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The sense of British fair play appears over.

Winterishere @thedevilinme (5216) • Northampton, England 16 Apr

Britain once prided itself on being honest and polite...that famous sense of fair play chaps! Well things have changed. The country is increasingly ethnic and they dont play by the rules sometimes. The current news story is new...

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Five Iranian women soccer players granted asylum in Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381837) • Rockingham, Australia 9 Mar

So this morning’s news is that five Iranian women soccer players have sought refuge in Australia. Others have been offered support but it seems they’ve opted to return to Iran although heaven knows how they’ll get there even if...

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What would you do if you fell out with your neighbours?

Fleur @Fleura (34935) • United Kingdom 3 Mar 25

According to the UNHCR, at present the UK is hosting over 350,000 refugees and asylum seekers. But how many of these people are genuine refugees in need, in the way it would normally be understood? Obviously I know people are...

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Trump has hit the ground running then!

Winterishere @thedevilinme (5216) • Northampton, England 22 Jan 25

Its fair to say Trump has had a controversial first day as President, some astonishing laws passed, some crazy people freed from jail. I in 8 Americans have a criminal record and so the 1500 or so Jan 6th rioters released will see...

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Who the fluck wants asylum in Rwanda?

Winterishere @thedevilinme (5216) • Northampton, England 30 Apr 22

The United Kingdom threatened a policy where male asylum seekers and refugees crossing The Channel illegally will be detained and their claims processed in.....Rwanda, with a one-way ticket? That was two weeks ago. There was a...

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More than a Christmas present.

marguicha @marguicha (230334) • Chile 15 Dec 21

Today, at lunch, I received a message from Carolina. She told me that she had to write a short story and that it was her final work in Literature as she had saved money and got a sholarship to study Literature in Madrid...

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Book Review Clare Allen Poppy Shakespeare

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 14 Jun 19

2006 Bloomsbury Press. Any satire on mental health is going to face inevitable comparisons to Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. Allan’s debut novel, influenced by her own experiences as a mental health patient,...

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Saudi teenage girl managed to escape Saudi Arabia and live in Canada

Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker @CaptAlbertWhisker (32760) • Calgary, Alberta 1 Feb 19

The 18 year Rahaf Mohammed is now the most hated woman in Saudi Arabia after she managed to escape her family. We know how less rights women have there. Even if you are like 80 years old, you cannot leave the house without a Male...

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Be at Peace

Inlemay @Inlemay (17712) • South Africa 7 May 18

I got here too late, the news was very sad! Koalemos, dear Barry your suffering is over. My heart is twisted with pain and vainly I mourn .......... Be at peace Barry be at peace. “To live in hearts we leave behind is not to...

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Condolences for @asylum

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 28 Apr 18

Those who wish to leave condolences for @asylum can do that here http://memorials.hardmanandmcmanus.co.uk/siteContent/guestbook.html?p=GiwaHR4Bfz01cXVDQFF2CA I have done that.

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The humour and wit of Koalemos (@Asylum).

Jabo @jaboUK (64346) • United Kingdom 28 Apr 18

I'm devastated to hear of the death of Asylum (Koalemos), but am grateful to @BelleStarr for finding out about it. I thought you might enjoy seeing examples of his wit in the following exchange on my poem 'Road Rage'.....

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Poetry Study Anne Sexton You Dr Martin

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 23 Feb 18

Anne Sexton 1928-1974 A US poet, from Massachusetts, who sadly committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning. She was a lifelong manic depressive, encouraged to take up poetry as part of her therapy by her long serving...

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Horror Movie Review The Cabinet Of Doctor Caligari

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 21 Oct 17

1919/1920 Spoiler alerts This silent movie classic still stands up as a genuinely creepy viewing experience almost a hundred years after it was made. It is a movie of innovative first. Much that you see here looks familiar...

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Diary 12th And 13th October 2017

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 14 Oct 17

Diary Thursday 12th October 2017 A great day today, as I went to two major events one after the other. The first was an open day commemorating the now closed and derelict Whittingham Asylum, one of the most important mental...

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Asylum Region?

Bradley Eakins @Larkspur01 (3) • Charleston, South Carolina 5 Mar 16

There's a site that I recently stumbled upon that is quite interesting to be, though it's quite unique as well. I'm curious on what everyone else thinks about a site like this. I personally think that the design is very well...

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penny for your thoughts

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Willard Asylum's suitcases

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 5 Feb 16

This is another find from listverse.com. Willard's Asylum (or State Psychiatric Hospital as it were) was an operational facility until 1995 when it was shutdown. The workers who were in charge of shutting the site down found...

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Sweden to Deport Up to 80,000 Refugees

marcyaz @Marcyaz (35316) • United States 30 Jan 16

163,000 migrants applied for asylum in Sweden in 2015, the highest per capita number in Europe. The numbers have fallen since new border control rules were put in place. Tensions have heightened since the death of an employee...

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What I Learned from a MyLot Member

ElizabethWallace @ElizabethWallace (12069) • United States 27 Jan 16

One thing about teachers, retired or not, we like to learn. We pay attention to those around us and gather helpful bits of information from them. MyLot is a terrific place to do this. People from all over the world tell us about...

mylot member tips

how mylot has improved my life

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A night at the asylum

Loverbear @Loverbear (4918) • United States 4 Feb 13

Say congratulations to the newest super klutz on the block. This one is a riot! WARNING TO THOSE WITH A WEAK BLADDER, GO TO THE BATHROOM FIRST As most of you know, I live way out in the country among the wild...

an insane night

missing the toilet

raccoons visiting on the roof

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Madness Ends

lady Di @lady1993 (27221) • Philippines 24 Jan 13

The last episode of season 2 American horror story.. I have mixed feelings about it. I liked how some of the characters' stories but not the main one.. It made me feel sad and angry. I loved most of the characters and most of them...

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american horror story

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