Joanna Pegum
@londoner007.bsky.social
Love arts, science, history, travel, dogs, books, tech, coffee, Europe - the lot! Refugee from the bird site @londoner_007
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Happy birthday to Jane Austen, and to this very on-brand Economist chart
www.economist.com/christmas-sp...
www.economist.com/christmas-sp...
December 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Happy birthday to Jane Austen, and to this very on-brand Economist chart
www.economist.com/christmas-sp...
www.economist.com/christmas-sp...
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Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, has been identified as the man who disarmed one of the Sydney attackers.
Ahmed was shot by the second shooter, who was firing from a bridge. He suffered 2 gunshot wounds and is undergoing surgery.
Ahmed was shot by the second shooter, who was firing from a bridge. He suffered 2 gunshot wounds and is undergoing surgery.
December 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, has been identified as the man who disarmed one of the Sydney attackers.
Ahmed was shot by the second shooter, who was firing from a bridge. He suffered 2 gunshot wounds and is undergoing surgery.
Ahmed was shot by the second shooter, who was firing from a bridge. He suffered 2 gunshot wounds and is undergoing surgery.
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Our Paris correspondent @sophiepedder.bsky.social alerted me to this viral French Christmas supermarket ad and now I’m choked up. youtu.be/iLERt5ZkpQ4
Intermarché - Unloved
YouTube video by Romance Agency
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December 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Our Paris correspondent @sophiepedder.bsky.social alerted me to this viral French Christmas supermarket ad and now I’m choked up. youtu.be/iLERt5ZkpQ4
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A dozen people have been killed at Bondi Beach in Australia. The police have declared it a terrorist incident, targetting Jewish people celebrating the holiday of Hannukah
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck...
Bondi Beach: Twelve killed in shooting targeting Australia’s Jewish community
A Hanukkah event with over 1,000 attendees was taking place on the beach at the time of the shooting - 29 people have been taken to hospital.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
A dozen people have been killed at Bondi Beach in Australia. The police have declared it a terrorist incident, targetting Jewish people celebrating the holiday of Hannukah
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck...
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Australian PM Anthony Albanese: “an attack on a jewish Australian, is an attack on every Australian, there is no place for this hate in our nation- let me be clear, we will eradicate it.”
December 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Australian PM Anthony Albanese: “an attack on a jewish Australian, is an attack on every Australian, there is no place for this hate in our nation- let me be clear, we will eradicate it.”
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Russia destroyed 100% of Odesa’s energy infrastructure. All substations were destroyed by missiles and drones.
The city has been completely left without electricity, hot water, and heating for over one million people, including all critical infrastructure.
The city has been completely left without electricity, hot water, and heating for over one million people, including all critical infrastructure.
December 14, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Russia destroyed 100% of Odesa’s energy infrastructure. All substations were destroyed by missiles and drones.
The city has been completely left without electricity, hot water, and heating for over one million people, including all critical infrastructure.
The city has been completely left without electricity, hot water, and heating for over one million people, including all critical infrastructure.
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December 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Wishing you and yours a very happy 100th Dick Van Dyke-mas.
a man in a striped jacket is walking with three penguins behind him
Alt: Dick Van Dyke, dancing with penguins in Mary Poppins
media.tenor.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Wishing you and yours a very happy 100th Dick Van Dyke-mas.
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More than 150 anonymous channels using cheap AI tools to spread false stories about UK Labour leader. Such videos reportedly amassed more than a billion views this year www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
YouTube channels spreading fake, anti-Labour videos viewed 1.2bn times in 2025
Exclusive: More than 150 anonymous channels using cheap AI tools to spread false stories about Keir Starmer, study finds
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
More than 150 anonymous channels using cheap AI tools to spread false stories about UK Labour leader. Such videos reportedly amassed more than a billion views this year www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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The Daily Mail (and a lot of other people).
Immigration bad.
Emigration of same people also bad.
Immigration bad.
Emigration of same people also bad.
December 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The Daily Mail (and a lot of other people).
Immigration bad.
Emigration of same people also bad.
Immigration bad.
Emigration of same people also bad.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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When the mercury plummets to -40° (where Celsius and Fahrenheit finally agree), most sensible creatures burrow inward. But not in the Yukon. Here, in this land where exhaled breath crystallizes mid-air and exposed skin stings within seconds, I found myself moved to dance Bhangra.
December 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
When the mercury plummets to -40° (where Celsius and Fahrenheit finally agree), most sensible creatures burrow inward. But not in the Yukon. Here, in this land where exhaled breath crystallizes mid-air and exposed skin stings within seconds, I found myself moved to dance Bhangra.
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Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
December 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
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Cambodia has closed all border crossings with Thailand following more deadly clashes, AFP reports.
December 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Cambodia has closed all border crossings with Thailand following more deadly clashes, AFP reports.
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Ain't This The Truth,Chumpster.....
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December 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Ain't This The Truth,Chumpster.....
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One million households without power in Ukraine after Russia attacks energy grid
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0l9954yr9ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0l9954yr9ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
December 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
One million households without power in Ukraine after Russia attacks energy grid
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0l9954yr9ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0l9954yr9ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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The C of E just rejected the misappropriation of the Christian message by Nationalist's like Yaxley-Lennon, reconfirming the message "Christmas belongs to all of us, and everyone is welcome.” The zeal of MAGA evangelicals is not represented here, no chance of his racist agitators going to church.
December 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The C of E just rejected the misappropriation of the Christian message by Nationalist's like Yaxley-Lennon, reconfirming the message "Christmas belongs to all of us, and everyone is welcome.” The zeal of MAGA evangelicals is not represented here, no chance of his racist agitators going to church.
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This is very rich coming from one of the tabloids, that was instrumental in getting Brexit over the line
December 13, 2025 at 10:09 AM
This is very rich coming from one of the tabloids, that was instrumental in getting Brexit over the line
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Scottish Government’s earlier start to vaccination has averted extreme rate of increase overwhelming hospitals talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/12/12/s...
Scottish Government’s earlier start to vaccination has averted extreme rate of increase overwhelming hospitals
Professor John Robertson OBA From AI: The UK’s flu vaccination programme is devolved, with Scotland managing its own through Public Health Scotland and NHS Scotland, while England follows NHS…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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“I don’t know about you, but if a country I wanted to visit was asking for all that information—while at the same time ramping up hostile mass surveillance and grabbing innocent people off the street without due process—I would think twice about visiting.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/come-to-tr...
www.americaamerica.news/p/come-to-tr...
Come to Trump's America...If You Dare
The Trump regime is pushing a paranoid new policy that will further discourage international travelers. The reputation of America's aggression is growing.
www.americaamerica.news
December 13, 2025 at 4:11 AM
“I don’t know about you, but if a country I wanted to visit was asking for all that information—while at the same time ramping up hostile mass surveillance and grabbing innocent people off the street without due process—I would think twice about visiting.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/come-to-tr...
www.americaamerica.news/p/come-to-tr...
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It’s such a relief knowing Kilmar Abrego Garcia gets to spend tonight with his family especially after all the threats from Trump suggesting he’d never see the light of day. 💚💚💚
December 13, 2025 at 4:21 AM
It’s such a relief knowing Kilmar Abrego Garcia gets to spend tonight with his family especially after all the threats from Trump suggesting he’d never see the light of day. 💚💚💚
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Happy 100th birthday Dick Van Dyke!
a man in a hat is dancing in a crowd of people
ALT: a man in a hat is dancing in a crowd of people
media.tenor.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Happy 100th birthday Dick Van Dyke!
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Reform UK campaigned during the local elections on a platform of them being the solution. Now reality has hit its becoming clear they had no idea…
Never trust Reform UK.
Council faces 'real crisis' over £23m budget gap
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Never trust Reform UK.
Council faces 'real crisis' over £23m budget gap
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leicestershire County Council faces 'real crisis' over £23m budget gap
The Reform UK-led authority says it is unlikely to be able to balance it books without using reserves.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Reform UK campaigned during the local elections on a platform of them being the solution. Now reality has hit its becoming clear they had no idea…
Never trust Reform UK.
Council faces 'real crisis' over £23m budget gap
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Never trust Reform UK.
Council faces 'real crisis' over £23m budget gap
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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"I can’t even sign out of the blocked iCloud account because… it’s barred from the sign-out API, as far as I can tell"
Linking everything to an externality-controlled account and it's consequences
hey.paris/posts/appleid/
Linking everything to an externality-controlled account and it's consequences
hey.paris/posts/appleid/
20 Years of Digital Life, Gone in an Instant, thanks to Apple
Summary: A major brick-and-mortar store sold an Apple Gift Card that Apple seemingly took offence to, and locked out my entire Apple ID, effectively bricking my devices and my iCloud Account, Apple De...
hey.paris
December 13, 2025 at 7:55 AM
"I can’t even sign out of the blocked iCloud account because… it’s barred from the sign-out API, as far as I can tell"
Linking everything to an externality-controlled account and it's consequences
hey.paris/posts/appleid/
Linking everything to an externality-controlled account and it's consequences
hey.paris/posts/appleid/
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WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.