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They were girls who went to school to learn, with hopes and dreams for their future. Today, their lives were brutally cut short. I am heartbroken and appalled by the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, including reports that a girls’ school in southern Iran was hit, resulting in the injury and death of many girls. The killing of civilians, especially children, is unconscionable, and I condemn it unequivocally. My heart is with the children, families and communities affected by escalation across the region. I stand firmly against violence and the targeting of schools and civilians. I call for the escalation of violence across the region to end. Justice and accountability must follow. All states and parties must uphold their obligations under international law to protect civilians and safeguard schools. Every child deserves to live and learn in peace.

LeBron never did that

Find these takes baffling. Why is confidence and pride always reframed as arrogance? You don’t get to the top level without self belief. Why is it necessary to be coy about your achievements? Or is it just a female thing… Clearly not seen any of her other interviews before if you don’t think she’s a role model. Would love my kid to turn out like her.

The Super Bowl halftime show featuring Bad Bunny is expected to take place between 8:00 and 8:30 p.m. ET. The alternate halftime show by Turning Point USA featuring Kid Rock is expected to take place between 1930 and 1932.

Just a few thoughts. When you’re in a Oncology ward nobody cares how much you earn. Nobody cares what car you drive. Nobody cares you work late because you think work is your priority. Nobody cares about that next promotion. I realised this when I was sat in that ward.

Word of the day is ‘laughter-lit’ (19th century): animated and restored by laughing alongside others. That is what @JaneyGodley gave to many of us.

My advice, for what it’s worth: try not to be distracted by the faintly discourteous, the mildly incompetent, the harmlessly obnoxious. Roll with the delayed trains, dropped litter and misused apostrophes. Save your powder for the truly malevolent creatures now stalking the land.

Someone - and I wish I could remember who - once said that it’s much easier to trick a person than to persuade them that they’ve been tricked.

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Writing your own @PlaylistforLife is a great idea If dementia comes your way, music representing key moments in your life might bring comfort and familiarity Very grateful to Fergie for sharing his, and encouraging people to think about Dementia ahead of time ❤️

I was lucky enough to spend some time with James Earl Jones. He was everything you might have hoped, and a fair bit more. Wise, kind, funny, impossibly handsome, with a voice that could have crumbled the walls of Jericho. It was such an honour.

A few thoughts about X and riots 🧵 I live and work in the UK. I am of course upset and alarmed by the wave of riots taking place in towns and cities across the country. It’s scary, frankly. Professionally though, this is not really my beat - or at least, it wasn’t until Elon Musk waded in and declared that we are on the verge of civil war…

I love my black job 🖤

Never even liked tennis anyway.

Today was not a security or cyber incident. Our customers remain fully protected. We understand the gravity of the situation and are deeply sorry for the inconvenience and disruption. We are working with all impacted customers to ensure that systems are back up and they can deliver the services their customers are counting on. As noted earlier, the issue has been identified and a fix has been deployed. There was an issue with a Falcon content update for Windows Hosts. For the latest information that we will continuously update, please refer to the CrowdStrike website (crowdstrike.com/blog/stateme…), my posts on LinkedIn, and my posts on X.  I will continue to provide updates to our community and the industry as they become available.

Yesterday, CrowdStrike released an update that began impacting IT systems globally. We are aware of this issue and are working closely with CrowdStrike and across the industry to provide customers technical guidance and support to safely bring their systems back online.

There’s a fundamental difference between those who see politics as a game and those who understand it as a meaningful way to change people’s lives. If you need any help discerning which individuals fall into the former category, take note of who is LITERALLY GAMBLING on events.

Yes, her name is Nguyen Nguyen. My grade 6 classmate that sat in front of me. She never spoke to anyone. Not even the teacher. I mean, EVER. But she was brilliant & never needed help with anything. We would walk to school together, & even then—not a single word. Then one day…

I would personally have rephrased this

Places on Earth that don't look real - thread 🧵 1. Namibia, where the desert meets the ocean