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All that survives of the passage grave at Crucuno in Plouharnel (Morbihan) is the truly monumental chamber. The 5x4m 40-ton capstone rests on orthostats up to 2m tall. Card by Levy in Paris c.1912. #TombTuesday.

We’re currently selling, and therefore showing our house. Today my husband pulled a kitchen door off its hinges

Painting of different coloured tulips in two glass vases on a grey surface against a white background

Tulips, c. 2000 by Elizabeth Blackadder #WomensArt #April

Reports of a third attempted arson attack on Jewish targets in North London this week. It's getting really scary and more people need to start taking it seriously.

What a lovely lot they are 🥰

Act up activism is actually an amazing model for social change, in your face direct action, inside outside organizing, science led policy platforms, no monopoly on action, incredibly savvy media strategy, etc. and what a legacy to have been affiliated with this movement

Interesting thread

Surely he must have asked? “Did he pass vetting?” It would have been part of any competent manager’s checklist.

Paperback of the week: I Do Know Some Things by Richard S... A viral sensation with his debut poetry collection, Siken was later incapacitated by a stroke – necessitating a whole new way of expressing himself

Chris's review:

This the key point. If FCDO did overturn the vetting without telling anyone it was because it had already been announced. Which was a ridiculous thing to do.

BBC immigration investigation comes across as a v unusally editorialised + framed piece of reporting on the BBC 10 o'clock news for many years.

Poor to choose an election period, when immigraion salience has biggest contrast between voters of different parties in Wales, Scotland + England.

Some wonderful news

Once hunted to near extinction, humpback whales are rebounding

"We've stopped killing them," said wildlife photographer Chris Fallows. "Since the late 1960s,the population that was reduced to just a couple of thousand animals has come back to several hundred thousand animals"

THIS JUST IN - we are a Shed Originals partner! 🙌

We are working with Shedinburgh to find the most exciting playwrights from across the UK & Ireland, bringing work-in-progress sharings to Edinburgh & London.

More info to be announced soon 👀

Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable If Viktor Orbán can lose, then his Russian and American admirers can lose too.

How did Magyar win? A long running grassroots campaign in rural and small town Hungary; a refusal to be distracted by government propaganda; a focus on economic issues and corruption; a central promise to bring back democracy and the rule of law

Punch Us, the pilot?

I’m just imagining Wes Streeting trying it

The idea that the President of the United States could publish an image of himself as the Messiah and no news outlet covers it is the biggest indictment of the American free press.

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See it, say it, sort it 😞

Thanks for the recommendation. I shall get myself down there.
You could supplement your rocks with some soil. The exhibition at Inverleith House is really good.

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This is Sadie. She was finally reunited with her human, astronaut Christina Koch, after her mom’s voyage around the moon took her the furthest any human has ever been from their dog. She can't wait to hear all about the universe. 14/10 (IG: astro_christina)

Could we just keep JD Vance away from Pope Leo, please?

🤣 More thinking, in that case, it must be good. But then it’s ages since I read either

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Two books On the Calculation of Volume IV, Solvej Balle The Finest Hotel in Kabul, Lyse Doucet

Just finished two Gwendoline Riley novels ❤️
Now moving on to On The Calculation of Volume IV by Solvej Balle for fiction and The Finest Hotel in Kabul by Lyse Doucet for non fiction

For the night that’s in it, I will gratuitously repost this 😊

Your thread has given me the feeling of sheer joy. Thank you 🙏🏼

Genuinely one of the coolest things I've ever seen a cultural venue post

It may seem like nerdy detail that the increasing weight of cars is worsening potholes, but it matters.

The car makers push to sell wider and heavier cars is increasing road maintenance costs and that affects us all.

Not to mention worse crash outcomes and less space to pass (wider) parked cars.

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