In case any of my American friends need a boost, here’s Pete Seeger lifting hearts at a pivotal time in the USA. Hard to believe that it’s all to do again, and more…
But “I do believe, we shall overcome…”
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Wow
Is the 'cold bath' the old puritanical 'If its not thoroughly unpleasant it can't be good for you'?
Word of the day is ‘foozle’, from the 19th century: of a golfer, to bungle a shot. More generally, to make a complete mess of something.
Happy #NationalLibraryWeek ❤️📚
#OnThisDay in commonrights history, 1646: Future ‘Digger’ Gerrard Winstanley, with five other men and two women, is fined at Cobham manorial court for digging on waste land.
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Not that you'd know it from British media. I read a post recently that said, roughly: "To British news media, some events happened in the world today that weren't in the US".
When it really matters in this era of information technology and super-duper communications and you want to speak to gov. dept. you might as well have a set of messenger pigeons.
...and Jane Austen's worst review?
Honestly, we found this flyleaf graffiti from a disgruntled reader quite encouraging. You can't please all of the people all of the time and all that.
The Morgan Library & Museum, Manhattan
#booksky #bibliophilia 📚💙
Discover These 15 Enchanting #Libraries Sure to Thrill #BookLovers
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These are amazing!
Absolutely THIS!!! 👍
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5 Apr 1588: b. Thomas Hobbes #philosopher at #Malmesbury #otd (NPG) Nasty, brutish, short &c - except he lived to a ripe old age, dying on 4 Dec 1679
Presumably if it bred with a sheep it'd have a baa code.
Activity limiting condition?
Just adding some joy to your Thursday!
Common Hazel leaf bud opening
Common Hazel
Thanks, and best wishes for your self. The politics of scapegoating the most vulnerable is utterly disgusting.
This is how the media bullying about benefits nearly destroyed me - over many years (when I didn't know ASD and ADHD were an issue of mine). And with no hyperbole involved I feel I'm still just waiting to die because of it.
via Angel Stroyan
We're excited to share an amazing discovery with you: never-before-seen writings by Michael Faraday, revealing remarkable and mysterious inventions. 📖
turns out Le Pen is not mightier than le courts
That's the second time this week that I have felt compelled to reference the great Allan Partridge and Radio Norwich.
Alt text: A bold graphic with beige text on a dark blue background. The text reads: “Mental illness is not a lifestyle choice. Disability is not an identity trend. Poverty is not a motivator. Labour: We see through your ‘reform.’ #WelfareNotWorkfare #DisabilityBenefits”
Wow, great memories. The TV theme tunes videos on YouTube are brilliant to browse through - eg The Flashing Blade, Follyfoot and the rest.
I've paid my landlord's mortgage off over the last 20 years, and in 3 months, I'll be homeless because he's pushing the rent up again. Until we treat housing as a human right for all, rather than a profit-making commodity for the few, we'll never see an end to homelessness and insecure housing ❤️🚩✊🏾
Well said.
😂🤣😂🤣 Thanks for the laugh Lorna. It’s true for a lot of us
Helen Macfarlane died #OnThisDay 1860. Described on her gravestone only as ‘the wife of Rev John W Edwards’, she had led a remarkable life as witness to the European revolutions of 1848 and as a friend of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels.
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