Irim Sarwar

But, my pupil, as my pupil you have learnt the worth of scorn; You have laughed with me at pity, we have joyed to be forlorn; What, for us, are all distractions of men's fellowship and smiles? What, for us, the goddess Pleasure, with her meretricious wiles? You may tell that German college that their honour comes too late. But they must not waste repentance on the grizzly savant's fate; Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved the stars too truly to be fearful of the night.

People need to stop using the American 1936 edition that, of course, as America so often does, changes things to its liking & ruins them.

The correct quote is "I have loved the stars too *truly* to be fearful of the night." from the original. #CallTheMidwife

Love David Morrissey. Love Eve Myles.

This tête-à-tête between the two in #Gone on ITV is worth the price of admission.

Dozens killed as Israeli special forces raid Lebanese village in search of 40-year-old remains Overnight, one Israeli operation saw at least 41 people killed and 40 injured, according to the Lebanese health ministry.

Pretty serious allegation here. "Witnesses told the BBC that the Israeli soldiers had arrived disguised in Lebanese military fatigues and used ambulances with signs of Hezbollah's Islamic Health Organization."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I think it’s actually a violation of our human rights that we are not allowed to smack the sense into men like this in public.

the suburbs were founded on a politics of silence and look how that turned out for everyone. silence was used explicitly as a justification for redlining because some (racialized) populations were 'inherently loud.' the expected quietude of women and children is its own separate can of worms!!

the degree to which people feel entitled to control the actions and expressions of others only becomes more unhinged with time. it's how you get HOAs that don't let kids play on the street and the cops called for every little thing and the fucking airpod world where no one ever speaks to one another

it's not your right to quiet the world. you as a human being are obligated to be in the world with other people even if that sucks shit sometimes. my neighbors listen to loud music and sometimes it's annoying but i also feel safe knowing my neighbors are okay and that if i need them they're there

You’ve got to remember for the journos who write these reams of bollocks about the ‘special relationship’ between the UK and US, their concern is not the interests of either country, or really the fate of Starmer or Trump, but ‘will the boss not sack me. Please give me a bonus’

Free childcare, universal healthcare, affordable housing, a proper safety net, brilliant public education.

Drive the defence/defense budget to zero and do everything else.

Timothée Chalamet pissing off the entire ballet and opera world is quite the thing

Hmmm, well, you know, since politics determines infrastructure and the policies that frame your life: healthcare, salaries, safety, emergency help, safety nets, etc., then really, everything is political.

I’m so very tired to people claiming politics isn’t important in their lives. Know they fucked up & wont admit they like the cruelty, ignorance & economic disaster. Politics right now affect us all.

In this current harsh world, let's warm a few hearts remembering the events of 7-8 March 1991, when the 90,000 people of Brindisi woke up to find 25,000 Albanians roaming the streets of their town. For perspective, that's roughly equivalent to 25k people suddenly landing in Hastings [Thread] >> 1

Sen. Whitehouse to uncover connections between Trump, Russia, and Epstein. YouTube video by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

For those who wonder why some of us focus on the Trump/Russia connections in the Epstein Files, just follow the evidence

Senator Whitehouse does a great summary here www.youtube.com/live/ylvTFvJ...

STATEMENT 1/

Last night, the Metropolitan Police raided the Westminster Quaker Meeting house – again. This time, they targeted Take Back Power's direct action training. There were 15 arrests.

Omg, he's JD Vance with fur

White folks are salty about Kamala Harris saying she predicted all this at Rev. Jesse Jackson’s funeral.

My response? Fuck y’all and stay mad.

You should’ve listened.

LIVE: Funeral service for Rev. Jesse Jackson in Chicago YouTube video by ABC News

If you don't want to give CBS News the clicks, here's the ABC News coverage of Rev. Jesse Jackson's memorial service (Homegoing in the Black church tradition).

www.youtube.com/live/LZQ2CD6...

Senator Duckworth holds Rev. Jesse Jackson’s hand during the Juneteenth March for Us parade in Chicago in 2021.

We shall not see the likes of the great Reverend Jesse Jackson again. He leaves us with a legacy our state will never forget.

Rest in my power, my friend.

In the last 14 months of Biden's term, 1,740,000 total jobs were created. In the first 14 months of Trump's current term, 150,000 jobs were created. That's a ratio of 11.6 to 1 ...

The idea that "Republicans do better on the economy" is and has always been BS.

Absolutely unsurprised. There's a reason America has that rictus grin & forces shallow optimism & positivity down our throats, from well-being and new age gurus to its brand of evangelicalism to the nightmare that is Disney: it's b/c they despise each other & can't face their shadow.

Met interviews women supected of facilitating Mohamed Al Fayed’s alleged sexual abuse Three women in their 40s, 50s and 60s interviewed under caution in relation to alleged abuse by late Harrods owner

Because as much as we hate to look at it directly and admit it, there are ALWAYS women enabling/facilitating/encouraging the abuse.

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

You know things are bad when I have more support to lead the US than Pahlavi does to lead Iran

Kamala Harris: "I predicted a lot about what's happening right now. I'm not here to say 'I told you so,' but we did see it coming."

Okay. The people have spoken.

For every reskeet this gets, I will post a random picture from my camera roll with no explanation (other than alt text).

Let the games begin.

I do think, if I were to be perfectly honest, the reason Kemi drives me up the wall but I'm also kind of obsessed is that she is utterly impervious to introspection. Every position she holds is her first impulse on the topic and she will stick to it regardless.

It's really OK to not be the main character at every point of life and just read and watch stories about other people without turning it into some fulfilment ritual

Grew up in the States, so not sure - but my all girls school hockey sticks were Pakistani made!

Ah, not too far from Sialkot! Hello!