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Nettie Edwards

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Artist working with historical photo processes and iPhone, self directed researcher, educator. Obsessive genealogist, gardener, slug slayer, Cat Mother. Black Country wench. Likes sparkly things

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I’ll never forget that morning

13.03.2026 07:44 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We have awarded these people contracts in the Ministry of Defence. What the fuck are we doing.

13.03.2026 02:03 πŸ‘ 1891 πŸ” 692 πŸ’¬ 95 πŸ“Œ 28
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Families given a week to decide whether to leave UK voluntarily plead for more time Home Office targets 150 families whose asylum claims were refused and offers them up to Β£40,000 to leave or face forcible removal Families who received notices asking them to agree to return to their home countries are begging the Home Office to give them more time to make a decision that will significantly affect their children’s futures. The Home Office has targeted 150 families whose asylum claims were refused and given them just seven days to make the decision, which would uproot their children from schools and adopted communities. Those who refuse to leave voluntarily may be forcibly removed in handcuffs, including children. Continue reading...

Families given a week to decide whether to leave UK voluntarily plead for more time

12.03.2026 06:18 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 5

Cheers Mack!

09.03.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve never been to Tunbridge Wells but I’m pleased to know that you enjoyed your time there!

09.03.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

We have postal voting here in the UK

09.03.2026 22:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Mary Somerville [Fairfax]. Lithograph after J. Phillips.

A lithograph portrait of Mary Somerville shown from the chest up, in early 19th-century dress. She has elaborately styled curly hair piled high with ringlets framing her face. She wears a ruffled white lace collar and a dress with feathered or fur trimming at the shoulders, fastened with a circular brooch. Her expression is calm and self-possessed, her gaze slightly averted.

https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/9200579/mraqxra2

Mary Somerville [Fairfax]. Lithograph after J. Phillips. A lithograph portrait of Mary Somerville shown from the chest up, in early 19th-century dress. She has elaborately styled curly hair piled high with ringlets framing her face. She wears a ruffled white lace collar and a dress with feathered or fur trimming at the shoulders, fastened with a circular brooch. Her expression is calm and self-possessed, her gaze slightly averted. https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/9200579/mraqxra2

Maria Gaetana Agnesi. Line engraving by E. Conquy after M. Longhi.

A line engraving portrait ofMaria Gaetana Agnesi shown bust-length within a softly shaded oval vignette. She has powdered or light curly hair loosely styled, small drop earrings, and wears a fur-trimmed garment over a light dress with a ribbon bow at the shoulder. Her expression is composed and direct.

https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/9200579/pmfug8sg

Maria Gaetana Agnesi. Line engraving by E. Conquy after M. Longhi. A line engraving portrait ofMaria Gaetana Agnesi shown bust-length within a softly shaded oval vignette. She has powdered or light curly hair loosely styled, small drop earrings, and wears a fur-trimmed garment over a light dress with a ribbon bow at the shoulder. Her expression is composed and direct. https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/9200579/pmfug8sg

A portrait from the Welsh Portrait Collection at the National Library of Wales. Depicted person: Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne – English aristocrat, prolific writer, and scientist. By George Kellaway

A stipple or line engraving portrait of a woman shown from the chest up against a densely cross-hatched dark background. She has long, loosely curled hair falling to her shoulders, a small decorative crown or coronet at the top of her head, and wears a pearl necklace and a low-cut dress with a draped sash. Her expression is placid and direct. The caption below reads Margaret, D. of Newcastle. The engraver's name Kellaway sc. appears at lower right.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Margaret,_D._of_Newcastle_(4670217).jpg

A portrait from the Welsh Portrait Collection at the National Library of Wales. Depicted person: Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne – English aristocrat, prolific writer, and scientist. By George Kellaway A stipple or line engraving portrait of a woman shown from the chest up against a densely cross-hatched dark background. She has long, loosely curled hair falling to her shoulders, a small decorative crown or coronet at the top of her head, and wears a pearl necklace and a low-cut dress with a draped sash. Her expression is placid and direct. The caption below reads Margaret, D. of Newcastle. The engraver's name Kellaway sc. appears at lower right. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Margaret,_D._of_Newcastle_(4670217).jpg

Happy International Women's Day! To celebrate it, Project Gutenberg created a new bookshelf titled Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics:

www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books...

#books #literature #womeninstem #womenhistoryMonth

08.03.2026 09:35 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Crypto investor based in Thailand donates further Β£3m to Reform Christopher Harborne’s gift is latest to party’s election war chest and comes amid calls for cap on political donations

Why oh why hasn’t a Labour government put a stop to this?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

08.03.2026 09:39 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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BrewDog sold highland estate for knockdown price after abandoning reforestation plans Self-styled β€˜punk’ beer company bought land in 2020, pledging to plant Scotland’s β€˜biggest ever forest’ The self-styled β€œpunk” beer company BrewDog sold its Highland estate for a knockdown price after abandoning its efforts to plant Scotland’s β€œbiggest ever forest” there. BrewDog’s co-founder James Watt claimed its Lost Forest project at Kinrara in the Cairngorms national park would cover a β€œstaggering area” and capture tens of millions of tonnes of CO2 during its lifetime. Continue reading...

BrewDog sold highland estate for knockdown price after abandoning reforestation plans

08.03.2026 09:26 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 11

Never rise to the bait of a bully - don’t give it oxygen.

08.03.2026 09:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Reform UK under fire for sale of council's art works The sale of more than 360 art works shows 'utter contempt' for local history, it has been claimed

Reform UK under fire for selling Kent County Council's art works

www.kentlive.news/news/kent-ne...

08.03.2026 06:21 πŸ‘ 194 πŸ” 100 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 14
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08.03.2026 08:19 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

Actually, didn’t we help them following 9/11?

07.03.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Using Women takes many forms.

07.03.2026 10:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Now WHO does that remind us of?

05.03.2026 13:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is this what Peace is meant to look like?

04.03.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I personally won’t be satisfied until I’m able to place online wagers from the dehumidifier in my basement.

04.03.2026 10:31 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

🀣🀣🀣

04.03.2026 10:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why not????

04.03.2026 10:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And who created the mess in the first place? Who meddled with politics because oil? 🀬🀬🀬

04.03.2026 09:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone who disagrees with them is my guess

02.03.2026 12:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I see Nigel "always cheated never defeated" Farage is now trying to stop non UK citizens from voting. This would mean my Irish wife would have no right to vote despite giving 20 years of hard work and taxes to the UK state.

And where does it stop - the unemployed/benefit claimants will be next

01.03.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 2123 πŸ” 527 πŸ’¬ 215 πŸ“Œ 27

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."

-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

01.03.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 21391 πŸ” 7248 πŸ’¬ 428 πŸ“Œ 269

Really concerned to hear the Defence Secretary refuse to rule out UK's involvement in future strikes on Iran.

Iraq lessons must be learned.
Further escalation in the Middle East makes us all less safe.

Starmer must rule out UK involvement immediately.

01.03.2026 09:46 πŸ‘ 2163 πŸ” 426 πŸ’¬ 81 πŸ“Œ 24

Let’s talk about all those Reform paper candidates Nige…

01.03.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Community Change Directory Find community-owned and co-op organisations near you.

The capitalist system hurts everyone
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Capitalism relies on our participation to continue
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I don't want to give my money to billionaires any more
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Co-ops are anti-capitalist by design
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I want to find community-owned alternatives for where I spend my time and money.
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I'm building this thing:

24.08.2025 14:28 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

And by suggesting (how very dare they?) that we should get all get along and sort out our problems together.

01.03.2026 12:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Because… as someone pointed out… why should people vote for you when you openly hate them and are encouraging others to hate?!?!

01.03.2026 12:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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205 reactions Β· 19 comments | Amber has been waiting nearly 400 days for a family who understands her. She came in skin and bones with scars and little life experience, but she’s made wonderful progre... Amber has been waiting nearly 400 days for a family who understands her. She came in skin and bones with scars and little life experience, but she’s made wonderful progress with leash manners,...

πŸ’– AMBER πŸ’–

fun in the snow. This beautiful dog is still waiting for her forever home. Please read her bio, check out her video. Repost

Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793

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www.facebook.com/reel/7721778...

01.03.2026 01:50 πŸ‘ 2251 πŸ” 1159 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 60

It is!

27.02.2026 07:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0