Willow
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...when it is quite clearly Ocean
...when it is quite clearly Ocean
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PERSON OF THE DAY. 15 November 1897. Aneurin Bevan was born in Tredegar, Wales. He spearheaded the creation of the NHS in 1948 by the Labour government. It offered treatment free at the point of delivery to all citizens, irrespective of income. It’s one of the key social reforms in British history.
November 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
PERSON OF THE DAY. 15 November 1897. Aneurin Bevan was born in Tredegar, Wales. He spearheaded the creation of the NHS in 1948 by the Labour government. It offered treatment free at the point of delivery to all citizens, irrespective of income. It’s one of the key social reforms in British history.
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Whatever we choose,
the dance carries on
for it is not our choosing
but Love’s own turning
that moves the stars and hearts alike
the dance carries on
for it is not our choosing
but Love’s own turning
that moves the stars and hearts alike
November 14, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Whatever we choose,
the dance carries on
for it is not our choosing
but Love’s own turning
that moves the stars and hearts alike
the dance carries on
for it is not our choosing
but Love’s own turning
that moves the stars and hearts alike
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The age of nations has passed. Now, unless we wish to perish, we must shake off old prejudices & build the Earth. The more scientifically I regard the world, the less can I see any possible biological future for it except in the active consciousness of its unity.
P.T. Chardin (c. 1950)
#Painting
P.T. Chardin (c. 1950)
#Painting
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The age of nations has passed. Now, unless we wish to perish, we must shake off old prejudices & build the Earth. The more scientifically I regard the world, the less can I see any possible biological future for it except in the active consciousness of its unity.
P.T. Chardin (c. 1950)
#Painting
P.T. Chardin (c. 1950)
#Painting
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Bettys tearoom in York: stories of wartime romances and lost comrades uncovered. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Stories of Bettys bar and wartime romances in York
Mirror with names of WW2 airmen etched onto it is still a poignant attraction at the famous tearoom.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Bettys tearoom in York: stories of wartime romances and lost comrades uncovered. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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York Clifford’s Tower plans offer ‘once in a generation’ chance to commemorate 1190 Jewish massacre. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
York Clifford's Tower plan offers chance to commemorate Jewish massacre of 1190
Proposals for the area should recognise its significance for Jewish communities, an academic says.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
York Clifford’s Tower plans offer ‘once in a generation’ chance to commemorate 1190 Jewish massacre. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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𝙷𝚞𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚊𝚜 𝚊 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚒𝚗𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚜—
𝙽𝚘 𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚒𝚗 𝚒𝚜 𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚛,
𝚗𝚘 𝚋𝚘𝚍𝚢 𝚞𝚗𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚑𝚢,
𝚗𝚘 𝚟𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚏 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚎𝚌𝚑𝚘.
𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚕 𝚒𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚒𝚝𝚢, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎—
𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕,
𝚝𝚘 𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚐𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍.
#Diversity
𝙽𝚘 𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚒𝚗 𝚒𝚜 𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚛,
𝚗𝚘 𝚋𝚘𝚍𝚢 𝚞𝚗𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚑𝚢,
𝚗𝚘 𝚟𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚏 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚎𝚌𝚑𝚘.
𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚕 𝚒𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚒𝚝𝚢, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎—
𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕,
𝚝𝚘 𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚐𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍.
#Diversity
November 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
𝙷𝚞𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚊𝚜 𝚊 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚒𝚗𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚜—
𝙽𝚘 𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚒𝚗 𝚒𝚜 𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚛,
𝚗𝚘 𝚋𝚘𝚍𝚢 𝚞𝚗𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚑𝚢,
𝚗𝚘 𝚟𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚏 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚎𝚌𝚑𝚘.
𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚕 𝚒𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚒𝚝𝚢, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎—
𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕,
𝚝𝚘 𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚐𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍.
#Diversity
𝙽𝚘 𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚒𝚗 𝚒𝚜 𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚛,
𝚗𝚘 𝚋𝚘𝚍𝚢 𝚞𝚗𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚑𝚢,
𝚗𝚘 𝚟𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚏 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚎𝚌𝚑𝚘.
𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚕 𝚒𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚒𝚝𝚢, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎—
𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕,
𝚝𝚘 𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚐𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍.
#Diversity
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75 years ago, the ECHR was signed after the horrors of the war.
Today, Nigel Farage and many Westminster politicians want to tear up the laws that protect our basic human rights.
Our rights are not Westminster’s to take away. We will stand firmly against that.
Today, Nigel Farage and many Westminster politicians want to tear up the laws that protect our basic human rights.
Our rights are not Westminster’s to take away. We will stand firmly against that.
November 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
75 years ago, the ECHR was signed after the horrors of the war.
Today, Nigel Farage and many Westminster politicians want to tear up the laws that protect our basic human rights.
Our rights are not Westminster’s to take away. We will stand firmly against that.
Today, Nigel Farage and many Westminster politicians want to tear up the laws that protect our basic human rights.
Our rights are not Westminster’s to take away. We will stand firmly against that.
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Today is only the beginning.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Today is only the beginning.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Today is only the beginning.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
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"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain." This James Baldwin quote is hitting harder than ever.
November 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain." This James Baldwin quote is hitting harder than ever.
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"Some absolutely outstanding work by activists to sneak these wraparounds onto copies of the Daily Mail in shops."
via Ian Almond
via Ian Almond
October 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
"Some absolutely outstanding work by activists to sneak these wraparounds onto copies of the Daily Mail in shops."
via Ian Almond
via Ian Almond
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We began filming in lockdown — just me and my sons, Sam & Zack — to help people grow something good. 🌱
It became Gardeningwell: our family garden in Co. Meath, sharing ways to garden for wildlife and hope.
🎥 gardeningwell.ie
#WildlifeGardening #IrishGardening
It became Gardeningwell: our family garden in Co. Meath, sharing ways to garden for wildlife and hope.
🎥 gardeningwell.ie
#WildlifeGardening #IrishGardening
October 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
We began filming in lockdown — just me and my sons, Sam & Zack — to help people grow something good. 🌱
It became Gardeningwell: our family garden in Co. Meath, sharing ways to garden for wildlife and hope.
🎥 gardeningwell.ie
#WildlifeGardening #IrishGardening
It became Gardeningwell: our family garden in Co. Meath, sharing ways to garden for wildlife and hope.
🎥 gardeningwell.ie
#WildlifeGardening #IrishGardening
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"Be still and the earth will speak to you." (Navajo proverb)
October 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"Be still and the earth will speak to you." (Navajo proverb)
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This is what solidarity looks like. Together, we will win.
October 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This is what solidarity looks like. Together, we will win.
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"It's anti-fascist, antifa. I don't believe in fascism. We fought fascism years ago, and we're gonna fight it again."
Thousands gathered for San Francisco's No Kings rally on Saturday. Mother Jones digital producers Peter Berger and Anna Yeo chatted with a few protesters:
Thousands gathered for San Francisco's No Kings rally on Saturday. Mother Jones digital producers Peter Berger and Anna Yeo chatted with a few protesters:
October 19, 2025 at 3:25 AM
"It's anti-fascist, antifa. I don't believe in fascism. We fought fascism years ago, and we're gonna fight it again."
Thousands gathered for San Francisco's No Kings rally on Saturday. Mother Jones digital producers Peter Berger and Anna Yeo chatted with a few protesters:
Thousands gathered for San Francisco's No Kings rally on Saturday. Mother Jones digital producers Peter Berger and Anna Yeo chatted with a few protesters:
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Be a ruthless, pragmatic extremist when it comes to curating your social media, podcast, & video feeds so they give you resources supportive to your recovery.
Life is too short for the stupid rage bait dopamine hamster wheel the algorithm is trying to feed you.
Recovery first.
Life is too short for the stupid rage bait dopamine hamster wheel the algorithm is trying to feed you.
Recovery first.
October 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Be a ruthless, pragmatic extremist when it comes to curating your social media, podcast, & video feeds so they give you resources supportive to your recovery.
Life is too short for the stupid rage bait dopamine hamster wheel the algorithm is trying to feed you.
Recovery first.
Life is too short for the stupid rage bait dopamine hamster wheel the algorithm is trying to feed you.
Recovery first.
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You don’t want to hear the story
of my life, & anyway
I don’t want to tell it, I want to listen
to the enormous waterfalls of the sun.
And anyway it’s the same old story -
a few people just trying,
one way or another,
to survive.
Mostly, I want to be kind...
~ Mary Oliver
#Art, Kawase Hasui
of my life, & anyway
I don’t want to tell it, I want to listen
to the enormous waterfalls of the sun.
And anyway it’s the same old story -
a few people just trying,
one way or another,
to survive.
Mostly, I want to be kind...
~ Mary Oliver
#Art, Kawase Hasui
October 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
You don’t want to hear the story
of my life, & anyway
I don’t want to tell it, I want to listen
to the enormous waterfalls of the sun.
And anyway it’s the same old story -
a few people just trying,
one way or another,
to survive.
Mostly, I want to be kind...
~ Mary Oliver
#Art, Kawase Hasui
of my life, & anyway
I don’t want to tell it, I want to listen
to the enormous waterfalls of the sun.
And anyway it’s the same old story -
a few people just trying,
one way or another,
to survive.
Mostly, I want to be kind...
~ Mary Oliver
#Art, Kawase Hasui
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Girl in the East Wind with Ravens Passing the Moon, 1893 by Glasgow School artist Frances MacDonald #WomensArt
October 7, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Girl in the East Wind with Ravens Passing the Moon, 1893 by Glasgow School artist Frances MacDonald #WomensArt
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Years ago a jewish ma who loves me invited me to break fast with her family after Yom Kippur. It was a revealing experience and profound honour. In a small act of solidarity to jewish friends, we will eat tonight at 7:24. I have made lemon chicken soup, potato salad, and honey cake. 1/
October 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Years ago a jewish ma who loves me invited me to break fast with her family after Yom Kippur. It was a revealing experience and profound honour. In a small act of solidarity to jewish friends, we will eat tonight at 7:24. I have made lemon chicken soup, potato salad, and honey cake. 1/
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It is possible to cherish the BBC as an institution while also saying that BBC News is failing very badly, day after day, in its duty to inform and that it always fails in a right-wing direction. It desperately needs to recover its integrity
September 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
It is possible to cherish the BBC as an institution while also saying that BBC News is failing very badly, day after day, in its duty to inform and that it always fails in a right-wing direction. It desperately needs to recover its integrity
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Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
September 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
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Stop Wes Streeting and UK Labour negotiating with US pharmaceutical companies. The NHS belongs to us it is not theirs to sell. Support your NHS or you will lose it.
December 14, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Stop Wes Streeting and UK Labour negotiating with US pharmaceutical companies. The NHS belongs to us it is not theirs to sell. Support your NHS or you will lose it.
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"Where is the world? Where are the Arab nations?"
This Palestinian girl broke down as she described an Israeli attack that targeted her family’s shelter in Gaza City.
This Palestinian girl broke down as she described an Israeli attack that targeted her family’s shelter in Gaza City.
September 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"Where is the world? Where are the Arab nations?"
This Palestinian girl broke down as she described an Israeli attack that targeted her family’s shelter in Gaza City.
This Palestinian girl broke down as she described an Israeli attack that targeted her family’s shelter in Gaza City.
BBC News - Pub near Ripon ready to reopen after community takeover - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Pub near Ripon ready to reopen after community takeover
The Black Lion is coming to the end of a renovation period and now has tenants ready to run it.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
BBC News - Pub near Ripon ready to reopen after community takeover - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Sharing the link to and info re a friend's short film and the international queer women of color film festival:
September 14, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Sharing the link to and info re a friend's short film and the international queer women of color film festival: