The Brits appear ready to shame the US news media into covering this, distracted as they are by gazing at their own navels ...

Good. It’s easy to forget that climate change denial & shilling for fossil fuel companies provided a template for Tufton Street, Brexit & pretty much every egregious example of persuading populations to vote against their own interests. The story of Don Pearlman should be taught in kindergartens…

This coming from a guy who received five draft deferments during the Vietnam era, including one medical deferment that was attributed to “bone spurs” in his heels.

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ICYMI — new HUNGARY 🇭🇺 PM Magyar says Netanyahu will be arrested if he goes to Hungary

A poster with a colorful stack of books on the left and this text on the right: “Hey, Teenagers: Pay close attention to the books people try to ban. Then, make a beeline to read those books, if you can. Find out for yourself why those people want that book banned. Find out for yourself if they can be trusted to know what’s best for you.” ~ Jeff Zentner

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK

"Hey, Teenagers: Pay close attention to the books people try to ban. Then, make a beeline to read those books, if you can. Find out for yourself why those people want that book banned. Find out for yourself if they can be trusted to know what’s best for you.”
~ Jeff Zentner

Magyar Péter (Ne féljetek) * ... @magyarpeterMP Until 31 May, the Orbán puppets may voluntarily step down from their positions. This applies to the President of Hungary, the President of the Curia, the President of the National Office for the Judiciary, the President of the Constitutional Court, and the Prosecutor General. On 12 April, the Hungarian people voted for a complete political transformation. If these officials do not step down voluntarily by 31 May, then - on the basis of the mandate received from millions of Hungarians — we will remove them from office.

Hungary’s Péter Magyar issues an ultimatum.

The Irish origins of an increasingly popular theology in the US Believers of rapture theology assert there will be a second coming of Jesus Christ and a day of judgment

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...

Governor Tim Walz — "We are sick of this. A weak, reckless, Idiotic president just threw us into a war nobody asked for. No threat existed. No objectives were set. No exit plan exists. This is pure fascism." #cdnpoli

Keep Walking The Walk,Mayor Mamdani.......

This illustrates the need for broad and comprehensive reforms with money in politics. We need an international “No Dictators Day” before he steps up his attack on the nation he was supposed to govern, not humiliate. 😱🤬

This man is our nation’s enemy. He must be impeached. The world is watching.. 🤺🇺🇸

📌MEDIA: Stop calling Jared Kushner a "high-level negotiator." He's a damn thief operating in his repulsive family's best interests not ours.

This war is so damn confusing. It’s why we shouldn’t let drunks and dementia patients run it.

I wonder if he’s big enough to give Andy Burnham a peerage in his resignation honours? If he cares about the Labour Party’s future it would be the right move.

That is reassuring.

Nigel Farage vows to deport small boat migrants who were granted asylum Reform UK says it would review five years of claims, leaving up to 400,000 people potentially facing removal if the party wins power

A turd in human shape…

Nigel Farage vows to deport small boat migrants who were granted asylum

www.thetimes.com/article/9c46...

Trump’s presidency is what evil looks like: absurd, frightening, cruel | Nesrine Malik Commentators have said that the US president’s clownishness and lack of ideology somehow make him less dangerous. They’re wrong, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

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This is what we want!

Oh that smug face you just want to...

A stained glass window commissioned by the parents of Sarah d'Avigdor Goldsmid who was drowned aged 21 with two friends. When he revisited for the installation of the window, Chagall said, 'It's magnificent. I will do them all.' He went on to complete another 11 windows there. Sarah lies dead in the sea with grieving figures looking on, her mother to the left, holding her 2 daughters. Another grieving figure is lower right. Sarah is floating in a sea of brilliant deep blue, and is borne to the shore on the right. Above her a red horse (symbol of joy for Chagall) carries her to a ladder leading to a benevolent Christ figure on the cross, surrounded by angels. The window is in shades of deep to pale blue, with areas highlighted with glowing yellow, eg, angel wings and behind a ladder leading to crucified Christ, plus the red horse and ladder.

#StainedGlassSunday
Marc Chagall designed all 12 windows in All Saints Church, Tudeley Kent working w his glassworker in Reims 1962-85.
A Russian Jew, he initially agreed commission for only this memorial for Sarah d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, from her Jewish father+Anglican mother.
ALT for story+symbolism.

Adding a wafer thin vineer of civility onto this racism shouldn't fool anyone, but gan dabht it will.

Again for those than can only see a meter in front of their face, pressure the gov to fix the system instead of blaming immigrants & asylum seekers!

Ind Ire are codding you.

#IrishPol #Speirgorm

Pregnancy vaccine reduces baby hospital admissions for RSV by 80% A study confirms the vaccine gives excellent protection for babies against life-threatening chest infections.

Vaccines are humanity’s greatest scientific achievement.

A large white waterfowl with orange feet stands in front of a door. On the door is a cardboard sign secured with tape that reads, "DO NOT LET THE DUCK IN." Adding insult to injury, I think the duck might be a goose.

Whatever you do,

First proper stroll around St Columba’s College, Rathfarnham since the 1980s. Looked great in the sunshine and the new Whispering House is fabulous. Caught up with former colleague and now Sub-Warden, Julian Girdham.

Patrick Freyne: Here’s why AI is making us dumber and more lonely Writing forces people to resolve internal contradictions and confront their own bullshit. It’s why it’s hard. It’s why it’s beautiful

I wrote about why we should keep reading and writing

www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

David Quinn • @DavQuinn X.com Gee, a book that demonises

When you are writing your piece of …. *checks notes* … fiction, please keep in mind that you may be upsetting very fragile people.
#speirgorm

On my hols and went to Mass in Fishguard today. A wonderful surprise to see this small, exquisite window depicting St. Thérèse of Lisieux by #HarryClarke studios (1929) in the Church of the Holy Name R.C. #StainedGlassSunday

I was once a militant Jewish atheist.

Then I mellowed into ‘I don’t understand how intelligent people can believe any of this, but some do, so live and let live.’ Jewish atheist.

But now, seeing what the Trump Regime is doing I’m an ‘outraged on behalf of Christianity’ Jewish atheist.

The EU now requires all Mobile Phones to be sold with easily replaceable and standardised batteries, as they used to be.

From 2027 they all will be again, in Europe.