Stephanie Migot (MsMigot)
@msmigot.bsky.social
Wannabe polymath. Hangs out at justthetalk.com. Posts may contain swears. Allergic to emojis. Reposts ≠ endorsement. Can be bribed with gin, cheese, cold cuts and trash telly.
🇰🇪 in Disunited Kingdom
🇰🇪 in Disunited Kingdom
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Why Your Vision of Ancient Rome Is All Wrong, According to Historian Mary Beard tinyurl.com/24mdt784 [OpenCulture]
Why Your Vision of Ancient Rome Is All Wrong, According to Historian Mary Beard
Rome wore togas, surrounded themselves with pure-white marble statues, bayed for blood as gladiators fought to the death in the Colosseum, programmatically imitated the Greeks, and, after each and every debaucherous feast, excused themselves to the vomitoria, where they ritually vacated their stomachs.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Why Your Vision of Ancient Rome Is All Wrong, According to Historian Mary Beard tinyurl.com/24mdt784 [OpenCulture]
Epic movie: Christopher Nolan uses 2m ft of film for adaptation of The Odyssey tinyurl.com/2ck4bgae [Guardian]
Epic movie: Christopher Nolan uses 2m ft of film for adaptation of The Odyssey
The director has revealed suitably grand scale of his forthcoming Homeric adventure, which was shot with Imax cameras and stars Matt Damon as Odysseus
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November 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Epic movie: Christopher Nolan uses 2m ft of film for adaptation of The Odyssey tinyurl.com/2ck4bgae [Guardian]
France drops demand for UK to pay up front for Brexit reset talks on cheaper food tinyurl.com/243oxlmd [iPaper]
France drops demand for UK to pay up front for Brexit reset talks on cheaper food
Downing Street said the Government would only pay into EU funds if the result was of benefit to Britain
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November 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
France drops demand for UK to pay up front for Brexit reset talks on cheaper food tinyurl.com/243oxlmd [iPaper]
AI Jesus? New Technologies, New Dilemmas for Church Leaders tinyurl.com/22xurpv4 [BalkanInsight]
AI Jesus? New Technologies, New Dilemmas for Church Leaders
Churches in southeast Europe are under growing pressure to address the theological and practical issues raised by the use of artificial intelligence in religion.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
AI Jesus? New Technologies, New Dilemmas for Church Leaders tinyurl.com/22xurpv4 [BalkanInsight]
Satisfaction with democracy below 50% in eight out of nine western countries, poll finds tinyurl.com/22d4c4um [Guardian]
Polls of western countries find deep dissatisfaction with democracy
Ipsos survey reveals fake news, lack of accountability, extremism and corruption seen as biggest threats
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November 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Satisfaction with democracy below 50% in eight out of nine western countries, poll finds tinyurl.com/22d4c4um [Guardian]
Left-wing BBC bias again as 5th Reform mouthpiece appears on Question Time in 9 weeks tinyurl.com/2d2uo8uc [LondonEconomic]
Left-wing BBC bias again as 5th Reform mouthpiece appears on Question Time in 9 weeks
The BBC's left-wing bias was on display again after yet another Reform mouthpiece appeared on Question Time.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Left-wing BBC bias again as 5th Reform mouthpiece appears on Question Time in 9 weeks tinyurl.com/2d2uo8uc [LondonEconomic]
All MAGA Wanted Was the Epstein Files. Now They're Ignoring Them tinyurl.com/2dp3qt7g [Wired]
All MAGA Wanted Was the Epstein Files. Now They're Ignoring Them
For years, MAGA influencers demanded the release of the Epstein files. Now that 20,000 documents have been released, many raising questions about Donald Trump, they're shrugging.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
All MAGA Wanted Was the Epstein Files. Now They're Ignoring Them tinyurl.com/2dp3qt7g [Wired]
Mass killings probe in Sudan will hold culprits to account, vows UN tinyurl.com/272p9gk8 [BBC]
Sudan conflict: Mass killings investigation gets green light from UN
"There has been too much pretence and performance, and too little action," says UN human rights chief Volker Türk.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Mass killings probe in Sudan will hold culprits to account, vows UN tinyurl.com/272p9gk8 [BBC]
Reform council leader jumps to defence of colleague who called police ‘British hating scum’ tinyurl.com/24dpzqxy [LeftFootFwd]
Reform council leader jumps to defence of colleague who called police ‘British hating scum’
The Reform councillor was criticised over social media posts he made about the police and Black women.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Reform council leader jumps to defence of colleague who called police ‘British hating scum’ tinyurl.com/24dpzqxy [LeftFootFwd]
Europe’s defense chiefs: We’re with Ukraine for the long haul tinyurl.com/2dhvp7ec [PoliticoEurope]
Europe’s defense chiefs: We’re with Ukraine for the long haul
Meeting in Berlin, Europe’s five leading military powers argued the continent must take more responsibility for its own security.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Europe’s defense chiefs: We’re with Ukraine for the long haul tinyurl.com/2dhvp7ec [PoliticoEurope]
Greek Finance Minister Sues Facebook Page for Deepfake Advert tinyurl.com/28ceqawh [BalkanInsight]
Greek Finance Minister Sues Facebook Page for Deepfake Advert
Lawsuit accuses unknown administrators of a Facebook page of falsely showing the minister urging citizens to invest in "high-yield" schemes.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Greek Finance Minister Sues Facebook Page for Deepfake Advert tinyurl.com/28ceqawh [BalkanInsight]
Thames Water tried to make MP pay its legal fees of up to £1,400 an hour tinyurl.com/2a6xvfz7 [Guardian]
Thames Water tried to make MP pay its legal fees of up to £1,400 an hour
Exclusive: Charlie Maynard accuses the utility of ‘retaliation’ over his push for government to gain control of company
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November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Thames Water tried to make MP pay its legal fees of up to £1,400 an hour tinyurl.com/2a6xvfz7 [Guardian]
Sniper tourism: Italy probes Bosnian War 'safari' shooters tinyurl.com/242e3juf [DeutscheWelle]
Italy opens 'sniper tourism' Bosnian War crimes probe
Three decades after the siege of Sarajevo, Italian prosecutors are investigating "sniper tourists," who allegedly paid money to shoot at civilians in the city.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Sniper tourism: Italy probes Bosnian War 'safari' shooters tinyurl.com/242e3juf [DeutscheWelle]
France • Paris train station evacuated after man seen ‘brandishing knife’ tinyurl.com/26e2n8yy [Independent]
Armed police shoot man seen ‘brandishing knife’ at Paris train station
Prosecutors said an officer used a ‘weapon’ on the man at Montparnasse station
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November 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
France • Paris train station evacuated after man seen ‘brandishing knife’ tinyurl.com/26e2n8yy [Independent]
Clop claims it hacked 'the NHS.' Which bit? Your guess is as good as theirs tinyurl.com/2aqnvxfe [TheRegister]
NHS confirms investigation into Clop cyberattack claim
: Cybercrime crew has ravaged multiple private organizations using Oracle EBS zero-day for months
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November 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Clop claims it hacked 'the NHS.' Which bit? Your guess is as good as theirs tinyurl.com/2aqnvxfe [TheRegister]
Steve Bannon appears in over 1,700 Jeffrey Epstein emails tinyurl.com/2bdto5t8 [BoingBoing]
Steve Bannon appears in over 1,700 Jeffrey Epstein emails
House Democrats release Epstein emails showing Bannon's close relationship with convicted sex trafficker
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November 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Steve Bannon appears in over 1,700 Jeffrey Epstein emails tinyurl.com/2bdto5t8 [BoingBoing]
How a Texas shrimper stalled Exxon’s $10bn plastics plant tinyurl.com/267ev5yn [Guardian]
How a Texas shrimper stalled Exxon’s $10bn plastics plant | Shilpi Chhotray
Diane Wilson recognized Exxon’s playbook – and showed how local people can take on even the most entrenched industries
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November 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
How a Texas shrimper stalled Exxon’s $10bn plastics plant tinyurl.com/267ev5yn [Guardian]
Reform’s Lee Anderson mocked for ‘outrage’ over ‘woke’ gingerbread tinyurl.com/287kjlwc [LeftFootFwd]
Reform’s Lee Anderson mocked for ‘outrage’ over ‘woke’ gingerbread
The MP said that under a Reform government there will be no more gingerbread people, police people or chair people
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November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Reform’s Lee Anderson mocked for ‘outrage’ over ‘woke’ gingerbread tinyurl.com/287kjlwc [LeftFootFwd]
Second brother of French anti-drugs campaigner shot dead in Marseille tinyurl.com/2y8948pw [BBC]
Second brother of French anti-drugs campaigner shot dead in Marseille
Investigators fear the murder of a second brother of Amine Kessaci is meant as a warning to him.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Second brother of French anti-drugs campaigner shot dead in Marseille tinyurl.com/2y8948pw [BBC]
Trump Could Face His 'McCarthy Moment' In The Epstein Files, Ex-Prosecutor Says tinyurl.com/28yd8y5j [HuffPostUK]
Trump Could Face His 'McCarthy Moment' In The Epstein Files, Ex-Prosecutor Says
Joyce Vance questioned whether the Epstein saga could "finally" burst the president's bubble.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Trump Could Face His 'McCarthy Moment' In The Epstein Files, Ex-Prosecutor Says tinyurl.com/28yd8y5j [HuffPostUK]
Conservationists pledge to fight 21,000-home 'new town' on Green Belt land in Greater London tinyurl.com/26cprata [EveningStandard]
Conservationists fight 21,000-home 'new town' on Green Belt in Greater London
Government accused of using ‘smoke and mirrors’ to make case for development on Crews Hill in Enfield
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November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Conservationists pledge to fight 21,000-home 'new town' on Green Belt land in Greater London tinyurl.com/26cprata [EveningStandard]
Russia attacks ‘every district’ of Kyiv, sparking fires across Ukrainian capital tinyurl.com/2yvh7pqc [Guardian]
Russia attacks ‘every district’ of Kyiv, sparking fires across Ukrainian capital
Pictures posted on social media showed different sites in flames and residents gathering in rubble-strewn streets outside apartment buildings
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November 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Russia attacks ‘every district’ of Kyiv, sparking fires across Ukrainian capital tinyurl.com/2yvh7pqc [Guardian]
Mali sees record surge in foreign kidnappings by jihadist groups tinyurl.com/27nnev5g [Africanews]
Mali sees record surge in foreign kidnappings by jihadist groups
With international actors increasingly targeted, the crisis poses growing risks for diplomacy, development projects, and regional security across ...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Mali sees record surge in foreign kidnappings by jihadist groups tinyurl.com/27nnev5g [Africanews]
#WordPress Update Broke Your Site? Here’s a 5-Minute Rollback Plan tinyurl.com/22jkq2pp [WPBeginner]
WordPress Update Broke Your Site? See 5-Minute Rollback Plan
WordPress update broke your site? Learn how to fix it fast with our 5-minute rollback plan. Get step-by-step instructions to restore your website.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#WordPress Update Broke Your Site? Here’s a 5-Minute Rollback Plan tinyurl.com/22jkq2pp [WPBeginner]