It turns out that the “Brandenburg Gate Madonna,” the famous Soviet military traffic controller Maria Limanskaya, who appeared in the famous video and photo of Evgeniy Khaldei, is alive, and celebrated her 100th birthday in April.
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Trade unions public television Belgium interrupt #Eurovision2024 #stopgenocide

'This is a trade union action. We condemn human rights violations by the state of Israel. Moreover, the state of Israel destroys press freedom. That is why we are now interrupting the broadcast.'

This barbaric, despicable regime deserves the absolute contempt of progressive humanity x.com/benjalvarez1/s…

They've done it.🤩

Over 700 NHS workers sending a clear message to Mersey & West Lancs Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 💪

Pay Fair for Patient Care!

Argentina
Czech Republic
Hungary
Israel
Federated States of Micronesia
Nauru
Palau
Papua New Guinea
United States

The UK Government abstained on the resolution while the US Government voted against it.

Notably, France, Spain and Portugal joined the Global South, voting in favour of the resolution.

The United Nations General Assembly has just voted overwhelmingly in favour of granting full membership to Palestine, granting the state new rights and privileges.

IN FAVOUR: 143
AGAINST: 9
ABSTAIN: 25

Palestine has been a UN non-member observer state since 2012.

She'd blame Jeremy Corbyn for running over your dog and point out that traditional Labour voters in small towns are often dog owners.

Strapped down, blindfolded, held in diapers: Israeli whistleblowers detail abuse of Palestinians in shadowy detention center cnn.com/2024/05/10/mid…

Show and tell for psychopaths

I own this rare first ed. of Malcolm X’s autobiog. in Arabic, published 1968 in Beirut. I want to sell it to raise funds for Gaza & because I think it should be publicly accessible. Get in touch if you or someone you know can help find the right institution/library to acquire it.

This is fantastic well done Belgian TV union #eurovision #rafah

Toxic brand P&O Ferries ranked worst ferry company in Which passenger survey.

‘P&O sacked their staff out of pure greed,’ one person replied.

Best and worst ferries for 2024 which.co.uk/reviews/ferrie…

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Rail companies are using access stats from mystery shoppers who pretend to be disabled
Market research firm used by multiple rail companies shows that it regularly uses “role-playing” passengers who pretend to be disabled ⬇️
disabilitynewsservice.com/rail-companies… via Disability News Service

Rail Delivery Group admit inflating stats on pre-booked rail assistance:
The Office of Rail and Road this week described RDG’s failure as “concerning” and has had to remove data on assisted journeys from its website because of the “data quality concerns”.
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Incredible, but depressingly familiar cynicism of Rail Delivery Group using 'mystery shopper' tactics to fake statistics on disability access to rail travel uncovered here by Disability News Service

Check this out DPAC NFBUK

🚨 C20 is concerned to learn that planning permission has been granted to demolish 17 Whitney Drive in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.
Designed in 1966 by Derrick Shorten as his own family home, Shorten was also project architect on Coventry Railway Station (1962), now Grade II listed.

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