In maart werd bij ongeregeldheden in de Utrechtse wijk Overvecht de politie bekogeld met zwaar vuurwerk, stenen en glas. Twee agenten raakten gewond. Na een eerdere daling neemt de jongerenoverlast weer toe. Grip krijgen op deze jongeren is lastig: âDe overlast heeft een diffuus en fluĂŻde karakter.â
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German chancellor suggests Trump administration is being outwitted at negotiating table by Tehran
The US is being âhumiliatedâ by Iranâs leadership, according to Friedrich Merz, Germanyâs chancellor, who suggested the Trump administration was being outwitted at the negotiating table by Tehran.
Two days ago Donald Trump cancelled a trip by US negotiators to Islamabad for indirect talks with an Iranian delegation. A previous round in the Pakistani capital two weeks earlier, when JD Vance, the American vice-president, led the US delegation, broke up without progress.
Continue reading...Ellen Mulvey ran up huge betting losses online and wrote âaddiction is the worst diseaseâ before she died
A family is calling for wholesale reform of the gambling industry after an inquest heard details of the life and death of Ellen Mulvey, a âgenerous and caringâ woman with a high-flying City job who also had a secret addiction.
Mulveyâs family believe she lost hundreds of thousands of pounds gambling without their knowledge, first via mainstream operators and then on unlicensed platforms.
Continue reading...Fans warned of uncertainty around protests and policing
Lise Klaveness set to raise concerns over ICE with Fifa
This summerâs World Cup will be a âbonanza of sportswashingâ according to human rights organisations, who claim the Trump administration is using sport as a political tool to âcover up abusesâ.
With supporter groups warning they have âabsolutely no clueâ what will happen to fans if they do âstupid stuffâ in the US during the tournament, the Sport and Rights Alliance (SRA), which includes Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International, has called for more to be done to ensure the protection of individual rights at the World Cup, which begins in six weeks.
Continue reading...Presidents Can Be Impeached Because Benjamin Franklin Thought It Was Better Than Assassination. “The Constitution’s impeachment procedures make the removal of the chief magistrate less violent, less disruptive, and less error-prone than assassination.”
Thoughtful thread on the armed man who rushed the WHCA dinner. “This guy is indicative of people who are anti Trump not having a voice because Congress and SCOTUS have enabled Trump to obliterate any recourse they have when he does horrible things.”
What better way to meditate on nature’s most majestic features than to recreate its details one stitch at a time? Since picking up a needle and thread in 2020, Cassandra Dias has translated rugged cliffsides, neat vineyards, and sun-streaked mountains into lush embroideries.
The Southern California-based artist uses a technique known as thread painting, which combines a variety of stitches to create richly textured scenes. Having developed a dreamy, impressionistic style, Dias’ embroideries mimic the pointed and gestural movements of a paintbrush, with the depth of impasto. Whether depicting a single autumnal tree or a wide seascape stretching for miles, the artist’s works direct attention to the minuscule details and the abundant life all around us.
Many of the images shown here are from Dias’ forthcoming book, Richly Stitched Landscape Embroidery: Mastering Thread Painted Scenes, which will be released in May. To dive into her techniques and distinctive approach, pre-order your copy from the Colossal Shop. You can also find more on Instagram.
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