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Cathie Beedie.
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Retired,still into rock and blues🔊 NOT WANTING A RELATIONSHIP AT ALL!Happily divorced from controlling man.Still damaged 😤
December 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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December 3, 1971

Deep Purple arrive in Montreux, Switzerland to record their Machine Head album at the Montreux Casino. It doesn't go as planned: The casino burns down the next day and they end up recording in a hotel using the Rolling Stones' mobile unit.

#ClassicRock

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Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water (1972)
YouTube video by Rock Clube
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December 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Lebanese PM says Israel needs to withdraw from southern Lebanon
<article data-history-node-id="432260" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/lebanese-pm-says-israel-needs-withdraw-southern-lebanon" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/lebanese-pm-says-israel-needs-withdraw-southern-lebanon" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Lebanese PM says Israel needs to withdraw from southern Lebanon </span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-testid="rich-text">Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said that Israel needs to withdraw from parts of Lebanon that it still occupies for the first phase of Hezbollah's disarmament to take place, Reuters reported on Wednesday.</p> <p data-testid="rich-text">Salam said that he is open to other countries looking into Hezbollah arms depots in southern Lebanon.</p> <p data-testid="rich-text">He also said the country will look at other options to&nbsp; peacekeeping force UNIFIL in southern Lebanon with members of the UN Security Council later this week.</p> <p data-testid="rich-text">He added that if Israel adhered to a 2002 Arab peace plan, then normalisation would follow but they were nowhere close to that yet.</p> </div> </div> </article>
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December 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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❄️ It's chilly up here in Scotland so a good time to throw some stovies in the slow cooker. www.tinnedtomatoes.com/2019/10/slow...
Have you tried them yet?
#vegan #vegetarian #dairyfree #plantbased
December 3, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Randy has done it again 😀🎉
RFK! - A Randy Rainbow Song Parody
YouTube video by Randy Rainbow
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December 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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December 2, 2006

Dutch singer Mariska Veres from Shocking Blue died of cancer at the age of 59.

Shocking Blue had the 1970 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Venus'.

They were also responsible for the first Nirvana single, a cover of their song 'Love Buzz'.

#ClassicVinyl

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Shocking Blue - Venus (Video)
YouTube video by Red Bullet
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December 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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A bit of crunch for lunch! Sorry, I won't do any more rhyming. Anyway here you go. The recipe for a vegan Bombay cheese sandwich. The combination of flavours and textures are so good.

theveganlunchbox.co.uk/vegan-bombay...

#vegan #vegetarian #dairyfree #plantbased
December 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Next from TT super soft and fluffy chocolate chip muffins 😋
www.tinnedtomatoes.com/2020/10/vega...
#vegan #vegetarian #dairyfree #plantbased
December 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Twelve police officers would have faced gross misconduct cases over Hillsborough, report says - BBC News
Twelve police officers would have faced gross misconduct cases over Hillsborough, report says
The police watchdog has spent 13 years examining the actions of officers before, during and after the deadly 1989 football stadium crush.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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I didn't pay these guys enough attention years ago 😔
Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It Official Music Video
YouTube video by Channel5
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December 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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🍋 I have a deliciously quick bake for you to try this week. Easy Vegan Lemon Muffins 🍋 www.theveganlunchbox.co.uk/2020/12/easy...
#dairyfree #plantbased #vegetarian #vegan
December 2, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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Pope Leo to appeal for peace during Lebanon trip, amid daily Israeli strikes
<article data-history-node-id="432103" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/pope-leo-appeal-peace-during-lebanon-trip-amid-daily-israeli-strikes" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/pope-leo-appeal-peace-during-lebanon-trip-amid-daily-israeli-strikes" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Pope Leo to appeal for peace during Lebanon trip, amid daily Israeli strikes</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Pope Leo&nbsp;travels to Lebanon on Sunday, where he is expected to appeal for peace in a country that is a continued target of Israeli air strikes.</p> <p>The first American pope will arrive from Turkey, where he has been visiting for four days and warned that&nbsp;humanity's future was at risk&nbsp;because of the number of bloody conflicts and&nbsp;condemned violence in the name of religion.</p> <p>Leo is due to land at Beirut's Hariri International Airport at 3:45pm (1345 GMT), ahead of meetings with the Lebanese president and prime minister and an address to national leaders.</p> <p>Hezbollah leader&nbsp;Naim Qassem&nbsp;said on Friday that he hoped Leo's visit would help bring an end to Israeli attacks. Despite a ceasefire agreed a year ago, Israeli forces carry out near daily strikes on Lebanon.</p> <p>Lebanon's diverse communities have also welcomed the papal trip, with leading Druze cleric Sheikh Sami Abi al-Muna saying Lebanon "needs the glimmer of hope represented by this visit".</p> <p>The pope has a crowded itinerary in Lebanon, visiting five cities and towns from Sunday to Tuesday, when he returns to Rome. Leo&nbsp;will not travel to the south,&nbsp;the target of Israeli strikes.</p> <p>His schedule includes a prayer at the site of a&nbsp;2020 chemical explosion&nbsp;at the Beirut port that killed 200 people and caused billions of dollars' worth of damage.</p> </div> </div> </article>
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November 30, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Netanyahu formally asks for pardon from Israeli president
<article data-history-node-id="432105" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/netanyahu-officially-asks-israeli-president-pardon-over-corruption-trial" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/netanyahu-officially-asks-israeli-president-pardon-over-corruption-trial" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Netanyahu formally asks for pardon from Israeli president</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli&nbsp;Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formally requested a pardon from President Isaac Herzog over his ongoing corruption charges.</p> <p>In the request, Netanyahu argues that it would be in the "public interest" for him to be pardoned, as he says it would reduce tension in Israeli society.</p> <p>"Out of a public responsibility as prime minister to try to bring about reconciliation between the parts of the people, I have no doubt that the end of the trial will help to reduce the intensity of the flames in the debate that has arisen around it," he wrote.</p> <p>"Faced with the security challenges and political opportunities currently facing the State of Israel, I am committed to doing everything in my power to heal the rifts, achieve unity among the people, and restore trust in the state's systems, and I expect all heads of state agencies to do the same."</p> <p>Netanyahu faces charges of fraud, bribery and breach of trust, to which he has entered a plea of "not guilty".</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/netanyahu-formally-asks-pardon-israeli-president">Netanyahu formally asks for pardon from Israeli president</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="The Israeli prime minister's wife Sara, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog attend a memorial ceremony (Gil Cohen-Magen / POOL / AFP)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="2523e1b7-4e3c-4e67-85a6-9c9209cbc21c" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/HERZOG_NETANYAHU_AFP.jpeg" width="1400" height="788" alt="The Israeli prime minister's wife Sara, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog attend a memorial ceremony (Gil Cohen-Magen / POOL / AFP)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>The Israeli prime minister's wife Sara, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog attend a memorial ceremony (Gil Cohen-Magen / POOL / AFP)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>
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November 30, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Reposted by Cathie Beedie.
❄️ Just a wee heads up! I'm sharing one festive recipe each day in December if you are interested.
tinnedtomatoes.myflodesk.com/daily-recipe...
#vegan #vegetarian #dairyfree #plantbased
November 30, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I see the Reform party have now started recruiting gorillas 🦍 (J.G.)
December 2, 2025 at 9:05 AM