But Trump will ignore that because he is appeasing Putin because the US needs Russian oil money. Money beats morals every time for those we elect to lead us.

It seems as if Trump’s cohort have no knowledge of the Constitution at all. I’m held to higher standards and I’m a school caretaker!

Can he be impeached for, in addition to all his other crimes, refusing to do his job?

You were a man of steel! No gloves, at altitude, with snow on the ground????

Those people must be so lazy that even tussling with other minds is too taxing, so best leave it to a computer.

Good news. I hope they don’t allow her to take that ridiculous folder of deflections in with her.

No excuse needed: I was suspicious from the outset, now confirmed.

Sadly true!

If only he could read and understand the word ‘misanthrope’.

On my litter picking round early this morning. A Blackbird was singing loudly and proudly from the highest point of the church to my left. All else was quiet. I was wearing a big smile.

Are they working in a room with lots of doors?

I think that is a cultural hangover from the pre-Meiji era, medieval as it was. The asceticism of monastic life coupled with the clean simplicity of Shinto combine to elevate a romantic version of poverty above the cold, harsh daily reality.

The depravity knows no bounds. I have colleagues who would blithely say, “He shouldn’t bloody be there anyway.” ignoring any option for a humane response, and ignorant of the personal trams for the victim, his family and friends.

I shall enjoy reading the full papers. An interesting and necessary topic (I have a philosophy of mind background).

Rob, thanks for such a gift. I am very much enjoying Insomnia and Seven Steps to Grace. I do like that funky jazz backing to the spoken and sung word. I’m a big fan of Gil Scott Heron, and I can hear the same truth in Joy’s work. She has the added strength of a tribal heritage that underpins her.

Wow! Thank you so much. I shall enjoy immersing myself into the soundscape.

Sadly beautiful. Thanks for posting; I have bookmarked her to enjoy further.

Are victims of ICE able to claim compensation for physical and psychological damage?

Would the bar ever censure her?

Your painting evokes beautiful memories of first freedom (from home), and first love. Less beautiful are my memories of the tutorials I attended on the other side of the green!

Nope. There is nothing for me to desire of his personality, character, or possessions.

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I hear that UK academies are healing rifts with EU academies. That will help attract disillusioned US academics.

CARTOON OF THE DAY 😕

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Interesting challenge! To us gaijin “uchi” and “soto” take a while to figure out but for natives it can be harder due to implicit bias: it is so deeply ingrained it is unconscious. I wonder if a fun, mobile class activity might help? …

Now let’s hear Farage, Badenoch et al screech about foreign interference in our elections

I worry that the ‘sufficiently competent’ criterion will not bother the DOJ.

Agreed. Taking MAGA as a comparison, Reform are using lies about lazy stereo types to rile discontent against a non-existent enemy. Hypocrisy is essential for thorough gaslighting. That is why fascists fear an informed proletariat.

How bizarre.

At such times I turn to 17th Century Japanese poetry (less dangerous than meth). ‘Barn’s burned down. Now I can see the moon.’ (Masahide).