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Tony Blair once said: “My project will be complete when the Labour Party learns to love Peter Mandelson.”
That quote is worth remembering given The Times is reporting that Blair plans more interventions on Labour’s future.
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“The pope is really doing the Lord’s work here, and I say that as an atheist. There are so few institutions left on planet Earth that have the gravitas, strength, communal network to take on this phenomenon, which is trying to become inevitable and superhuman.” nytimes.com/2026/05/25/techn…
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In 2017, this project began with the goal of honoring the colossal Sonny Rollins during his lifetime. As we mourn the news of his passing, we find new urgency in the movement to rename the Williamsburg Bridge the
SONNY ROLLINS BRIDGE
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Pope Leo XIV: "Among these ideologies, I consider particularly insidious the one that suggests that every person must earn or justify his or her own worth, to the point of attributing greater value to those who are more efficient or effective. From this perspective, persons end up being reduced to a means of achieving results, a resource to be used and exploited, and are no longer recognized as a proper end in themselves who should never be instrumentalized. The value of persons, however, does not depend on what they achieve or produce. There are rights that apply to everyone simply by virtue of being human, and no human power can legitimately deny or arbitrarily limit them." #MagnificaHumanitas
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Few musicians have ever pushed the boundaries of what is possible on their instrument the way Sonny Rollins did. Even into his 80s he never stopped innovating and experimenting. I'm grateful for his long life and career, and for the thrill of having the chance to pay tribute to him at the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors.
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Tony Blair: Wow, get a load of AI. We should probably cut welfare somewhat. Also, we should be involved in the Iran War for some reason.
Broadsheet columnist: Say what you like about the man, but the sophistication of his analysis is unparalleled.
Unless you say 'aperteyevo' or 'cappucceyeno', it's 'leedo' not 'lyedo' @BBCNews @BBCLondonNews
#lido #heatwave
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It is with deep sorrow and profound love that we announce the passing of Sonny Rollins. The Saxophone Colossus died this afternoon at his home in Woodstock, NY at the age of 95. 1/2 conta.cc/4wFIDrM
ALT Sonny Rollins in 2009. Photo by John Abbot.
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The Prime Minister says his government has got "the big political decisions right". Let's go through them.
The government chose to cut welfare so it could spend even more on weapons and war.
The government chose to demonise the sick and disabled.
The government chose to keep children in poverty until it was dragged kicking and screaming to finally scrap the two-child benefit cap.
The government chose not to bring water into public ownership, not to tax wealth and not to implement rent controls.
The government chose to arm Israel and participate in genocide.
The government chose to let the US use British air bases for its war crimes in Iran.
The government chose to let Palantir get its hands on our NHS.
The government chose to scapegoat migrants and refugees for its own failures.
Poverty, inequality and genocide. Those are the government's big decisions. And that is how this government will be remembered.
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JUST IN: Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow fired the company’s entire HR team because they were “creating problems that didn’t exist.”
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Bad enough to leave him out, but to cut him like a fish and then electrocute him too
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What happened to the couple set a dangerous precedent for Black Britons in the UK, and since the scandal broke in 2017, Hetticia and Vanderbilt have not stopped fighting for justice into their 70s.
We cannot forget them and others
Is #Burnham the first UK pol. to run for office? As opposed to stand?
Andy Burnham tells BBC he is running in Makerfield by-election to “save” Labour – follow live bbc.in/4de7qLY
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All other drinkers presumably already under the table... @IrishTimes @Wilsononwine
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