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…’Yes, I’m a difficult person to endure, I hardly manage.’ - Leila Chatti

“Cause it’s not what you’re given / But what you do with it / And it’s not the road less travelled / But how you choose to live” We have been reflecting on the passing of Dublin-born singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, a profound loss for the Irish music scene and beyond. He did not need a microphone to amplify the words that lived inside him, and this was proved time and time again throughout his career. He shed the Academy and Grammy Awards, critical acclaim and sold-out shows to simply show up as the storyteller and man he was. Our thoughts are with everyone who loved him, his family, and those whose lives were changed by him. Photo: Glen Hansard outside KCRW's studios on June 19, 2012. By Larry Hirshowitz.

‘Poetry is not made of words’ - Linda Gregg

@BirdyBooky ❤️

Found a tiny little Holly Hobby notebook I’d been given as a for Christmas 1981. I noted that I was going to use it as a diary. Not many entries but this one stands out. Must get back to the beam.

For those that read the Times article, here I am with Grandpops at his 79th birthday, and below is a thread I did back in 2020 about @amnesty demanding that Irish people who believe in biology should not have legitimate representation in the media and politics & other links. Since 2020, for speaking up, my home computer network has been hacked, I have received many threatening & harassing emails, people have made a concerted effort to get me fired from my job, and a book I contributed was censored by the Scottish National Library. @amnesty emboldens the actors who do these things by putting the weight of their Global Human Rights brand behind identifying people like me “anti rights” and demanding the we be censored.

Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there; I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the diamond glints on snow, I am the sun on ripened grain, I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning’s hush I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry, I am not there; I did not die. By Mary Elizabeth Frye RIP you beautiful soul #glenhansard Photograph: Stephan Vanfleteren

Timely to repost this today for another woman left devastated by her beloved husband’s death. RIP Glen

I truly believe there is a safe space and love for EVERYBODY. Biological girls, biological boys, trans women, and trans men. Everyone is welcome at my table! You can disagree and still be kind. Bravo to those girls for standing up for what they believe. You’ll be hearing from me soon💕 yay for gifts. Truly embarrassing of the co-owner. Unfortunately shows the type of leader she is.

This is the best piece I've read about Glen today... Glen Hansard: A powerhouse of self-belief and passion rte.ie/entertainment/…

🎶 So fill to me the parting glass And drink a health whate'er befalls Then gently rise and softly call Good night and joy be to you all 🎶 Good night, Glen and Sláinte. 🥃💚 #GlenHansard

Hot Press is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Irish music legend Glen Hansard this morning, aged 56 "A brilliant musician, a great singer, and a brilliantly charismatic and intense character, who always gave his utmost in everything he did..." hotpress.com/music/glen-han…

Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning songwriter and lead singer with Dublin band The Frames has died aged 56.

Omg have just heard that Glen Hansard of the Frames has died. Shocked. RIP Glen. Great memories. Thinking of his family today. The devastation. This is a recent photo from his Instagram. What a man ❤️

16 years old. First season as a lifeguard. Waves repeatedly slamming him. Grown men getting knocked back and retreating. And this kid locks onto that 10-year-old with a death grip and refuses to let go until the boy is safe. No experience. No excuses. Just pure courage and resolve under pressure. This is what it looks like when character shows up. Respect, young man. 🇺🇸

Perhaps the worst thing Alison said was that she didn't need to check facts with WRN NI because "it was a column". When I was commissioning columnists at The Economist, if any one had suggested that because it was a column they could make stuff up, I'd never have accepted a file from them again.

Hook lighthouse in a song!! This young Dublin man is so talented - saw him as a busker and am not surprised at all he’s getting lots of attention now with viral stuff on the go instagram.com/reel/DbWUklnxu…

'Although scientific atheists may have initially discussed evidence for atheism, they soon fell into an ideological stance that did not allow for any actual discourse' - Froese's on the failure of scientific atheism in Soviet Russia.

It is 2040. Britain is ruled by a far right government which forces women to have babies. Their only hope is to escape to the progressive paradise that is a united Ireland for an abortion. Welcome to The Quickening, the dumbest novel you will ever read. independent.ie/entertainment/…

A 2004 paper by Paul Froese examining why an atheistic monopoly failed under Soviet rule concluded that 'systems of belief require more than simply the power of promotion and coercion to become accepted'. This suggests the forced acceptance of gender theories will ultimately fail

@runthinkwrite To be a ‘good’ and ‘nice’ and ‘kind’ person you must accept the lie. You must deceive your own eyes. Then you grab the halo, polish it nice and bright, put it on like a crown and with the other hand fling mud at those who say the naked emperor is naked.

The majority of commentary I've seen against Sophie Cunningham is not of the form: 'Cunningham is wrong, it's a good policy (ie. allowing M in F sport.) but: 'Cunningham is mean, I'm a nice person' This substitution is, paradoxically, and in itself, mean and dishonest.

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