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22 hours ago
B/w photograph of Mary Seacole. Her hair is braided and she is wearing an attire with a lace collar and a string of pearls. She is staring directly at the viewer with a strong and kind expression. Seacole's Times Obituary

May 21, 1881: The trustees of the fund established some time since in behalf of Mrs Mary Seacole wish it to be known that she died on the 14th inst. 
The deceased, it will be remembered, greatly distinguished herself as a nurse on the battlefield and in hospitals during the Crimean war. A Creole, she was born in Jamaica early in the present century, and from childhood was instructed by her mother in the art of nursing. In 1855, after it had been announced that no more nurses were required in the Crimea, she established a mess-table and comfortable quarters for sick and convalescent officers at Balaclava, landing there in the month of February. She was present at many battle, and at the risk of her life often carried the wounded off the field. Before Sebastopol she was a patient nurse among those stricken with cholera, and when she returned to England after the peace she was ruined in fortune and injured in health. 
The fund already referred to was then started, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the Duke of Cambridge being patrons. In 1857 she published an autobiography, entitled “Wonderful Adventures in Many Lands,” the preface being written by Dr W. H. Russell. 
“I have witnessed,” he writes, “her devotion and her courage; and I trust England will not torget one who nursed her sick, who sought out her wounded to aid and succour them, and who performed the last offices of her illustrious dead.” 
The sum raised for Mrs Seacole enabled her to end her days in comfortable ease. Strange to say, she has bequeathed all her property to persons of title.

On Mothering Sunday thinking about Mary "Mother" Seacole (1805- 1881)

Medical practitioner who used her sophisticated knowledge of pharmacology to nurse those wounded in the Crimean war.

Author of the first autobiography by a woman of African descent in Britain.

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9 hours ago

Well, One Battle After Another and Sinners are making all the worst people on Twitter lose their minds, so I guess we can all unite and enjoy :)

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20 hours ago
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Hackers Breach Intelligence Portal Used by the CIA and Other Agencies Unidentified hackers have successfully compromised a critical intelligence website operated by the National Reconnaissance Office.

When hackers hit an agency like the NRO, the outfit behind America’s spy satellites, the breach ripples across the whole intelligence community. A keyboard can do more damage than a well-placed spy! #espionage #Intelligence #NationalSecurity
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39 minutes ago

Yeah; the headline for all these stories should be more like "The U.S. President is a psychopath with dementia."

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22 hours ago
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US response to Epstein files faces criticism as global investigations expand Global investigations into Epstein files expand, but US authorities face criticism for failing to pursue other implicated individuals.

US response to Epstein files faces criticism as global investigations expand www.freedomunited.org/news/us-crit...

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A tribute now stands on the South Side of Chicago as a remarkable 10' bronze statue honoring former President Obama is unveiled. The sculpture captures Obama stepping forward with his iconic “Yes We Can” gesture—representing unity, determination, and the spirit of change that inspired millions.

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1 hour ago
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TRANSLATION: TRUMP OWNS THIS SHIT.

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9 hours ago

In the last 2.5 years Israel has displaced 2.3 million in Gaza (unknown how many of those killed), sound 1 million and rising in Lebanon, and 3.2 million in Iran (as of a few days ago).

That is a total of 6.5 million people made refugees by Israel, the US, and the assorted Western accomplices.

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17 hours ago

If the US doesn't like being referred to as "The Great Satan" maybe we should try not electing the Antichrist to be our President!

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22 hours ago

That Hesgeth's Department of War continues any attempt to think longterm about the effects of bombing a country, any consideration of how it will respond, and how that response will impact the economy, politics, etc., as "woke" nonsense is actually existing Idiocracy.

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6 hours ago

Trump could negotiate a ceasefire and truce with Iran. But he doesn’t know how to do that. He’s like Putin; he HAS to be beaten in battle.

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5 hours ago
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What makes you an American? YouTube video by Amanda's Mild Takes

What makes you an American citizen. Paperwork. Not assimilation. White supremacists who are continuing to attempt racist rhetoric saying anything else can just STFU

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You’ve never seen anything like this gemstone cut. YouTube video by Mason Mignanelli

Mote thoughts on gem cutting, especially the new needle cuts.

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14 hours ago
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Tell Your Senators: Oppose Markwayne Mullin for DHS Secretary Contact Congress today!

Markwayne Mullin has zero business running DHS. Your Senators can stop this disaster before it starts.

Click below to tell them to do their jobs and OPPOSE this unhinged pick!

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5 hours ago
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Dozens of Australian petrol stations run out of fuel as panic-buying continues NRMA says record-high fuel may be here to stay in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane after prices soared early in the Middle East conflict * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Dozens of service stations across Australia have run out of petrol as distributors struggle to keep up with customers panic-buying as the conflict in the Middle East continues to disrupt prices. The NRMA has warned regulators “missed” the chance to stop price hikes, as booming wholesale demand pushes fuel prices to a “permanent high” on the east coast. Continue reading...

Dozens of Australian petrol stations run out of fuel as panic-buying continues

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6 hours ago

Watching wealthy Americans posting about how we all need to declare a side in Team Library vs Team Bookstore is demoralizing.

When the decline in literacy is literally costing us our country and our hopes for the future...

How about we all get on Team I'd Rather Just See People Reading Whatever?

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15 hours ago

It’s ironic that the people who waffle on the most about being free from the state and big business are triggered by bikes and a few solar panels on roofs.

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1 day ago
Watercolour showing an evening scene in Trinity Lane, Cambridge

Under the lamp, another Cambridge May Week doodle, watercolour and Indian ink.
#Cambridge #watercolour #mayweek

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19 hours ago

Now that the stupidest person on the planet is President of the United States, if parents tell their kids, "You could be president," those words are going to have an insulting insinuation they never used to have.

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7 hours ago
Trump doing what he does best: pushing the USA off a cliff.
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5 hours ago
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Ancient forest versus 'luxury housing': The $3bn fight over Defence assets Opposition is growing to the federal government's plan to sell scores of defence properties to reduce maintenance and repair costs, as locals fight back.

Opposition is growing to the federal government's plan to sell scores of defence properties to reduce maintenance and repair costs, as locals fight back.

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CARTOON OF THE DAY

(From slyngstad )

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This makes me so happy. This film, anchored by Michael B. Jordan’s performance, is so deeply meaningful to so many of us. Lovely to see this upright, talented young man recognized for his superb portrayal. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

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19 hours ago

"..we are all capable of believing things which we know to be untrue, and then, when we are finally proved wrong, impudently twisting the facts so as to show that we were right...sooner or later a false belief bumps up against solid reality, usually on a battlefield."

George Orwell

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1 day ago
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Stripped of life: the deadly South Australian algal bloom is still spreading one year on More than 20,000 sq km of coast has succumbed to Australia’s first bloom of toxic Karenia cristata algae – and scientists worry it could explode again

This is our lifeblood
SA is under threat because greed, political mileage and personal wealth are treated as important, while climate, species decimation and the health of our entire ecosystem are completely ignored.
#GreensAreOurOnlyHope
#auspol
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23 hours ago
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So Zionists have nuclear weapons as per a top US official. And they are losing this war to an extent they want to use it.
But Iran is the problem? The world should wake up and realize that terrorism is Zionism and that this entity must be dismantled.

quoted text:
N HAARETZ
U.S. News
Top Trump Adviser Calls for
'Off-ramp' to Iran War, Warns Israel May Consider Using Nuclear Weapon

maybe Trump is hyping himself up to withdraw… one can dream

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21 hours ago
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Pretty Ruffles & Sweet Love..
Common Crane Courtship display..
#wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #naturelovers #birdsofinstagram #birdphotography #animals #travel #bird #photooftheday #birdwatching

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1 day ago
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WAR!!!

#Iran

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

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17 hours ago
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Today, the Oscars celebrate achievements in film—but did you know the awards were originally designed to bust Hollywood unions?

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The dude is circling the drain. He’s now calling on people in media to be imprisoned for treason if they don’t report on the war to his liking.

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