Vanessa Bridge

Riding & falling off bikes, tramping & sailing.

[Michael Shermer @michaelshermer]

Great thinkers are often prescient in their pronouncements, and Hannah Arendt is one of the greats...

[Just Dave now @justdavenow89]

If you want to see Michelle Mone kicked out of the House of Lords and arrested until she pays the £232,000,000 she owes give this a RT

[Ian Dunt @IanDunt]

Oh I see, he said it out loud

[Vanessa Bridge @vanbridge]

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[Vanessa Bridge @vanbridge]

@Matt_Pinner Where?

[Will @wsebag]

If anyone is not in to football/is not from England, here's a 🧵 to help you understand what's happening in the #EUROS2024 (1/?)

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

If you know spread the message.

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Thread of surreal archeological discoveries 🧵

1. Roman mosaic found under Italian vineyard

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Thread on the real life locations that inspired famous paintings 🧵

1. Café Terrace at Night by Van Gogh

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22. This scared dog abandoned on the roadside went from fear to love in seconds after being rescued by Georgiana Neagu.

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21. On June 20, 1967, boxing legend Muhammad Ali was convicted for refusing the draft for the Vietnam War.

In an effort to suppress the growing resistance to the war, Ali was given the maximum sentence of five years imprisonment and a $10,000 fine. Despite this, the anti-war movement grew stronger, with global demonstrations in his support from Egypt to Guyana, London to Ghana. Four years later, the Supreme Court overturned his conviction.

In speaking of the cost on Ali's career of his refusal to be drafted, his trainer Angelo Dundee said, "One thing must be taken into account when talking about Ali: He was robbed of his best years, his prime years."

Ali stayed true to his beliefs, stating, "I wasn't trying to be a leader. I just wanted to be free. And I made a stand all people, not just Black people, should have thought about making because it wasn't just Black people being drafted. The government had a system where the rich man's son went to college, and the poor man's son went to war. Then, after the rich man's son got out of college, he did other things to keep him out of the Army until he was too old to be drafted."

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20. Janna Berger left home for ten weeks of basic army training and several months of advanced training. Her dog does not recognize her at first, but watch her reaction later.

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19. This is Don Ritchie. He lived next to The Gap, a location in Sydney, Australia, known for multiple suicide attempts.

Whenever he saw someone in distress, he would walk over and invite them home for tea. By the time he passed away in 2012, he'd saved more than 180 lives.

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18. After the construction workers helped a stuck elephant to get out, the animal appeared to express gratitude with a 'thank you gesture' towards its rescuers.

This video never gets old.

https://t.co/bBY79AfXkL

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17. After seven years, lions reunite with woman who raised them when they were newborn cubs.

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16. Newly adopted dog from a shelter won't let go of the new owner's hand for a moment.

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15. Ovidio Marras, an Italian shepherd, successfully forced developers to alter a controversial tourist project on Sardinia’s untouched coastline, as it disrupted his path for herding sheep. A court in Cagliari upheld Marras's right to use this track, despite ongoing construction of the €150m Capo Malfatano resort, which includes luxury hotels and villas. Despite multimillion-dollar offers Marras, who lived by himself and spoke only the local dialect, refused to sell his property.

The resort, involving investors like the Benetton group, faced opposition from conservationists but was supported by local authorities to reduce unemployment. Judge Susanna Zanda ruled in favor of Marras, despite the developers' appeal. Sitas, the development company, claimed their project would respect the environment, but critics argued it was damaging to the natural and archaeological sites nearby.

Ovidio Marras remained on his land until he peacefully passed away at the age of 93 earlier this year.

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14. Italian hero Judge Giovanni Falcone, assassinated in 1992, fought against the Mafia till the end, convicting more than 300 criminals.

"Cowards die many times a day, the brave only once."

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13. Years after pediatrician Michael Shannon saved baby Chris Trokey's life, the now-grown Chris returned the favor in a remarkable twist of fate.

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12. This girl rescued a rainbow lorikeet. After it was well again, it returned with a surprise.