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#EU offers UK ‘emergency brake’ on youth mobility scheme numbers - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/29/eu-offers-uk-emergency-brake-youth-mobility-scheme-numbers #starmer still trying to screw up this opportunity

EU offers UK ‘emergency brake’ on youth mobility scheme numbers

Britain wants limits on young people entering country but Europe opposes this as scheme aims to celebrate links

The Guardian

Francis Mangion (M)28m ago

Via BBC News live blog:

"Houthi missiles pull Yemen into war: How did we get here?"

Freya Scott-Turner
Live reporter

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cje4x38q8xqt?post=asset%3A4604ab5a-bad0-45f3-98a4-fa72a284e97b#post

Israel says industrial site on fire after Iranian attack as hundreds mourn killed journalists in Lebanon

Israel's fire service say a "hazardous materials incident" has been declared following the blaze in the south of the country, as strikes continue across the Middle East.

BBC News

Francis Mangion (M)1h ago

Mx. Riley 3h ago

I'm seeing openness to age verification laws within some left of center organizing spaces 😱

Folks, we gotta talk to our people to kill this harmful policy. Regulate dangerous big tech practices, not people!

LGBTQ+ kids in hostile environments suffer when they can't access community online.

Age verification also facilitates excluding representation of marginalized folks. Also, it is at odds with the right to repair — shouldn't we own our devices, and not the other way around?

Francis Mangion (M)1h ago

The New York Times 1h ago

There Are Now Over 50,000 American Troops in the Mideast
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/us/politics/us-marines-middle-east-iran-war.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The U.S. Now Has Over 50,000 Troops in the Middle East

The arrival of 2,500 Marines and another 2,500 sailors is keeping the number of American troops in the region at roughly 10,000 more than usual.

The New York Times

Francis Mangion (M)1h ago

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Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem statement (via CBS News): "... for the first time in centuries, the Heads of the Church were prevented from celebrating the Palm Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre..."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/church-holy-sepulchre-jerusalem-cardinal-pizzaballa-israel-catholic/

Catholic cardinal stopped from Jerusalem's Church of Holy Sepulchre, Israel says it was for his safety

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said it was "the first time in centuries" that heads of the church were unable to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass at the sacred site.

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Francis Mangion (M)17h ago

Vitamins and Supplements - Gum Arabic - Uses, Side Effects, and More.

https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-268/gum-arabic#overview

Gum arabic: Overview, Uses, Side Effects, Precautions, Interactions, Dosing and Reviews

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Francis Mangion (M)1h ago

Europe Says 1h ago

Israel Faces Backlash After Church Leaders Blocked From The Holy Sepulchre

Israeli police prevented senior Catholic leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Palm…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Israel
https://www.europesays.com/iran/41602/

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#Christian_sector_of_the_Old_Church_of_Jerusalem

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Europe Says 1h ago

‘We will never accept humiliation’

Iran is responding boldly Sunday to reports the U.S. might be prepping ground forces for the next stage…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #StraitofHormuz #groundforces #groundoperation #groundoperations #Hormuz #Iran #Iraniannuclearprogram #KhargIsland
https://www.europesays.com/iran/41583/

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Steve Herman 3h ago

In his Palm Sunday homily, Pope Leo XIV declares that Jesus, as the King of Peace, “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.” https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-03/pope-leo-xiv-celebrates-palm-sunday-mass-rome.html

Pope at Palm Sunday Mass: ‘Jesus does not listen to prayers of those who wage war’

Pope Leo XIV presides at Mass on Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion, and reflects on Jesus as the King of Peace who rejects war and refuses to listen to the prayers of those who wage war.

Vatican News