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Mary Carson
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Curious, opinionated watching.
London by Derry | Have previous @guardian @BBC @Channel4 @Discovery @L_Sentinel | Producer MyFriendLanre | Handy with a camera |
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"Israeli soldiers have shot and killed two Palestinian men during a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin as the pair attempted to surrender to the military, according to video footage and witness accounts from the scene."
Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in Jenin as they try to surrender
Observers condemn Israeli army's killing of two Palestinian men in northern West Bank as 'shocking crime'.
www.aljazeera.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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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
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Trump Humiliation Worsens as Fresh Info Reveals Scale of GOP Losses newrepublic.com/article/2027... via @newrepublic.com
Trump Humiliation Worsens as Fresh Info Reveals Scale of GOP Losses
The results showed that Democrats don’t have to choose between attacking Trump and highlighting the economy. In fact, they are often inseparable.
newrepublic.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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The war in Sudan has killed more than 150,000 people and displaced more than 14 million, and it includes a dizzying number of armed groups, outside sponsors, and motivations.

Here's how we got here, briefly explained:
Is there any way out of Sudan’s nightmare?
The world is finally waking up to this brutal war. But that doesn’t mean an end to it is coming soon.
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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It's no surprise that a boatload of 2026 Grammy nominations are for rappers, rockers, legends and newcomers who performed at the Tiny Desk in just 2025 alone. n.pr/49HB4rv
Grammy nominated artists who played the Tiny Desk in 2025
It's no surprise that a boatload of 2026 Grammy nominations are for rappers, rockers, legends and newcomers who performed at the Tiny Desk in just 2025 alone.
n.pr
November 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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James Watson, joint discoverer of DNA’s double helix structure, dies aged 97 on.ft.com/4nNkABA
James Watson, joint discoverer of DNA’s double helix structure, dies aged 97
US biochemist was responsible with the UK’s Francis Crick for 20th century’s most important biological discovery
on.ft.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Deep. Very very deep. And angry. Brilliant & brutal #Lankum cover The Specials Ghost Town.
Jaw-droppingly intense: Lankum share their hypnotic eight-minute take on The Specials 'Ghost Town'.

www.clashmusic.com/news/lankum-...
November 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The moment we all switched from rooting for the faithfuls
November 7, 2025 at 1:19 AM
All of this.
Once again the Traitors is unparalleled amazing TV: was sceptical celebrities would work. It did
Spoilers Alert

Loved Celebrity Traitors. Just love Alan, what a traitor. Joe Marler was robbed so it was justice Nick didn’t deserve to win after betraying their bond and David was serially wrong!
November 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
These mercenaries will show no mercy, motivated as they are by money and the need for status. Karma will come for them. Hard. There are always consequences. They may take time to show themselves but they will. God bless America. She's gonna need it
www.levernews.com/inside-ices-...
Inside ICE’s Plans For A Bounty Hunter Army
Military contractors called for — and are now getting — contracts to help carry out Trump’s mass deportations, with a bounty for every immigrant they track down.
www.levernews.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Over the weekend at an event for the National Council of Canadian Muslims, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow acknowledged the genocide in Gaza. #gaza #canpoli

rabble.ca/columnists/m...
Mayor Chow acknowledging the genocide in Gaza should be welcomed as an act of solidarity
Over the weekend at an event for the National Council of Canadian Muslims, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow acknowledged the genocide in Gaza.
rabble.ca
November 7, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Of course they are! They have no real values except self service
November 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Among some of the city’s urban farms, the SNAP pause spotlights a broader mission to make Detroit a food sovereign city: planetdetroit.org/2025/11/detr...
Detroit’s urban farms, food aid groups rally to close SNAP gap: ‘Perfect storm of hungry people’
Detroit food aid groups, urban farmers, community fridges mobilize to offer food aid amid SNAP pause during federal shutdown.
planetdetroit.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Hundreds of protesters in Paris gathered as Shein, the Chinese fast-fashion retailer, opened its first physical store. The French government also suspended online access to the retailer after the discovery this week of child pornography sex dolls posted for sale. nyti.ms/3WCYXJd
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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France moves to suspend Shein over sale of ‘child sex dolls’
France moves to suspend Shein over sale of ‘child sex dolls’
www.thetimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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This person took this when they called the race
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM