Mike Robbins

Payment in advance
Said a notice on the desk
Lobby shabby, mean

#haiku

This is what Reform and Nigel Farage support.

We also know Nigel Farage lies to save his own skin.

Two adult swans with 4 juveniles following them on a green-coloured river and with trees in the background.

Mum, dad and the youngsters on the river Wensum #Norwich #LongNecks #BirdOfTheDay

"Reform has a press conference today, so here are a few questions journalists might like to put to Nigel & Bobby"

"You repeatedly promised Reform UK would cut council tax. Why are you now denying saying something that’s on video?"

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via Reform are not your friends

"Portrait of the Artist's Daughter, Olga Kozłowska," 1916
Watercolor on paper, 64 x 95 cm

Alexander Augustynowicz (Polish, 1865-1944).

Private collection
#art #painting #illustration

Cannon Beach on the Oregon Coast as seen from Ecola Point.

Cannon Beach as seen from Ecola Point - #landscapes #outdoorphotography #pdxphotographer #beautifulEarth #photography #oregoncoast

This vibrant woodblock print by the renowned artist Bakufu Ohno (1888–1976) depicts three red sea bream (tai) swimming gracefully among underwater rock formations. In Japanese culture, the red sea bream is a celebrated symbol of good fortune and longevity, often served at weddings and auspicious occasions. The two larger fish occupy the upper and middle sections of the composition, while a smaller one swims near the craggy, lichen-covered rocks at the bottom. Ohno’s mastery of the shin-hanga style is evident in the delicate color gradations on the fishes' scales, which transition from a deep, rosy red near the fins to a pale, silvery pink along the bellies. Tiny blue speckles adorn their backs, mimicking the natural shimmer of the species. The surrounding water is rendered in a soft, atmospheric cream tone, with delicate white tubular sea anemones or corals emerging from the dark, layered rocks. The artist’s signature and seal are visible in the upper left corner, completing this elegant and serene study of marine life.

A woodblock print titled "Red Bream" (Tai), created by the renowned Japanese artist Bakufu Ohno (1888–1976).

I had a relative who started giving people ball point pens when her dementia got really bad, don't know what made me think of that just now

A photographer’s view of ICE’s relentless courthouse arrests The shattering of faith in America's goodness is the hardest part to watch.

"The shattering of faith in America’s goodness is the hardest part to watch."

9 March 1832

Abraham Lincoln, then a 23 year-old clerk working in a store in the small village of New Salem, Illinois, announced that he intended run for political office as a candidate for the Illinois House of Representatives.
#History #HistoryMatters

Norwich City Women hope to take title race down to final day Norwich City Women hope to take their title race down to the wire after registering a third successive win by beating London Bees 3-0.

No letting up from Norwich Women to end of season

#Norfolk

🔗: https://www.bbc.com/sport/foo...

Cruelty to immigrants is not what my party stands for. It’s time for True Labour, not Blue Labour | Stella Creasy We must get back to the party’s roots before it is too late. That means embracing difference, rejecting division – and fighting for opportunities for all, says MP for Walthamstow, Stella Creasy

"It used to be that we won elections by making an argument. Then we just won elections by not being the Tories. Now we are at risk of losing both the argument and the election"

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Absolutely on the money

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#urbanfantasy #paranormal #freebie

Raindrop on red leaf
Nature's reflection within
Life's fecundity

#haiku

Oh.

If only the BBC had journalists that could look into this 😕

'Every #nuclear power station built to date has suffered delays and cost overruns. There is also a stockpile of nuclear waste dating back to the 1950s, with final disposal in a geological repository predicted to cost more than £200bn.'
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

Trump:
No more wars
I’ll fix inflation
I’ll be a dictator

One out of three ain’t bad.

The sun will soon power London’s tube journeys as TfL unveils a major new solar energy deal with SSE – powering the capital’s transport network with clean energy TfL partners with SSE Energy Solutions for solar power piped directly to the Tube - up to 64MW slashing CO2 and costs toward 100% renewables by 2030.

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The sun will soon power London's tube journeys as TfL unveils a major new solar energy ...

Find out more: secretldn.com/tfl-sse-energ...

#ClimateAction

Oil and gas prices rapidly rise as Iran war shows no signs of letting up The price of oil surged higher and showed no signs of halting its rapid climb a week after the U.S. and Israel launched major attacks on Iran that escalated into a war in the Middle East.

I am old enough to remember 1973 and I wonder if this moron has just sparked a global recession.

On this day in 1910: Raymonde de Laroche is the first woman to receive a pilot's licence. She will go on to set several women's altitude and distance records but will be killed testing a prototype plane in 1919.
#OTD #Hisory #Aviation

8 March 1963

Ford Halewood produces its first Ford Anglia

#History #HistoryMatters

TALK FOR FOUR HOURS IN NEW YORK-LONDON TEST OF RADIO PHONE Conversations Are Carried On in Relays and Heard Clearly on Both Sides. WEATHER CONDITIONS IDEAL Demonstration Is Gratifying to Experts Now Seeking to Control Static. GENERAL SERVICE NEARER Success Attends Latest Trial Held on Fiftieth Anniversary of the Bell Telephone.

100 years ago today: #onThisDay #history #newYorkTimes

Rain of Ash: Roma, Jews, and the Holocaust by Ari Joskowicz

A major new history of the genocide of Roma and Jews during World War II and their entangled quest for historical justice.

Rain of Ash by Ari Joskowicz is now available in #paperback.

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#History

8 March 2014

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, with 239 crew and passengers on board, lost contact with air traffic control less than an hour after take off.

It then veered off course and disappeared. No one on board was ever seen again #History #HistoryMatters

8 March 1937

Road To Wigan Pier by George Orwell was published in UK.
#History #HistoryMatters

On this day in 1910: Raymonde de Laroche is the first woman to receive a pilot's licence. She will go on to set several women's altitude and distance records but will be killed testing a prototype plane in 1919.
#OTD #Hisory #Aviation