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In a hilarious twist, Europeans complaining about high fuel prices due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz are being confronted by Persian accounts, who are reminding them of their condescending attitude towards the Persian people when they rose up against their Islamist oppressors in January.

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“Another institutional abuse”:

survivor of Irish mother and baby institutions, who lives in London, can’t afford to accept compensation.

Read more about my client Rosemary Adaser & the c. 13,000 survivors still waiting for action by the UK Government:

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Can a Member State be expelled or suspended from the EU? Updated overview of Article 7 TEU Professor Steve Peers , University of Essex With the re-election of the Orban government in Hungary, some of its critics are calli...

Some thoughts on the EU law issues arising from the Hungarian elections.

First of all, my earlier blog post on the suspension of EU membership or expulsion from the EU 1/
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2022/04/can-...

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[1] Dublin City Centre has been shut down since Wednesday & Ireland’s main oil refinery is blockaded over fuel protests by farmers & hauliers. The protests are dominated by actual farmers & lorry drivers, but the far right has sought to infiltrate & take over. Here’s a fact check!

THIS IS SERIOUS❗️

Singer-Songwriters & Musicians Take Heed ‼️

Video: Singer-Songwriter Murphy Campbell from North Carolina

My Jaxx? Basement.

Building Tanks While the Ukrainians Master Drones

Last month, on my way home from Kyiv, I passed through Germany to visit one of the world’s largest weapons manufacturers. My hope was to see its response to the rise of drone warfare.

Read more on smry.ai: smry.ai/https://www

I hope no one needs an MRI this year.

The world's largest producer of liquified helium is in Qatar and is shut off. We just got a notice that our supply for the year will be at least cut in half.

No one could have predicted this (unless they thought about it).

Inside the Supply Chain Funneling Irish Alumina to Russian Rockets Leaked transaction data reveals how a major refinery in Ireland feeds into the aluminum supply chain of Russian weapons manufacturers arming Putin’s forces as they attack Ukraine.

Inside the Supply Chain Funneling Irish Alumina to Russian Rockets

Leaked transaction data reveals how a major refinery in Ireland feeds into the aluminum supply chain of Russian weapons manufacturers arming Putin’s forces as they attack Ukraine.

www.occrp.org/en/investiga...

Kat.

I wrote about Kat.

Don't take her for granted. Cuz when it's all said & done, you're gonna be taking a shower 1 day or driving your car or doing laundry & it's gonna hit you like a ton of bricks that you didn't make her feel like the only womyn in the world receiving all the love in the world.

Two Wombles of Wimbledon.

The lesson the Trumpists taught the world: hang tough for a fortnight and it goes away.

If you haven't had your say on the plans for College Green already, it's very simple and easy - and this evening is your last chance

🚨Backtrack from von der Leyen just now after blowback to her rules-based order speech

"Our unwavering commitment to pursuit of peace, principles of the UN Charter and to international law are as central today as they were at our creation. We will always uphold these principles"

Russian strike kills seven, including two children, in Ukraine's Kharkiv, governor says A Russian missile ​strike killed ‌at least seven people, including ​two children, ​in Ukraine's city of ⁠Kharkiv, regional ​governor Oleh ​said on Saturday.

Russian strike kills seven, including two children, in Ukraine's Kharkiv, governor says reut.rs/4b53BYB

Horrified by the death of our Massachusetts neighbor Emmanuel Damas in ICE custody. He was denied medical care for months.

I’m sending his family my deepest condolences. A family who has been robbed of their brother & son.

Emmanuel is at least the tenth person to die in ICE custody this year.

My latest "forcing myself to be on camera" summary of a recent article. I did this in one take (you can tell 😂) and I'm trying not to obsess over my filler words or odd facial expressions. The study I'm talking about is genuinely fascinating. It's linked from my article 🧪⚛️
tinyurl.com/mt7xx46w

When someone says „Scientists do not want you to know“ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.

Why?

#news #Iran #venezuela #ukraine

Junior Chemists Science Camp is landing in Tuam, Galway on 11th April, 10am to 12pm.

For children 5-12 years old

Places are limited
BOOK;
junioreinsteinsscienceclub.com/science-camps-list-kids-...

#GalwayKids #junioreinsteins #STEMeducation #Galway #Tuam

A weekend when a decade happened But Operation Epic Fury is not the only potentially epic news

"Often we spend so much time considering the Great Man theory of history to the detriment of the Big Tech theory of history."

This - from Nick Bryant - is one of the most thoughtful pieces I've read about this weekend's momentous world events. historyneverended.substack.com/p/a-weekend-...

The U.S. Senate must be clear: no war with Iran.

🇭🇺 Several Hungarian opposition parties have withdrawn from the April elections to avoid splitting the vote and boost Magyar’s Tisza party, which is currently leading Orbán’s Fidesz in the polls, - FT

"Show what you looked like before you joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine."

#Ukrainian Warriors share photos from life before joining the military and from the battlefield today.

📷: dr.velichko / khoma_khomickiy / vitsikkkk / drewndel / Threads

a cartoon guy - the truth is, some days, i don't give it my best. i don't even give it my all. i can manage only to give it my some, and it's not even that great. but i'm still here and i'm still trying. so, that's gotta count for something right? Nanea Hoffman

Artist: Nanea Hoffman

Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve been to:

MC Hammer (1989)
Basement Jaxx (2001)
The Flaming Lips (2004)
Dr John (2008?)
Rufus Wainwright (2014)