Has Australia really run out of beads?

Thanks to Swifties making beaded friendship bracelets in time for Taylor Swift's Eras tour hitting Australia, many bead shops are experiencing severe shortages of beads

an article in The Guardian tries to explain what's going on and has several links to tutorials, tiktoks and Swifty communities.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/07/taylor-swift-eras-tour-australia-friendship-bracelets-inspiration-beads-explained

#BeadSocietyGB #Beads #TaylorSwift #ErasTour #Australia #TheGuardianNewspaper

What’s behind the Taylor Swift friendship bracelets trend?

The Eras tour is about to hit Australia and Swifties are busy making bracelets to swap with each other at live shows – so what’s fuelling this craze?

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Without RM & Tae I'm back to searching out my own new music recommendations - this one via #theguardiannewspaper #Nightbus

https://open.spotify.com/track/6nduEbD1djbA05rXx36hPX?si=BfHd2TJRSKubKAtbVWzMiw

Exposed to Some Light

Nightbus · Song · 2023

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"…the #UnitedStates passed reason two or three #election cycles ago. If only they could invade themselves to bring #democracy".
The most recent charges against #Trump only make them more popular within his base and party. American #politics is truly broken. 😕
#aritcles #commentary #TheGuardian #theguardiannewspaper #oped
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/09/the-charges-mount-but-trumps-not-worried-hes-just-the-guy-to-make-jail-great-again?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
The charges mount, but Trump’s not worried. He’s just the guy to make jail great again

There’s no telling how many indictments he will collect before the election. And the sad fact is that his party doesn’t seem to care, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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NHS data breach: trusts shared patient details with Facebook without consent

Observer investigation reveals Meta Pixel tool passed on private details of web browsing on medical sites

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