Every far-right riot and protest that was tolerated, every racist dog whistle from public reps, every bit of hate and misinformation allowed to spread by social media companies, all led to this moment in Drogheda last night where someone felt emboldened enough to try to burn children alive.

My profile pic/avatar is calendula flower in seeding stage, I find the crustacean/alien (xenomorph) like structure of the seeds and bits holding them in fascinating.