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“I played for Aberavon in 1898”
said a stranger to Enoch Davies.
“Liar,” said Enoch Davies
“I can show you photos,” said the stranger
“Forged,” said Enoch Davies
“And I’ll show you my cap at home.”
“Stolen.”
“I got friends to prove it,’ the stranger said in a fury
“Bribed”
said a stranger to Enoch Davies.
“Liar,” said Enoch Davies
“I can show you photos,” said the stranger
“Forged,” said Enoch Davies
“And I’ll show you my cap at home.”
“Stolen.”
“I got friends to prove it,’ the stranger said in a fury
“Bribed”
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Blimey. One of Nigel Farage's biggest donors, and the owner of 55 Tufton Street, is helping the Russian military effort www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/w...
March 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Blimey. One of Nigel Farage's biggest donors, and the owner of 55 Tufton Street, is helping the Russian military effort www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/w...
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Trump's approach towards Russia: Give them everything.
Trump's approach towards Ukraine: Take everything from them.
Trump's approach towards Ukraine: Take everything from them.
NEW: We obtained new US proposal. The Trump admin is pushing to gain sweeping control over all of Ukraine’s major minerals and energy assets, while offering Kyiv no security guarantees, in an aggressive expansion of previous demands. w/ @paolatamma.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/896d...
www.ft.com/content/896d...
US pushes for new and expansive deal to control Ukraine’s minerals and energy
Latest draft sent to Kyiv steps up demands and offers no security guarantees
www.ft.com
March 28, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Trump's approach towards Russia: Give them everything.
Trump's approach towards Ukraine: Take everything from them.
Trump's approach towards Ukraine: Take everything from them.
Cold blooded genocide - and of course, Russia still denies it. Doubtless, Trump and Putin would say it was also all Ukraine’s fault.
open.substack.com/pub/sarahash...
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Unearthed: The Original Holodomor Film - The Unknown Holocaust
In 1983, Taras Hukalo wrote and directed the first full-length documentary on the Stalin-manufactured Ukrainian famine, which killed millions. In it, you can hear from the survivors themselves.
open.substack.com
March 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Cold blooded genocide - and of course, Russia still denies it. Doubtless, Trump and Putin would say it was also all Ukraine’s fault.
open.substack.com/pub/sarahash...
open.substack.com/pub/sarahash...
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A Lithuanian equivalent to “there’s no such thing as a free lunch” is nemokamas sūris tik pelėkautuose. It means “the only free cheese is in a mousetrap”
* read on for more international cheese phrases (this thread may not turn out grate, but hopefully it will be gouda ‘nuff)…
* read on for more international cheese phrases (this thread may not turn out grate, but hopefully it will be gouda ‘nuff)…
March 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
A Lithuanian equivalent to “there’s no such thing as a free lunch” is nemokamas sūris tik pelėkautuose. It means “the only free cheese is in a mousetrap”
* read on for more international cheese phrases (this thread may not turn out grate, but hopefully it will be gouda ‘nuff)…
* read on for more international cheese phrases (this thread may not turn out grate, but hopefully it will be gouda ‘nuff)…
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‘Gigil’ has long been a favourite untranslatable: finding something or someone so impossibly cute you just want to squeeze them (not always great for the squeezee).
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Gigil, alamak among new words in Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary has added new untranslatable words from South East Asia.
www.bbc.com
March 27, 2025 at 9:06 AM
‘Gigil’ has long been a favourite untranslatable: finding something or someone so impossibly cute you just want to squeeze them (not always great for the squeezee).
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Ukraine Was Just Knifed In The Back
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open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Ukraine Was Just Knifed In The Back
And The Ukrainians Know It
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March 26, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Ukraine Was Just Knifed In The Back
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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Celebrating finding a new #redsquirrel population in #Yorkshire for #RedSquirrelAppreciationDay. Excellent work by our project officer, as #woodland owners can now take #conservation action. Great news for our Forestry Commission funded project.
squirrelaccord.uk/news/blog/ne...
squirrelaccord.uk/news/blog/ne...
Red squirrels found for first time on site in Yorkshire - UK Squirrel Accord
Endangered red squirrels have been found for the first time in a Sitka spruce plantation in the Western Yorkshire Dales.
squirrelaccord.uk
January 21, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Celebrating finding a new #redsquirrel population in #Yorkshire for #RedSquirrelAppreciationDay. Excellent work by our project officer, as #woodland owners can now take #conservation action. Great news for our Forestry Commission funded project.
squirrelaccord.uk/news/blog/ne...
squirrelaccord.uk/news/blog/ne...
Concerning a certain “Man of the People” aka The Wide Mouthed Faroge.
Yes, I know we all know this, but it bears repetition
open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
Yes, I know we all know this, but it bears repetition
open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
Meet Farage’s rich cronies
Reform’s donors are hardly “anti-establishment”...
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December 13, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Concerning a certain “Man of the People” aka The Wide Mouthed Faroge.
Yes, I know we all know this, but it bears repetition
open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
Yes, I know we all know this, but it bears repetition
open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
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Putin's thug allies closing down democracy in Georgia
Mass repressions have begun in Georgia.
Opposition leader Nika Gvaramia was just dragged out of his party’s office
Opposition leader Nika Gvaramia was just dragged out of his party’s office
December 4, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Putin's thug allies closing down democracy in Georgia
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I like to shower like Frank Sinatra did, and so I face the vinyl curtain.
October 30, 2023 at 12:29 PM
I like to shower like Frank Sinatra did, and so I face the vinyl curtain.
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🏥 High NHS staff turnover could cause over 4,000 deaths annually in UK, says new @bmj.com research. With rising workforce pressures, retention is critical.
Read the #OpenAccess study: www.bmj.com/content/387/...
How can we improve retention & ensure better care?
#Science 🧪 #HealthCare #SciComm
Read the #OpenAccess study: www.bmj.com/content/387/...
How can we improve retention & ensure better care?
#Science 🧪 #HealthCare #SciComm
Nurse and doctor turnover and patient outcomes in NHS acute trusts in England: retrospective longitudinal study
Objective To investigate the association between monthly turnover rates of hospital nurses and senior doctors and patient health outcomes (mortality and unplanned hospital readmissions).
Design Retro...
www.bmj.com
November 21, 2024 at 10:07 AM
🏥 High NHS staff turnover could cause over 4,000 deaths annually in UK, says new @bmj.com research. With rising workforce pressures, retention is critical.
Read the #OpenAccess study: www.bmj.com/content/387/...
How can we improve retention & ensure better care?
#Science 🧪 #HealthCare #SciComm
Read the #OpenAccess study: www.bmj.com/content/387/...
How can we improve retention & ensure better care?
#Science 🧪 #HealthCare #SciComm
“I played for Aberavon in 1898”
said a stranger to Enoch Davies.
“Liar,” said Enoch Davies
“I can show you photos,” said the stranger
“Forged,” said Enoch Davies
“And I’ll show you my cap at home.”
“Stolen.”
“I got friends to prove it,’ the stranger said in a fury
“Bribed”
said a stranger to Enoch Davies.
“Liar,” said Enoch Davies
“I can show you photos,” said the stranger
“Forged,” said Enoch Davies
“And I’ll show you my cap at home.”
“Stolen.”
“I got friends to prove it,’ the stranger said in a fury
“Bribed”
November 19, 2024 at 9:22 PM
“I played for Aberavon in 1898”
said a stranger to Enoch Davies.
“Liar,” said Enoch Davies
“I can show you photos,” said the stranger
“Forged,” said Enoch Davies
“And I’ll show you my cap at home.”
“Stolen.”
“I got friends to prove it,’ the stranger said in a fury
“Bribed”
said a stranger to Enoch Davies.
“Liar,” said Enoch Davies
“I can show you photos,” said the stranger
“Forged,” said Enoch Davies
“And I’ll show you my cap at home.”
“Stolen.”
“I got friends to prove it,’ the stranger said in a fury
“Bribed”
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It was an extraordinary project which our lovely fellow funder, the National Manuscripts Conservation Trust, was proud to support. They'll be joining Blue Sky soon, so do look out for them and follow!
www.nmct.co.uk
www.nmct.co.uk
November 14, 2024 at 12:18 PM
It was an extraordinary project which our lovely fellow funder, the National Manuscripts Conservation Trust, was proud to support. They'll be joining Blue Sky soon, so do look out for them and follow!
www.nmct.co.uk
www.nmct.co.uk
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Sometimes you just reach your destination at the right moment #confinedwalks
November 13, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Sometimes you just reach your destination at the right moment #confinedwalks
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My one regret about leaving the other place is leaving behind my posts promoting #thegreatparchmentbook project. However, the website still exists both as a record of this groundbreaking reconstruction and a great resource for the history of the Plantation of Ireland www.greatparchmentbook.org
The Great Parchment Book | Conserving, digitally reconstructing, transcribing and publishing the manuscript known as the Great Parchment Book.
www.greatparchmentbook.org
November 14, 2024 at 12:12 PM
My one regret about leaving the other place is leaving behind my posts promoting #thegreatparchmentbook project. However, the website still exists both as a record of this groundbreaking reconstruction and a great resource for the history of the Plantation of Ireland www.greatparchmentbook.org
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74 years ago today, Tom Rout was ploughing when he turned up one of most iconic British archaeological finds - the Great torc.
The finds went through treasure process & Tom was awarded £1850. Compared to his £5 weekly salary, this was a huge amount of money.
bigbookoftorcs.com/2022/05/29/p...
The finds went through treasure process & Tom was awarded £1850. Compared to his £5 weekly salary, this was a huge amount of money.
bigbookoftorcs.com/2022/05/29/p...
Pattern and purpose: a new story about the creation of the Snettisham Great torc.
by Tess Machling [A download/print PDF version can be found at the end of the paper] This paper can be cited as: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.10511411 The Snettisham Great torc is one of the most recogn…
bigbookoftorcs.com
November 17, 2024 at 7:49 AM
74 years ago today, Tom Rout was ploughing when he turned up one of most iconic British archaeological finds - the Great torc.
The finds went through treasure process & Tom was awarded £1850. Compared to his £5 weekly salary, this was a huge amount of money.
bigbookoftorcs.com/2022/05/29/p...
The finds went through treasure process & Tom was awarded £1850. Compared to his £5 weekly salary, this was a huge amount of money.
bigbookoftorcs.com/2022/05/29/p...
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It feels like Bluesky is in its full-on Migration Period now, with skeetlords carving out starter packs as fiefdoms, now blossoming into embryonic kingdoms
November 13, 2024 at 9:45 AM
It feels like Bluesky is in its full-on Migration Period now, with skeetlords carving out starter packs as fiefdoms, now blossoming into embryonic kingdoms
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Wake up nerds, new JWST image just dropped! 🔭🧪
The Crab Nebula 🦀, a supernova remnant, captured in stunning near and mid-infrared light. Dust is shown in light yellow & green. Sulfur dominates in reds & oranges. Iron is in blue.
📸: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, T. Temim
read more: go.nasa.gov/46Qlaa6
The Crab Nebula 🦀, a supernova remnant, captured in stunning near and mid-infrared light. Dust is shown in light yellow & green. Sulfur dominates in reds & oranges. Iron is in blue.
📸: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, T. Temim
read more: go.nasa.gov/46Qlaa6
October 30, 2023 at 10:05 PM
Wake up nerds, new JWST image just dropped! 🔭🧪
The Crab Nebula 🦀, a supernova remnant, captured in stunning near and mid-infrared light. Dust is shown in light yellow & green. Sulfur dominates in reds & oranges. Iron is in blue.
📸: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, T. Temim
read more: go.nasa.gov/46Qlaa6
The Crab Nebula 🦀, a supernova remnant, captured in stunning near and mid-infrared light. Dust is shown in light yellow & green. Sulfur dominates in reds & oranges. Iron is in blue.
📸: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, T. Temim
read more: go.nasa.gov/46Qlaa6