impossible to overstate how poisonous this shit is. dudes on the street smiling and waving at your toddler are an indicator of a happy and functional community

This the way. Also true for train stations (although with notable - and indeed noble! - exceptions, they are not as well provisioned as airports).

we owe our evolutionary success to our social behavior; interdependence is our species' primary survival strategy. it's isolation that will get you killed in an apocalyptic scenario, not the other way around.

(I do unfortunately have the Northern disease where you get disproportionately excited when you recognise somewhere local.)

Hi hello, is that Jesmond Dene? If so, hope you’re enjoying the north 😊

VERY COOL PERSON: It's four-twenty, you know what that means?

ME: Hell yeah! [starts shoving blackbirds into a pie]

'Against the tide': More Israelis and Palestinians now choose to grieve together The Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony Is Now in Its 21st Year. One of Its Organizers Says That People Are Now Joining Faster After the Loss of Their Loved Ones, Understanding 'They Can't...

I often get the sense that American leftists write off joint Israeli-Palestinian activism as naive kumbaya shit but whenever I read something like this I am blown away by the strength of people who have endured the worst losses possible and yet still show up with compassion for the “enemy”

The peace of God, which passeth all understanding

at least it'll make England fans feel at home

"The next day was Sunday again.
The caterpillar ate through one nice leaf,
and after that he felt better."

Archbishop of Canterbury calls for members of the Anglican Communion to join Pope Leo in calling for peace

I stand with the Pope in call for peace, says Archbishop of Canterbury “I urge Anglicans across the Church of England and the Anglican Communion to join with His Holiness in raising our…

a medieval drawing of two knights embracing

close friends, france, 15th century

Migrants are making false domestic abuse allegations to stay in the UK, BBC investigation finds In the third part of an undercover investigation, the BBC reveals how rules aimed at protecting abuse victims are being exploited.

It’s genuinely staggering how little substance there is to today’s instalment of the BBC’s attempt to create a national crisis out of a few unproven allegations of immigration fraud 1/

Durham Cathedral, 1926, photo by E.O. Hoppé, German-born British photographer (1878-1972).

This was my exact thought when I saw this story - i feel like this has been THE binary search example for at least 7 years at this point??

🎶
Your own personalized Jesus
Someone who’s an AI
For one ninety nine

Your own personalized Jesus
Coming from “Just Like Me”
Used to be free

Reach out and touch screen

Lebanon: ICRC outraged by deadly strikes in densely populated areas The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is outraged by the devastating death and destruction in densely populated areas across Lebanon today following intensified military operations.

Difficult to describe how unusual it is for @icrc.org to speak publicly like this.

"Heavy explosive weapons with wide-area effects struck densely populated urban areas, including the capital Beirut, without effective advance warnings."

ICRC Outraged by Deadly Strikes in Densely Populated Areas

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Indentured labourers typically had shorter periods of indenture than this in the 19-th century British empire.

It has been six years since the Gender Autonomy Act was passed in Iceland. In those six years, none of the usual fears that anti-trans advocates warn against have manifested - and trans people, non-binary people and intersex people have enjoyed increased rights and protections.

Italy celebrated the resurrection of Christ by making sure that innocent people continue to drown in their dozens and then threatening the samaritans trying to save them

71 people are still missing

Who ARE you people who think Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto no.2 is better than Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis???

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! Trans saints have always been with us, from St Theodora of Alexandria to Pauli Murray, to name just two we covered on the pod.

Trans folks are sacred, and reveal to us the creativity that is at the heart of the image of God. Thank you for being you.

Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay

ULVEANGREB! KVINDE BIDT I ANSIGTET!

Det giver 3 minutters indslag på DR. Hvilke billeder giver det dig?

Det viser sig, at kvinden - som opsøgte ulven i forsøg på at hjælpe den udenfor igen - fik en flænge ved mundvigen.

Det er imponerende, hvor stærkt et greb, det dyr har om vores opmærksomhed.

And I must also mention the Ven @revrachelmann.bsky.social, who has written a number of cracking books, also including a prize-winning collection of poetry, “Eleanor among the Saints.”

This being Transgender Day of Visibility, I would like to note for the benefit of those Anglicans who unaccountably not encountered his work, @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social is a fine poet and many of his poems are good Holy Week reading.

Having workers who do nothing for some of the day is a good thing and a sign that your hiring and staffing practices are correct: how else would they be able to handle peak periods?
If your employees are constantly busy, you are understaffed.

As I’ve said before, I’m opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances, but this is abandoning any pretence at justice and equality before the law.

I try to explain why data quality is an increasing challenge for pollsters, and why this is a particular problem when it comes to "young men".

Key bit below on the lack of an incentive to fix it, and why YouGov aren't really the baddie here.