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big wide world

Independence Day?

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:

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

Rebuilding journal search again

We're having to rebuild the search server again (previously, previously). It will take a few days to reindex all the content.

Meanwhile search services should be running, but probably returning no results or incomplete results for most queries.

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How to help

If you want to donate to help people in Gaza, The Sameer Project is a good choice.

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I don't really have any interest in Glastonbury, but if you're curious about what's happening this year (ie Kneecap specifically), here's a video laying a lot of it out very clearly:

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And a Petition: Legislate to Reverse Supreme Court Decision on Transgender Women

Current Mood: warm

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Happy Solstice

I give you Lara Fabian and Dimash performing 'Adagio' live at the Wembley arena in London, 03/06/2025:

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(This is from Lara's concert, Dimash was a guest. Longer version here including Lara's introduction of Dimash and their interactions after finishing the song. Also - mostly for myself - here is Mansur's video. He's Dimash's younger brother and accompanied him on the trip.)

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And from The Good Law Project: Pick a side – hate or Pride. "We’re teaming up with Stop Funding Hate to tell these companies to drop GB News. This Pride, let’s make support really mean something."

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And finally: Click this video to be the reason +700 families in Gaza received water🥹🇵🇸
Many good links in the description.