John Simpson on wars: ‘Why I've never seen a year like 2025' It has been a year of multiple major conflicts - and there are geopolitical implications of unparalleled importance

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#JohnSimpson on wars: ‘Why I've never seen a year like 2025' - BBC News

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John Simpson (1748-1825), American militiaman

Died #otd John Simpson (1748-1825), American militiaman, 200 years ago today #JohnSimpson life story...

John Simpson fights hard to give Sussex the upper hand

As the match heads towards a draw, Sussex's captain stands out with the only half-century.

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#JohnSimpson (1782-1847)
Portrait of #AdelaideofSaxeMeiningen (1792-1849), Queen of the United Kingdom, who was #BornOnThisDay
1832
Brighton and Hove Museums and Art Galleries
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Portrait of #AugustaofCambridge (1822-1916), Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who was #BornOnThisDay
1846
Royal Collection
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It really is. My husband, longtime ABC foreign correspondent/broadcaster, Oxford educated, good friend of #JohnSimpson died in 2017 due to illness from his time in Rwanda. His father was a spy for SIS. He thought he had seen everything, so never surprised, but would he believe this?!! So terrible

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Portrait of #MariaII, Queen of Portugal (1819-53), who is #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1837
Museu Imperial
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'...there are years when the world goes through some fundamental, convulsive change and 2025 is on track to be one of them:

A time when the basic assumptions about the way our world works are fed into the shredder.”

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Released #OnThisDate in 2009 - Amusement, Directed by John Simpson and Written by Jake Wade Wall!
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John Simpson on X: "Ukraine’s campaign of assassination is continuing. Last week a senior Russian missile scientist was killed on the edge of Moscow. Now Lt Gen Igor Kirillov, head of chemical, biological and radiological weaponry, has been blown up in south-east Moscow." / X Ukraine’s campaign of assassination is continuing. Last week a senior Russian missile scientist was killed on the edge of Moscow. Now Lt Gen Igor Kirillov, head of chemical, biological and radiological weaponry, has been blown up in south-east Moscow.

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🔴 #Ukraine’s campaign of assassination is continuing.

Last week a senior russian missile scientist was killed on the edge of moscow.

Now Lt Gen Igor Kirillov, head of chemical, biological and radiological weaponry, has been blown up in south-east moscow.
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#feenstraandsimpson made it to #47 on #mikereadheritagechart with their 9th single #2halvesmakeawhole
Many thanks to those that voted
#JOHNSIMPSON all music/vox #PETEFEENSTRA LYRICS
Watch vid here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvZA... thanks #sturidsdale
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#feenstraandsimpson made it to #47 on #mikereadheritagechart with their 9th single #2halvesmakeawhole
Many thanks to those that voted
#JOHNSIMPSON all music/vox #PETEFEENSTRA LYRICS
Watch vid here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvZA... thanks #sturidsdale
#blueshour #hittrackstop100 #feenstrablues

IT WAS A MONTH AGO!
20 Oct #feenstraandsimpson 9th single #2halvesmakeawhole was a #davidrandall "NEW TO @getreadytorock.bsky.social POWERPLAY
Fast forward a month and its #47 on #mikeread #heritagechart
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