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Defiant nuns flee Austrian care home for their abandoned convent in the Alps Sisters Bernadette, Regina and Rita needed a locksmith to get back into their convent, defying Church leaders.

This is gonna make a great movie! Go girls! ✊👏
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To Be a Woman Is More Than Enough It makes sense that because white men created so much of religion, the image of God was an old white man with grey hair. However, this image needs a

“It makes sense that because white men created so much of religion, the image of God was an old white man with grey hair. However, this image needs a makeover because he’s no longer working”.
—Jacqui Lewis, “She Is Love, She Is Love,” the Mendicant
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Quaker statement urging the UK government to recognise the state of Palestine Over a decade since Quakers first called on the UK government to take this historic step, we once again urge our leaders to play their part in bringing the 58-year occupation to an end and recognise t...

Over a decade since Quakers first called on the UK government to take this historic step, we once again urge our leaders to play their part in bringing the 58-year occupation to an end and recognise the state of Palestine with immediate effect.
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Oh.

End Israel’s unlawful occupation of Palestine, Quakers urge world leaders Quakers and others are urging world leaders to uphold the UN General Assembly’s resolution that Israel must end its unlawful presence in Palestine.

In its advisory ruling, the ICJ affirmed that Israel's occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza is illegal under international law.
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UK economy will be among hardest hit by global trade war, IMF warns The Washington-based organisation said there were a string of threats to UK and global output, not least from the impact of the Trump administration's evolving trade war.

UK also in trouble:
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But markets have settled elsewhere since then

Growth is now expected to be 1.8% this year, down from the IMF's estimate of 2.7% for the US in Jan
It comes after US stocks and the dollar plunged Monday following Trump's attack on US central bank boss who he labelled a "major loser" - for failing to cut interest rates

Breaking News from the IMF:

The US is forecast to be hit the hardest among advanced economies because of uncertainty caused by tariffs

“As I follow the many things going on in our world right now, there is this awakening that communities are important and that we each need a community to take refuge in. Living in community you learn really quickly that happiness is not an individual matter.”
Sr Lang Nghiem

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“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh

Happy Easter 🐣

“Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference has never tried to fall asleep with a mosquito in the room.”
— The Dalai Lama

Ukraine war latest: US 'will move on' from Ukraine peace efforts if no progress within days, Rubio warns Marco Rubio, the US's secretary of state, has said the Trump administration could abandon its Ukraine war peace efforts within days unless there's progress. Meanwhile, a minerals deal between the US a...

I thought he said he’d end the war within 24 hours of taking office?
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“America is a shadow of its former self. The potential is dying.”
Only if good people do nothing. Don’t give up. Even the smallest act of resistance or rebellion can make a difference. ✊

Hi - I’m a Brit so please excuse me if I’m being overly cynical or ignorant - but would you feel the same way if all of JFK’s transgressions had been public during his tenure - and does a violent, brutal and shocking assassination afford more forgiveness for those transgressions?

RIP Janey. Still miss you and the many laughs. ❤️

It is! Mostly found in East Asia. Why are ducks so underrated? This is a King Eider, a sea duck found in the arctic. Incredible.

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I’d like to say I did - but that would be a lie! Thich Nhat Hahn. ☸️ 🪷

‘Assembled’ - using bits manufactured in countries who the US has slapped huge tariffs on - countries who’re now negotiating with new and more reliable trading partners. It’s unlikely anyone outside of the US will buy Tesla if the US continues with its kamikaze global trade policies.

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‘They?’ Maybe it’s people who are neurotypical who cause the greatest societal upheaval? Maybe Trump isn’t the problem but it’s the people who voted 4 him who need analysis? Wd u say the majority of those voters are neurotypical or neurodivergent? Plse don’t use autism 2 explain away batshit crazy.

Thanks Katherine. There’s much to do in the next 4 years?

Hi. I’m confused as to why you’d compare Trump to someone who’s autistic? My 9 year old is autistic - he can’t lie, he’s super kind, very smart, completely non judgemental, is loving, lives in the moment, he’s fun and makes me laugh every day. In what way is Trump acting like an autistic child?

Around us, life bursts with miracles-a glass of water, a ray of sunshine, a leaf, a flower, laughter, raindrops. If you live in awareness, it’s easy to see miracles everywhere. When we’re tired + feel discouraged by life's daily struggles, we may not notice these miracles, but they’re always there.

Silent but not subdued: Quakers hold vigil at Scotland Yard A silent Quaker Meeting was held outside New Scotland Yard on Thursday, to bear witness to the police raid on Westminster Meeting House last week.

“Quakers believe that all people are equal, and for that to be a lived reality, we need laws that enable participation rather than suppress it."
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So long Tesla 👋…
Donald Trump announces 25% tariffs on all cars not built in the US