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“I’m just a girl that can’t say ‘no’” How difficult is it for these MPs and political parties to just say “NO. Thank you for offering, but it’s obvious why we can’t accept”. Most of us in public service have danced that dance numerous times.

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Not many people know that it was actually ME inside that KING KONG costume in the classic movie! Unfortunately me got SACKED just because me AD-LIBBED a few lines of dialogue...🙄

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'Ainda Estou Aqui' faz acerto de contas, diz Economist

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President Macron, "The Ukrainian president was elected in free elections in Ukraine" "That's not the case with Vladimir Putin, who kills his opponents and has been manipulating his elections for a long time"

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This is fascinating, and if you spend any amount of time at sea it will truly resonate. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Fatass Beagle has gone. We were with her and she went quickly and peacefully. I’m heartbroken.

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A pleasant evening's astronomy done. Mars, Sirius and Jupiter still looking mighty fine, and caught a shooting star. Let's slap on a bit of Star Trek TNG and call the day a win.

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former Tory chief whip Simon Hart on the party’s current leader

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I’ve been hacked over in the other place, which in one way is rather a blessing. The process of trying to sort it out is, however, exasperating. This tweet (which a friend screenshot and sent) did make me laugh though, so that’s something!

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‼️ The US is demanding half of the revenues from ports and other infrastructure as part of a new proposal for a deal with Ukraine on minerals, — New York Times

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Everybody needs a little Gurdeep in their day.

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Welcome melancholy as a fleeting shadow, dancing through your soul like autumn leaves - but never give it the keys to make your heart its permanent dwelling. Gurdeep.org

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Auf einem Markt im französischen Mülhausen geht ein Mann auf andere Menschen mit einem Messer los. Eine Person stirbt, Polizisten werden verletzt. Die Anti-Terror-Staatsanwaltschaft ermittelt.

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Musk threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine doesn’t sign the minerals deal - that’s extortion. If Starlink is used as a foreign policy tool to undermine European security, it should be banned from the EU market, says Janis Kluge from the German Institute for international and Security Affairs.

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This basically implies that no other nation is allowed to regulate its own markets and denies their sovereignty. It's mental and will, in the end, lead to the world decoupling from the US

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Worth a read - New York Times reports on Elon Musk's "DOGE" and what looks like very DODGY accounting methods for "savings" claims - Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Blocks Trump’s D.E.I. Crackdown www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

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How conventional!!

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The U.S. base on Okinawa has relocated 105 Marines. But an agreement to move 9,000 in total is colliding with the perceived threat from a rising China.

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Paris. Antes de fechar, o Centro Georges Pompidou convida visitantes a "levar um pedacinho do museu"

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Food Love Fest: Alentejo, gastronomia e amor já estão unidos numa única «celebração» (c/fotos)

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Democratic AGs win preliminary injunction against DOGE access to Treasury payment systems kentuckylantern.com/2025/02/22/r...

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This is so lovely in a world that is currently so shit

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My dad's giving up driving today, 2 months shy of his 91st birthday. On Monday they're selling the car. On 1 hand it's a relief: he's only driven on rural byroads for years now but his reactions aren't fast enough to avoid sudden danger. On the other hand the loss of independence is tough for them.

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Oh good www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...

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The Russian ruble has lost over half of its value in a decade and inflation is rampant - with electricity up 250 per cent and interest rates at 21 per cent. As its citizens become increasingly impoverished, the key to peace will be Putin’s finances www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...

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