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Duke of Devonshire's exclusive Mayfair bookshop occupied as fury grows over his decision to raise rents to Irish farmers from £500 to £5,000 His ancestors stole this land in 1753; this mad rent rise will force farmers off land that they have cultivated for hundreds of years

Full list of high-profile Iranian figures killed over the past 72 hours: - Second Brigadier General Masoud Zare was the Commander of the Army (Artesh) Air Defense Academy. He was killed in Shahin Shahr, north of Isfahan. - Mostafa Azizi was a rear admiral in the IRGC Navy in Khuzestan Province. - Second Brigadier General Mohammad Hossein Sufi was an IRGC commander in Khorramabad, Lorestan Province. He served for 6 years in Syria. - Colonel Ruhollah Minakhani was the commander of an IRGC special forces unit (Yegan-e Vizheh) in the Ansar al-Mahdi Corps in Zanjan Province. - Mohammad Reza Ashrafi Kahi served as the head of commerce in the IRGC's "Oil Headquarters". IDF claims he managed the inflow of billions of dollars of revenue into the IRGC annually through revenue accrued from oil sales. It's possible he also served within the Budget and Financial Affairs Office of the General Staff. - Naval Lieutenant Kamal Alizadeh served at the Khorramshahr Marine Commando Base. He was from the city of Suq in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province. He was killed by American strikes during the rescue of the stranded WSO on Kuh-e Siah, near Dehdasht. - Abolfazl Peyman, the administrator of the cyberspace unit of the “Martyr Fahmideh Student Basij Resistance Zone” in Dehdasht, was killed during the American rescue operation. - Basij volunteer Ali Kiani was a from Dehdasht and was also killed while trying to locate the second American crewmember. He served as a Sergeant First Class in the IRGC when he was younger. - 3 mid-level commanders in the Fatehin Special Unit in the Basij: Majid Amini, Amir Qamarpour, & Mohammad Pourghadi were killed in Tehran. - Reza Oradi was a senior member of the IRGC's Intelligence Organization in South Khorasan Province. He was a member of the IRGC's Ansar al-Reza Corps and was killed in strikes around Birjand.

John, if it represents peace between Protestant and Catholic why place it on top of the coffin of someone who had planted a bomb on the Shankill Road killing 10 people ?

“Sanctions on South Africa helped free its Black people – it’s time for sanctions on Israel to free Palestinians.” —Mark Ruffalo

It is worth asking what Lynn Boylan is doing attending a meeting like this with several people who are among the most extreme anti woman, anti gay etc etc in the world.

BREAKING: Iranian civilians in Dehdasht are reportedly blocking the streets to prevent Islamic regime forces from searching for the second pilot. Iranian people are amazing.

🚨 BREAKING: U.S. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED TO PREVENT CAPTURE BY IRAN 🇺🇸🔥 In a dramatic turn during the rescue operation, American forces reportedly destroyed their own aircraft on the ground to ensure it would not fall into Iranian hands.

Interesting article by an Irish journalist who recently visited Cuba. I like Kneecap, admire their advocacy for Irish unity and the Irish language. I publicly supported them when they faced ridiculous terrorism charges. Loved the movie. But their decision not to speak up for human rights or democracy while in Cuba, even for artists censored and imprisoned there, was a lost opportunity to speak truth to power and do some good

A HERO!! 🏆 For 3 years, a Zurich butcher sold **3.1 tons** of pork to Muslim customers, labeling it as halal veal. Not one noticed. Discovered only during a routine inspection when an inspector immediately saw it wasn't veal. Butcher convicted: 6 months prison + 18,000 CHF fine. Customers paid premium prices for cheap pork... and ate what their religion forbids.