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An immigrant in Turin, scribbling about food, Slow Food, art, homes, music, books. And cheese. Lots of cheese. No DMs unless agreed.

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No. Describes the year thus far perfectly.

07.03.2026 10:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent.

07.03.2026 10:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is it wrong to laugh?

07.03.2026 09:58 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hegseth: "The only ones who need to be worried right now are Iranians who think they're going to live"

07.03.2026 01:51 πŸ‘ 1712 πŸ” 510 πŸ’¬ 892 πŸ“Œ 667

You OK Carla?

06.03.2026 20:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Many years ago I had a yellow Labrador who together with his partner in crime, a Weimaraner, used to pinch raspberries off the cane, French beans off the vine and dig up carrots!

06.03.2026 20:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This can’t possibly have been written by a sentient human? Imagine being the relatives and seeing this. Truly shocking.

06.03.2026 19:56 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Might be amusing to watch him try…

06.03.2026 18:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨SOS🚨

Save our Sanctuary

Anso needs all the help she can get and we need her open.

pay.ziina.com/sixhoundscsr

Please note this is not a GoFundMe and as you will see fully compliant with the Central Bank of the UAE.

Fully licensed.

06.03.2026 13:11 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@stopfundinghate.bsky.social I have no idea how I missed this fabulous site I’m on it now excellent

06.03.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Me too, now. Thank you for posting.

06.03.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

People of Clacton. Your MP is at Mar-a-Lago again today to shove his head up Trump's arse. Has your life improved one little bit since you elected the Fag Ash Fuhrer ?

06.03.2026 13:21 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
John Sweeney Writer and Broadcaster John Sweeney is a reporter, old school, and has written 12 books, his latest thriller is The Useful Idiot: "enthralling" - The Observer.

1/3 I'm writing a book about Nigel Farage for Headline.

Some of his pals are blanking me.

Is it because after I reported on the killing of a Polish man in Essex in 2016, he said that I had caused him "more misery than any other in 25 years in politics"?

Do get in touch: johnsweeney.co.uk

06.03.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 156 πŸ” 81 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 3
A picture of Peaches. Adopt don't shop.

A picture of Peaches. Adopt don't shop.

Essex kennels 🐾

1 year old Peaches is the happiest, smiliest girl 😁
She is the perfect package - Friendly, playful and always up for some fun! 🌟
But also gentle, loving and affectionate ❀️

She can live with dogs, kids 7+ and savvy cats!

Apply: www.pawprints2freedom.co.uk/apply

#AdoptDontShop #UK

06.03.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Beginning to rival Daniel Hannan who has always been wrong about absolutely everything.

06.03.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no!

06.03.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Nature’s Acre Nature’s Acre is an Irish wildlife‑gardening memoir by CiarΓ‘n De BuitlΓ©ar β€” a story of recovery, community, and learning to live with nature. Read excerpts, praise, and order the book at GardeningWell

World Book Day feels like the one day I’m allowed to say this without shame:

Buy my book. πŸ™ˆπŸ“š
Nature’s Acre β€” Irish garden memoir, wildlife-friendly, heart-first.

gardeningwell.ie/natures-acre

05.03.2026 16:47 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

And even Satan doesn’t want them.

06.03.2026 08:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Very bad. Very, very bad.

06.03.2026 08:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Say no to Palantir in the NHS NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back

Please action and share

notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...

05.03.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

One step to take is to #BoycottMercureHotel

Perhaps a poor review citing dead birds at the hotel would be a good idea?

05.03.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This was my local green space when I lived in Chelsea and I loved it in all weathers and all seasons. Miss it still.

05.03.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly.

05.03.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh hurrah! Well done.

05.03.2026 17:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

All fingers, toes and paws crossed for you, Sam!

05.03.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thirty years of glacier grounding line retreat in Antarctica | PNAS The Grounding Line (GL)—the transition from ice grounded on the continent and ice afloat in the ocean—is a sensitive indicator of glacier stability...

A multiple-satellite study of Antarctica’s grounding line area show a loss of 12,820 km2 over the last 30 years. Grounding lines are the contact points where continental ice sheets anchor to the seabed, slowing their flow into the oceans.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

#Antarctica #sealevelrise

05.03.2026 09:06 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

05.03.2026 07:15 πŸ‘ 17095 πŸ” 5965 πŸ’¬ 512 πŸ“Œ 493

Yep. Can’t afford to replace my 2015 MacBook with like-for-like.

04.03.2026 14:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A cartoon from the 1950’s that’s more relevant than ever πŸ’”

04.03.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 19884 πŸ” 8422 πŸ’¬ 348 πŸ“Œ 326

100% agree.

04.03.2026 14:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0