Rachel Edgar
@rachel-edgar.bsky.social
Interested in family history, Edinburgh, whisky, walking, cycling and a bit of sea-kayaking.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
Edinburgh’s skanky prize of the week goes to all the parents at the Inverleith Park play area who couldn’t be bothered walking 100 metres to put their cups in a bin that wasn’t full.
January 8, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Edinburgh’s skanky prize of the week goes to all the parents at the Inverleith Park play area who couldn’t be bothered walking 100 metres to put their cups in a bin that wasn’t full.
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Shocking Results of UK Freeports Under The Duopoly (2021-2024)
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Shocking Results of UK Freeports Under The Duopoly (2021-2024)
The underwhelming performance patterns of previous free zones under Thatcher and Cameron continue the neoliberal zonification of the UK under the Starmer Government’s June 2025 ‘newer/rebranded’ Freep...
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December 19, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Shocking Results of UK Freeports Under The Duopoly (2021-2024)
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I don't think we'll ever get another sentence which sums up everything the New York Times embodies quite like "Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians".
hey @nytimes.com: there is no counterpoint here. There are no credible legal experts who would EVER say that the US military has any right or authority to blow civilian craft out of the Caribbean and kill their crews from afar without any provocation. There is no other side to this question.
September 30, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I don't think we'll ever get another sentence which sums up everything the New York Times embodies quite like "Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians".
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During the 1930s, the US "book women" of Kentucky, aka "packsaddle librarians," delivered books to remote and isolated communities in the Appalachian Mountains on horseback, riding in rain, snow or heat ...#WomensArt
July 16, 2025 at 7:55 AM
During the 1930s, the US "book women" of Kentucky, aka "packsaddle librarians," delivered books to remote and isolated communities in the Appalachian Mountains on horseback, riding in rain, snow or heat ...#WomensArt
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March 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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What a #German #hospital team in #Darmstadt would look like without their #migrant colleagues #FCKAFD #MigrantsWelcome
February 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
What a #German #hospital team in #Darmstadt would look like without their #migrant colleagues #FCKAFD #MigrantsWelcome
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The "he's not gonna listen to her" reactions are missing many points. Lots of other people are also hearing it. Lots of people can see him hearing it, then weigh what she's said with what he'll do. Lots of people can see her refusal to surrender these ancient teachings to the latest face of empire
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The "he's not gonna listen to her" reactions are missing many points. Lots of other people are also hearing it. Lots of people can see him hearing it, then weigh what she's said with what he'll do. Lots of people can see her refusal to surrender these ancient teachings to the latest face of empire
The independent auditors are Deloitte in case you’re wondering.
Major water company uses accounting trick to inflate balance sheet by £1.68bn - BBC News
Major water company uses accounting trick to inflate balance sheet by £1.68bn - BBC News
December 9, 2024 at 6:31 PM
The independent auditors are Deloitte in case you’re wondering.
Major water company uses accounting trick to inflate balance sheet by £1.68bn - BBC News
Major water company uses accounting trick to inflate balance sheet by £1.68bn - BBC News