Gail and Jasper

@miladylilburn.bsky.social

Servant to Jasper. Descendent of Freeborn John, Sir John Lilburne. Loves lunching and wine, politics (it's in the genes after all), rugby and cricket. For my sins was born a SUFC supporter but don't go to matches. No DMs, ask 1st. Lives in Sheffield, UK.

Re-elect Jon Ossoff to defend healthcare and housing while fighting corruption. His opponent Mike Collins calls Jan6 rioters "peaceful", backs a total abortion ban, and is endorsed by Turning Point’s MAGA youth recruitment. Support Jon Ossoff. electjon.com

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Happy National Birth Center Week! I look forward to continue working alongside birth centers like Birth Detroit and Birth Center Equity to build a future where every mom and baby survives child birth in our country.

Two days, two giant elephant translocations. On Tuesday, we moved one truant bull who had developed a dangerous habit of breaking onto community land. On Wednesday, we moved his partner-in-crime. Now both bulls are back together, with abundant food and water and space to roam safely.

Kipekee – here adopting a frog pose more commonly associated with Korbessa – is no longer the smallest member of the Nursery herd. That distinction now belongs to tiny Zuri. But being the second-smallest doesn't mean she gets any less attention from the Nursery's mini matriarchs.

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In a court filing on Wednesday, Bridget Kennedy-Bailey, a legal assistant at Washington Litigation Group, made a sworn affidavit saying she saw a forklift repeatedly crash into the pillars on the north side of the Kennedy Center.

It's not just elected representatives - their families & staff receive the most appalling abuse also. Before moving into the legal world I worked for politicians for over 20 years. ‘A man threatened to shoot me’: the abuse pushing UK councillors out of politics www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

‘A man threatened to shoot me’: the abuse pushing UK councillors out of politics

Exclusive: Survey finds 78% of councillors feel at risk in their roles, with 52% saying intimidation has risen in past year

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Listening to James O'Brien this morning is so bleak. Thanks as ever to the ever sensible Ash who spoke so eloquently of the pain he feels at what is happening to those wonderful individuals of the RNLI.

🇺🇦🇺🇸👀 CNN: Zelensky is ahead of Trump in popularity ratings in the US. Trump’s net approval rating for his actions in the war in Ukraine has fallen by 33 points, and among independent voters by 53. At the same time, attacks on Zelensky are not adding to Trump’s support at home.