Ross Breen

Ross Breen

@rossbreen.bsky.social

Economics, hospitality, rugby. Not necessarily always in that order

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Rory Cellan-Jones
@rorycj.bsky.social

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71... What do you mean, you haven't signed the Parky Charter petition calling for better Parkinson's care?? We Parkies have an excuse - one of the symptoms of PD is apathy. But as for the rest of you, jump to it! (pretty please..)

petition.parliament.ukPetition: Increase funding for people with Parkinson’s and implement the "Parky Charter"We want the government to take the decisive five steps set out in the Movers and Shakers' "Parky Charter" and to fulfil the Health Secretary’s promises.
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Adam Sharp@adamcsharp.bsky.social

Happy World Penguin Day to all penguins, but especially Nils, who didn’t let living in Edinburgh (or being a penguin) stop him from becoming The Colonel-in-Chief of the Norwegian King’s Guard. He’s also been knighted. His official title is Brigadier Sir Nils Olav III and here he is looking regal af

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Bryan Edward Stone (שָׁלוֹם)@bestonetx.bsky.social

I've never seen this before. An ad in The Liberator (May 14, 1831) for Peirce's Free Grocery Store, offering "𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳" for "those who give a preference to goods of this description." Everything is sourced from producers who don't enslave their workers. (Found by a student.)

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Malachy Browne
@malachy.bsky.social

A mammoth investigation by Declan Walsh into the gold rush fueling Sudan's civil war. The paramilitary RSF has extracted $860m worth from mines it seized in Darfur this year alone. Who's profiting? The UAE. Gift link and 🧵 of some visual reporting. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/w...

nytimes.comThe Gold Rush at the Heart of a Civil War (Gift Article)Famine and ethnic cleansing stalk Sudan. Yet the gold trade is booming, enriching generals and propelling the fight.

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sarah jeong
@sarahjeong.bsky.social

I'm at the National Assembly building. The army is here. And I just saw two soldiers in fatigues getting pushed around by belligerent ajusshis. and they looked legit scared.

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HLTCO
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I’ve been on here a fair bit more in the last couple of days and it seems as though it’s really taking off now, which is great. If you’ve come over from Twitter and know me from there, drop me a follow, reply and I’ll make sure I follow you back. Any shares of this are much appreciated. Cheers. ❤️

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