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‘Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without’ Karateka 🥋Godan Leigh Leopards NFFC Socialist.
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Tommy Ten names out with the begging bowl again.
Columbias GDP is about to sky rocket.
Columbias GDP is about to sky rocket.
February 14, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Tommy Ten names out with the begging bowl again.
Columbias GDP is about to sky rocket.
Columbias GDP is about to sky rocket.
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A crypto investor just donated £9 million to the Reform Party. Right now, billionaires can pour unlimited money into our elections, effectively buying our democracy. Think that's wrong? Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
Take Big Money Out of Our Politics
British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 12:22 AM
A crypto investor just donated £9 million to the Reform Party. Right now, billionaires can pour unlimited money into our elections, effectively buying our democracy. Think that's wrong? Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
From this morning’s run
February 12, 2026 at 5:28 AM
From this morning’s run
@minijew.bsky.social Saw your post re Mary Q of Scot’s letter. I’ve studied her life for over forty years! I have a copy of this letter and going to see the original at the end of this month. Thank you for sharing my friend 🤗🧡😘
February 11, 2026 at 5:01 PM
@minijew.bsky.social Saw your post re Mary Q of Scot’s letter. I’ve studied her life for over forty years! I have a copy of this letter and going to see the original at the end of this month. Thank you for sharing my friend 🤗🧡😘
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perthmuseum.co.uk/inside-the-m...
"I am to be executed like a criminal at eight in the morning... . The bearer of this letter and his companions.. will testify to my conduct at my last hour... a queen who has borne the title Most Christian, and who dies a Catholic, stripped of all her possessions"
"I am to be executed like a criminal at eight in the morning... . The bearer of this letter and his companions.. will testify to my conduct at my last hour... a queen who has borne the title Most Christian, and who dies a Catholic, stripped of all her possessions"
The Last Letter of Mary, Queen of Scots
Opening 23 January 2026
perthmuseum.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 6:55 AM
perthmuseum.co.uk/inside-the-m...
"I am to be executed like a criminal at eight in the morning... . The bearer of this letter and his companions.. will testify to my conduct at my last hour... a queen who has borne the title Most Christian, and who dies a Catholic, stripped of all her possessions"
"I am to be executed like a criminal at eight in the morning... . The bearer of this letter and his companions.. will testify to my conduct at my last hour... a queen who has borne the title Most Christian, and who dies a Catholic, stripped of all her possessions"
From this morning’s run
February 9, 2026 at 5:26 AM
From this morning’s run
From this morning’s run
February 7, 2026 at 6:02 AM
From this morning’s run
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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February 5, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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Private equity owns lion’s share of children’s foster services in England, ‘bleeding the sector of money’.
Profits margins of 19%. Money extracted in interest payments, intragroup charges. Children suffer.
Ban profit-taking entities from foster services.
Profits margins of 19%. Money extracted in interest payments, intragroup charges. Children suffer.
Ban profit-taking entities from foster services.
Private equity owns lion’s share of children’s foster ser...
Three London firms are now the biggest players in the provision of foster carers in England
observer.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Private equity owns lion’s share of children’s foster services in England, ‘bleeding the sector of money’.
Profits margins of 19%. Money extracted in interest payments, intragroup charges. Children suffer.
Ban profit-taking entities from foster services.
Profits margins of 19%. Money extracted in interest payments, intragroup charges. Children suffer.
Ban profit-taking entities from foster services.
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I know some people are cynical about everything now and just say “eh, what do you expect” at every new low, but really this is just astonishing and outrageous, and I don’t think we should shrug at that www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest
Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alteration
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:32 AM
I know some people are cynical about everything now and just say “eh, what do you expect” at every new low, but really this is just astonishing and outrageous, and I don’t think we should shrug at that www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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"If I could take your troubles
I would toss them in the sea,
But all these things I'm finding
Are impossible for me.
I cannot build a mountain
Or catch a rainbow fair,
But let me be what I know best,
A friend that is always there."
~ Khalil Gibran
🎨 Edvard Munch
I would toss them in the sea,
But all these things I'm finding
Are impossible for me.
I cannot build a mountain
Or catch a rainbow fair,
But let me be what I know best,
A friend that is always there."
~ Khalil Gibran
🎨 Edvard Munch
January 18, 2026 at 7:25 PM
"If I could take your troubles
I would toss them in the sea,
But all these things I'm finding
Are impossible for me.
I cannot build a mountain
Or catch a rainbow fair,
But let me be what I know best,
A friend that is always there."
~ Khalil Gibran
🎨 Edvard Munch
I would toss them in the sea,
But all these things I'm finding
Are impossible for me.
I cannot build a mountain
Or catch a rainbow fair,
But let me be what I know best,
A friend that is always there."
~ Khalil Gibran
🎨 Edvard Munch
Eyemouth this morning
December 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Eyemouth this morning
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Happy Christmas Eve Eve lovely phone family. How's everyone feeling? 🤗
I know this can be a really difficult time of year for many of you. Here are some great support charities (UK) if you need them. There's never any shame in asking for help.
Have a fabulous day ☕️
#HaveCourageAndBeKind ❤️
I know this can be a really difficult time of year for many of you. Here are some great support charities (UK) if you need them. There's never any shame in asking for help.
Have a fabulous day ☕️
#HaveCourageAndBeKind ❤️
December 23, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Happy Christmas Eve Eve lovely phone family. How's everyone feeling? 🤗
I know this can be a really difficult time of year for many of you. Here are some great support charities (UK) if you need them. There's never any shame in asking for help.
Have a fabulous day ☕️
#HaveCourageAndBeKind ❤️
I know this can be a really difficult time of year for many of you. Here are some great support charities (UK) if you need them. There's never any shame in asking for help.
Have a fabulous day ☕️
#HaveCourageAndBeKind ❤️
North Berwick this afternoon
December 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
North Berwick this afternoon
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From this morning’s run
December 7, 2025 at 6:10 AM
From this morning’s run
It’s time! 🎄🤶
December 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
It’s time! 🎄🤶
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December 5, 2025 at 5:52 AM
From this morning’s run
From this morning’s run
December 2, 2025 at 5:53 AM
From this morning’s run
From this morning’s run
November 30, 2025 at 5:45 AM
From this morning’s run
From this morning’s run
November 27, 2025 at 5:50 AM
From this morning’s run
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Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
Jimmy Cliff, the singer and actor whose mellifluous voice helped to turn reggae into a global phenomenon, has died aged 81.
A message from his wife Latifa Chambers on Instagram reads: “It’s with profound sadness that I share that my husband, Jimmy Cliff, has crossed over due to a seizure followed by pneumonia. I am thankful for his family, friends, fellow artists and coworkers who have shared his journey with him. To all his fans around the world, please know that your support was his strength throughout his whole career … Jimmy, my darling, may you rest in peace. I will follow your wishes.” Her message was also signed by their children, Lilty and Aken. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
From this morning’s run
November 24, 2025 at 5:51 AM
From this morning’s run
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While the NHS is at breaking point, Britain's biggest pharmaceutical companies are receiving BILLIONS in tax breaks - enough is enough, sign the petition calling for Rachel Reeves to end the tax breaks for Big pharma:
November 23, 2025 at 9:43 AM
While the NHS is at breaking point, Britain's biggest pharmaceutical companies are receiving BILLIONS in tax breaks - enough is enough, sign the petition calling for Rachel Reeves to end the tax breaks for Big pharma: