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"We call on the world to stop the injustice & stop the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people," says Oscar winner Basel Adra to applause from the audience. 'No Other Land' just won the Best Documentary Oscar.
Also a fantastic speech from fellow winner Yuval Abraham on "ethnic supremacy".
Also a fantastic speech from fellow winner Yuval Abraham on "ethnic supremacy".
March 3, 2025 at 2:17 AM
"We call on the world to stop the injustice & stop the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people," says Oscar winner Basel Adra to applause from the audience. 'No Other Land' just won the Best Documentary Oscar.
Also a fantastic speech from fellow winner Yuval Abraham on "ethnic supremacy".
Also a fantastic speech from fellow winner Yuval Abraham on "ethnic supremacy".
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The government is busy - but the work is not being reported. From banning toxic pesticides to funding green jobs, here are 20 things that happened last week.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
Government is busy: but the media are not telling you
Despite what the press tells us, the government is very busy, often doing popular things. But you wouldn’t know it from the press coverage
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The government is busy - but the work is not being reported. From banning toxic pesticides to funding green jobs, here are 20 things that happened last week.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
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Chuck Feeney here who died in 2023.
A man who made an estimated €8 billion out of Duty Free and then gave it all away to make the world a better place.
A modest man too. Which is why you may never have heard of him.
www.forbes.com/sites/steven...
A man who made an estimated €8 billion out of Duty Free and then gave it all away to make the world a better place.
A modest man too. Which is why you may never have heard of him.
www.forbes.com/sites/steven...
February 7, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Chuck Feeney here who died in 2023.
A man who made an estimated €8 billion out of Duty Free and then gave it all away to make the world a better place.
A modest man too. Which is why you may never have heard of him.
www.forbes.com/sites/steven...
A man who made an estimated €8 billion out of Duty Free and then gave it all away to make the world a better place.
A modest man too. Which is why you may never have heard of him.
www.forbes.com/sites/steven...
This morning’s sunshine has reminded me of the word ‘philocaly’: a love of beauty, even in the smallest things.
February 3, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Word of the day is ‘pavonise’ (19th century): to strut about like a peacock, all puffed up with conceit.
January 8, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Word of the day is ‘pavonise’ (19th century): to strut about like a peacock, all puffed up with conceit.
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Word of the Day is one I keep posting at the end of the year, hoping its time will come.
‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.
Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.
‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.
Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.
December 31, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Word of the Day is one I keep posting at the end of the year, hoping its time will come.
‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.
Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.
‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.
Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.
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Our Politicians are terrorists.
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
December 23, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Our Politicians are terrorists.
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
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Listen to renowned actor Juliet Stevenson CBE, calling on other artists and arts organisations to speak out against the appalling injustice in Palestine, in an impassioned speech at last Saturday's London demo.
youtu.be/sLkrBmV1mgs?...
youtu.be/sLkrBmV1mgs?...
Fearless actor pleads for her profession to speak out on Gaza
YouTube video by The Crispin Flintoff Show
youtu.be
December 3, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Listen to renowned actor Juliet Stevenson CBE, calling on other artists and arts organisations to speak out against the appalling injustice in Palestine, in an impassioned speech at last Saturday's London demo.
youtu.be/sLkrBmV1mgs?...
youtu.be/sLkrBmV1mgs?...
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“Just three companies, News Corp (Murdoch family), Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT, Viscount Rothermere) and Reach plc, control over 80% of daily newspaper circulation…
The hyper-rich continue to invest huge sums in acquiring control of media”
We need a free press - ie free from the billionaires.
The hyper-rich continue to invest huge sums in acquiring control of media”
We need a free press - ie free from the billionaires.
We need a free press
It’s vital for democracy that we receive verifiable information that is not manipulated or controlled
sussexbylines.co.uk
November 30, 2024 at 7:16 PM
“Just three companies, News Corp (Murdoch family), Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT, Viscount Rothermere) and Reach plc, control over 80% of daily newspaper circulation…
The hyper-rich continue to invest huge sums in acquiring control of media”
We need a free press - ie free from the billionaires.
The hyper-rich continue to invest huge sums in acquiring control of media”
We need a free press - ie free from the billionaires.
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Yes - Netanyahu is just out to save his own skin… and he is willing to smear and throw the world’s Jewish population under the bus just to try and protect himself.
November 22, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Yes - Netanyahu is just out to save his own skin… and he is willing to smear and throw the world’s Jewish population under the bus just to try and protect himself.
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South Lakes morning. Anvil clouds, frost candying the grass, snow on the big fells to the north, a flock of redwings with their foxy flanks—and two pink-chested bullfinches, the first I’ve seen in five years.
November 22, 2024 at 11:15 AM
South Lakes morning. Anvil clouds, frost candying the grass, snow on the big fells to the north, a flock of redwings with their foxy flanks—and two pink-chested bullfinches, the first I’ve seen in five years.
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Yes! Finally! 👏👏👏
ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged Gaza war crimes
Warrants for Israeli PM and former defence minister put them at risk of detention if they go to some other countries
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Yes! Finally! 👏👏👏
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Maybe someday, women in America will have as many rights as guns do.
November 19, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Maybe someday, women in America will have as many rights as guns do.
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EXPOSED: What REALLY Happened in Amsterdam
EXPOSED: What REALLY Happened in Amsterdam
The Video The Media Doesn’t Want You To See
www.doubledown.news
November 14, 2024 at 11:51 AM
EXPOSED: What REALLY Happened in Amsterdam