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Tasmanian health economist living and working in London. Mainly here for the love, cats, and dogs. I play the violin mainly traditional folk music. Me encanta España y estoy aprendiendo español. Olé!
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

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#Cádiz | El cuplé de la comparsa ganadora en el Carnaval de Cádiz que llama "a las cosas por su nombre" y que se ha hecho viral en redes por llamar "facha, al facha" (VÍDEO) espacioandaluz.com/andalucia/pr...

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Night night sweet dreamies I don’t think people understand how much strength it takes to pull yourself out of a dark place mentally If you’ve done that today or any day I’m proud of you You should be too

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Horse likes to snuggle.. 💖

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Cat Stepan turned 16 yesterday. He still looks young.

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Simply stunning ancient artistry! Some 3,400 years ago, an Egyptian artisan captured a sense of speed and elegance in this beautifully carved whip handle in the shape of a horse. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, c. 1390–1352 BC. The Met 📷 by me #Archaeology

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The community of South Ronaldsay has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise cash to reopen the Isbister chambered cairn - better known as the Tomb of the Eagles - to the public. #archaeology #Orkney #SouthRonaldsay #Neolithic archaeologyorkney.com/2025/03/01/i...

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"Vengo atemorizado constantemente" 💔 Vivir con miedo es injusto. Cruel. Una violencia demoledora que nadie debe soportar. Pero los discursos de odio y quienes los apoyan provocan que ese miedo no solo sea real, sino que se haya intensificado. En la defensa del derecho a SER, ni un paso atrás 💪🏼

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This above everything else Rachel Reeves: Russia has to pay for the damage it has caused www.thetimes.com/article/3444...

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Inseparable..🐈💖🔊⏫

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Moon Pie says hi 🧡

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National Geographic Award-winning Photo of the Year...

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“The most beautiful fox I’ve ever seen. I took this photo yesterday morning when it was 15* F, so there was frost all over the ground, making a beautiful scene!” 📸 #photography by @isaacspicz on Instagram

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Eek! Even Tassie isn’t safe from the World‘s woes 🫨 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

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Viva Jane Fonda

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Maravilloso anuncio en una parada de autobús en Londres. 👏👏👏👏

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Incredible polarisation in Germany with the formerly communist East literally voting for Nazis!

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My goal is to speak Spanish like this guy!

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Spring has sprung!

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Marc Chagall - Deux têtes à la fenêtre (1955-56) #Art

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¡NADIE LA QUIERE!💖💌💐 Es mexicana, es presidenta y se llama Claudia Sheinbaum.

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Despite the cold we had a lovely group turn up today for our LGBT History Month tour of Brixton and Herne Hill. We had such a great time and it was all made possible by the generosity of the Lambeth Links Charity. There’s still a couple of tickets left for next Sunday’s edition of the walk 1/2

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Good morning to this man, and this man only #bbcqt

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Esto es muy fuerte… 🫢❤️‍🔥 #AmorLaferte #NoticiasCuatro

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Hoy no os pongáis malos. Es mejor plan ir a hacer la cucharita por san Valentín.

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Sea otters cover their eyes with their paws to help them sleep during the day.. 😊

submitted 24 days ago • 6 comments

bueno... hoy ha sido un día tranqui, así que os dejo unos animalillos para que os relajéis un poco... buenas noches 😌

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Francis Bacon - Lying Figure, 1966. #Art

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Dogs before and after they hear good boy/girl! 💖

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There are several theories for how wolves became domesticated + a new study lends credibility to the theory that tame wolves opted to live near humans. Under the right conditions, wolves could have bred themselves into dogs in around 8,000 years.

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thecritic.co.uk/gambling-is-... Gambling is not the business of “public health professionals” Apparently Imagine if something were implicated in c10% of all suicides A clear risk We have interventions, we know the evidence base But it's not a public health issue Let's ignore it and move on...

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Is it just me, or are people on Bluesky 1000x nicer than on X? On X, I got so much negativity that I stopped using it. But here? Thank you all for being kind! 💙

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