Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan has the funniest April Fool’s Day joke so far. It runs an article claiming a mistake was made in the 1658 Treaty of Roskilde that now makes the Danish island of Bornholm Swedish.

Dr Barry Dov Walfish writes about the meaning of a word. Is Passover really a correct translation?

John le Carré was so opposed to Brexit that he took Irish citizenship to remain European.

I don’t celebrate Easter, but it offers me a few days off work. I’ve decided to take a break from the Internet, too. Back on Tuesday. 🐣

Tom McEnchroe’s article for Radio Prague International is a year old, but it’s an interesting read nonetheless.

The authors from the Berlin School of Economics and Law have written a report that pinpoint many of the same characteristics seen in Czechia.

BBC runs a heart-warming story about a couple who adopted a boy they found in the New York metro.

“If he remains in power until 2036, his tenure will surpass even that of Joseph Stalin, who ruled the Soviet Union for 29 years,” the Guardian writes.

The man knows no shame.

Source: Eurostat

Ranked from highest to lowest
Spain	16.1%
Greece	15.8%
Italy	10.2%
Lithuania	9.6%
Sweden	8.8%
Latvia	8.7%
Finland	8.1%
France	8%
Slovakia	7.3%
Estonia	7.2%
Croatia	7.1%
Portugal	6.9%
Cyprus	6.8%
Luxemburg	6.7%
Denmark	6.1%
Ireland	5.8%
Belgium	5.7%
Romania	5.7%
Austria	5.7%
Bulgaria	5.3%
Slovenia	4.9%
Germany	4.5%
Hungary	4.5%
Malta	4.4%
Netherlands	3.6%
Czechia	3.2%
Poland	3.1%
EU Total	7.5%
Euro Area	8.3%

“Ursula von der Leyen, the European commission’s first female president, was ‘surprised’ after being left without a chair during a meeting of the EU’s two presidents and Turkey’s leader, Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan, and has demanded such a snub is never repeated,” the Guardian writes.

And now Vanity Fair writes that its know-nothing owners have recruited a former New York Times editor to steer their sinking ship. Hilarious! What’s next?

The prince consort to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is dead.

It’s Friday night. Thank God! Now, rest.

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I moved into a new office with a much better view today. Ah, the small things that makes life feel good…

Google search results for his Trump’s are at their lowest point since 2015.

I don’t agree with everything Polly Toynbee writes in this Guardian column, but she puts words to an interesting era in British history.

Just read about a woman who tattooed her eyes and turned blind. She doesn’t regret anything. Is simply focused on getting more tattoos she can never see.

Jewish population at lowest percentage since founding of Israel, the Jerusalem Post reports.

I stumbled across José Mangas Viñuela’s study of volcanism in the Canary Islands. Quite interesting to see how tall the mountains that make the islands really are.

My dreams have been really strange lately. The scariest thing is that they tend to be so close to real life that I wake up unsure about what’s real. Maybe I’m going mad?

Berny Torre’s article in the Daily Star… I say no more.

(Hm, what’s the deal with women and jawlines?)

He gave Ponzi scheme a public face, and now he’s gone, just as the $20bn he took from people close to him.

It’s a new day, and the sun is shining in Malmö. I slept the whole night for a change. Feels good.

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Charlotte Pudlowski’s article on this subject is from eight years ago, but the typically French book look prevails.

Stewart Lee’s Guardian article is not interesting, except for the fact of people complaining about complaints. So meta.

CNN reports some disturbing statistics.

It’s obvious to me that Putin is determined to kill his main opposition. The world has taught Putin that he gets away with anything.

BBC News reports the story of the man’s bizarre achievement. I’m a bit impressed, actually.

Apparently it’s a thing now.

A small robot on the Martian surface has converted some of the thin, carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere into oxygen, NASA reports.

“Israel and Syria exchanged missile attacks early Thursday morning after Damascus launched an advanced surface-to-air missile that landed all the way in the Negev Desert,” Jerusalem Post reports.

The Hollywood Reporter describes Kevin Spacey as “the most decorated actor who cannot work”.

Too bad. He might be a pig, but he’s also a truly great actor.

Just heard a man complain on radio about people disliking him and treating him badly. I felt like punching him. Something very annoying about him. Are some people born to be hated?

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An unexpected piece of news. The death rate in my county has gone down. Despite Covid-19!

I’m flying to the island on Saturday. I need sun and rest.

Aaron Krolik of the New York Times decided to slander himself online to see what happened.

Websites devoted to slander and bullying is a bizarre phenomenon.

Almost 100 benches in Malmö have got a new look to mark the Pride event coming up in August.

I like this trend Nate Berg is writing about. When I’m in my Spanish flat, I do most of my work sitting on the balcony.

“If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always got.” – Henry Ford

“Five leaders of the horrifying Chechen ‘gay purge’ could finally be charged with crimes against humanity thanks to a criminal case in Germany,” Pink News reports.

Sperm count is dropping in Europe. Or is it? This article in USA Today gives no definite answer. Scary stuff nonetheless.

I don’t feel ill, but it makes me nervous all the same. Will know the result tonight or tomorrow.

Happy birthday!

Which is a positive thing.

Kirsten Chuba’s article in the Hollywood Reporter is scary stuff.

Tomorrow evening I’m off to Spain. Yay! But first—Shabbat.

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