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Giles MacDonogh

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British-Austrian Historian, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, author, occasional artist, linguist, food, wine and cooking.

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Mercy!

01.03.2026 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Down Memory Lane Scottish Malt Whisky

Some traditional malts open.substack.com/pub/gilesmac...

01.03.2026 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Calls for Romanian to become an option for GCSE students Romanian is the most widely spoken foreign first language in London with 159,000 speakers.

All those accents! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

01.03.2026 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Liverpool honeymoon couple's hotel shook by Dubai missile strike Matthew McGinn and Layla Hamood say they saw missiles flying across the sky in Dubai.

The earth moved for them: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

01.03.2026 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yes!!!!!

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

#TrumpEpsteinFiles

28.02.2026 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2692    πŸ” 923    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 24
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#Iran

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

#TrumpEpsteinFiles

01.03.2026 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Never trust ANYONE who says they know what God is thinking

01.03.2026 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 265    πŸ” 111    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 6
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Something Iranian: a brush bought in the market in Anzali on the Caspian in 2002 or 2003.

01.03.2026 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They'll be eating the cats and the dogs next. Pathetic how these rags just copy the trash put out by America - Farridge too.

01.03.2026 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pork pies and scotch eggs?

01.03.2026 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Boom!

Captain Haddock slaps Oakeshite round the chops!

01.03.2026 10:30 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Olivia Attwood: 'We shouldn't glamourise being reliant on other people' The documentary host and presenter discusses female independence and snobbery about reality TV.

Angela Rayner? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

01.03.2026 10:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can't tell you how many times I've seen that fiulm. Never knew who the Chevalier Audubon was.

01.03.2026 10:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fritz and Morag:

01.03.2026 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump nor his grifting family has worn a uniform or fought for our country. He has the audacity to speak of how some will die, but thats war...PUT A FUCKING UNIFORM ON DON AND ERIC PLACING THEM IN DIRECT FIRE THEN TELL AMERICANS THAT...YOU FUCKING IMBECILIC MORON.
WHO RAPES CHILDREN.

28.02.2026 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 103    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 6

Every time they tell us, we have Trump derangement syndrome, your comeback should be, you have
Epstein Evasion Syndrome

26.02.2026 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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February 28, 2026 Early this morning, the U.S.

Operation Epstein Fury: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

01.03.2026 10:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Donald Trump, wearing a black suit and red tie while looking scared, exposes his palms while standing in front of an airplane.

Donald Trump, wearing a black suit and red tie while looking scared, exposes his palms while standing in front of an airplane.

Breaking News: Trump's attacks on Iran fail to kill everyone on Earth who knows about the Epstein Files.
#USDemocracy #MomSky

01.03.2026 09:52 β€” πŸ‘ 148    πŸ” 73    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4
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Weekend Update #174: Ukraine Retaking Territory And Starlink After Battle Assessment Of The Flamingo Strike; The European Reaction to Trump Bombing Iran--Any Meaning For Ukraine?

Pretty Flamingo: open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

01.03.2026 09:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Beaver pair released into wild in Cornwall 'are still together' The pair were spotted on camera traps, the Cornwall Wildlife Trust says.

'Cos breaking up is so very hard to dooooooooooooooo-oo-oo-oooo': www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

01.03.2026 09:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Church services held in a village pub in Chailey Services are being held at a pub in Chailey while maintenance work is carried out at St Peter’s Church.

"Hic est enim calix sanguinis mei" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

01.03.2026 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Small Prophets and the Β£7.5m book at centre of plot Liverpool Central Library is one of the few places where Audubon's Birds of America can be seen.

In The Big Sleep (1946), Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) asks for "Chevalier Audubon 1840, full set" in Geiger's bookshop: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

01.03.2026 09:21 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bill Clinton asked about hot tub photo and testifies he knew 'nothing' of Epstein crimes The former president told the committee that he would never have flown on Epstein's plane if he

Hot tub or j'accusi? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

01.03.2026 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And he speaks with authority:

President Donald Trump says Khamenei was "one of the most evil people in history" and that his death marked "the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their country"

01.03.2026 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think I cannot be alone in wondering this morning, how is Dubai Dickie and his gorgeous pouting Isabelle? I am praying they are safe and sound.

01.03.2026 09:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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28.02.2026 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ce qu'on sait moins c'est que c'est le mΓͺme artiste qui a créé les Barbapapa.

28.02.2026 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Trump dresses up as a soldier riding a toy tank

Trump dresses up as a soldier riding a toy tank

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28.02.2026 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Your attack on Iran is working. No one is talking about you raping children."

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