@marymack31.bsky.social
Love cats and Lewis Hamilton the GOAT. Slave to Miss Nancypants.
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“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”
apnews.com/article/pope...
apnews.com/article/pope...
Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.
apnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”
apnews.com/article/pope...
apnews.com/article/pope...
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October 10, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
September 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
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Those Reform nutjobs reminded me:
"Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, grabbing an Indian curry or Turkish kebab takeaway, then going home to sit on Swedish furniture & watch American shows on a Japanese TV, while being suspicious of anything foreign."
"Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, grabbing an Indian curry or Turkish kebab takeaway, then going home to sit on Swedish furniture & watch American shows on a Japanese TV, while being suspicious of anything foreign."
August 27, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Those Reform nutjobs reminded me:
"Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, grabbing an Indian curry or Turkish kebab takeaway, then going home to sit on Swedish furniture & watch American shows on a Japanese TV, while being suspicious of anything foreign."
"Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, grabbing an Indian curry or Turkish kebab takeaway, then going home to sit on Swedish furniture & watch American shows on a Japanese TV, while being suspicious of anything foreign."
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Social media should be safe for trans people.
Pass it on
Pass it on
August 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Social media should be safe for trans people.
Pass it on
Pass it on
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15 August 1921 | A Pole, August Kowalczyk, was born in Tarnawa Góra.
In #Auschwitz from 4 December 1940.
No. 6804
He escaped from the camp during a revolt of prisoners of the penal company on 10 June 1942.
After the war, an actor.
He passed away in 2012.
In #Auschwitz from 4 December 1940.
No. 6804
He escaped from the camp during a revolt of prisoners of the penal company on 10 June 1942.
After the war, an actor.
He passed away in 2012.
August 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
15 August 1921 | A Pole, August Kowalczyk, was born in Tarnawa Góra.
In #Auschwitz from 4 December 1940.
No. 6804
He escaped from the camp during a revolt of prisoners of the penal company on 10 June 1942.
After the war, an actor.
He passed away in 2012.
In #Auschwitz from 4 December 1940.
No. 6804
He escaped from the camp during a revolt of prisoners of the penal company on 10 June 1942.
After the war, an actor.
He passed away in 2012.
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How about that? A victory for people who actually read.
"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill
In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.
bookriot.com
August 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
How about that? A victory for people who actually read.
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It ain't going away, no it ain't going away....
August 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
It ain't going away, no it ain't going away....
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RIP Tom Lehrer
‘Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.'
youtu.be/TIoBrob3bjI?...
‘Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.'
youtu.be/TIoBrob3bjI?...
Tom Lehrer - We Will All Go Together When We Go - with intro
YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel
youtu.be
July 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
RIP Tom Lehrer
‘Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.'
youtu.be/TIoBrob3bjI?...
‘Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.'
youtu.be/TIoBrob3bjI?...
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My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.
July 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.
Big day on the Tour de France today. #BastilleDay
July 14, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Big day on the Tour de France today. #BastilleDay
At last, Gonzo, no longer just a 3 year old. Now you can do grown up things (like teenage things but for ca'ats). Everyone please follow Gonzo the Great. Or else.
Hallo to tha pepple in tha fone whomst donot yett follow me. Waht tha hek? Why do yu resist? My 4th birrtday is in 4 days and yu shoulde follow me for my birrtday like all tha coole kids do.
July 14, 2025 at 6:44 AM
At last, Gonzo, no longer just a 3 year old. Now you can do grown up things (like teenage things but for ca'ats). Everyone please follow Gonzo the Great. Or else.
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Truly, I am begging everyone I buy stuff from: I do not and will never wish to complete a survey about my ordinary experiences purchasing your goods or services. I'll find you if I have a complaint but otherwise please leave me alone
July 13, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Truly, I am begging everyone I buy stuff from: I do not and will never wish to complete a survey about my ordinary experiences purchasing your goods or services. I'll find you if I have a complaint but otherwise please leave me alone
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July 3, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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Since becoming me arl dad's taxi for several days a month Im deffo on the side of people who want a death sentence for cunts who park in disabled bays without a blue badge.
June 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Since becoming me arl dad's taxi for several days a month Im deffo on the side of people who want a death sentence for cunts who park in disabled bays without a blue badge.
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Thames Water's greedy creditors have *no leverage*
Investors have written down their stakes to ZERO
The company's debt can be WIPED OUT using existing legislation
The creditors can't offer a better deal than permanent public ownership
What is the government waiting for?
Investors have written down their stakes to ZERO
The company's debt can be WIPED OUT using existing legislation
The creditors can't offer a better deal than permanent public ownership
What is the government waiting for?
June 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Thames Water's greedy creditors have *no leverage*
Investors have written down their stakes to ZERO
The company's debt can be WIPED OUT using existing legislation
The creditors can't offer a better deal than permanent public ownership
What is the government waiting for?
Investors have written down their stakes to ZERO
The company's debt can be WIPED OUT using existing legislation
The creditors can't offer a better deal than permanent public ownership
What is the government waiting for?
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Still waiting for Trump to tell us how this was Biden's fault. I'm sure it's coming later today.
June 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Still waiting for Trump to tell us how this was Biden's fault. I'm sure it's coming later today.
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The biggest threat to Jews is the Israeli government
June 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The biggest threat to Jews is the Israeli government
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Today they have crossed a deep red line.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
June 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Today they have crossed a deep red line.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
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Dock workers all across Europe are refusing to load ships sending arms to Israel.
It is time for the UK to join them.
It is time for the UK to join them.
June 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Dock workers all across Europe are refusing to load ships sending arms to Israel.
It is time for the UK to join them.
It is time for the UK to join them.
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The evidence of the damage Flamingo Land would do to Loch Lomond is overwhelming.
People across Scotland expect their Government to protect our natural heritage.
This is an opportunity for Ministers to show that they will now put people and planet ahead of greedy developers.
People across Scotland expect their Government to protect our natural heritage.
This is an opportunity for Ministers to show that they will now put people and planet ahead of greedy developers.
June 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The evidence of the damage Flamingo Land would do to Loch Lomond is overwhelming.
People across Scotland expect their Government to protect our natural heritage.
This is an opportunity for Ministers to show that they will now put people and planet ahead of greedy developers.
People across Scotland expect their Government to protect our natural heritage.
This is an opportunity for Ministers to show that they will now put people and planet ahead of greedy developers.
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Newsom: This Saturday, he's ordering our American heroes, the United States military, and forcing them to put on a vulgar display to celebrate his birthday, just as other failed dictators have done in the past
June 11, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Newsom: This Saturday, he's ordering our American heroes, the United States military, and forcing them to put on a vulgar display to celebrate his birthday, just as other failed dictators have done in the past
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The ECHR was created by British lawyers after the horrors of the Second World War to safeguard human dignity across Europe, abandoning it now would be a betrayal of our own legacy.
June 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The ECHR was created by British lawyers after the horrors of the Second World War to safeguard human dignity across Europe, abandoning it now would be a betrayal of our own legacy.