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Irish Londoner, Rugby, Food, History and Current Affairs fan, left of center, dad, nearly retired - furious re Gaza
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2011: Donald Trump says a weak and ineffective President will start a war with Iran 2025: President Trump attacks Iran

A bit obsessed with the Kestrels in Bushy Park

"The war has erased the details of social life and left nothing but destruction, and a harrowing daily journey in the attempt to survive." mondoweiss.net/2025/06/weve...

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on. slate.com/technology/2...

Wow. Just wow. The Founding Fathers, who advocated separation of Church & State (over 150 years before the modern state of Israel was created) would pull out their own eyeballs out at this.

CARTOON OF THE DAY (From @andertoon.bsky.social )

“And you, dear reader of conscience, must not only read and watch what is happening but use your voice and take action. We are relying on you to keep highlighting Gaza and the West Bank, and to hold your parliamentarians, governments and corporations to account.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

What I don’t understand is? Why does the public HATE any kind of cuts under this government? But vote for a Reform Party who promise cuts of £300bn?

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We have an announcement. On Wednesday this week (4th June) Orkney Library & Archive will CLOSE at 1pm for staff training. Apologies for any inconvenience. Here's an archive photograph of two men and a horse building a haystack, which we hope makes up for any disappointment.

guys we HAVE to get rid of DEI. it’s about FAIRNESS

This deserves to be a much, much more widely known scandal. And those involved should fact prosecution for culpability in the deaths of people they wrongly refused – some allegedly corruptly, some through utter incompetence and negligence. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

37% of the people (2.7m) on Universal Credit are in employment. Work does not pay enough. Public purse is boosting corporate profits, dividends, exec pay. 1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined and oppose redistribution. What do they gain from consigning millions to misery?