YES! These are all very good suggestions and my wife and I, fortunate enough to live in the Alpine foothills, have used these techniques (and a simple electric fan) for years! Ironically, air conditioning contributes in a pretty important way to global warming! 😕

The contrast between Putin’s “tactics” and the Ukrainian’s strategic targeting will be a subject of discussion for future military historians. How much did last night’s strikes cost, and for what gain? If anything they probably strengthened Ukrainian resolve. If he carries on, he will lose.

Oxford historian, Peter Frankopan wrote in Foreign Policy: “According to Russian military bloggers, the average life expectancy of a new recruit—from arrival at a training ground to death in a combat zone—lies somewhere between 10 days and 3 weeks.” www.lbc.co.uk/article/russ...

Last year ICE said a man tried to murder a female ICE officer while she was trying to arrest him. They swore under oath he grabbed her by the neck and tried to choke her to death. He was even indicted for attempted murder. Problem is, it never happened! Bystander video unraveled the lie.

According to the Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office, #Russia’s attack has claimed the lives of 30 people. Eight others are still considered missing. Another 99 people were injured. 2/2

Two people have climbed to the top of the Empire State Building antenna. They are holding a banner that reads: “When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace”

Times report on BBC investigation into people-smuggling… Lots of talk of “losing” access to critical information. Rather than Johnson not bothering to secure it. And Farage wanting an even harder Brexit. The stubborn refusal to face the consequences of our own govt’s stupid choices has become absurd

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REQUIRED VIEWING FOR EVERY AMERICAN! We ALL should be absolutely OUTRAGED by the MASSIVE CORRUPTION and grift of the ILLEGITIMATE Putin/Trump/GOP/Project 2025 criminal Corporate Fascists who’ve stolen our nation for their fascist power-mongering and greed. These criminals illicit gain is OUR LOSS!

. The BBC has requested that Donald Trump hand over his phone records from Jan. 6 as part of his defamation lawsuit against the broadcaster. You can’t escape discovery! 😩😅 .

Fun fact. We have repeatedly promised to withdraw our soldiers from Moldova but as you decided it didn't matter we occupied part of the country, we decided you wouldn't care if we did it again. So we did. More than once.

I don’t always agree with Bill, but this was good.

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This is exactly what we need.

No one would risk their lives on dangerous journeys in flimsy boats unless they had no other choice. The Government could stop more Channel crossings by opening safe routes. But instead, they're ramping up harsh measures and tightening borders. Safe routes save lives.

A system meant to protect is failing children. Expanding safe routes like Refugee Family Reunion would help children reach their loved ones safely, legally and with dignity. Children need safe routes, NOT detention.

When families are forced apart, the consequences are real. In the latest Voices from Parliament interview, Tim Farron, Liberal Democrat MP, shares his views on the suspension of refugee family reunion and the importance of safe routes. 👇Full interview: youtu.be/_3e48zE7jn0?...

That is how division takes hold. That is how innocent people become targets. And, quite literally this week, that is how communities are set on fire. Everyone deserves to feel safe in their home and community. There is no place for racism or anti-refugee hate.

Let's be clear: this is not justice. No one should be blamed for the actions of another person because they share a nationality, race, religion or immigration status. But this didn't come from nowhere. For years, refugees and migrants have been used as political scapegoats.

A man was seriously injured in a horrific knife attack in Belfast. The violence he experienced was shocking and inexcusable. Since then, homes have been set alight, families have been forced to flee, and people have been targeted because of their race or where they come from.

Today, we remember those who lost their lives. We stand with the survivors and families still seeking answers. And we remember why tragedies like Pylos continue to happen. When safe routes are unavailable, people are left with impossible choices. SAFE ROUTES, SAVE LIVES.

3 years ago today, one of the deadliest tragedies in the Mediterranean unfolded off the coast of Greece. More than 600 people lost their lives in the Pylos shipwreck while trying to reach safety in Europe. They were people with families, hopes and futures.

This Refugee Week, we’re celebrating Courage. The refugees Safe Passage works with show extraordinary courage every day as they navigate separation and uncertainty. Stand in solidarity by sharing a message today: bit.ly/3QL9jY1

Courage isn't always loud. This Refugee Week, we're sharing a poem by Ilsa, one of our graduate Young Leaders. After spending years navigating the asylum system, Ilsa now campaigns for safe routes and encourages other young people with lived experience to use their voices.

Sometimes courage looks like crossing borders to find safety. Sometimes it looks like a hug at the end of the journey. Sometimes, it looks like finally being together again. #RefugeeWeek

You cannot deter someone from needing protection. When safe routes are closed, people are left with impossible choices. More force at the border doesn't change that. It simply makes those journeys more dangerous. People seeking safety deserve better than this.

The UK has committed £660 million to tougher border enforcement. Under that deal, specialist French police units deployed on the Channel coast can use crowd-control tactics including water cannon, tear gas and batons. It is cruel, inhumane and beneath the values we should uphold.

Sometimes a speech reminds you exactly why this work matters. Our Youth & Lived Experience Participation Officer, Abdulrahman, spoke at the Choose Love Summer Shop this week, sharing his story and reflecting on the power of family, belonging and community.

After we asked supporters to send messages to families separated by war and persecution, we received hundreds of responses in just a few days. This is who we are. Today, on World Refugee Day, we're sharing some of those messages. Because community is stronger than hate. 🧡 #WorldRefugeeDay

At a time when anti-migrant rhetoric was gaining ground, the government too often chose to echo and amplify those narratives rather than challenge them. As a new political chapter begins, we will continue to push for an asylum system based on protection, dignity & human rights.

Keir Starmer's resignation marks the end of a government that promised a new approach to asylum. Initially, some of the most harmful policies of the previous government were abandoned. But the wider shift many refugees had hoped for never came.

The children and families we work with have already been torn apart by war and persecution. Government policy shouldn't keep them apart for even longer. Safe routes don't weaken the asylum system—they're how you make it work.

Here's a thought: if you want fewer dangerous Channel crossings, why not give refugees a safe way to reach protection? Instead, the Government's new immigration and asylum bill is expected to introduce tougher restrictions. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

🚨 DONATE TO HELP US STOP THE GOVERNMENT TEARING FAMILIES APART Last year, Refugee Family Reunion - the main safe route for children to reunite with family - was suspended. We’re taking legal action to challenge it. Chip in now: www.crowdjustice.com/case/stop-su...

My favourite brexiters: British living in Spain voting Brexit because THERE WERE TO MANY FOREING PEOPLE in UK.

There were lies, and then there were evil lies. This was one of the evil lies.

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He flourishes because of hidden & varied income sources, possibly.

I would hazard that none of them actually believed in the Brexit cause. Grifting from disaster capitalism however…..

Surely tying this man to the fact that just about everyone now feels poorer, is the easiest political open goal in history? And yet...

Also Gove!

I still put a lot of the blame on the people who believe these lies

He goes where the money goes, or goes to him.

The same idiots still vote for him. At least the ones still alive do. Wasn't this vile poster put up around the time of Jo Cox's murder?

His greatest achievement is getting himself a completely friendly mass media - print, TV news , Radio and most of all, benefiting from the biggest social media chat site in the world being bought by an alt right demagogue, who restructured it’s algorithms to boost the far right globally. Brutal !!