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Social media is not all bad and in fact there are many upsides for kids. My daughter suffered in lockdown but would have gone stark staring mad without SM. She used to have 4 or 5 friends online for hours while she was "at school" so it felt a bit more like real school. They chatted,joked, helped..

It doesn’t stop Trump and his family taking their money though, does it?

...unfortunate subscribers to the fastest growing dedicated substack on the subject (a field of one, I believe) will also be hearing more about the latest developments in UK-EU relations very soon... rejoinrejoin.substack.com

Oh look, it's happened again. The report's author clearly states 'clean energy remains Britain’s future' and the government should 'keep net zero as the destination', and yet here's the headline.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. & Joan Crawford in 1930 📷 by Nickolas Muray

This was a key contributor to the War Graves Commission changing its policy on personal inscriptions on the headstone. And, more importantly, the decision to CHARGE, per-letter, for those inscriptions. That decision was controversal with some, but created a path to contributing for others.

For Beatrice, like many families, They could accept not having the body, and believed in the general principle of all war dead staying together. But it was about being able to pay in some way towards a funerary or memorial rite. A cultural and, for some, religious thing as much as personal.

Prince Maurice's grave is interesting, because it was a good example of the conflicting thoughts families had. Princess Beatrice refused repatriation of the body. She felt he belonged with his men. But she fought for years for the right to spend her own money on a custom headstone. This was blocked

They are such delicate little snowflakes.

If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime.

"when United Airlines began printing its in-flight magazine on lighter paper to save a single gramme, the fuel cost saving across its fleet was close to $300,000 a year". That is a phenomenal fact. www.ft.com/content/2f16...

Yeah, this is getting absurd. Zero scrutiny. BBC News broadcasts Reform UK speeches in full without interruptions www.thenational.scot/news/2667178...

Nigel Farage and Robert Jenrick face rows of empty seats as big speech falls flat www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Except bananas. Not saying "let them eat bananas" but that's the one product where inflation has basically been zero over the last few years which is related I think to a long-ago trade conflict

Thought I'd noticed some recent price rises in the shops. Whether or not it helps, at least we know on this occasion the specific identity of the US President to blame. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

WTF?!

Appalling decision.

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A young Sam Elliott and Katharine Ross on the set of ‘The Legacy’ (1978) - the film on which they fell in love. They’re still together 48yrs on.

Cities are defined by the choices they make about space. Today, London chose people. Oxford Street's transformation is under way.

26 October 1973, English rock legends The Who released their masterpiece double-album rock opera, Quadrophenia. The album explored 1960s Mod culture through the fictional character Jimmy, and was later adapted into a classic 1979 film. #TheWho #Quadrophenia

Washing line, Bolton, 1937, photo by Humphrey Spender.

On this day in 1942, a 52 year old Dutch Jewish woman arrived at Auschwitz where she was murdered after selection. Two sibling perished in Sobibor and one survived the Shoah. Her name was Catharina Porcelijn Support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social

I've always believed Oxford Street could be so much more than a road. Today we begin a new chapter as the nation’s high street goes traffic free, creating a place where people can spend time, enjoy the atmosphere and experience the very best of our city.

26 October 1908 | Norwegian Jew, Jacob Scharff, was born in Oslo. A violinist. In #Auschwiz from 1 December 1942. No. 79213 He perished in the camp the same month. --- Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

Victory for Lula, who has already reduced Amazon deforestation by 70% since 2022, means there is now a chance of ending deforestation of the rainforest entirely I’m weeping with joy for Brazil, for the Indigenous peoples of the Amazon, and for life on Earth 🇧🇷🌳🌎 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

A fury which only exists on FB

Remembering the late great BOB HOSKINS — born 84yrs ago today. I miss this fella.

Flávio Bolsonaro had his passport confiscated by the Brazilian fed police as his brother Eduardo told him to flee to the US. He is tied to paramilitary gangs, is being investigated & lost his legislative immunity when he left the Senate to run for president. paydayreport.com/brazilian-fe...

Bluesky has four kinds of users.

This is a beautiful, beautiful thing

On this day in 1942, a 7 year old Dutch Jewish girl arrived at Auschwitz with her mother where they were murdered after selection. Her father perished in 1944, date and place unknown. Her name was Jansje van Velzen Support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social

A slowly-dying Far Right party.

27 October 1902 | A Dutch Jewish man, Levie van de Kar, was born in Amsterdam. He was deported to #Auschwitz in 1942 and registered in the camp. He perished on 3 September 1942. --- Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs

Still amazed by how much he just looks like a clone of his father, this boy from Brazil.

Restore Britain have a new policy: no new British citizens from abroad at all, except by marriage. Catherine Blaicklock, founder of the Brexit Party, is among those on X who think this policy is too open/liberal.

Come back to me when Jenrick is proposing bringing back the tanner, groat and florin. Not interested until then.

On this day in 1895, a Czech Catholic of Jewish origin was born in Žatec. On 10 Aug 1942 he was deported to Theresienstadt, and on 20 Aug 1942 to Riga. He perished in the Shoah. His name was Ing. Josef Hoffmann.

Busted's James Bourne says 'hero' brother saved his life with kidney donation

A Swiss woman being treated for Ebola in Nigeria was medically evacuated to Switzerland with her husband Monday, officials said, as Nigerian authorities continued monitoring 52 people who had been in contact with her.

Breaking News: A federal appeals court declined a Trump administration request to order California to set aside about 20,000 ballots.

Harry Kane claims men’s Ballon d’Or to end England’s 25-year wait for winner

Trump now being trolled by the whole trolling spectrum, from Obama to Norwegian toilets