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A little treat for the weekend! Our wonderful animation with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social on the humanist approach to making the most of the one life we have. understandinghumanism.org.uk/res_films/on...
One Life, Live It Well: watch our new animation narrated by Alice Roberts
'Life is like a piece of string. It has a beginning and an end. We don't get much say about that. But we can make choices about the bit in between. We have the freedom to shape our own lives.'
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October 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
A little treat for the weekend! Our wonderful animation with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social on the humanist approach to making the most of the one life we have. understandinghumanism.org.uk/res_films/on...
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Desperately sad.
We have the means to protect children - but with vaccination rates dropping to their lowest in 10 years, so many are at risk.
We have the means to protect children - but with vaccination rates dropping to their lowest in 10 years, so many are at risk.
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: A child has died after contracting measles in Liverpool, where public health officials fear a growing outbreak of the disease.
Full story: www.thetimes.com/article/bb28...
Full story: www.thetimes.com/article/bb28...
Measles outbreak kills child in Liverpool as vaccination rate plunges
The death in Liverpool, where one in four young children are not protected, is fuelling warnings that the virus could spread like ‘wildfire’
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July 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Desperately sad.
We have the means to protect children - but with vaccination rates dropping to their lowest in 10 years, so many are at risk.
We have the means to protect children - but with vaccination rates dropping to their lowest in 10 years, so many are at risk.
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“History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce.”
— Karl Marx
— Karl Marx
April 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce.”
— Karl Marx
— Karl Marx
Concise & accessible BBC article on the basis of Trump’s tariffs: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“According to the White House, the act of selling more goods to the US than the US sells to you, is by definition "cheating" and is deserving of a tariff that is calculated to correct that imbalance.”
“According to the White House, the act of selling more goods to the US than the US sells to you, is by definition "cheating" and is deserving of a tariff that is calculated to correct that imbalance.”
Trump has turned his back on the foundation of US economic might
What made the US step back from the system that it profited handsomely from for decades?
www.bbc.co.uk
April 6, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Concise & accessible BBC article on the basis of Trump’s tariffs: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“According to the White House, the act of selling more goods to the US than the US sells to you, is by definition "cheating" and is deserving of a tariff that is calculated to correct that imbalance.”
“According to the White House, the act of selling more goods to the US than the US sells to you, is by definition "cheating" and is deserving of a tariff that is calculated to correct that imbalance.”
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(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
March 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
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RFKjr: As far as measles go we've been seeing great results from drinking your own urine while holding a gem that corresponds to your birth month and then walking widdershins around a red oak with a cockerel buried at its base
March 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
RFKjr: As far as measles go we've been seeing great results from drinking your own urine while holding a gem that corresponds to your birth month and then walking widdershins around a red oak with a cockerel buried at its base
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*S&P 500 ERASES ELECTION GAIN, WIPING OUT $3.4 TRILLION IN VALUE
March 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
*S&P 500 ERASES ELECTION GAIN, WIPING OUT $3.4 TRILLION IN VALUE
Highly recommended if looking for an accessible, yet well evidenced history of the Picts
February 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Highly recommended if looking for an accessible, yet well evidenced history of the Picts
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Since I have defended and supported the WaPo in the months since the election and the infamous pulled endorsement, I feel obliged to say: this is very, very bad. A dear friend at a Post vet says it's the worst thing to happen to the Post in its long history, and I can't argue.
February 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Since I have defended and supported the WaPo in the months since the election and the infamous pulled endorsement, I feel obliged to say: this is very, very bad. A dear friend at a Post vet says it's the worst thing to happen to the Post in its long history, and I can't argue.
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February 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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February 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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February 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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February 9, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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February 7, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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February 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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February 5, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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February 4, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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February 4, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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February 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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February 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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January 31, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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January 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Richard Bach / Jonathan Livingston Seagull,
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Richard Bach / Jonathan Livingston Seagull,
January 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Richard Bach / Jonathan Livingston Seagull,
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Richard Bach / Jonathan Livingston Seagull,