@ProudGranny24v2

'I am a part of all that I have met...Though much is taken, much abides' (Tennyson)

[Dr Helen Fry | WWII Historian @DrHelenFry]

#OTD in 1944: In the evening, British forces have pushed inland from the Normandy shore, consolidating their hard-won positions.

On the beach near Ouistreham, DUKWs and other vehicles ferry vital supplies ashore as the great liberation of Europe gathers momentum.

[Ian Birrell @ianbirrell]

My father, his landing of US troops amid the bloodshed of Omaha Beach and the obscenity of Hegseth defiling the D-Day commemorations.

A very personal @theipaper.com column as Trump’s sordid regime hits another new low https://t.co/mlkcBnNW8e

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

President Trump has a breakdown on camera, insults the journalist, drops the microphone and then walks out on her, "you're crooked"

[Emma @MrsEmmaWebber]

We have a press conference tomorrow morning with all three families at 10.30am.
A chance to set out what happens next and discuss a few matters we’ve been unable to due to bounds of the Inquiry.
#nottinghaminquiry 💚💛
@BBCNews @itvnews @SkyNews @Channel4News @5_News @GBNEWS @GMB @BBCBreakfast @bbcemt @ITVCentral @thetimes @TalkTV @Telegraph @guardian @nottm_post @DailyMail @DailyMirror @TheSun

[Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon]

We’re only days away from the first ball being bowled at the @ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.

This afternoon, Waterloo Bridge was transformed into a cricket pitch to celebrate.

It’s another great summer for women’s sport in London as we host the semi-finals at The Oval and the final at Lord’s. 🏆

[Sachin Jose @Sachinettiyil]

They said Catholic faith is dead in Europe

Meanwhile here is half a million people attending Eucharistic adoration led by Pope Leo in Spain

[Catholic Arena @CatholicArena]

🇪🇸 The scenes coming out of Spain for Pope Leo XIV's visit to Madrid are insane

People as far as the eye can see

[Shaun Lintern @ShaunLintern]

Only 23% of England is covered by assertive outreach services for people with severe mental illness in the community - these evidence based teams have been decimated over the past 2 decades. I spoke with @nuwandiss who helps run one of the last remaining teams in Leeds

[Veterans’ Foundation @VeteransFdn]

Today, we remember Alan Turing, who died on 7 June 1954.

A mathematician, codebreaker and pioneer of modern computing, Turing's work helped shorten the Second World War and laid the foundations for technologies that shape our lives today.

For decades, his achievements went largely unrecognised, and he faced profound personal challenges because of who he was. Yet his contribution to science, innovation and society remains extraordinary.

On the anniversary of his death, we honour a man whose ideas changed the world and whose legacy continues to inspire generations of thinkers, problem-solvers and innovators.

Photo: Princeton University Archives – Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)

[Catholic Arena @CatholicArena]

Louis Prevost, the father of Pope Leo XIV, was in the US Navy during World War II and took part in the D-Day landings.

[Courtney Mares @catholicourtney]

Speaking with Pope Leo XIV on the papal plane about JRR Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings after he quoted Gandalf in his first encyclical

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Corpus Christi is more than just another celebration on the liturgical calendar. It is a way of returning to the heart of the faith to renew our love and fidelity to God. It is a profession of faith in the presence of the Risen Lord, who is alive and continues to walk among us, who becomes bread to satiate our hunger for life, and visits the recesses of our hearts and history, even those shrouded in darkness. #ApostolicJourney https://t.co/CFODkhPd0Q

[Catholic Sat @CatholicSat]

This morning’s Corpus Christi Procession with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV through the streets of Madrid

[dave lawrence 🐟🐟🐠 @dave43law]

Pete Hegseth told he's 'not welcome' by French villagers during D-Day anniversary visit https://t.co/5jFfz3yIQ8

[Adam Parsons @adamparsons]

Statement from Netanyahu/Katz:
"The IDF has just struck terrorist headquarters in the Dahieh district of Beirut, in response to Hezbollah's firing at Israeli territory."

[Polish Heritage Flight @FlightPolish]

A special moment made possible by the wonderful work done by the Taxi Charity For Military Veterans 💜

@TaxiCharity
@LBliss8

[Sadiq Khan @SadiqKhan]

The manosphere is having a worrying impact on our boys and young men.

Misogyny is spreading like wildfire, and social media algorithms are making it worse.

If social media companies can't guarantee young people’s safety, then we have to take action.

[Ed Davey @EdwardJDavey]

Yesterday we had JD Vance wading in on British politics.

Now we have Pete Hegseth using D-Day commemorations to score a political point.

A complete insult to the memory of our D-Day heroes.

[Dr Peter Caddick-Adams #StandwithUkraine @militaryhistori]

Factually incorrect. Numerous French Resistance women enabled D-Day, and reporters such as Martha Gelhorn were present. The landings continued for all of June, July & August, which saw numerous female staff landing in Normandy.

[Dr Helen Fry | WWII Historian @DrHelenFry]

What was it really like to storm Normandy on D-Day?

Ken Ward was a German-Jewish refugee who joined the British Army and landed on Gold Beach on D-Day+1.

This is his raw, unforgettable first-hand account:
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