If you are antisemitic does that make you panislamic?Islam in Europe is proving to be oppressive to all and especially Jews and women. Does being pro/pan-islamic make you a misogynist?
Putin Is Worried, So He Turned to Anti-SemitismHis recent rhetoric targeting Jews suggests that his grip on power may be loosening. After Joseph Stalin died in 1953, an underground joke from my Moscow youth declared, the Politburo found three envelopes on the Soviet dictator’s desk. The first, i... See More »
Putin Has Decided It’s Okay to Be AntisemiticFor years, Vladimir Putin worked hard to demonstrate his philosemitic credentials. He cultivated Jewish communities at home and boosted diplomatic and economic ties between Russia and Israel, including implementing visa-free travel for citizens of... See More »
An interesting online articleWhy are more young people listening to classical music? Is classical music having a millennial moment? In March 2019, the streaming service Deezer reported a 270% rise in the number of subscribers to its most popular classical music playlist, with... See More »
Do you like the music of Albéniz?Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz y Pascual (29 May 1860 – 18 May 1909) was a Spanish virtuoso pianist, composer, and conductor. He is one of the foremost composers of the Post-Romantic era who also had a significant influence on his contemporaries and... See More »
Social awkwardnessThe difficulty people with mild autism experience in certain social situations can, however, be distressing. Here are some signs of mild autism you may notice in yourself or others: Social awkwardness Adults with mild autism may come off as... See More »
A cloudy day today but tomorrow it’s going to be sunny 😎!The changeable nature of the weather is very typical for this time of year, but there is no rain expected so you can wear a light jacket or a hoodie to work. Today is the beginning of a week of observing the secondary focus of the project we have... See More »
Trading fireA resort compound hit by a Russian missile strike, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Sunday. Evgeniy Maloletka/Associated Press Russia and Ukraine trade fire Russia and Ukraine targeted each other’s territory yesterday with drone attacks and airstrikes that h... See More » (1)
News from KyivThe site of the attack on Mala Danylivka on May 16 (Telegram/Oleh Syniehubov) Iranian president presumed dead after 'no survivors' found at crash site. Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister are presumed dead after rescuers found... See More » (1)
One thing Aleix never told me!I knew his mother’s name is Maria Elena, and she is a teacher, like my Mum, but he didn’t say how fiercely Catholic she is! We all went to church together this morning, and one thing is sure that he has not told her I am Lutheran! I have been on bes... See More »
News from KyivUkrainian drones hit military facilities in Russia, Crimea overnight. Ukrainian drones attacked several military facilities in Russia and in occupied Crimea overnight of May 17, Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing unnamed sources in special services.... See More »
How do you decide whether to let someone here into ‘your inner sanctum’?I mean, becoming friends and allowing them to see even your friends only stuff.
How many of your followers have actually engaged you?I have about two hundred but I’m pretty sure that maybe less than forty have actually messaged me or commented on anything I have posted. I think that makes eighty per cent simply voyeurs! I find that perplexing because the whole meaning of this... See More »
The rivers on which Girona is setThe Onyar (Catalan pronunciation: [uˈɲa]; Undarius in Latin) is a Spanish river in Girona, Catalonia that begins at the Guilleries massif at the apex of the Catalan Transversal Range and the Pre-Coastal Range. It joins the Ter at the city of Girona,... See More » (1)
Aleix is collecting me tonight to spend the weekend in GironaHe isn’t working this weekend so he wants to introduce me to his parents, especially his mother and his sister. I don’t know if I am supposed to be on best behaviour, as that might be challenging 😥 but I will try my hardest! Girona is an amazing... See More »
From TheirworldYou’ve probably seen the latest grim news from Ukraine. More families are now fleeing their homes after Russian forces advanced into the border region of Kharkiv. It’s a rapidly-evolving situation. But what's clear is that intense ground battles... See More »
What should I do after one thousand posts here?No seriously thought out conversation has come from any of the things I have written. Oh yes I have read how some things have been completely changed in the way some people have chosen to use them as a base for a conversation between themselves, but... See More »
News from SlovakiaAn assassination attempt by a “lone wolf” who fired at least four bullets into Robert Fico, the leader of Slovakia, has put a spotlight on the Central European nation’s troubled politics. The suspect was promptly arrested on Wednesday and charged... See More »
News from KyivTwo girls in vyshyvankas pose for a photo in Kyiv on May 16, 2024. Vyshyvanka Day celebrates Ukrainian folk traditions, particularly the creation and wearing of ethnic embroidered clothes known as vyshyvankas. (Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine... See More » (1)
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