Bryan Williams 💎

This is the reality for thousands of Ukrainian children today. Instead of playing in a park — flowers on a heroic father’s grave. Instead of his warm hands — cold granite, that she kisses goodbye. Source: United 24

I got up at 3 am. I’ll be on the road all day today. Tomorrow in Luxembourg, we’ll be discussing the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children and what Europe’s response should be. Childhood has an expiry date. I fear that by the time we finish talking, some of these children will already have become adults. Former children with erased identities, trained to shoot and raised by the Russians to hate, will go to kill and die in any country in the world where Russia tells them to go and kill and die.

Australian restaurant owner kicks out Pauline Hanson, leader of Australia's One Nation Party

One Nation does not own the Australia flag; it does not own or determine Australian values; it has no mandate to impose Trump's views or Gina Rinehart's interests on the rest of us; and it has no right to reject or exclude some Australian citizens based on their place of birth.

Friends, I try to show you Ukraine from different angles, not just write about the war. Here's one more piece of the puzzle that is current life in Ukraine: I once shared about storks Odarka (female) and Hrytsko (male) who spend the winter in warmer locations, then return to Ukraine for spring and summer. For many Ukrainians, their relationship is like a TV show, a subject of many discussions, jokes and memes. Today, Odarka is back in Ukraine! This is a big deal for us. Ukrainians share this on social media, and look forward to Hrytsko returning. There's a livestream of their nest.

Looks like Pauline is skipping the Senate #QT today. Maybe #AirGina had other flight plans? Maybe a side trip to the Barossa? Maybe counselling Aoi Baxter?

This, from a former leader of the Nats. Gobsmacking.

Got a meeting to further progress my aged care in the home package in two weeks. Things are looking up.

Before and after photos of my tropical garden project. Quite chuffed with how it's coming along. I made the water feature from a pot I bought for $30 at TK Maxx and bought the bamboo spout from Amazon. Solar powered pump with a battery so no external power supply required.

Pauline Hanson wants Aussies to go to war for the USA & Isreal. Aussie Patriot, my arse... Pffft

@MikeCarlton01 Speaking of trucks Barnaby, when I retired almost all the pharmaceutical daily delivery drivers were Muslims. They were reliable, could be trusted with transport of schedule 8 drugs & mainly, didn’t drink, so always turned up on Mondays for work.

Well done S.A conservative voters pissed off with the 2 major parties!!. Plenty of Indies to vote for, but OH NO!! We're gonna vote for pig ignorant racists because we are imbeciles! GO YOU GOOD THINGS! Pfffffffffft.

It's a matter of having to conform "with Australian culture" ~ Barnaby Joyce. What? Be just like you, Barnaby?

❗️Ukraine will stop sending troops abroad for training. The General Staff plans to move all training of new servicemen entirely to Ukraine. The decision is linked to the view that Western instructors lack up-to-date combat experience.

I’ve had a gut full of Pauline Hanson. #auspol

"These greedy gas corporations are taking the piss." "They've been price-gouging Australians for far too long, and it's time our government placed a minimum 25% gas export levy to use that revenue to help people." @larissawaters 👏👏👏 #auspol

🇦🇺 Honoured to be welcomed to Australia by the Governor-General, H.E. Sam Mostyn. I’m here to celebrate the long-standing friendship between Europe and Australia, and this is the most perfect start to this visit.

The One Nation candidate who missed a court appearance for a sexual offence charge still pulled 10% of the vote. That means a nearly $10,000 in public funding entitlement in SA. After the last-minute disendorsement, who gets it: him or One Nation?

Ukraine bid farewell to Senior Sergeant Artem Taran. His partner, a German Shepherd named Yorna, stayed by his casket, whimpering her goodbye. Artem was only 26 years old. He was killed on March 11 near Nikopol by an FPV drone strike. Help save lives: u24.gov.ua/sky-defense?ut…