Artefacts believed to date back to 980s found by girl metal-detecting in cornfield last autumn
— Read on www.theguardian.com/science/2023/apr/21/hoard-of-1000-year-old-viking-coins-unearthed-in-denmark
Monthly Archives: April 2023
Dominic Raab hits out at ‘activist civil servants’ after resignation – BBC News
The ex-deputy PM blames “over-unionised” officials for blocking his reforms in a BBC interview.
— Read on www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-65349192
(me: bully’s sour grapes and self-indictment)
St. Petersburg theater cancels ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ production after audience member reports 19th-century French play for ‘discrediting’ Russian army — Meduza
St. Petersburg’s Alexandrinsky Theater has canceled the April and May shows of “Cyrano de Bergerac,” a production of Edmond Rostand’s 19th-century play.
— Read on meduza.io/en/news/2023/04/21/st-petersburg-theater-cancels-cyrano-de-bergerac-production-after-audience-member-reports-19th-century-french-play-for-discrediting-russian-army
Five feminist initiatives fighting for change in Europe and Eurasia | openDemocracy
Five grassroots feminist initiatives in five different countries transcend mainstream narratives about women’s rights
— Read on www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/feminist-initiatives-europe-eurasia-italy-poland-azerbaijan-kazakhstan-tajikistan/
Microplastics found in ‘heavily contaminated’ Arctic ice algae, posing threat to food chains – UPI.com
Algae that grow under sea ice in the Arctic have been found to be “heavily contaminated” with microplastics, posing a threat to humans through the food chain, according to a new study from researchers in Germany.
— Read on www.upi.com/Science_News/2023/04/21/microplastics-found-heavily-contaminated-arctic-ice-algae/6181682025834/
Florida high school, college students plan walkout over ‘don’t say gay’ law – UPI.com
Organizers of a fight against a Florida law that bans discussing sexual orientation or identity in the classroom have planned a school walkout and rallies in four cities on Friday.
— Read on www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/04/21/Florida-Dont-Say-Gay-student-walkout/4101682087884/
Florida prosecutor sorry for racist memo that singled out Hispanic residents | Florida | The Guardian
Document that advocated more severe punishments for Hispanic defendants ‘not the policy of this office’, Jack Campbell says
— Read on www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/21/florida-lawyer-racist-memo-punishments-hispanic-residents
Florida Can’t Take Trans Teens From Their Parents – The Washington Post
A new bill that would classify gender-affirming health care as child abuse is plainly unconstitutional.
— Read on www.washingtonpost.com/business/energy/2023/04/21/florida-bill-to-take-trans-teens-from-parents-is-unconstitutional/ff29246c-e030-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html
“Dreamcatcher” by Dawn Pisturino

Originally posted on MasticadoresUsa // Editor: Barbara Leonhard: In the end, it was all a dream, A fantasy born of longing and need, A dreamcatcher …
“Dreamcatcher” by Dawn Pisturino
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Eid Mubarak to all my Muslim friends for their عيد الفطر (Eid al-Fitr) !
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