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Passionate about life on Earth. Detest violence & cruelty. Feminist ๐Ÿฆ–. Frustrated star gazer. Beneath the pavement the forest. The UK's exit from the EU was an act of national self harm and a betrayal of the European community. ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บโญ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆโ˜ฎ๏ธ๐ŸŽ—๏ธ

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The Unmaking of the American University For decades, research universities have relied on federal funding, with no guarantee that it will last. Now their survival may depend on compliance with the government.

"Conservatives are likely never going to be able to create universities they approve of that are anywhere near the level of the universities some of them would like to destroy."

Via Nick Lemann / @newyorker.com

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

10.03.2026 22:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 58 ๐Ÿ” 17 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The Aurora Tree apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap26030...
The unusual Earth-sky collaboration was witnessed in March of 2017 in Iceland.

08.03.2026 09:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 5699 ๐Ÿ” 770 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 108 ๐Ÿ“Œ 35
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10.03.2026 17:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 132 ๐Ÿ” 47 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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World marks 150 years since first-ever phone call That the phone call has survived myriad technological upheavals shows โ€œhow profoundly it changed society,โ€ the CTO of AT&T told Semafor.

World marks 150 years since first-ever phone call

10.03.2026 21:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Trump won't spare a cent for the 15 million Americans who will lose their health care, but he'll spend a billion dollars a day bombing Iran.

10.03.2026 21:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 34 ๐Ÿ” 20 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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This civilisation is so toxic that it panics at the thought of the living hell shown in this image being shut down

10.03.2026 09:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 82 ๐Ÿ” 38 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Badenoch denies calling for UK to join US-Israeli war on Iran Conservative leader accused of taking confusing position after she said Starmer should โ€˜do more than catch arrowsโ€™

At the most basic level of 'have some self-respect', Conservative MPs should not put forward someone who visibly is not intellectually equipped to be prime minister as their candidate to be prime minister.

10.03.2026 18:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 1052 ๐Ÿ” 265 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 77 ๐Ÿ“Œ 30
A colourful graphic with a photo of childrenโ€™s feet wearing fun and colourful shoes. The text reads: Happy Shoesday; 19 May; Raising money for schools and streets.

A colourful graphic with a photo of childrenโ€™s feet wearing fun and colourful shoes. The text reads: Happy Shoesday; 19 May; Raising money for schools and streets.

Walk and wheel to school with a smile on #HappyShoesday ๐Ÿงก .
Join us on Tuesday 19 May!

Wear the shoes that make you feel your happiest and help raise funds for your school and Living Streets.

Find out more ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/happyshoesday

10.03.2026 18:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Meatballs with Orzo Orzo pasta is a non-negotiable staple in my kitchen. Simply dressed in butter and salt, and maybe a dusting of nutmeg or grated Parmesan, or indeed both, it often serves at my table as a substitute fo...

I regard all food as comfort food, but #RecipeOfTheDay would score high by any metric: itโ€™s Meatballs with Orzo! I even find the mindless repetitive action of rolling the little meatballs calming, though you may, of course, choose to buy ready-rolled meatballs. www.nigella.com/recipes/meat...

10.03.2026 12:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 350 ๐Ÿ” 28 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

It should. To my certain knowledge, puberty blockers were never licenced for treating gender dysphoria. Gender doctors have been prescribing them off label.

10.03.2026 17:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NHS England pauses new prescriptions of cross-sex hormones for under-18s The health service said young people who already receive the drugs will continue to do so.

No more damaging hormones for children
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

09.03.2026 16:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 29 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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New poll shows most people prefer single-sex toilets and changing rooms A new UK-wide poll shows that the vast majority of adults prefer single-sex provision of toilets and changing rooms in workplaces, gyms and leisure

sex-matters.org/posts/update...

10.03.2026 17:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

History isn't written by the victors. Typically they can't write. It's written by the victors' lick-spittles.

10.03.2026 17:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 37 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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These two stories are not unconnected

10.03.2026 17:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 27 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

which unnamed countries have done these things, guess we'll never know

10.03.2026 16:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 81 ๐Ÿ” 21 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump: โ€œNow we have low cost interceptors effectively combating Iranian drones.โ€

Oh, do you? Interesting where those came from.

BuT diD YoU sAy ThAnK yOu?

10.03.2026 15:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 275 ๐Ÿ” 67 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Ukraine will receive 35 Patriot missiles in the coming weeks.

The package was put together by several European countries and coordinated by Germany.

Thanksies ๐Ÿฅน

10.03.2026 16:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 96 ๐Ÿ” 13 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

We shouldn't rule out the possibility that the Andrea Jenkyns has had a labotomy.

10.03.2026 12:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 308 ๐Ÿ” 44 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 39 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

The stat the govt quoted was a 470% increase in asylum claims, which sounds a lot, but not if the numbers were tiny in the first place.

10.03.2026 16:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Have no words.

10.03.2026 16:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Heartbreaking. Like this too...

10.03.2026 13:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 43 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐— ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ž ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ง๐—›๐—ž๐—ข, Untitled (Lilac and Orange over Ivory), 1953
Oil on canvas
Toledo Museum of Art
Overall: 117 1/2 x 91 1/2 in. (298.5 ร— 232.4 cm)
ยฉ 1998 by Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
โ˜ผ๐™ป๐š’๐š—๐š”๐šœ ๐š’๐š— ๐š‹๐š’๐š˜

09.03.2026 15:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 42 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐— ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ž ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ง๐—›๐—ž๐—ข, No. 5/No. 22, 1950
(dated on reverse 1949), Oil on canvas, 9' 9" x 8' 11 1/8" (297 ร— 272 cm) @themuseumofmodernart
ยฉ 1998 by Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
โ˜ผ๐™ป๐š’๐š—๐š”๐šœ ๐š’๐š— ๐š‹๐š’๐š˜

10.03.2026 15:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 46 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Government Defeat in the House of Lords

Government Defeat in the House of Lords

๐Ÿงต The government was defeated in the House of Lords once yesterday, 9 March 2026.

The government was defeated 200 to 162 votes on amendment 371A to the Crime and Policing Bill at report stage.

๐Ÿ‘‰ votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/...

10.03.2026 15:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ukraine advises US, Gulf on downing Iranian drones The Patriot missiles used to shoot down Iranian strikes are akin to โ€œusing a bazooka to kill a fly,โ€ The New York Times wrote.

Ukraine advises US, Gulf on downing Iranian drones

10.03.2026 15:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We're gonna need a bigger Y-axis!

10.03.2026 15:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The more you know ...

The Earth has gained the equivalent of about 5.7 *billion* Hiroshima bombs worth of planetary heating since January, 2000.

About 89% of that heat went into heating the oceans. The rest to melt ice and snow, heat land and heat the atmosphere.

08.03.2026 15:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 87 ๐Ÿ” 30 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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First confirmed cases of bird flu in California elephant seals stoke fear as virus surges worldwide - Santa Barbara News-Press After a catastrophic outbreak of bird flu devastated southern elephant seal populations in 2023, scientists are on high alert.

Your 'moment of doom' for Mar. 9, 2026 ~ Local!

"Compounding the problem, climate change is creating more opportunities for bird flu to spread across species โ€” including humans โ€” as unpredictable weather and warming winters impact avian behavior."

www.newspress.com/2026/03/09/b...

09.03.2026 14:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 68 ๐Ÿ” 29 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Episode 753 Climate Hope, Doom, Duty
Episode 753 Climate Hope, Doom, Duty YouTube video by ToSaveTheWorld

Here is the YouTube version of my recent appearance on "Project Save the World."

I would greatly appreciate your adding your comments to the YouTube video and let me/them know your reaction to what was said.

Thanks!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9l2...

09.03.2026 14:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 35 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Plague book by Albert Camus Buy a cheap copy of The Plague book by Albert Camus. We can finally read the work as Camus meant it to be read. Laura Marris's new translation of The Plague is, quite simply, the translation we need t...

Your 'doom quote' for today:

"Everybody knows that pestilences have a way of recurring in the world; yet somehow we find it hard to believe in ones that crash down on our heads from a blue sky."

www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-plague...

09.03.2026 14:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 42 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0