The Old English word for a flower was ‘blōsma’.
While it survived, becoming modern ‘blossom’, it gave up part of its meaning to a French loanword.
Interestingly though, this word, originally spelled both ‘flour’ and ‘flower’, stems from the same root as ‘blossom’.
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Misschien wordt het een goede plek voor mensen die zich willen verschansen, omdat ze het leiderschap niet willen overdragen
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They are not yet sent to a place specifically built for human destruction, but it is getting closer
Orban concedes defeat. The support of Trump, Vance, Putin, Lavrov, Weidel, Milei, Le Pen, Fico, Babis and many others could not overcome Hungarian anger at a stagnant, corrupt regime
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Desperate, foolish, treacherous and evil
1/5. Orbán pioneered a model whereby oligarchs trade the fascist memes and electoral tricks they use to stay in power. He made Budapest a node between Moscow and Washington of the international far right.
Ga naar de kroeg.
Lach autoritaire types uit.
Spreek elke dag een onbekende aan.
Aai je geliefde.
Durf te twijfelen.
Dans en lach!
Hij ging viral, de verzetscolumn. Nu geïllustreerd door de geweldige Floor Rieder en door De Bezige Bij uitgegeven als prent en poster!
Te bestellen: marcialuyten.nl
A momentous day. One thousand five hundred days of a full invasion by the world's "second strongest" army, yet Ukraine is still not only free, but pushed Russia back huge amounts since 4 years ago today.
I've never missed a single day, with all the news in one🧵
Here's Day 1500
#Klimaatverandering | Risico‘s voor Cultureel Erfgoed: www.cultureelerfgoed.nl/site/binarie... 💧Neem cultureel erfgoed mee in klimaatadaptief beleid - Ons verleden in zwaar weer #RCE
A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all
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Deze melkveehouder zit met <1,5 GVE/ha, 155 gram ruw eiwit, kruidenrijk gras en maximale beweiding onder de 40 kg NH3/ha en voldoet dus aan Greenpeace vonnis.
www.nieuweoogst.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Ook dit jaar organiseert Stichting Drukwerk in de Marge weer een Drukkersmarkt, deze keer in Meppel. Op zaterdag 23 mei is het nieuwe drukkerijmuseum Indruk de gastheer van het evenement, als onderdeel van hun (her)openingsweekend:
www.mdnl.nl?p=19615
This is a companion piece to Lyndal's longer article 'Turbulence and the Peasants' War of 1524-26' which is available Open Access in HWJ 100.
Political Borders Shaped the Spread of #Medieval #Chant, Study Finds. #History #Music
www.medievalists.net/2026/03/poli...
Maybe it shows the need for a good system and good people in it
Niks mis met pap!
This FOl enquiry for the Guardian has taken up a great deal of my life for the past 2 years. (1/3)
'We'?
![[We see a close up of a young white male, tanned, white teeth, coiffed hair clearly an influencer on social media. It is an image such as you see when social media posts are shown on the news. In the corner of the screen is named a location: DUBAI. He is staring slightly off-camera for several silent panels of the comic strip. His eyes move slightly. He is having a thought.]
From off-screen a newsreader’s commentary comes:
NEWSREADER:
Extraordinary images here
of an expat in Dubai
[The influencer’s eybrows raise slightly]
…Having their first ever geopolitical thought.
[CUT TO a BBC news scene. The BBC newsreader CLIVE MYRIE is talking to an interviewee next to the screen showing the social media influencer’s face. The interviewee’s name is David Jones].
CLIVE MYRIE:
To explain the significance of this moment we’re joined by David Jones, our Expat Thoughts correspondent
DAVID JONES:
Clive, this is momentous
It was caught on film at the end of an Instagram post titled: ‘Dubai Is Brilliant’.
[Pointing at the screen, the influencer’s expression still the same]
You can clearly see in the eyebrows here, the dawning realisation that there *might* be something in the world beyond his dickhead self.
It marks a *huge* departure from all the Dubai Expat’s previous thoughts.
CLIVE MYRIE:
Which are…?
DAVID JONES:
You've Got To Get Yourself Out Here Mate, Everything Is So Clean, I Don't Have To Pay Taxes,
I Am Incurious As To Why I Do Not Have To Pay Taxes, and Spa.
CLIVE MYRIE:
And might we see an expansion of these new Thoughts in coming days?
DAVID JONES:
I think we can expect to see:
“I Deserve To Be Airlifted By A Country I Pay No Tax To”
CLIVE MYRIE:
Mmm.
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[We see a close up of a young white male, tanned, white teeth, coiffed hair clearly an influencer on social media. It is an image such as you see when social media posts are shown on the news. In the corner of the screen is named a location: DUBAI. He is staring slightly off-camera for several silent panels of the comic strip. His eyes move slightly. He is having a thought.] From off-screen a newsreader’s commentary comes: NEWSREADER: Extraordinary images here of an expat in Dubai [The influencer’s eybrows raise slightly] …Having their first ever geopolitical thought. [CUT TO a BBC news scene. The BBC newsreader CLIVE MYRIE is talking to an interviewee next to the screen showing the social media influencer’s face. The interviewee’s name is David Jones]. CLIVE MYRIE: To explain the significance of this moment we’re joined by David Jones, our Expat Thoughts correspondent DAVID JONES: Clive, this is momentous It was caught on film at the end of an Instagram post titled: ‘Dubai Is Brilliant’. [Pointing at the screen, the influencer’s expression still the same] You can clearly see in the eyebrows here, the dawning realisation that there *might* be something in the world beyond his dickhead self. It marks a *huge* departure from all the Dubai Expat’s previous thoughts. CLIVE MYRIE: Which are…? DAVID JONES: You've Got To Get Yourself Out Here Mate, Everything Is So Clean, I Don't Have To Pay Taxes, I Am Incurious As To Why I Do Not Have To Pay Taxes, and Spa. CLIVE MYRIE: And might we see an expansion of these new Thoughts in coming days? DAVID JONES: I think we can expect to see: “I Deserve To Be Airlifted By A Country I Pay No Tax To” CLIVE MYRIE: Mmm. [Ends]
Justenough: NoWa staat voor No Waste. Het bedrijf verzamelt oude telefoons en gebruikt het goud en zilver om sieraden te maken. ‘Een sieraad is opvallend en zichtbaar. Met onze sieraden willen we de waarde van e-waste zichtbaar en tastbaar maken.’
www.justenough.nl/nowa-sierade...
Yes! De eerste grootschalige vogeltrek verscheen afgelopen nacht (24/25 feb) op de weerradar! Opvallend: intensieve trek over de Noordzee vanuit Engeland. Vogels die daar overwinteren, kiezen duidelijk hun moment voor de oversteek: droog weer en een gunstige windrichting. Bye bye winter!
Hand-coloured etching depicting King Edward the Confessor talking to his followers before he dies. Harold Godwinson is offered the crown and axe - symbols of royal authority. He accepts and becomes king.
All of our etchings of the Bayeux Tapestries are now online!
Seen here is a hand-coloured etching depicting King Edward the Confessor talking to his followers before he dies. Harold Godwinson is offered the crown and axe - symbols of royal authority. He accepts and becomes king.
