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Yes! @isabelleroughol.com this good! www.isabelleroughol.com/lede/we-thin... And if I do get my writing in some sort of better order this autumn I absolutely won’t touch Substack

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Rachel Reeves to back Manchester-Liverpool rail link in transport spending boost www.ft.com/content/9e2d...

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Church of the Holy Apostles in Athens (c. 1000) In 11th and 12th c, Athens experienced a new period of economic prosperity growing far beyond its Late Antique walls. The area of the ancient agora, which was outside the city walls, became a densely populated district when this church was built.

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New, and free to access until 13th June: Natural and Supernatural in Early Medieval England by Richard Sowerby www.cambridge.org/core/element... #History #MedievalHistory

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#OTD 1780, several days of looting and rioting began in London, known as the Gordon Riots. On our website Dr Robin Eagles explored how protesters prompted by anti-Catholic sentiment managed to press their way into the heart of the palace of Westminster: historyofparliament.com/2024/10/01/p...

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Hello, Tweeties and Butterflies 🐦🦋, this #MosaicMonday: a very cute and obviously very hungry cockerel 🐓 from the Altes Museum Berlin. Hope you like it 💖 📸 mine

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It's Monday, Latin dies Lunae - day of Luna, goddess of the #Moon. Therefore, for #MosaicMonday a detail of a mosaic from the #Roman villa at Orbe-Boscéaz, Yverdon-les-Bains region, Switzerland, depicting Luna in a two-horse chariot. Happy Monday to all of you! 🏺 #archaeology

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5,000 English nature sites are at risk from the Planning Bill - and MPs vote on it next Monday & Tuesday. Tell your MP to remove Part 3 of the Bill - use the Wildlife Trusts' email tool here: action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/171483/... And send your MP this: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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🇺🇸🇺🇦 Ukraine will present the details of Operation Spiderweb in the US Congress. Senate will have a speech by the Deputy Head of the Presidential Office, Colonel Pavlo Palisa. This will be a closed hearing at which sensitive information will be announced regarding the situation on the battlefield.

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"A coalition of environmentalists is working quietly to introduce the beaver to Ireland." Whether beavers are 'native' or not, they coevolved with all our other species and ecosystems, and would do absolute wonders for Irish nature. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...

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Here's something everybody should be paying attention to: Congressional Republicans are trying to weaken the Affordable Care Act and put millions of people at risk of losing their health care. Call your Senators and tell them we can't let that happen.

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Good Morning! Remember If you’re vacationing this summer, Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia has a place in DOGE and is a $$ contributor to T. There are other options including VRBO ( no affiliation! ). From what I see they align with DEI and LGBTQ. Say no to MAGA businesses. No Airbnb.

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The looks to others in the room, as if to say, "are you enjoying my performance?" and that fkn smirk at the end...

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👀❗️ Russian voenkors write that Ukrainian FPV drones used in the airbase attacks were assembled inside a rented warehouse in Chelyabinsk, Russia, near the Kazakhstan border.

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🇺🇦⚡️🇷🇺Ukrainian forces are effectively destroying Russian Tu-95 and Tu-22 aircraft at airfields. In 2025, Russia’s failure to protect these irreplaceable planes has led to significant losses—possibly 40, though even 10 is a major blow. Claims of Ukraine’s weakened military are clearly unfounded.

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⚡️Right now, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) is conducting an operation called “Spiderweb” to destroy Russia’s strategic aviation. 💥 Over 40 Russian aircraft have been hit, including Tu-95 & Tu-22M3 bombers and A-50 radar planes. Enemy losses already exceed $2 billion.

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Ukraine carries out major drone attack on Russian planes, as its security service claims 40 aircraft hit - follow live

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👇🇺🇦🇷🇺BREAKING: "Ukraine says at least 40 Russian warplanes hit in massive drone strikes" #UkraineDroneStrike #RussianWarplanesHit

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Day 1193 of my 3 day war. Several billion dollars worth of Russian aircraft were destroyed by several thousand dollars of Ukrainian drones. I remain a master strategist.

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Do take action today.

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Oh what a surprise(not)!!☹️ Remind me, why was he made a peer in the first place? What outstanding contribution had he made to this country?🤔 #NothingToSeeHere www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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"In 2020, the Oligarch playbook "The Sovereign Individual" was reprinted with a preface written by Palantir and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel." .... It says everything.

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TOP NEWS TODAY🔝 ✈️ Ukrainian aircraft and air defence will connect to NATO CSI and Link-16. 💥BAVOVNA in Lgov railway station and hotel with soldiers in Rylsk at night! 🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪 "The Baltic states will never recognize Crimea as Russian — not even if the US asked us to," said Lithuanian MP Zingeris. 1/5

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The best and most meaningful way to spend what time we have on Earth? Enjoying a love affair with our living biosphere and all its life (including us), while stuck into the fight for our collective survival. Everyone has a vital role to play. 🌍

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“It’s a recipe for disaster.” Must read.

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At least 26 Palestinians were killed after Israeli forces opened fire near a Gaza aid distribution center, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said

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The remains of the Roman amphitheater at Chester. The amphitheater could sit around 7000 spectators and was the largest in Britain. Only two fifths of the site are currently visible. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain #Chester

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New discovery: Three excellently preserved mosaics, including a dolphin motif from the 2nd century AD, found in Thalheim near Wels. ooe.orf.at/stories/3307... 🏺 #archaeology

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Don't say you weren't warned.

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A more than 3000-year-old Egyptian basket of coiled palm fibre with a lid. Baskets served as household containers and were frequently placed in tombs, containing grave goods such as jewelry or food offerings. The basket has been remarkably preserved because of Egypt's arid desert climate. 1/2 📷me 🏺

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Archäologe John McCafferty hat das in einer Social-Media-Plattform geteilt. jingle "Diligo eam"! @drnwillburger.bsky.social

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Climate change is a global problem. Countries all over the world are investing in renewable energy, including China. Net-Zero is not a fad or a conspiracy, it is a requirement for the preservation of humanity.

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Good use of our research with @jrf-uk.bsky.social here: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Another Brexit advantage?

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Kal @kaltoons @baltimoresun #Trump is obsessed with crushing #Harvard Hopefully the 388 year old college will find a way to outlive the 79 year-old bully – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

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Well my father fled in 1947, having survived the war & siege of Budapest alone in hiding. Around 2000 they bought an apartment there but sold when Orban made it intolerable; reminding my father of its past. You don’t want to live there if you can read & speak Hungarian, which Truss surely can’t

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I've called on the UK government to stop ALL arms sales to Israel. Sign. 👇👇 www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...

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'When nearly half of people are so financially fragile that they are living in fear of a £100 bill, something has gone very wrong' www.bigissue.com/news/housing...

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Local angle on latest Trump destructiveness theviewfromw5.substack.com/p/trump-tari...

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Had an unscheduled doctors appointment last night God bless the tv @bafta.org awards

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The X-Ray from Trump's last medical just leaked #TACO

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Amazing new discovery: Oldest full human fingerprint discovered. A Neanderthal is believed to have dipped a finger in red pigment to paint a nose on a pebble around 43,000 years ago. The rock was discovered in the San Lázaro rock shelter in Segovia, Spain www.bbc.com/news/article...

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The remains of the east gate at Chesters Roman Fort on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanBritain #RomanArchaeology

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A stunning find from Nijmegen: a #Roman rock crystal ring decorated with a crescent and stars inlaid with gold leaves, found in a woman's burial, dating 1st c. AD. The decoration had a meaning associated with death, the crescent and stars were...🧵1/2 📷 me 🏺 #archaeology

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Nature connection matters! A new study finds that frequent nature visits and stronger nature connectedness boost well-being & environmental actions. 🌱🌍🧪 Read the research by I. Alcock, D. Sheffield, P. C. L. White & @findingnature.bsky.social : besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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