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Carol Ann Duffy writes ābombsiteā poem about Trumpās UK state visit
Exclusive: Former poet laureate has reader contrasting pomp and ceremony of banquet with ruins left by war
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/sep/17/carol-ann-duffy-writes-bombsite-poem-about-trumps-uk-state-visit?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Jamaicaās Maroons keep their culture alive ā and spearhead fight for justice
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Caribbean looks to revive passion and pride for cricket ā and for the region
As the Emancipation Cricket Festival is launched in St Vincent and the Grenadines, the 15-country bloc Caricom says it is ādeeply concernedā about the state of the sport
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/17/west-indies-cricket-emancipation-festival?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 2 months ago
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Online Hate and Offline Violence: What We Learnt from the Dan Wootton Saga
Extremist threats are no longer confined to virtual echo chambers but spreading into offline harassment ā a phenomenon known as āstochastic terrorism', reports Dan Evans
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/08/08/online-hate-dan-wootton-saga/
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The new faces of protest | The Observer
Misan Harrimanās street portraits debunk the idea that todayās youth are less politically active than previous generations
https://observer.co.uk/culture/photography/article/the-new-faces-of-protest
2 months ago
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Edinburgh University had āoutsizedā role in creating racist scientific theories, inquiry finds
3 months ago
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King Charlesās visit brings frustration for First Nations amid ābackslide in reconciliationā
Spectacle of royal visit evoked a model of national identity at odds with efforts to confront Canadaās own violent history of colonization
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/30/king-charles-first-nations?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
5 months ago
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Former MP Norman Baker Exposes Royal Hypocrisy Behind Never Complain Never Explain Myth
The royal family breaks its own motto. They complain, explain, and control the media to shape public opinion and protect their image.
https://feminegra.com/former-mp-norman-baker-exposes-royal-hypocrisy-behind-never-complain-never-explain-myth/
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King Charles Canadian Visit Is A Colonial Spectacle Masquerading as Sovereignty
King Charlesās Canada visit isnāt about sovereigntyāitās a royal pageant for media to prop up the Crown and distract from real issues.
https://feminegra.com/king-charles-canadian-visit-is-a-colonial-spectacle-masquerading-as-sovereignty/
5 months ago
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5 months ago
As always
@hardeepmatharu.bsky.social
gets to the heart of the matter.... "Immigrants are the scapegoats they need. Everyone else just needs some humanity and help. Otherwise, we will remain strangers in a strange land ā foreign to ourselves and to each other."
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How Our Politicians Created an āIsland of Strangersā So They Donāt Have to Make Our Lives Any Better
By presenting tougher immigration as a solution to peopleās discontent, Keir Starmer and others sidestep the real reasons why people feel estranged in their lives ā itās a cynical and simplistic polit...
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/05/26/how-our-politicians-created-an-island-of-strangers-so-they-dont-have-to-make-our-lives-any-better/
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As Gaza's children are bombed and starved, we watch - powerless. What is it doing to us as a society? | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
I thought we all believed in a collective responsibility towards children. This terrible conflict has made me question that, says Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/24/gaza-children-bombed-starved-watch-society?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Youād think her motorcade had mown down a British Granny. Or sheād charged emergency vehicles to park on her property while fighting the LA fires. But no. Her offence was far more sinister: being happy while Black.
#SussexSquad
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Joyful While Black: Meghanās Most Unforgivable Crime
May 2025 Thereās something deeply subversive about Meghan Sussex smiling in public. Laughing. Enjoying life. It hits some people like a personal attack. This month, she went to concerts. Picked floā¦
https://unpacked4.wordpress.com/2025/05/24/joyful-while-black-meghans-most-unforgivable-crime/
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Natasha Devon
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There are more young women joining
@greenparty.org.uk
than there are young men joining Reform. RW media focusses on the latter and says they are representative of āGen Zā in an attempt to make Farage et al look cool. In doing so they erase young by women from the narrative of their own generation.
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UK suspends trade talks with Israel as Lammy calls Gaza blockade āmorally wrongā and āunjustifiableā ā UK politics live
Foreign secretary tells parliament that the Israeli governmentās āegregious actions and rhetoricā are isolating the country from its friends and partners
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/may/20/uk-eu-deal-keir-starmer-rachel-reeves-gulf-nations-politic-live-news-updates?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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My island of strangers: a poem | Michael Rosen
The prime minister warns that immigration could turn Britain into an āisland of strangersā. Author and poet Michael Rosen responds
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/17/my-island-of-strangers-poem-michael-rosen?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
5 months ago
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'Keir Starmer's Attempt to Out-Farage Reform on Migration Will Only End Badly'
The Prime Minister's 'unutterably depressing' decision to follow Nigel Farage into the gutter of inflammatory anti-migrant rhetoric is a terrible error, argues former UK diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/05/13/keir-starmers-attempt-to-out-farage-reform-on-migration-will-only-end-badly/
5 months ago
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5 months ago
āMeghan is no longer a working royal, lives in California, and holds no public office. So why does the British press continue to poll herāand weaponize the results?ā
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Meghan Sussex Is Popular ā No YouGov Poll Can Change That
A new "Meghan Markle" YouGov poll drops her rating, but the real story is how it distracts from royal scandals and public scrutiny.
https://feminegra.com/meghan-sussex-is-popular-no-yougov-poll-can-change-that/
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R.S. Locke / Royal Suitor
5 months ago
Happy 6th birthday Prince Archie. May this next turn around the sun be the best one yet. šø Meghan
#PrinceArchie6
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The King and Queen today will watch a march for peace, but theyāve never stopped waging a quiet, vindictive war on Meghan and Harry. They weaponised the press against a woman whose only ācrimeā was being too confident, too outspoken, and too non-white for their tastes.
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From VE Day to PR Day: The Royal Gaslight Parade
The Windsors Parade Peace While Waging War on Their Own May 2025 Itās VE Day in Britain ā a time to remember victory over fascism, unity of purpose, and the liberation of Europe from tyranny. When ā¦
https://unpacked4.wordpress.com/2025/05/05/from-ve-day-to-pr-day-the-royal-gaslight-parade/
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Gordon Brown makes criminal complaint against Rupert Murdochās media empire
Exclusive: Former British PM urges police to reopen inquiry ā and claims media executive Will Lewis attempted to incriminate him
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/apr/26/gordon-brown-criminal-complaint-rupert-murdoch-news-group-newspapers?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
6 months ago
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Harry will have all the fun then
6 months ago
Meghan Sussex ā calm, charismatic, effortlessly chic in a Ralph Lauren suit ā took the stage to talk about her life... And what did Harry do? He beamed with pride.
#Meghan
#SussexSquad
#PrinceHarry
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Prince Harryās Latest Crime: Being a Decent Husband
April 2025 By now, we should all be grateful that the Daily Mail has body language experts on speed dial. I mean, where would we be without their heroic work translating a man holding a car door opā¦
https://unpacked4.wordpress.com/2025/04/24/prince-harrys-latest-crime-being-a-decent-husband/
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Harry will have all the fun then
6 months ago
And so, there she was. The Duchess of Sussex, radiant in Ralph Lauren, gliding onto the Time100 Summit stage like a woman whoād successfully unsubscribed from the national nervous breakdown.
#SussexSquad
#Time100
READ: Meghan Sussex Is Out of the Swirl
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Meghan Sussex Is Out of the Swirl
What Could You Achieve if You Logged Off and Looked Up? April 2025 And so, there she was. The Duchess of Sussex, radiant in Ralph Lauren, gliding onto the Time100 Summit stage like a woman whoād suā¦
https://unpacked4.wordpress.com/2025/04/24/meghan-sussex-is-out-of-the-swirl/
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Joy-Ann Reid
6 months ago
A Reid after dark: first you erase the history, then you erase the peopleā¦
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A Reid after dark: Paging Mr. Orwell
First they erase the history, then they make people disappear, too... Kilmar Abrego Garcia is just the start.
https://open.substack.com/pub/joyannreid/p/the-daily-reid-paging-mr-orwell?r=20sbqn&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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Esheru
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In the fifth and final part of my series, We Did Not Disappear, We Survived, We Resisted. Thank you for reading. If you like, please subscribe and share with your friends and family.
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Part V: We Did Not Disappear, We Survived, We Resisted
Under the Lash and the Lie: Part V of V
https://esheru.substack.com/p/part-v-we-did-not-disappear-we-survived
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A Dartmoor village is paying Prince William £1.5m-a-year for an abandoned prison - and former inmates say it gave them cancer
As ex-prisoners sue over claims that high levels of radon gas have led to serious illnesses, taxpayers continue to foot the rental bill
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/12/a-dartmoor-village-is-paying-prince-william-15m-a-year-for-an-abandoned-prison-and-former-inmates-say-it-gave-them-cancer?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
6 months ago
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R.S. Locke / Royal Suitor
6 months ago
The silent power of a hug. š„¹ Back in 2019, Audra McDonald posted an old video of herself at 8 months pregnant in defense of Meghan when she received so much abuse during her pregnancy with Archie. Great to see these two meet in person.
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Esheru
6 months ago
Part two in the series of five, The Violence that Built the Plantation System. If you like, please subscribe and share with those you know, who may find this interesting. Thank you.
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The Violence that Built the Plantation System
Part II of V in the series: āUnder the Lash and the Lieā
https://esheru.substack.com/p/the-violence-that-built-the-plantation
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Harry will have all the fun then
6 months ago
#SussexSquad
When the British Media Mocked Meghan, They Mocked Every Woman Who's Nearly Died Giving Birth
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When the British Media Mocked Meghan, They Mocked Every Woman Whoās Nearly Died Giving Birth
April 2025 The British press may pretend itās all just a bit of harmless banter, but when This Morningās hosts rolled their eyes at Meghan talking about postpartum preeclampsiaāa condition thā¦
https://unpacked4.wordpress.com/2025/04/08/when-the-british-media-mocked-meghan-they-mocked-every-woman-whos-nearly-died-giving-birth/
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Harry will have all the fun then
6 months ago
#SussexSquad
In classic Meghan fashion, her Instagram post this morningājust as her highly-anticipated new podcast dropsāmanages to be warm, clever, subtly defiant, and yes, a bit of a feminist mic drop.
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From Cookie Stand to Cultural Reset: Meghanās Sweetest Flex Yet
April 2025 There she is: a tiny Meghan Markle, grinning with her tiny friends, selling cookies like the future depended on itāwhich, in a way, it did. Because while some little girls were told to sā¦
https://unpacked4.wordpress.com/2025/04/08/from-cookie-stand-to-cultural-reset-meghans-sweetest-flex-yet/
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Patwa is not ābroken Englishā: the African ties that bind US and Caribbean languages
Centuries later, Jamaican Patwa and US Gullah Creole retain many Africanisms adopted from enslaved people
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/05/patwa-is-not-broken-english-the-african-ties-that-bind-us-and-caribbean-languages?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
6 months ago
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Harry will have all the fun then
6 months ago
That
#SophieChandauka
"strategy" isn't quite going as planned.
#PrinceHarry
#Sentebale
#SussexSquad
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Operation Optics: The Palaceās Latest Plan to Outsmart the Commonwealth
(Spoiler: Itās Failing Spectacularly) April 2025 If thereās one thing the British royal machine excels atāaside from refurbished palaces and emotional constipationāitās underestimating the intelligā¦
https://unpacked4.wordpress.com/2025/04/05/ope
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Home Office spent £22,000 on failed attempt to stop Windrush report release
Hard-hitting internal investigation found roots of scandal lay in racist immigration legislation
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/04/home-office-spent-22000-on-failed-attempt-to-stop-windrush-report-release?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
6 months ago
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Esheru
6 months ago
This is British historyā¦.
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Britain's Amnesia Over the Transatlantic Slave Trade
A recent survey has revealed a shocking gap in public knowledge about the scale and length of Britainās involvement in the transatlantic slave trade.
https://open.substack.com/pub/esheru/p/britains-amnesia-over-the-transatlantic?r=kggyw
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CULTURAL SUPPRESSION UNDER BRITISH COLONIAL RULE: THE ERASURE OF INDIGENOUS TRADITIONS
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Cultural Suppression Under British Colonial Rule: The Erasure of Indigenous Traditions
BY ESHERU KWEKU Throughout the history of the British Empire, colonial authorities systematically suppressed indigenous cultures, traditions and customs in an attempt to impose British values,...
https://jamradio.uk/news/cultural-suppression-under-british-colonial-rule-the-erasure-of-indigenous-traditions-95
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Beautiful evening sky in Loughborough
7 months ago
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Brazen Hussy
7 months ago
"Each episode of With Love, Meghan showcases ways to make simple things better and provides many life lessons that can be a great asset to a modern teenage girl."
#SussexSquad
#WithLoveMeghan
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8 Takeaways For Teen Girls From Netflix's 'With Love, Meghan'
Although the Duchess of Sussex can be a polarizing figure, it's her return to simplicity that makes this series so appealing.
https://www.parents.com/lessons-for-teen-girls-from-with-love-meghan-11703205
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Poet Jason Allen-Paisant: āWe belong in the pictureā
The Jamaican-born author on exploring nature and black identity in his nonfiction debut, his chaotic writing habits, and how the TS Eliot prize changed his life
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/22/poet-jason-allen-paisant-the-possibility-of-tenderness-thinking-with-trees?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
7 months ago
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R.S. Locke / Royal Suitor
7 months ago
āJAMAICA is halfway through the transition to becoming a Republic, according to a top minister. The next stage to complete the transition will include a Referendum ā which is expected to take place after the General Election in September.ā
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Jamaica transition to becoming a republic has passed halfway point, says minister - Voice Online
Jamaica is expected to transition to Republic status, removing King Charles as its Head of State, later this year
https://www.voice-online.co.uk/news/world-news/2025/03/21/jamaica-transition-to-republic-has-passed-halfway-point-says-top-minister/
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The erasure of Black and Native American narratives in the United States, should alarm us all.
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Whitewashing History: The Dangerous Erasure of Black and Native American Narratives in Trump-era America
In the modern United States, a dark undercurrent has gained strength, a coordinated effort to erase the historical contributions and lived realities of Black and Native Americans.
https://substack.com/@esheru/note/p-159415908?r=kggyw&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action
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Brazen Hussy
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"At its core, much of the backlash against Meghan Markle seems rooted in envy. Not necessarily the obvious "I want to be a princess" kind, but a deeper envy of someone who appears to have crafted a life on her own terms."
#SussexSquad
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The Psychology Behind the Meghan Markle Backlash
Scrutiny of Meghan Markle shows our obsession with celebrity downfall, online bullying, racial bias, and envy. Instead of tearing down, what if we looked within?
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-dynamics-of-love/202503/the-psychology-behind-the-meghan-markle-backlash
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MP calls for inquiry into labelling of black pupils as āeducationally subnormalā
Kim Johnson tells parliament lessons must be learnt from poor treatment of children at institutions in 1960s and 70s
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/mar/13/mp-calls-for-inquiry-into-labelling-of-black-pupils-as-educationally-subnormal?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
7 months ago
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They Love Her. She The Real Deal. The Racist Haters Are Completely Wrong On the Set with Meghan Markle: Insiders Reveal What It Was Really Like Working on With Love, Meghan (Exclusive)
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On Set with Meghan Markle: Insiders Reveal What It Was Really Like Working on 'With Love, Meghan' (Exclusive)
Behind the scenes of Meghan Markle's new show "With Love, Meghan," with insights from those who worked alongside her
https://flip.it/mBapZ1
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A Breath of Fresh Air With Love, Meghan offers a calming experience filled with cooking, crafting, and warm conversations. It's perfect for a lazy Sunday, letting you unwind with herbal tea. Thereās no dramaājust a peaceful retreat we all need in todayās busy world.
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āWith Love, Meghanā Is Getting Blasted By Critics, & It Really Needs to Stop - Charted
What's all the fuss about "With Love, Meghan" anyway?
https://chartedmag.com/2025/03/07/with-love-meghan-is-getting-blasted-by-critics-it-really-needs-to-stop/
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Alan Rusbridger
7 months ago
We can surely rule out stupidity, senility, madness and kompromat - canāt we? But what else explains Trumpās behaviour? My column.
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Donald Trump is surely not a Russian asset. But how else to explain his behaviour?
Itās difficult to make sense of the turmoil one man has unleashed on the world in five short weeks
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/69483/donald-trump-is-surely-not-a-russian-asset.-but-how-else-to-explain-his-behaviour
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R.S. Locke / Royal Suitor
7 months ago
āDonāt put away your flower sprinkles just yet ā With Love, Meghan will be back for Season 2.ā
#WithLoveMeghan
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With Love, Meghan Is Whipping Up Season 2
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex will be back with more tips and tricks this fall.
https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/with-love-meghan-season-2-release-date-news
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Harry will have all the fun then
7 months ago
Why has the might of
#ThatFamily
, backed by the most vicious press machine in the West, failed so spectacularly in its mission to erase Meghan?
#WithLoveMeghan
#SussexSquad
NEW: Why Havenāt They Been Able to Destroy Meghan Sussex?
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Why Havenāt They Been Able to Destroy Meghan Sussex?
March 2025 The British royal family is one of the most powerful institutions on the planet. Over a thousand years of history, unlimited resources, the weight of the state behind them, and a press mā¦
https://unpacked4.wordpress.com/2025/03/08/why-havent-they-been-able-to-destroy-meghan-sussex/
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Harry will have all the fun then
7 months ago
Joy is disruptive. Joy is subversive. Joy is the one thing that cannot be controlled.
#MeghanSussex
#SussexSquad
NEW: Meghan Sussex and the Power of Black Joy
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Meghan Sussex and the Power of Black Joy
March 2025 There is something deeply radical about a Black woman who refuses to be crushed. About a woman who, after years of relentless attacks, still chooses joy. Who still smiles, still loves, sā¦
https://unpacked4.wordpress.com/2025/03/07/meghan-sussex-and-the-power-of-black-joy/
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With Love, Meghan: Some Of You Hate Joy
The Joy(less) Media Takes and My Decision to Ignore Them
https://open.substack.com/pub/meredithconstant/p/with-love-meghan-some-of-you-hate?r=1v0by6
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