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Happy World Wombat Day! Sound on to listen to the very soothing munching noises of this chonky wombat...

Joan Smith on X: "Me on an attempt to stop women discussing conflict related sexual violence. The antisemitism problem at British universities writ large: https://t.co/9ElGccfADv" / X Me on an attempt to stop women discussing conflict related sexual violence. The antisemitism problem at British universities writ large: https://t.co/9ElGccfADv

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Jordan's fundraiser for Amelia’s Fund (Epilepsy Society) Help Jordan Harrison raise money to support Epilepsy Society

My nephew in law is running the Royal Parks half marathon tomorrow in memory of my niece Amelia, who he never actually met. Amelia died from an epileptic seizure at just 21 and he is raising money for the Amelia Roberts Fund (Epilepsy Society). Society.https://www.justgiving.com/page/jordanrunsbadly

On Yom Kippur— the holiest day for Jews— a synagogue in Manchester became a crime scene.

Two murdered, more injured.

This is what happens when hate is normalised, when Jew-haters are allowed to roam free.

It has to stop.

This is the sort of shite Jewish people globally are faced with in the aftermath of attacks.

Netanyahu is a war criminal, but Jews in Manchester have nothing to do with him or the state of Israel. Their murder was anti-semitic, not anti-zionist. Stop providing moral justification for terrorism.

This is not my footage by the way

YouTube video by Shot From SHOT FROM // ROBERT PLANT'S SAVING GRACE // EVERYBODY'S SONG // LIVE AT CIRCUIT, KINGSTON

Went to see Robert Plant last night. Utterly brilliant. Do grab a ticket for his tour if you can.

Gatwick airport second runway approved by transport secretary There has been strong opposition against the airport wanting to use its northern runway.

Yet another climate-wrecking decision from a Government intent on the pursuit of growth at all costs - but the only things that will grow as a result of this disastrous decision are pollution, noise, and climate chaos

France has banned internal flights where the train is less than 4 hours. Yes, our infrastructure isn't up to scratch for that yet but if government set a goal to do it in 10 years, it could be our moonshot.

This was in the bedside drawer of my Airbnb. Someone’s had a good night.

Regenerative braking for phones, so when you think better of a message or tweet, the process of furiously deleting it charges the battery.

Oxford and Cambridge fall out of top three UK universities for first time The London School of Economics came first for the second year running, while Durham climbed from fifth to third

www.thetimes.com/uk/education...

We've just helped my mum move. She's lived in the same house for 62 years and we had to sort through room after room of 'collectables' such as this. With this in mind, does anyone want a victorian tapestry fire guard mounted on a mahogany pole? We have three.

Oh, there will be.

Clearing drawers my wife finds my father’s slide rule. It doesn’t have sentimental value, but I find myself reluctant to simply bin it. What does one do with these tenacious, interstitial objects? Is there a slide-rule collector out there who might want it?

It’s a wicked world. But there are pure souls in it. If you’ve not been watching the Twiggy documentary on BBC2 I do recommend catching up with it.

Enjoyed it enormously. I had no idea she was such a big star and that she sang with Bing Crosby. She seems like a delightful, grounded person.

I can recommend Gail’s work. We bought a big version of her print of Forton Services and it looks great on the wall. Northern Brutalism classic.

Cold spots: Mapping inequality in SHAPE provision in UK higher education This British Academy report reveals that many parts of the UK are becoming subject cold spots – areas with no provision in a subject within a commutable distance. These are often in rural, coastal or ...

"leaving what is taught in our universities solely up to market forces undermines resilient subject provision and economic strategy, with lasting consequences for students and for universities’ ability to serve a public good.” 2/2

Germany accuses Belgium of antisemitism over ban on Israeli conductor Organisers of the Ghent festival have cancelled a concert by the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra featuring Lahav Shani to ‘preserve serenity’ in the city

Belgium has been accused of “pure antisemitism” by Germany after a leading music festival cancelled a concert by the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra because it has an Israeli conductor

Why do farmers need to do this? @RSPB #biodiversity #birds #wildlife

Vintage photograph of a young boy sitting on a small wooden sled, dressed warmly in a knitted hat, gloves, and a winter coat.

5 September 1938 | A Polish Jewish boy, Jchiel Bela Tiszman, was born in Płońsk.

In 1942 he was deported from the ghetto in Płońsk to #Auschwitz. He was murdered in a gas chamber.

Emma Harriet Nicholson on X: "En désespoir https://t.co/Dm7XViTZ8s" / X En désespoir https://t.co/Dm7XViTZ8s

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“Dress however you please.
Call yourself whatever you like.
Sleep with any consenting adult who'll have you.
Live your best life in peace and security.
But to force women out of their jobs for stating that sex is real?"

One of the most famous quotes of the current era that spawned a hate fest.

TERF is a slur Documenting the abuse, harassment and misogyny of transgender identity politics

And these transactivists as well? Should they be arrested by 5 armed police for tweets inciting violence full of death threats, 'terf genocide' & calling for women to be decapitated?
terfisaslur.com

Single-sex spaces must be based on biology, EHRC tells government The Equality and Human Rights Commission will emphasise such facilities must exclude transgender people who do not biologically match that sex

“Women could sue organisations for harassment if they allow trans women into single-sex spaces under new equalities guidance that has been submitted to ministers.”
Hopefully these organisations will do the right thing without the need for legal action.
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www.thetimes.com/article/e94f...

‘Aggressively provocative’: test screening of Saltburn director’s Wuthering Heights gets mixed reaction An early test showing of Emerald Fennell’s forthcoming Brontë adaptation suggests the unfinished film features horse-rein sex, suggestive egg yolks and necrophile nuns

Morning lovely x

I don’t know if you have read this but what they did with the story sounds absolutely revolting to me

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...

It looks like it might be raining.

Just found out that Private Eye published my email