| Latest Opinion Poll | ||
|---|---|---|
| Left Party | Communist | 8% |
| Social Democrats | Socialist | 37% |
| Green Party | Centre-Left | 4% |
| Centre Party | Liberal | 5% |
| Liberal Party | Liberal | 4% |
| Christian Democrats | Conservative | 4% |
| Moderate Party | Conservative | 18% |
| Sweden Democrats | Far Right | 18% |
In a new book, Queer Career, historian Margot Canaday studies the neglected history of queer people in American workplaces. Could be an interesting read, but I wish there was a book like this for European conditions.
A new report suggests Israel and Kurdistan were behind a recent drone attack on Iran. To my knowledge, this would be the first time. But Jews and Kurds have very much in common, so it seems right to deepen cooperation on issues such as dealing with Iranian terrorism.
This is bizarre beyond belief. No shame, no honour.
“British Holocaust denier Nicholas Kollerstrom told the Iranian regime outlet it is time to put the ‘nightmare hallucination narrative’ of the Holocaust ‘to bed’, and that the aim of ‘this holo-hoax tale’ was to crush Germany’s spirit,” the Jerusalem Post reports. “Kollerstromsaid continued in his rant denying the Holocaust that the ‘Endlosung der Judenfrage [the Final Solution to the Jewish Question]’ was Germany not wanting "‘Jews controlling their media, newspapers, justice, politics. They wanted that Jewish influence removed, so this was the policy.’”
Gran Canaria has been spared from the bad winter weather that hit neighbouring island Lanzarote hard. But for a while, I saw dark clouds and feared a downpour.
I talk to people in all parts of the world every day, but I never quite understood the logic behind the country codes. That’s until now. In this map I see how there’s a system. And also that Europe seems to be the odd continent.
Aftershocks were felt in Israel, Lebanon, and Cyprus, the Jerusalem Post reports.
Beyoncé made Grammy history on last night, setting a record for the most career wins by any artist, the New York Times reports.
Suicides are on the rise in Spain, now with eleven suicides a day, the EU Observer reports.
In my opinion, the problem is that most societies are not comfortable enough to discuss suicide openly. People feel shame and are fed nonsense about self-harm somehow being selfish, cowardly, and immoral.
The ultra-Orthodox party Shas wants to fine women who read from the torah or wear tefillin at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. This is madness, and the new right-wing government seems to understand this. The Jewish State must protect the Jewish people from its most fanatic extremists.
Yesterday, I went up in the mountains and visited San Bartolomé de Tirajana. Gran Canaria truly is more than sun and beaches. At this altitude, the clouds surround the villages.
This is madness.
“The legislation would expand the definition of adult cabaret in Tennessee’s law to include that such ‘adult-oriented performances that are harmful to minors’,” NBC News reports.
Around 1,300 years ago, a woman leant over a precious book, and etched some letters into the margin. Now we’re able to see them for the first time since, and BBC has an article about it.
A storm named Otto is hitting Copenhagen and Malmö hard tonight. I’m not able to get home, as all trains on the Öresund Bridge are cancelled. So, when I finish work at 11pm, I will go to a hotel where I just booked a room. It’s expensive, but it’s better than all the options. I’m no longer a teenager who doesn’t mind spending the night in a 24-hour McDonald’s.
It’s been a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. It’s been a year of daily horror stories of brutal oppression. I pray that we don’t see another year like the past one.
Reports suggest accounts pushing Kremlin propaganda are using Twitter’s new paid verification system to appear more prominently on the platform. Shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. The blue dot means nothing anymore.