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CRIMEA IS UKRAINE!

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Excited to be part of this brilliant congregation. If you can come to Williamsburg, please do! www.wm.edu/as/classical...

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On April 19, our volunteer crew launched after a woman’s body was found at sea, five miles off the #Brighton coast. We brought her back to shore and continue to support our police and coastguard colleagues. Our thoughts are with her loved ones. 📷 Eddie Mitchell

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If you aren’t tuning in, Prof. @candidamoss.bsky.social is covering the life of Pope Francis for CBS right now. Really good to hear an expert discuss his legacy and the history of Christianity as well.

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Christos anesti. Happy Easter!

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At Easter in 878, King Alfred gathered his people at Egbert's stone, near Kingston Deverill in Wiltshire. He led them to victory at Ethandun (prob. Edington, Wilts) a few days later. The subsequent peace deal effectively created England. Easter...

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Today at the British Museum I handled this astonishing artefact. Astonishing craftsmanship; intriguing iconography. Here, in my hands!

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Joint Statement from the New Theatre Ensemble: “We do not recognize the decision of the illegitimate minister and we do not intend to let him be removed from the theatre!” — Today, the Artistic Director of the New Theatre was dismissed by Ivanishvili’s Ministry of Culture on political grounds.

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@thetimes.com continuing its bonkers campaign about private education. Sad!

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I return to prime time! One of my favourite films.

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The Byrds release “Mr. Tambourine Man” today in 1965. “If you’re someone who grew up in the suburbs of Baltimore, the song is like a little telegraph, said David Byrne. “Hearing that, I realised: I have to get out of here because .. there’s a whole world out there that I don’t know anything about.”

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Vaccines are one of the greatest inventions in human history. And with mRNA vaccines, we’re on the cusp of a whole new era of protection from some of the worst diseases we know. Feels like that’s worth investing in, both in terms of the science and the public trust.

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UK FCO why is this page not functional?

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I'm on on the Saturday. Do zoom in...

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On this day in 1989, Russian troops massacred 21 pro-democracy protesters in Tbilisi. Seventeen were young women—killed with poison gas and blunt force, while 4000 others were injured. Two years later, Georgia broke free from Moscow's grip. But Russia never stopped.

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I'm on on Saturday...

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Freedom of thought is crucial.

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Where are all the clever British posts on here. Too many Americans...

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I am also the author of a history of concentration camps in the Soviet Union, and I concur

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“Democracy Dies in Darkness” #GeorgiaProtests

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"Summer, and sunshine, and falling in love... 'Who do you think will give all the parties?' 'There won't be any parties!'" - Salad Days, 1953.

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I signed this and you should too. petition.parliament.uk/signatures/1...

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It would have been nice if the BBC's crime drama 'This City is Ours' had referenced the Peel Corporation, which actually owns the city, and much else.

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US Senators from every one of these states—AR, TX, KY, MO, OK, MS, TN—(1) approved Trump/Musk/Doge cuts to NOAA and FEMA, and (2) said Calif would need to change its internal policies before getting federal help for LA fire disaster. Every one of these US Senators happens to be MAGA/GOP.

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