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AREN'T COUNTRY LANES BRILLIANT? I'm keeping the paywall permanently off this lane-themed piece I wrote, to try to tempt people to subscribe to my Substack: tomcox.substack.com/p/once-upon-... P.S. It works much better if you read it right to the end. I promise. There's an audio version too.

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👇🏼 All of this!

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Shaving Under the Influence?

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Binnein Beag from Coire an Lochain #Scotland #Kinlochleven #Mamores www.damianshields.com

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I know algorithms are bullshit but look who you get first and third over at Boer-World under "Antichrist"

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Like little Dutch Marie Antoinettes, three girls play at being shepherdesses. As portrayed by Jacob Cuyp, whose day is today.

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A favorite hymn for Easter. I have heard this regularly from early childhood, in our church in Grand Rapids and in the Marekerk in Leiden. It‘s a 16th century Dutch folk melody and these guys sing it better than anyone! At St Bartholomew the Great in London, a short walk from St. Paul‘s Cathedral.

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If a typical picture is worth a thousand words, this reaction by the leader of Italy to sitting next to an obvious madman is worth several trillion

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This was my daughter Robyn's first Easter. They were seven months old then. On June 24th, 2025, it will be six years since they were killed in New York City, doing bicycle messenger work. I pray we one day can meet again. The hole left by their absence is unfathomable. #robynavrilhightman

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Please: ban the AfD. This is the best news I’ve read in some time. 🇩🇪

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Me walking into a room of Trumpers.

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For those who don't know, driving an 18-wheeler is the #1 job in more than half of all states. The will turn into a sort of kitchen table calamity the likes of which this country has never known. Also, because so many of them are technically self-employed, their access to benefits will be minimal.

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congrats to Joni Ernst

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This "WHO'S NEVER COMING BACK" document published by the White House should be "EXHIBIT A" in any forthcoming hearing where a judge/justice has asked the White House to prove how it is "facilitating" the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

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For #FrescoFriday: iconic structures of Nürnberg, presented in the order of their location on the city map and accurately bisected by the River Pegnitz, on a wall of the U-Bahn station in the “bowels” of Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof.

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INCREDIBLE opinion by Wilkinson refusing to stay Judge Xinis's orders in the Abrego Garcia case, condemning DOJ's arguments as "shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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For Holy Thursday night, a chalice and paten c. 1230-1250 from Freiburg im Breisgau, Upper Rhineland, #Germany (Met Museum)

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Oh mio dio

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Accidental truth teller

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In Saxony, former East Germany, a roofer in his 30th year of business seeks an apprentice beginning in 2026 but with a caveat: “no hook/crooked noses, bimbos or facemask wearers.” Bigotry, misogyny and anti-vaxxer bias all-in-one! He then wishes everyone a happy Easter and sunny holidays. 🤦🏼‍♂️🇩🇪

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As someone with German and Dutch ancestors who were both perpetrators and victims of Nazi fascism in the years 1933-1945 - and whose stories I‘ve heard secondhand for decades - I cannot begin to describe the triggering effect of each new day of the Trump administration. Fresh hell every day.

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Rietveld-Schröderhuis in Utrecht, NL, in April 2018. Photos by me.

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Woman writing a letter in 1680. Man watching from shadows. Dog sleeping. Painted by Frans van Mieris of Leiden, whose day was today.

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6 years ago tonight: landed in Schiphol from SFO via Heathrow, made my way down to Rotterdam, checked into a Cube House rental….and watched Notre Dame burn on live TV. 🥲 www.kubuswoning.nl/en/

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Dutch trains have become the first in the world to operate entirely on wind power, enabling 600,000 passengers to make 1.2 million daily trips with zero carbon emissions. Since January 1, 2017, NS Dutch Railways, in collaboration with energy company Eneco, has powered all electric trains using wind

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Back-of-the-huis rainbow in Ghent, Kortedagsteeg 31, in October 2021.

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Lining up for le merveilleux during a pause in the pandemic lockdown restrictions, at Au Merveilleux de Fred in Ghent-Binnenstad, Belgium, in October 2021. Always worth the wait! auxmerveilleux.com/en/

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Noticed a bunch of these ornate gold medallions slapped all over the Oval Office. We found em on Alibaba. “High-density Home Decoration Polyurethane Appliques Ornament PU Foam Veneer Accessories” from seller Guangzhou Homemax Decorative Material Limited. sherwood.news/power/shop-t...

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44 years ago, four American church women were raped and murdered by Salvadoran soldiers for the crime of advocating for the poor. Reagan said they were political activists that ran a roadblock, implying they deserved their fate. Nayib Bukele and Trump are part of that proud tradition.

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Here’s one of the cathedral entrances - pretty impressive on its own. I was unable to get a decent photo of the massive cathedral itself. The barrel distortion was profound, and uncorrectable. #Köln #Cologne #Germany

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For #turrettuesday: the “Erker” or “Chörlein“ of Sebalder Pfarrhof (the Rectory/Parsonage of St. Sebald Church) in Nürnberg (DE). Not the original, which is in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, also in Nürnberg. First two photos are mine from October 2021; the second two are archival/public domain.

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JD can’t do the simple tasks of ordering donuts or hoisting a trophy in front of the White House, but sure….tell Europe why, how and what they should be doing.

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Heading up to Michigan and always make a stop for my #1 pizza. The placemat pictured is the food menu. One size of pizza; no apps or salads - only chips. Cocktails, beer and wine. No dessert. ONLY in Grand Haven - it’s the original. Others bearing the same name are not. fricanospizzatavern.com

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Elizabeth I, portrayed in splendor before gold, with bonus A+ verdure tapestry (matching her own flowers!) in 1563. By Steven van der Meulen, whose day is today.

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Any Democratic politician who doesn't understand Nayib Bukele's grave offense against the sovereignty of the American people and constitutional order and say as much publicly should have no future in elected office. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/bukel...

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Everything that makes public transport easier, simpler and cheaper to use is to be welcomed www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...

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