If I were in charge
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Time for change.
Time for hope, logic and learning.
Let’s try.
Time for hope, logic and learning.
Let’s try.
Pinned
Ben E. King - Stand By Me (Audio)
YouTube video by Soulful Sounds
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Keep going and move forward. We’ll get there.
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Ben E. King - Stand By Me youtu.be/hwZNL7QVJjE via @YouTube
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Under President Trump's domestic spending agenda passed by Congress, the Kennedy Center will receive $257 million. That is six times what it normally gets from Congress annually.
But no money for Medicare
But no money for Medicare
August 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Under President Trump's domestic spending agenda passed by Congress, the Kennedy Center will receive $257 million. That is six times what it normally gets from Congress annually.
But no money for Medicare
But no money for Medicare
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China's approvals of coal power plants grow after 2024 decline reut.rs/3ZfPdq6
China's approvals of coal power plants grow after 2024 decline
China approved 11.29 gigawatts (GW) of new coal power plants in the first three months of 2025, already exceeding the 10.34 GW approved in the first half of 2024, a new Greenpeace report showed on Thursday.
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June 5, 2025 at 4:20 AM
China's approvals of coal power plants grow after 2024 decline reut.rs/3ZfPdq6
The right is creeping across Europe.
Italy approves Security Bill amid international criticism.
Meloni government enacts sweeping security law despite warnings it could criminalise civil disobedience and erode human rights protections. http://dlvr.it/TL9nlc
Meloni government enacts sweeping security law despite warnings it could criminalise civil disobedience and erode human rights protections. http://dlvr.it/TL9nlc
June 5, 2025 at 4:44 AM
The right is creeping across Europe.
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'One man band' by contemporary English printmaker Gail Brodholt #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
June 3, 2025 at 5:34 AM
'One man band' by contemporary English printmaker Gail Brodholt #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
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An early morning walk yielded a flowering Lizard Orchid and several Burnt Orchids.
Later the Col de Pennes wowed us with a mix of dry grassland and woodland flowers, Short-tailed Eagle and argumentative Duke of Burgundy butterflies
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Later the Col de Pennes wowed us with a mix of dry grassland and woodland flowers, Short-tailed Eagle and argumentative Duke of Burgundy butterflies
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June 5, 2025 at 3:49 AM
An early morning walk yielded a flowering Lizard Orchid and several Burnt Orchids.
Later the Col de Pennes wowed us with a mix of dry grassland and woodland flowers, Short-tailed Eagle and argumentative Duke of Burgundy butterflies
@wildlifetraveller.bsky.social
@beardybirder.bsky.social
Later the Col de Pennes wowed us with a mix of dry grassland and woodland flowers, Short-tailed Eagle and argumentative Duke of Burgundy butterflies
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@beardybirder.bsky.social
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Elizabeth Catlett, Sharecropper, 1952, two colour lino cut. The US artist utilised printmaking with extreme skill to explore themes of her fellow African Americans in a 20th century era of Civil Rights activism #womensart
May 4, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Elizabeth Catlett, Sharecropper, 1952, two colour lino cut. The US artist utilised printmaking with extreme skill to explore themes of her fellow African Americans in a 20th century era of Civil Rights activism #womensart
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Anemones, 1925 woodcut by Australian artist Margaret Preston #WomensArt
May 4, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Anemones, 1925 woodcut by Australian artist Margaret Preston #WomensArt
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Canada’s liberal party, led by Mark Carney, secures election victory after dramatic reversal of fortune
Canada’s liberal party, led by Mark Carney, secures election victory after dramatic reversal of fortune
Party written off months ago secures fourth term in stunning comeback after Donald Trump’s threats boosted campaign
* Results tracker
* Joy for Liberals: follow the election results live
Canada’s Liberal party has won a fourth term, capping a miraculous political resurrection for the party – and marking a landmark victory for former central banker and political novice Mark Carney as he prepares to face off against US president Donald Trump.
Late on Monday, the Liberals had won or were leading in enough seats to prevent any other party from forming government, according to the national broadcaster CBC. As results from Canada’s Atlantic provinces and vote-rich Quebec and Ontario came in late on Monday, supporters at the Liberals’ election night party erupted in cheers. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 29, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Canada’s liberal party, led by Mark Carney, secures election victory after dramatic reversal of fortune
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Keep going and move forward. We’ll get there.
Ben E. King - Stand By Me youtu.be/hwZNL7QVJjE via @YouTube
Ben E. King - Stand By Me youtu.be/hwZNL7QVJjE via @YouTube
Ben E. King - Stand By Me (Audio)
YouTube video by Soulful Sounds
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November 16, 2024 at 2:09 AM
Keep going and move forward. We’ll get there.
Ben E. King - Stand By Me youtu.be/hwZNL7QVJjE via @YouTube
Ben E. King - Stand By Me youtu.be/hwZNL7QVJjE via @YouTube
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The refusal of the Egyptian authorities to free this peaceful activist triggered Laila's act of maternal determination.
Listen to Laila Souief: A Mother’s Life on Radio 4 at 1.30pm
Pres Michael Segalov
Prod Michael Segalov and Andrea Rangecroft www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
📸 Misan Harriman
Listen to Laila Souief: A Mother’s Life on Radio 4 at 1.30pm
Pres Michael Segalov
Prod Michael Segalov and Andrea Rangecroft www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
📸 Misan Harriman
April 13, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The refusal of the Egyptian authorities to free this peaceful activist triggered Laila's act of maternal determination.
Listen to Laila Souief: A Mother’s Life on Radio 4 at 1.30pm
Pres Michael Segalov
Prod Michael Segalov and Andrea Rangecroft www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
📸 Misan Harriman
Listen to Laila Souief: A Mother’s Life on Radio 4 at 1.30pm
Pres Michael Segalov
Prod Michael Segalov and Andrea Rangecroft www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
📸 Misan Harriman
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Since last September, 68-year-old Laila Soueif has been on hunger strike.
Laila is the mother of Alaa Abdel Fattah, a British national imprisoned in Egypt for the best part of 12 years. He’s one of Egypt's highest profile pro-democracy political prisoners who was due to be released in late 2024…
Laila is the mother of Alaa Abdel Fattah, a British national imprisoned in Egypt for the best part of 12 years. He’s one of Egypt's highest profile pro-democracy political prisoners who was due to be released in late 2024…
April 13, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Since last September, 68-year-old Laila Soueif has been on hunger strike.
Laila is the mother of Alaa Abdel Fattah, a British national imprisoned in Egypt for the best part of 12 years. He’s one of Egypt's highest profile pro-democracy political prisoners who was due to be released in late 2024…
Laila is the mother of Alaa Abdel Fattah, a British national imprisoned in Egypt for the best part of 12 years. He’s one of Egypt's highest profile pro-democracy political prisoners who was due to be released in late 2024…
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UK Parliament recalled tomorrow for emergency debate on the future of British Steel.
Must be permanent nationalisation, not temporary where public purse nurses the company and it is then sold to private sector.
Need industrial strategy: Can't rescue steel/others without controlling energy costs.
Must be permanent nationalisation, not temporary where public purse nurses the company and it is then sold to private sector.
Need industrial strategy: Can't rescue steel/others without controlling energy costs.
April 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
UK Parliament recalled tomorrow for emergency debate on the future of British Steel.
Must be permanent nationalisation, not temporary where public purse nurses the company and it is then sold to private sector.
Need industrial strategy: Can't rescue steel/others without controlling energy costs.
Must be permanent nationalisation, not temporary where public purse nurses the company and it is then sold to private sector.
Need industrial strategy: Can't rescue steel/others without controlling energy costs.
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The forgotten art of letter-writing 😁
April 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The forgotten art of letter-writing 😁
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A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
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Tokyo's cherry blossom season has kicked off, with the Meteorological Agency declaring that a cherry tree at Yasukuni Shrine had bloomed on Monday, five days earlier than last year.
Cherry blossom season kicks off in Tokyo after warm weekend
At approximately 2 p.m. Monday, the Meteorological Agency announced that its reference Somei-Yoshino cherry tree at Yasukuni Shrine was officially in bloom.
www.japantimes.co.jp
March 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Tokyo's cherry blossom season has kicked off, with the Meteorological Agency declaring that a cherry tree at Yasukuni Shrine had bloomed on Monday, five days earlier than last year.
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The future looks dire for the Government's own living standards milestones.
❌ The last thing they should have done with this under threat is move to restrict the incomes of disabled people through £5 billion worth of disability benefits cuts 4/5
❌ The last thing they should have done with this under threat is move to restrict the incomes of disabled people through £5 billion worth of disability benefits cuts 4/5
March 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The future looks dire for the Government's own living standards milestones.
❌ The last thing they should have done with this under threat is move to restrict the incomes of disabled people through £5 billion worth of disability benefits cuts 4/5
❌ The last thing they should have done with this under threat is move to restrict the incomes of disabled people through £5 billion worth of disability benefits cuts 4/5
There’s just not enough attention to environmental protection until it’s too late.
The collapse allowed some 50 million liters of waste containing concentrated acid, dissolved solids and heavy metals to flow into a stream that links to the Kafue River, Zambia’s most important waterway, the engineering institution said.
A river in Zambia died due to an acidic waste spill from a Chinese owned mine.
March 16, 2025 at 11:12 PM
There’s just not enough attention to environmental protection until it’s too late.
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Tuberculosis, the deadliest infectious disease on the planet, kills more than 1.25M people a year. New infections are expected to surge by 30% as a result of closing USAID, a memo says. The increase will inevitably lead to cases in the U.S.
Internal Memos: Senior USAID Leaders Warned Trump Appointees of Hundreds of Thousands of Deaths From Closing Agency
One million children will go untreated for severe malnutrition, up to 166,000 people will die from malaria and 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next decade, the memos…
propub.li
March 10, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Tuberculosis, the deadliest infectious disease on the planet, kills more than 1.25M people a year. New infections are expected to surge by 30% as a result of closing USAID, a memo says. The increase will inevitably lead to cases in the U.S.
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'Cat and flowers' by Scottish artist Elizabeth Blackadder #WomensArt
March 6, 2025 at 5:52 AM
'Cat and flowers' by Scottish artist Elizabeth Blackadder #WomensArt
For everyone struggling with the news this week. Take a moment and breathe.
Keep going and move forward. We’ll get there.
Ben E. King - Stand By Me youtu.be/hwZNL7QVJjE via @YouTube
Ben E. King - Stand By Me youtu.be/hwZNL7QVJjE via @YouTube
Ben E. King - Stand By Me (Audio)
YouTube video by Soulful Sounds
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March 5, 2025 at 11:41 PM
For everyone struggling with the news this week. Take a moment and breathe.
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Today was the day the idea of America died. The free world stands with Ukraine and Zelensky. America has crossed to the other side. What was seen in the White House can never be unseen. Or undone. There is actually no coming back from this disgrace.
February 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Today was the day the idea of America died. The free world stands with Ukraine and Zelensky. America has crossed to the other side. What was seen in the White House can never be unseen. Or undone. There is actually no coming back from this disgrace.
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