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“Mercy is radical kindness. Mercy means offering or being offered aid in desperate straits. Mercy is not deserved. It involves absolving the unabsolvable, forgiving the unforgivable.” ~@ANNELAMOTT

This highlights just how much of a disaster it is that aid agencies - like WCK - have had to suspend operations for fear of being hit by Israeli strikes. People in north Gaza have been surviving on 245 calories a day since January, says @Oxfam. Israel claims there is no famine.

Each heinous crime the Israeli army is committing against exhausted and traumatised civilians in Gaza is part and parcel of a genocidal campaign. Looking forward to @KarimKhanQC's action. This is the greatest moment of truth in the ICC history.

Jürgen welcomes Seán Cox and his family to Anfield after yesterday's game ❤️

@BelfastBre @Dancingduck138 It was reported yesterday in Belfast Live that they are husband and wife.

@danielmgmoylan @CharlesTannock @DavidGHFrost @reformparty_uk It doesn't matter what I think. What matters is what the EU thinks, as you and your colleagues have discovered.

@laughinglashes @CharlesTannock @DavidGHFrost @reformparty_uk You seem to think NI is an EU member state.

Varadkar was able to insist on Ireland's national interest (as defined by him) because he accurately read the feebleness of most of the British establishment in standing up for our country's interests and their lack of conviction in delivering the Brexit referendum result. As @TomMcTague points out, his long term judgement in this seems to have been proved correct. Rishi Sunak's 2022 promises to continue with the NI Protocol Bill were dropped, and, through the Windsor Framework, the British body politic has shown it prioritises a fragile, and legally subordinate, relationship with Ireland and the EU over recovering full sovereignty over its own country.

@brianjohnspencr @Val_Kearney The primary reason for Ireland's reluctance to engage with unionism was the DUP's 3-time refusal to back May's deal, which would've meant no borders anywhere. Their refusal made it plain that they were angling for a land border. Little point in engaging with them as a result.

@Val_Kearney I explained in an article for the Irish Association… irish-association.org/guest-articles…

The spirit of the Good Friday Agreement era saw Dublin reach out to Unionism/Loyalism and be seen to be sympathetic to their concerns & more. Truly stretching themselves in word,deed & gesture Varadkar threw that out the window Every unionist leader past and present has said so

@danielmgmoylan @CharlesTannock @DavidGHFrost @reformparty_uk Your and your fellow travellers' problem is that you believed that the EU would consent to erect a border across an EU member state. Oh well.

@CharlesTannock @DavidGHFrost @reformparty_uk Charles, there was no “scorched earth” policy. That might have applied to leaving with no deal. In fact we have what the EU calls the most comprehensive trade deal in its history. Please abandon the hyperbole.

The Beatles performing their legendary rooftop concert in London. They played for the city for 42 minutes before being stopped by the police. It was John, Paul, George, and Ringo’s final public performance as “The Beatles”. What a legendary moment. #TheBeatles

@JoelKeysNI @pablo_healy *For 6 months* *I finally resolved*

@JoelKeysNI @pablo_healy That's where your problem is. I used their 'moving home' service and they billed me for both the old home amd and the new home - for months. U finally resolved it by making an online complaint to them - phoning them was useless.

My bill for Virgin Media SHOULD be £72 a month. Here's my last five bills. February 2024 - £89.99 January 2024 - £138.29 December 2023 - £126.49 November 2023 - £286.67 October 2023 - £191.18 I live alone and don't use the TV, so I know there's been no add ons.

@LineoutNause @PVHellyar @bernardjackman That's entirely incorrect. He clattered into the ball-carrier shoulder-first and made no attempt whatsoever to wrap. The ref was 100% correct.

@PVHellyar @bernardjackman He attempted to wrap and got flattened by the ball carrier. Secondly my initial gripe was with the TMO intervention when he was in a far worse position to call that off the live footage than the Ref or ARs were. Selective intervention of TMOs is 💩

This is the tackle that led to the penalty at the death in the France v England game. Ben Earl penalised for a no arms tackle. What do you think ? Fair or harsh? #FRAvENG #FRAANG #SixNationsRugby #rterugby

@bernardjackman I think the ref was right. He just clattered into him shoulder-first

Important reminder! 🧡

Doctor interviewed on BBC News in Gaza. Says pregnant women haven’t been fed properly for four months. Babies all being born seriously underweight, with almost no hospital provision. A woman interviewed has nothing else to feed her baby but water.

A child's joy in Gaza after receiving chicken 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💔

APC study at UCC makes 'world-first discovery' in stress treatment @jfcryan @TedDinan @NateRitz3 @colinhillucc @Lorr_Draper

@gavreilly Surely SnR should've remembered all this when asked about it this week. She approved the CFO's severance package yet tells Martin she had 'no role' in it?

@louiseburne_ There won't be any meeting - she has just resigned as per. @RTENewsPaulC

I understand the meeting between Catherine Martin and Siún Ní Raghallaigh will be held online tomorrow morning. Given that Minister Martin refused several times to express confidence in the chair, it may be an eventful day…

So true! 🧡