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Give the NY Times credit, they've nailed conservative Britain. See below this is what all Americans think of Britain and we unfortunately get tarred by the same brush. Labour won’t be any better. It’s time to wake up Scotland and fight for our country. WE NEED OUR #independence are #youyesyet ?
Vladimir Putin’s personal “gerontologist,” whose pseudoscientific research promised to extend human life to 120 years, died last month at the age of 77. Meanwhile, Boris Nemtsov’s mother passed away today, and she was 96. https://paperpaper.io/en/he-promised-to-extend-the-lives/
Who is “Putin's gerontologist” Vladimir Khavinson?

He promised to extend the lives of his clients to 120 years, but died at 77

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In England, "booster shot" is spelled "borchestershire shot."
Morten Morland on #SycamoreGap #ConservativeParty #RishiSunak #LizTruss #BorisJohnson #sycamoregaptree - political cartoon gallery in London
@doctorcdf This happened this afternoon in The Hague at the demonstration of Extinction Rebellion. The police prohibited the musicians to take their musical instruments with them. See what happened next… 👇🏻

For the holiday, a thread on how to befriend crows.

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Befriending crows is a wonderful thing.

I have many crow friends at home and at work. They bring joy at unexpected moments and can rescue a miserable day even without shaking down the dust of snow that Robert Frost described.

This thread is an updated version of one I posted at the bird site in July 2019.

#birding #birdwatching #birds #urbanbirding #crows #corvids #crow #corvid #crowfriends

I asked this a while ago and got no nibbles but let’s try again: I’m a librarian and archivist who will be visiting Iceland and Ireland in mid-October and I would LOVE to meet some library/archives/museum people/get some GLAM recommendations while I’m traveling. Please boost, thank you 💚💚💚💚
Independent Election Analysts Conclude the No Labels Bid Will Help Trump – Third Way

Third Way is a center-left think tank that champions modern solutions to the most challenging problems in US public policy, including the economy, climate and energy, national security, social policy, and politics.

My new social media app is called Grouse. You can only post criticism of the 3,000 other new social media apps.

Posts are called “Gripes.” No likes or reposts—just one button to “Commiserate.” If a Gripe receives enough Commiseration it’s elevated by the algorithm into a “Complaint.”

Also there’s an academic version called “Faculty Meeting.”