Reposted every year in response to all those who fetishize remembrance

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When night stirred at sea And the fire brought a crowd in, They say that her beauty Was music in mouth And few in the candlelight Thought her too proud, For the house of the planter Is known by the trees...

It's very telling that we have politicians all over the world calling decent human beings for "radicals" now. We are apparently extremely dangerous people, because we want peace, justice, a better life for all and basic human decency from our leaders. Doesn't bode well at all, does it?

David Kofton, American pastel painting

Really good point 🤣🤣

Nailed it.

In under 30 seconds, these two say everything we need to know about unity and being English/British. Courtesy of @tuc.org.uk “Don’t let hate divide us.” #unity #togetherwethrive #hopenothate #strongertogether

this headline made me lol www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Leonard Cohen who died on this day 2016: I did my best, it wasn't much I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you And even though it all went wrong I'll stand before the Lord of Song With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah

Leonard Cohen, who died nine years ago today, recites W.B.Yeats at Lissadell House, Sligo, July 31st, 2010. youtu.be/n5vYpWCbHsE?...

(from Philip Larkin’s ‘Reference Back’) “We’re not suited to the long perspectives Open at each instant of our lives. They link us to our losses: worse, They show us what we have as it once was, Blindingly undiminished, just as though By acting differently we could have kept it so.”

(from Yeats’s ‘Adam’s Curse’) “We sat grown quiet at the name of love; We saw the last embers of daylight die, And in the trembling blue-green of the sky A moon, worn as if it had been a shell Washed by time’s waters as they rose and fell About the stars and broke in days and years.”

I'm a bit of a nerd about this - but it's hard to quantify just how popular Local Link buses have been in 'rural Ireland' - new one will link villages from Cork to Kerry that haven't had a bus service since the 1960s... www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-n...

More on Mamdami. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This is a disastrous move. RTE's documentary-makers in both radio and TV are held in very high esteem all over the globe, and to shutter the in-house TV unit is as stupid as it is short-sighted.

"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth." ~ Oscar Wilde Today is the British holiday known as Guy Fawkes Day. Image: Guy Fawkes Day, National Geographic

From the man who's as much good as a chocolate fireguard.

Great reflections on Brexit from @anandmenon.bsky.social 'It is hard to imagine a worse moment in the history of international trade to have decided to leave a continental-sized economy to go your own way, because of the direction of international trade thereafter.' www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztqL...

"The days are getting shorter and colder, but I ask you to remember: even as the Winter comes in, there is Hope and there is Light." ~ Seamus Heaney

Tuesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...

Autumn Trees. 🎨 Kirstin McCoy

Delivery firm DPD in “revenge” sackings after workers spoke out against a plan to cut thousands of pounds from their earnings. DPD had £200m pre-tax profit last year. Boss paid £1.5m. Wants to cut £6,000 - £8,000 in pay to workers. Can't grow economy without protecting worker rights.

We should all aspire to be that man. Displayed in the Topography of Terror exhibition in Berlin.

"Around The Corner" - my oil painting

Amazon confirms 14,000 white-collar job losses. Everywhere white-collar jobs culled, just like blue-collar jobs to increase profits for execs & shareholders. Govts doing nothing. Must tax capital/wealth. Need universal basic income, free basic services.

Sunday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...

Gotta love Private Eye. Always cuts through the crap.

An eerie poem par excellence. #Halloween2025 'The Listeners' by Walter de la Mare

Forgot Last breath faintly filled the air Lifeless laying there Journey complete no more steps Out of the game nothing left I put an angel upon your grave With a book to pass the days Long live memory deep in this plot Until she crumbles and your memory we forgot #poem #poetry #angel #death #photo

Oh my, how lovely is this?! Long-form, delightful, deep, and curious about the world. Do put your headphones on, make a cup of tea and have a listen. You won't regret it.

"City After The Rain" - my oil painting

📌 Kudos Rachel Maddow for breaking this down for us 🐥

"But now a great thing in the street Seems any human nod, Where shift in strange democracy The million masks of God. In youth I sought the golden flower Hidden in wood or wold, But I am come to autumn, When all the leaves are gold." ~ G.K. Chesterton 🎨 Vincent van Gogh

A poem by Seamus Heaney, which he wrote while recovering from a stroke.

"Night Talk" - my oil painting

Holy Smokes. Ireland just elected a left-leaning female president and she's awesome! A former psychologist, former barrister, former competitive badminton player, ran so many marathons she lost count, and comes from a family of 14 siblings raised by a single father. 🫣 🇮🇪

In Australia, activists and members of the Ukrainian diaspora unfurled a massive Ukrainian flag. I can’t quite explain why support from the other side of the world feels so deeply moving, but it does. It made my day warmer and brighter. Thank you, truly.

“Guys, correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe I’m sensing a lack of trust here, and frankly, it hurts my feelings.”

It’s Sunday morning, so remember…

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When you're in a cult, you believe the lies. IOW: You can't fix stupid. ==============

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