This is not someone who should be President of the @EUCommission:
"Ursula von der Leyen has sought to slow down an official European Union report criticizing Italy for eroding media freedoms, as she seeks Rome’s support for a second term as European Commission president."
This directly contradicts and undermines the very reasons for EU's existence historically.
#NoPasarán #EU #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #UrsulaVonDerLeyen #VonDerLeyen
The whole point of democratic elections is to allow for a peaceful transfer of power—without violence—when a government embodying one type of policy has become widely unpopular.
The problem we've gotten into in the UK (and also the USA) is that extremists have seized control of one of the regular incumbent parties, and the other parties have responded perversely by moving towards them. Removing the ability for a course change after an election.
Labour or Tories, they're still neoliberals.
#StormAgnes is named after Cork's Agnes Mary Clerke, who, despite not having access to a formal education in it, developed a keen interest in astronomy, became only the 5th female member of the Royal Astronomical Society, and has a crater on the moon named in her honour - she's one of 30 Irish women on my #MiniMná print. 🌕
Prints: https://www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/mini-mn-10x12-inch-fine-art-print
All 30 influential Irish women from the Mini Mná #Mnávember series. Framed image is for illustrative purposes only - all prints are supplied unframed . This is a gallery-quality giclée art print on Hahnemühle German Etching 310gsm heavy textured paper with a white border, printed in Ireland and
Congratulations to Shamim Malekmian for winning a Justice Media Award today for this article she wrote for Dublin Inquirer!
Joan of Contention 😷
Matt Bors
Charlie Stross
Jim Daly
Miriam Boosh
Ciara | CiaraÃoch 🎨
felix stalder
Female-presenting nipples
kira :3
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