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Twitter refugee. Enjoy politics, old movies & music esp Bowie. No DMs please.

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I watched these as a kid. They did a series of them on TV and I became a big fan of Basil Rathbone (who was usually a baddie ofc). He's my equal favourite Holmes with Jeremy Brett.

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Charles Dickens initially serialised "A Tale of Two Cities" in two local newspapers and a cricket almanac It was the Bicester Times It was the Worcester Times It was a page of Wisden

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

Despite their persecution by the Nazis, “my grandparents loved Vienna,” Jessica Grose writes. “They spent the majority of their lives as American citizens and were grateful to build a life here, but they considered themselves Austrian until they died.”

nyti.msOpinion | Why My Grandparents Still Loved the Country That Rejected ThemA new history of World War II Vienna illustrates the specific devastation of a thriving Jewish city.
@nickcohen.bsky.socialReposted by @karenroberts.bsky.social

The right’s obsession with leaving the European Convention on Human Rights would be our next Brexit - the next dumb, nationalist, chest-beating act of folly that will have huge consequences for Britain – none of them good Podcast and piece for me

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18 October 1944 | A transport of 1,500 Jews deported from the Theresienstadt ghetto arrived at #Auschwitz. Among those murdered in gas chamber and crematorium III after the selection were three distinguished composers: Pavel Haas, Hans Krása, and Viktor Ullmann.

Black and white portrait of Hans Krása, showing a side profile with a serious expression.Black and white portrait of Pavel Haas, wearing a bow tie and a dark suit, facing slightly to the left.Black and white portrait of Viktor Ullmann, showing a close-up view of the face with an intense expression.
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The buck starts here.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: If it wasn't you, then who gave the order for Starlink to go down in Ukraine? TRUMP: I don't know

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Maximalist racists on X are debating * support Restore Britain for a gradualist Overton Window strategy to legitimise racism (as here) + invite racists as members * questioning Restore Britain as too selective on which UK-born minorities to deport [want all minorites out of public life + deported]

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Racist advocates of "total remigration" on X who vocally opposed to policies of integration + assimilation (eg: those who see Reform's Matthew Goodwin as much too liberal on race + integration) believe Lowe's new policy is a game-changing new step towards a broader racist remigration agenda.

BREAKING: THIS IS A GAME CHANGER Restore Britain have just announced they are willing to deport SECOND GENERATION MIGRANTS Yes - That is the children of migrants born in Britain and therefore have British passports If they commit serious criminal acts, bilateral agreements will be set up with third countries to DEPORT THEM This is the first time in modern history a mainstream political party has agreed to do this This is HUGE, it cannot be understated the magnitude of this announcement Your British passport means nothing You will not be protected by a Restore Britain Government You will be deported from our country The overton window shifts once again Restore Britain are not messing around Time to sign up patriots This is our chance to get our country back Photo, no descriptionPhoto, no description
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Vile people getting ever viler

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social

As Lowe responds to France by proposing Restore would denaturalise + deport UK-born citizens whose parents were migrants, Craig Houston (Glasgow-based YouTuber + Restore Britain member) thanks Lowe for a policy that he believes would + should see the former First Minister Humza Yousaf deported.

Photo, no descriptionSome may have arrived illegally, for most their presence is entirely ‘legal’. Plenty were probably born in France, and are technically ‘French’. For the rioters, evidently, their allegiance is not to France, or to the French people. Where does their loyalty truly lie? Their clan. The civilised world’s response must reflect that. Those convicted for arson, organised violence, and attacks on innocent people must face substantial prison sentences - foreign nationals involved must be removed. Citizenships stripped from dual nationals, obviously. Mass deportations. Act before they do. And in exceptional cases, I would go further. A Restore Britain Government will develop bilateral agreements and mechanisms with third countries to accept second-generation migrant offenders convicted of domestic terrorism and other such serious crimes, who, for now, hold only British citizenship. There will be no statelessness. It will be conducted fairly, and it will cost, but it will be done, and a message will be sent. The French should do the same. If you burn down a city, terrorise law-abiding citizens and torch the society around you - there will be consequences worthy of the crime. And if your allegiance lies elsewhere, and you demonstrate that through terrorism or extreme violence, a Restore Britain Government will send you to the country you claim allegiance to - if that's where your loyalty lies, we will aim to make that a reality. Britain is just a few short years behind France. We’ve had our warning - we must take it.
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Anton Gerashchenko@antongerashchenko.bsky.social

Insteaf of a thousand words. A woman trapped under the rubble after a Russian strike is showing rescuers how old her daughter is. The little girl was killed by Russia.

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As part of my effort to be honest about the advantages of AI when I find them: It used to take ages to type out my notes for Origin Story episode. Going through every highlight I made in a physical book and noting down information - names, dates, arguments, key ideas etc.

@karenroberts.bsky.social

I've always liked my own company but enjoy socializing with my family,usually at home, at least once a wk.I also like an occasional social occasion outside family- maybe once/mth. With work I had to socialize a lot &I think I damaged my social battery so it drains quickly & takes ages to recharge.

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