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so furious about this. if the US doesn't want to run it, there are ways to hand it over responsibly; cutting resources without warning does immense and disproportionate damage.

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#WorldBookDay My favourite book about books. Vast knowledge, intelligence and sensitivity lightly borne and infectiously shared. The Bible Dostoevsky Rabelais Dickens Dante Melville Poe Cervantes Goethe Hardy etc.

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#WorldBookDay My favourite book about books. Vast knowledge, intelligence and sensitivity lightly borne and infectiously shared. The Bible Dostoevsky Rabelais Dickens Dante Melville Poe Cervantes Goethe Hardy etc.

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BREAKING: Donald Trump has announced that most goods imported from Mexico are to be exempt from his trade tariff regime for at least four weeks, just days after the charges were imposed news.sky.com/story/trump-...

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China has imposed tariffs of up to 15 percent on a raft of U.S. farm products on Tuesday and blacklisted more than 20 U.S. companies, marking a major escalation in a brewing trade war between the world’s two largest economies www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

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NEW: Jeremy Corbyn has called for a Chilcot-style inquiry into the UK’s involvement in Gaza

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Dundee Rep has warned that a ’deeply disappointing’ 10% cut to its council funding will result in a ’reduction’ to what it can offer its local community 👇

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Some books need to be read straight away... Guite is a brilliant poet, critic & academic, who brings literature wonderfully alive. This is a pristine HB 1st ed, a review copy with the pub's PR still enclosed, clearly unread. £25 new in 2017, now at least £45. Got it for £5!! Very Happy Bibliomane.

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Meanwhile the House of Commons Grifter in Chief Nigel Farage is up to his usual money grabbing tricks Reform UK Ltd eh?

submitted 11 days ago • 43 comments

Happy (heavenly) Birthday, Nina Simone. youtu.be/-sEP0-8VAow?...

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“Thanks to Donald Trump, a new era of great power imperialism fuelled by authoritarianism and hyper-nationalism is unfolding” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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The absolute CRINGE of this man.

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Donald Trump’s verbal assault on Ukraine is a “complete failure” for the transatlantic alliance, according to a senior German lawmaker.

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Are we already watching a failed presidency, as mainstream Republicans flee for the exists, and Russians and our enemies cheer Trump's every move. Join Legal AF's Ben Meiselas and Michael Popok on the latest After Dark edition of Legal AF.

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

After we let Russia occupy part of your country and steal your resources, we will occupy the other part and do the same. Quite the starting point for the Americans.

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1/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC 1/31: Crash in Philly 2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle 2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska 2/10: Crash in Scottsdale 2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego 2/16: Crash in Covington, GA 7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”

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Ukrainian officials have reacted with shock and confusion to the news that top Trump administration officials are traveling to Saudi Arabia to start peace talks with Russia — and that Ukrainians were also apparently coming.

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HB JB. 100 years ago this year, #JohnBarrymore brought his universally acclaimed Hamlet to London. Many years later, as part of a radio broadcast, he gave this deeply felt reading of To Be Or Not To Be... youtu.be/8bv6GrGoGEo?...

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An old, sweet song for #ValentinesDay youtu.be/s5O03puH_9c?...

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NEW: Keir Starmer has been forced to cut short Milton Keynes visit because of farmer protest

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The director seems content for this just to be viewable on Vimeo, so, if you're interested, here it is. I very much like the use of natural sound and the rhythm of the editing. Pretty amazing for a first film, I think. vimeo.com/1048203186/0...

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The director seems content for this just to be viewable on Vimeo, so, if you're interested, here it is. I very much like the use of natural sound and the rhythm of the editing. Pretty amazing for a first film, I think. vimeo.com/1048203186/0...

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2025 looking a little thin. Not surprising considering the financial uncertainty in Scottish Theatre - but if anyone would like to chat to a composer/sound designer for their projects in the UK, I'd love to meet new people and make new things! jimharbourne.com

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Look what I picked up for £3 in Waterstones' Clearance Sale... £25 (at least) on line! 😁

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The great collaborator Paule Constable, lighting designer of War Horse, Curious Incident, Follies, umpteen shows for Michael Grandage, Cameron Mackintosh, Matthew Bourne + opera worldwide, has more Oliviers than any woman except Judi Dench. She's retiring. Brava! www.thestage.co.uk/news/celebra...

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📣 Cumbernauld Theatre has been removed from Creative Scotland's portfolio of funded organisations, placing the company, its employees and its vital work with the local community at risk. At this critical time, we need our community more than ever: lanternhousearts.org/future-at-risk

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Fingers crossed.

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What a beauty. "There she breaches! there she breaches!" #nextproject

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UK and 78 other nations back ICC after Donald Trump sanctions www.thetimes.com/world/middle...

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NEW: Top Scottish Labour figures are calling Keir Starmer's first seven months in power a 'shitshow', reports say

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USAID’s website has been deleted, all that is left is a note saying all personnel are now on administrative leave and personnel outside the US are to be brought home. Completely illegal, no act of congress or even executive order was signed to dismantle the agency

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“It appears as if there is an unelected billionaire more or less running the federal government right now, who none of us voted for, who seems to be breaking both [the] law and potentially the constitution all over the place” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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The death toll in Gaza has already been updated to 61,709. The true scale of Israel's atrocities is only just emerging - and officials must face justice for every single life lost. So should those who continued to send weapons, knowing full well they were enabling genocide.

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Holy crap.

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I did not have high hopes about Starmer as PM, but I really had hoped that with a Labour Govt there would at the very least be an end to performative cruelty, but apparently not. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

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Scotland win back the Cuttitta Cup with 31-19 victory over Italy Scotland got their 2025 Guinness Six Nations off to the perfect start with a 31-19 victory over Italy at Scottish Gas Murrayfield this afternoon. The Scots scored their first try of the championship with barely three minutes on the…

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GB News, "Surely Brexit is a good thing?" Andy Dixon, Fisherman, "It's been bad. It hasn't worked out as the government promised.. Locally, in North Shields, it's been a bit of a disaster" GB News, "In what way?" Andy Dixon, "Red tape, documentation, it's 100x what it used to be"

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Scottish arts organisations denied long-term funding by Creative Scotland have called the decisions “incomprehensible” and “devastating” 👇 #TheatreNews #TheatreSky

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The FAA is facing its first major aviation disaster in 16 years without a leader because Elon Musk helped push him out. The former FAA administrator stepped down on Jan. 20th after Musk called on him to resign. Musk was angry after the FAA fined SpaceX for failing to get approval for launch changes.

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So Long, #Marianne... 💔 youtu.be/zw32qbLPR0A?...

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The Hum #hookland

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A scathing new report on child poverty just shamed the Labour Party Only Scotland is going to see a reduction in child poverty if the Westminster Labour government continues on its chosen path www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

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