Don Fernando Xavier
@donfxavier.bsky.social
Historie/pol. Science - childeducation - system administration
EU citizens in UK get letters telling them post-Brexit residency rights were given ‘in error’. After years of building lives in UK, potentially thousands of EU citizens could be told they have no right to remain www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
EU citizens in UK get letters telling them post-Brexit residency rights were given ‘in error’
After years of building lives in UK, potentially thousands of EU citizens could be told they have no right to remain
theguardian.com
Socks and sandals; proof the Romans were at it long before Gen Z, especially in chilly North East Britannia. This little razor handle with herringbone pattern sock and ‘solea’ sandal was found in the River Tees near Darlington and now lives in Durham Archaeology Museum. #FindsFriday
This Roman ring, wishing good life to Senicianus, was found in Silchester. It’s now on display in The Vyne. Its fame derives from the archaeologist Mortimer Wheeler consulting Tolkien on it in the ‘20s. Tolkien was inspired by the idea of a lost cursed ring & the rest is literary history. 🕰️C4thAD
A decade after the Brexit referendum, Joor transaction data reveals EU retail spend on UK labels has plunged to under 7 percent, while UK retailers’ allocation to European brands has nearly halved. It‘s not going to get any better www.businessoffashion.com/news/retail/...
Exclusive: 10 Years Post-Brexit, UK Wholesale Growth Heavily Trails Global Peers
A decade after the Brexit referendum, Joor transaction data reveals EU retail spend on UK labels has plunged to under 7 percent, while UK retailers’ allocation to European brands has nearly halved.
businessoffashion.com
This week’s astonishing artifact is a spiffy helmet from the Elamite civilization. 🏺🧪
Elamite helmet with divine figures: A warrior king's 3,500-year-old bronze armor depicting a raptor and gold-plated gods
This bronze helmet has been decorated with ancient deities from a civilization that flourished before the Persian Empire took over the area that is now Iran.
livescience.com
Russia launched its second major air attack on the Ukrainian capital in less than a week, striking Kyiv early on Monday with missiles and suicide drones on the eve of the Nato summit in Turkey. At least 11 people were killed and 43 others injured. www.ft.com/content/3d65... via @financialtimes.com
Russia hammers Kyiv with missiles and drones on eve of Nato summit
Volodymyr Zelenskyy beseeches allies to provide Patriot interceptors to defend Ukraine
ft.com
Words of condemnation alone will not stop attacks on Kyiv. Only sustained military support for Ukraine and increased pressure on Moscow can do that. This week, the EU has started disbursing €6 billion under the €90 billion support loan to strengthen Kyiv’s defences. (1/3)
This week’s astonishing artifact is an Etruscan nod to a Trojan War story. 🧪🏺
Sleep and Death cista handle: A 2,400-year-old sculpture depicting gods carrying away Zeus' son during the Trojan War
A small, bronze sculpture depicting a death scene in the Trojan War once graced an Etruscan box.
livescience.com
In Spain today: installation of solar panels above major irrigation channels. Channels of more than 100 kms transport water from dams to farmland. - Reduces evaporation -Provides large agricultural areas with power & supports irrigation -Decreases use of water in food production, doubling the crop.
Looks like it is getting quite difficult to find Brexiters these days except at the BBC and the poisonous rightwing rags like the Daily Mail, Telegragh, Times Sun etc www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Mapped: Just 11 of 632 constituencies would now vote to stay out of the EU
Ten years on from the 2016 referendum, nearly half of Britons say they would vote ‘rejoin’ should they now be given another choice
independent.co.uk
The new PM has a small window of opportunity to put an electoral system in place that accurately reflects public opinion and that is proportional representation. Next up must be a realistic postmortem on Brexit. People need to understand how profound the mess we are in actually is and what caused it
When is there going to be an official investigation into Russian interference in UK politics? What is Labour‘s problem? Or is it because some of them would be just as badly implicated as the Tories and Reform? www.bbc.com/news/article...
Russia was behind arson attacks targeting PM, BBC reveals
Evidence shows Russians directing the plot and stoking tensions with fake far-right and Muslim groups.
bbc.com
A #Roman gem, once set into a ring, which is carved with the image of a left foot - not the most common design for this type of gem, but a lovely piece of work nonetheless! #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky
Famously the sun naffs off to another solar system for the winter, Florida-style
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoEnergy Secretary Chris Wright: "Solar is irrelevant in the winter" (this, dear reader, is false)
The Fossil Fuel System Is Collapsing and Taking Civilisation’s Safety Net With It. The Iran war is accelerating an irreversible breakdown of a system on which every hospital, harvest and factory depends and only a rapid transition to energy superabundance can save us bylinetimes.com/2026/04/16/t...
The Fossil Fuel System Is Collapsing – and Taking Civilisation’s Safety Net With It
The Iran war is accelerating an irreversible breakdown of a system on which every hospital, harvest and factory depends - and only a rapid transition to energy superabundance can save us, argues Nafee...
bylinetimes.com
Nigel Farage’s ‘White Lives Matter’ Speech Is a Sign of Reform’s Growing Desperation. The Reform leader’s descent into explicitly far-right rhetoric is the mark of a politician and party which fears its time at the top of British politics may soon come to an end bylinetimes.com/2026/06/02/n...
Nigel Farage’s ‘White Lives Matter’ Speech Is a Sign of Reform’s Growing Desperation
The Reform leader's descent into explicitly far-right rhetoric is the mark of a politician and party which fears its time at the top of British politics may soon come to an end, argues Adam Bienkov
bylinetimes.com
‘Bee-autiful’ gold pendant from Bronze Age Crete 🐝 ❤️ Minoan jewellery inspired by nature 3,800 years ago! The ‘Malia Bee Pendant’ is said to represent a pair of bees placing a drop of honey into a honeycomb. Heraklion Archaeological Museum #Archaeology
Die Vereinten Nationen sind unser Forum für Friedensvermittlung. Auch wenn sie nicht perfekt sind: Sie verdienen unsere volle Unterstützung – auch bei ihren Reformprozessen. Denn zu den UN gibt es keine Alternative. @aussenminister.diplo.de in #NYC (1/2)
Hoard of seven silver Athenian tetradrachma (four drachmas), a widely used coin of the Classical period. They depict goddess Athena, protector of the city, with its attribute, the owl. From Lato-Goulas, Classical period, 5th C. BCE. #AncientGreece #Archaeology My 📷 Heraklion.
Notification to Italian Government of two cases brought by alleged victims of former Libyan chief of police. go.coe.int/5SDMS Notification au gouvernement italien de deux affaires Introduites par des victimes présumées de l’ancien chef de la police libyenne. go.coe.int/t7gyn
Corruption undermines our democracies and the security of our societies. Our new and more harmonised anti-corruption rules are now in effect across the EU and will help better prevent, detect and sanction corruption. 🔗 link.europa.eu/FVckKX
The far-right party #AfD in Lower Saxony has lost its legal battle and has been classified as a far-right, anti-constitutional organization; it can now be monitored and infiltrated by security authorities. www.ndr.de/nachrichten/...
Gericht lehnt Antrag der AfD ab - Verfassungsschutz darf Landesverband hochstufen
Mitte Februar hatte der Verfassungsschutz die AfD in Niedersachsen als "gesichert rechtsextremistisch" hochgestuft. Dagegen war der Landesverband vorgegangen. Das Verwaltungsgericht Hannover lehnte de...
ndr.de
