Katherine Davies
@davies-writer.bsky.social
Screenwriter, author, mindfulness guide. Writer of award-winning screenplay 'Odesa' (available), and the Kirkus starred novel The Journey of Water (https://bit.ly/jw-e-t).
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Breathe. A pleasure to find in the stillness, there is nothing you need to do, or to be, to feel love, wash through your heart, and deep ease loosen your striving, as the water of the universe laps at your feet.
Such a moving story of life, resilience, and courage, in one young girl, qualities we have come to associate with all things Ukrainian. I hope for Sasha, along with the amazing success, she can enjoy being nine. How to be a child in the horrors of war. Russia will be a long time in the dock.
9-yr-old Ukrainian Sasha Paskal has won gold&bronze medals at the All-Ukrainian Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition "Black Sea Cup"
In the summer of 2022she was seriously injured by a Russian strike and underwent a leg amputation
Sasha didn’t give up.She went through rehabilitation
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In the summer of 2022she was seriously injured by a Russian strike and underwent a leg amputation
Sasha didn’t give up.She went through rehabilitation
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October 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Such a moving story of life, resilience, and courage, in one young girl, qualities we have come to associate with all things Ukrainian. I hope for Sasha, along with the amazing success, she can enjoy being nine. How to be a child in the horrors of war. Russia will be a long time in the dock.
Frustrated listening to BH Radio 4's coverage of Diane Keaton. Clothes, quirky, etc. Ah, hold on, she was a very talented actor, drama and comedy, who stood tall and held her own, during a long career in the spotlight. She found a way to flourish in a mad business and an unstable world. I miss you!
October 12, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Frustrated listening to BH Radio 4's coverage of Diane Keaton. Clothes, quirky, etc. Ah, hold on, she was a very talented actor, drama and comedy, who stood tall and held her own, during a long career in the spotlight. She found a way to flourish in a mad business and an unstable world. I miss you!
I miss you Dr Doty ❤️ Such a wonderful, gentle, large-hearted man, left behind a mountain of inspiration to help us remember the power of compassion.
Dr James Doty
Author, Neurosurgeon
Founder and Director of Stanford Centre of Compassion and Altruism
1955 - 2025
youtube.com/shorts/7AXs8...
Dr James Doty
Author, Neurosurgeon
Founder and Director of Stanford Centre of Compassion and Altruism
1955 - 2025
youtube.com/shorts/7AXs8...
Be kind to yourself. -Dr. James Doty, director Stanford’s Center for Compassion and Altruism
YouTube video by Stanford Alumni
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July 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I miss you Dr Doty ❤️ Such a wonderful, gentle, large-hearted man, left behind a mountain of inspiration to help us remember the power of compassion.
Dr James Doty
Author, Neurosurgeon
Founder and Director of Stanford Centre of Compassion and Altruism
1955 - 2025
youtube.com/shorts/7AXs8...
Dr James Doty
Author, Neurosurgeon
Founder and Director of Stanford Centre of Compassion and Altruism
1955 - 2025
youtube.com/shorts/7AXs8...
Back in Feb, Pres. Trump said he wants to work with major nuclear powers to denuclearize. He will get pushback. But he won't get pushback from you & me and the 8 billion other souls who would perish, or wish they were dead, in a nuclear winter. #denuke #NPT26
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFIp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFIp...
Trump says he wants denuclearization talks with Russia and China
YouTube video by Associated Press
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July 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Back in Feb, Pres. Trump said he wants to work with major nuclear powers to denuclearize. He will get pushback. But he won't get pushback from you & me and the 8 billion other souls who would perish, or wish they were dead, in a nuclear winter. #denuke #NPT26
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFIp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFIp...
Looking for an award winning film script to bring Ukraine to life? To walk the plight of Ukrainians into the hearts of filmgoers everywhere? “Odesa” has just added Finalist of the Richmond International Film Festival to its lengthening list of accolades. #screenplay #Ukraine
July 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Looking for an award winning film script to bring Ukraine to life? To walk the plight of Ukrainians into the hearts of filmgoers everywhere? “Odesa” has just added Finalist of the Richmond International Film Festival to its lengthening list of accolades. #screenplay #Ukraine
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‼️ Putin aims to seize Odesa and cut Ukraine off from the sea — now his top priority, says senior official to FT.
NATO leaders fear Ukraine’s frontline situation could worsen by fall, depending on aid and allies.
NATO leaders fear Ukraine’s frontline situation could worsen by fall, depending on aid and allies.
June 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
‼️ Putin aims to seize Odesa and cut Ukraine off from the sea — now his top priority, says senior official to FT.
NATO leaders fear Ukraine’s frontline situation could worsen by fall, depending on aid and allies.
NATO leaders fear Ukraine’s frontline situation could worsen by fall, depending on aid and allies.
Save Odesa, and all this beautiful city represents. Forever free from the Russian boot. Open to the world. Ukraine will fight harder than anyone to save her. But like all of Ukraine they urgently need our help. Tell your rep it matters to you. Ukraine matters. Freedom matters. Is the air we breathe.
July 2, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Save Odesa, and all this beautiful city represents. Forever free from the Russian boot. Open to the world. Ukraine will fight harder than anyone to save her. But like all of Ukraine they urgently need our help. Tell your rep it matters to you. Ukraine matters. Freedom matters. Is the air we breathe.
A great and beloved opera singer was killed on Sunday volunteering near Sumy in Ukraine - Vadislav Goraj. He leaves behind his wife Nadia and two young sons. The legitimate fundraiser that has been set up to support his family is linked here. www.gofundme.com/f/z8fe6q-in-...
Donate to In Honour of Vladislav Goraj: Support His Family, organised by LifelineExpress LifelineExpress
We are Lifeline Express, a small organisation supporting Ukra… LifelineExpress LifelineExpress needs your support for In Honour of Vladislav Goraj: Support His Family
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June 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
A great and beloved opera singer was killed on Sunday volunteering near Sumy in Ukraine - Vadislav Goraj. He leaves behind his wife Nadia and two young sons. The legitimate fundraiser that has been set up to support his family is linked here. www.gofundme.com/f/z8fe6q-in-...
Devastating news as war kills a great artist and a big-hearted giant of the Ukrainian arts world. Vadislav Goraj, a much-loved world class tenor with Odesa Opera, has been killed while volunteering in the Sumy region of Ukraine. The Odesa National Opera said it ‘had been orphaned’.
June 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Devastating news as war kills a great artist and a big-hearted giant of the Ukrainian arts world. Vadislav Goraj, a much-loved world class tenor with Odesa Opera, has been killed while volunteering in the Sumy region of Ukraine. The Odesa National Opera said it ‘had been orphaned’.
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Last night Russia attacked a European capital with ballistic missiles and hundreds of drones. Today the story barely registers in international news headlines.
Western normalization and acceptance of Russian atrocities in Ukraine is what makes them possible.
Western normalization and acceptance of Russian atrocities in Ukraine is what makes them possible.
May 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Last night Russia attacked a European capital with ballistic missiles and hundreds of drones. Today the story barely registers in international news headlines.
Western normalization and acceptance of Russian atrocities in Ukraine is what makes them possible.
Western normalization and acceptance of Russian atrocities in Ukraine is what makes them possible.
US Ambassador to Ukraine resigns because policy pressured the victim, Ukraine, rather than the aggressor, Russia. “I cannot stand by while a country is invaded, a democracy bombarded, children killed with impunity. Peace at any price is not peace… it is appeasement.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/u...
Trump’s Ukraine Policy Pressured ‘the Victim,’ Former Ambassador Says
www.nytimes.com
May 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
US Ambassador to Ukraine resigns because policy pressured the victim, Ukraine, rather than the aggressor, Russia. “I cannot stand by while a country is invaded, a democracy bombarded, children killed with impunity. Peace at any price is not peace… it is appeasement.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/u...
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The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos
May 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos
Great interview with Biden. At a critical moment when the pressure builds to appease a tyrant. A man well-placed to view the arc of history and warn humanity. Many poignant moments - Macron’s question “for how long” in reply to Biden declaring “America’s back”.
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May 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Great interview with Biden. At a critical moment when the pressure builds to appease a tyrant. A man well-placed to view the arc of history and warn humanity. Many poignant moments - Macron’s question “for how long” in reply to Biden declaring “America’s back”.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/serie...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/serie...
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“Russia was in demographic decline long before the war in Ukraine. Now it's in free fall,” Anna Nemtsova reports. “This crisis has led to one of the world’s most extreme natalism campaigns—and one of the weirdest”:
Russia Is in Demographic Free Fall. Putin Isn’t Helping.
The Russian president is enacting one of the world’s most extreme natalism programs—and one of the weirdest.
bit.ly
May 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
“Russia was in demographic decline long before the war in Ukraine. Now it's in free fall,” Anna Nemtsova reports. “This crisis has led to one of the world’s most extreme natalism campaigns—and one of the weirdest”:
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Pope Francis' words to live by: "Tenderness is not weakness; it is fortitude. It is the path of solidarity, the path of humility. Please, allow me to say it loud and clear: the more powerful you are, the more your actions will have an impact on people, the more responsible you are to act humbly."
April 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Pope Francis' words to live by: "Tenderness is not weakness; it is fortitude. It is the path of solidarity, the path of humility. Please, allow me to say it loud and clear: the more powerful you are, the more your actions will have an impact on people, the more responsible you are to act humbly."
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⚡️Russia used cluster munitions in deadly attack on Sumy, US ambassador says.
"Reports indicate, as in Kryvyi Rih, cluster munitions were used, increasing the devastation and harm to civilians," outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink said.
"Reports indicate, as in Kryvyi Rih, cluster munitions were used, increasing the devastation and harm to civilians," outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink said.
Russia used cluster munitions in deadly attack on Sumy, US ambassador says
"Reports indicate, as in Kryvyi Rih, cluster munitions were used, increasing the devastation and harm to civilians," outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink said.
kyivindependent.com
April 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
⚡️Russia used cluster munitions in deadly attack on Sumy, US ambassador says.
"Reports indicate, as in Kryvyi Rih, cluster munitions were used, increasing the devastation and harm to civilians," outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink said.
"Reports indicate, as in Kryvyi Rih, cluster munitions were used, increasing the devastation and harm to civilians," outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink said.
Russian peace
Russians celebrate Palm Sunday by bombing Sumy
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Russian ballistic missile strike kills dozens in Sumy, Zelensky says
Footage shows moment missile lands in Ukrainian city of Sumy
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April 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Russian peace
‘As we attend to the pain within us, it opens & reveals our love… We touch the depth of our heart and remember how vast it truly is. Love transforms fear by reconnecting us to one another. Love transforms anger by guiding it into courageous, wise action.’ Oren Jay Sofer.
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March 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
‘As we attend to the pain within us, it opens & reveals our love… We touch the depth of our heart and remember how vast it truly is. Love transforms fear by reconnecting us to one another. Love transforms anger by guiding it into courageous, wise action.’ Oren Jay Sofer.
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Russia launched a devastating attack on Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens more, including 5 children, hours after Donald Trump defended Vladimir Putin and said the Kremlin leader was “doing what anybody would do”.
Russia launches devastating attack on Ukraine after Trump’s defence of Putin
Russia launches devastating attack on Ukraine after Trump’s defence of Putin
Latest attacks came hours after Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin was ‘doing what anybody would do’
* Ukraine war – live updates
Russia launched a devastating attack on Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens more, hours…
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March 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Russia launched a devastating attack on Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens more, including 5 children, hours after Donald Trump defended Vladimir Putin and said the Kremlin leader was “doing what anybody would do”.
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Very clear strategy emerging for dealing with Orbán's threat at the European Council today - enough is enough, and if necessary decisions will be adopted in coalitions of the willing.
This is always harder than unity, but patience at such crucial questions is mostly gone.
This is always harder than unity, but patience at such crucial questions is mostly gone.
EU is ready to create a "coalition of the willing" to ensure "one country" cannot block support for #Ukraine - EC Vice-President @kajakallas.bsky.social at the Special European Council Summit in Brussels
March 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Very clear strategy emerging for dealing with Orbán's threat at the European Council today - enough is enough, and if necessary decisions will be adopted in coalitions of the willing.
This is always harder than unity, but patience at such crucial questions is mostly gone.
This is always harder than unity, but patience at such crucial questions is mostly gone.
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In grim contrast to the red carpet, Soheila Golestani faces 74 lashes for her Oscar-nominated film, The Seed of the Sacred Fig. Watch this film to understand the repression of Iran’s theocratic regime &why the #WomenLifeFreedom movement is so important: www.thetimes.com/culture/film...
The actress facing 74 lashes in Iran for her Oscar-nominated film
Instead of attending the glitzy Hollywood ceremony, Soheila Golestani is on trial by the Revolutionary Court for her part in The Seed of the Sacred Fig
www.thetimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
In grim contrast to the red carpet, Soheila Golestani faces 74 lashes for her Oscar-nominated film, The Seed of the Sacred Fig. Watch this film to understand the repression of Iran’s theocratic regime &why the #WomenLifeFreedom movement is so important: www.thetimes.com/culture/film...
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
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A Ukrainian soldier evacuates a little girl to a safe place.
This girl, and millions of Ukrainian children, are the reason why we fight. For their sake, we want a just and lasting peace.
#StandWithUkraine
This girl, and millions of Ukrainian children, are the reason why we fight. For their sake, we want a just and lasting peace.
#StandWithUkraine
March 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
A Ukrainian soldier evacuates a little girl to a safe place.
This girl, and millions of Ukrainian children, are the reason why we fight. For their sake, we want a just and lasting peace.
#StandWithUkraine
This girl, and millions of Ukrainian children, are the reason why we fight. For their sake, we want a just and lasting peace.
#StandWithUkraine