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@chinnychick are you talking about special branch?

I grew up in Northern Ireland. A country known for terrorists hiding in the shadows. But the majority of Northern Irish people were innocent, lovely people just wanting to get on with their lives. Iran definitely has some dark corners, but the majority of Iranians do NOT deserve to be flattened by Trump! He needs stopping NOW! Innocent people who never asked for this will die, they already are dying. SOMEONE HAS TO STOP THIS MAN. 🤬

He wanted to sleep forever next to a young woman named Anne. When the great General Charles de Gaulle breathed his last in 1970, the world expected a funeral of unmatched scale in the heart of Paris. He didn’t want the Arc de Triomphe. Instead, he chose a quiet, humble grave in the village of Colombey-les-Deux-Églises to stay forever near her beloved Anne. Anne was born on New Year’s Day in 1928. She was the youngest of de Gaulle's three children and was born with Down syndrome. At that time, life was difficult for children like her. Doctors and neighbors sometimes said unkind things, believing that having a child with a disability brought shame or was a sign of “bad blood.” Many families in high society hid their children in institutions to protect their reputation. But Charles and his wife, Yvonne, were not like other people. They looked at their daughter and saw only a blessing. They refused to send her away, choosing instead to raise her in a home filled with laughter, alongside her brother Philippe and her sister Élisabeth. While the rest of the world saw a towering, stern General with a face of stone, Anne saw a father who would drop to his knees to play. To his soldiers, De Gaulle was a man of iron. To Anne, he was a man of songs and stories. He would dance for her, sing to her, and tell her long tales just to see her smile. His associates were often shocked to see the most powerful man in France acting like a playful child. Whenever someone asked about her, De Gaulle would simply say, “She is my joy.” He didn’t see her as a burden. In fact, he believed she was his greatest teacher. In the middle of World War II, when the weight of the world was on his shoulders, he found peace only in her company. She didn’t care about politics, borders, or war. She only cared about her father. He treated her with total equality, making sure she knew she was just as important as any king or president. The family’s love eventually turned into a mission. After the war ended, Charles and Yvonne used their own resources to start the Fondation Anne de Gaulle. They bought a beautiful old chateau to create a safe, loving home for young women with intellectual disabilities who had been abandoned by their own families. They wanted every girl to have the dignity that Anne had. Tragically, Anne’s time on earth was short. In February 1948, she caught pneumonia. She died in her father’s arms just after her 20th birthday. As the General looked down at his daughter’s peaceful face, he whispered a sentence that people still remember today: “Now, she is like the others.” He meant that in heaven, she was finally free from the physical limits and the cruel judgments of a world that didn’t understand her. But he never forgot her. He carried her photo in his pocket every single day. In 1962, when assassins sprayed his car with bullets, one bullet hit the frame of Anne’s photo sitting on the back shelf. He truly believed his daughter had saved his life from beyond the grave. Even though people in those days did not understand children like Anne, her family saw her as a gift. Their story reminds us that everyone has something special, and it is our job to make sure no one is overlooked. We should always be proud of the people we love. Real greatness is not about winning battles or earning titles. It is shown by how we treat those who cannot give us anything in return. Love is not about being perfect; it is about noticing the good in every person and protecting it.

“I welcome today’s decision by the Claimants to drop their case against me. I attended the civil case out of respect for them. “This decision brings to an emphatic end, a case that should never have been brought.”

This trial is a farrago of nonsense, as the RTE piece makes clear. No evidence. No eye witness accounts. Nothing linking Gerry Adams to the IRA. The prosecuting barristers appear to have spent 20 minutes scraping the internet. It’s laughable. rte.ie/news/2026/0317…

6am, Dingle - Ireland's earliest St Patrick's Day parade. The pre-dawn tradition dates back to the Land War of the 1870s when British authorities outlawed public gatherings between sunrise and sunset. The people of Dingle found a way...

Video shows pastors praying over President Donald Trump in the Oval Office amid US and Israeli strikes on Iran.

An unarmed Iranian ship was invited, along with the U.S., to be part of an Indian Naval exercise, and its sailors paraded on land before the president. The U.S. at the last minute pulled out of the exercise and instead attacked the Iranian ship with a torpedo. Breaking with all norms of civilization and warfare, we then refused to rescue the drowning survivors. The Sri Lanka Navy was left to pull the dead bodies from the water. I am hard pressed to think of any other nation throughout history that would do something so cowardly and despicable. We are genuinely in a league of our own, and American media — mostly shrugging off the bombing of a girls school and acting as if carpet bombing Tehran is a normal military tactic — is deeply complicit.

The Iranian ship will not be where it was if we had not invited it to talk part in our Milan exercise. We were the hosts. I am told that as per protocol for this exercise ships cannot carry any ammunition. It was defenceless. The Iranian naval personnel had paraded before our president . The attack by the US submarine was premeditated as the US was aware of the Iranian ship’s presence in the exercise to which the US navy was invited but withdrew from participation at the last minute, presumably with this operation in mind. The US has ignored India’s sensitivities as the ship was in these waters because of India’s invitation. We are far from politically or militarily responsible for the US attack. Our“responsibility” is at a moral and human plane. A word of condolence by the Indian Navy ( after political clearance) at the loss of lives of those who were our invitees and saluted our president would be in order.

Share a book that surprised you with how much you enjoyed it.

@johnhawkinsrwn @HumbleFlow trigger

@HumbleFlow Joan of Arc wasn't black and it's insulting to pretend that she was.

Imagine being burned at the stake in 1431, surviving five centuries of history books, only to be rebooted in 2026 and portrayed by a black actress.

@Footballtweet trained ninja

👊 Leo Messi's bodyguard really earns his salary.

@TRobinsonNewEra it's in France you fuckwit

The powers that be like to tell today's generation that London was always a multicultural city. This was the London Underground in the 1970s. Notice anything?

What was the first book you read (or started reading) in 2026?

@elonmusk catch yourself on

She almost killed him

Message from Aisha Gaddafi to the Iranian People: “To the resilient and freedom-loving people of Iran I speak to you with a heart weighed down by destruction, betrayal, and grief. I am the voice of a woman who watched her country crumble not at the hands of open enemies, but through the trap of Western smiles and false promises. I warn you: do not fall for the seductive words and slogans of Western imperialists. They once told my father, Muammar Gaddafi: ‘Abandon your nuclear and missile programs, and the world will open its doors to you.’ Out of goodwill and a belief in dialogue, my father made concessions. But in the end, we saw how NATO bombs turned our land to ashes. Libya drowned in blood, and our people were left to exile, poverty, and ruins. To my Iranian brothers and sisters Your courage, dignity, and perseverance in the face of sanctions and economic war are a testament to your nation’s honor and true independence. Concessions to an enemy bring only destruction, division, and suffering. Negotiating with the wolf will not save the lamb or bring peace it only sets the time for the next meal.” Aisha Gaddafi

I'm seriously starting to question the credibility of the FIFA Peace Prize.

@TRobinsonNewEra you have a bit of a cheek to talk about drug dealers.

73,000 Americans are dead because of venezuelas drug imports. Trump warned him time & time again to deal with it. Taking out maduro is America 1st

@Partisan_12 If Venezuela's oil industry is privatized, some will make huge profits. Venezuela is rich in gold, lithium, and minerals they need. Instead of buying them, U.S. want them cheap—either by stealing them or overthrowing the government.

@nutrition_facts what's the side effects of taking statins

Since there is benefit to getting our LDL cholesterol as low as possible, why aren’t statins prescribed for everyone even if we start out with optimal levels? see.nf/4mNf8yQ

@JamieBrysonLLB Belfast says yes

It should be said, I’ve a lot of respect for the KC who done the s41 (2) advice for Belfast City Council, a great barrister & person, but with the best will in the world, a lawyer can’t answer a political question. It’s no wonder therefore this has went woefully wrong.