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@laraque.bsky.social
linguist (English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Latin, Arabic, Basque/Euskera, British Sign Language). Recognise a few other languages. Read Lots: Law, history, Fantasy (Pratchett), human Library. A bit sweary, in any of those languages
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« La mobilisation ne doit pas s’arrêter au 17 octobre » : les étudiants de l’école du Louvre bloquent le plus grand musée du monde ➡️ https://l.humanite.fr/tq7
"The war" (39-45), wouldn't that make them 90+yrs old? If they *fought for Britain? So they'd be *how old ? 117 if they were 20 in '39? Daily Heil making shit up again?
My grandad fought in the war and he loved nothing better than beating the shit out of racists. He kept a tally of how many he put in hospital
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@robinince.bsky.social Hey Robin im sorry to be a bother, but could you share this as the best bookshop in Belfast is at risk www.gofundme.com/f/save-our-b...
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This is what we do to a two-time Canadian paralympic swimmer, born with cerebral palsy. paralympic.ca/athlete/aly-... Congrats Toronto!
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One of the common arguments from so called "gender criticals", transphobes, is "what rights are trans people losing". The answer is so many. Just today we have seen in practice that trans people are being excluded from healthcare., to add to public spaces, education etc. It all costs lives.
The EHRC chair either does not understand the principle of rights, or has decided to gaslight trans individuals while stripping those rights. The EHCR code undermines, and, arguably in several ways, outright violates rights for trans individuals, including Articles 8, 11, and 14 of the ECHR. 1/
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141,000 people have so far been evacuated from the Gironde and Landes regions which lie close to Bordeaux. We’re waiting for our train to take us out of Bordeaux.
Holiday in the climate emergency. No that’s not AI or edited, just a snapshot I just took with my phone on Lacanau beach in France. What future will this boy grow up in? It is in our hands, but time is running out.
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Ossoff: "Here's what's going to happen tonight: the world's most famous sore loser will deliver a prime-time presidential sour grapes address to pursue his 6-year-old grievances about the 2020 election, while his war in the Middle East spirals out of control & the cost of living continues to rise.."
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Hero’s welcome for Somali referee denied entry to US World Cup tournament https://aje.news/bzr3wt
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How the murder of Henry Nowak is being exploited by the far right - The Latest
If a person can't fit between the arm rests, and there's room on the flight, that person gets a free extra seat. Ouf.
Southwest Airlines, which received backlash from the plus-size community earlier this year when it tightened its extra-seat policy, has loosened restrictions on securing a second adjacent seat. The amended rule goes into effect immediately.
There is an open air copy of that work in Gernika. Just for anyone who'd like to see it.
NEW EPISODE! Should Picasso's Guernica be moved to Gernika? We discuss the battle between Madrid & the Basque government over the anti-war masterpiece, why it should be loaned & why the Guggenheim is the wrong home for it. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/57us...
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80 Years after #WO2, the "Windermere children" have received a memorial garden in the UK. It commemorates the time spent in the Lake District by 300 young Holocaust survivors. Would you like to know their story? Listen to the EHRI #podcast "A Place in Paradise". www.ehri-project.eu/podcast-epis...
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People forget/have forgotten how many people were desperately scrambling to get out in the 1930s. Same attitudes towards children, too. The Windermere children weren't welcome with open arms by everyone, either. Am guessing UK archives hold a fair bit. Mass Observation & CEPR may know?.
In 2017 I had cause to read the papers of the Harvard Classics Department from the 1930s and found this distinct stratum of correspondence: European profs writing frantically to American depts seeking to secure positions for Jewish colleagues. I wonder how many such archives hold this history.
I've just watched that programme again. Sadly there remain too many people who think that refugees shouldn't be welcomed here.
People forget/have forgotten how many people were desperately scrambling to get out in the 1930s. Same attitudes towards children, too. The Windermere children weren't welcome with open arms by everyone, either. Am guessing UK archives hold a fair bit. Mass Observation & CEPR may know?.
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Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 The Windermere Children #PoetryForChildren soundcloud.com/user-6841090...
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‘Won’t be anything left’: Trump issues threat to Iran amid stalled talks https://aje.news/60k06s