Fiona Ellis
@fenorthumberland.bsky.social
Bookish, a keen traveller but worried about carbon emissions, spend much time in Italy, foodie and vegetarian, far too interested in politics for my blood pressure, living very happily with my very creative wife in glorious Northumberland.
Eyes & Ears North East
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Eyes & Ears North East | Brian Aitken | Substack
Eyes & Ears is a curated round-up of what's been happening in the North East in the past seven days and was a popular part of The QT, an online news magazine for the North East of England. Click to re...
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March 21, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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A short history of the separation of powers: from Cicero’s Rome to Trump’s America
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A short history of the separation of powers: from Cicero’s Rome to Trump’s America
The checks and balances that hold a functioning democracy together may be coming under threat in the US.
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March 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A short history of the separation of powers: from Cicero’s Rome to Trump’s America
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This is so weird. You aren’t allowed to say female but you can say male. Orwell meets Atwood in the worst way. Do Americans not realise what’s happening there?
These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Words Federal Agencies Are Discouraged From Using Under Trump
Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.
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March 8, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This is so weird. You aren’t allowed to say female but you can say male. Orwell meets Atwood in the worst way. Do Americans not realise what’s happening there?
These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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🔺 UPDATE: Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived at Downing Street for a meeting with Sir Keir Starmer, ahead of a summit of European leaders on Sunday to discuss the war in Ukraine.
Click below for the latest updates
Click below for the latest updates
Ukraine war latest: Zelensky in UK meeting Starmer after Trump fallout
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March 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
🔺 UPDATE: Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived at Downing Street for a meeting with Sir Keir Starmer, ahead of a summit of European leaders on Sunday to discuss the war in Ukraine.
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Click below for the latest updates
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Janet Mills, Governor of Maine is my new hero!
February 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Janet Mills, Governor of Maine is my new hero!
US isolation threatens global democracy, warns Major
Hate to agree but he is absolutely right.
Hate to agree but he is absolutely right.
February 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
US isolation threatens global democracy, warns Major
Hate to agree but he is absolutely right.
Hate to agree but he is absolutely right.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/u.... More lies from the Liar-in-Chief’s allies.
Fact-Checking Claims About USAID Funding
Trump administration officials have misled about how the aid agency is spending its funding, in an effort to cite widespread “waste.”
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February 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/u.... More lies from the Liar-in-Chief’s allies.
Trump is literally killing his own people! Is this seriously what they voted for?
Breaking news: The Trump administration cut billions in biomedical funding. Researchers say it imperils work on cancer and other illnesses.
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately
The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.
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February 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Trump is literally killing his own people! Is this seriously what they voted for?
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February 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Even the idiot’s tame idiots can’t hack this! Maybe it’s unraveling - let’s hope.
Even the idiot’s tame idiots can’t hack this! Maybe it’s unraveling - let’s hope.
Trump Officials Try to Walk Back Gaza Takeover Plan: Live Updates
Amid global alarm, top administration officials sought to soften elements of President Trump’s proposal to force Palestinians out of the territory and take it over. Experts said the plan would violate...
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February 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Even the idiot’s tame idiots can’t hack this! Maybe it’s unraveling - let’s hope.
Even the idiot’s tame idiots can’t hack this! Maybe it’s unraveling - let’s hope.
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Damn, I used to like Wes Streeting. Does power ruin otherwise pretty decent people or is the business of government so complicated that they forget how to respect other opinions? Please treat this as rhetorical questioning and don’t pile in!
Damn, I used to like Wes Streeting. Does power ruin otherwise pretty decent people or is the business of government so complicated that they forget how to respect other opinions? Please treat this as rhetorical questioning and don’t pile in!
Sector reacts as Wes Streeting vows to ‘break the culture’ of charities lobbying government
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February 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Damn, I used to like Wes Streeting. Does power ruin otherwise pretty decent people or is the business of government so complicated that they forget how to respect other opinions? Please treat this as rhetorical questioning and don’t pile in!
Damn, I used to like Wes Streeting. Does power ruin otherwise pretty decent people or is the business of government so complicated that they forget how to respect other opinions? Please treat this as rhetorical questioning and don’t pile in!
Don’t believe in the pathetic fallacy but today this seems apt. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/w...
Significant Winter Storm Moves Into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast (Gift Article)
Snow was falling in the Mid-Atlantic and New York City on Sunday. The coldest air in several years will descend across much of the country starting Monday, forecasters said.
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January 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Don’t believe in the pathetic fallacy but today this seems apt. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/w...
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And from next week the barbarians take over … This is a scary read but worthwhile
And from next week the barbarians take over … This is a scary read but worthwhile
‘The Interview’: Ambassador David Pressman Is Alarmed by What He Has Seen
Ambassador David Pressman talks about his contentious relationship with Viktor Orban’s administration and why what happens in Hungary matters.
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January 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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And from next week the barbarians take over … This is a scary read but worthwhile
And from next week the barbarians take over … This is a scary read but worthwhile
Greenland, Panama, Canada: did people voting for Drumpf realise Putin was his role model?
January 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Greenland, Panama, Canada: did people voting for Drumpf realise Putin was his role model?
Happy New Year friends. None of the auguries are good but let’s not give up!
January 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Happy New Year friends. None of the auguries are good but let’s not give up!
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I love how Denmark isn’t taking any shit from Donald Trump. 🇩🇰 🤣
December 25, 2024 at 6:53 PM
I love how Denmark isn’t taking any shit from Donald Trump. 🇩🇰 🤣
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This is what a hero/ heroine looks like. A truly inspirational and brave woman.
LIVE: Judges are set to deliver their verdicts in a mass rape trial against 51 men involving Giséle Pelicot
Gisèle Pelicot trial live: Verdicts for 51 defendants including ex-husband due
Ms Pelicot’s ex-husband Dominique Pelicot admitted to drugging and raping her for almost a decade
www.independent.co.uk
December 19, 2024 at 8:41 AM
This is what a hero/ heroine looks like. A truly inspirational and brave woman.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
Wow, a kakistocracy now intent on killing its own people! Is there any fight back from sensible people or is this madness going to be allowed?
Wow, a kakistocracy now intent on killing its own people! Is there any fight back from sensible people or is this madness going to be allowed?
RFK Jr.’s Lawyer Has Asked the FDA to Revoke Polio Vaccine Approval
Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
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December 13, 2024 at 12:27 PM
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Wow, a kakistocracy now intent on killing its own people! Is there any fight back from sensible people or is this madness going to be allowed?
Wow, a kakistocracy now intent on killing its own people! Is there any fight back from sensible people or is this madness going to be allowed?
What an excellent performance of #TheMessiah by @WildArts in #HexhamAbbey tonight. Sung beautifully and staged with real sensitivity to the building.
December 10, 2024 at 10:56 PM
What an excellent performance of #TheMessiah by @WildArts in #HexhamAbbey tonight. Sung beautifully and staged with real sensitivity to the building.
It’s quite stormy here and we are expecting guests. The electricity is flickering. But Mrs H says she has brought in 2 bottles of champagne ‘just in case’. Not sure what storm warning site she reads.
December 7, 2024 at 11:30 AM
It’s quite stormy here and we are expecting guests. The electricity is flickering. But Mrs H says she has brought in 2 bottles of champagne ‘just in case’. Not sure what storm warning site she reads.
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This doctor’s letter to United Heathcare for denying nausea medication to a child on chemotherapy.
December 5, 2024 at 6:22 PM
This doctor’s letter to United Heathcare for denying nausea medication to a child on chemotherapy.