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Protest graffiti from Iran
January 11, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Protest graffiti from Iran
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On Monday, Trump ran roughshod over intl law - the UK took no action.
On Tuesday, Trump threatened a NATO ally - the UK took no action.
Today, the UK supported Trump's military operation in the North Atlantic.
When will this govt stop appeasing Trump and stand up for the rule of law?
On Tuesday, Trump threatened a NATO ally - the UK took no action.
Today, the UK supported Trump's military operation in the North Atlantic.
When will this govt stop appeasing Trump and stand up for the rule of law?
January 7, 2026 at 9:01 PM
On Monday, Trump ran roughshod over intl law - the UK took no action.
On Tuesday, Trump threatened a NATO ally - the UK took no action.
Today, the UK supported Trump's military operation in the North Atlantic.
When will this govt stop appeasing Trump and stand up for the rule of law?
On Tuesday, Trump threatened a NATO ally - the UK took no action.
Today, the UK supported Trump's military operation in the North Atlantic.
When will this govt stop appeasing Trump and stand up for the rule of law?
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This thread resulted in Google's AI function telling people that my cat was a real human woman who came to media prominence during the Britpop era and once ran a successful high-end interior design business. I've written about that - and some other stuff - here: www.tom-cox.com/thinking-abo...
January 8, 2026 at 9:53 AM
This thread resulted in Google's AI function telling people that my cat was a real human woman who came to media prominence during the Britpop era and once ran a successful high-end interior design business. I've written about that - and some other stuff - here: www.tom-cox.com/thinking-abo...
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Protesters on Shariati Street in the northern city of Babol chant "people of Iran, scream and shout for your rights" on the fifth day of protests in Iran.
Video: @vahid.online
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/Gq1VNm5Ue5Dg...
Video: @vahid.online
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/Gq1VNm5Ue5Dg...
January 2, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Protesters on Shariati Street in the northern city of Babol chant "people of Iran, scream and shout for your rights" on the fifth day of protests in Iran.
Video: @vahid.online
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/Gq1VNm5Ue5Dg...
Video: @vahid.online
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/Gq1VNm5Ue5Dg...
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Whenever I’m cooking I like listening to music or “gentle” podcasts. The BBC’s Soul Music is one of them and they just celebrated 25 years. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...
Soul Music at 25
Podcast Episode · Soul Music · 2025-12-27 · 57m
podcasts.apple.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Whenever I’m cooking I like listening to music or “gentle” podcasts. The BBC’s Soul Music is one of them and they just celebrated 25 years. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...
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CBS in crisis after pulling a report on Trump’s deportations to El Salvador (which later leaked online)
CBS in crisis after pulling a report on Trump’s deportations to El Salvador (which later leaked online)
english.elpais.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
CBS in crisis after pulling a report on Trump’s deportations to El Salvador (which later leaked online)
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Today, another infant, Taim Al-Khawaja, died from hypothermia in Gaza City, along with a 9-year-old girl, Hadeel Al-Masri. Just yesterday, 8-month-old Rahaf Al-Jazar also lost her life to the cold. The occupation continues to block shelter aid at the border.
December 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Today, another infant, Taim Al-Khawaja, died from hypothermia in Gaza City, along with a 9-year-old girl, Hadeel Al-Masri. Just yesterday, 8-month-old Rahaf Al-Jazar also lost her life to the cold. The occupation continues to block shelter aid at the border.
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Protesters gathered outside Stockholm City Hall, where the traditional Nobel Prize dinner was held, chanting “Stop the genocide in Gaza” and “No to war in Venezuela", expressing anger towards the US and EU for supporting Israel.
December 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Protesters gathered outside Stockholm City Hall, where the traditional Nobel Prize dinner was held, chanting “Stop the genocide in Gaza” and “No to war in Venezuela", expressing anger towards the US and EU for supporting Israel.
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“Gaza now hosts the largest group of child amputees in modern history.”
UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini says nearly 42,000 Palestinians in Gaza have suffered life-changing wounds in Israel’s war – and almost one-quarter of those are children.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/7eexx4
UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini says nearly 42,000 Palestinians in Gaza have suffered life-changing wounds in Israel’s war – and almost one-quarter of those are children.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/7eexx4
December 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
“Gaza now hosts the largest group of child amputees in modern history.”
UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini says nearly 42,000 Palestinians in Gaza have suffered life-changing wounds in Israel’s war – and almost one-quarter of those are children.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/7eexx4
UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini says nearly 42,000 Palestinians in Gaza have suffered life-changing wounds in Israel’s war – and almost one-quarter of those are children.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/7eexx4
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The importance of citizen scientists in monitoring, reporting and campaigning for action on water contamination cannot be understated
By David Miles
By David Miles
Using citizen science to improve our becks and rivers for nature and people
The importance of citizen scientists in monitoring, reporting and campaigning for action on water contamination cannot be understated
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The importance of citizen scientists in monitoring, reporting and campaigning for action on water contamination cannot be understated
By David Miles
By David Miles
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Young adults who took just a one-week break from social media showed improvement in depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms, a new study says. Plus, tips for how to take a break from your feed. n.pr/4oN4dWp
n.pr
December 2, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Young adults who took just a one-week break from social media showed improvement in depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms, a new study says. Plus, tips for how to take a break from your feed. n.pr/4oN4dWp
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OPINION: Despite decades of pledges, certification schemes and packaging glowing with virtue — of forests saved, farmers empowered and consciences soothed — most chocolate companies have failed to eradicate exploitation from their supply chains.
🔗 politi.co/4orKvz6
🔗 politi.co/4orKvz6
December 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM
OPINION: Despite decades of pledges, certification schemes and packaging glowing with virtue — of forests saved, farmers empowered and consciences soothed — most chocolate companies have failed to eradicate exploitation from their supply chains.
🔗 politi.co/4orKvz6
🔗 politi.co/4orKvz6
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Sick, immature worker ants produce a signal that triggers their nestmates to destroy them, according to a study of a single ant species in Nature Communications. This act is thought to benefit the colony as a whole by preventing the spread of infection. go.nature.com/3Ks2Kqe 🧪
December 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Sick, immature worker ants produce a signal that triggers their nestmates to destroy them, according to a study of a single ant species in Nature Communications. This act is thought to benefit the colony as a whole by preventing the spread of infection. go.nature.com/3Ks2Kqe 🧪
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Watched that video on haptic/optic and the dude without irony held up Avatar as examples of "the good kind" of cgi and it looked pretty much the same as the bad kind to me, only a tad more brightly lit. None of it felt real or substantial. Pretty, not substantial.
Just pay artists to draw it.
Just pay artists to draw it.
December 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Watched that video on haptic/optic and the dude without irony held up Avatar as examples of "the good kind" of cgi and it looked pretty much the same as the bad kind to me, only a tad more brightly lit. None of it felt real or substantial. Pretty, not substantial.
Just pay artists to draw it.
Just pay artists to draw it.
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Tom Stoppard leaves 'majestic body of intellectual work' reut.rs/3XX0z0V
Tom Stoppard leaves 'majestic body of intellectual work'
Tom Stoppard, one of Britain's best-known playwrights, has died at the age of 88. Below are some tributes and reactions.
reut.rs
November 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Tom Stoppard leaves 'majestic body of intellectual work' reut.rs/3XX0z0V
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"And you should probably try losing weight."
November 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
"And you should probably try losing weight."
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At least 94 Palestinians died in Israeli prisons in two years, human rights group says
At least 94 Palestinians died in Israeli prisons in two years, human rights group says
A new report by Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) alleges "systematic killings and cover-ups".
www.bbc.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
At least 94 Palestinians died in Israeli prisons in two years, human rights group says
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💛 Flember: The Golden Heart, the fifth and final book in my series of illustrated novels, is out TODAY!
💥 An epic conclusion to the series, filled with heart-racing action, ridiculous inventions, strange weirdo characters, fart jokes, the sweetest moments and huge explosive set pieces!
💥 An epic conclusion to the series, filled with heart-racing action, ridiculous inventions, strange weirdo characters, fart jokes, the sweetest moments and huge explosive set pieces!
November 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
💛 Flember: The Golden Heart, the fifth and final book in my series of illustrated novels, is out TODAY!
💥 An epic conclusion to the series, filled with heart-racing action, ridiculous inventions, strange weirdo characters, fart jokes, the sweetest moments and huge explosive set pieces!
💥 An epic conclusion to the series, filled with heart-racing action, ridiculous inventions, strange weirdo characters, fart jokes, the sweetest moments and huge explosive set pieces!
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New comic on Patreon! www.patreon.com/posts/my-fem... Subscribe to see the full comic! Also subscribe to see me do the "locking myself in a car on a hot day with the windows down" challenge.
October 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
New comic on Patreon! www.patreon.com/posts/my-fem... Subscribe to see the full comic! Also subscribe to see me do the "locking myself in a car on a hot day with the windows down" challenge.
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Overheard my 7 year old telling her mates how annoyed she gets that the council switch off all internet at 7pm every night. They looked at her confused but didn't correct her. Not sure how much longer I can sustain this lie.
October 31, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Overheard my 7 year old telling her mates how annoyed she gets that the council switch off all internet at 7pm every night. They looked at her confused but didn't correct her. Not sure how much longer I can sustain this lie.
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The British government has admitted UK-made military equipment has been found in Sudan, amid escalating reports of the mass slaughter of civilians.
UK government admits ‘small number’ of military items found in Sudan
Questions in parliament come amid finger-pointing over the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in the war zone.
www.politico.eu
October 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The British government has admitted UK-made military equipment has been found in Sudan, amid escalating reports of the mass slaughter of civilians.
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Many claims are made for the power of poetry to change lives. All I can offer on the death of Brian Patten is a simple truth. This poem - sent to me by my not-then-wife - is the reason I am with her 40 years on.
RIP Brian. x
RIP Brian. x
September 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Many claims are made for the power of poetry to change lives. All I can offer on the death of Brian Patten is a simple truth. This poem - sent to me by my not-then-wife - is the reason I am with her 40 years on.
RIP Brian. x
RIP Brian. x
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Another great one gone. RIP Brian Patten.
October 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Another great one gone. RIP Brian Patten.
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SEPTEMBER WAVE WRAP UP
🌍 From Port Harcourt to Ipswich, from Rennes to Reading, across the UK and the world, Insure Our Survival has exposed two major enablers of ecocide and genocide: AXA and AIG.
🌍 From Port Harcourt to Ipswich, from Rennes to Reading, across the UK and the world, Insure Our Survival has exposed two major enablers of ecocide and genocide: AXA and AIG.
October 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
SEPTEMBER WAVE WRAP UP
🌍 From Port Harcourt to Ipswich, from Rennes to Reading, across the UK and the world, Insure Our Survival has exposed two major enablers of ecocide and genocide: AXA and AIG.
🌍 From Port Harcourt to Ipswich, from Rennes to Reading, across the UK and the world, Insure Our Survival has exposed two major enablers of ecocide and genocide: AXA and AIG.