Year 2 of Lockdown, Day 72

And perfect summary of yesterday's hearing:

What a day. Four straight hours of of testimony from a self-interested narcissist who has weaponised falsehood challenging the record of a self-interested narcissist who has weaponised falsehood.

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) May 26, 2021

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And speaking of ridiculous - from We Hunted The Mammoth:

“Gender critical” transphobes attack LEGO for a new playset that acknowledges the existence of trans people

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Changing to something far more interesting from last year:

Given today's news about the discoveries made at the National Trust's Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk, a brief thread about why we were there, and what was found. It isn't every day you recover medieval manuscripts, Tudor books, and C16th clothing from beneath the floor. #Thread pic.twitter.com/qRXQctCWrM

— matthew champion (@mjc_associates) August 17, 2020

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Daily Dimash 4: Autumn Strong/Late Autumn

This song is one of the saddest, most beautiful songs I have ever heard. I have chosen the Gloria Wu version, since it shows both behind the scenes clips of Dimash talking about why he chose the song, as well as telling the background/history of the song. (A much more indepth write-up can be found here: An Untold Story: Li Xianglan.) The haunting sorrow Dimash imbues the words with is deeply touching. I can't words, sorry.

I do not fear longing
But your sorrow haunts me
We only have the wind to blame for our parting
I do not fear solitude
But your loneliness haunts me
No one will hear of our desolation

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