‘Does painting matter in the face of history, or – given that his career feels somewhat divided by Germany’s reunification – the end of history?’ Martin Herbert on the riddling art of Gerhard Richter, whose massive retrospective in Paris ends on Tuesday

Guten Morgen Bluesky 🕊️ Ich wünsche dir von Herzen einen friedlichen Sonntag 🫶🏻🫂

2/3 The Transfiguration by Rosemary Rutherford, 1970 at Boxford, Suffolk. 'And behold a voice out of the cloud, Which said, This is my beloved Son, In whom I am well pleased; Hear ye him. And when the disciples heard it, They fell on their face And were sore afraid.'

And… all the Gaza crossings are closed including for humanitarian aid. www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...

Donald Trump hat sich abgesichert: Er hat die Last des Misserfolgs vollständig den Menschen im Iran aufgeladen. Die USA, so Trump, würden der iranischen Bevölkerung eine Gelegenheit geben, die es „über Generationen“ nicht mehr geben werde: Das Regime zu stürzen. Gelingt das am Ende nicht, dann wird

Today’s military strikes on Iran — carried out by the United States and Israel — mark a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression. Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war.

Remember when Congress authorized the use of force against Iran? Me neither. Any U.S. attack on Iran would violate U.S. and international law.

The Trump administration has ordered several coal plants to keep operating past their planned retirement, part of a larger effort to boost the coal industry. Two Colorado utilities are pushing back.

For the wonderful theme that Jane @javajanegallery.co.uk has created for us, it’s time for #SmallBirdSaturday ✨ #LittleBirds This is Jane’s theme and has nothing to do with BOTD. Please join in. Thanks. 🙏 #birds #photography #EastCoastKin

This is a good read on how the UK needs to adapt to a multi-party future.

Idag 40-årsminnet av mordet på Olof Palme. Vi är många som minns var vi befann oss och vad vi gjorde när skotten föll. Just nu är jag på väg till Varberg för ett samtal om fred och demokrati. Känns som en bra dag för det samtalet. ❤️

Guten Morgen Bluesky 🌞 Der Tag erwacht in sanftem Pastell. Noch schläft die Welt im schweren Samt der Nacht, doch am Saum der Hügel reisst der Himmel auf. ​Es ist kein blosses Licht – es ist ein Flüstern in Apricot, das sich mit kühlem Flieder mischt, bis die Wolken wie getuscht im Wind verwehen. 🫶🏻

Why is UK so keen to sell off its infrastructure to foreign investors!

Kommer Berlinale överleva den tyska kulturministerns tafsande? En kommentar om armlängds avstånd och tyska kulturfestivalers historiska funktion. www.sydsvenskan.se/kultur/tyskl...

I’ve warned for some time that Labour can’t keep taking its base for granted, and Gorton and Denton makes that plain. People say they don't recognise the party they once trusted. We’ve moved away from communities that built us. If we don’t change, others will step into the space we have left open.

It would be good to see nature prioritised too

BREAKING: Angela Rayner response to Gorton and Denton by-election result

Trevlig helg!

A new politics of hope was born this morning. We do not need to be the cruel nation that Badenoch, Starmer and Farage want. @zackpolanski.bsky.social and the Green Party have shown us we have a choice.

Victoria Crowe (1945) is a leading Scottish painter. Her oeuvre encompasses a wide range of subjects including landscapes, still lifes, and portraits. Her work is often described as a bridge between observation and symbolism, using layers of imagery to explore themes as time and the inner landscape.

Labour’s *majority* in Gorton and Denton in 2024 – just 19 months ago – was 13,000+. Tonight it got fewer than 10,000 votes total, on an almost identical turnout. In its heartland. That’s what a collapse of your core vote looks like.

Gorton and Denton by-election result: GRN: 40.7% (+27.5) REF: 28.7% (+14.7) LAB: 25.4% (-25.3) CON: 1.9% (-6.0) LDEM: 1.8% (-2.1) Green GAIN from Labour.

Good morning – Happy Friday! 💙

With proposals for a floating park and expanded open-water swimming, Royal Victoria Dock West is set to make waves as one of the city’s most exciting new public spaces. Dive into the plans that will help connect Londoners to our waterways ⬇️

Vi börjar dagen med en bra nyhet! Om att de Gröna vann ett fyllnadsval till det brittiska parlamentet, på ett program som utgick från att ”Everybody deserves a nice life”! Lyssna på hennes segertal, så kan en politiker också låta!!! www.bbc.com/news/live/cp...

For the first time in a long while there is a real swing from the far right back to the democratic center. In Baden-Württemberg, Germany’s economic powerhouse, even a Green prime minister could stay in office. Interesting poll, but ⚠️ . #Itwbw

Keir Starmer, "We've done a new deal with the European Union" "Which means we are more closely aligned to them when it comes to agriculture and food" 'That sounds more technical, but it translates to cheaper food in the supermarkets"

The pedestrianisation of Oxford Street gets the green light.

The President continues to threaten to jail me. My job is to stand up for the people of Illinois and stand in the way of him harming them.

A Russian drone was intercepted by Swedish armed forces as it approached French carrier Charles De Gaulle, currently docked in south Sweden. Took of from a Russian ship but disappeared after electronic warfare actions were taken. Caveat, media understanding, but seemingly confirmed by MOD =).

KD fortsätter driva sin besynnerliga linje: Det går inte att avgöra vad som är kristet – men vi är kristna! Hans Eklind skriver låångt och jag svarar "I denna debatt, som pågått två månader, noterar jag en viss kränkthet i somliga kristdemokraters kommentarer." www.expressen.se/kultur/stram...

Längdskidor: Ebba Andersson om konkurrensen med Frida Karlsson: ”Den mest idiotiska frågan” https://www.europesays.com/se/175722/ Se i klippet när Ebba Andersson river ner applåder i studion – ryter ifrån mot Skavlan. Ebba Andersson…

In Norway, last month, there were just 7 new petrol cars sold throughout the country. Battery electric vehicles now make up more than 95% of new car sales.

På fyraårsdagen samlades vi på Sergels torg för att protestera mot Rysslands olagliga anfallskrig. För att stå upp för Ukrainas rätt till frihet och fred. #StandWithUkraine @nordicukraine.bsky.social

🙏🏽 Schöpfer des Lebensbaumes, Danke für Deinen Odem, den Geisthauch atmosphärischen Sauerstoffs, der dem Blattwerk entströmt, nachdem er von Kohlenstoff in der Luft genährt wurde. Zeige mir, wo noch ein weiterer Baum Platz hat, ihn zu setzen , wässern, pflegen und zu beernten.

It's still a few months before the sea holly starts to bloom, so here's a #photograph taken last year, to help brighten up this grey morning #photooftheday #NaturePhotography

Trump after honoring a World War 2 veteran: "I've always wanted the Congressional Medal of Honor but I was informed I'm not allowed to give it to myself"

“A man hear what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.” Paul Simon, underrated as a social psychologist.

107 countries but not the US. Zelenskyy: “I am grateful to each of the 107 countries that stood with Ukraine today in defense of life at the UN. “The General Assembly adopted our resolution in support of a lasting peace, with clear calls for a full ceasefire and the return of our people.”

We were 3 generations standing for #Ukraine in #Copenhagen this afternoon. Later we were walking from the Danish parliament, Christiansborg, to the Russian Embassy - carrying a very long flag. On the way we heard songs and some speeches. I hope there will be no need for manifestation next year.

Rysslands anfallskrig mot Ukraina har nu pågått i fyra helvetiska år. Så viktigt att Europa lyckas hålla ihop i sitt stöd till Ukraina, särskilt när USA sviker. Och samtidigt värna demokratin i Europa, som ett bålverk mot auktoritära krafter.

We paid tribute to the fallen heroes of Ukraine at Maidan. I am also thinking of their comrades, bravely holding the line in the trenches. Fighting for peace. Fighting for a better future for their children. Fighting for a free and sovereign Ukraine, at the heart of a free Europe.

Israelisk minister leder personligen etnisk rensning.

Oops! Donald Trump har för första gången ställt sig bakom stöduttalande för Ukraina tillsammans med övriga G7-ledare. "Unwavering support for Ukraine and its territorial integrity". www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

Swedish Def Min Jonson: Four years of full-scale war in Europe. On February 24, 2022, the Kremlin expected a swift takeover of power in Kyiv and a divided Europe. Today, February 24, 2026, Ukraine continues to stand independently. Russia has not achieved any of the goals it set before the invasion.

US airstrikes on Iran would achieve only more death and terror. As ever, they would have nothing to do with the welfare of the Iranian people - who are already suffering greatly under government tyranny - and everything to do with Donald Trump's need for spectacle and distraction.

Guten Morgen 🎶

Guten Morgen! Johan Christian Clausen Dahl, * 24.2.1788 in Bergen; † 14.10.1857 in Dresden, war ein norwegischer Landschaftsmaler der Romantik 🎨🇳🇴 Heuernte zwischen Menhiren bei Nornes, 1839 🖼️ #OTD #ArtHistory #LandscapePainting #History #BskyArt

Heute vor 4 Jahren hat #Putin den größten Fehler seines Lebens gemacht und 8 Jahre nach der Besetzung der Krym seine verrottete Armee in den Versuch einer Vollinvasion der Ukraine geschickt, den sie und damit er verlieren werden. Gegen eine Ukraine, die sich 1/

Tomorrow everyone will be asking: when will the Russo-Ukrainian war end? The right question is: what can we do to make the Russian invasion fail?