Katieboo
@k8tshires.eurosky.social
My life in France
"everything will be OK in the end and if it's not OK it's not the end" John Lennon.
Shitposting, both serious and unserious stuff. I do like to respond if somebody is kind enough to comment. Manners you see.
Liberté Egalité Fraternité
"everything will be OK in the end and if it's not OK it's not the end" John Lennon.
Shitposting, both serious and unserious stuff. I do like to respond if somebody is kind enough to comment. Manners you see.
Liberté Egalité Fraternité
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This is my son Tom, he set off from Shanghai 06/05/26 to cycle back to Liverpool.
He's raising money for the Lilac Centre, they supported his sister Katy in 2019 during treatment for Hodgkins Lymphoma
If you can't donate please share
www.justgiving.com/page/citro25...
He's raising money for the Lilac Centre, they supported his sister Katy in 2019 during treatment for Hodgkins Lymphoma
If you can't donate please share
www.justgiving.com/page/citro25...
Shanghai to Liverpool: 18,000km for the Lilac Centre
Help Tom Citrine raise money to support MWL NHS Charity
www.justgiving.com
October 8, 2026 at 9:32 AM
This is my son Tom, he set off from Shanghai 06/05/26 to cycle back to Liverpool.
He's raising money for the Lilac Centre, they supported his sister Katy in 2019 during treatment for Hodgkins Lymphoma
If you can't donate please share
www.justgiving.com/page/citro25...
He's raising money for the Lilac Centre, they supported his sister Katy in 2019 during treatment for Hodgkins Lymphoma
If you can't donate please share
www.justgiving.com/page/citro25...
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French scientist Henri Kagan wins long-awaited Nobel Prize in Chemistry
French scientist Henri Kagan wins long-awaited Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The researcher received the award on Wednesday, alongside Japanese chemist Kenso Soai. They were honored for their groundbreaking work on asymmetric catalysis.
www.lemonde.fr
October 7, 2026 at 8:39 PM
French scientist Henri Kagan wins long-awaited Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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The Tory VIP lane fraudsters will be next, right? Right?
Fraudster jailed over multi-million pound PPE scam
Fraudster jailed over multi-million pound PPE scam
Craig Morris was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison at Northampton Crown Court.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 7, 2026 at 8:10 PM
The Tory VIP lane fraudsters will be next, right? Right?
A tragic awful story.
However, the Royal family have a pool of NHS doctors (who/what else?) on call!
"She also served in a pool of doctors who were regularly on call for members of the Royal Family, The Sun newspaper reported."
However, the Royal family have a pool of NHS doctors (who/what else?) on call!
"She also served in a pool of doctors who were regularly on call for members of the Royal Family, The Sun newspaper reported."
Family of Norfolk GP Hannah Terry 'devastated' by her death
Family of Norfolk GP Hannah Terry 'devastated' by her death
Hannah Cain's family say they have been "devastated" by her death on Sunday.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 7, 2026 at 5:42 PM
A tragic awful story.
However, the Royal family have a pool of NHS doctors (who/what else?) on call!
"She also served in a pool of doctors who were regularly on call for members of the Royal Family, The Sun newspaper reported."
However, the Royal family have a pool of NHS doctors (who/what else?) on call!
"She also served in a pool of doctors who were regularly on call for members of the Royal Family, The Sun newspaper reported."
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Barrot: “Artificial intelligence tools multiply the possibilities for spreading, amplifying and even manufacturing information and narratives.
“The question is no longer whether information is true or false, but what narrative other states want to forge about us. And this can happen very quickly.
“The question is no longer whether information is true or false, but what narrative other states want to forge about us. And this can happen very quickly.
October 7, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Barrot: “Artificial intelligence tools multiply the possibilities for spreading, amplifying and even manufacturing information and narratives.
“The question is no longer whether information is true or false, but what narrative other states want to forge about us. And this can happen very quickly.
“The question is no longer whether information is true or false, but what narrative other states want to forge about us. And this can happen very quickly.
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Make it make sense...
In France students are rioting because of the state of their schools. In the US Trump is making jokes about Iran bombing cities in California, and people are calling on everyone to vote in the midterms...
What will happen if the midterms are disrupted?
What will happen if the midterms are disrupted?
October 6, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Make it make sense...
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Gotta say until you read the actual motion it's not clear just how rabid the Greens' positioning is. The motion calls for the end of the State of Israel.
October 5, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Gotta say until you read the actual motion it's not clear just how rabid the Greens' positioning is. The motion calls for the end of the State of Israel.
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Two men die trying to cross Channel to UK
Two men die trying to cross Channel to UK
Two women were also hospitalized with burns after a boat carrying 120 people set off on Sunday night, leaving about 20 migrants stranded in the water after they were unable to board.
www.lemonde.fr
October 5, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Two men die trying to cross Channel to UK
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Édito. Pour les actionnaires de TotalEnergies, tout va bien merci
Édito. Pour les actionnaires de TotalEnergies, tout va bien merci
l.sudouest.fr
October 4, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Édito. Pour les actionnaires de TotalEnergies, tout va bien merci
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A quite extraordinary day in the Netherlands: King Willem-Alexander commissioned 60 historians to investigate the royal family’s historic involvement in slavery. This resulted in five books that were published today. First European monarchy to seek transparency.
October 2, 2026 at 8:31 PM
A quite extraordinary day in the Netherlands: King Willem-Alexander commissioned 60 historians to investigate the royal family’s historic involvement in slavery. This resulted in five books that were published today. First European monarchy to seek transparency.
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There is a lot wrong in the world today, but at least we have this man.
October 2, 2026 at 3:28 PM
There is a lot wrong in the world today, but at least we have this man.
My MiL had fully funded (medical reasons) nursing home care. Consequently her state pension/ private pension accumulated in her bank account. Although we benefited from this after her death we felt it was wrong. Some contribution from this excess cash should imo have been paid towards her care.
Every wednesday my husband cooks dinner for a group of pensioners, his dad and some of his parents pals. They are politically and financially mixed. All said they dont care about the triple lock but all want social care sorting.
October 2, 2026 at 2:16 PM
My MiL had fully funded (medical reasons) nursing home care. Consequently her state pension/ private pension accumulated in her bank account. Although we benefited from this after her death we felt it was wrong. Some contribution from this excess cash should imo have been paid towards her care.
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The food bank association, Les Restos du Coeur, will be doing one of its twice-yearly collections around this month. Ours is this weekend (I shall be lurking at supermarkets, begging).
We REALLY need donations of food so anyone in France, please consider dropping some extras in your trolley. Ta!
We REALLY need donations of food so anyone in France, please consider dropping some extras in your trolley. Ta!
October 1, 2026 at 4:32 PM
The food bank association, Les Restos du Coeur, will be doing one of its twice-yearly collections around this month. Ours is this weekend (I shall be lurking at supermarkets, begging).
We REALLY need donations of food so anyone in France, please consider dropping some extras in your trolley. Ta!
We REALLY need donations of food so anyone in France, please consider dropping some extras in your trolley. Ta!
'eventually all our graves go unattended '
I think about this interview with the distinguished philosopher Conan O'Brien a lot. I actually think this is a healthy way to live your life! www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/a...
![Is this how you want to go out, with a show that gets smaller and smaller until it’s gone?
Maybe that’s O.K. I think you have more of a problem with that than I do. [Laughs.] At this point in my career, I could go out with a grand, 21-gun salute, and climb into a rocket and the entire Supreme Court walks out and they jointly press a button, I’m shot up into the air and there’s an explosion and it’s orange and it spells, “Good night and God love.” In this culture? Two years later, it’s going to be, who’s Conan? This is going to sound grim, but eventually, all our graves go unattended.
You’re right, that does sound grim.
Sorry. Calvin Coolidge was a pretty popular president. I’ve been to his grave in Vermont. It has the presidential seal on it. Nobody was there. And by the way, I’m the only late-night host that has been to Calvin Coolidge’s grave. I think that’s what separates me from the other hosts.
I had a great conversation with Albert Brooks once. When I met him for the first time, I was kind of stammering. I said, you make movies, they live on forever. I just do these late-night shows, they get lost, they’re never seen again and who cares? And he looked at me and he said, [Albert Brooks voice] “What are you talking about? None of it matters.” None of it matters? “No, that’s the secret. In 1940, people said Clark Gable is the face of the 20th Century. Who [expletive] thinks about Clark Gable? It doesn’t matter. You’ll be forgotten. I’ll be forgotten. We’ll all be forgotten.” It’s so funny because you’d think that would depress me. I was walking on air after that.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qnyq7wies2uc56bzqmfz4q25/bafkreief4hu7c6hd6ymgqnsaejlaipfuj7fq4ka2tkix72pionkb3dkkdy)
September 30, 2026 at 1:50 PM
'eventually all our graves go unattended '
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haaaa I have just discovered what happens if you type "fat bear week" into Google
September 30, 2026 at 1:38 PM
haaaa I have just discovered what happens if you type "fat bear week" into Google
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If you're in London get along to Sotheby's today or tomorrow to see this amazing collection of 12 masterpieces described as a "mini Musée d'Orsay".
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Van Gogh goes on display before sale of ‘almost mythical’ private collection
Châtaigniers en fleurs, valued at $180m, to be auctioned along with 11 other works by likes of Cézanne and Monet
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2026 at 10:52 AM
If you're in London get along to Sotheby's today or tomorrow to see this amazing collection of 12 masterpieces described as a "mini Musée d'Orsay".
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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Burnham could change tax relief on pension contributions for his projects.
Gross tax relief in 2024-2025 was £83.9bn.
71% went to 7.7m additional & higher rate taxpayers.
29% to 30.4m basic rate taxpayers.
Giving relief to all at 20% leaves £14.5bn spare for social care.
But equality/equity?
Gross tax relief in 2024-2025 was £83.9bn.
71% went to 7.7m additional & higher rate taxpayers.
29% to 30.4m basic rate taxpayers.
Giving relief to all at 20% leaves £14.5bn spare for social care.
But equality/equity?
September 30, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Burnham could change tax relief on pension contributions for his projects.
Gross tax relief in 2024-2025 was £83.9bn.
71% went to 7.7m additional & higher rate taxpayers.
29% to 30.4m basic rate taxpayers.
Giving relief to all at 20% leaves £14.5bn spare for social care.
But equality/equity?
Gross tax relief in 2024-2025 was £83.9bn.
71% went to 7.7m additional & higher rate taxpayers.
29% to 30.4m basic rate taxpayers.
Giving relief to all at 20% leaves £14.5bn spare for social care.
But equality/equity?
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D'après Tristan Bergen, chasseur d'orage sur place, ce n'est pas une mais deux tornades simultanées qui ont touché le secteur d'Aigues Mortes dans le Gard.
Il est déjà tombé plus de 300mm au nord de l'Hérault. Après la sécheresse estivale, le sol absorbe peu.
Il est déjà tombé plus de 300mm au nord de l'Hérault. Après la sécheresse estivale, le sol absorbe peu.
September 30, 2026 at 10:30 AM
D'après Tristan Bergen, chasseur d'orage sur place, ce n'est pas une mais deux tornades simultanées qui ont touché le secteur d'Aigues Mortes dans le Gard.
Il est déjà tombé plus de 300mm au nord de l'Hérault. Après la sécheresse estivale, le sol absorbe peu.
Il est déjà tombé plus de 300mm au nord de l'Hérault. Après la sécheresse estivale, le sol absorbe peu.
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La réaction de cours d'eau est très rapide ! La Méditerrannée surchauffée par les canicules d'été joue le rôle que l'on craignait.
Il devrait encore tombé 300mm supplémentaires dans l'Hérault. La situation se dégrade rapidement !
Il devrait encore tombé 300mm supplémentaires dans l'Hérault. La situation se dégrade rapidement !
September 30, 2026 at 10:30 AM
La réaction de cours d'eau est très rapide ! La Méditerrannée surchauffée par les canicules d'été joue le rôle que l'on craignait.
Il devrait encore tombé 300mm supplémentaires dans l'Hérault. La situation se dégrade rapidement !
Il devrait encore tombé 300mm supplémentaires dans l'Hérault. La situation se dégrade rapidement !
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A photo showing damage to the tail of FlyDubai Flight 1073 incurred during it's rapid descent.
September 30, 2026 at 10:11 AM
A photo showing damage to the tail of FlyDubai Flight 1073 incurred during it's rapid descent.
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Une alerte météorologique "extrême", pour reprendre le terme du message FR-Alert reçu sur les téléphones pour toute la population, est en cours dans le Gard et l'Hérault.
Les dernières prévisions sont terrifiantes entre 300 et 400mm de pluie en villes. La population est invitée à se confiner.
Les dernières prévisions sont terrifiantes entre 300 et 400mm de pluie en villes. La population est invitée à se confiner.
September 30, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Une alerte météorologique "extrême", pour reprendre le terme du message FR-Alert reçu sur les téléphones pour toute la population, est en cours dans le Gard et l'Hérault.
Les dernières prévisions sont terrifiantes entre 300 et 400mm de pluie en villes. La population est invitée à se confiner.
Les dernières prévisions sont terrifiantes entre 300 et 400mm de pluie en villes. La population est invitée à se confiner.
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L’inflation progresse et atteint 3 % sur un an en septembre en France, portée par l’énergie et les produits frais
🔗https://l.sudouest.fr/x91w
🔗https://l.sudouest.fr/x91w
September 30, 2026 at 7:53 AM
L’inflation progresse et atteint 3 % sur un an en septembre en France, portée par l’énergie et les produits frais
🔗https://l.sudouest.fr/x91w
🔗https://l.sudouest.fr/x91w
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Sorry to post from the other place but !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 29, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Sorry to post from the other place but !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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American Liberals and Leftists should not be surprised if America faces a lot of scepticism even after Trump is gone from Canadians, Europe and the rest of the world as long as Democrats and DSA preach norms of international law they refuse to implement towards their own country
September 29, 2026 at 11:24 AM
American Liberals and Leftists should not be surprised if America faces a lot of scepticism even after Trump is gone from Canadians, Europe and the rest of the world as long as Democrats and DSA preach norms of international law they refuse to implement towards their own country