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It’s very bad that Tory MPs not only think they can say this publicly but think they should. Tories being only privately racist wasn’t a good configuration, but it was definitely better than this radicalisation & profound coarsening & stupefying of public discourse.

The Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations held back tears talking about the 'unbearable' loss of children in Gaza since 'Israel broke a ceasefire in March'. Riyad Mansour says 'nothing justifies attacking children' and adds 'dozens' are dying of starvation as people

"At 1:05pm on Wednesday 4th June, workers will be encouraged to stand together in their workplaces for a moment of respectful reflection, as a simple act of solidarity and remembrance for the loss of life and violations of international law."

They went from the original promise of cutting $2 trillion (28% of the budget) down to $9 billion (0.1% of the budget).

Israel has opened fire on Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon. (via TheJournal.ie)

The unions with decent Palestine policies should be decrying the use of the Trade Union Act to repress non violent protests!

The front page of today’s Irish News.

My favourite thing about this is the way she advises the Greens to drop "student politics" and wants them to "matriculate" instead.

"The report highlights a critical lack of data on heat-related health impacts in lower-income regions. ... figures are sparse , with many heat-related fatalities misattributed to underlying conditions such as heart or lung disease."

Not too long to go now to #ssnci2025 our annual conference ISHR_StAndrews 20-21st June! For more details on registration etc see store.abdn.ac.uk/conferences-an…

BBC stands by decision to defend its journalism as Gerry Adams wins libel case: 'if the BBC’s case cannot be won under existing Irish defamation law, it is hard to see how anyone’s could' pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/gerr…

This is both humanity and courage

A great day shooting for Novara Media in Bournemouth. High street…not great! If you ever visit, go to St Peters Church. Mary Shelley, William Godwin & Mary Wollstonecraft are all buried here! Can’t help thinking there’d be far more fanfare for that in Italy or France…>

May 30, 1925: Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, a German nationalist historian whose 1922 book “The Third Reich” inspired the Nazi term for the Hitler regime, dies by suicide at 49 in Berlin. He praised the Fascism of Mussolini but dismissed Hitler for his “primitive ways.”

Gotta have a book coming. I'm tempted to post something like this before my own, just to get the attention.

Cripes, what a worrying possibility, a concerning hypothetical on the horizon!

This beautifully illustrated recording of the Cork Male Voice Choir was produced in 1985 to mark Cork 800. Sponsored by Cork Distrillies Co. Ltd. Design by Dowling & Dowling. Bought in the Mother Jones Flea Market #CorkFamous #BeautifulCity

We need Michael Caine to save the situation.

"This is not to say that Starmer doesn't have political goals, but they are not ones that he can be open about: securing the state against democratic accountability, cementing the UK's role as the US's wingman and making London safe for international capital."

In the absence of any spine in taking on Israeli Gaza atrocities in most of our media, it is left to Private Eye Magazine to reveal this sort of information that would once have received in depth coverage BBC Panorama & Sunday Times Insight. Even now when the true scale of the Gaza