A demonstration at the Dilley Concentration Camp in Texas. Children and families have been imprisoned in the concentration camp in Texas for months, and all they’ve experienced is abuse, neglect, mistreatment, undrinkable water and moldy food. #SHUTDOWNDILLEY

Credit: @mommmaliz.bsky.social

I've been glued to the NASA live coverage from 11.30pm UK time until just now, watching the reentry, splashdown and retrieval. Just amazing to see! It took me right back to watching Apollo 11 in 1969, and the subsequent Apollo missions.

Artemis rocket liftoff.

An image from the launch. 🔭 🧪

It's the Welcome to Burton Day Coffee Morning today (Sat 28th March) at Burton Memorial Hall 10am-12 noon. With delicious home-made cakes, a HUGE used book stall, Kevin Preston's plants, & Kingsharp and his mobile sharpening van to sharpen your blunt things. LA6 1NA

The fight for democracy is the fight of our generation. I started Democracy Docket in 2020 to help you navigate and understand it. Sign up now. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

Sunset in Malibu. Large rocks jug the shoreline meeting the Pacific Ocean. Purple and pink skies usher in the evening

For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.—Nelson Mandela

Pic of the day

#photography

First Past the Post means millions of our votes make no difference to parliament. Add your name now to demand a fairer voting system It only takes 30 seconds

Politics isn't working. It's time to call time on the broken culture in Westminster and have a fresh start with a fair voting system. Add your name to @electoralreform.bsky.social‬'s call to #MakeSeatsMatchVotes
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It’s outrageous that the majority of our lawmakers are unelected. Sign now to demand power be placed rightfully in the hands of the people It takes 30 seconds

Enough is enough. The House of Lords is a rolling scandal - sign @electoralreform.bsky.social‬'s call to demand change. It takes 30 seconds.
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Fulton Co. Democrats allege FBI lacked authority for election center raid “There is a case right now concerning this, trying to get these documents,” Commissioner Mo Ivory said. “They're under seal right now. Judge McBurney has not lifted the seal for them to be taken.”

🚨BREAKING: Two top Democrats in Fulton County, Georgia allege that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) lacked the authority for Wednesday’s raid of the county’s central election hub, in which the Feds seized 700 boxes of ballots and other election materials related to the 2020 vote.

Just think about what would be happening in the US right now if Kamala had been elected.

Watching with interest from across the pond in the UK!

We will be proudly supporting #WarmWelcomeWeek 19-25th Jan, thousands of Warm Welcome Spaces across the UK help everyone find warmth, connection, and community.
Find your local Warm Welcome Space: www.warmwelcome.uk/find-a-space

So sorry for your loss Matthew, sending you many condolences. x

Photo of a child playing Oliver Twist.. with a bowl of gruel asking for more

“Please, sir,
I want some more",
says Oliver Twist
in the novel by Charles Dickens.

There are many American children who depend on food assistance to ward off hunger.

In the Dickens novel we also find the Artful Dodger, a con man who picks pockets and dodges the law.

Sound familiar?

Martha Kearney: Why I'm concerned about our declining wildflowers The decline in UK wildflower meadows not only threatens wildlife, say experts, but could drive up certain food prices

Martha Kearney: I'm worried about Britain’s wildflowers - so I planted a meadow. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Rage Behind the Wrecking Ball From the No Kings trigger to the East Wing wrecking ball, every move follows the textbook pattern of narcissistic injury and rage.

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I love this! 😍

Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

Help save nature by rewilding the Church’s massive landholdings! We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church ...

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Fellow immigrants: if you are on the ILR visa and citizenship is available to you, please consider locking that down before a disastrous Reform electoral win, which would outstrip many of us of our rights. Anyone who thinks this isn't a possibility isn't paying attention to global politics.

Burton Pickleball's fundraiser for Breast Cancer Now Help Annette Sayers raise money to support Breast Cancer Now

The Pickleball Dinkers who play every week at our local village hall are raising funds for Breast Cancer Now, as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. If you would like to support them on their JustGiving Page it's here:
www.justgiving.com/page/burtonp...
#burtonpickleball #pickleballdinkers

A Week That Changed Everything Unbelievable Momentum

Some incredible wins to balance out the knocks.

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