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Dhevarajan Devadas
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Just a mile away from London’s Westminster Abbey where King Charles III was crowned, thousands of his subjects protested against the monarchy — and at least seven people were detained by police. Protesters shouted “Not My King” and were met with monarchists trying to drown them… Show more
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Remember to be kind and polite today.
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I don't know much about the #Coronation but I do know this is obviously a disguise and 100% they're going to try and steal the crown jewels
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Poland at the SEA Games? Organiser apologises after flag gaffe at opening ceremony
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Ending my time in LA with a visit to the Griffith Observatory that recommended. Such pretty views!
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Took the Warner Brothers Studio tour today. Visited the Friends & Big Bang Theory sets & sat in front of the actual Friends fountain. Saw plenty of cool DC & Harry Potter memorabilia too.
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As Britain prepares for the coronation of King Charles III, the monarchy is coming in for intense criticism over its historical role in colonialism and slavery, writes .
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Man, 32, charged for inciting violence against President Halimah; remanded in IMH for medical assessment
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"But what about the railways?" What happens if we ask not how Britain developed India's rail network but instead how Indian wealth contribution to early British railways? A short 🧵with a preliminary worked example of the Great Western Railway. 1/12
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At the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, I saw a vast collection of historic movie memorabilia. Original pieces from The Godfather, Star Wars, etc. Also an exhibition on historic Black cinema & memorable Oscar acceptance speeches.
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Paid a visit to the La Brea Tar Pits Museum where millions of remains of Prehistoric creatures have been unearthed from sticky tar pits. Saw the majestic mammoth, mastodon & sabre tooth cat.
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Happy Vesak Day! 🪷
Buddhists in some countries (eg. Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka) are celebrating Vesak today while others (eg. Indonesia, Singapore) are celebrating next month. Here's why (A mini thread 🧵). 1/
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Jamaica and Belize are both on course to ditch Britain's King Charles III as their head of state and become republics, leading politicians said in interviews u.afp.com/iLxy
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At researching, before release of #StolenHistory, how empire might have been taught to British children in the past. This from "The World at Home" in 1903. Lord.
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‘Colonialism lingers’: Belize shrugs off coronation amid calls for reparations | Belize | The Guardian
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“VICE went woke”, “VICE used to be edgy”: Here are just a few of the reports I worked on in the past few years (including this year). In no particular order:
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May 4, 1973: Prime Minister Gough Whitlam ended upper age limits for some women working in the federal public service. Women had been barred from working after age 28 as clerks, age 30 as clerical assistants and between 30 and 45 as typists.
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It's easy to think of Italy as nothing more than spaghetti, garlic bread, and parmesan cheese. But a quick look at their history reveals they invented fascism
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At the California Science Centre, I got to see the retired Space Shuttle Endeavour. I had a toy version as a kid, so it was breathtaking to see the actual spacecraft up close. An astounding feat of human engineering. #MayThe4th
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At the LA Natural History Museum, I saw a fine collection of dinosaur fossils, including several T-Rexes. The galleries on the history of LA's development were superb too, incorporating Native American dispossession, racism & US-Mexico conflict.
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Watched an evening show at the famed Comedy Store in Sunset Boulevard featuring Arsenio Hall, Leslie Jones & others. Across the road is the Sunset Tower Hotel, where Lucifer Morningstar's Lux club is set in.
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Began my time in Los Angeles with a trip to Santa Monica Pier (featured in so many TV shows). Had a shrimp platter & vanilla shake.
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Here is a thread of barn cats getting blasted in the face with milk. First, Robert Carlson and Captain in Illinois. 1947. gettyimages.com/detail/news-ph
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Alan Joyce has announced he will leave Qantas, saying he is looking forward to flying off into the sunset (while his luggage gets left behind at Sydney airport)
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Every generation should read The Lord of the Rings and learn that men are allowed to show affection, that power corrupts, and that happiness does not come from being a ruler but from baking potatoes and snoozing in an armchair by the fire in your cosy Hobbit hole.
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The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has some really unique pieces. I found the abstract work of the German painter Gerhad Richter very interesting.
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Joined a walking tour of the Fisherman's Wharf district. Saw an abandoned rail tunnel & charming fishing piers, rode a vintage tram and had the most amazing Cioppino filled with crab, prawns, clams, mussels, squid & fish. 😋
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This kind of thing is what led to the French Revolution and has even people like me wanting to throw them all in dungeons. Why the hell do people like this even get a platform?
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Aristocrat Lady Victoria Hervey tells GB News:
"If I was in charge of this coronation, I'd arrest all... those... people that would be protesting... I would put them all in jail like pre coronation."
I mean even my jaw is on the floor at this point.
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University staff across Australia will protest for a week from Monday as academics, admin and support workers at “breaking point” gear up to fight job insecurity, unsafe workloads and poor pay
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A few bits/bobs out of this presser. Quite a bit of warmth between Ministers. Plenty of emphasis on common ground (and there is a fair amount of it) while differences are smoothly elided. Singapore again making it clear it's (broadly) comfortable with AUKUS 1/
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Fairly relaxed and friendly vibe from Australian and Singaporean Ministers in the wake of their 3 + 3 meeting in Canberra. Joint press conference starting now 1/
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Australia and Singapore share a region and we share a future.
It was a pleasure to host Ministers , & for the Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee.
As friends and partners we are working to ensure a peaceful and prosperous region.
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