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Rosie Pinhorn
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I like world literature, history/archaeology, art/film/photography, nature/animals, science. Worried about the way we treat our planet + each other
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Beware Trump’s two-pronged strategy undermining democracy | David Cole
The president announces non-existent emergencies to invoke extraordinary powers – and neutralizes the opposition
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December 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Welcome to the twilight zone where Nigel Farage can be accused of racism yet still lead the polls | Nesrine Malik
After weeks of allegations of schoolboy racism, the Reform leader is doubling down. And our political establishment is allowing it, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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December 15, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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‘The frontline is everywhere’: new MI6 head to warn of growing Russian threat
Blaise Metreweli expected to say UK faces new ‘age of uncertainty’ in speech identifying Kremlin as key threat
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December 15, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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Because the issue of population change is so widely misunderstood, here's a short thread which seeks to lay it out simply.
It explains why there is almost nothing anyone can do to change the global population trajectory, both as numbers rise, then as they fall.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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‘They’re trying to get rich off it’: US contractors vie to rebuild Gaza, with ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ team in the lead
Exclusive: group behind notorious Florida immigration detention center created bid for reconstruction deal
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December 15, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Donald Trump is pursuing regime change – in Europe | Jonathan Freedland
The US made it clear this week that it plans to help the parties of the European far right gain power. Keir Starmer and his fellow leaders have to face this new reality, writes Guardian columnist Jona...
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December 13, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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New Israeli barrier will slice through precious West Bank farmland
Palestinians who have worked the ‘breadbasket’ area for generations face being replaced by Israeli settlers
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December 13, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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Künstliche Beleuchtung macht fast überall die Nacht zum Tag. Das hat Folgen – für unsere Gesundheit und auch viele Tiere.
Welche Auswirkungen die weltweite Lichtverschmutzung hat und wie groß das Ausmaß des Streulichts ist, zeigen mittlerweile zahlreiche Studien.
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Lichtverschmutzung
80 Prozent der Menschheit leben unter einem selbst nachts nicht mehr richtig dunklen Himmel. Denn unsere künstliche Beleuchtung macht fast überall die
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December 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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‘Who’s it going to be next time?’: ECHR rethink is ‘moral retreat’, say rights experts
As 27 European countries urge changes to laws forged after second world war, human rights chief says politicians are playing into hands of populists
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December 13, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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A foxy duo for your #FoxOfTheDay today , shared by @sarahlonges.bsky.social , thank you Sarah !
December 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Danish intelligence accuses US of using economic power to ‘assert its will’ over allies
The US also listed as a threat due to its growing interest in Greenland, which is vital to America’s national security
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December 13, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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Trump signs executive order blocking states from regulating AI
Order, which lacks the force of law, also creates taskforce whose ‘sole responsibility’ will be challenging states’ AI laws
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December 12, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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We must prepare for war with Russia, says Nato chief in stark new warning
Mark Rutte warns allies to start ramping up preparations
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December 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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‘Censorship pure and simple’: critics hit out at Trump plan to vet visitors’ social media
Some warn proposal will decimate US tourism industry as free speech advocates say it will lead to people self-censoring
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December 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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US engaging in ‘extreme rightwing tropes’ reminiscent of 1930s, British MPs warn
House of Commons calls on Keir Starmer to condemn Donald Trump’s ‘interference’ in European politics
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December 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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More than 9,000 children in Gaza hospitalised for acute malnutrition in October, UN says
Aid agencies say Israel is still restricting their aid shipments despite ceasefire announced two months ago
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December 10, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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The Guardian view on Trump and Europe: more an abusive relationship than an alliance | Editorial
Editorial: The White House is aggressively seeking to weaken and dominate the United States’ traditional allies. European leaders must learn to fight back.
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December 10, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology | Cas Mudde
Don’t say you weren’t warned: Trump’s new national security strategy seeks to destroy liberal democracy as we know it, says academic and author Cas Mudde
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December 10, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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A braver Tory leader than Badenoch would dare to call out Farage's bogus patriotism | Rafael Behr
Across western democracies, established conservatives are yielding to radical nationalism. There’s no sign that Britain will be the exception, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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December 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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‘Even the animals seem confused’: a retreating Kashmir glacier is creating an entire new world in its wake
Kolahoi is one of many glaciers whose decline is disrupting whole ecosystems – water, wildlife and human life that it has supported for centuries
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December 10, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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Thank you to @loulou20252025.bsky.social for today's #FoxOfTheDay - please keep sharing your foxes !
December 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Nnena Kalu becomes first artist with a learning disability to win Turner prize
Chair of 2025 judging panel says win ‘begins to erase that border between the neurotypical and neurodiverse artist’
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December 10, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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Stakeknife: UK government urged to confirm identity of IRA spy

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Stakeknife: UK government urged to confirm identity of IRA spy
A final report into an army spy known as 'Stakeknife' operating in the IRA during the Troubles, claims MI5 concealed  what it knew about the spy.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
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December 10, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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Synthetic chemicals in food system creating health burden of $2.2tn a year, report finds
Scientists issue urgent warning about chemicals, found to cause cancer and infertility as well as harming environment
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December 10, 2025 at 7:44 AM