I saw a clip earlier about prominent media figures taking care over their words when talking about Henry Nowak and his murder.
Nigel Farage took exceptional care in what he said yesterday.
He, very deliberately, chose to incite the angry mob.
Trump just lashed out at Kaitlan Collins in a disgusting way “corrupt reporter standing right there, never smiles, a young beautiful woman never smiles, I see her standing there with hatred in her eyes.”
Wildly inappropriate. Collins is doing a great job.
⛔️EL SENADOR #VANHOLLEN ACABA DE DEJAR A #MARCORUBIO SIN PALABRAS:
“Netanyahu dijo que ha estado esperando 40 años para hacer esto. Resulta que finalmente encontró a un presidente que era lo suficientemente estúpido e imprudente como para unirse a él.”‼️
History may remember today's PMQs not only as one of Starmer's finest performances, but as the day he exposed Farage so effectively that it marked the beginning of the end for his political career
When will you apologise for lying about the Clacton house, @Nigel_Farage?
When will you apologise for lying about not being able to do Clacton MP surgeries?
When will you apologise for lying about being given £5m? Then lying about what it was for?
When will you apologise for lying about meeting the Russian Ambassador?
#AllLiesMatter
oh my goodness -- Ted Lieu played Rubio a video of Trump sleeping while Rubio tried to talk to him during a cabinet meeting. Then this exchange happened:
RUBIO: I've never seen him fall asleep
LIEU: I'm gonna show you a video that shows you just lied to Congress
*plays another video of Trump sleeping by Rubio*
In 1965, a 17-year-old girl in Sicily was kidnapped, assaulted, and held captive for over a week.
Then her attacker offered her a deal:
Marry him, and everything would be “forgiven.”
At the time, Italian law allowed rapists to avoid punishment if they married their victims.
It was called “reparatory marriage.”
The logic was horrifying:
A woman’s “honor” mattered more than her consent.
If she married the man who violated her, her reputation could supposedly be restored — and the rapist could walk free.
Most women had no real choice.
Families pressured them.
Communities expected obedience.
The law itself encouraged silence.
But Franca Viola said no.
At 17 years old, traumatized and publicly shamed, she refused to marry the man who assaulted her.
That single word changed Italy forever.
Her decision sparked outrage in her town.
Neighbors turned against her family.
Their vineyards and olive groves were burned in retaliation.
But Franca’s father stood beside her and supported her decision to press charges.
In 1966, Franca testified publicly against her attacker in court.
At a time when most victims were expected to stay silent forever, she spoke openly in front of the entire country.
Italy watched in shock.
Her attacker, Filippo Melodia, was convicted and sentenced to prison.
For the first time in Italian history, a woman had publicly rejected “reparatory marriage” and won.
The case became international news.
But the law itself still remained.
For another 15 years, rapists in Italy could technically still escape punishment by marrying their victims.
Then finally, in 1981, Italy abolished the law completely.
And many activists pointed to Franca Viola as the moment the country first began confronting the cruelty of that system.
Years later, Franca married a childhood friend who had stood beside her through everything.
Not because she needed her “honor restored.”
But because she deserved love, dignity, and a life defined by her own choices.
That’s why her story still matters.
Franca Viola wasn’t just resisting one man.
She was resisting an entire culture that treated women’s suffering as something to hide rather than something to fight.
At 17 years old, she stood against her attacker, her community, and even the law itself.
And eventually, the law changed.
Sometimes history moves because powerful people decide to act.
And sometimes history moves because one terrified teenager quietly refuses to surrender.
The federal government just banned bison from public land in Montana.
Not cattle.
Bison.
Interior Secretary Burgum revoked grazing permits for 950 bison
on 63,000 acres of federal land in northeastern Montana.
The reason?
Bison raised for conservation don't count as livestock
under a 1934 law.
Bison raised for meat and milk? Fine.
Bison raised to restore a native species to its native land? Get out.
Meanwhile, cattle ranchers across the West keep grazing on your land.
For $1.69 a month.
One cow. One calf. Thirty days. $1.69.
On land that belongs to every American.
The Cheyenne River Sioux. The Coalition of Large Tribes —
50+ Native nations. Defenders of Wildlife.
They all filed formal protests.
They called it exactly what it is.
"DEI for cows."
The bison have until September 30 to be gone.
Who decided cattle belong on public land more than bison do?
#DemsUnited
Greetings from Helsinki. They do love their tall trees and their statues! The pigeon on that head sat there for ages. I left before the pigeon did. Tree of the day a team effort. Nice to spend some time with President Stubb who is one of the brightest political brains around