I feel so relieved about the news of the two week ceasefire, although I was not at all happy to read of continuing Iranian missile attacks on Israel.
Let us hope that the ceasefire holds beyond a fortnight.
Let us also never forget that what Trump and Netanyahu did by starting this war was […]
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...yyxy (LOONA/yyxy) -- love4eva (feat. Grimes)
https://youtu.be/tIWpr3tHzII?si=lICMmeBAmFvKPWJg
I should add that in no way am I complaining!
#yyxy #Love4eva #LOONA #RESCENE #Runaway
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RESCENE -- 'Runaway' Official MV Teaser 2
https://youtu.be/GDuMrCcZ0Ls?si=TEMdFh35HDloCRTf
This sounds as though it's going to be good.
The videoclip is strongly reminiscent of...
#Kpop #RESCENE #Runaway
https://bbc.com/news/articles/cgqk4kyj4yvo
I have not followed this case closely, but on the face of it the Supreme Court seems to be acting here as the judicial wing of MAGA.
#USPolitics #SupremeCourt #SteveBannon #MAGA #USLaw
VIVIZ -- Eunha
There is probably an explanation somewhere for what Eunha is doing, but I just like the way she looks at once cute and boldly assertive here.
#Kpop #Eunha #VIVIZ #KpopPix
The south aisle of the abbey church. Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire.
@isa
Welcome back!
How was your vacation?
Dare I also ask how the priest was yesterday?
Kep1er -- Dayeon
What a lovely smile Dayeon has here!
I wish liked the KILLA more than I actaully do. I listened to the whole CRACK CODE album, Although I quite enjoyed "Mic Check" and "Addicted 2 Ya", I don't think either track will be on my playlist.
#Kpop #Dayeon #Kep1er #CrackCode #KpopPix
NiziU -- Too Bad
https://youtu.be/b_GqrwmptWo?si=2XpCHzcrymysRrc4
Although Nick James of thebiaslist.com, whose pop music taste is not a million miles away from mine, was decidedly lukewarm about this track in his weekly Jpop round up, I must say I love it - it's a great piece of dance pop […]
@Colman
Good question, but I'm not sure if anybody outside Iran know the answer at the moment.
Whoever they were, they should not have died as a result of the war unleashed by Trump and Netanyahu.
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If, as seems all too likely, this war is not an unqualified success for the USA, then one can expect that PR catastrophe the Secretary of War Crimes to be sacked.
But there will no real accountability for him and his fellow criminals all the way up to Trump. In […]
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A woman holding the "Woman, Life, Freedom" sign, with the fallen street sign "Jomhouri Eslami" (Islamic Republic) in the background and tear gas in the air.
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One of the bad consequences of this attack on Iran by the USA and Israel is the damage it will do anti-regime movements and human rights advocates within Iran. Many of them will feel outraged by the bombing of their compatriots, and all of them will now be dubbed […]
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I'm relieved that the US airman was rescued, not just for the sake of the man and his family, but also because the US media coverage would have been unbearable.
I also note that his aircraft took off from a British base, RAF Lakenheath. This makes the UK […]
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My current thoughts on the war against Iran.
In the first place, I want this war to end as soon as possible.
This clearly an unjust war. No matter how odious the regime in Tehran actually is, this war, like other "preventive" wars, does not meet the conditions […]
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Erik Loomis nails JD Vance's religiosity.
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/04/a-man-of-deep-re...
#USPolitics #JDVance #Christianity #RomanCatholic
Every weekend I look back at the preceding week in Kpop and pick out a music video or performance that I have particularly liked. This week I have chosen CSR – Can’t Hide Anymore.
After a long absence, CSR came back recently with “Can’t Hide Anymore” and an awful AI generated MV. This stage is […]
@miasmicfungus
Enjoying NiziU -- Too Bad sent me to this survey of Jpop girl group popularity
I don't know if you have already seen this, but I thought I would send you the link anyway […]
www.ncronline.org/opinion/distinctly-catho...
Excellent article telling how the term "Judeo-Christian" migrated from liberal inclusiveness to right wing bigotry.
#JudeoChristian #Religion #USHistory #USCulture #Christianity #Judaism #Islam […]
The Three Marys at the Empty Sepulchre -- Baciccio (Giovanni Battista Gaulli) -- oil on canvas -- c.1684 -- Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Seeing posts about Easter prompted me to post this Baciccio, with which I fell in love when it was displayed for a while at […]
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...Gaby Moreno with Oscar Isaac.
I'll have to listen to more Gaby Moreno.
Luna de Xelajú - Gaby Moreno & Oscar Isaac
https://youtu.be/XwtwN6gqwUA?si=BpT4EGfXPJKf27tz
#LunaDeXelajú #GabyMoreno #OscarIsaac #Guatemala #PacoPérez
#CentralAmericanMusic #LatinAmericanMusic
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I recently discovered "Luna de Xelajú " a waltz written by the Guatemalan composer Paco Pérez in the mid 1940s.
Apparently, this delightful piece is a well known standard in Guatemala.
For a rendition with lyrics, I listened to...
Luna de Xelajú - MALIN (Instrumental version) […]
RESCENE --Runaway -- MV Teaser
https://youtu.be/mW8lnWqcAmg?si=AXJpJR12OcSrGOZ1
RESCENE are coming back with a digital single on April 8th .
The music teaser sounded good, and this MV teaser looks good, so I feel hopeful, yet I'm also aware of the possibility of disappointment..
I'm sure […]
The lesson of Pam Bondi is just episode 482,009 of the same enduring lesson: no level of craven bootlicking will ever be enough for Trump to be loyal to anyone but himself. So no level of personal and professional debasement to curry his favor will ever be worth it.
https://www.instagram.com/idols_eotd/
Today I learned of the existence of an Instagram account dedicated to Kpop idol contact lens information.
#Kpop #TIL #ContactLens #TodayILearned
Trump's approval ratings tanking, the war going badly, voters clearly unhappy about prices at the pump and in the grocery store, a long string of GOP election losses...but are the Democrats perhaps becoming too confident of a massive victory in November? […]
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RESCENE -- Runaway -- Preview
https://youtu.be/iJLURft0kwY?si=2oEyDBEj1zqPripy
I do like the sound of this!
#Kpop #RESCENE #Runaway #Preview #Teaser
Sad to hear of the death of the great Glen Baxter at the age of 82. His work seemed to be everywhere in the 1980s, an absurdist antidote to those uncertain times of high unemployment and the threat of nuclear war hanging over us.
Obit: www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/575eb56... (free)
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Kep1er -- Dayeon
As I wrote in a recent post, Kep1er's KILLA did not appeal to me as a piece of music, but Dayeon has never looked as good as she does in the MV.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxT8VSxGDBQ
#Kpop #Kep1er #Dayeon #KILLA
