Fifteen minutes before the President announced he was pausing strikes on Iran, somebody moved $500 million in oil futures. Somebody knew. Somebody told them. Or somebody is them.
New piece โ
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Remembering Anthony Quinn on his Birthday, April 21, 1915.
Pictured here in Zorba the Greek, 1964.
Educators warn that efforts to shut down honest discussion of Palestine in our public schools could restrict everything from literature to science classes.
Solar and wind outpace coal as energy crisis fails to spark fossil fuel revival
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Good morning Bluesky, have a fantastic day! ๐๐ฆ๐ผ
Starting February 18, 2027, smartphones and many portable devices sold in the EU must have batteries that users can remove and replace more easily. That means #Apple #Samsung #Google #Xiaomi etc may need to redesign future devices to meet the new rules www.business-standard.com/technology/t...
Tea time is prevention time. ๐ต Powerful catechins in tea, especially EGCG, protect vessels and may slow the brain plaques linked with memory loss. Let every sip be a tiny act of self care.
#NationalTeaDay #TeaLovers #MindfulSips #OutOfSyllabus #DrManasChakrabarti #DrManasGynaeOnco
For #NationalTeaDay, here's our earliest case of tea theft (from a warehouse), in 1686 www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t1686...
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The earliest theft of a tea pot is from 1684. A silver tea pot, very fancy! www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t1684...
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Barrow's 1824 - 1949 ; A Store Record : booklet issued by Barrow's Stores Ltd., Birmingham : cover by Edward Bawden : printed at Curwen Press. I do have recollections of Barrow's of Birmingham and their short-lived new store of the 1960s in the rebuilt Corporation Street and their loss, through closure, robbed Engalnd's 'second city' of a special place. The store originated in a tea and coffee warehouse opened in Bull Street by one John Cadbury - a family that went on to great things in the world of chocolate until, sadly, they too succumbed to takeover. It was his nephew, Richard Cadbury Barrow, who took on the shop and gave the grocery store its name. By 1949 the store, that included grocery, provisions, bakery, fruit & vegetables, flowers, hardware, 'heavy hardware (such as AGA cookers), fancy goods, china, glass & gifts, books and the marvellous restuarant and tearooms amongst its services, celebrated their 125th anniversary with the production of this slender volume. Printed at the Curwen Press it marks a period when Barrow's took the quality of its graphic design and publciity seriously and Edward Bawden was commissioned to produce the covers of the booklet that show the evolution of the tea trade. The centre fold is dominated by a tall tea caddy in Chinese style, the right side on the front cover along with a Victorian tea clipper and modern vessel. The lettering in a concentric circle inc. dates 1824 and 1949 and the title - all shaded in pink on black and white. The back cover, left side of caddy to right edge, includes tea gardens and teapots, one shaded pink.
It is #NationalTeaDay and so; the cover to the 125th anniversary booklet issued in 1949 by Barrow's Stores of Birmingham, amongst other things tea merchants & related to the Cadbury family. Cover of things Chinese tea is by Edward Bawden. #birmingham #TimeFor#Tea
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โ Today is National Tea Day!
A simple cup of tea can bring people together and spark meaningful conversation.
Moments of connection like these can make a real difference in combating loneliness and building stronger communities.
#NationalTeaDay #CommunityConnection #AgeAction
A cream background with teapots, kettles, teacups, flasks, and teabags drawn in blues, whites, and greys. In the middle it says IF IN DOUBT MAKE TEA
Title page of 'The Natural History of the Tea-Tree wit hobservations on the medical qualities of tea and on the effects of tea-drinking.' By John Coakley Lettsom, 1799
Wax miniature of John Lettsom. A side profile view of a man with curled hair and a cravat in white wax on a black circular disc. On the edge of the disc is the text: 'J.C. Lettsom, M.D. 1744-1815'
In 1799, physician John Coakley Lettsom wrote a fascinating treatise all about tea. Including where & how the plant grows, how it's prepared, & that tea's ascent to the status of a British national drink was not always straightforward. . .
#NationalTeaDay @rcphysicians.bsky.social #histmed
To find out more about tea in the late 18th century by reading Lettsom's treatise online: archive.org/details/b280.... And however you take your cuppa, have a very happy #NationalTeaDay!
2/2 Music at teatime: wonderful sense of the allure & exoticism of tea in the 17th century by Pieter van Roestraten, born OTD 1630. #NationalTeaDay
LATHA NรISEANTA NA Tร
'S e Latha Nร iseanta na Tรฌ a th' ann an-diugh.
[It is National Tea Day today.]
#LathaNร iseantaNaTรฌ #Lร Nร iseantaNaTรฌ #Gร idhlig #Tรฌ #Alba #NationalTeaDay #Tea #Scotland #ScottishGaelic #Gaelic #ScottishGaelic #Gaelic
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#BritishNationalTeaDay2026 #NationalTeaDay #NationalTeaDay2026 #TeaTuesday #TuesdayTea #Tuesday #Tea #British #UnitedKingdom #Photography
A camel shaped teapot with a person at the right hand side
Good morning and happy National Tea Day! ๐ซ
Has anyone got a more obscure teapot than us? #NationalTeaDay #TimeForTea
Great news: in England it is #NationalTeaDay Meaning it's time for Pieter van Roestraten, a Dutch painter working in England. And, by a wonderful coincidence, he was born on this day in 1630.
War is an abomination. It is wrong that one nation should attack another โ pursuing land, power, or wealth. It is doubly wrong for the victors to proclaim the glory of their battles while their victims lie maimed and dying. The glory of war is illusory; war brings only misery. โ St. John Chrysostom
๐ฉบ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฏ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ (๐๐ฃ)?
A top number (systolic BP) of 130 mmHg or higher, OR
A bottom number (diastolic BP) of 80 mmHg or higher
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๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐๐ฃ? Anyone 40+ or with familial risk factors should get screened at least yearly
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89 candles would have set off the sprinklers, so we settled for one โ and one perfect slice of cake (with @bradtakei.bsky.social on ice cream duty). Thank you to every friend, fan, and fellow traveler who has made these 89 years such a joyous voyage.
#BOTD 111 years ago April 21, 1915, Anthony Quinn was born - American actor, painter, and sculptor. The unforgettable "Zorba the Greek" from Cacoyannis's film and Zampanรฒ from Fellini's "La Strada." Winner of two Oscars for supporting roles ("Viva Zapata!" "Lust for Life"). #AnthonyQuinn #FilmSky
Church of Christ Pantokrator in Nesebar (historic Mesembria), Bulgaria, which perhaps dates to the 14th century
This could be the last week for this hashtag ๐. #TulipTuesday
Rene Goscinny 40 cm is an exquisite variety of roses with a unique hue. It has a soft, pink hue that is delicate like a pink rose petal in the early morning dew and a bright, cheerful tone that is akin to the vibrant colors of a summer sunset. Perfect for a summer wedding, this rose will surely be the focal point of any floral arrangement. With its charming beauty by A. Cajkowska.
Rene Goscinny 40 cm is an exquisite variety of roses with a unique hue. It has a soft, pink hue that is delicate like a pink rose petal in the early morning dew and a bright, cheerful tone that is akin to the vibrant colors of a summer sunset. Perfect for a summer wedding. By A. Cajkowska.
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๐บ๐ #OTD in #History 21 April 753 BC is the traditional date celebrated as when the twin brothers #Romulus and #Remus, suckled by a she-wolf at the foot of the Palatine Hill, founded the city of #ROME.
Author @gilduran.com was just banned from โfree speech absolutistโ twitter for criticizing the Palantir CEOโs manifestoโ so hereโs his upcoming book: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
The true reason for a federal death penalty.
