern England
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:44 AM
‘Absolutely frightening’: surge in ketamine cases hits UK urology wards
Israel to ban dozens of aid agencies from Gaza as 10 nations warn about suffering. Tuesday’s announcement by the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs comes amid fierce storms that in recent days have destroyed thousands of tents in Gaza, exacerbating an already acute humanitarian crisis.
Israel to ban dozens of aid agencies from Gaza as 10 nations warn about suffering
Failure of groups including MSF and ActionAid to hand over staff details means they will not be able to operate in Gaza, say Israeli officials
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Israel to ban dozens of aid agencies from Gaza as 10 nations warn about suffering. Tuesday’s announcement by the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs comes amid fierce storms that in recent days have destroyed thousands of tents in Gaza, exacerbating an already acute humanitarian crisis.
December 30, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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BREAKING: A Russian newspaper today — “America no longer sees our country as a threat… The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World… he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold that must be destroyed…”
Read that again.
Read that again.
December 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
BREAKING: A Russian newspaper today — “America no longer sees our country as a threat… The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World… he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold that must be destroyed…”
Read that again.
Read that again.
