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Bishop, theologian & poet, enjoying retirement in Cambridge, grandchildren & writing. Hon Assistant Bishop, Diocese of Ely, & Senior Research Associate, Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide. https://www.grahamkings.org/ https://www.cccw.cam.ac.uk
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For some reason I'm reminded of a balloon you blow up and release without tying a knot. At first it flies around in circles making a great noise, causing fuss and excitement, but then it slows as it deflates and falls to the ground, to a neglected corner, in an anticlimactic flop.

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#TrumpSlump in financial markets yesterday.

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Trump doing what he promised to do for the US Economy: run it like he runs his business. Inherit a fortune and burn it.

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youtu.be/B7OwcXCE5Rg Jay Graber, architect and CEO of Bluesky, in a fascinating interview about the future of social media.

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My latest post is now out. I show how Trump's attacks on science and universities are neither random nor new - they fit very precisely into the authoritarian playbook. This means we can guess what might come next and prepare - and we must! christinapagel.substack.com/p/censor-pur...

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This afternoon we welcomed Their Majesties The King and Queen, Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princes of Wales and Members of the @royalfamily.bsky.social to the Abbey for the annual #CommonwealthDay service You can read out more about the service at www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-news/c...

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www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... Fine Lent talk, BBC Radio 4 (Sun 9 Mar 2025, 7.45pm), by Prof Frances Young, ‘The Creed: That God is Almighty’. The first of 6 talks on the #Nicene Creed, with music from #Bach’s B-Minor Mass. I will be presenting the last one on Palm Sun, 9 March, ‘Heaven & Bach’.

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Fridge magnate… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Between 1927 & 1933 four nuns at Eibingen Abbey replicated by hand the renowned manuscript of Hildegard von Bingen’s magnum opus, Scivias. When the original 12C manuscript disappeared after WWII, the replica became a facsimile-original. I tell the story of that facsimile here tinyurl.com/3mcb6vt7

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When politicians tell us to focus on #growth we need to ask: ‘Why, and for whom?’ Rowan Williams @theguardian.com today. Essential reading. #publicintellectual #cofe www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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www.godwhospeaks.uk/women-in-scr... For International Women’s Day today.

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For our latest exhibition 'Unfolding Time: The Medieval Pocket Calendar', we borrowed two concertina-fold almanacs from @britishlibrary.bsky.social. To learn more about these remarkable objects, check out this blog by @ccockburn.bsky.social. blogs.bl.uk/digitisedman... pic.x.com/jAoEC1Ct87

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Fascinated to see these today - pictures of @theul.bsky.social in its home of five hundred years, next to King’s chapel. Photographed in the 1890s, and we moved out in 1934.

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Here come the Judge … www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...

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Fund managers have said that Trump’s Make America Great Again agenda has instead unleashed a Make Europe Great Again trade that is reordering global financial markets. www.ft.com/content/2e81...

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Hopes of US golden age fade as investors start to worry about ‘Trumpcession’ risk

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US Supreme Court upholds order forcing foreign aid payments https://www.ft.com/content/f12005f2-2c78-4744-b9d4-b5ad23519bab

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Worth reading…

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bsky.app/profile/rosa... Ros Atkins is always worth watching.

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‘Out-of-date polls to wrong #aid amounts: factchecking Trump’s Congress address.’ #Trump’s address was littered with six false claims, many of them falsehoods he has previously stated and been corrected on. @guardian.com sets the record straight. Worth reading. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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US economy protests against #Trump…

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NEWS: Revd Dr Jonathan Arnold has been appointed as the new Michael Ramsey Chair; a key point of contact between the University of Kent and Canterbury Cathedral in the development and delivery of major projects and programmes in culture and the arts. Read full blog post:

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www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10.... My review of ‘The Oxford Handbook of #Mission Studies’ in the Mar 2025 edition of ‘Studies in #WorldChristianity’.

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Starmer, in reply to Farage in the Commons: "Can I just remind him that Russia is the aggressor. Zelensky is a war leader whose country has been invaded. And we should all be supporting him and not fawning over Putin."

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Indeed. How about European countries setting up a consortium of European mining companies to invest in Ukraine’s ‘earth minerals’ as part of a European deal with Ukraine?

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Indeed.

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Church-led projects are helping to tackle the housing crisis, Guli Francis-Dehqani finds

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As #Putin wants, so #Trump acts.

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Has anyone commented yet about #Trump inviting #Zelenskyy to lunch and then sending him away without anything to eat at all? It may seem minor, in the circumstances, but the way hosts treat guests is indicative of much more than words.

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... J Bowen. There are suspicions now that the public row was - in the words of one diplomatic observer - a planned political mugging: either to force Zelensky to do America's bidding, or to precipitate a crisis that would allow them to blame him for whatever happens next.

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Zelenskyy speaking in an interview with Fox News issues his thanks to the American people. “You helped us to survive”. But he stands by his words with Trump/Vance. “We have to be honest. And nobody wants to finish this war more than us”.

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This is thuggery from Trump and Vance, plain and simple. They are bullying the brave true patriot Zelensky into accepting a deal which effectively hands victory to Russia. Unless the UK and Europe step up, we are facing a betrayal of Ukraine.

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All of the major U.K. party leaders have now issued statements about the Trump-Zelenskyy fallout except for Nigel Farage. He has been tweeting tonight but not about this.

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Jeremy Bowen, BBC reporter, just said live on BBC News that he thinks it was a planned mugging by Trump and Vance.

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Trump and Vance verbally assaulted Zelenskyy and, at one point, note that Trump pushed him physically. This ambush was planned by Trump for American TV.

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Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

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www.agensir.it/papa-al-geme... A contribution from me at the end of this article.

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Prayers for Pope Francis.

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Bullying, berating Trump shows his worst self in Zelenskyy ambush www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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This is big. Far-right troll site Guido Fawkes has always claimed it isn't subject to UK libel law as it's officially offshore. Today it conceded that it defamed Dale Vince, making clear it it's subject to UK law. No more dodging scrutiny. Staines will have to play by the rules like the rest of us.

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What we've learned so far from Trump-Starmer meeting. Helpful summary @theguardian.com Well done, Starmer. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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www.grahamkings.org/poem/herbert... George #Herbert’s day today. Herbert’s Hilary In her psychotherapy, I imagine, Hilary performs the role She typically plays at parties. “Quick-ey’d Love”, Noticing the unnoticed, Gently welcoming, Releases the reticent. Loved by Love, she loves. GK

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uspg.org.uk/the-church-a... Worth reading this article by Duncan Dormor, Gen Sec of USPG. #cofe #AnglicanCommunion

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‘I’m still dancing’: Derbyshire woman has 105th birthday rave at care home. Wonderful elderly care good news story. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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Tender Attention Mother’s head is lightly inclined; baby’s body is safe and special, sound and secure, encircled, enfolded, enwrapped, embraced: welcome wonderful world. @grahamkings.bsky.social

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