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25 years ago today, “American Skin (41 Shots)” debuted in Atlanta — towards the end of the Reunion Tour — in response to the tragic killing of Amadou Diallo. It has since been performed in dedication to other victims of brutality, including Trayvon Martin and George Floyd.

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I decided to become a journalist aged fifteen after reading ‘1984’ and being appalled at the thought that governments could rewrite history. Orwell knew the USSR did it. Now China pretends the Tiananmen massacre didn’t happen. It did. I was there, and saw it for myself.

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I watched this happen on the morning of 4 June 1989 in Chang’an Avenue, near Tiananmen Square, the morning after the night’s massacre. Don’t believe the propaganda lie that no massacre took place: I saw 40 people killed in front of me before giving up counting in despair. pic.x.com/zhqZhT6iPB

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leaving a review for your recent drone purchases like

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Marilyn Monroe, born 99 years ago today. When Ella Fitzgerald couldn’t get booked at the Mocambo Club because she was Black, Monroe (at the height of her own fame) called the owner and told him if he booked Ella, she would take a front table every night. And she did. #RIP

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🔥 Because I've not seen it anywhere yet... Here's a map I made of the 4 Russian air bases that Ukraine hit with drone attacks just now (red stars) Look how deeply they penetrate into Russian territory. From the Arctic Circle to mid-Siberia, nowhere in Russia is now safe. Slava Ukraini. ✊

submitted 3 days ago • 29 comments

The Ukrainians never cease to impress - imagine what they could have done by now without artificial constraints repeatedly imposed by western supporters

submitted 3 days ago • 7 comments

Team is going through the motions until someone puts them out of their misery. Winning nothing, again. #LEIvSCA

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Let's be honest here, Leinster look like they just want the season to end. May well get their wish too. Awful muck. #LEIvSCA

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

What odds on the 'I hardly know him' comment?

submitted 7 days ago • 45 comments

Farage: "Lucy Connolly should not be in prison... Understand, there were millions of mothers at that moment in time after Southport feeling exactly the same way. Connolly was imprisoned because she posted: “Set fire to all the fucking hotels full of the bastards… if that makes me racist so be it.”

submitted 8 days ago • 104 comments

Just announced: I've been appointed chair of the newly-formed New Humanist editorial board humanists.uk/2025/05/27/i...

submitted 8 days ago • 95 comments

Can I just say, the fact that Saints players and coaches are crying about rugby values and demanding citings for this… just so, so funny. Like, you cannot indulge the lad being an Olympic level prick to his opponents for months, and then have a shit fit when he gets some back guys, c’mon.

submitted 11 days ago • 3 comments

You know what to do Leo Cullen !!!

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Congratulations @mazmcm.bsky.social must be nice!

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

The Northampton fans with microphones on Premier Sports have pushed me firmly into the Bordeaux camp. Pitiful twats. #NORvUBB

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Labour promised to restore nature. ❌ Instead, their Planning Bill contains a licence to destroy it. We offered solutions. We’re done waiting. Part 3 of the Bill would gut the laws protecting our most precious habitats & species. Without significant change, it must be scrapped.

submitted 12 days ago • 12 comments

VICTORY! DEFEAT! Unpleasant mental images! My SKETCH of Today in Let's Get Back Together And Brexit Again!

submitted 16 days ago • 18 comments

One of the many fine works of the Irish poet, Paul Durcan, who passed away this weekend - few have ever written better on death

submitted 17 days ago • 9 comments

LIONS LIONS LIONS — Who and why selections are made — How does this thing still exist — Will Aussie media be asking "Can they give a mercy try?" — Leinster still playing Northampton a week later — Crunch time in Musgrave — Opportunity knocks November edition shows.acast.com/the-molecast...

submitted 20 days ago • 2 comments

IRFU digging themselves a PR hole here

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

Lake Annecy, that's all ...

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I mean what can you say. Oh yeah arsehole ...

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

Hear bloody hear

submitted 22 days ago • 2 comments

a debt of morals www.theguardian.com/football/202...

submitted 26 days ago • 6 comments

Good morning and Happy Europe Day from the 07:04 London to Brussels Euro-Chunnel-Super-Train-Thing! 🇬🇧🚄🇪🇺

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

American Pope, f*ck you Donnie ...

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education, sent Harvard a letter. They graded it. Bwahahaha.

submitted 29 days ago • 2258 comments

He won't think so but Doris missing Lions charade is a blessing in disguise. Quietly hoping Ireland's tame 6N and Leinster's euro failure sees a few more of our guys getting a summer off. Win the #URC and hit the beach I say.

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

This is an official plan for ethnic cleansing. If you supported Israel for the past 18 months or so under the assumption that this was about the hostages you were taken for a ride. If you still support Israel's assault on Gaza, you support ethnic cleansing. It's that simple.

submitted 30 days ago • 200 comments

Less a podcast and more a group therapy session. But great to join @harpinonrugby.bsky.social and @richmifsud.bsky.social to talk the ever heavier monkey on our back, why Saints deserve huge credit, and how we can still finish the season on a high.

submitted 30 days ago • 5 comments

That's about as 'red top' a headline as Thornley/IT would go for. But scrutiny doesn't begin to capture it I'm afraid. What you say Leo, time to 'consider your position' ...

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I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.

submitted 31 days ago • 248 comments