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Giving this place a try to see if it can replace the other thing. I'm a complicated being. I love rugby, music, art and a local history and don't much like clothes! Hampshire UK.
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The math just isn't math-ing. We also feed at least 70% of the world's soy to farmed animals...not humans 🤦‍♀️

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The Climate Change Committee has issued new advice to the government on reducing emissions

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Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.

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Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.

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Word discovery of the day is ‘yoke-devil’ (17th century): an accomplice in a villainous or immoral undertaking.

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Word of the Day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet individual whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.

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Schools should be places where young people learn to live together, not apart. A fractured system where children are separated by religion and belief –or excluded because of their beliefs – undermines community cohesion. If we want a more united society, we need inclusive schools for all.

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Your support fuels our life-saving charity and this #ValentinesDay, we're saying thank you for all the love and support you show us every day. Whether you've supported our charity by donating, volunteering, taking on a challenge, or supporting us in any other way, we're so grateful for all of you! 💚

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Forever relevant in the age of social media. Thank you, Wendy Cope.

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Happy #HillfortWednesday! Take a look at the distinctive Figsbury Ring in Wiltshire 👇 The ancient property features two sites in one, with a Neolithic henge included inside a later, Iron Age hill fort. Find out more - buff.ly/4jOlblT

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Good morning. Planning to be at home all day today so the dress code is "very minimalist".

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🔁 As long as anti-vegan health claims persist, I’ll keep posting this. It's a concise breakdown of the best available evidence on the topic. Share it with friends and family to help debunk the myths that prevent many from trying a vegan diet. open.substack.com/pub/veganhor... #vegan #plant-based

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🔥 Well... this is now over 88,000 signatures! Just one final push to get it over that magic 100,000 and get a parliamentary debate? Why not! Link --> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

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Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.

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well that's one X account closed, now to work on the other.

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Just in case you needed to hear this today….

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Looks like I have a day off from refereeing. In that case I'm off to play rugby instead. Non-contact, of course, due to serious neck injury sustained a couple of years ago.

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If you're craving mini eggs this Easter, this dairy-free brand has you covered

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It won't be long before a packet of crisps just contains a single crisp.

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Drawing on his memories of Mussolini's Italy and the Nazis, the Italian humanist, Umberto Eco, created a 14-point guide to spotting fascism when you see it in his 1995 essay 'Ur-Fascism'. It remains relevant today. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur-Fasc...

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Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

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Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. In 1939, more than 900 Jews fled Nazi Germany and sailed to Cuba, only to be turned away. Returning to Europe, 300 or so disembarked at Southampton. The rest went to France, Belgium, and Holland. 254 of them would later be murdered by the Nazis.

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normally when refereeing a rugby game I do about 6.5-7k steps (my phone isn't smart enough to know the distance). Yesterday I did over 8k. I thought it was a fast and furious game!

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Humanists are non-religious people who shape their own lives in the here and now because we believe it's the only life we have. A lot of people share humanist values without even knowing the term. Maybe you're a humanist! Find out by taking our quiz! humanists.uk/humanism/how...

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