Simon
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Fight the Kipple today!
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Mass surveillance, the metaverse, making America ‘great again’: the novelists who predicted our present
From Jorge Luis Borges to George Orwell and Margaret Atwood, novelists have foreseen some of the major developments of our age. What can we learn from their prophecies?
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January 10, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Fight the Kipple today!
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Reminder: ICE has a budget bigger than most militaries around the world.
It has increased its spending on weapons by 700% since Trump took office.
Trump is building his own personal military to terrorize American cities, trample on civil rights, and intimidate his opponents.
It has increased its spending on weapons by 700% since Trump took office.
Trump is building his own personal military to terrorize American cities, trample on civil rights, and intimidate his opponents.
January 7, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Reminder: ICE has a budget bigger than most militaries around the world.
It has increased its spending on weapons by 700% since Trump took office.
Trump is building his own personal military to terrorize American cities, trample on civil rights, and intimidate his opponents.
It has increased its spending on weapons by 700% since Trump took office.
Trump is building his own personal military to terrorize American cities, trample on civil rights, and intimidate his opponents.
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In Nazareth, holiday festivities mask a ‘deep rot’
Facing rampant crime and corruption, a steep deficit, and a lack of municipal services, can the Palestinian ‘capital city’ inside Israel make a recovery?
www.972mag.com/nazareth-chr...
Facing rampant crime and corruption, a steep deficit, and a lack of municipal services, can the Palestinian ‘capital city’ inside Israel make a recovery?
www.972mag.com/nazareth-chr...
In Nazareth, holiday festivities mask a 'deep rot'
Facing rampant crime and corruption, a steep deficit, and a lack of municipal services, can the Palestinian ‘capital city’ inside Israel make a recovery?
www.972mag.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:40 PM
In Nazareth, holiday festivities mask a ‘deep rot’
Facing rampant crime and corruption, a steep deficit, and a lack of municipal services, can the Palestinian ‘capital city’ inside Israel make a recovery?
www.972mag.com/nazareth-chr...
Facing rampant crime and corruption, a steep deficit, and a lack of municipal services, can the Palestinian ‘capital city’ inside Israel make a recovery?
www.972mag.com/nazareth-chr...
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Along Israel’s expanding Yellow Line, the war in Gaza never ended
Israeli forces are advancing beyond stipulated boundaries, where Palestinians say supposedly safe neighborhoods are coming under fire without warning.
By Ruwaida Amer
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Israeli forces are advancing beyond stipulated boundaries, where Palestinians say supposedly safe neighborhoods are coming under fire without warning.
By Ruwaida Amer
www.972mag.com/gaza-yellow-...
Along Israel’s expanding Yellow Line, the war in Gaza never ended
Israeli forces are advancing beyond stipulated boundaries, where Palestinians say supposedly safe neighborhoods are coming under fire without warning.
www.972mag.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Along Israel’s expanding Yellow Line, the war in Gaza never ended
Israeli forces are advancing beyond stipulated boundaries, where Palestinians say supposedly safe neighborhoods are coming under fire without warning.
By Ruwaida Amer
www.972mag.com/gaza-yellow-...
Israeli forces are advancing beyond stipulated boundaries, where Palestinians say supposedly safe neighborhoods are coming under fire without warning.
By Ruwaida Amer
www.972mag.com/gaza-yellow-...
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Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale has become ‘more and more plausible’
Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale has become ‘more and more plausible’
Canadian author discusses US under Trump and says setting of her dystopian novel has ‘become much closer’
Margaret Atwood has said the plot of her book The Handmaid’s Tale, which depicts a story of an authoritarian regime where women are forced to reproduce, has become “more and more plausible” in recent years.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, Atwood said she believed the plot was “bonkers” when she first had the concept for the novel as the US was the “democratic ideal” at the time. Continue reading...
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December 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale has become ‘more and more plausible’
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Write for Rights v2025 v2
We have another opportunity for a Write for Rights event, on Saturday 6th December from 1130 to 3:00pm. It will be directly after the Peace Vigil - details here. Coffeewrite Ltd - 4 Marygate, Wakefield, WF1 1NX More information about our partner: Write a Letter – Send a…
We have another opportunity for a Write for Rights event, on Saturday 6th December from 1130 to 3:00pm. It will be directly after the Peace Vigil - details here. Coffeewrite Ltd - 4 Marygate, Wakefield, WF1 1NX More information about our partner: Write a Letter – Send a…
Write for Rights v2025 v2
We have another opportunity for a Write for Rights event, on Saturday 6th December from 1130 to 3:00pm. It will be directly after the Peace Vigil - details here. Coffeewrite Ltd - 4 Marygate, Wakefield, WF1 1NX More information about our partner: Write a Letter – Send a Card Drop-in for a coffee and refreshments and take action write, sign or send messages of support online.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Write for Rights v2025 v2
We have another opportunity for a Write for Rights event, on Saturday 6th December from 1130 to 3:00pm. It will be directly after the Peace Vigil - details here. Coffeewrite Ltd - 4 Marygate, Wakefield, WF1 1NX More information about our partner: Write a Letter – Send a…
We have another opportunity for a Write for Rights event, on Saturday 6th December from 1130 to 3:00pm. It will be directly after the Peace Vigil - details here. Coffeewrite Ltd - 4 Marygate, Wakefield, WF1 1NX More information about our partner: Write a Letter – Send a…
I was wondering if the Advent box had been renamed…!
November 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I was wondering if the Advent box had been renamed…!
This…
This week in the “Daily Meditations,” we explore sacramental reality:
Richard Rohr explains, "Acknowledging the intrinsic value and beauty of creation, including the cosmos, elements, plants, and animals is a major paradigm shift for most Western and cultural Christians." buff.ly/mY8cJD0
Richard Rohr explains, "Acknowledging the intrinsic value and beauty of creation, including the cosmos, elements, plants, and animals is a major paradigm shift for most Western and cultural Christians." buff.ly/mY8cJD0
November 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This…
I have been critical of BBC over exposure of Reform, this year in particular… but it is a US president that clearly doesn’t like public broadcasting and repeatedly shuts down critics, that is bringing this to a head now. Legal action by Trump? That’s my income tax…!
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I have been critical of BBC over exposure of Reform, this year in particular… but it is a US president that clearly doesn’t like public broadcasting and repeatedly shuts down critics, that is bringing this to a head now. Legal action by Trump? That’s my income tax…!
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In today's meditation, Richard Rohr considers how challenging it is to live out Jesus’ teaching on the Sermon on the Mount. "Jesus taught an alternative wisdom that shakes the social order instead of upholding the conventional wisdom that maintains it." buff.ly/sSuSqpI
November 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
In today's meditation, Richard Rohr considers how challenging it is to live out Jesus’ teaching on the Sermon on the Mount. "Jesus taught an alternative wisdom that shakes the social order instead of upholding the conventional wisdom that maintains it." buff.ly/sSuSqpI
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On our newest episode of “Everything Belongs,” explore Chapter 8 of Richard Rohr’s "The Tears of Things."
You'll also hear from Cassidy Hall. She discusses women’s often-erased voices, queerness as a contemplative lens, and the prophets on the margins. buff.ly/L92eR51
You'll also hear from Cassidy Hall. She discusses women’s often-erased voices, queerness as a contemplative lens, and the prophets on the margins. buff.ly/L92eR51
November 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
On our newest episode of “Everything Belongs,” explore Chapter 8 of Richard Rohr’s "The Tears of Things."
You'll also hear from Cassidy Hall. She discusses women’s often-erased voices, queerness as a contemplative lens, and the prophets on the margins. buff.ly/L92eR51
You'll also hear from Cassidy Hall. She discusses women’s often-erased voices, queerness as a contemplative lens, and the prophets on the margins. buff.ly/L92eR51
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Did you know the UK gov allows bottom trawling in many UK Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)?
It’s like letting a bulldozer destroy a national park.
Want to protect the UK's local fishermen and precious marine life? Please urge the UK gov to ban all industrial fishing from UK MPAs NOW:
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It’s like letting a bulldozer destroy a national park.
Want to protect the UK's local fishermen and precious marine life? Please urge the UK gov to ban all industrial fishing from UK MPAs NOW:
act.gp/43gBtgI
Sign the petition
Emma Reynolds: stop the industrial fishing frenzy
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November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Did you know the UK gov allows bottom trawling in many UK Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)?
It’s like letting a bulldozer destroy a national park.
Want to protect the UK's local fishermen and precious marine life? Please urge the UK gov to ban all industrial fishing from UK MPAs NOW:
act.gp/43gBtgI
It’s like letting a bulldozer destroy a national park.
Want to protect the UK's local fishermen and precious marine life? Please urge the UK gov to ban all industrial fishing from UK MPAs NOW:
act.gp/43gBtgI
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My brain is stuttering at "the inhabitants of British villages are quiet, innocent folk, who like to eat breakfast and second breakfast and smoke pipes and never have adventures, and they must be protected from the forces of darkness and brown-ness."
Fuck you, Elmo, you patronising wank.
Fuck you, Elmo, you patronising wank.
Elon Musk, "These lovely small towns in England, Scotland and Ireland, they've been living their lives quietly. They're like hobbits"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
November 3, 2025 at 10:14 AM
My brain is stuttering at "the inhabitants of British villages are quiet, innocent folk, who like to eat breakfast and second breakfast and smoke pipes and never have adventures, and they must be protected from the forces of darkness and brown-ness."
Fuck you, Elmo, you patronising wank.
Fuck you, Elmo, you patronising wank.
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Wakefield Peace Vigil: November
November Peace Vigil 1st November 2025
November Peace Vigil 1st November 2025
Wakefield Peace Vigil: November
November Peace Vigil 1st November 2025
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October 31, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Wakefield Peace Vigil: November
November Peace Vigil 1st November 2025
November Peace Vigil 1st November 2025
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October 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Group Meeting - October
Group Meeting – October
Open Meeting 21/10/25 1900 - Quaker Meeting House, Thornhill Street, WF1 1NQ - All Welcome.
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October 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Group Meeting - October
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October 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Today our service for Homelessness Sunday is from St Barnabas Ealing, in conjunction with Housing Justice.
Our theme is 'Love thy neighbour' and we will be reflecting on how the smallest of things can make a huge difference to others.
Join us at cofe.io/HomelessnessSundayService.
Our theme is 'Love thy neighbour' and we will be reflecting on how the smallest of things can make a huge difference to others.
Join us at cofe.io/HomelessnessSundayService.
A Service for Homelessness Sunday | The Church of England
This week our service for Homelessness Sunday is from St Barnabas Ealing, in conjunction with Housing Justice. Our theme this week is 'Love thy neighbour' and we will be reflecting on how the smallest of things can make a huge difference to others.
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October 5, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Today our service for Homelessness Sunday is from St Barnabas Ealing, in conjunction with Housing Justice.
Our theme is 'Love thy neighbour' and we will be reflecting on how the smallest of things can make a huge difference to others.
Join us at cofe.io/HomelessnessSundayService.
Our theme is 'Love thy neighbour' and we will be reflecting on how the smallest of things can make a huge difference to others.
Join us at cofe.io/HomelessnessSundayService.
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Wakefield Peace Vigil: October
October Peace Vigil 04/06/25 1045
October Peace Vigil 04/06/25 1045
Wakefield Peace Vigil: October
October Peace Vigil 04/06/25 1045
www.aiukwakefield.org.uk
September 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Wakefield Peace Vigil: October
October Peace Vigil 04/06/25 1045
October Peace Vigil 04/06/25 1045
Peace and love to thwart violence? Yes! Why not?
Love as the Source of Nonviolence
International Day of Peace Father Richard Rohr reflects on the spiritual and moral futility of violence, drawing on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
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September 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Peace and love to thwart violence? Yes! Why not?
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Education is the enemy of fascism.
September 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Education is the enemy of fascism.
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This may explain why there’s an aggressive response to people who merely post Kirk’s own words. It threatens the existence of the alternate Kirk - the motivational speaker that had been marketed to young kids and white Christian groups through selective quotation & clips.
September 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This may explain why there’s an aggressive response to people who merely post Kirk’s own words. It threatens the existence of the alternate Kirk - the motivational speaker that had been marketed to young kids and white Christian groups through selective quotation & clips.
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