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November 18, 2025
November 18, 2025
For three hot days, from July 1 to July 3, 1863, more than 150,000 soldiers from the armies of the United States of America and the Confederate States of America slashed at each other in the hills and...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:34 AM
November 18, 2025
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You know…..
The national government is ours.
Easy to forget.
But it is.
The national government is ours.
Easy to forget.
But it is.
she's our fucking lawyer!
September 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
You know…..
The national government is ours.
Easy to forget.
But it is.
The national government is ours.
Easy to forget.
But it is.
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This is it! Can’t wait and hope you can join us!
September 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This is it! Can’t wait and hope you can join us!
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Today marks 80 years since Victory in Europe (VE) Day. 🎖️
May 8, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Today marks 80 years since Victory in Europe (VE) Day. 🎖️
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Thursday marks 80 years since Victory in Europe Day, when the Allies accepted Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender. The day will be marked with memorials and moments of silence across Europe.
How Europe is commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Nazis' surrender in WWII
Thursday marks 80 years since Victory in Europe Day, when the Allies accepted Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender. The day will be marked with memorials and moments of silence across Europe.
www.npr.org
May 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Thursday marks 80 years since Victory in Europe Day, when the Allies accepted Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender. The day will be marked with memorials and moments of silence across Europe.
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The transportation secretary announced a far-reaching plan to drastically overhaul the current technology used by thousands of controllers responsible for guiding planes in and out of airports.
Trump administration unveils a modernization plan for air traffic control system
The transportation secretary announced a far-reaching plan to drastically overhaul the current technology used by thousands of controllers responsible for guiding planes in and out of airports.
www.npr.org
May 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The transportation secretary announced a far-reaching plan to drastically overhaul the current technology used by thousands of controllers responsible for guiding planes in and out of airports.
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Any description of the various colours of Anemone [fulgens] St Bavo would sound like an exaggeration: wine-velvet with an electric blue centre; scarlet with a black centre; pink or lilac with a biscuit-coloured centre. #gardening
www.rhs.org.uk/plants/97710...
www.rhs.org.uk/plants/97710...
May 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Any description of the various colours of Anemone [fulgens] St Bavo would sound like an exaggeration: wine-velvet with an electric blue centre; scarlet with a black centre; pink or lilac with a biscuit-coloured centre. #gardening
www.rhs.org.uk/plants/97710...
www.rhs.org.uk/plants/97710...
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The annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower is set to peak early on May 6 and will be viewable in the dark predawn skies.
Fast-moving Eta Aquarid meteor shower to light up the predawn sky
The annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower is set to peak early on May 6 and will be viewable in the dark predawn skies.
www.npr.org
May 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower is set to peak early on May 6 and will be viewable in the dark predawn skies.
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This Deaf Awareness Week we are spotlighting our BSL resources. Head to our website to watch 4 BSL videos which give an introduction to GWL – our values, history, & our collections, as well as how you can get involved #BSL #DeafAwarenessWeek #AccessibiiltyMatters
womenslibrary.org.uk/about-us/acc...
womenslibrary.org.uk/about-us/acc...
Information Videos in BSL | Glasgow Women's Library
These four British Sign Language (BSL) videos give an introduction to Glasgow Women’s Library – our values, history, and our collections, as well as how you can get involved.
womenslibrary.org.uk
May 6, 2025 at 11:13 AM
This Deaf Awareness Week we are spotlighting our BSL resources. Head to our website to watch 4 BSL videos which give an introduction to GWL – our values, history, & our collections, as well as how you can get involved #BSL #DeafAwarenessWeek #AccessibiiltyMatters
womenslibrary.org.uk/about-us/acc...
womenslibrary.org.uk/about-us/acc...
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Trump cuts will increase devastation after disasters, expert warns: ‘It is really scary’
Trump cuts will increase devastation after disasters, expert warns: ‘It is really scary’
Layoffs and funding cuts to Fema and Noaa will hamstring emergency managers, warns professor Samantha Montano
www.theguardian.com
May 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Trump cuts will increase devastation after disasters, expert warns: ‘It is really scary’
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January 31, 2025
January 31, 2025
On February 1, 1862, in the early days of the Civil War, the Atlantic Monthly published Julia Ward Howe's "Battle Hymn of the Republic,” summing up the cause of freedom for which the United States tro...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 1, 2025 at 6:32 AM
January 31, 2025
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The leaves come after the flower and Galanthus reginae-olgae is a bulb which should positively be planted during the spring months. Galanthus corcyrensis from Corfu, flowers in November and G. cilicicus from Syria in December. #gardening
www.gardenersworld.com/plants/galan...
www.gardenersworld.com/plants/galan...
February 1, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The leaves come after the flower and Galanthus reginae-olgae is a bulb which should positively be planted during the spring months. Galanthus corcyrensis from Corfu, flowers in November and G. cilicicus from Syria in December. #gardening
www.gardenersworld.com/plants/galan...
www.gardenersworld.com/plants/galan...
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"Holocaust remembrance is a profoundly unifying act."
On #HolocaustMemorialDay, UofG Law lecturers Dr Henry Lovat and Dr Mia Spiro reflect on the power of education about genocide and historical memory for @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social.
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
On #HolocaustMemorialDay, UofG Law lecturers Dr Henry Lovat and Dr Mia Spiro reflect on the power of education about genocide and historical memory for @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social.
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
Holocaust Memorial Day: A terrible reminder of the danger of dehumanising minorities and foreigners
Remembering the Holocaust and the horrors of death camps like Auschwitz is a profoundly unifying act, write Dr Henry Lovat and Dr Mia Spiro
www.scotsman.com
January 27, 2025 at 10:19 AM
"Holocaust remembrance is a profoundly unifying act."
On #HolocaustMemorialDay, UofG Law lecturers Dr Henry Lovat and Dr Mia Spiro reflect on the power of education about genocide and historical memory for @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social.
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
On #HolocaustMemorialDay, UofG Law lecturers Dr Henry Lovat and Dr Mia Spiro reflect on the power of education about genocide and historical memory for @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social.
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
Astrid series is worth a view
January 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Astrid series is worth a view
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Every act of courage matters now.
Don't leave it to someone else - an authority, someone with power. You need to be brave.
We always spoke of everyday kindness. What we need now is everyday courage.
Don't leave it to someone else - an authority, someone with power. You need to be brave.
We always spoke of everyday kindness. What we need now is everyday courage.
January 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Every act of courage matters now.
Don't leave it to someone else - an authority, someone with power. You need to be brave.
We always spoke of everyday kindness. What we need now is everyday courage.
Don't leave it to someone else - an authority, someone with power. You need to be brave.
We always spoke of everyday kindness. What we need now is everyday courage.
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If she can do it, we can all do it.
January 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
If she can do it, we can all do it.
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Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
January 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
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The great enemy of freedom is the alignment of political power with wealth. This alignment destroys the commonwealth- that is, the natural wealth of localities & the local economies of household, neighborhood & community and so destroys democracy.
― Wendell Berry
― Wendell Berry
January 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The great enemy of freedom is the alignment of political power with wealth. This alignment destroys the commonwealth- that is, the natural wealth of localities & the local economies of household, neighborhood & community and so destroys democracy.
― Wendell Berry
― Wendell Berry
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Brenda and I having the best day. Though it was VERY chilly.
November 22, 2024 at 11:06 AM
Brenda and I having the best day. Though it was VERY chilly.