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A reminder of a pretty etymology to brighten the day. The ‘daisy’ takes its name from the Old English ‘dæges ēage’, ‘day’s eye’, because it opens its petals at dawn, and closes them again at dusk.

Screenshot of polling data from Jan 2025

The UK would now want to rejoin the EU by 55% to 33%

Removing those that don’t know - that’s a 62.5% to 37.5% breakdown.

Brick Lane, east London, seen yesterday.

US added to human rights watchlist over Trump moves The United States has been added to CIVICUS’s monitor list of potential human rights threats due to President Trump’s restrictive executive orders and institutional cutbacks, which are …

It's official: US now seen no longer open and free thanks to Trump's "undue restrictions on civic freedoms." The watchdog group says Trump's "Gross abuses of executive power raise serious concerns over the freedoms of peaceful assembly, expression and association" thehill.com/homenews/adm...

Social media platforms must be ‘brought to heel’, says UK schools leader Headteachers’ conference to be told that rise in bullying, abuse and malicious use of deepfakes is being reported

Social media platforms must be ‘brought to heel’, says UK schools leader
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Couldn't agree more. Billionaire sociopaths shouldn't be allowed to decide what our children can and cannot see. All governments need to act immediately to halt access yo such content.

‘Ruined this place’: chorus of boos against JD Vance at Washington concert Attendance of vice-president – who once disbelieved that people listened to classical music for pleasure – strikes sour note at Kennedy Center in light of Maga takeover

Trump sacked the chairman of the Kennedy Center along with 13 trustees, appointing himself the new chair. He said “So we took over the Kennedy Center. We didn’t like what they were showing. We’re going to make sure that it’s good and it’s not going to be woke” 🤔
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UK food and drink exports to the EU down 34% since Brexit Food and Drink Federation say businesses are struggling to deal with added ‘complexity and bureaucracy’

Broadly as predicted that if you make trade with your nearest market harder there will be a fall in exports. Worth noting that an SPS deal doesn't automatically mean all of these losses are reversed - as there are many different barriers. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Strengthening the European Union-Canada relationship European Movement International seeks creating a European Movement Canada

A new “European Movement Canada” is being built. 🇨🇦🇪🇺

"Canada must not be a spectator to history. Strengthening our relationship with Europe now is an investment in the stability and prosperity of our shared future.”

Dr Alice Roberts - Crypt: Life, death and disease in the Middle Ages and Beyond

I'm looking forward to speaking at Tunbridge Wells Literary festival this Tuesday - 11th March! I'll be there with my book, CRYPT - Life, death and disease in the Middle Ages - and doing book signing too.
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Canadians — tell your friends to leave X. Tell people whose posts you like to read to leave. Tell your governments and your elected officials. Tell your favourite pundits and shitposters. Tell the people with bad takes to bring them here.

X is a platform used to undermine our sovereignty. Leave it.

Labour MPs should back growing public pressure for Brexit rethink, Rejoin EU Party says - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com Discover why Labour MPs should back growing public pressure for Brexit rethink, as support for rejoining the EU surges.

Labour MPs need to listen to their pro-European supporters and back growing public calls for a rethink of the government’s doomed Brexit “reset”, @therejoineuparty.com says.
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King agrees to host Trump visit

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CARSCOOPS. SALES Tesla Sales Fall Off A Cliff Globally, Including Germany, Australia, And China German sales were down by a massive 76.3% last month, with Australia posting a similar Image of an ugly car in front of three flags for Germany, Australia, and China

Tesla sales have plummeted by 76% in Germany, 71% in Australia, and nearly 50% in China. It’s rapidly collapsing across dozens of countries. #3E #EndOligarchy #TeslaTakeOver

SpaceX again loses its Starship rocket on test flight after explosion during previous attempt A little over 8 minutes into the flight, live video showed the upper-stage vehicle spinning in space before all communication was lost.

Tell me again how brilliant he is: www.nbcnews.com/science/spac...

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Woah - was not expecting to see that from the Daily Mail…

…but spot on.

JWST captures M51, a stunning 27M light-years away! Locked in a dance with NGC 5195, its spiral arms glow with star nurseries and dust waves. First spotted by Messier in 1773, it later helped prove galaxies exist. Credit:NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI (Space Telescope Science Institute), FEAST Program

JWST captures M51, a stunning 27M light-years away! Locked in a dance with NGC 5195, its spiral arms glow with star nurseries and dust waves. First spotted by Messier in 1773, it later helped prove galaxies exist.

Credit:NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI (Space Telescope Science Institute), FEAST Program