The left have been weak on messaging, in general, leaving the right to say what they want. In Portugal, far right placed billboards with empty slogans all along major roads. Public pass by with grievances & think these guys will fix it. No contradictory signs up. Chega are now official opposition!

Fun fact: My daughter was about 11 years old before she realised that the Gruffalo was a fictional creature & not a forest animal.

We were told, recently, by a guide at a reserve, that removing a rhino’s horn to protect it from poachers has a negative impact on its lifespan. The only solution is anti-poaching units, made up of individuals who risk their lives to protect these beautiful creatures.

This one, in Johannesburg, South Africa; Love the way it reflected on the building!

I live in Portugal. In the same way that I never order items from the US. I now no longer purchase from the UK.

A key moment in my deciding to go vegan was seeing a poster with farm animals on one side & pets on the other. A red line divided them & the question running beneath the image read, “Where do you draw the line?” This, in conjunction with reading about ewes bleating after their lambs were taken away.

Spectacular! I want to live inside this painting!

Exactly! 🙌🏼

I went vegan after I read a novel which opened with a character, on a farm, unable to sleep due to the sound of the ewes bleeding all night for their missing lambs!

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Maybe Denmark will get in first! 😉 “Måke Califørnia Great Ægain”

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Unbearable! 🥲 Daughter’s colleague asked after an elderly man who used to work at a storage company, wondering if he’d retired. Everyone shocked when heard he’d “gone back to the slaughter house”. Shouldn’t be a surprise; if you eat meat, you are part of that system & someone has to do that task.

Muitos Parabéns from Portugal! 🎉🎉🎉

Meanwhile, in Portugal:

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Uncharacteristically productive on this rainy day in Portugal: walked the dogs, visited clinic for post India hepatitis booster & passed by the dentist to make an appointment. Just sat down to my marmite toast & a cup of earl grey. Happy Friday everyone!

Each movement is genius, especially as the marble often gets flipped back to an area which has recently snapped or dropped to create a new diversion. Just wow! 🙌🏼🧡