#stevesloan — Public Fediverse posts
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If you are reading this I may be officially dead …or not depending upon the views of the Scottish Government and the Dept of Work and Pensions. ..
Sadly I may be dead https://theorkneynews.scot/2025/12/12/sadly-i-may-be-dead/ #Benefits, #Government, #SteveSloan, #Stories -
In February my wife and I travelled to Laos. We were travelling alone but picking up guides in different areas of the country. For us, and particularly for me as a photographer this arrangement was ideal because we could spend as much or as little time as we wanted in particular areas and we could be specific with our guides on what we wanted to see.
Travels in Laos :- Part 1 the tourist experience https://theorkneynews.scot/2025/06/07/travels-in-laos-part-1-the-tourist-experience/ #Laos, #SteveSloan, #Travel -
” Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” Mark Twain.
My wife and I have always enjoyed travelling, but life sometimes gets in the way, the irritating requirement to earn a living and educate children are things that are hard to navigate away from. Travel https://theorkneynews.scot/2025/05/31/travel/ #Photography, #SteveSloan, #Travel -
"Very occasionally, though I wouldn’t want to over claim here, common sense breaks out in politics . "...
Back to the Future Part Deux https://theorkneynews.scot/2025/05/20/back-to-the-future-part-deux/ #EU, #News, #Politics, #ScottishIndependence, #SteveSloan, #Trade, #UK -
Syria was responsible for one of my more pleasant experiences at the hands of USA immigration officials. I had flown into Washington for meetings related to the International NGO I managed...
Syria https://theorkneynews.scot/2024/12/09/syria/ #MiddleEast, #SteveSloan, #Syria -
Over the next weeks we will hear endless promises about health services. But unlike personal health, this isn’t really a situation when choosing not to worry makes sense. Just as being curious but not obsessed with your own health strikes a sensible balance, being curious about our health services and translating that into political interest is a definition of healthy citizenship.
Political Hypochondria https://theorkneynews.scot/2024/05/25/political-hypochondria/ #Activism, #Citizenship, #SteveSloan -
"I wonder how many people currently responsive to the Middle East crisis actually have any experience with terrorism ? ...."
A life without bacon sandwiches ? https://theorkneynews.scot/2023/11/20/a-life-without-bacon-sandwiches/ #Conflict, #Gaza, #Israel, #Palestine, #Peace, #SteveSloan, #War -
In 1942 the value of a Jewish life in the Belorussian Village of Domochevo was established at a kilo of sugar or salt. This was the price paid by the Nazis to local people for informing on the whereabouts of Jewish people who had recently hidden from the massacre of 2,900 people in the ghetto. ...
The Value of (all) of lives https://theorkneynews.scot/2023/11/19/the-value-of-all-of-lives/ #Conflict, #Gaza, #Israel, #Palestine, #SteveSloan, #War -
Contentful raises $175M at a $3B valuation from Tiger for its content delivery service - Contentful this morning announced a $175 million Series F round of capital, led by... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/mfRB0bRCZ2Q/ #contentmanagementsystem #fundings&exits #pitchbookdata #headlesscms #tigerglobal #contentful #stevesloan #startups #seriese #api #tc
