Вчера утром наш миссисипский аллигатор Сатурн умер от старости. Ему было около 84 лет - крайне почтенный возраст. Московскому зоопарку выпала честь содержать Сатурна 74 года. Он видел многих из нас детьми. Надеемся, что мы его не разочаровали. pic.twitter.com/UigsB8xwBv

— Московский Зоопарк (@moscowzoo) May 23, 2020

Berlin WW2 bombing survivor Saturn the alligator dies in Moscow Zoo | BBC News |

'Sapere aude'

Magistrate Says EU Courts Can't Hear Cases Against Group of Finance Ministers
"The power of the group, made up of finance ministers of the 19 EU countries that use the euro currency, is 'purely political,' Advocate General Giovanni Pitruzzella wrote in his nonbinding opinion for the European Court of Justice."

Italian real GDP back at its 2000 level

Two decades of euro-prosperity pic.twitter.com/12HSOgPeey

— SEBASTIEN COCHARD (@SebCochard_11) May 29, 2020

Does Finland show the way to universal basic income?

But for governments and politicians examining whether a basic income is worth it, how much the scheme might cost is still the factor they overwhelmingly focus on.

That's a point made by Professor Bernhard Neumärker, director of the Department for Economic Policy at the University of Freiburg and a supporter of universal basic income.

"When it comes to basic income, the science is a long way behind society," he says. "Politicians feel uncertain about it, so find easy arguments, such as saying everyone will become lazy or that there is no way to finance it. Then it's case closed, next topic."

But he argues increasing public pressure could force politicians to begin to think differently about the problem, particularly in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

.@JoWadephul Möglicher US-Truppenabzug aus Deutschland - ein Weckruf für Europa [_link]

— CDU/CSU (@cducsubt) June 6, 2020

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PSNI hopes for breakthrough as recovered gun to be tested to see if it's Lyra McKee murder weapon [_link] pic.twitter.com/PFoUoHXTgG

— Sunday Life (@TheSundayLife) June 7, 2020

New IRA bomb found during Derry search 'primed and ready to be deployed', says PSNI [_link] pic.twitter.com/Q8yTmlkJHq

— Belfast Telegraph (@BelTel) June 7, 2020

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Ready to take on Monday like...#WeAreLiberty! #ReadyAF pic.twitter.com/QrwCrHp5bv

— RAF Lakenheath (@48FighterWing) June 15, 2020

A @usairforce F-15C Eagle crashed at approximately 0940 today in the North Sea. The aircraft was from the 48th Fighter Wing, the aircraft was on a routine training mission with one pilot on board. [_link]

— RAF Lakenheath (@48FighterWing) June 15, 2020

UPDATE: Search efforts by Her Majesty's Coastguard have located wreckage from the downed F-15C Eagle and recovery efforts are underway. The pilot is still missing, and search and rescue efforts continue.

— RAF Lakenheath (@48FighterWing) June 15, 2020

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Indro Montanelli: Statue of controversial journalist defaced in Milan - BBC

The statue of a famous Italian journalist who defended colonialism, Indro Montanelli, has been daubed with red paint and defaced with the words "racist, rapist" in Milan.

Anti-racism protesters claimed the attack and posted a video on Instagram.

They said the statue must be removed from the Milan park named after him.

Montanelli, who died in 2001, admitted having bought and married an Eritrean girl, 12, during army service in the 1930s.

He raped a 12-year-old girl. They built him a statue. - Giulia Blasi

Dismissing the experiences of women and minorities is quite literally the oldest trick in the patriarchal book. By turning the debate into one about public decorum and respect for a statue, Italy's male-dominated ruling class is avoiding the real issue: how the victims of Italy's deep-rooted racism and misogyny are systemically silenced through ridicule, shame or outright violence.

Montanelli's story sits at the intersection of politics, class, gender and race -- and it has never been more relevant than it is today, as activists across the world force uncomfortable conversations around discrimination and historical legacies of racism.