Tag Archives: Politics

The middle of a Twitter argument

Posted on November 6, 2023 by agogo22
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The Family Who Owned Cape Canaveral [Shorts]

Posted on October 23, 2023 by agogo22
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Johan Rockström interview | Planetary boundaries, ‘negative emissions’, mitigation models & fairness

Posted on October 20, 2023 by agogo22

Johan Rockström is best known for his work on the Planetary Boundary Framework and as co-director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. In this wide-ranging conversation with Kevin Anderson, recorded in Norway in March 2023, they discuss their … Continue reading →

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BBC Radio 4 – Reflections, Valerie Amos

Posted on September 30, 2023 by agogo22

Baroness Amos talks to James Naughtie about a career on the front line of world affairs. Baroness Amos takes James Naughtie behind the scenes of a career in the foreign office, Tony Blair’s government, and the UN, and reflects on … Continue reading →

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Was Blitz Spirit Really A Thing?: The London History Show

Posted on September 25, 2023 by agogo22

During the Second World War, Londoners were subjected to a bombing campaign we call “The Blitz”. Today, we associate “Blitz Spirit” with high morale, upstanding citizenship, and being a good neighbour. But how much of that actually went on? Let’s … Continue reading →

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Photo Captures the First Women Doctors of India, Japan, and Syria | My Modern Met

Posted on September 25, 2023 by agogo22

By Regina Sienra on September 24, 2023 hoto: Legacy Center Archives, Drexel College of Medicine. They attended the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, which was one of the world’s first medical schools for women. According to the Association of American … Continue reading →

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What Eating the Rich Did For Japan

Posted on September 25, 2023 by agogo22

The Zaibatsu of Japan practically ran the nation’s economy. Over the span of many decades going into the early 1900s, the families who owned these titanic businesses grew to possess plutocratic amounts of wealth. Unchecked expansionism allowed their industrial combines … Continue reading →

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1000 years of European borders changing

Posted on September 24, 2023 by agogo22
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How the Italian mafia makes millions from tinned tomatoes | It’s Complicated

Posted on September 19, 2023 by agogo22

f your tinned tomatoes come from southern Italy, it’s likely that organised crime had a hand in getting them from the farm to the supermarket shelf. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/subscribegdn The mafia controls much of the … Continue reading →

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Chinese Electric Taxis TAKEOVER London!

Posted on August 28, 2023 by agogo22

The electric London taxi is an example of how automotive tradition not only survives but also becomes more exciting once it transforms. Proof that the new doesn’t always kill the culture of the past. 00:00 London City Black Cab 00:08 … Continue reading →

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