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Flick Merauld

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Runner, writer, photographer, harper, Druid

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Trump admin orders 500 tonnes of food burnt instead of feeding starving kids The US government has ordered the destruction of 500 tonnes of emergency food, that was intended for needy children globally, worth almost Β£600m - enough to feed 1.5 million children for a week

Have just been told about this by a friend who works for an African charity: www.dailystar.co.uk/news/us-news...

16.07.2025 11:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oxford Half Marathon 12th October 2025 Help Flick Merauld raise money to support Sobell House Hospice Charity

I’m running this in memory of my sister, if anyone feels they can sponsor me:

www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...

04.06.2025 11:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Say No to a Trade Deal with Trump The UK government wants to do a trade deal with US President Donald Trump. We know the US is pushing for a deal that puts big business ahead of protecting people and the environment, including: Lower

A US-UK trade deal threatens our food standards, our NHS, and our ability to control Big Tech. Join the campaign to say no trade deal with Trump:

act.globaljustice.org.uk/node/4305

23.04.2025 13:05 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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JD Vance calls UK 'some random country that hasn't fought war in 30 years' US Vice President JD Vance said the only way to secure lasting peace in Ukraine is to grant the US an economic upside - and slammed the UK as 'some random country that hasn't fought a war in 30 years'

We need to understand that the "special relationship" is dead.

It has been on its last legs for a while, but under Trump it has finally expired.

A lot of people who imagine that they are serious commentators are in denial about this. But we need to proceed from where we are.

04.03.2025 13:17 πŸ‘ 97 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 4
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Petition: Cancel Trump’s state visit Stop Trump Coalition

stoptrump.org.uk/petition-can...

01.03.2025 12:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's an incredible achievement for the US to somehow lose the Cold War, 30 years after the end of the Cold War.

01.03.2025 10:35 πŸ‘ 144 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Trump cannot be given a state visit to the UK. It should never have been offered. The invitation must now be withdrawn. You might as well hand it to Putin.

28.02.2025 20:39 πŸ‘ 5145 πŸ” 995 πŸ’¬ 227 πŸ“Œ 58

Trump & Vance’s treatment of Zelenskyy was a snub to all of Europe.

And the pair of them can fuck right off.

I don’t want them having a single rare earth atom from European soil.

I don’t want their military bases.

I want Europe to throw everything into driving Russia off Ukrainian soil.

28.02.2025 21:10 πŸ‘ 3593 πŸ” 733 πŸ’¬ 156 πŸ“Œ 26
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Let's get one thing straight right now.

President Zelensky is a hero.

Donald Trump isn't fit to shine his shoes.

28.02.2025 18:54 πŸ‘ 446 πŸ” 137 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 4
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No second state visit for Trump This is UNBELIEVABLE. Keir Starmer has just handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and I was so outraged when I he...

Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...

01.03.2025 12:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Brexit makes no sense in a world dominated by Trump. Britain’s place is back in the EU | Jonathan Freedland From defence to trade, the incoming US president is upending the old order – and standing apart from our neighbours leaves us dangerously exposed, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

With Trump the world order of the last 8 decades has changed. Brexit makes no sense in this new context. For our security and our economy we need to be back within the EU.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

30.11.2024 08:48 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
A black and white sketched image of a long haired  seated woman  weaving a large circular knot from light in front of her

A black and white sketched image of a long haired seated woman weaving a large circular knot from light in front of her

Knot,cord magic & witch's ladders are probably descended from ancient folk magic; think Celtic patterns and knotwork.In earlier times it could have involved subtly weaving magical intention into everyday objects,such as clothing & bedding. Fascinating topic!πŸͺ’ #Druidsky #OBODSky #witchsky #pagansky

29.11.2024 23:46 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Net migration four times higher than before Brexit In the year to June 2023, numbers rose to more than 900,000

"New net migration figures show that levels are now four times higher than pre-Brexit figures in 2019. In the year to June 2023, numbers rose to more than 900,000."

30.11.2024 20:53 πŸ‘ 566 πŸ” 207 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 14
Time magazine cover overlaying the towers of the Kremlin rising over the White House.

Time magazine cover overlaying the towers of the Kremlin rising over the White House.

Well played. And frighteningly accurate.

29.11.2024 20:14 πŸ‘ 68517 πŸ” 13667 πŸ’¬ 1566 πŸ“Œ 659
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What happened to those post-Brexit farm subsidies? We need a discussion about UK food and farming, our resilience to external and self-inflicted events, and where the money is going

Boris Johnson promised farmers that β€œsubsidies would stay - 100% guaranteed”.

🚜 The National Farmers’ Union council was overwhelmingly in support of β€œRemain”, but decided not to campaign outright, as it would upset some of their larger farmers who were cheering Brexit.

30.11.2024 10:35 πŸ‘ 1981 πŸ” 757 πŸ’¬ 112 πŸ“Œ 27
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Perilous times on planet Earth says new climate study New State of the Climate Report calls for huge progress in upcoming climate talks

"Perilous times on planet Earth says new climate study" by @brianmchugh.bsky.social for Yorkshire Bylines: yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environ...

09.10.2024 18:46 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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I ripped this video from Eleonora Svanberg on X (she’s not on πŸ¦‹)

She wrote:

β€œI'm a PhD student at @UniofOxford and I think I'm living in a fairytale :-)

Foxes playing around in the snow at Magdalen College this morning β€” absolutely magical!”

20.11.2024 08:55 πŸ‘ 2839 πŸ” 573 πŸ’¬ 81 πŸ“Œ 61

Hi

20.11.2024 19:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This has to stop now

19.11.2024 17:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Eleanor Plunkett
Eleanor Plunkett YouTube video by Yann-Fulub, irish and celtic harp

This is just beautiful
youtu.be/uzJsTDtWp9o?...

19.11.2024 11:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you 😊

18.11.2024 09:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Alexander. I agree - just got back from a partially off road run with my dog. Cold, misty, sunny with autumn colour everywhere. It’s put me back together

18.11.2024 09:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trolleys #trolleys #floods #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome

16.11.2024 21:23 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hurry up Mum #lurcher #saluki #sighthound #blackandwhite #monochrome #

16.11.2024 21:19 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

what a beauty. I had a red Saluki - Apollo of Karnak - many years ago

16.11.2024 21:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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UK must choose between EU and Trump, trade experts warn Pascal Lamy, former head of the WTO, says Britain will have to take sides if new US administration slaps hefty tariffs on imports, as fears grow over possible trade war

"The former head of the WTO has said that the UK should side with the European Union over trade and economic policies rather than a Donald Trump-led US, as fears grow over a possible global trade war."

Yeah. The UK, even after Brexit, does three times more trade with the EU than the US.

16.11.2024 19:48 πŸ‘ 147 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 4
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14.11.2024 22:37 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Remember: fascism thrives on apathy.

The autocrats want you to tune out. They want to overwhelm you. They want you to give up.

Don’t give them want they want.

Stay in this fight. Remain vigilant. And let’s keep building.

16.11.2024 12:53 πŸ‘ 34540 πŸ” 7730 πŸ’¬ 929 πŸ“Œ 389
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Starmer warned not to take Trump bullying β€˜on the chin’ as adviser issues threat A top trade adviser for Donald Trump has demanded that the UK ditches the β€˜socialist’ EU in favour of US β€˜freedom’ and a trade deal or suffer the consequences with tariffs

Trump advisers are already telling the UK to "ditch" the EU or face trade tariffs from the US.

Let's do the opposite: dump Trump and get back into the EU.

US tariffs will only hurt the Trump government as long as Europe stands together.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

16.11.2024 14:57 πŸ‘ 394 πŸ” 122 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 12
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From the mist #mist #mistymorning #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #autumn #seasonal

16.11.2024 15:06 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0