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thurgrom.bsky.social
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Bravo, young man! www.comicsands.com/autistic-boy...

As a GP, I am not allowed to receive a pen or post-it note pad from a pharmaceutical company rep The Government banned them in case I was influenced to prescribe a certain medication This should also be banned @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social unless you have a way to justify this?

Francis’s popemobile to become a mobile clinic for children in Gaza

Exclusive: Newark Airport air traffic controllers lost radar and radio communication for more than a minute last week

$92 million for the President’s military parade. At the same time, Donald Trump is taking away health care & cutting VA benefits for veterans. How about we actually take care of our servicemembers instead of politicizing them?

CNBC: Are you threatening to pull CBS's license? FCC COMMISSIONER BRENDAN CARR: It's not a threat. That's a penalty that is in the communications act.

The Faces of Gun Violence exhibit at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) headquarters showed the portraits of 120 people killed in gun violence in the U.S.

The only time Nigel Farage has ever spoken the truth is when he said, "Brexit has been a failure."

To our international partners: President Trump does not speak for all of America.    California remains committed to strong, stable international partnerships and to leading on the global stage.

At Shah Jahan mosque in Woking for #VEDay80 event commemorating soldiers of all faiths and backgrounds who served together in WW2

Among the 381 books that the Naval Academy removed was one that my mom, a retired professor, authored. The Trump administration banned her book, and no one could tell us why. So we wrote about it for @msnbc.com. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Supporting education in America is patriotic - and a crucial part of our national security and competitiveness in the world. Tell Congress to stop Trump from dismantling the Department of Education here: bit.ly/3S2Ifk2 #ResistTrump

“Holy rusted metal, Batman!"

#RomanSiteSaturday - Timgad (Roman Thamugadi) in #Algeria is often described as Africa's Pompeii. This UNESCO site has all the elements of a large Roman town: an orthogonal grid plan and two main oriented streets, a large forum, baths, markets, a library, a theatre, and an imposing Capitolium.

#Farage has called for an end to the #NHS being funded through taxes, but refused to say how it would be paid for instead. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

May the 4th be with you, to all who celebrate #StarWarsDay

Mark Zuckerberg Thinks You Don't Have Enough Friends and His Chatbots Are the Answer 🔗 www.404media.co/mark-zuckerb...

Stupid beyond measure. This will cost my district countless jobs — all to pay for TRILLIONS in new tax cuts for the richest people in society. America is being ROBBED in the HEIST of the century!!!!

The Constitution forbids bribery *3 separate times*. So important to the Founders they included two emoluments clauses, and made it the only named impeachable offense besides treason. The Constitution is clear on banning bribery. It's just that Congress and the courts decided to pretend otherwise.

There were no suitable toys to bring home for Master Bruno so I’ve been having a skidaddle on Etsy and my eyes were immediately drawn to this epic piece of gastro excellence. Add to cart? Yes please 😁

Great 2nd day of @qmcbs.bsky.social British History Now conference. Starting with awesome panel inc Jean Smith, @freddyfoks.bsky.social and @historianhelen.bsky.social on emigration, race and Empire post 1945 - loved these pics from Helen of expat retirees in Europe #QMCBS 🗃️

Room Temperature IQ.

Barf Bag: "Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls," said the man who might parade 150 armored vehicles through Washington, D.C. on his 79th birthday. www.jezebel.com/trump-says-k...

The Linda Vista multicultural fair represents the best of us and the best of our country: diversity, acceptance, understanding, creativity, and innovation. I’m so proud to represent this community in Congress.

Reform Amateur Hour begins. Having been on the Executive of a local authority I can confirm it is extremely hard work and extremely long hours. There’s going to be so much whining when the wake-up call hits.

The US government, which has claimed it has to destroy American universities because a few pro-Palestinian protesters are evidence of unchecked anti-Semitism, is defending an actual neo-Nazi party in Germany.

Bone spurs is throwing himself a birthday military parade

Absolutely shocking! Please read 😢

Donald Trump just posted a picture of himself as the Pope – 17 totally biblical takedowns www.thepoke.com/2025/05/03/donald-trump-just-posted-a-photo-of-himself-as-the-pope-biblical-takedowns/

This means that there was a meeting, likely several, at which they discussed the suicides and mental health harms this would create, and decided that those were within acceptable ranges.

Anonymous is currently targeting the Russian state hacking group APT28 (Fancy Bear) this group is responsible for attacks across Ukraine, Europe and the infamous DNC hack. The operation is ongoing. #OpAPT28

CNN: I want to share the concern of dock workers. The Int'l Longshore and Warehouse Union released a statement saying trade policies shouldn't be dictated by "a president's whims" CHAVEZ-DeREMER: That quote sounded exactly in line with the president CNN: They're criticizing him

If Obama did this the entire Conservative Christian movement in the US would have declared him the Antichrist within 30 minutes.

What a delight to visit a bookshop after a few weeks with trees and birds. Thanks to the lovely staff at No Alibis in Belfast. I discovered a beautiful little book by Max Porter, ALL OF THIS UNREAL TIME. and you can spot the @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social that I snagged from the window. #shoplocal

@votevets.org how I hate this asshole

Kharkiv was struck by at least 16 reason drones just now‼️

LIBERTY DEFEATS GOVERNMENT APPEAL AS COURT RULES ANTI-PROTEST LAWS ARE UNLAWFUL This should be on every UK News channel www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/libert...

Exclusive: The Trump administration is planning significant personnel cuts at the Central Intelligence Agency and other major U.S. spy units, downsizing the government’s most sensitive national security agencies, according to people familiar with the plans.

I don't usually write on Fridays, but I figured it was worth it for this: An explanation for Oklahoma students of why the 2020 election definitively wasn't stolen — and how the real lesson to learn is about the leaders in your state. Gift link: wapo.st/4m3cvcw

Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world

EVERY CHEF ON TV: "TODAY I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW TO MAKE SOMETHING WITH SIMPLE INGREDIENTS EVERYONE HAS IN THEIR PANTRY. I'M STARTING WITH ICELANDIC SEA SALT, YAK BUTTER, A SPRIG OF MOON BASIL AND EXACTLY 3 TEARS FROM A LAUGHING ALPACA