If Trump’s sycophants start bullying Zelenskyy about his war zone clothes, this is what Churchill wore when he visited ghe WH during WW2
GirlFuturist
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Artist with an MBA, dual American French citizen, seeker of wisdom. In search of art, politics (well, used to be), smart sane people, sustainability, orchids. Currently in Boise.
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2.5 million people is more than a quarter of the population. The equivalent of more than 85 million people protesting on the same day in the United States.
By comparison, an estimated five million people joined USA No Kings Day protests.
Over 2.5 million Israelis joined today’s anti-Netanyahu protests, organisers estimate. 300,000 are now in Tel Aviv's Hostage Square. (Haaretz)
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Covid accelerates vascular aging An 18-country, 38-center study of ~2,000 participants —Effect predominantly in women, adding 5 years of aging —Seen with non-hospitalized and mild-moderate Covid —Reversible in some at 1-year; vaccination link to protection apps.crossref.org/pendingpub/p...
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Blocked > Weird German account with no real posts, except a warning about blocking.
This account has been adding us to moderation lists You know what to do
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I guess they only bring in Vance to yell at Zelensky but when Trump meets with Putin they send JD to hang out in the Cotswolds.
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Although Animal Farm is a popular book in schools, it has faced censorship. The John Birch Society challenged it because it refers to the masses revolting against government, and schools have removed it from curricula because of its “political ideas.” /end
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The animals characterize various aspects of Stalinist Russia, and speak in different ways according to their motives. The animals that become dictatorial speak in convoluted language akin to propaganda, while the others speak clearly and simply. /3
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Orwell, a democratic socialist, had come to despise Stalinism during the Spanish Civil War. However, when he wrote the book between November 1943 and February 1944, the U.K. was in an alliance with the Soviet Union against the Nazis. Publishers initially rejected the work. /2
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#ResistanceRoots
Today in history, 1945: George Orwell’s novella “Animal Farm” is first published. The story is a satire of Stalinist Russia involving a group of anthropomorphic farm animals who try to create a utopian society but wind up with a dictatorship. /1
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A good argument if corn fields could vote.