Leonard Cohen recites In Flanders Fields by John McCrae - Canadian soldier, doctor and poet from WWI #WeRemember 💔 🟥🍁🟥 #RemembranceDay
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Rabid stitch-doll who loves animals, history, anthropology, and arts. (She/her/they/them) A like is not necessarily an endorsement, rather a means to push a post.
The size of a blue whale compared to a full grown humpback whale. Original post
The update was on the front page of our paper today. www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
Chemical spill confirmed at Cambridge data centre
The owners of the Ascent TOR1 data centre in Cambridge say a glycol spill at the property two weeks prior to the discovery of a "bacterial bloom" on the property are unrelated
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You’ve been conditioned to believe socialism is evil by people who own 5 homes and a private jet. In socialist democracy they’d own 4 homes and a private jet. You’d have a living wage, quality public education and affordable healthcare.
🧵At 5am on 11 November 1918, an armistice was agreed and hostilities on the Western Front ceased at 11am although the peace treaties that would formally end the First World War would not be signed until 1919. Celebrations, that day in the West Riding were often led by the women
Your timing is uncanny! I had just watched this short right before I saw your post. 😂 www.youtube.com/shorts/Z4bXo...
How China vs. Medieval Europe painted dogs #story #history #art #painting
YouTube video by Brushlight
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Swiss researchers have found a new way of detecting renowned date-rape drug GHB in urine for up to 72 hours after ingestion, which could help sexual assault investigations.
New way of detecting date-rape drug found in Switzerland
Swiss researchers have found a new way of detecting renowned date-rape drug GHB in urine for up to 72 hours after ingestion.
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Carney is directly asked whether he’s going to lift the moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the Arctic. This was, to be clear, NOT a no. It would be a horrible, evil idea. We can’t clean spills there. Tiny bits of oil are enough to kill vital species’ hatching rates and nuke OUR food chain.
Stacy Keach, a stage actor who became a screen star playing tough guys like TV detective Mike Hammer, dies at 85.
Stacy Keach, star of stage and ‘Mike Hammer’ series, dies at 85
Stacy Keach, known for his role as Mike Hammer on TV and work onstage, has died at 85. His wife said in a statement that he died at home in Poland on Thursday after battling a serious heart condition.
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I'm not interested in separating the art from the artist here because the truth is, JKR is not really relevant as an artist. I'm not interested in her thoughts and her intentions. I am interested in one fact: if we give her money, we all know what she'll do with it. So act accordingly.
My beloved @moryan.bsky.social has said it all. Don't watch the new Harry Potter show. There is actually no excuse for doing it. If you do it and feel the need to tell people on here because you want absolution, you should accept the disdain that comes your way as the shame you have earned.
What do we do with the new Harry Potter show?
One thing is clear: We can’t magically erase the issues around the Sun City of television
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Days after the election, the first lawsuit targeting a trans sports ban ballot initiative has been filed. Parents of trans and cis girls have filed suit against WA I-638. They are joined by the state's largest teacher union and several other organziations. Subscribe to support our journalism.
First Lawsuit Filed Against Washington Anti-Trans Ballot Measure, Days After The Election
The lawsuit is brought by several legal groups, parents of trans and cis kids, and the largest teachers union in the state.
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Me today in the newsletter: "biological men" is a bigoted slur, and it's really bad that some Democrats are embracing it. It is dehumanizing and is meant to abet discrimination and stigma. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/biological...
“Biological Men” Is a Slur
Democrats need to stop using it. Trans women are women.
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Basically: leave trans people alone, you deranged freaks, and let them live their lives
This is a hard ask but important. If you or someone you know has been personally affected by a recent measles outbreak, and would be willing to talk to me, I'd love to hear about it. brandy.zadrozny@ms.now or DMs open
Republicans criticize DEI then turn around and promote a man who has been in Congress for nearly 20 years without a single accomplishment to his name to lead them
NEW: Judge Sullivan has now ordered Blanche to publish handwritten FBI interview notes & to provide a status report as to the foreign language documents being reviewed & when they’ll be publicly produced. I explain the significance of these orders in advancing my case. youtu.be/mfFXPmGd72g?...
🚨Judge ORDERS AG Blanche PUBLISH NEW Epstein Files In MY LAWSUIT!!
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Give every child a library card when they turn 5 and make it a big, celebratory right of passage across the land
Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 22h agoWhat is an unsexy policy that if passed would immediately help millions of people?
Gaza is drowning, and it’s not an accident. Heavy rain flooded at least 70,000 tents this weekend as the Israeli military continues to block supplies from entering the strip. These tragedies are preventable but the occupation makes sure Palestinians become victims.
"Del. Lorig Charkoudian....indicated she may return to the General Assembly in January with another bill that tightens the state rules further if necessary." MD residents, contact your reps and let them know if you want better legislation to close the gaps. (Thank you @drakenknight.bsky.social)
Baltimore Banner@thebaltimorebanner.com · yesterdayMaryland blocked sharing driver data sharing with ICE. A new report says it didn’t work.
🏺 🧪 Also noticing growing trend in #genAI writing related to archaeology & human origins, e.g. someone posting 4-5000 word "essays" every couple of days for months as a side hustle to their actual work, encouraging readers and even unis to become paying subscribers for yet more content. Be aware ⚠️
Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes@lemoustier.bsky.social · yesterdayAbsolutely shocking, all 60 figures in this book are #genAI. And this morning trying to find a video on YouTube relating to a particular Neolithic site, 99% of results are yet more of this swill, while first 2 pages of video search on Google are all either on YT, FB or Instagram...
What's this??????? A chance to buy warm winter clothing for families who desperately need it??? LET'S GOOOOOOO! Wishlist link is here --> link.amazon/A03qOFoIy But crafters, looks like they're accepting handmade stuff too??? 👀 👀
Rose Lerner@roselerner.bsky.social · 2w agoMy synagogue's annual warm clothing drive, Bundled Up on Broad, is back!! Your donations go straight into the hands of the ~200 families that come through Rodeph Shalom's food pantry every week Wishlist (now thru 11/28): bit.ly/bundled26 Online Auction (11/12–19): www.32auctions.com/bundled2026
In today's BlueSky Celebrity Traitors, I note the surprising twist that following Walliams's banishment, the Faithful are putting a lot of heat on Jonathan Ross. Leaving Noel Fielding's grilling at yesterday's Round Table nothing but a distant memory.
Anyone know of a mover in the Marystown, Burin, Grand Bank areas of Newfoundland?
