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A Group of Four Flying Angels, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 18th c, 📸 by Charlotte Wilson

I suppose I love this life, in spite of my clenched fist.

Gutted by the death of Andrea Gibson. Thank you for showing up and for teaching me to listen to my bones. From “Birthday” -

I can’t wait for Sam Meza’s USWNT ascendancy! So happy to see Reign players back on the national stage.

Medieval marginal illustration of a peacock from Trinity College MS B.1.46.

f. 29r: full page from Trinity College MS B.1.46 with peacock depicted at the base.

Happy #MarginaliaMonday. Here's a proud peacock from a 15th-century Book of Hours to brighten up your day!

See the full manuscript here: mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Manuscript/B...

Let's go Basel! And as always #BanIsraelfromEurovision!
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7-1: 🇸🇪🇱🇻🇩🇪🇺🇦🇳🇴🇨🇭🇫🇷
Honorable mentions: 🇵🇱🇲🇹🇬🇷
Biggest changes post-staging: 🇧🇪🇭🇷
Biggest turquoise carpet impact: 🔼🇬🇧🇨🇿🇭🇷 🔽🇪🇪 (get in the bin, TC)

The Saoirse Ronan “women” meme (S R in Little Women with her hands apart looking emotional) with the caption changed to Arsenal Women-

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A powerful statement from 24-year-old Dutch Man City player Kerstin Casparij, who showed support for trans people by kissing her wristband after scoring 🏳️‍⚧️

Having excluded all trans people from proceedings before it, the Supreme Court decides in favour of For Some Women Scotland.

The history of America's unwillingness to sacrifice the profits of the U.S. defense industry to the rule of law, combined with the unique privilege enjoyed by the state of Israel, should have meant that U.S. support for Israel in the aftermath of October 7, 2023, was not surprising. Yet even the Israeli military expected the United States to allow them to carry out the indiscriminate bombing campaign only for a matter of weeks before reining in the scale of destruction, as the U.S. had repeatedly done in the past. Instead, the Biden administration violated American laws and bypassed Congress to rush an unprecedented $17.9 billion in weapons and security assistance to Israel, all while lying to the American public about working tirelessly toward a ceasefire.

Ex-Biden State Department official says even the Israeli military expected the US to only let them bomb Gaza for weeks, rather than unconditionally for a year and a half:

I happened across this movie yesterday by chance and it was such a good time! More queer rom coms that make me cry, please.

Very proud of my alma mater for doing *something.* I look forward to more decisive action and advocacy from Tufts in support of Rümeysa Öztürk and to protect all students from fascist violence.

Fellow alums - please sign on to this petition with some other demands: shorturl.at/PYdC2

No acknowledgment from six (6!) whole teams is bleak and shameful. A social media post is a very low bar and yet 43% of the league couldn't clear it.

A screenshot of the Bay FC instagram story: White text on a dark navy blue background over a transgender flag with white text saying "Honoring and Celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility."

Gotham: Reposted NWSL post on Twitter, shared NWSL post in an Instagram story

Bay FC: Instagram story only

Honorable mention to Boston Legacy: Reposted NWSL post on Twitter, shared NWSL post in an Instagram story

A thread of all the 🏳️‍⚧️Transgender Day of Visibility🏳️‍⚧️ posts from #NWSL teams:

Posts across social media: Angel City, Chicago Stars, Courage, Pride, Reign, Spirit

Bare minimum: Gotham, Bay FC

Nothing: Dash, Current, Thorns, Racing Louisville, Wave, Royals (tell your team they need to do better!)

Cyprus is sending Nicholas Galitzine serving the bad type of gay nonsense. 🇨🇾

I guess I’m all in on Esa Diva to win until some more countries join Spain’s efforts! Viva Melody!

The biggest joke of a Superfinal since Madame was left out in 2023. Who is orchestrating this sabotage? #Sanremo

Joan Thiele is woefully underrated this year. Such a beautiful song. #Sanremo

Serving the transcendental unity of apperception on pink exercise balls in Ta' Qali #MESC

What a wildly inconsistent but fun set of acts! The Ludvig’s folk-boyband-bop should absolutely win, but Citi Zēni and Tatumeitas were great too. #Supernova

Silvester Belt, you will always be my favorite. We love a candid king. #UMK

That dress was a dream and elevated an already great song.

Ich komme and Citi Zēni at the same time is too much for 11:30am on Saturday. #UMK #Supernova

That chest tattoo is elite work. Flaunt it with pride, Costee. #UMK