What does Maga-land look like? Let me show you America's unbeautiful suburban sprawl | Alexander Hurst I drove 2,000 miles with a French friend across my home country – and saw the endless nowhere land that is the crucible of Trumpism, says Guardian Europe correspondent Alexander Hurst

Hi,
It's been a while, hope everyone is well.
I really enjoy this writer, perhaps some of you will too.
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I grew up Muslim in a Catholic community – and Mary represented common ground | Zeyneb Sayılgan Despite some theological differences, both denominations look to her as an inspiration for cultivating compassion and hope, says scholar Zeyneb Sayılgan

Something I learnt today.
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Saturday LRP group run up to Sacré Coeur - bit steep going up there.

This...THIS is an essay in the best sense of the word, and I urge you to take a few minutes from your day and read it.

Quite enjoying this being off work lark.

Majority of Brexit voters ‘would accept free movement’ to access single market Europe-wide polling finds UK and EU leaders now out of step with public opinion and pursue ‘ambitious reset’

Majority of Brexit voters ‘would accept free movement’ to access single market new polling finds

This could be because surge in net migration to UK after 2016 meant Brexit was no longer seen by its supporters as the answer on immigration, the report suggested

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Use frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine, says EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas, the EU’s new high representative for foreign affairs, said Kyiv had a legitimate claim for compensation Billions of Russian state funds frozen in the European Union should be used to aid Ukraine, the EU’s top diplomat has said. Kaja…

Use frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine, says EU’s top diplomat

Got a few days off so I had a bit of a lie-in before lacing up the runners this morning.
Leftfield provided aural encouragement.

Spread the word, people. The quicker I get to 100,000 followers the quicker we can get this Apocalypse thing over with.

LRP Saturday 6' group run

That was a bit of a struggle

Good on you, & also CHOON!

Saturday morning LRP gathering at about 1°C

Fairly sure he declares tax residence in Monaco, fiscally distinct from France, where he basically won't pay tax.

Not sure if Elon is throttling me so I’m posting both this post and the same post on the other platform as an experiment. Let me know if you see this!

A Funny Thing Happened on The Way To Your Phone: Thinking About Bluesky Ever since Elon Musk bought Twitter two years ago, those who despise his evolving mix of predatory trolling, stunted emotional development and right-wing extremism have been hoping for an alternative.

Like Josh Marshall, I am much less interested in stories about social media than in, you know, using social media for what I need to do. He nonetheless thinks something about this is worth writing about, and again, I agree.

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Chef José Andrés has been to Ukraine and seen things there first hand. Now he’s invited Joe Rogan to go there with him, instead of spout Russian disinformation. Class act.

‘What many of us feel’: why ‘enshittification’ is Macquarie Dictionary’s word of the year The committee’s honourable mentions went to ‘right to disconnect’ and ‘rawdogging’

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I'll divide by 1.61, took my a while to adjust as well.
Do not talk to me about Farenheit however 😂

Ah, seems there's some technical issue 🤣

going to keep saying: it's important for basic functioning for a society to discourage baldfaced lying

Shot of Mar-a-lago bathroom with classified docs stacked in boxes

Only biological males with cakey orange foundation and 34 felony convictions may use this bathroom.

Mueller didn’t say he was innocent.
Cannon didn’t say he was innocent.
Merchan didn’t say he was innocent.
Chutkan didn’t say he was innocent.
Jack Smith didn’t say he was innocent.

He got away with all of it.
And not a one of them said he was innocent of any of it.

Not one.

I remember during the Brexit referendum that leading Brexiteers *insisted* that they were not isolationists and little Englanders.

They *were* team players, but it was just the EU was wrong.

But then they wanted out of Single Market… then ECHR…

…and now UN and ICC too.

They are not team players.

Maybe misheard, but fairly sure the 6Music presenter on air right now just mentioned this blue sky place 😄

Danish parenting tests under fire after baby removed from Greenlandic mother Campaigners say psychometric tests are discriminatory amid protests over case of Keira Alexandra Kronvold

This is horrendous

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Bonjour 👋
Weird weather - this time last week it was around 4°C, all warm hat, gloves, snood, 3 layers : this morning 16°, shorts & t-shirt.
Peace to everyone dealing with Burt, especially down in the Pontypridd area🙏

🚨UPDATE: Lord Woodley’s Bill to end the cruel injustice of the #IPPscandal has passed its 2nd Reading. The question now is will the Prime Minister do the right thing & give the Bill government time for a full & proper Committee Stage?

Let’s not wait for the next ITV drama to do what’s right