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Happy Saint Elizabeth of Portugal Day. 😘

For the Americans, a history short that popped up in my suggested:


(Although I think something went wrong with the embed. Here is the direct link: What did ordinary British people think about the American Revolution?)

ETA: And then Tumblr threw its 4th of July post at me! TIL “Yankee Doodle” was written by the British to mock americans.

^very funny, go read. If you can't access it for some reason just let me know & I can copy and paste it.

Happy Birthday Sir David Attenborough! Congratulations on the century. 👑

A couple of things from the BBC:

King and Queen lead tributes for David Attenborough's 100th birthday

Attenborough: The risk-taker who changed how we see Earth

The perspective of Venezuelans:

A Mastodon thread by a Venezuelan, talking about the events.

Caolan Robertson is one of the best reporters of the Ukraine war, so here is his perspective on what this means for Russia, as well as talking to a Venezuelan:



ETA: Just to bring in something a bit different and I found this interesting. Here's to hoping that things don't get worse... Or maybe it's that saying: It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good.

I always remember sweet_ali who first put up this virtual candle in memory of the friends she lost.

A lovely tribute:

Came across this clip of James Akaster on Seth Meyers... Should start at 12:42 when he begins to talk about the No Kings Day:


His basic argument is that kings aren't a bad thing. Go on. Kick out Trump and re-join the Commonwealth! ;)

And we have always told stories:

Tumblr post: Something that I get chills about is the fact that the oldest story told made by the oldest civilization opens with "In those days, in those distant days, in those ancient nights."

Plus another great Tumblr post:

I have a folder called Time is a Flat Circle in which I collect evidence of humanity. Here is most of them.

Michelle Trachtenberg, Gossip Girl and Buffy actress, dies aged 39

May her memory be a blessing.

ETA: Sarah Michelle Gellar's tribute.

The parents have been visiting for the past week (it was my mother's 75th on Sunday), so I have barely looked at the internet for... days.


A few things/random links:

Kerk wrote fic (200 word/double-drabble):

Fics for 2025 # 001 ~ Chasing Cars (written for Halfamoon)
FANDOM: GL's / Kdramas

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UK Petition: Tighten the rules on political donations

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Washington Post (article from 2017 - back when they still had a spine): The 12 Early Warning Signs of Fascism
Guess how many Trump has already checked off.

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Is Somebody Doing Something?!
Yes. Let me break it down for you.
(Substack link, sorry 🙁)

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Came across this on a friend's DW (and am now subscribed)

Musk's Junta Establishes Him as Head of Government
Imagining how we'd cover overseas what's happening to the U.S. right now

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg linked to this in her 3rd of Feb post:

Who Goes Nazi?
Famous Dorothy Thompson essay from 1941

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Al Jazeera: How Sudan and Palestine made it to the Super Bowl
The Sudanese and Palestinian people have made it clear they will not let systemic suppression silence them.

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I realised that I never posted here about posting Chapters 4 and 5 of In the Sight of Angels (and Ghosts), mine and promethia_tenk's Good Omens/Dead Boy Detectives cross-over.

(There were only supposed to be 5 chapters, but we split the last chapter because it became unwieldy...)