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These are the 30 women killed since 2020 in Northern Ireland, all by white men 21 killed in their homes by men they knew. The youngest 20, the oldest 82 21 were mothers, 4 were killed with their children in the home. Two were pregnant Nobody rioted over their murders www.bbc.com/news/article...

A picture of violence: The 30 women killed in more than four years

In at least 21 of the 30 deaths, the killers - or the suspects in their killings - were well-known to the women.

bbc.com

Real leadership is the opposite of thuggery. The so-called “strongmen” of the current era — Putin, Trump, and Netanyahu — are not leaders. They can manipulate public opinion and sustain their bases of power, but they have no moral authority.

The ballroom is the perfect metaphor for the Trump approach to all things and the populist approach in general (remember DOGE?). Cut through anything difficult (research, context, analysis, process...) and barrel ahead regardless. The end product is always a shitshow.

Trump’s Ballroom Design Has Barely Been Scrutinized

Fake windows and a stairway to nowhere: Three months that could change the White House for generations.

nytimes.com