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Write to your MP NOW and ask them to vote against planned cuts which on the governments own assessment will plunge 250,000 people – including 50,000 children into poverty
You can use this handy link from @trusselluk.bsky.social
action.trussell.org.uk/your-mp-must...
You can use this handy link from @trusselluk.bsky.social
action.trussell.org.uk/your-mp-must...
June 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Write to your MP NOW and ask them to vote against planned cuts which on the governments own assessment will plunge 250,000 people – including 50,000 children into poverty
You can use this handy link from @trusselluk.bsky.social
action.trussell.org.uk/your-mp-must...
You can use this handy link from @trusselluk.bsky.social
action.trussell.org.uk/your-mp-must...
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You thought there was big news about the Pope's familly tree *last* week?
Pull up a chair. en.geneanet.org/genealogyblo...
Pull up a chair. en.geneanet.org/genealogyblo...
Pope Leo’s European Grandparents: The Mystery Solved
Starting last week, when white smoke rising from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican indicated a new Pope had been chosen,...
en.geneanet.org
May 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
You thought there was big news about the Pope's familly tree *last* week?
Pull up a chair. en.geneanet.org/genealogyblo...
Pull up a chair. en.geneanet.org/genealogyblo...
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📢 The Internet Archive needs your help.
At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
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At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
🧵⬇️
April 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
📢 The Internet Archive needs your help.
At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
🧵⬇️
At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
🧵⬇️
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One of the most remarkable examples of serendipity I’ve encountered in over thirty years of family history research. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Serendipity #History #Essex #Cheshire So sit back, relax, and let me tell you a story....
chiddicksfamilytree.com/2024/12/31/u...
chiddicksfamilytree.com/2024/12/31/u...
Unearthing the Past: How an Old Ledger Revealed Hidden Family Secrets
Sometimes, we discover a story, and sometimes, the story discovers us. This is one of the most remarkable examples of serendipity I’ve encountered in over thirty years of family history research. S…
chiddicksfamilytree.com
April 9, 2025 at 5:50 AM
One of the most remarkable examples of serendipity I’ve encountered in over thirty years of family history research. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Serendipity #History #Essex #Cheshire So sit back, relax, and let me tell you a story....
chiddicksfamilytree.com/2024/12/31/u...
chiddicksfamilytree.com/2024/12/31/u...
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Fantastic thread
For around 30years now my wife and I have shouted “TRIFLE!” at each other at random moments. Just did a good one across the car park of Springtime Nurseries in Crews Hill 👊
April 8, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Fantastic thread
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If you think we should expect more than posturing, media appearances and feathering their own nests from our MPs, you might consider signing this petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Change the requirements of how often MPs attend a Parliamentary sitting.
To set requirements for MPs to attend the House of Commons and to hold constituency surgeries on a minimum number of occasions throughout the year.
petition.parliament.uk
January 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
If you think we should expect more than posturing, media appearances and feathering their own nests from our MPs, you might consider signing this petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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Thanks to the 1,600 people and organisations who responded to the UK Ministry of Justice’s proposals on the retention of wills. Good news: The UK Government has determined not to proceed with any reforms that involve the destruction of original wills
Read in full here: www.gov.uk/government/c...
Read in full here: www.gov.uk/government/c...
January 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Thanks to the 1,600 people and organisations who responded to the UK Ministry of Justice’s proposals on the retention of wills. Good news: The UK Government has determined not to proceed with any reforms that involve the destruction of original wills
Read in full here: www.gov.uk/government/c...
Read in full here: www.gov.uk/government/c...
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This is a fascinating read, take a look
I wrote about the most interesting man you’ve probably never heard of, who discovered the real Noah’s Ark, and gives us a window into a fascinating world of the first humans who invented writing. www.forkingpaths.co/p/the-mirthf...
The Mirthful Assyriologist, the Real Noah's Ark, and the Oldest Writing in the World
Irving Finkel is the most interesting man you've never heard of. Enter his world for a captivating glimpse of the secrets embedded within humanity's earliest writing.
www.forkingpaths.co
November 17, 2024 at 7:53 AM
This is a fascinating read, take a look