Helen Sikavitsa
@elenischool.bsky.social
Resources for #language teaching by a #teacher of English living/working in Greece, dancer at heart, art & book lover, keen on photography & traveling as well.
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Helen Sikavitsa
@elenischool.bsky.social
· Nov 21
Out of our tangled entrails' darkest woods
let's bring to light all justice, kindness, joy,
all those wild birds that built their far nests there,
and though they never appear, may that hot kiln
of the inner earth burn on unceasingly!
#NikosKazantzakis to #DonQuixote #Greek #Literature #Inspiration
let's bring to light all justice, kindness, joy,
all those wild birds that built their far nests there,
and though they never appear, may that hot kiln
of the inner earth burn on unceasingly!
#NikosKazantzakis to #DonQuixote #Greek #Literature #Inspiration
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All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches
All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches
From Vietnam to the Balkans, Donald Trump’s family has launched a global dealmaking blitz since his re-election
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:35 AM
All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches
Ukraine at the crossroads — A 28-point plan, a tough dilemma for Zelenskyy, a nation’s fate edition.cnn.com/2025/11/28/e... #UkraineWar #Zelenskyy #RussiaUkraine #TrumpPutin #Geopolitics #StandWithUkraine #DefendUkraine
Analysis: Ukraine’s Zelensky faces hideous choice between bad deal and no deal | CNN
The gaps between Kyiv and Moscow remain too explicit, and their reasons for obstinacy too drenched in sacrifice, anxiety and blood.
edition.cnn.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Ukraine at the crossroads — A 28-point plan, a tough dilemma for Zelenskyy, a nation’s fate edition.cnn.com/2025/11/28/e... #UkraineWar #Zelenskyy #RussiaUkraine #TrumpPutin #Geopolitics #StandWithUkraine #DefendUkraine
Crafting dreams, letting the magic of Thanksgiving wrap around you. I wish you all have a joyful and wonderful break! #HappyThanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Crafting dreams, letting the magic of Thanksgiving wrap around you. I wish you all have a joyful and wonderful break! #HappyThanksgiving
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The New York Times produced a detailed, data-driven report on President Trump showing signs of aging. The president, 79, responded by calling the female reporter who co-wrote the story “ugly.” https://cnn.it/48idUFL
November 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The New York Times produced a detailed, data-driven report on President Trump showing signs of aging. The president, 79, responded by calling the female reporter who co-wrote the story “ugly.” https://cnn.it/48idUFL
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When it comes to peacemaking, Europe’s big powers are putting their faith in strong alliances, in binding agreements and in mightier armed forces. They fear that America is on another path
The wrong sort of peace leads to the next war
Donald Trump’s approach to peacemaking ignores crucial lessons from history
econ.st
November 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
When it comes to peacemaking, Europe’s big powers are putting their faith in strong alliances, in binding agreements and in mightier armed forces. They fear that America is on another path
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Trump’s ‘peace plan’ was a pro-Kremlin abomination whose failure is a glimmer of hope for Ukraine | Rajan Menon
Trump’s ‘peace plan’ was a pro-Kremlin abomination whose failure is a glimmer of hope for Ukraine | Rajan Menon
Following criticism, the president accused Ukraine of ingratitude but also added the plan was ‘not my final offer’. Which parts of it will survive?, says Rajan Menon of the City College of New York
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Trump’s ‘peace plan’ was a pro-Kremlin abomination whose failure is a glimmer of hope for Ukraine | Rajan Menon
Study reveals broad anxiety about American democracy and growing GOP divisions on constitutional power hub.jhu.edu/2025/11/23/a... #USPolitics #Constitution #PresidentialPower #PartisanDivide #SNFAgora #PublicAgenda #AmericanDemocracy @filosia.bsky.social 🐬 @alexanderca.bsky.social 🌻 #UnitedBlue 💙
New research finds Americans deeply concerned about U.S. democracy
Across party lines, 84% of survey participants say democracy is in crisis or facing serious challenges, with distinct divides emerging within the Republican Party
hub.jhu.edu
November 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Study reveals broad anxiety about American democracy and growing GOP divisions on constitutional power hub.jhu.edu/2025/11/23/a... #USPolitics #Constitution #PresidentialPower #PartisanDivide #SNFAgora #PublicAgenda #AmericanDemocracy @filosia.bsky.social 🐬 @alexanderca.bsky.social 🌻 #UnitedBlue 💙
Just a few questions: Who helped create this monster? Who celebrated it? Who fed it till a few weeks ago? observer.co.uk/news/profile... #Trump #Greene #Conflict #ToxicPolitics #America
Profile: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican firebrand | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Just a few questions: Who helped create this monster? Who celebrated it? Who fed it till a few weeks ago? observer.co.uk/news/profile... #Trump #Greene #Conflict #ToxicPolitics #America
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What did Trump and Saudi leader Mohammed bin Salman discuss on the phone after the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi? trib.al/M3J5fEY
Dem Demands Transcript of Trump-MBS Call After Khashoggi Killing
What did Trump and Saudi leader Mohammed bin Salman discuss on the phone after the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi?
trib.al
November 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
What did Trump and Saudi leader Mohammed bin Salman discuss on the phone after the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi? trib.al/M3J5fEY
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Donald Trump’s baiting and deflecting over the Epstein files has left him insisting that the investigation is both “too tedious to merit discussion” and also the “nuclear bomb that will destroy the entire Democratic Party,” @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues:
Trump’s Toddler Response to the Epstein Saga
The president baits, deflects, and chews the scenery in a drama that just won’t die.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Donald Trump’s baiting and deflecting over the Epstein files has left him insisting that the investigation is both “too tedious to merit discussion” and also the “nuclear bomb that will destroy the entire Democratic Party,” @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues:
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Does he even own a suit?
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Does he even own a suit?
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A collage of abuse of reporters by #DementedDonaldTrump, this is what he does and it can’t be tolerated. Call him out to his face, so what if he bans you from Air Force 1 or other press conferences, those pressers are worthless anyway. #DV1 #ProudBlue
www.meidasplus.com/p/19-clips-o...
www.meidasplus.com/p/19-clips-o...
19 Clips of Trump Demeaning Female Reporters in Last Few Months
Trump reserves particular venom for the women who cover him.
www.meidasplus.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A collage of abuse of reporters by #DementedDonaldTrump, this is what he does and it can’t be tolerated. Call him out to his face, so what if he bans you from Air Force 1 or other press conferences, those pressers are worthless anyway. #DV1 #ProudBlue
www.meidasplus.com/p/19-clips-o...
www.meidasplus.com/p/19-clips-o...
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Everywhere there's lots of piggies
Living piggy lives
You can see them out for dinner
With their piggy wives
Clutching forks and knives to eat the bacon
— Piggies, The Beatles
Living piggy lives
You can see them out for dinner
With their piggy wives
Clutching forks and knives to eat the bacon
— Piggies, The Beatles
November 19, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Everywhere there's lots of piggies
Living piggy lives
You can see them out for dinner
With their piggy wives
Clutching forks and knives to eat the bacon
— Piggies, The Beatles
Living piggy lives
You can see them out for dinner
With their piggy wives
Clutching forks and knives to eat the bacon
— Piggies, The Beatles
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“Whether you like him or didn’t like him, things happen, but [Mohammed] knew nothing about it,” said President Trump about Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the killing of Washington Post opinion columnist Jamal Khashoggi. https://wapo.st/4igmwkX
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“Whether you like him or didn’t like him, things happen, but [Mohammed] knew nothing about it,” said President Trump about Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the killing of Washington Post opinion columnist Jamal Khashoggi. https://wapo.st/4igmwkX
Well, here WR Mr Trump! “Quiet Piggy,” has told us all we need to know about a "president" ’s attitude toward women. Sure, that hasn’t been in doubt since we saw you on tape saying, “Grab them by the p*ssy.” #Epstein #Trump #Association #KnewAboutTheGirls #EpsteinScandal #CoverUp 🖌️Mike Luckovich
November 19, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Well, here WR Mr Trump! “Quiet Piggy,” has told us all we need to know about a "president" ’s attitude toward women. Sure, that hasn’t been in doubt since we saw you on tape saying, “Grab them by the p*ssy.” #Epstein #Trump #Association #KnewAboutTheGirls #EpsteinScandal #CoverUp 🖌️Mike Luckovich
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Turns out that the $16MM payoff ABC made to Trump bought them only a few months' reprieve. Weird how that happens.
Trump in response to an Epstein question: "ABC, your company, your crappy company is one of the perpetrators. I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that."
November 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Turns out that the $16MM payoff ABC made to Trump bought them only a few months' reprieve. Weird how that happens.
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President Donald Trump dismissed a question about the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, claiming that the Saudi dissident journalist was “extremely controversial” and that raising the subject in his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was meant to embarrass his visitor.
Trump claims slain journalist Khashoggi was ‘extremely controversial,’ defends Saudi crown prince | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed a question about the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, claiming that the Saudi dissident journalist was “extremely controversial” and that raising the subject...
www.cnn.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
President Donald Trump dismissed a question about the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, claiming that the Saudi dissident journalist was “extremely controversial” and that raising the subject in his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was meant to embarrass his visitor.
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When a reporter on Air Force One asked President Donald Trump a question about Epstein's recently revealed emails, Trump snapped at her, responding with the phrase “Quiet, piggy.”
November 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
When a reporter on Air Force One asked President Donald Trump a question about Epstein's recently revealed emails, Trump snapped at her, responding with the phrase “Quiet, piggy.”
Souvenir douloureux, mais aussi symbole de résilience et d’unité. #JamaisOublier #FluctuatnecMergitur #Bataclan #DixAnsDéjà #Paris #Fr avec @metafrasis.bsky.social 🙏🌹
The 'Tree of Justice' lights up at commemoration of the 2015 Paris terror attacks
www.france24.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Souvenir douloureux, mais aussi symbole de résilience et d’unité. #JamaisOublier #FluctuatnecMergitur #Bataclan #DixAnsDéjà #Paris #Fr avec @metafrasis.bsky.social 🙏🌹
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"The federal government shutdown provided President Donald Trump a weekslong reprieve from major revelations about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. But as Congress looks to reopen the government this week, it’s clear Trump’s Epstein problem hasn’t gone away," writes Aaron Blake. | Analysis
3 takeaways from the new Epstein emails mentioning Trump | CNN Politics
The federal government shutdown provided President Donald Trump a weekslong reprieve from major revelations about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
www.cnn.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
"The federal government shutdown provided President Donald Trump a weekslong reprieve from major revelations about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. But as Congress looks to reopen the government this week, it’s clear Trump’s Epstein problem hasn’t gone away," writes Aaron Blake. | Analysis
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Much of the criticism of the BBC is led by people whose preferred solution would be to get rid of it. That would be a huge mistake—but a shake-up is certainly needed econ.st/4hWcW6s
Illustration: Fortunate Joaquin
Illustration: Fortunate Joaquin
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Much of the criticism of the BBC is led by people whose preferred solution would be to get rid of it. That would be a huge mistake—but a shake-up is certainly needed econ.st/4hWcW6s
Illustration: Fortunate Joaquin
Illustration: Fortunate Joaquin
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As Karoline Leavitt concludes her press briefing and walks off, @andrewfeinberg.com asks: "What was the president doing with Virginia Giuffre for hours at Epstein's house?"
She did not respond.
She did not respond.
November 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
As Karoline Leavitt concludes her press briefing and walks off, @andrewfeinberg.com asks: "What was the president doing with Virginia Giuffre for hours at Epstein's house?"
She did not respond.
She did not respond.
“His very existence was improbable, inexplicable and altogether bewildering. He was an insoluble problem. It was inconceivable how he had existed, how he had succeeded in getting so far, how he had managed to remain - why he did not instantly disappear” Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness #DonaldTrump
November 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
“His very existence was improbable, inexplicable and altogether bewildering. He was an insoluble problem. It was inconceivable how he had existed, how he had succeeded in getting so far, how he had managed to remain - why he did not instantly disappear” Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness #DonaldTrump
Wednesday's Early Bird: in emails, obtained from the DOJ, Epstein seems to suggest that Trump knew of the illicit activities with which he is engaging. 📢 @filosia.bsky.social 🐬 #MeidasTouch #Resist #StrongerTogether #MeidasBoosts #StopTheMadness #Trump #EpsteinEmails #EpsteinFiles 🖌️André Carrilho
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Wednesday's Early Bird: in emails, obtained from the DOJ, Epstein seems to suggest that Trump knew of the illicit activities with which he is engaging. 📢 @filosia.bsky.social 🐬 #MeidasTouch #Resist #StrongerTogether #MeidasBoosts #StopTheMadness #Trump #EpsteinEmails #EpsteinFiles 🖌️André Carrilho
Students who use deeper learning strategies tend to earn better grades, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. news.uga.edu/student-moti... #HigherEd #MasteringSkills #StudentStrategies #ResearchNews #EduMatters with @viktsam.bsky.social 📚👩🎓
Focusing on self-improvement, not competition, may boost grades
Students who focus on mastering educational material rather than chasing a high grade tend to perform better academically.
news.uga.edu
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Students who use deeper learning strategies tend to earn better grades, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. news.uga.edu/student-moti... #HigherEd #MasteringSkills #StudentStrategies #ResearchNews #EduMatters with @viktsam.bsky.social 📚👩🎓