When these gruesome people label something as 'fake news' you can be pretty sure it's true.

This barbaric performative cruelty has been timed for the local elections. Genuine refugees fleeing war and persecution are being traumatised and sent to a dangerous country to try and gain a few votes for the ruling party.

London protesters block coach taking asylum seekers to Bibby Stockholm theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

From the Refugee Council UK - some facts

NOTE 'It is recognised in the 1951 Convention that people fleeing persecution may have to use irregular means in order to escape and claim asylum in another country'

Thread about, surprise surprise, the sheer *dreadfulness* of Thames Water and, yes, sewage:

Oh don’t let her get away with this . She told the story because she thought you would be impressed.

Now she’s trying to rewrite it.

#WorldSnookerChampionship
The semi-final between Wilson and Gilbert magic so far. (And Dave Gilbert is the most elegant player I've seen in a long time.

Playing this lunchtime:

#CoverVersions
Here's one I didn't expect, and I liked. From 30 (!) years ago:
PJ Harvey & Björk cover the Rolling Stones' '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction' at the BRIT Awards 1994
youtu.be/Dg39hJIhzAk?si…

Columbia faculty are still locked out of our campus the day after NYPD violently stormed a building occupied by student protestors. Today we took to the streets. Here is Prof Rashid Khalidi on the shameful repression of protest. fsjp-cbt

They said they were taking away the freedom of movement of foreigners to the UK but actually they took away YOUR freedom of movement to 27 countries.

Now they are saying they want to remove the human rights of terrorists but actually they want to take away YOUR human rights.

Thomas Hardy’s Cottage. He was born in the upstairs bedroom closest to the door, and wrote Far From The Madding Crowd in the room with the roses below the window.

And take voter ID!

Cable ties and riot shields at universities, police in riot gear to crush people protesting a genocide in the land of the free.

Soprano Kathleen Battle and Wynton Marsalis together? Count us in! While we prepare for Battle to return to the Met stage Sunday, May 12, enjoy this clip of her and Marsalis performing an excerpt from Handel’s Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, courtesy of Sony Classical.

🚨BREAKING: Snipers spotted at UCLA.

1 May 1932 | German Jewish girl, Ruth Bogen, was born in Cologne. She emigrated to the Netherlands.

Deported from #Westerbork to #Theresienstadt ghetto in September 1944 from where she was deported to #Auschwitz on 4 October. She was murdered in a gas chamber upon arrival.

This is Palestinian American professor Samer Alatout. He had just asked the police to leave the students alone. He later said he saw & heard the cops point at him and say “we want him”.

Sorry to learn that Duane Eddy has died. His late-1950s-to-early-60s singles were favourites of the cool bad boys when I was at school. The twang was the thang, but so too was the sax his records always featured.

1 May 1924 | A Romanian Jewish woman, Bertha Feldinger, was born in Vișeu de Sus. She emigrated to Belgium.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from Malines / Mechelen in 15 August 1942. She did not survive.