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Keen observations regarding #Brexit by #Irish writers in the Irish Times@IrishTimes . Absolutely worth a read! irishtimes.com/culture/books/…
Trump with a major lie: "Democrats' plan to destroy health care also includes raiding Medicare to fund benefits for illegal immigrants. I'm sure you don't mind. Does anybody mind?"
Getting a perspective on the numbers of people who are arriving in #Europe after fleeing war and persecutive. #refugees ow.ly/6KaY30lbIqT
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Spain's foreign minister scorns mass immigration claim
Under pressure to take a tough line, Josep Borrell says issue must be kept in perspective
Times exclusive: a very important issue, it’s not just antisemitism that is allowed. All hate speech needs to be removed @thetimes
The Arctic Circle is on fire. If you're not worrying about the future of the planet, now is a good time to start. news.sky.com/story/arctic-c…
12-year-old Leah from Miami speaks at the D.C. rally: "I live with the constant fear of losing my mom to deportation. My mom is strong, beautiful and brave. She is also a person who taught me how to speak up when I see things that aren't fair." (via CBS)
The Cambridge Analytica & Facebook scandal really does appear to be of profound political significance. So it’s quite bizarre, isn’t it, that @BBCNews has it tucked away as a technology story... ?
An interesting reflection on the assumption of 'whiteness' and white culture from @MonaChalabi Worth a read! theguardian.com/world/2018/feb…
"The #EU .... has not gone along with the #British government’s airy assurances that “there will be no return to the borders of the past” on the island of #Ireland because everything is going to be frictionless, seamless & marvellous." READ theguardian.com/politics/2018/… #Brexit
What a dangerous, foolish, and childish position. Giving up on peace in Northern Ireland simply because it’s hindering Brexit shows how dementedly extreme the people Theresa May listens to actually are
The collapse of power-sharing in Northern Ireland shows the Good Friday Agreement has outlived its use telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/… @RuthDE via @Telegraph. @NIOgov
Turkey’s release of one journalist doesn’t change need to address its undermining of media freedom and an independent judiciary: German foreign minister. #MSC2018
#Welt-reporter #DenizYücel with his wife Dilek from #Germany after his release from pre-trial detention in prison in #Turkey. 🇹🇷 The #German-#Turkish journalist was jailed without indictment for a year. 🇩🇪 Heartwarming to see them together again! 💚 #FreeDeniz #DenizFree
"Unbelievable, it is 2018, and suddenly there is a discussion as to whether black people have a lower IQ. Maarten Keuelemans explains ... it has more to do with the countries in which they live, and nothing about the people themselves." (translation)
Ongelooflijk, het is 2018, en opeens is de discussie er weer: hebben zwarte mensen een lager IQ? Maarten Keulemans legt uit waarom zwarte mensen in sommige maatschappijen lager scoren op een IQ-test. Dat zegt meer over de landen waarin ze leven, en niets over de mensen zelf.
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