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I’ve always loved The French - Here’s another reason why
AP apologises and deletes widely mocked tweet about ‘the French’
theguardian.com/media/2023/j…
#French #France #PC #AP #AssociatedPress #PoliticalCorrectness #language
Russia used #Kinzhal missiles to hit infrastructure sites in #Kyiv, #Zaporizhzhia on Jan. 26
Russia admitted that Ukraine’s energy infrastructure is among its primary targets. According to the Geneva Conventions, targeting vital public infrastructure… mastodon.scot/@paka/10976780…
Rod Stewart calls Sky News offering to pay for NHS hospital scans
The 78-year-old rock star, who has previously backed the Conservatives, said he had never seen the situation in the UK “so bad” and called for Labour to be given a chance to run the… mastodon.scot/@paka/10976119…
Livestreams to return for fire festivals
People will be able to #livestream fire #festivals – including next Tuesday’s #Lerwick Up-Helly-A’ – from all around the world.
Promote #Shetland is marking the return of the winter events with… mastodon.scot/@paka/10975687…
Long Covid Is Keeping Significant Numbers of People Out of Work, Study Finds
Long Covid is having a significant effect on America’s work force, preventing substantial numbers of people from going back to work while others continue needing… mastodon.scot/@paka/10974948…
Don’t keep calm and carry on
New mood is commonly ascribed to the new national circumstance
Soaring inflation
Unaffordable energy
Eye-popping food bills
People are angry & squarely rejecting the government, its intransigence &… mastodon.scot/@paka/10974945…
ALT Protest poster: "1 percent gain. 99 percent pain. Keep Calm and Tax The Rich."
Don’t keep calm and carry on: how Britain got a furious new attitude
For 13 years, the United Kingdom has lived with the pain and deprivation of Tory cuts.
But now everyone is getting organised, going on strike and saying: "no more"
… mastodon.scot/@paka/10974506…
Of the 50,000 convicts recruited by #mercenary company Wagner Group from the Russian prison system, only 10,000 remain in the ranks of the military, according to Olga Romanova, head of Russia Behind Bars, NGO protecting the rights of… mastodon.scot/@paka/10974396…
Orthrus Covid variant behind 1/4 of UK cases
Orthrus is the Covid variant most likely to take over from currently dominant BQ.1, which is a sub-variant of Omicron.
The #UKHSA says data suggests it could represent 100 per cent of all cases in… mastodon.scot/@paka/10972298…
Clean Air for Them, None for You
The elite at the Davos forum are enjoying EVERY possible protection including
PCR testing
Air filtration
UVGI light
Special Covid tests
Sick? No access - Your badge deactivates.
Why isn’t this… mastodon.scot/@paka/10972160…
Rishi Sunak - Britain’s State of the Ship
theguardian.com/commentisfre…
#UnitedKingdom #UK #BrokenBritain #ToryFascistDictatorship #cartoons #ToryCostOfLivingCrisis #Brexit #austerity
Guarantee access to broadcast, #terrestrial TV (Freeview) and terrestrial/aerial radio beyond 2040
Internet-based services are far less reliable and far more costly
[Note: #Emergencies & situation in #Ukraine the only reliable… mastodon.scot/@paka/10972133…
ALT United Kingdom government petition calling to maintain Terrestrial TV and radio.
‘Tax us now’: ultra-rich call on governments to introduce wealth taxes
"The current lack of action is gravely concerning. A meeting of the global elite in #Davos to discuss ‘cooperation in a fragmented world’ is pointless if you aren’t challenging the… mastodon.scot/@paka/10971011…
Dog Photography awards – in pictures
The winners of the 2022 Dog Photography awards, chosen from more than 1,400 entries from 50 different countries
theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…
#dogs #pets #awards #photos #photography #pictures
ALT Dog jumping over hurtle
Ukraine needs Patriot to down Kh-22 missiles Russia used to hit high-rise, residential building in Dnipro today
kyivindependent.com/news-fee…
#RussiaInvadedUkraine #terrorism #RussiaTerrorism #WarCrimes #civilians #RussianUkraineWar #Ukraine #
A gas pipeline has exploded in #Lithuania, according to officials, as the country marks a historic day in its struggle for independence from the USSR
Lithuania marks the Day of Freedom Defenders to honour those who were killed by #Soviet troops on 13… mastodon.scot/@paka/10968427…
UK risks being listed as human rights abuser
#HumanRightsWatch (HRW) of a very short window to reverse legislation
UK soon to make the list of countries that abuse rather than protect human rights with its outright assault on rights of its… mastodon.scot/@paka/10968272…
Mike Hewson installs boulders on wheels for "risk play" space in Melbourne
New Zealand artist Mike Hewson has designed a public #playground in Melbourne named Rocks on Wheels that contains 24 massive rough-hewn bluestone #boulders.
Sat on what look… mastodon.scot/@paka/10967778…
Surgeons remove unexploded grenade lodged in Ukrainian soldier’s chest
theguardian.com/world/2023/j…
#HealthCare #medical #surgery #Ukraine #Ukrainian #soldier #RussiaInvadedUkraine #RussiaUkraineWar #RussianWarCrimes
