So, there are Iranian threats in the homeland, yet for five months, this administration has dedicated its resources to arresting nannies, farmworkers, factory workers, and other peaceful immigrants who pose no threat to the US?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/airmedic-helicopter-4-people-missing-1.7568048?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Michigan Church Shooting!
Multiple police agencies responded to an active shooting outside a church in the city of Wayne, Michigan
Police say a security guard for the church fatally shot the suspect. One victim was also shot in the leg.
Police are on the scene.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #breaking #breakingnews
It is a land of wee
hard men and all I
am wanted for is to
stand and cheer…
Prof Alan Riach considers the life & work of the poet & playwright Joan Ure (1918–1978) – born #OTD, 22 June
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“Ure […] was a woman dramatist who broke with the social and stage conventions of her time and whose work was, as a result, in many ways undervalued by her contemporaries”
—“Something In It for the Underdog: The Playwriting of Joan Ure”
Victoria E. Price, International Journal of Scottish Theatre and Screen 6/2 (2013)
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ijosts.glasgow.ac.uk/volume-6/…
#Scottish #literature #poetry #poet #drama #playwright #20thcentury #womenwriters
I saw you from my window, Margaret.
I was watching the seagulls swooping the sky.
The seagulls, I was telling myself, know
today is a day for trying out the wingspan…
—Joan Ure, “To Margaret on a Monday”
4/6
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#Scottish #literature #poetry #poet #drama #playwright #20thcentury #womenwriters
To Margaret on a Monday by Joan Ure - Scottish Poetry Library
I saw you from my window, Margaret. / I was watching the seagulls swooping the sky. / The seagulls, I was telling myself, know / today...Scottish Poetry Library
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#YESquotes: The Velvet Rage / Alan Downs - “Sadly, our culture raises man to be strong & silent. Straight or gay, the pressure is on from the time we're very young to become our culture's #JohnWayne-style of man: The more #pain I can take, the more of a man I am...." #Pride #NoShame
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India-Canada diplomatic reset boosts student confidence
Rhea Sharma, a Delhi-based student, who had deferred her Fall 2024 offer from the University of Toronto due to visa uncertainty is now busy packing her bags.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Canada is facing a housing crisis. Could it take a page from Europe?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/europe-social-housing-models-1.7565611?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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When Hegemons Backslide -- Trump has been [cough] gunning for the US international order since long before he was inaugurated. (emptywheel)
emptywheel.net/2025/06/22/when…
memeorandum.com/250622/p41#a25…
When Hegemons Backslide - emptywheel
Trump's military parade failed to give him the psychological fulfillment he sought, and so Bibi Netanyahu was able to sell him on an illegal invasion of Iran that would fill that need instead.emptywheel
Trump did not end wars, he just dragged the U.S. into Netanyahu's war! (Dean Obeidallah/The Dean's Report)
deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/…
memeorandum.com/250622/p42#a25…
Here is why the US bombed Iran--Authoritarian Government Desires World Dominance.
"When this president speaks, the world should listen."
#News #USA #Trump
#Geopolitics
Extracted all this confetti out of my hair after seeing #Stereophonics last night.
The Isle of Wight Festival was quite enthusiastic with it's confetti machine thingy!
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... show moreThe video begins with a close-up view of a desk setup featuring a black keyboard on the left, a black Kensington mouse on a mouse pad in the center, and a laptop screen displaying a blue interface on the left side. The mouse pad has a geometric design with a dark purple and red color scheme. In the background, another screen shows a spreadsheet with various data. A hand with a black wristband enters the frame, reaching for the Kensington mouse and begins to interact with it, moving the ball and clicking the buttons. The hand continues to use the mouse, demonstrating its functionality.
The scene remains consistent as the hand continues to interact with the Kensington mouse, moving the ball and clicking the buttons. The background remains unchanged, with the laptop screen still displaying a blue interface and the other screen showing a spreadsheet. The hand's movements are smooth and deliberate, showcasing the mouse's functionality.
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