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garycushway.bsky.social
pianist | accordionist | photographer | wandering | other things | Glasgow | All views my own, or someone else's. https://garycushway.bandcamp.com
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One second from every episode of Twin Peaks.

I can’t imagine having Musk’s wealth and public platform and not using it to try reduce child poverty, inequality, homelessness, improve biodiversity and genuinely improve the world.

Wow! - Bison at 35 below zero. Yellowstone National Park

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Fire evacuations, floods and possible snow: Australia’s wild weather in the lead up to Christmas

We are in #Westminster to talk to MPs around the work we do to support children, young people and families across Scotland. We also encourage them to consider how the National Insurance Contribution debate will affect third sector organisations and the impact it could have on their future.

❗️We must be careful about the rhetoric we use when discussing children and young people who are absent from school. Many of those we support are facing unprecedented challenges and we need to make sure compassionate support is available to them. ➡️ www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politic...

The festive holidays are fast approaching! Support us by sharing this post or donating to includem’s Young Person’s Fund to help us transform lives at includem.org/donate #Scotland #Christmas2024 #Donate #YoungPeople #Children #Families #TransformingLives

Waterbird populations plunge dramatically as eastern Australia dries up

This Palestinian girl put together a tutorial preparing 'cornflakes' amid Gaza’s ruins, maintaining a lighthearted approach despite Israel’s ongoing war on the besieged enclave.

#OtD 15 Dec 1897 Scottish mill worker and socialist Mary Brooksbank born. She fought for better health and social services, organised women railway workers & was imprisoned three times in her life for her activities stories.workingclasshistory.c...

An early 20th century back court thought to be on Old Castle Rd Cathcart with a piper and accordionist and some local residents. #Glasgow

It's Small Business Saturday this Saturday 💙! Why not show your love for your favourite small businesses or discover some new ones? You could: * buy a book from the independent bookshop you've been meaning to visit * refill your olive oil bottle at a zero waste shop ....1/3

Some family history: James O'Dowd was born in Roscommon in Ireland in 1841. He married Mary Janet Fraser from Scotland on Sweers Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia. Their daughter's family rode camels 3000 miles to Perth. My Great Grandfather is the baby on the camel.

The Essential Sector No More? As part of the UK Government budget, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a substantial increase in the National Insurance Contributions that employers will soon pay. Read our Chief Executive's thoughts ⬇️ includem.org/news/the-ess...

Eight ways for men to alleviate women’s gender-based fear With gender-based fear and violence on the rise, here's what men can do to make women feel safer in public | Gemma Gould @gemmagould.bsky.social

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Please #repost/#share for the #bees.🙏🏼🐝 This matters. So let’s talk about #honeybees in the context of ‘Saving the Bees’. Let’s cut the bull and cut to the chase as there’s way too much confusion/misinformation out there which is a hinderance to, and detrimental to, genuine bee saving. 1/18