Aislinn

Willem Dafoe in The Boondock Saints

Watching the Brutalist and I have become an intermissions at the movies convert - what a special thing!!

Pink and purple sunset with some clouds over a railway station

The universe could tell that I was sad not to be experiencing gladiator ii in 4dx again this weekend and did me a solid with tonight's sky

Far Right doing badly in Irish Election, despite massive promotion*.

Really useful indication of where the far right are, in terms of % of the first preference in the boxes opened, per constituency. Ireland is bucking the trend of European countries turning to far right.

Good man yourself Oedipus, how’re ye keeping these days, tell me now, do y’still have the

Starmer says Britain ‘isn’t working’ as he announces jobs push The government plans include overhauling job centres, but reforms to benefits are delayed until next year.

Who benefits from forcing sick people to work?

How will making people take up the lowest paid jobs in hellish workplaces make the UK better or happier?

We need workplace reforms and a Universal Basic Income - not more attacks on the poorest people
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The unsightly spectacle of politicians lecturing the very public they have let down for over a decade, and blaming those who have the least for the decline in living standards they have presided over

UK workers face some of Europe's greatest job stress, report says British workplaces rank among the worst in Europe for long hours, tight deadlines and limited autonomy, without being any more productive.

“British workplaces rank among the worst in Europe for long hours, tight deadlines and limited autonomy, without being any more productive.”

Shock news: limiting workers’ rights makes people miserable, sick and unproductive
www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...

Labour's latest attack on welfare is a disgraceful assault on the dignity of the sick and disabled.

If the government really wanted to crack down on people "gaming the system", they would go after tax dodgers hoarding our country's wealth.

Keir Starmer's attack on benefits 'deepens stigma' and leads to 'fear and shame' Prime minister Keir Starmer "declared war on the benefits system", according to the Mail on Sunday. DWP plans will be revealed this week.

Labour are once again pushing through policies straight from the Tories' playbook of conscious cruelty as they punch down on the sick and disabled whilst protecting the wealth of the super rich.

A painting by Degas of the ballet Robert Le Diable from the point of view of the audience with the audience and orchestra in the foreground and the stage in the background. A bearded man in the row in front with a pair of opera glasses is looking away from the stage and up at the audience above.

Going to use this account to document paintings I've seen and enjoyed IRL somewhere more formal than my camera roll, starting with my header:

Degas - The Ballet from "Robert le Diable"

The Met, New York October 2023

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