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on Ukraine
soldiers smash classroomschildren attend school onlineflowers for teachers ~ n.b. School No 2 in Borodianka was trashed by occupying Russian forces. The school still held the traditional new school year ritual, before the children headed home to virtual classes. There is something very beautiful about the fact teachers were given flowers by the children to →
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on life
sparrow hawk attackcacophony of squealingrookery alerted ~ n.b. The most remarkable sight of a sparrow hawk trying to drag a jackdaw to a plucking post. The prey nearly the same size as the hawk, makes things awkward, unbalancing the flight and managing to drop to the ground in the pub garden. The sparrow hawk does →
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on Ukraine
former leader diesworld hero or home wrecker?pause for discussion ~ n.b. Turning the USSR into a free market free-for-all for those in the pound seats has exposed how the unfettered ‘free’ market can cost some people everything. It seems that we’re all footing the bill now. CLP 01/09/2022 →
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on time
heavily moatedNorman Conquest castle sitemonarchic stasis ~ n.b. Some argue that England has never recovered from this military land-grab and its top-down government. There was nothing civilising about the Roman dictatorship, nor the Norman invasion. Our revolution of 1642 – 1660 ultimately failed. Look at us! We still have unelected Lords involved in setting legislation →
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on Ukraine
suck on the host’s bloodthreaten it’s very beingseek out fresh victims ~ n.b. War is a virus. We call this is a war of independence, but it is business as usual for the arms industry. CLP 30/08/2022 →
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