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XanthH
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#NOWAR! Scottish-German painter, writer, gardener, actor, photographer and family historian. Editor of German language online lexicon on nuclear weapons, "Atomwaffen A-Z". Living in Berlin, often in Greece.
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BBC Name New Director General
November 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
"It's always been quite hard to know - to pinpoint, let's say - where one's unique story really begins. Does it really start at the moment of birth, or wit those that came before? Instilling, distilling, in one's veins the lived life, the unloved life, the regrets, the joys...
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Sold this and one other similar small painting (20x20 cm) yesterday, so I am feeling rather encouraged. I love it when my paintings go to good homes and are appreciated.
#art #acrylic #canvas #gecko
November 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Die Vorbereitungen für das IPPNW-Studierendentreffen dieses Wochenende in #Berlin laufen auf Hochtouren! Themen sind u.a.: Militarisierung des Gesundheitswesens •
Medical Peace Work • Ein neuer nuklearer Rüstungswettlauf. Was machen wir jetzt? www.ippnw.de/der-verein/s... #Frieden #Gesundheit
November 7, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Douglas Fell was a civil servant in India after studying at Oxford. He belongs to my family's FAN, as he “gave away” my mother at my parents’ wedding. My maternal grandparents were divorcing at the time and it was impossible to agree on who to invite.
#genealogy #fan #familyhistory
Douglas Yates Fell (1910-1982) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree
Is this your ancestor? Explore genealogy for Douglas Fell born 1910 Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom died 1982 Isle of Mull, Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom including ancestors + children +...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:52 AM
After painting a gourd (not finished) I used the left-over acrylic paint on a small 20x20 cm canvas and this little picture emerged. Sometimes the fast ones are best.
#art #painting #koroni
November 5, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Walter and Marion were two special people. Last week they both died. Two very different experiences. Both important to me.
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The Dying Light
Two wonderful people died this week.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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Rüstungskontrolle statt nuklearer Macho-Rhetorik!
Die IPPNW verurteilt die Ankündigung neuer Atomtests durch US-Präsident Donald #Trump. Sie fordert die Bundesregierung auf, diese Äußerung scharf zu kritisieren: www.ippnw.de/presse/artik...

#Atomtest #nuclearban
October 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I reached my reading goal for 2025 this year with Donal Ryan's brilliant and prize-winning book "Heart, Be at Peace".
Next year the goal will be higher.
💚📚
Heart, Be at Peace
‘I said it before. Madness comes circling around. Ten-y…
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October 29, 2025 at 5:42 AM
We need to wake up fast, as the world careers towards disaster. We should look at how much energy increase the use of AI is causing. And: we need to cut back on military energy consumption. Here in Greece renewables are surging but NATO fighter jets flying constantly overhead 🙄
Global use of coal hit record high in 2024
share of coal in electricity generation dropped as #renewables surged, but general increase in power demand meant that more coal was used overall - world is moving too slowly on improving energy efficiency
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global use of coal hit record high in 2024
Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewables
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:28 AM
I think I'm in a blue phase.
#artwork #painting #artstudio
October 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
October 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
If you've been following my father's story: part 3 is out at last. After an extended break caused by illness and laptop breakdown, I've finally finished. I am the 3rd daughter of a philosopher and nurse/artist, and this is a family history series of essays about my parents.
#familyhistory #genealogy
My Father ― The Messy Years
Part Three
open.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Für eine Welt ohne Atomwaffen! Beschäftigte aus dem Gesundheitswesen haben am IPPNW-Weltkongress in Nagasaki teilgenommen. In einer gemeinsamen Erklärung betonten sie die wichtige Rolle des UN-Atomwaffenverbots.
Fotos aus Nagasaki findet Ihr hier: flickr.com/photos/ippnw/albums/72177720329439543/
October 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Can anyone read what is written in the margin of this marriage record for Paul Friedrich Bernhard Christian-Kraft Freiherr von Tauchnitz andFreja Hedwig Anna Nyrén of Hälsingfors?
#familyhistory #genealogy
October 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Über 1.500 Gesundheitskräfte hat das israelische Militär in #Gaza getötet. Die Menschen dort brauchen jetzt humanitäre Hilfe! Angehörige des Gesundheitswesens haben gestern in Berlin gemeinsam demonstriert. Mehr Fotos: www.flickr.com/photos/ippnw...
#notatarget #alleyesongaza #b2709
September 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
The second part of my father's story is out! The family moves to Yorkshire and he has to deal with a delinquent teenager (me) open.substack.com/pub/xanthh/p...
#genealogy #familyhistory
My Father - The Reader
Part Two
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September 27, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. Remember your humanity and forget the rest!
#nuclearban
September 26, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Yesterday's fast and furious sketch "on loco" with the Koroni Art Group in Agios Andreas. Using Cadarache water colour crayons and a piece of wet cloth, on paper, A5.
#sketching #artwork
September 26, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Part one of a series of Substack posts about my parents, this story is not easy to tell. Daughter of a philosopher and a nurse/painter, my parents and their families were complex.
#genealogy #familyhistory
My Father - Not quite Brain of Britain
PART ONE
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September 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Big demo #AllEyesonGaza in Berlin on Saturday. Demo starts 14.30 at Alexanderplatz, rally from 17.00. with Rapper Pashanim.
September 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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If you're on LinkedIn, you'll probably want to switch this toggle to 'off'.
September 19, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Am Samstag, 27. 9. gehen wir in Berlin gemeinsam auf die Straße. Gegen den Genozid in #Gaza und die sogenannte Staatsräson, die diesen militärisch, finanziell und diplomatisch unterstützt.
Bitte kommt zahlreich zu dieser künstlerischen Solidaritätskundgebung! all-eyes-on-gaza.de
#alleyesongaza
September 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Painting by Sylvia Ken, Indigenous artist from the Amata community in South Australia, relates to the Seven Sisters creation story #WomensArt
September 18, 2025 at 5:01 AM
This house is for sale. But would you buy it?
#Koroni #Messinia #streetphotography
September 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM