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"When you can buy your way out of any mistake, when you can fire anyone who disagrees with you, when your social circle consists entirely of people who need something from you, the basic mechanism by which humans learn that other people are real goes dark"

Here's What It Will Take For The Next President To Reverse Everything Trump Has Renamed For Himself How soon can we change it back to 'The Kennedy Center'?

"It’s a geographical form of self-aggrandizement that we typically see in cults of personality associated with authoritarian dictators”
@reubenroseredwood.bsky.social on Trump's 'toponymic narcissism'
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Sorry to hear this. Solidarity with all facing similar situations

Charges laid after apple crumble and custard thrown at crown jewels Police say there is a ‘clear difference between lawful protest and criminal acts’

Don't trifle with the crown jewels!
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248 US military flights over Ireland went unreported due to ‘administrative error’ Irish Times investigation finds almost 250 more overflights than previously disclosed by Department of Foreign Affairs

🧐
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The Cost of Loving I love you more than life itself but I swear I’ll love you better if you let me turn the heating off and you wear another sweater. I cannot get enough of you – I’m completely in your thrall. I love to watch you bending over to unplug the telly at the wall. Yes, you’re the only one for me, my sweet and fragrant flower – now you’ve ditched your daily bath for a cost-efficient shower. Make no mistake, I love you loads, you send my head into a spin. Our cycle’s set to eco-wash: let’s cram as much as we can in. My cup of love’s full to the brim, it overflows, my petal. So make yourself a brew with me, but don’t overfill the kettle.

Today’s poem is called ‘The Cost of Loving’.

#f1 #communication #research | SPRING Sport Research Network Our second webinar starts on Wednesday! You can read all the details here: https://lnkd.in/esn27B-4 Don't forget to register: https://lnkd.in/en3FzCFh #F1 #communication #research

SPRING Sport Research Network - forthcoming webinar
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Europe’s last coal – a photo essay In Poland, 80,000 people still work in coalmines – the last in the European Union that is fully committed to the energy transition. Once active mines are being converted to other uses, and yet coal is...

Down the mines: Coal, tradition and the green transition in Silesia.
Photo essay by Alessandro Gandolfi
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80 million people globally claim Irish ancestry – why the release of 1926 Irish census records is so momentous Plus, tips for your own census search once it’s released.

@ciarab.bsky.social on the release of 1926 Irish census records
theconversation.com/80-million-p...

President Connolly warns of global shift to 'might is right' in first overseas speech During her address, President Connolly made several critical remarks which seemed to point the finger at western powers.

"How have we moved from the crystal-clear language of the UN Charter championing human rights to the crystal-clear language that now champions ‘might is right’?..how could we get to this point that we need a conference in defence of democracy"
@president.ie
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Government and civil servants uneasy over President’s choice of first overseas trip Catherine Connolly will meet Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, but not her counterpart, the king of Spain

It seems some would prefer @president.ie to cosy up to war criminals and their apologists!
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Ep 6: Lords of Misrule, w Andy Storey – The Party Line YouTube video by The Ditch

Lords of misrule
@wereontheditch.bsky.social
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The Question    Erm, well – I begin, shifting nervously in my chair –  if it’s true there is no heaven and no hell,   no eternity or long hereafter,   no divine plan or offstage direction from an invisible hand,  then how do we make sense of it all,  how do we make our way through this life, this glorious, ridiculous, ramshackle world of ours,  with its wars and brutality, conflicts and petty arguments,  the ten thousand tiny acts of kindness   which happen unnoticed before breakfast,  and all that love and pain, happiness and loneliness  that comes to us unannounced, by turns,   as if we ourselves were pitched daily   onto the waves of one of its vast, mysterious oceans,  not knowing whether today is the day we drown  or we find ourselves washed up   on some strange but friendly shore?     Mmm – you say, after a lengthy silence –  what I meant was … do you have any questions   about the job?  Brian Bilston

Today’s poem is called ‘The Question’.

Government and civil servants uneasy over President’s choice of first overseas trip Catherine Connolly will meet Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, but not her counterpart, the king of Spain

It seems some would prefer @president.ie to cosy up to war criminals and their apologists!
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

President Connolly warns of global shift to 'might is right' in first overseas speech During her address, President Connolly made several critical remarks which seemed to point the finger at western powers.

"How have we moved from the crystal-clear language of the UN Charter championing human rights to the crystal-clear language that now champions ‘might is right’?..how could we get to this point that we need a conference in defence of democracy"
@president.ie
www.thejournal.ie/president-co...

80 million people globally claim Irish ancestry – why the release of 1926 Irish census records is so momentous Plus, tips for your own census search once it’s released.

@ciarab.bsky.social on the release of 1926 Irish census records
theconversation.com/80-million-p...

Say it isn't so!

"Once the absolute pinnacle of global football, then a terrible shadow of its former self. This has, in Orban and Fidesz's hands, turned into a narrative about how great Hungary once was before the communists crushed the great football tradition"
@davidgoldblatt.bsky.social

Sounds accurate!

Hungary election: How football has helped Orban keep power Viktor Orban is a football fanatic but has long used the sport as a political tool, both in Hungary and abroad. With polls predicting election defeat, he could also lose his chance of hosting the Cham...

"Investing in football infrastructure in these communities... is a tangible, visible form of patronage that reinforces the message that Orban's government cares about Hungarians beyond the country's borders"
@gyozomolnar.bsky.social on football, diaspora, identity
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wereontheditch on Instagram: "The Ditch: The Party Line | Episode 6:Lords of Misrule‘Europe is now talking about not a new Green Deal, but an interventionist app…" The Ditch: The Party Line | Episode 6:Lords of Misrule‘Europe is now talking about not a new Green Deal, but an interventionist approach built around militarisation, where to reflate the European economy, you’re going to have this massive expenditure on armaments which, as it goes, is actually one of the stupidest interventionist policies, economic interventionist policies you can have because you’ve got enormous leakage from a military investment programme. A lot of it would be spent on US weaponry, for example. If you were to invest this in renewables, in a serious switch to renewable energy, you’d get much more bang for your buck. But it’s interesting that the World Bank is now acknowledging that, yes, maybe we have to rethink all this. And, of course, what it reflects is the fact that the bank always bows to its biggest shareholder, which is the United States.’Out now.

Lords of misrule...
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Why the US and Israel’s alliance endures – even when it strains For decades, the US has been unequivocal in its support for Israel.

"Even where Israeli actions risk escalation or complicate diplomacy, US support remains intact – rooted in a broader convergence of interests centred on maintaining regional dominance"
theconversation.com/why-the-us-a...

British lawmakers are in a jam over changes to the definition of marmalade British lawmakers are in a jam as a debate simmers over changes to the definition of marmalade, a beloved breakfast spread made of citrus fruits.

The great marmalade debate!
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The Secret Life of Campus Wildlife Insights from a Christmas wildlife survey at St John's Campus

The secret life of campus wildlife @worcesteruni.bsky.social
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Why windfarms and electricity pylons have become a major issue in the Welsh election Green policies including wind farms are turning into a battleground for the Welsh election.

Politics, pylons and protest
@woodszzp.bsky.social
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‘I thought it was me as a doctor’: 10 of the best political excuses ever From Boris Johnson to Rudy Giuliani, top politicians have come up with some imaginative justifications for alleged misbehavior.

Badger spotting, tractor watching and other imaginative excuses
@politico.com
www.politico.eu/article/i-th...

Streeting suggests welfare budget cuts may have to pay for extra defence spending | LBC Wes Streeting has suggested the welfare budget may need to be cut in order to help fund more defence spending.

Bombs over bread 😤
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Trades Union Congress (TUC) on Instagram: "Gather round to hear the tale of Smudge, the trade union cat." 5,223 likes, 57 comments - tradesunioncongress on March 27, 2026: "Gather round to hear the tale of Smudge, the trade union cat.".

Workers (and cats), unite!
www.instagram.com/p/DWYlukwDEG...

Trades Union Congress (TUC) on Instagram: "Gather round to hear the tale of Smudge, the trade union cat." 5,223 likes, 57 comments - tradesunioncongress on March 27, 2026: "Gather round to hear the tale of Smudge, the trade union cat.".

Workers (and cats), unite!
www.instagram.com/p/DWYlukwDEG...