Konnie

it’s definitely all Greek to me

[Pippa Crerar @PippaCrerar]

EXCL: George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform UK.

Sources say Fiona Cottrell told bankers the transfers, received 24-72 hours before her donations to the party, came from her son.

Another important scoop from @Annaisaac

https://t.co/K8k8D2jqSN

[Damian Low @DamianLow3]

Reform are lying when they moan about Farage not being invited.

Farage is no longer a sitting MP so cannot be invited to these discussions.

Now, let's go back to why he called a by-election. Was it something to do with finances?

[Parody Nigel Farage @Parody_PM]

Apologies - for a moment there I forgot that I'm not even an MP.

[Konnie @DinaMarkopoulou]

@David_Chippa London is near you tbf 😘

[Konnie @DinaMarkopoulou]

As a fellow Greek who was also introduced to Homer from childhood and had to study it as school, I wouldn’t change a word out of what Vassiliki is saying here …

[Vassiliki Souladaki @Vsouladaki]

As a Greek, I was introduced to Homer almost as soon as I learned to read. His epics are among the first great works we encounter at school, and they remain a living part of our cultural consciousness.
Given that, I really don't care whether Christopher Nolan has remained completely faithful to Homer or has taken creative liberties.

What truly matters is that he has brought Homer back into the world's imagination. If his film encourages people to return to the Odyssey, discover the Iliad, or venture further into the treasures of classical literature, then it has already accomplished something extraordinary. Any work of art that sends people back to the source has, in my view, made a genuine contribution to culture.

[Pitchfork @pitchfork]

The days when the Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and LCD Soundsystem ruled New York https://t.co/QyWzzZ2VOS

[Konnie @DinaMarkopoulou]

@SamuelAAdams Hal Hartley

[Alex Crawford @AlexCrawfordSky]

A call to action from the Evangelical Lutheran pastor in Ramallah about the growing, violent settler attacks on Palestinian villages which continue with impunity. ‘I do not want to share statistics, he says, ‘I am tired of numbers. We're not numbers. We're not headlines. We're talking about mothers, fathers, children, grandparents — with names, with stories, with futures that are being cut short’

[Anonymous @YourAnonNews]

A lenticular spoof ad near Meta’s London headquarters transforms Kylie Jenner’s Meta AI smart glasses campaign into a surveillance warning, depending on the viewing angle.

[Damian Low @DamianLow3]

What will Elon Musk, Restore and Reform say to this?

[BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking]

Police investigating donations to Reform UK by company controlled by party's deputy leader Richard Tice, BBC learns
https://t.co/6AkeF00dNA

[caitie delaney @caitiedelaney]

If the take is anything besides “we live in a society that’s normalizing surveillance culture and rewarding freaks for invading people’s privacy so we fight it less when our government does it” I’m not interested

[Konnie @DinaMarkopoulou]

@NerdeenKiswani Casey affleck has been photographed wearing free Palestine T-shirts too..

[Konnie @DinaMarkopoulou]

Got to give it to him, his speeches are never boring…

[Pop Base @PopBase]

“After hearing the gunshots, many people yelled ‘Get down!’ which caused Nicki Minaj to start twerking. Can you believe it? She’s the only one that really understood what that meant.”

— Trump on the shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner.

[Konnie @DinaMarkopoulou]

@ninarei Εσένα δε σε έπεισε ότι έπρεπε να βάλλουν Nia vardalos, Billy Zane, Σταματίνα Fey!’? Ντροπή σου

[Kris @krxsctr]

UK Civil Service salaries never cease to confuse me, you can either help manage the UK’s nuclear defence for £47k or you can make TikToks for Andy Burnham for £57k

[Mosab Abu Toha @MosabAbuToha]

My wife, our children, and I are immensely heartbroken to learn that Chris Affleck has passed away.

Chris was far more than a friend. She was like a mother to me and Maram, and a grandmother to our two, and later three, children during the time we lived in Cambridge between 2019 and 2020. She took our kids to the Children’s Museum, accompanied Maram to the Cambridge Public Library as she learned English, and made sure we never felt alone.

Thousands of miles away from our families, when Maram gave birth to Mostafa in May 2020, Chris brought us meals, comfort, and the kind of love only family gives.

Many people know Chris as the mother of Ben and Casey Affleck. What many, perhaps most, do not know is that she was also one of the most steadfast advocates for Palestine. During the Covid pandemic, she stopped by to see us with a “Free Gaza” poster displayed on her car.

Whenever I returned to Cambridge or Boston to give a reading or speak, Chris was there. She always greeted us with tears, warm encouragement, and thoughtful gifts for our children.

The last time we saw each other was after my reading at Harvard in February 2025.

In May 2023, I gave Chris a necklace and a ring embroidered by my sister-in-law, who remains in Gaza today. Chris was overjoyed and immediately put them on.

We will miss you dearly, Chris. Thank you for your kindness, your generosity, and your unwavering solidarity.
May you rest in peace.
Free Gaza. Free Palestine.

[Pop Base @PopBase]

Hundreds of Israeli settlers have stormed a Palestinian village in the West Bank after Benjamin Netanyahu vowed a “forceful” response after a confrontation in the West Bank left four Palestinians and two Israelis dead.

The violence comes amid continued attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, where Israeli settlements are widely regarded as illegal under international law.

Netanyahu also said his government “would establish new settler outposts in the occupied West Bank and legalize more existing ones.”

(https://t.co/9EOucpzKCU)

[molly walsh @MollyWalsh]

When I say she was the most memorable, kindest, funniest, caring teacher I’ve *ever* had, I don’t even know if that covers it. Our end of year prize for perfect attendance was pizza w Ben at Armando’s but I don’t think anyone needed the incentive to want to be there everyday. 😢

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

The Paramount and Warner Bros merger is officially on hold.

The merger will not move forward until June 1, 2027 OR until the courts provide a ruling on the lawsuits facing the merger.