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If you are in or near #Edinburgh on Saturday 22 March, it would be lovely to welcome you to this evening of #poetry #music & #conversation. Starting 7pm, FREE, more information & link to booking below 👇 @byleaveswelive.bsky.social @johnglenday.bsky.social

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In case anyone is interested, The Conversation, one of the most amazing Gene Hackman films is currently on iPlayer.

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Every mind-bending TV show:

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Joe Rogan Is Obsessed with Hunter S. Thompson. Hunter S. Thompson Would Despise Joe Rogan open.substack.com/pub/pajiba/p...

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Hi if you’re not an asylum lawyer you may not know that the Refugee Convention and Protocol specifically say the right to seek asylum exists regardless of manner of entry! It’s nonsensical to condition access to asylum based on manner of entry

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Seems relevant . www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

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Sailors would rather spend a month on a sand bank than visit Lincolnshire

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US aid freeze claims first victims as oxygen supplies cut off Seventy-one-year-old woman dies after being sent home from USAID funded hospital. Others die after hospitals close in refugee camps www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

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In my self-defense classes I focus on how most people are socially conditioned to follow the norms of a civilized, polite society — and there is a MENTAL SHIFT required to use violence to defend from violence. I'm reminded of this while watching our elected officials dithering and delaying. 1/

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“there are even more disturbing parallels between the new administration in Washington and events in Germany in the 1930s” yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/i...

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Here's how the mind of a conspiracy theorist works: Graham Linehan once noticed that the people criticising him appeared to be quite eloquent. But that would mean they were intelligent, and that couldn't be!? So, he came up with the theory that they were using "Grammarly" to appear intelligent. 1/

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Since the election, I have been limiting my news consumption to preserve my mental health. Following the inauguration, however, I am mindful that self-protection must not go so far as keeping my head in the sand. A 🧵 1/10

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I mean it’s sort of amazing that the incoming US President has basically said he’s going to declare war on Denmark, annex Canada and rename bits of the globe to his liking and broadcast news is just rolling with it like he’s delivered a sombre and thoughtful policy announcement. Absolute insanity.

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Suicidal thoughts are loud, but they don't tell the truth. The world is better with you in it.

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Read a post saying therapy should be goal-oriented & start to make a difference in 4-6 sessions And look, by all means, practice the kind of therapy that is meaningful for you, but please do not suggest that all therapy should be this way Nor is that the kind of therapy I’m looking for, thanks

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Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends: 1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration; 2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you; 3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.

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The drone shit is proving that we're in for (at least) four years of nonstop War of the Worlds panics. People you once believed smart and entrust with your children will corner you with podcast medicine. Refuting it? Pointless. You will realize your doctor is an alchemist 25 minutes before surgery.

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Please don’t tan your butthole to treat your depression.

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Every museum should have a Little Guys Tour, and at the end of the tour you can buy reproductions of all the little guys

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The reactions to Luigi Mangione in major publications feel like a confession. These people are actually fine with an absurd level of violence in society. The actual line that’s been crossed is that the ruling class is no longer exempt from that violence.

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Or of course he could just be a disinterested, heartless, self-absorbed narcissist

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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at TAU and the University of Lisbon have developed a groundbreaking nano-vaccine against COVID-19, delivered via nasal spray WITHOUT requiring cold storage. Preclincial studies show the vaccine was effective against ALL major SARS-CoV-2 variants. Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️

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From assassination plots to incendiary bombs, Russian aggression is escalating across Europe. Is the West too afraid to act? 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/euro...

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"While the total rate of fatal accidents per billion miles driven by all vehicles was 2.8, Tesla vehicles overall had a rate of 5.6. Tesla’s Model Y SUV had fatal accident rate of 10.6, more than double the average for SUVs, which was 4.8." sherwood.news/business/tes...

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"The biggest threat to the US is not fascism but mafia state autocracy. Not 20th-century style dictatorship, but controlled demolition by a billionaire criminal network, abetted by complicit actors within the US government"

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Wow, 13 years, it goes so quickly. RIP Fenton, surely he can’t still be alive.

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Be afraid... The great Carole Cadwalladr was right before, and was largely dismissed. And she's right now... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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America got its first convicted criminal President before it got its first female President

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In other news, companies running US prisons are reportedly expecting record profits in the next few years.

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This is a good, but deeply worrying, take. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

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Maybe we were too hard on JJ Abrams for "Somehow Palpatine returned."

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This seems harsh

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A Trump win is grim news for the world. Worth noting those who chipped in to help it happen: www.newstatesman.com/business/202...

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