Late cherry blossom

Where will the international coterie of ultra-conservative and fascist journalists, politicians, and charlatans previously funded by the Orbán regime turn for money now?

wait until after the local elections?

Thank you, Mahon and Kyoto colleagues, for being such generous hosts.

Pope says ‘world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants’ amid feud with Trump’s White House Pontiff denounces leaders who invoke religion to justify war, after US bishops offer him support after Vance remarks

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

And Trump does not understand informal empire at all.

maybe he ought to be encouraged to keep a lower profile throughout?

Would the Pope consider excommunicating those who dare lecture him on theological matters?

Shops/restaurants that force their customers to order online are typically the ones to be avoided.

We should all read Samuel Beckett.

Ein sehr schöner Text!

Presumably, Iran sent top-level and experienced diplomats to negotiate with the American amateurs led by Mr Vance.

Have seen the same with flights to Japan. It is not only the fuel surcharges that drive up prices but also the lower availability of flights, as the Gulf-based airlines are not an option rn.

In Japan too, posting letters is cheap and fun.

Sounds like a form of piracy, enabled by Trump and his cronies.

unlike many other despots, he won a democratic election. Makes it even more unsettling. Let's wait and see.

Yes, but who in the US has the guts and the power to remove Mr Trump?

Your observation is astute. Remains to be seen how long ceasefire will last. Question also over whether peace and stability are possible with Mr Trump.

The US President openly threatens genocide. Shame on him and his backers.

Stell Dir den Unterschied zu heute vor: ein anspruchsvolles Lehrbuch (so etwas hatten wir auch, z.B. für Deutsch mit Texten von Ernst Jandl, Friederike Mayröcker usw) gegen AI training.

Goeschel, Christian / Hedinger, Daniel | München 38 Die Welt am Scheideweg. 2026. 978-3-406-83045-7. München 38 steht für Appeasement gegenüber Aggressoren. Denn auf der Münchner Konferenz gaben Chambe…

www.chbeck.de/goeschel-hed...

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Trump uses Neville Chamberlain jibe to mock Starmer over stance on Iran As UK PM resists pressure to back airstrikes, US president invokes British leader known for his policy of appeasement

This from Trump who has done more than anyone else to appease the wanted war criminal Putin.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Young cherry tree in full blossom.

Happy Easter. May the months ahead bring peace.

Happy Easter. Quite a remarkable statement indeed.

True.

We have been hearing for weeks that the war against Iran will be over within a matter of weeks.

Everything that was previously impossible, repugnant or unacceptable seems to be normalised in the current global context.

I had exactly the same first reaction.

Is this news for April Fools‘ Day?

Students: if you really think that generative AI can do things better than you - not just quicker, but better - then why would anyone hire you? It is such a huge gamble to take that these tools will be around in this form in 2, 3, or 4 years and that you will never be in a work situation where you