Katherine Thompson
@Irishkatherine
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PR, communications and social media professional; Arts & events manager. Love arts, culture, traveling and kitties. Originally from Ireland. #yegcomms #yegpr
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Joined March 2009
The Pretenders’ 1995 cover of Radiohead’s “Creep” with Chrissy Hynde’s vocals stealing the show. https://t.co/612HSQHgwo
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Auld Lang Syne on the cello with my dog. Happy New Year from Ireland!
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Here’s the incomparable Billy Connolly telling an absolute belter of story about a Hogmanay house party in Glasgow.
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Bono brings it home at Dublin’s annual Christmas Eve busk on Grafton Street! Dueting “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” with Imelda May. Unscripted Bono, the greatest gift.
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COVID vaccine linked to lower risk of death regardless of the cause, large new study https://t.co/sfvtQjuOcL Very obviously this is a correlation study. Still, key message: NO big harm signal. On the contrary. NO "turbo cancer". NO "sudden death." Etc. #VaccinesWork
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The details of the announcement reveal that Britain is not just rejoining Erasmus, but also the EU internal energy market, a first small step to reversing the economic damage of Brexit: https://t.co/t3gaYBoh5o
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In May, the United Kingdom and the European Union held their first ever Summit and agreed to strengthen cooperation through a new strategic partnership. This partnership will make us more secure, will
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This is Ranger. He has picked you as the chosen one for this dinner party. Or as he calls it, the weakest link. 13/10 an honor
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When the mercury plummets to -40° (where Celsius and Fahrenheit finally agree), most sensible creatures burrow inward. But not in the Yukon. Here, in this land where exhaled breath crystallizes mid-air and exposed skin stings within seconds, I found myself moved to dance Bhangra
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So, today @tedtalks announced that my TED talk ‘This is What a Digital Coup Looks Like’ was their most watched talk of the year. It’s sort of amazing & terrifying. Because this *is* what a digital coup looks like.
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Rub some dirt on it @FreddieFreeman5! And thank you for being such a good sport supporting @sickkids. Everyone who can, please donate before December 24th and all donations will be matched up to $1,000,000.
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Nigel Farage pivoting from free speech warrior to pearl clutching cultural revisionist was not on my Bingo card.
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What a recommendation! Thank you @campbellclaret & @RoryStewartUK both for recommending the podcast AND backing @allthecitizens campaign for an inquiry into Russian interference in UK politics 👊👊👊
Rory @RoryStewartUK and Alastair @campbellclaret spell out what needs to happen - the same demand we’ve made for years. We need a real, independent inquiry 🧵 🎧 Hear the full story: https://t.co/cMILOUjEvG
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“It’s self-evident that leaving the EU badly damaged our economy, took us out of an important marketplace and created serious friction. Untruths were being peddled.” Are Labour ready to reopen the Brexit debate? @maitlis and @jonsopel ask @DavidLammy.
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True joy recognizes and acknowledges pain, tears, sadness, and every other emotion that exists within the spectrum of human experience. Joy is not about ignoring, dismissing, or running away from difficulties and challenges; rather, it is about discovering and finding balance,
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"The idea that leaving the EU was the answer to all our cares and concerns has clearly been proved wrong." Keir Starmer says that "wild promises were made" about Brexit. He adds: "the same argument is now being made about the ECHR"
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This is seismic. When the Telegraph - the house paper of Brexit - publishes a 2,000-word obituary admitting: 📉 Brexit has cut UK GDP by up to 8% 📉 Investment down 18% 📉 Productivity down 4% 📉 Employment down 4% 📉 No trade benefits 📉 No regulatory freedom 📉 No immigration
🚩😮 Peak F*CK ME Brexit moment When the Telegraph - THE BREXITGRAPH - publishes a full-blown obituary for Brexit, admitting: 📉 GDP down up to 8% 📉 Investment down 18% 📉 Productivity down 4% 📉 Employment down 4% ❌ No trade benefits ❌ No control of immigration ❌ No
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This is Salem. He waited for his mom to leave the car before stealing her breakfast. Loves the thrill of the hunt. 12/10 #SeniorPupSaturday
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The Gill case is not an isolated incident. Far from it. As @carolecadwalla explains on Novara Media, the network exposed in court reaches far beyond one man - and that should alarm all of us.
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