I have been to #Pokrovsk. Broken bread with the defenders of the city & of #Ukraine. Critical moment now. We must all resoundingly stand with #Zelensky and his soldiers. Not a minute to spare.

The National Library of Scotland has bowed to pressure from a small group of their staff to censor a book written by feminists, sex abuse survivors and lesbians about their experiences during an important period in Scottish recent history. Appalling. thetimes.com/article/1ceff9…

Pope Leo has given his stamp of approval to a theologian who charted a middle way between error and excess, had a distaste for extremism, encouraged consultation and defended debate and argument among scholars. Read more: thetablet.co.uk #Newman #PopeLeo #CatholicNews

Highly recommend Na Píobairí Uilleann opportunity to hear the magnificent Louise Mulcahy continued success #UilleannPipes

Interested in Data Science? This is how to learn. Tags: #data #datascience #analytics #Statistician #MachineLearning #BigData #AI #Tech #PyTorch #Python #TensorFlow #Java #ML #CloudComputing #DataScientist #Codenewbie #100DaysOfCode

Christian Slater and Sean Connery in "The Name of the Rose," 1986, based on Umberto Eco's novel of the same name.

This eejit has no clue about the limitations of the presidency. Honestly, cut a few ribbons, serve a few slices of cake, go on the occasional foreign jolly, and STFU otherwise, are the main purposes. 🙄 rte.ie/news/politics/…

We face a stark choice: stand by Ukraine as a sovereign equal in deciding its future or legitimise the seizure of territory by force and signal to every would-be aggressor that the principles underpinning the UN Charter are illusory My TheJournal.ie op-ed thejournal.ie/readme/russia-…

🇺🇦 Situation in Anchorage, Alaska: they are not happy to see Putin there Hundreds of people took to the streets with Ukrainian flags and pro-Ukrainian banners. Local residents oppose the presence of an international war criminal in their state. 📍 Since 2022, the dictator has

On the day of negotiations, the Russians are killing as well. And that speaks volumes. Recently, weʼve discussed with the U.S. and Europeans what can truly work. Everyone needs a just end to the war. Ukraine is ready to work as productively as possible to bring the war to an end,

Friday evening update with a super weekend ahead😎

Good news for Mt Melleray in Cistercian statement “We have begun discussions with a like-minded community, united in faith and purpose, who may be able to continue the care of Mount Melleray. If these talks progress well, they will tend this sacred place with devotion, ensuring

Well done Philip Nolan great news update. All here wishing you well. #Stroke #Courage #Family #Friends #LoveLife

THE ELEMENTS, the combined edition of John's bestselling & critically acclaimed four-novella sequence Water, Earth, Fire, and Air, will be published by Doubleday Books Penguin Books UK Penguin Books Ireland on September 25th. You can pre-order it here: linktr.ee/johnboyneeleme…

Tallaght chef Anna on track for MasterChef UK 🍴. echo.ie/tallaght-chef-…

Trump got played, yet again by Putin whose creature he is. Images that will remain will be Trump applauding him on the red carpet and afterwards burbling again about the hoax as igf he had no understanging of what was at stake Putin amused, condescending to visit a courtier

So essentially a crushing humiliation for the USA, made to look fawning and weak. Make America Ridiculous Again

I am very sad to see death of Dr Brid McGrath a gifted and engaging woman. Condolences to her husband and family and extended network of friends and admirers. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam dílis.

A Dangerous Method (2011) did a brilliant job showing the Freud-Jung friendship, and the eventual fallout. Highly recommended

Patrick Leigh Fermor at the Rila Monastery in Bulgaria during his walk through Europe, 1934.