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Yes - Open-mindedness, Kindness, Science, Diversity, Equality, Inclusion, Kindness, Tolerance, Democracy No -Hate, Bigotry, Racism, Violence, Discrimination, Authoritarianism, Populism. Enjoy - Nature, hiking, reading, gardening, sumo, cats, etc. Humanist
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and the final act for tonight, Orbán being a Trump. What is this obsession right-wingers have with whom consenting adults choose to love? This is of course nothign to do with "protecting children" but discrimination and hatred. #lgbtqi+ #BudapestPride www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

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Trump vows to slap 25% tariffs on EU and claims bloc was ‘formed to screw US’ What does he want from Europe? Fall at the knees of Putin? Withdraw support for Ukraine? He wants something. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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So Americans won't (unless they look abroad) hear any criticism, read any criticism, or be able to articulate any criticism. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/f... What does that remind you of? If you've not read Bradbury's novel, best hurry, before you can't find it anywhere. Don't look on Amazon!

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No words needed for anyone in their right mind. All I will say is the American religious right will have fun with the golden statue and everyone else will be reminded of statues of dictators the world over who LOVE to erect statues to themselves. news.sky.com/story/trump-...

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At the risk of sounding simplistic, what business is it of anyone else what gender marker someone has in their passport? Whether someone identifies as male/female, or non-binary, then let that show in their passport. This is pure discrimination - nothing else. #transrightarehumanrights

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Well, that's that. Facebook - left 10 years ago, Twitter, never on it, stopped buying from Amazon, I now have just 3 months left on my annual Kindle Unlimited sub. I know it'll make zero difference to J.Bezos, but I'll feel a little better not supporting the USA broligarchy. #amazon #broligarchy

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Putin must be laughing his socks off. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...

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Apart from his general odiousness, does Musk just think in clichés? "let that sink in" - arrives at Twitter with a sink in hand "take a chainsaw to bureaucracy" - hypes up crowd at far-right gathering with a chainsaw. All he wants is $$, and to be Grand PooBah of the USA. He's an utter pillock.

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Yay! March banzuke up! www.sumo.or.jp/EnHonbashoBa...

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This is so important. Pancreatic cancer survival rates are so poor - 12.5% survive 5 years. 12.5% Other cancers have 5 year survival rates in the 80-90% band, pancreatic cancer lags too far behind. These tests, these vaccines, will be life-saving.

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Goodnight everyone, here's a topical cartoon from my favourite cartoonist "first dog on the moon". @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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(c) from Edith Pritchett's Venn Diagrams in the Guardian.

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"It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set,uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till. What weather they shall have is not ours to rule." JRR Tolkein

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".....the sooner political leaders come to terms with the fact that roads back to the old way are closed, the more likely it is that this new world will not be fashioned entirely on Trump’s terms...." In other words, Europe, come on, get a grip! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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"For three years now, Russia has relentlessly bombed Ukraine , attempting to steal land that isn’t theirs to take. This new round of sanctions not only targets the Russian shadow fleet........ There is no doubt about who the aggressor is, who should pay and be held accountable for this war...."

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I just can't comment yet on the USA and the venal orange felon and his unelected sidekick (or his he?) wreaking vengeance with unholy glee. I just can't...not yet.

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This is talking about blasphemy, which is still an active law in over 85 countries worldwide. Appalling. Time to move beyond being unaccepting of criticism just because it's a belief system.

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#BlackHistoryMonth Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE b. 1968 British space scientist and educator, co-presenter of The Sky at Night tv prog. Struggled with dyslexia through her school years, but inspired herself onward with dreams of space flight. She regularly visits schools to inspire kids.

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

I have no positive thoughts on the ancient or slightly less ancient gods that we made to understand our world . Humanism is, to me, an eminently sensible, rational approach. By all means believe in a mythical god or goddess in the sky, in the meantime, I'll stick to science - awe-inspiring itself!

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