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Mihaela Filipescu

@mfilipescu.bsky.social

Pensioner, grandmother to Miko mini panther, proud mother,πŸŽΌπŸŽ¬πŸ§ΆπŸ“·.EU living in the UK πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ Atheist, love good food and good wine Former dressmaker and photographer β™Ώ I emigrated to the UK a long time ago. Proud council tenant 1994, Born 03.05.1958

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Romania’s Orthodox Church distances itself from β€˜fascist’ interpretation of song performed in National Cathedral A poem entitled β€˜We have a country’ which was performed in Romania’s recently inaugurated National Cathedral has no connection to fascistΒ  poet Radu Gyr,

universul.net/romanias-ort...

04.11.2025 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The two bedrooms flat in Harrow Road is smaller than my two bedroom maisonette just across the road and I'm on band D.73 square meters.

03.11.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My new book about Martha Bibescu
Editura Humanitas
They do international delivery

03.11.2025 11:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We got our ILR in 2003
We applied in 2000 the backlog for the Tory government was 250000 cases

03.11.2025 11:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She can't stand people speaking foreign languages
Our family is bilingual.
English and Romanian

03.11.2025 10:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Again and again Home Office playing russian roulette with people's life

03.11.2025 10:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How teenager gave street concert and was caught up in Russia's repressive past Diana Loginova sang songs critical of the Kremlin. The 18-year-old and her bandmate are now in court.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

03.11.2025 07:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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London council staff overpaid Β£480k over 5 years due to quirky accounting rule Westminster City Council says the debt is passed on to an external recovery agency to recoup

www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...

03.11.2025 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tonne of fireworks seized ahead of Bonfire Night disorder campaign Police are preparing for Bonfire Night after previous years saw disorder break out around Scotland.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
I hate this event 😑😑😑

03.11.2025 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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German companies pay Russia €1.72bn in taxes, indirectly funding war German companies have paid nearly $2 billion (€1.72bn) in taxes to Russia since the Ukraine invasion, funding the war effort. Critics urge immediate withdrawal.

www.euronews.com/2025/11/01/g...
Shame on you Germany 😑😑😑

03.11.2025 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Out on Woodfield Road this afternoon with @davidboothroyd.bsky.social picking up issues with delayed communal redecorations by Notting Hill Genesis and ASB concerns

01.11.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Network gas Cadent left this outside our block on Brindley Estate from 26.06.25
After the gas supply was permanently cut off on our tower blocks
I took this photo from my balcony on the second floor
Disabled access to the ground floor flats is not safe and it is next to the playground

02.11.2025 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I waited 13 years to get my ILR and that was under the Tory party and the Labour party Government.

02.11.2025 03:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Toolbox for children in return - Publications Office of the EU Addressing the return of unaccompanied minors or children within families is a delicate matter that demands a humane approach. This approach must not only respect fundamental rights but also prioritis...

Deporting children. Am I the only one who is sad that there are so many, it is felt necessary to produce a whole "toolbox" to support the children affected?

op.europa.eu/en/publicati...

01.11.2025 07:54 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

His mother protected him as her favourite son

02.11.2025 03:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes it is
We are doing it slowly.
We are not in a rush.
We take breaks and just couple hours a day.

02.11.2025 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Andrew must face the justice not living a lavish life

02.11.2025 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ₯°

02.11.2025 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shots from lovely Mexican #DayoftheDay celebrations in #London's #ColumbiaRoad today with a procession honouring the departed. Some very colourful outfits in beautiful sunshine (the weather changed dramatically a couple of hours later). Pics at Alamy Live News and Avalon Retna.

01.11.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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And a few more shots from that Day of the Dead celebration in Columbia Road.

01.11.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My area Westbourne

01.11.2025 09:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bless him 😻
Glad you are okay
Just take it easy with your furnishings your flat
πŸ€—πŸ₯° I know is a big job and still work in progress
Miko will be 13 years old on the 11th of December.
He is not happy because we are clearing out our stuff
Work in progress

01.11.2025 09:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Miko and his catnip banana

01.11.2025 09:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How are you and your little boy Kasper?
Sending virtual hugs πŸ₯°πŸ€—πŸ˜»

01.11.2025 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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England's most deprived areas named - with Jaywick topping list Jaywick, a seaside town in Essex, has been named the most deprived area for a fourth time in a row.

@adamhug.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

01.11.2025 07:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful place

31.10.2025 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The King should not support him financially and keep him at Sandringham estate

31.10.2025 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ex-prince Andrew should answer US questions on Epstein if asked, UK minister says Chris Bryant says government welcomes king’s decision on his brother, who is now β€˜ordinary member of the public’ * UK politics live – latest updates Andrew Mountbatten Windsor should go to the US to answer questions on Jeffery Epstein if asked to do so, a UK government minister has said, as it emerged that the former prince’s name has already been struck from the official roll of the peerage. Hours after the dramatic statement that King Charles had formally stripped his brother of all titles, including Duke of York, his HRH style and honours, Buckingham Palace said Andrew’s name had been removed from the roll, a move that in effect ends his public life. Continue reading...

Ex-prince Andrew should answer US questions on Epstein if asked, UK minister says

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I left X
Ffs I don't need to see any post from X 😱

31.10.2025 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UK newspaper editor calls Bill de Blasio fake interview blunder β€˜humiliating’ A Times associate editor reportedly addressed situation in an email to staff, saying: β€˜We should have been on our guard’ It was β€œhumiliating” for a Times reporter to have quoted someone the journalist erroneously believed was former New York City mayor Bill de Blasio, an editor for the outlet reportedly said in an email to staff. β€œWe should have been on our guard. We should have tried much harder to speak to the people concerned,” Times associate editor Ian Brunskill told the company, according to an email obtained by Deadline. He went on to acknowledge the β€œserious damage” done to the Rupert Murdoch-owned paper. Continue reading...

UK newspaper editor calls Bill de Blasio fake interview blunder β€˜humiliating’

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