Resilient

Today’s cake baking turned out to be an interesting exercise in democracy. My 2 little helpers decided a cake is not a cake unless it has rainbow sprinkles on it. We negotiated & agreed to decorate it both ways. Win-Win!🍰🧒🏽👧🏽

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The best explanation is perhaps not that the prince and Watson had finally buckled to costs risk; it instead looks like a desperate last-minute move by a publisher anxious to avoid a public trial of the claims. It appears from the evidence available that NGN signalled that it would actually accept liability. If so, this would change everything. If NGN accepted it was liable for at least the main part of the claims, there would be no need for a full trial—for there would be nothing to be tried. The prince and the politician would not now be able to force a full trial even if they had wanted to do. For a defendant to admit liability is an unusual, if not unique litigation ploy.

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How Harry and Watson forced News Group Newspapers to admit wrongdoing

Why the circumstances show it was NGN wanting to avoid a public trial—and not the costs risk on the claimants—that brought this case to its end

By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk

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What Prince Harry’s Settlement Means for Him and for Britain’s Royal Family Harry won an apology and damages from Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids. Could the lawsuit’s end also help heal the rift with his brother, William, and his father, King Charles III?

There's ALOT going on this week, so you probably missed this news. Harry's ongoing crusade against Rupert Murdoch and other right-wing media is fascinating for anyone thinking about the power of right-wing media and what the future holds for media generally. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/w...

The "Kamala Clause" includes my wife and her sister too, both born in the United States 30+ years ago

Unsurprised, but wishing every form of malady on everyone who enabled this f*cking clown

She's literally a black woman outnumbered by her greatest enemy - white supremacists. Her wearing a symbol that attributes to her heritage while HOLDING her position on the Superme Court (where they likely HATE her) is absolutely a big FUCK you. and if you can't see that then youre a fucking moron.

We meet again.😉😉

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Zeit Online page showing a black and white picture of Elon Musk giving the salute, blue painter's tape obscures his arm. Headline: "Ein Hitlergruß ist ein Hitlergruß ist ein Hitlergruß"

Die Zeit obscures Musk’s salute because the Hitler salute is illegal in Germany. And the headline has it right, “A Hitler salute is a Hitler salute is a Hitler salute.”

Bit.ly/FirefighterGI

Direct aid to incarcerated firefighters

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Screenshot of a tweet from Students for Trump founder Ryan Fournier, on 26 November 2022. Text reads "Ban TikTok."

Screenshot of a tweet from Students for Trump founder Ryan Fournier, on 29 January 2025. Text reads "Very happy to see TikTok was unbanned in the United States. Should've never happened to begin with! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"

Screenshot of tweet from Charlie Kirk on 31 July 2020. Text reads: "BREAKING: President @realDonaldTrump just announced on Air Force One that he will be banning the evil CCP-compromised app TikTok America can't continue to allow our citizens to be surveilled by Xi Jinping and his terroristic cronies I have long advocated for this. Fight back!"

Screenshot of tweet from Charlie Kirk on 19 January 2025. Text reads: "Trump is saving TikTok. Pay attention, Gen Z."

The sooner folks realize there are no underlying principles motivating these people beyond the acquisition of power, the easier it will be to understand what's going on

Happy MLK Day.

This is the cowardice of The New York Times. Legacy media is failing.

Goodnight
Here are 5 life lessons we can all learn from #WithLoveMeghanOnNetflix via my @Forbes column here: Meghan Markle Offers Us Life Lessons In Success, Resilience, & Grace forbes.com/sites/sophiane… #MeghanMarkle #TheDuchessofSussex

Guy the Beagle, Meghan's first ride-or-die has crossed over the 🌈 bridge.
He was loved, and he loved.
#SussexSquad

“If you followed me on instagram back in the day, you saw a lot of him - & on The Tig too. [Guy] was with me at Suits, when I got engaged, (& then married), when I became a mom….he was with me for everything: the quiet, the chaos, the calm, the comfort.” - Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex

#RIPGuy 🐶🪽

There are no words strong enough to describe how I feel about people who continue to stir up this kind of hate. It's just evil, and there is no excuse.

Burn: New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Stay Healthy, and Lose Weight a book by Herman Pontzer One of the foremost researchers in human metabolism reveals surprising new science behind food and exercise. We burn 2,000 calories a day. And if we exercise and cut carbs, we'll lose more weight. Rig...

Someone requested five word advice for new cyclist looking to lose weight.

1. Exercise for health, not weight. See Burn: New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories and Lose Weight

2. Eat for longevity, fitness follows. See Longevity Diet: Slow Aging, Fight Disease, Optimize Weight

New York employers must now offer paid medical leave during pregnancy Pregnant New Yorkers will be entitled to at least 20 hours of paid leave to attend prenatal medical appointments under a new law. Gov.

New York employers must now offer paid medical leave during pregnancy

Left Twitter a couple of months ago. Mental health markedly improved.

This year, Bruce and The E Street Band brought “one of the most successful tours of all time” (Pollstar) to a new level — delivering blistering three-hour sets for 48 shows across North America and Europe — “unmatched by any other outfit on the road" (Billboard).

Recently took a peek at Twitter and the disinformation is getting substantially more dangerous. Someone could get killed.

The tactics of constantly repeating outright lies, targeting specific people, repurposing years-old footage and presenting them as new is getting to another level. It’s scary.

The 24 Worst Columns of 2024, Part 4: Sexy Starmer, doctor dictators, Farage fan fiction, and armageddon... After climbing through an avalanche of awful columns, we've finally reached the summit of 2024's most egregious opinions.

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Just wow. Absurdly transparent example of the weaponization of identity politics to try and break solidarity and class consciousness

Timeline Cleanse.💕 Lewis Hamilton playing Adele’s song on the piano is just what I needed today. I absolutely adore this all round wonderful human being. 👏🎉

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#ManOfManyTalents
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