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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 3h

This is such a clever idea on taking kids to museums/galleries
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Nadia from London has an idea that sounds such fun you'll be booking a day out asap.
"I've always loved museums," she says,
"but they can be overwhelming for children. For decades now, I've done something called 'playing postcards'
We do
the museum backwards, visiting the gift shop first. Each child gets to choose three postcards. Then they take it in turns to find that particular artwork in the museum and give us a little information about the piece from the details on the postcard, or from any gallery plaque. At the end of this treasure-hunt-style activity, we vote for our favourite in the cafe."

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Philippe Marlière @phmarliere.bsky.social · 18h

The French Prime Minister resigned on Monday, was reappointed on Friday and is threatening to resign again on Saturday. This is Guinness Book of Records stuff.

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 1d

Klitschko: "The situation is difficult, and we must speak honestly rather than reassure ourselves," he says. "Stay focused and act pragmatically. Stock up on water, prepare a first-aid kit and food supplies, charge your power banks, and get warm clothes ready. Do not ignore air-raid warnings."

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 1d

Hi from a candlelit apartment as power's out in Kyiv and emergency power outages have been introduced in most regions of the Ukraine...

Kyiv Mayor Klitschko warns another Russian attack expected in coming days, tells Kyivans stock up on water, food, charge power banks, gather warm clothes.

Віталій Кличко

У результаті масованої атаки ворога, який бив по обʼєктах критичної інфраструктури України, наразі запроваджені екстрені відключення електрики в більшості областей країни. Київ пережив одну з найскла...

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 1d

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

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Mark Hennessy @markhennessy.bsky.social · 3d

If you read nothing else this day, this week, this year, read this - the most beautiful ode imaginable to life, love and friendship
Manchán Magan was a great man for a video message. You’d never know what you might get

www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Manchán Magan was a great man for a video message. You’d never know what you might get

One of the most precious gifts cancer has given me is a deep friendship with this extraordinary Irish man

www.irishtimes.com

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 4d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 4d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 4d

Spying case collapsed after UK refused to label China a ‘threat’, prosecutors say on.ft.com/4mPWLsf

Spying case collapsed after UK refused to label China a ‘threat’, prosecutors say

Crown Prosecution Service had charged two Britons with espionage offences

on.ft.com

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 4d

This is Eeyore. He led a sheriff's deputy to his grandma after she fell during their walk. We are awarding him the incredibly rare 15/10 (FB: OkaloosaSheriff)

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Nicola @scrapegroat.bsky.social · 4d

Them: Buckle up, technology is the future, you're getting left behind
Technology:

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Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 5d

Rail travel - my odyssey:
1) Booked a train to London using split tickets to make it £170 return instead of £240.
2) Train delayed. Next train is the same company and gets in later than planned train but split ticket doesn’t count. Nice staff say it is up to the train manager if he will let me on.

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Captain Fanta @sassy0210.bsky.social · 5d

"Do you have a moment to talk about our Lord and Savior Edgar Allan Poe?"

@goodplacejames.bsky.social

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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 5d

Only Connect is on tonight! And, *as far as I know*, all the facts I read out will be correct.

But I guess we’ll soon find out.

8pm, BBC Two

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 6d

A startling chart from Goldman, esp if like me you had not noticed Spain doing *quite* that well

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Alex Selby-Boothroyd @alexselbyb.bsky.social · 5d

www.economist.com/business/202...

J. Edgar Hoover, the first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was a darkly authoritarian figure. During his 48-year reign at the FBI and its forerunner, he exercised personal oversight over decisions large and small, from wiretaps to dress codes. Control bred unthinking obedience. When Hoover once scrawled “Watch the borders” on one of the memoranda that passed across his desk, agents were reportedly dispatched to America’s frontiers with Mexico and Canada. It turned out that he was in fact concerned about the width of the margins on the document.

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Sophie E. Hill @sophieehill.bsky.social · 6d

A thread of inspirational quotes from two of my idols: Kemi Badenoch and Ange Postecoglou

(uh-oh, I may have gotten some mixed up... or have I??)

🧵

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Anna Macleod @akcmacleod.bsky.social · 6d

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Defakator (Officiel) 🧆 @defakator.bsky.social · 6d

Haddock : Quelle semaine, hein ?
Tintin : Capitaine, on est lundi, il est 10h

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Steven Seggie @stevenhseggie.bsky.social · 6d

even by Macron government standards that was quick - he should appoint Russel Martin as PM

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 6d

"excusez-moi, aimeriez-vous être premier ministre de la France"

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Jack Schickler @jackschickler.bsky.social · 6d

Sébastien Lecornu 🇫🇷 has resigned after serving 0.55 Liz Trusses in office

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chris-ture from the black lagoon @thecorlew.bsky.social · 9d

seven-year-old: “who’s voice is that”

me: “Bob Dylan”

7yo: “is that yr friend”

me: “no a singer”

7yo: “not a very good singer”

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Catherine Colonna @ccolonna.bsky.social · 8d

35 ans d’unité allemande 🇩🇪Joyeux Anniversaire !

Le 3 octobre 1990 a vu triompher le désir partagé de liberté et de démocratie pour tout le continent européen.

L’Histoire ne reviendra pas en arrière en Europe, malgré les menaces, les manœuvres et les intimidations russes.

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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 9d

Seven years ago today, the Saudi Crown Prince directed the murder of VA resident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

As we honor Jamal's memory, we are reminded that we must protect reporters around the world as they uncover the truth, inform the public, and promote accountability.

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 9d

Even creepier given that this was written by a 63-year-old dude

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