In the light of recent comments by Ms Campbell this seems relevant

Kasamatsu Shirō (Japanese, 1898–1991)
"Night Rain at Shinobazu Pond", 1938.
Woodblock Print, 38.6 × 26.5 cm.
Private Collection.

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Now nature morte

Here’s a list of the allegations that Patel claims are false and defamatory:

Dry stone wall in bright sunshine. Dark hills beyond.

Some more dark light. Bit arty, but hey.

❗️Ukrainian jet powered drones have entered occupied Crimea from the Black Sea direction, with additional UAV waves launched from Odesa heading toward Yevpatoria. #Ukraine

Nobody seems to be mentioning that Boris Johnson failed his security vetting and Theresa May still made him Foreign Secretary. Then the Tory members made him Prime Minister still without clearance. Conveniently forgotten by the media and by the Tories who are calling for Starmer’s resignation.

(A quote post, above his own post re Kezia Dugdale on JKR) Jolyon Maugham KC I speak to a lot of people about JK Rowling - many once close friends with her. I was once friends with her. And they all say she is now very changed. To pretend she is not radicalised, to give succour to her views on trans people, is an astonishing thing for Kezia, as Chair of Stonewall, to do.

(A tweet from JKR over a screenshot of JM’s post) J.K. Rowling ® @jk_rowling• 4h NARRATOR: JK Rowling had never met Jolyon Maugham. They were never friends. Her close friends remained her close friends. Jolyon Maugham remained a fixated loon. 11:27 E =-bsky.app/profile/e < 回 Post Jolyon Maugham KC @jolyon.g... • 2h I speak to a lot of people about JK Rowling - many once close friends with her. I was once friends with her. And they all say she is now very changed. To pretend she is not radicalised, to give succour to her views on trans people, is an astonishing thing for Kezia, as Chair of Stonewall, to do.

Yes, well… (and oops)

1/ JM on his erstwhile friendship with JKR
2/JKR’s version of same

12–13th century BCE bronze Chinese Zun wine vessel in the shape of an owl. Image from Minneapolis Institute of Art promotional material.

this thing is amazing: 12–13th century BCE owl-shaped Chinese Zun bronze wine vessel! On display at Minneapolis Institute of Art, Gallery 214 🦉

If Mamdani and Obama singing The Wheels On The Bus with a group of tiny kids doesn't spark some sort of joy in you, I've got nothing for you.

bugs bunny and daffy duck are standing next to a sign that says duck rabbit on it ALT: bugs bunny and daffy duck are standing next to a sign that says duck rabbit on it

strait of hormuz update

Whitby, Yorkshire, April 2022, photo by Helen Brown.

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within they are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness. So you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but within you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

Pretty much just quoting Jesus, here (Matthew 23)

"Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'If any one swears by the temple, it is nothing; but if any one swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath! '

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law, justice and mercy and faith; these you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel!

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you cleanse the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of extortion and rapacity. You blind Pharisee! first cleanse the inside of the cup and of the plate, that the outside also may be clean.

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within they are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness. So you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but within you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

Matthew 23, featuring Angry Jesus, should also be on his reading list, imho. (TLDR- J, not overly fond of power-hungry hypocritical leaders spouting religion)

‘He who is greatest among you shall be your servant; whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.’

Hungary’s prime minister-elect vows to suspend ‘propaganda machine’ state media Péter Magyar compares media coverage to Nazi-era Germany and says his government will ‘restore its public service character’

I hope part of this is exposing how the propaganda that targeted various individuals and organisations (including Bellingcat and partners in Hungary) was produced and coordinated www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Can confirm

so put THAT in your fucking pipe and smoke it

Quite a flex to turn up at the presidential palace, get him to confirm you as prime minister, call him unfit to serve with no moral authority, tell him to resign, and then pose for a picture

How do I have the feeling they’d tell Jesus he was too much of a Democrat?

Is there an option of not picking a fight with the Pope, or would that be seen as disloyalty?

Dear god. Very, very serious allegations of mass civil rights violations at the State of Florida's Everglades immigration detention center (officially known as "Alligator Alcatraz").

Some notes: Judge Rao (Trump) implies in fn 6 that Judge Boasberg defied a 2-1 order she joined. But Rao omits that 6 of 11 DC Circuit judges later opined that Boasberg was free to resume fact-finding about alleged contempt by DOJ/DHS. At right, Judge Childs (Obama) corrects Rao's omission.
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Wednesday

Just a reminder that no deal with Trump is guaranteed to last the day never mind be a basis for stability over the years

Deeply antisocial, sorry you got landed with that. I’ve blocked them now too, there was the start of a potential pile-on onto me

Thank you for noticing - they just seemed to want a fight, don’t feel inclined to indulge them.

Tim Robbins joy at escape from wrongful conviction in prison, from the Shawshank Redemption

Hungary 🇭🇺

I did appreciate the Russian doll with Orbán on the outside and Putin inside at the Tisza party 😀

Presumably Starmer's fault.