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“People came over to help and got me on the curb. A medic was called, who cut off my clothes. In my leg was what felt like a five centimeter hole with muscle hanging out of it and blood all down my leg. The medic put a tourniquet on it, and a journalist I was with took me to ER.”

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ICE shot a reporter... "Nick Stern, a British news photographer based in Los Angeles, is set to undergo emergency surgery for a wound sustained during the standoff between police and anti-Ice protesters in Los Angeles on Saturday."

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I remember an Ian Kershaw lecture where he said Franco had an iron bladder, and would use it to play politics, endlessly extending meetings until everyone else would agree with him just so they could go to the loo.

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recently warned someone not to use chatgpt for a research task because of the high risk of results being hallucinated and they wondered how the task could even be done if that was the case, and i said "traditionally one would consult a research librarian"

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Honestly I think if this place was actually irrelevant we wouldn’t have to deal with the same freaking editorial every week for an entire year and a half

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Ah, Wagnerians

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Almost verbatim, unbelievable

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White guy faced consequences of own actions, most notably from a black woman, and here’s why he won’t let that stand in his way…

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Shocking news. 36% of UK children are living in poverty according to the latest Social Metrics Commission research (I am one of the Commissioners) www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

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Thrilled to be joining CBeebies House as a guest presenter. It will be like being on #Playschool again. It’s going to be so wonderfully exciting and adventurous creating home-grown, educational and inspirational children’s content for a whole new generation.❤️❤️

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today in drunk guardian: ALWAYS OPEN THE DOOR WITH A CHAINSAW

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I mentioned Leonardo DiCaprio in a conversation at home yesterday and my daughter said "Oh, that old guy" and I died a little inside.

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Gathering of fascists in Moscow, Elon Musk's father in attendance

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St Thomas of Canterbury Church, #Greatford #Lincolnshire Beautiful #shadows - #StThomasBecket (2015) window by #HelenWhittaker. This detail is based on the “apparel of the amice (clerical hood) worn by Becket. Now in #Sens Cathedral, France. #StainedGlassSunday

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A truly terrible development, for everyone. Things will not be ok in this country until liberal conservatism returns, but by God there isn't much sign of that.

submitted 20 hours ago • 73 comments

Yeah I guess LeBron putting up a 22.6 PER is pretty special, but it's not that impressive when you compare him to people rolling out of bed and firing off something like this at age 86.

submitted 23 hours ago • 113 comments

£2 is a HUGE amount to our community. Here are 7 reasons why (please read and share) and here is the link to give: www.arts-emergency.org/donate%F0%9F...

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I worked with a Black elder at the Charlotte MEPS who had been a member of SNCC and people really discount the amount of planning and training that went into the Non-violent protests of the Civil Rights era. It started with selecting who could show up to the action.

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About 20 years ago all the emphasis was on teaching ‘personal transferable skills’ because the requirements of technical knowledge move too quickly to predict. Didn’t much like the terminology but couldn’t fault the idea. (And it favoured teaching Philosophy for critical thinking.)

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Sometimes alliteration is good on.ft.com/3SGwOyR (free to read)

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These guys are so stupid I’m sorry. this is the language of an imbecile. “Yeah our artificial intelligence isn’t actually intelligent unless we create a new standard to call it intelligent. It isn’t even stupid, it has no intellect. Anyway what if it didn’t?” www.businessinsider.com/aji-artifici...

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Corbyn yesterday referred to “killing fields in Ukraine & Russia”… as if Ukrainians taking out military equipment in Russia is equal to the murder of civilians in Kharkiv, Sumy, Kyiv, and cities all across Ukraine. Shameful.

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“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”

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not sure there's a more embarrassing profession than ICE agent. Oh, you dress like a soldier to abduct sous chefs and throw flashbangs at protesters? Get a real job you loser

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My new friend turned out to be a creationist why meeeee

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Agnes Martin Summer, 1964

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Musk installed Starlink satellite internet at the White House without notifying cybersecurity officials, the WaPo reports. SpaceX engineers accessed the Eisenhower Building roof without Secret Service clearance. Starlink bypasses official monitoring systems, creating major security risks.

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A transgender soldier who’s being pushed out of Army checked herself into hospital for suicidal thoughts. She arrived and found other suicidal transgender soldiers there too. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/u...

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A very stylish #Roman enclosed boot with a highly decorative and intricate cut-out design that would have shown off the wearer’s socks. Found in London, dating c. 75-125 AD. From the collections at the Museum of London. 📸 me 🏺 #archaeology

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How does it feeeeel like/ To let forever be

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♥️

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watching CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD and had a chuckle thinking about the in-universe tell-all book about the aides who knew president ross was the hulk the whole time

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“Musk then rammed his shoulder into Bessent’s rib cage ‘like a rugby player,’ Bannon said, and Bessent hit him back.” Via WashPost.

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I thought the carbon monoxide detector was broken but it turns out I was accidentally on the Discover Tab.

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Good to see the FT editorial draw attention to this less well known casualty of the US regime - official statistics on.ft.com/43Tejhn

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