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And now for something completely different…

Lauritz Andersen Ring (Danish,1854-1933),

Landscape with Poplars. September Evening, 1895, Oil on panel, 91 x 52 cm, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen.
September 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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You’re my little otter-half
September 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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I see it's bring your pet to work day at the White House
September 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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2000 years ago: the Romans would let an aqueduct destroy the Gardon Valley. We need clean water, but at what cost?
July 14, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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July 14, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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What's going on with the economy?

Four interest rate cuts, three trade deals, and faster wage growth in 10 months with Labour than under 10 years of the Tories.

That's what.
June 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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"Billionaire Michael Bloomberg has told an audience in Dublin that Brexit was the single stupidest thing any country has ever done." ~AA

www.rte.ie/news/busines...
Brexit the 'stupidest thing any country has ever done'
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg has told an audience in Dublin that Brexit was the single stupidest thing any country has ever done, adding that "it's hard to believe how they did it."
www.rte.ie
June 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Your periodic reminder that there is still an ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu
June 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Nine years ago the godfather of Brexit, Lord Daniel Hannan, predicted life in Brexit Britain in June 2025. Roll the tape…
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
June 23, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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makes me wonder what volume one was about
June 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Failed pandemic-era PPE contracts cost the British taxpayer £1.4billion.

The Covid counter-fraud commissioner uncovered the figure in the first phase of his probe into wasteful Tory spending during the pandemic
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Full cost of failed pandemic- PPE finally revealed after major fraud probe
The Covid counter-fraud commissioner uncovered the £1.4billion figure in the first phase of his investigation into wasteful Tory spending during the Covid-19 pandemic
www.mirror.co.uk
June 2, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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May 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Yes please.

Origami Ballet - Agnes Obel - "The Curse"
May 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Almost 3 million emergency food parcels were provided by food banks to people facing hunger in the past year – equivalent to one parcel every 11 seconds. This is a 51 per cent increase compared to five years ago

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
The UK is failing on hunger — Labour must put the right to food into law
Writing for The Mirror, Labour MP Ian Byrne and Just Fair's Alex Firth call on the Government to act to tackle demand on food banks
www.mirror.co.uk
May 21, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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BOOM!💥 The number of @bsky.app users just hit 36 MILLION!!! 👏

BlueSky is absolutely nailing in it in every way.

LETS KEEP GOING, LETS MAKE BLUESKY THE BIGGEST SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM ON THE PLANET
May 21, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m... currently struggling to work up a sense of betrayal at the news that my food might be cheaper and my kids better able to travel around Europe
Deal with EU will make food cheaper and add £9bn to UK economy, says No 10
Agreement reached to ‘slash red tape’ on food products, in exchange for extended EU access to fishing waters
www.theguardian.com
May 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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The BSL during Finland was sensational #Eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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'We hope that the mounting costs of legal cases will cause the government to reflect that they should listen to experts rather than activists in the future before risking public money,” Susan Smith, a director at For Woman Scotland, said'.
www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
Taxpayers face £600k bill for failed SNP bid to ‘redefine women’
Costs to public purse emerge after ministers lose landmark Supreme Court case to feminist campaign group
www.thetimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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Article I, Section 9, Clause 8:

“no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”
May 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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No notes. h/t @ianbremmer.com
May 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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“Why is Amazon the villain for making the hidden tax visible, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵?”
articles.globalplayer.com/2GXq5BPzVrXm...
'Hostile and political': Why's the White House at war with Amazon?
Amazon's decision to display tariff-related price increases to shoppers has been condemned as a "hostile and political act" by the White House.
articles.globalplayer.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Some life advice for everyone out there @mrjamesob.bsky.social
April 21, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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‘The plaudits this week should go to @forwomenscotland.bsky.social. The determination to hold on to sex-based rights & protections...has galvanised an extraordinary renaissance of the women’s movement in Britain.’ @susannarustin.bsky.social

#WeKnowWhatAWomanIs

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
At last, a moment of clarity – the UK supreme court has upheld the rights of women | Susanna Rustin
It is vital that we give credit to the tireless campaigners who brought us to this point, says Guardian writer Susanna Rustin
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM