🧵1 Powerful & meaningful words from Munther Isaac منذر اسحق a vital & heartbreaking Christian voice in Palestine. I might also add my own extreme disappointment when not only churches but political parties make carefully crafted politically motivated statements in the same vein

“Israel disputes this” That the international community has let the Israeli government away with building settlements for decades is a blight & shame in world history. The actions have only brought animosity violence & suffering. Ultimately to all #shame bbc.co.uk/news/world-mid…

As always David Blevins, puts things succinctly and helpfully, with masterful prose

Sorry to see Simon Coveney step out of the front line. I had the pleasure of meeting with him a couple of times and always considered him one of the good guys. Hope the decision is a positive one, and he steps into brighter and transformative things from the benches.

"Academics are 25 times more likely to have a parent with a Ph.D. This nearly doubles at prestigious universities & is stable across 50 years...academia is disproportionately accessible to the privileged which shapes their scholarship & reproduction." pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36038774/

If you want a notion of just *how* dysfunctional western liberal democracy is in UK, after over 14 years of Conservative rule, then read no further …

On #Trinity Sunday, Jools seeks to demonstrate that 3 into 1 do go, AA he reconnects with Trinity College Dublin for a Service on RTÉ One & RTÉ Radio 1 Extra at 11am. At 2.15, there’s #Mass on the RTÉ News channel from St Eugene's.

Thank you Ed Byrne for the best sermon (sorry, homily) I’ve heard all year. Brilliantly authentic and gutsy. And inappropriate. And hilarious. And heartwarming. And awful. And delightful. And challenging. Well done sir. Keep up the Good work 🤗

After a trying day (meant to be first day of a week off!) I get to see this in the evening … and the day is saved! #holymacaroni #lesmis Can. Not. Wait. See ye soon Michael Ball OBE💙 and Alfie Boe OBE

Hey McDonald's UK #McDonaldsLarne in particular. You are hard to find, sorry it has to be this public but you’ve left no choice. There is a safety issue. This is my driveway after your driver left at 3.30pm today. The car needs help. And I could do with a sorry!

Hey The Rest Is Politics folks … all the excitement about new dates for your #autumntour and still nothing on this lovely island of Ireland - anywhere?!? C’mon #Belfast has some lovely venues Sort it out ALASTAIR CAMPBELL and Rory Stewart … Please?

I have long loved a Jeffrey Archer novel. But my goodness - what a ride of emotion reading his ‘Prison Diaries’ (on holiday) beside a pool The authentic humanity of it all The spear of Hope. The widening door of understanding and appreciation. I’m blown away. Thank you sir

Hey Ulster Rugby … #kingspan The silence is deafening #Grenfell

Hey Vernon Kay gotta say that everyone in Claire Taggarts hometown of Larne is HUGELY proud of our world champion! Sadly not Paralympic champion this time, but the tenseness and tightness of her games were immense. She came so close with nerves of steel! Shes a champion athlete!

My oh my. What a moment, what a man, stepping back into his most famous character, and giving the chills once more

Sure what else would I have done for the last three decades? Sky News #TheFullStoryFirst

I do love BBC Newsnight … but am increasingly concerned about how Victoria Derbyshire keeps a straight face when listening to the likes of Carla Sands Surely that ability (professional tho it is) takes its toll?!? #bbcnewsnight

The generally accepted level of rules based international order is crumbling around us Yet another example Mark Lowen detained How does this increasing behaviour around the globe end? I expect very few likes here, the algorithm quietens these concerns bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

For those interested #Boxhero is not what they say. Size charts way off, and nowhere near the comfort advertised. worse - the ‘no problem’ full cash back offer is a lie. They only offer money back if you return the package at own cost. To USA That’s false advertising And wrong.