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Politics | The Universe | Stanley the Poodle | Liverpool FC | Londoner happily exiled to Edinburgh

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Tesco makes nearly Β£4bn profit.

Nearly 50% of its workforce are on Universal Credit, receiving about Β£600m a year.

Why isn't Tesco paying?

12.08.2025 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 442    πŸ” 153    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 6
15 UK anti-poverty leaders publish joint letter saying β€œGetting rid of the two-child limit is the most cost-effective way to lift 350,000 kids out of poverty, while reducing the depth of poverty for 7...

Gordon Brown: β€œ15 UK anti-poverty leaders have today published a joint letter saying β€œGetting rid of the two-child limit is the most cost-effective way to lift 350,000 kids out of poverty, while reducing the depth of poverty for 700,000 more.”

gordonandsarahbrown.com/15-uk-anti-p...

12.08.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Space Shuttle Atlantis silhouetted against the Sun #NASA

12.08.2025 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Names and faces of the 238 murdered journalists from #Gaza

11.08.2025 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CPJ calls for Anas Al-Sharif’s protection in face of Israeli smears - Committee to Protect Journalists New York, July 24, 2025β€”The Committee to Protect Journalists is gravely worried about the safety of Al Jazeera Arabic’s Gaza correspondent Anas Al-Sharif, who is being targeted by an Israeli military ...

IDF says it’s killed Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif and others warned of his death a few weeks ago. Entire AJ crew in Gaza City has been killed with him via Alex Crawford @SkyNews cpj.org/2025/07/cpj-...

10.08.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gordon Brown calls for gambling tax hikes to lift 500,000 kids out of poverty Gordon Brown said poverty was blighting the lives of Britain’s children as he called for 'massively undertaxed profits' of the gambling industry to be used to lift kids out of poverty

#GordonBrown calls for gambling tax hikes to lift 500,000 kids out of poverty www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

06.08.2025 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: Astronomer's new data finds possible nonhuman intelligence in space | Reality Check
YouTube video by NewsNation Exclusive: Astronomer's new data finds possible nonhuman intelligence in space | Reality Check

REALITY CHECK's new interview with Astronomer Dr Beatriz Villarroel details how her momentously important new analysis of early 1950s photographic plates discovered possible non-human technology in orbit (a time before the first satellites): youtu.be/Ylw_NRxJEgM?si… β€œWe are Never Alone”!

05.08.2025 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Scientists capture the sharpest image of atoms ever recorded. Zoomed in 100 million times, this record-breaking view shows individual atoms in stunning detail so sharp, you can even see them jiggling from heat.

05.08.2025 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Never a truer

03.08.2025 11:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Perhaps β€” and hear me out here β€” going high when they go low isn’t really working.

02.08.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2351    πŸ” 383    πŸ’¬ 192    πŸ“Œ 39
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UN Women estimates over 28,000 women and girls killed in Gaza since October 2023 | UN Women – Headquarters UN Women estimates that more than 28,000 women and girls have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of the war in October 2023 – that is one woman and one girl on average killed every hour in attack...

There is a remarkable silence on this subject from some of those who claim to abhor violence against women and girls. UN Women estimates over 28,000 women and girls killed in Gaza since October 2023

www.unwomen.org/en/news-stor...

02.08.2025 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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And it was all going so well #Trump

01.08.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On September 7th & 8th nearly 7 billion people, or 85% of all humanity, will witness a total lunar eclipse.

30.07.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Only 95% of the universe β€” of physical reality β€” is entirely invisible to us. Humans only see light between 430-790THz and hear sounds between 20Hz-20KHz. These ranges are just a tiny fraction of the full spectrum of existence.

29.07.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dark/Far side of the Moon taken by China's Chang'e 6 probe

29.07.2025 01:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Denmark tracked 1,029,099 children for 21 years and found aluminum-adjuvanted vaccines linked to zero extra cases of autism, asthma, or 48 other chronic conditions. Decades of real-world data underscore vaccine safety and the power of science-driven public health.

28.07.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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High-definition image of #Mars captured by the #CuriosityRover

27.07.2025 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman sits at a table with the words it 's called domestic violence written below her ALT: a woman sits at a table with the words it 's called domestic violence written below her

Well colour me surprised β€˜Police data released under freedom of information (FoI) laws shows that 41% of 899 people arrested for taking part in the violent disorder last July and August had been reported for crimes associated with intimate partner violence.’ @theguardian.com

26.07.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Transcript: Trump Savagely Mocked on β€œThe View,” Enraging White House As Trump gets harshly roasted on β€œThe View” and the White House threatens retaliation in response, a skillful decoder of MAGA explains how this saga exposes his deep weaknessesβ€”political and psychological alike.

He’s not interesting. He’s not smart. He’s not anything. He’s just a mean, stupid, mediocre narcissist.

https://trib.al/fSjSBTh

26.07.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 425    πŸ” 101    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 9
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Saturn, Mars, Venus, and Jupiter above the Sydney Opera House.

25.07.2025 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œConsistent with its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France will recognize the State of Palestine”. Emmanuel Macron

24.07.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Humza Yousaf's wife El-Nakla: My family in Gaza can’t even find grass or leaves to eat. #Gaza

24.07.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"For nearly two years, we have witnessed a live-streamed genocide. War crimes have been well-documented by journalists, rights groups, doctors and civilians. There’s enough evidence to sift through for decades to come"

✍️ Opinion by Ismaeel Elkhateeb #MiddleEastEye

23.07.2025 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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More than 100 aid groups sign open letter warning of starvation in Gaza Israeli strikes meanwhile killed another 21 people overnight and into Wednesday, according to local health officials.

More than 100 charity and human rights groups said Wednesday that Israel’s blockade and ongoing military offensive are pushing Palestinians in the Gaza Strip toward starvation, as Israeli strikes killed another 21 people overnight, according to local health officials.

23.07.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 561    πŸ” 248    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 12
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AΒ Man who claims to have worked for US Mercenary firm UG Solutions says he has never seen such violence inflicted on unarmed civilians. Via Middle Eastern Eye. Whilst Israel claims over 100 aid groups lying about starvation of their staff in #Gaza

23.07.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No get away. Shocked I tell you, shocked. #Trump #EpsteinFiles #HuffPost

23.07.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shadowy, threatening & demonising and at our door. Yeah yeah stop the boats. Shameful, stupid & credulous from Starmer and his Downing Street mini-me’s.

Oh and it’s β€˜whom’ you silly boys.

23.07.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Venus bloomin’ Williams 🎾 πŸ”₯

23.07.2025 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bonita Polly! Bonita Polly!🦜

23.07.2025 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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