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Julia Baker-Smith

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Isle of wight UK, 40 something, Healthcare Business Manager, former Naval nurse, former Labour Councillor. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ happily in love ❀️ πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¦πŸ‡³πŸ‡± still European πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί

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Eigg Electric - The Isle of Eigg Eigg is not connected to the mainland electricity supply. Β After decades of diesel generators, Eigg Electric provided 24 hour power for the first time in February 2008.Β  Eigg Electric is a community o...

Eigg isn't connected to the UK national grid. Instead, we generate 90% to 95% of our electricity from wind, sun, & water (hydro). Community-owned Eigg Electric was switched on in 2008. Islanders are trained and employed to manage it. Electricity costs 27p per unit/kWh. isleofeigg.org/eigg-electric/

20.11.2024 08:42 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

My partner is Spanish living in Holland. Without Erasmus my daughter can't study there. The logistics of integrating our lives are madness. Even transferring money between us is insane. Passport queues too... for a stupid black passport. I'm enraged.

20.11.2024 13:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If you are anti-Brexit and pro EU and want to find some extra followers.

RT and reply to this post and add each other.

No fun speaking to yourself.

15.11.2024 12:25 πŸ‘ 2493 πŸ” 1686 πŸ’¬ 616 πŸ“Œ 96

The moment I realised the other place was broken. Stood on a crowded train near Amsterdam. My eye was drawn to the phone of the guy seated beneath me. British... as he scrolled I saw tweet after tweet about asylum seekers committing crimes, anti-islam, proBrexit, proTrump. I thought, this is why...

20.11.2024 08:10 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Amsterdam Mayor Admits She Was Wrong About Violence
Amsterdam Mayor Admits She Was Wrong About Violence YouTube video by Novara Media

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

20.11.2024 00:13 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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X Rival Bluesky Is Adding Millions Of Users Post-Election β€” Reaching 18 Million Users Bluesky which was developed by Twitter in 2019 has become one of the fastest growing apps as users become disenchanted with X in the aftermath of the election.

It feels like we are part of a little revolution. Unsure why they didn't call it Flutter and think they missed a trick but apart from that I'm impressed with @bsky.app
www.forbes.com/sites/bradad...

20.11.2024 00:29 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

After the mindlessness of social media over the last few years can we start a thread recommending interesting #documentaries, #talks, #lectures we should be watching please? I haven't seen anything good since 4 horsemen, Shock doctine and that one about the fish. Recommendations gratefully received

20.11.2024 00:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The words of Esteban GonzΓ‘lez Pons
β€œEurope is not a market, it is the will to live together. Leaving Europe is not leaving a market, it is leaving shared dreams. We can have a common market, but if we do not have common dreams, we have nothing. 1/2

19.11.2024 22:08 πŸ‘ 179 πŸ” 72 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2

Thank you for sharing. This reminded me the Internet used to be more educational! I loved learning random facts before the billionaires ruined it.

19.11.2024 23:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I didn't know i needed to know this or that i didnt know where it came from, but it's absolutely fascinating... now i know.

19.11.2024 23:42 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0