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Alison

Knitter, reader, swimmer & walker. Avid podcast listener (often on the walks!) But mostly layabout. Loves to sing. Atheist. Will never be persuaded that empathy is bad. She/her. 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇪🇺 🇺🇦

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Evangelist Whitney Lynn says she preaches on planes because she loves “a captive audience.” She's not alone. It's becoming a trend. If spreading your message requires listeners who can't escape, maybe it's not as compelling as you think. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...

Christian preachers are turning airplanes into unwanted worship servicesEvangelists are exploiting captive audiences who can’t walk away—and broadcasting it onlinewww.friendlyatheist.com
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Ukraine has been droning the heck out of Russia’s version of Amazon, called Wildberries. Ukraine has dropped drones on at least 4 of Wildberries’ largest distribution centers. Now, Oleg Deripaska says Wildberries owes so many billions, that its bankruptcy will destroy the Russian banking system.

Jay in Kyiv

Putin becomes a laughing stock with a series of propaganda fails as Russian oligarch warns of banking collapse. youtu.be/vuYmpWIicMs

The fourth point is crucial. There must be a route to change direction after 14, &/or to let 'techy' kids have access to any subject the rest have too. Just bc you're crap at maths doesn't mean you can't learn another language, for example. Otherwise, we're left with the bad secondary modern system.

Caroline Voaden

Burnham’s ambition to boost technical education should be applauded, but having read the proposals, I have questions… What do you think? Have a read of the policy via the link below. 📌

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While we are in this Greek Mythology moment, may I remind you that Emma Thompson is adapting Pat Barker’s take on The Iliad, and she’s struggled to get it made bc the focus on what acts of war against women and survival thereafter actually look like (the core of Barker’s narrative) is too intense.

Emma Thompson adapting feminist retelling of Iliad for big screenThe actress told the Hay Festival she is writing a film version of Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls to draw attention to sexual abuse in war zoneswww.thetimes.com
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