Joanne Porter
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Nature-loving mum | PR Manager & podcast producer @BrainTumourOrg | Previously @itvnews | @bbccin | @bbcbreakfast| @makeawishuk also on Substack
Camberley, England
Joined May 2008
I’ve only got two, maybe three good Motown puns left in me. Four Tops.
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Glad to see the first paragraph of this piece by Gordon Brown - it really needed saying https://t.co/hG1yMWhZET
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Art as non-violent protest. There’s a Shakespeare monologue for most scenarios.
Goosebumps! People often ask, is Shakespeare still relevant? Here is a great example, from the Steven Colbert Show, in which Sir Ian McKellen delivers an extraordinary speech. Shakespeare’s words are timeless, urgent and important. #Shakespeare #ianmckellen #stevencolbert
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Jeff Bezos wealth in 2024: $194 billion Jeff Bezos wealth in 2025: $215 billion Jeff Bezos wealth today: $249.4 billion Net increase in Bezos wealth since 2024: $55.4 billion Cost of Bezos’s 417-foot superyacht: $500 million Amazon investment in "Melania": $75 million
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I want to tell you about an emerging scandal about the infant formula industry reported in the @bmjlatest and the @FT. https://t.co/4dJMMK2RBL
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Toxin traced to Wuhan laboratory has led to product recall and growing crisis for consumer groups
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Political speechmaking has generally degraded to the point that there's no reason to read them, rather than simply how they're reported, but Carney's Davos speech is a rare exception. "The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy."
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Almost 400 billionaires and millionaires from 24 countries have signed an open letter urging leaders to increase taxes on the world's wealthiest people. The letter released to coincide with the Davos economic summit has been signed by well known names including the actor Mark
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We can build walls or we can be more ambitious — and build something better, stronger, and more just.
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Can someone read this out to, or print this out in a large font & put it in front of @POTUS heartbreaking #BrainCancer #DIPG
https://t.co/wzxzACPccV
theguardian.com
The US president vowed to ‘end childhood cancer’. But his administration is dismantling the search for a cure and sending families scrambling for treatment
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We have scheduled a Westminster Hall debate on two petitions relating to the sale of fireworks on Monday 19 January at 4:30pm.
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The #NobelPeacePrize medal. It measures 6.6 cm in diameter, weighs 196 grams and is struck in gold. On its face, a portrait of Alfred Nobel and on its reverse, three naked men holding around each other’s shoulders as a sign of brotherhood. A design unchanged for 120 years. Did
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After more than four decades on the airwaves, MTV is shutting down its music channels in the UK and across Europe - a sign of changing behaviour by consumers in the streaming and digital age. It marks the end of an era in pop culture.
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Happy Birthday to The Shipping Forecast. Saving lives for 102 years.
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Luxuries that don’t look like luxuries, but are: 1. Having your mom alive 2. Taking hot showers 3. Good health 4. Mental, emotional, and spiritual peace 5. Mild days. Not too cold, not too hot 6. Good food 7. Enjoying coffee in the morning 8. A good night's sleep 9. Clean air to
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This Christmas Eve, one red-suited VIP gets the full military escort 🎅 Stand by.
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I would not get on the podium in this activity! 🫣😆 #HousekeepingOlympics
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