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		<title>Gently desensitise anxious and autistic kids in the UK</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Broad]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 10:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[human anxiety]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In current Britain there has, it appears, been a gradual trend towards &#8216;protecting&#8217; children who suffer from general anxiety from the harsh, real world. The same goes for autistic kids. It is the kind thing to do. I think this kindness is a product of woke Britain and that it is misplaced. I am ... <p class="read-more-container"><a title="Gently desensitise anxious and autistic kids in the UK" class="read-more button" href="https://pictures-of-cats.org/gently-desensitise-anxious-and-autistic-kids-in-the-uk.html#more-184948" aria-label="Read more about Gently desensitise anxious and autistic kids in the UK">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Foreigners Are Being Forced to Fight for Russia in Ukraine — No One Should Take Jobs There</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Broad]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 08:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Putin]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russia is no longer just a risky place for migrant workers. It has become actively dangerous, and recent evidence shows that some foreign citizens are being coerced, deceived, or trafficked into fighting in the war in Ukraine. The message could not be clearer: foreigners — especially from poorer countries — must not accept job ... <p class="read-more-container"><a title="Foreigners Are Being Forced to Fight for Russia in Ukraine — No One Should Take Jobs There" class="read-more button" href="https://pictures-of-cats.org/foreigners-are-being-forced-to-fight-for-russia-in-ukraine-no-one-should-take-jobs-there.html#more-184941" aria-label="Read more about Foreigners Are Being Forced to Fight for Russia in Ukraine — No One Should Take Jobs There">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>How Decisions Made by Netanyahu’s Government Became a Cause of Dramatically Rising Antisemitism in the UK</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Broad]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 14:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[antisemitism]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[It is increasingly recognised by researchers, monitoring organisations, and policy analysts that decisions made by the Israeli government during the Gaza conflict were a cause of the rise in antisemitic incidents in the UK. This does not imply intent, nor does it assign moral blame to any political leader. Instead, it reflects a clear ... <p class="read-more-container"><a title="How Decisions Made by Netanyahu’s Government Became a Cause of Dramatically Rising Antisemitism in the UK" class="read-more button" href="https://pictures-of-cats.org/how-decisions-made-by-netanyahus-government-became-a-cause-of-dramatically-rising-antisemitism-in-the-uk.html#more-184926" aria-label="Read more about How Decisions Made by Netanyahu’s Government Became a Cause of Dramatically Rising Antisemitism in the UK">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Vice-president Vance &#8216;proud&#8217; to end aid to Ukraine! He is a fake!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Broad]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The RBC Ukraine website says: &#8220;In recent days, US Vice President JD Vance said&#160;he is proud of the decision to end US funding for the war in Ukraine. According to him, Washington is no longer purchasing or supplying weapons to Kyiv.&#8221; How the hell can he be proud of abandoning a country being mercilessly ... <p class="read-more-container"><a title="Vice-president Vance &#8216;proud&#8217; to end aid to Ukraine! He is a fake!" class="read-more button" href="https://pictures-of-cats.org/vice-president-vance-proud-to-end-aid-to-ukraine-he-is-a-fake.html#more-184915" aria-label="Read more about Vice-president Vance &#8216;proud&#8217; to end aid to Ukraine! He is a fake!">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>91 percent of Brits think the UK high street is doomed. Here&#8217;s why.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Broad]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[human behaviour]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The UK high street is being killed off (as at the date of this post) by a number of very large structural pressures. These are the core drivers. A major pressure currently is the rising business rates, employer national insurance rises and the increased minimum wage introduced by Reeves of this inept Labour government. ... <p class="read-more-container"><a title="91 percent of Brits think the UK high street is doomed. Here&#8217;s why." class="read-more button" href="https://pictures-of-cats.org/91-percent-of-brits-think-the-uk-high-street-is-doomed-heres-why.html#more-184910" aria-label="Read more about 91 percent of Brits think the UK high street is doomed. Here&#8217;s why.">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>FOUR police officers raid home of woman who threw a crayfish into harbour</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Broad]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[animal welfare and nature]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is a story that, for me, is symptomatic of the madness that has descended upon Great Britain which makes Britain no longer great but very broken. In a spontaneous act kindness and animal welfare &#8211; albeit retrospectively misconceived it seems &#8211; Emma Smart, 47, a marine biologist and environmentalist, grabbed a crayfish from ... <p class="read-more-container"><a title="FOUR police officers raid home of woman who threw a crayfish into harbour" class="read-more button" href="https://pictures-of-cats.org/four-police-officers-raid-home-of-woman-who-threw-a-crayfish-into-harbour.html#more-184907" aria-label="Read more about FOUR police officers raid home of woman who threw a crayfish into harbour">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Neanderthal&#8217;s brain shape and volume similar to modern humans</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Broad]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Hybrid cat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humans are human-animals]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This research totally debunks the often quoted cliché that Neanderthals were thick brutes. They were not if one compares brain shape and volume of Neanderthals with our brain shape and size. Brain shape and volume varies with different races across the planet. And the variation in brain shape and volume of the Neanderthals falls ... <p class="read-more-container"><a title="Neanderthal&#8217;s brain shape and volume similar to modern humans" class="read-more button" href="https://pictures-of-cats.org/neanderthals-brain-shape-and-volume-similar-to-modern-humans.html#more-184904" aria-label="Read more about Neanderthal&#8217;s brain shape and volume similar to modern humans">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Trump&#8217;s stumble when ushered off stage indicative of his fragility at 79</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Broad]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[At the recent shooting at the White House Correspondents&#8217; Diner, Trump was rapidly ushered off stage by Secret Service personnel. He stumbled &#8211; fell really &#8211; which was quite noticeable. And, yes, it was an incredibly stressful situation but I think that stumble is indicative of his age: the biomechanical defects that creep up ... <p class="read-more-container"><a title="Trump&#8217;s stumble when ushered off stage indicative of his fragility at 79" class="read-more button" href="https://pictures-of-cats.org/trumps-stumble-when-ushered-off-stage-indicative-of-his-fragility-at-79.html#more-184895" aria-label="Read more about Trump&#8217;s stumble when ushered off stage indicative of his fragility at 79">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The $30 Billion Burn Rate: Inside the U.S. Missile Shortfall After the Iran War</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Broad]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This data and working has been produced by AI (Bing Co-pilot) on my strict instructions. Here is some data on the extraordinary amount &#8211; in terms of numbers and value &#8211; of munitions used (mostly missiles) by the US in the war against Iran. The extravagant usage is symptomatic of the Trump MO. And ... <p class="read-more-container"><a title="The $30 Billion Burn Rate: Inside the U.S. Missile Shortfall After the Iran War" class="read-more button" href="https://pictures-of-cats.org/the-30-billion-burn-rate-inside-the-u-s-missile-shortfall-after-the-iran-war.html#more-184893" aria-label="Read more about The $30 Billion Burn Rate: Inside the U.S. Missile Shortfall After the Iran War">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>AI created pet melodrama video is almost flawless</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Broad]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:04:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AI]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This video almost fooled me into believing it is genuine but no. It ain&#8217;t. It is superbly created. In fact it is too well made because human video creators of this sort don&#8217;t make videos this slick. The lighting is always impeccable. Every moment of the story has been captured by a video camera ... <p class="read-more-container"><a title="AI created pet melodrama video is almost flawless" class="read-more button" href="https://pictures-of-cats.org/ai-created-pet-melodrama-video-is-almost-flawless.html#more-184891" aria-label="Read more about AI created pet melodrama video is almost flawless">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
		
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