An HND Countryside Conservation graduate from Greece that was in Wales. Left thanks to Brexit and my mental health. Not wealthy or healthy enough for the UK.

Joined November 2010
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For years, you've been typing your WCK questions into the Google search bar. As the Google team prepares to change how the bar works, we figured there's no better time to answer your most asked questions directly. From the work we do to the people we serve, here's what you've googled most about WCK. What else are you curious about? #ChefsForTheWorld #FoodIsLife
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Ha ha ha ha the hydrogen peroxide only affected the edges I’m dying I’m dying 💀💀💀💀😂😂😂
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Then it will be too late: Chubarov urges Russians to flee Crimea The head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people Refat Chubarov called on Russian citizens illegally present in the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea to immediately leave the peninsula. And he urged Crimeans, who are awaiting the liberation of Crimea from Russian occupiers, to take care of their own safety. Chubarov noted that for more than three weeks, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been carrying out precise and effective strikes on the military facilities of Russian occupiers in Crimea, and the intensity of these strikes is increasing. “I want to address those who settled on the peninsula after February 27, 2014. Your presence in the territories of Crimea with forged Russian property ownership documents is illegal in all respects according to Ukrainian national legislation and international law. As long as the Kerch Bridge is still operational, you have a chance to leave Crimea. Soon, this opportunity will no longer exist. Don't put off your departure from Crimea until tomorrow. Pack your things and return to your homeland. Now. It will be too late later,” said the politician
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Right, sure — they invented a time machine, sent a Terminator back in time some 700 years before “Russia” and “Russians” even existed, and had him force the ancient people of Kyiv to dig the caves by the Dnipro. That’s exactly how it happened 👌
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Russia deliberately destroys Ukraine's cultural heritage. Since February 2022, nearly 2,000 cultural heritage sites have been damaged or destroyed. More than 100 of them are @UNESCO-protected sites, according to Ukraine's Prosecutor General, Ruslan Kravchenko.
Russia saw the #UNESCO World Heritage List and thought it was a checklist.
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🤡 Time to remember how Putin failed to “understand” why the G7 is called the “Great of Seven” “Why is it called ‘big’? I don’t get it. What’s so big about it? Wherever you look on the map, you can’t see anyone,” the Russian dictator once said about the G7 — the club of the world’s leading democracies. There’s just one problem: the “G” in G7 doesn’t stand for “Great” — it stands for Group, as in the Group of Seven. But apparently, no one bothered to explain that to Putin. Russia itself used to be part of the club, back when it was known as the G8. But after the annexation of Crimea in 2014, the other members refused to share a table with the Kremlin, scrapped the planned summit in Sochi, and returned to the G7 format. What else is left to say when you’re no longer invited to the meeting?
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Approximately 1,700 people, including more than 40 children, are currently living in the occupied town of Oleshky in the Kherson region. Before the occupation, the town was home to nearly 40,000 residents. It is now facing a humanitarian crisis. Under #InternationalLaw, an occupying power is obliged to ensure that the civilian population has access to food and medical supplies. Unfortunately, in practice, we are witnessing the opposite. Roads are mined, entry and exit are impossible, and humanitarian aid is not being allowed through. Residents face shortages of drinking water and food, a lack of electricity and gas, and severely limited access to medical care. #InternationalCrimes
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Chester Zoo has welcomed Womble, only the second aardvark born in its 94 year history When his mother couldn't produce enough milk, keepers stepped in to bottle-feed him around the clock

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В 2014 году LifeNews с радостью сообщил о сбитом «украинском Ан-26». Это был пассажирский Боинг. Россия - единственная страна в мире, сбившая три гражданских авиалайнера: 🇰🇷 Korean Airlines (KE-007), 1983 🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines (MH-17), 2014 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Airlines (J2-8243), 2024
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Shot: An active Russian company has code embedded in the White House app, which is required for all federal employees. Chaser: Russian law allows the FSB to compel Russian companies to turn over data on matters of "state security." thenewsground.com/white-hous…
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Russia has taken so many parents from their children...
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Tigers are some of the only big cats that actually enjoy the water
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russia attacked Zaporizhzhia 5 times today: a residential building and a shopping center are on fire, an educational institution is damaged, there are victims One person was killed, and three others were injured.
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Let’s talk about the Kennedy Center. We just had a huge win: Trump’s name was finally removed. You’d think that would be the end of it. But now they’re hiding the sign that says “The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts” behind a tarp, with no plans to take it down. Rather than simply let the Kennedy Center be the Kennedy Center, they’re literally covering up its name. How vain can one man be? It’s petty. It’s absurd. And frankly, it’s embarrassing.
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Guard bees protecting the hive entrance from intruders They can use alarm pheromones to call for reinforcements if there is trouble. You can see foragers arriving with full pollen baskets
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🤯 The "mastermind" behind the arson attacks on UK PM Starmer’s car and linked properties was Evgeny Lyukshin, a 23-year-old Russian diplomat, per BBC and The FT. The son of a top Russian Foreign Ministry official, he orchestrated the sabotage via a Telegram persona.
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A russian drone hit a minibus in Kherson, striking its roof and murdering a man on the spot. Another deliberate attack on the innocent. russia continues to target civilians in a pointless killing spree. Support air defenses — help save people: u24.gov.ua/sky-defense?utm_s…
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Trump starts wandering off in the wrong direction after a G7 photo and world leaders have to step in and redirect him
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Lately, there has been a lot of talk about the disappearance of Russia's Central Bank head Elvira Nabiullina. Various theories have been put forward: illness, a bitter confrontation with Putin, arrest, fleeing abroad, or an attempt to resign. But someone who effectively works for the Kremlin mafia and holds such powers and such a position cannot simply resign or move abroad. The explanation is very simple - Nabiullina is under home quarantine ahead of a personal meeting with Putin to discuss Russia's increasingly critical economic problems. They are also likely to discuss lowering the key interest rate, an idea Putin raised at his latest meeting with the government. And whatever Putin demands is carried out. Nabiullina is expected to take part in a press conference on the key rate on June 19. What exactly will be announced is an interesting question. Under current conditions, the Central Bank of Russia cannot lower the key rate and must announce a rise. But the intentions of Nabiullina's team conflict with the plans of the Russian government and Putin. Therefore, the rate will most likely be lowered. Recently, the Russian State Duma rushed through a law that effectively strips itself of any control over the budget. Less than a week passed between PM Mishustin’s introduction of the bill and its adoption, and all three readings were approved in a single day. The Russian government can now: ▪️Increase spending beyond the budgeted amount without amending the budget itself and without reporting on the purposes and reasons for the overspending; ▪️Borrow money on the domestic market in excess of the national debt limit; ▪️Grant regions deferrals on budget loans until 2030. Simply put, whereas previously budget changes - including an increase in the deficit - had to be approved by the State Duma because the budget is a law, and thus all such changes required amendments to the law, now such a procedure isn’t even required; the government can borrow as much money as it wants and spend it however it wants. This was done to allow unlimited spending on the war. It also means that the Russian government effectively admits that it is incapable of planning the budget even for the current year. Despite all the problems in the Russian economy, nobody plans to cut spending. On the contrary, military expenditures will continue to rise, and the deficit covered by borrowing will keep growing. Military spending will become unlimited. Under such conditions, neither the Finance Ministry nor the Central Bank will be able to conduct coherent policy or plan effectively. Therefore, everyone in Russia will pay for the continuation of the war. This will primarily affect bank deposits, and the poorest segments of the population will suffer the most.
A few more words about the St. Petersburg Economic Forum. Russia's chief economist, Central Bank governor Elvira Nabiullina, did not attend the St. Petersburg Economic Forum. Because she has no good news to deliver and nothing to say. Instead, the ideologues of Russian fascism attended: Dugin, Malofeev, and Bezrukov. The economy has completely turned into ideology. This says a lot about the state of the Russian economy and Russia as a whole. Agony.
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FIONA HILL: Putin is starting to get very nervous about Russian society and perhaps elites. His choices are shrinking, and we can see that picture has become darker for Putin. On the front line, his army cannot advance, casualties are enormous and increasing. The other thing is oil. Everyone was expecting that Russia would have benefited enormously from the increase in oil prices. But in fact, sanctions that were imposed by Europeans and Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil have actually constrained those revenues. Revenue isn't the same as having more manpower or more weaponry, and he cannot turn the innovation tide against Ukraine. It's still costly for Putin to buy from abroad, from China, the components that he or the military needs for their weapons development. Putin is still trying to get others to hand him Ukraine's capitulation because situation for him doesn't look great.
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