Finally the devil met his match in Satan after underestimating him - I'm sure both are men/masculine so 'him' fits naturally - and now nothing is Strait again.

Two weeks that pushed Trump to the edge. Is his presidency unravelling? The president has opened fissures in his base by starting a war he couldn’t finish with Iran, stoking inflation and offending Christians. Barred from running again, he may feel he has nothing to lose

“Donald Trump is a wounded political animal. There’s no fading away for this guy. The more damaged he gets, the more reckless he gets and he is...”
- Larry Jacobs, Director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota

www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Photographer hopes to track down man and baby captured in candid black and white photo in Derbyshire cafe during the 1980s A photographer who captured award-winning images of a young man and a baby in a Buxton cafe is hoping to track down the people he photographed almost 40 years ago.

As the saying goes, "Nothing is new under the sun" ish. 🎉

Nigeria late 90s, that'd be me with a child tied on my back with wrapper to go to the market, fetch water, cook etc. That child is now a brilliant 29y.o. woman with a successful career. #MenMother

www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/people/...

Pope says world ‘is being ravaged by tyrants’ as row with Trump continues The pontiff has been a vocal opponent of the U.S. and Israel’s military operations against Iran, and Washington’s attempts to portray it as a religious crusade.

The Pope says, 'BRING IT ON!' 💪🏾💪🏾

“Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth... ” 💯

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The Prime Minister of the UK is always quick to condemn individuals demeanours such as the case of #Kneecap, #KanyeWest, #Antisemistism. Yet his pal Trump is threatening genocide - comparatively deadlier offence on humanity - and Kier Stammer stays schtum. Such a weasel!

#Iran #Trump #USA #Israel

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., attends a news conference in the U.S. Capitol. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

AOC: “This is a threat of genocide & merits removal from office. The President’s mental faculties are collapsing & cannot be trusted.

To every individual in the President’s chain of command: You have a duty to refuse illegal orders. That includes carrying out this threat”

The irony of imposing 'justice' through wholesale destruction of a society's infrastructure and the deliberate infliction of suffering and death on civilian populations leaves one wondering what justice these self-declared righteous Christians are talking about.

#Iran #USA #Trump #Israel

Tories urge Waitrose to reinstate worker sacked 'after tackling shoplifter' The Waitrose employee says he was dismissed from his job after 17 years for trying to stop a theft of Easter eggs.

Oh my! I love this. Thank you, Waitrose.

"As a responsible employer, we never want to be in a position where we are notifying families of a tragedy because someone tried to stop a theft. Nothing we sell is worth risking lives for."
#Equity #LivesOverWealth

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Afcon 2025: Morocco declared the winners after Caf overturns final defeat by Senegal Morocco declared the winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after the Confederation of African Football overturns the result of their final defeat by Senegal.

This verdict by #CAF is sloppy and smells of corruption. How did a decision based on clear rules in the quoted Articles 82 and 84 end up taking two months to reach? 🤯

#Africa #Football #Morocco #Senegal #AfricaCupOfNations

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

1/ Three years ago, we completely changed the way we review and publish research articles.

Today, we’re taking a look at how it’s going and what’s next.

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Pride Events UK 2026 | UK LGBTQ+ Festivals Calendar Discover the ultimate UK LGBTQ+ festivals calendar with 2026 pride events across the UK including Brighton, Blackpool, Brighton & more. Searchable database and UK Pride map so you can easily find the ...

Here; 2026 dates of most LGBTQ+ Pride events in the UK - and some in Ireland. Find your local, join and stand up for #Equality.

Alert:⚠️ @weareukblackpride.bsky.social UK Black Pride is missing

#PrideIsAProtest
www.caffersart.co.uk/pages/pride-...

Congratulations @elife.bsky.social! PKP is thrilled to be among your partners 🤝

PKP's Juan Pablo Alperin (@juancommander.scholcommlab.ca) shared a bit about our partnership: forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/elife-and-...

@wellcometrust.bsky.social does this --> #SustainOpen

#FOSS #OpenAccess #AcademicSky

Wary allies show there's no quick fix to Trump's Iran crisis European leaders are hesitant to help Trump secure the Strait of Hormuz, but they know inaction on the Iran war is not really an option.

"What does Trump expect from a handful of European frigates that the powerful US navy cannot do?"
- Boris Pistorius, Germany's Defence Minister🤣

Sometimes, your own self-sufficiency can bits you in the butt. 🤞🏾

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Trump may be unable to end the war he started with Iran, even if he wanted to | CNN A war that is “won” but also “not finished yet.” An “excursion” that requires Iran’s “unconditional surrender.” President Donald Trump’s rhetorical knots fit well with his style of dictating America’s...

"The “win” in war is not as it is in sports: a score does not declare the victor after a previously agreed duration."
- @cnn.com

#Iraq #USA #Israel #ImposedDemocracy #Misunderstood #SelfInterests

www.cnn.com/2026/03/12/m...

Reading my first Danielle Steel in over a decade: 'A Mother's Love'. She's gently but intricately woven domestic abuse in, as a real - and not fictional - issue. This line got me:

"The goal at the shelter was to break the cycle that kept the women trapped in abusive relationships forever."

Wow! Just learned something new while attending a friend's British citizenship ceremony in Manchester.

That Emmeline Pankhurst was also a Registrar of Births and Deaths [in Manchester]. L

#Women #PublicService #CivicDuty #EmmelinePankhurst

An 'epidemic' of violence: The women and girls killed by men last year We tracked reports and contacted police and prosecutors for a deeper look at the situation across UK.

"... for many women, it is the homes they go back to that are just as dangerous."
#DomesticViolence #Women #Safety

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

They don't call them war these days. Between two friends, one says his is, 'Special Military Operation'; but the other went with 'Operation Epic Fury'!

Wildly enough neither friend's camps agree with the other's fancy Operations based on justice. Justice, you ask?

#Putin #Trump #TheirWars

I can understand. Take my response as an annotation for those who might misread as their victory.

" #Communities stand at the intersection of forces reshaping our world through artificial intelligence. AI systems can influence opportunities, amplify inequities, & redefine agency; sometimes empowering, other times constraining"

Join me Wed 4th in @bodleian.ox.ac.uk's to hear my full idea. #OxFOS

Naaah! I doubt the Greens are taking lessons from pretentious politicians who believe in cliches and the sound of their own voice. 😀

In that interview, @heidialexander.bsky.social spent time attacking other parties than setting out what her govt WILL ACTUALLY do, like on transport - her own portfolio - which is holding people back and making lives difficult in towns and regions beyond London and the major cities.

Listening to @heidialexander.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4 earlier this morning, it's clear that Keir Starmer and his cabinet are complacent, tone-deaf, convinced they know best and take the electorate for fools. Same arrogance displayed by the Tories just two years ago.

As a panellist, with a different (literal) perspective, I can now say with confidence that this is the segment of the scholarly research communications community that collects laptop stickers #CopimConference

Beyond Accessibility session need to happen more at other industry conferences. Though I missed Tobe Amadi's presentation, the focus on usabililty aspect by @anicazeyen.bsky.social's presentation is on point. Open Access tends to miss these issues.
#CopimConference #Accessibility

Bias declared: 😉

Pleased to hear the activities going on in my native #Nigeria to advance Open Access within, and using local contexts. Well done, Fatimah Jibril Abduldayan frm Nigerian Maritime Uni. With @wacren.bsky.social involved, sure its replicating across West Africa.
#CopimConference

This. Here. Is the crux of the matter!

Scholars while being the main recipient - or victims - of most decisions in the scholarly communication space, are at the same time, the least involved in co-creating these frameworks that impact them.

Credit: @openreflections.bsky.social

#CopimConference

Yep, all is well. Thanks for asking. It was great to share together at #R2RConf

"Scaling small allows for the collective coordination of resources across a diverse ecology of orgs that creates a meta 'community of communities'..." - Dr Janneke Adema, Cultural and Media Theorist; keynote: #CopimConference

It's that "community of communities"!

I moved from in-person #R2RConf to virtual #CopimConference. Sadly couldn't stay on in London due to last minute matters. Jealous of you, @simonjbains.bsky.social