Lena Dour
@lenadour.bsky.social
Churchy, engaged in art and protection of democracy.
Ret. vicar/dean. Sweden, EU & UK.
Ret. vicar/dean. Sweden, EU & UK.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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An excellent account of the institutions we will need to counter the threat from fascism
We can use it as a checklist of what we need to support and defend in these turbulent times
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We can use it as a checklist of what we need to support and defend in these turbulent times
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My guide to populist-proofing your democracy – before it’s too late | Timothy Garton Ash
From public service broadcasting to an independent judiciary, these are the things that we must fight to keep, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
An excellent account of the institutions we will need to counter the threat from fascism
We can use it as a checklist of what we need to support and defend in these turbulent times
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We can use it as a checklist of what we need to support and defend in these turbulent times
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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It's only recently that I've come across work by Prince Eugen of Sweden, the wonderfully named Duke of Närke, and the youngest son of King Oscar II and Queen Sophia. He trained under Leon Bonnat and Puvis de Chavannes - this is a scene at Lövsprickning, Balingsta in 1887.
November 26, 2025 at 7:54 AM
It's only recently that I've come across work by Prince Eugen of Sweden, the wonderfully named Duke of Närke, and the youngest son of King Oscar II and Queen Sophia. He trained under Leon Bonnat and Puvis de Chavannes - this is a scene at Lövsprickning, Balingsta in 1887.
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🔴 Russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhia overnight, injuring 18 people.
The attack caused destruction across multiple districts of the city, damaging 31 apartment buildings and 20 private homes, according to the regional governor.
The attack caused destruction across multiple districts of the city, damaging 31 apartment buildings and 20 private homes, according to the regional governor.
November 26, 2025 at 7:43 AM
🔴 Russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhia overnight, injuring 18 people.
The attack caused destruction across multiple districts of the city, damaging 31 apartment buildings and 20 private homes, according to the regional governor.
The attack caused destruction across multiple districts of the city, damaging 31 apartment buildings and 20 private homes, according to the regional governor.
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Good morning
November 26, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Good morning
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"I don't think we've ever seen a president of the United States whose goal is to make us hate each other....you knew that they were just taking different positions on what they thought was best for us."
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @gtconway.bsky.social in George Conway Explains It All:
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @gtconway.bsky.social in George Conway Explains It All:
November 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"I don't think we've ever seen a president of the United States whose goal is to make us hate each other....you knew that they were just taking different positions on what they thought was best for us."
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @gtconway.bsky.social in George Conway Explains It All:
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @gtconway.bsky.social in George Conway Explains It All:
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➡️ t.me/QQPIRvdryOk5...
➡️ t.me/Thy_Ways
#orthodoxy #christianity #temple #church #altar #priest #deacon #acolythus #clergyman #ministrans
➡️ t.me/Thy_Ways
#orthodoxy #christianity #temple #church #altar #priest #deacon #acolythus #clergyman #ministrans
November 25, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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God of the nations, grant wisdom to leaders, judges and mediators.
Cast out words of hate and transform them into words for building up community.
Remake implements of war to sow peace.
God of grace,
hear our prayer.
Cast out words of hate and transform them into words for building up community.
Remake implements of war to sow peace.
God of grace,
hear our prayer.
November 26, 2025 at 4:28 AM
God of the nations, grant wisdom to leaders, judges and mediators.
Cast out words of hate and transform them into words for building up community.
Remake implements of war to sow peace.
God of grace,
hear our prayer.
Cast out words of hate and transform them into words for building up community.
Remake implements of war to sow peace.
God of grace,
hear our prayer.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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"The following is a transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senior foreign-policy adviser."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Witkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senio...
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
"The following is a transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senior foreign-policy adviser."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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“Peace is not something you wish for, it is something you make, something you are, something you do and something you give away. ”
― Robert Fulghum, American author
Choir of King's College, Cambridge perform Gregorio Allegri, Miserere mei, Deus, composed c. 1638.
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― Robert Fulghum, American author
Choir of King's College, Cambridge perform Gregorio Allegri, Miserere mei, Deus, composed c. 1638.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“Peace is not something you wish for, it is something you make, something you are, something you do and something you give away. ”
― Robert Fulghum, American author
Choir of King's College, Cambridge perform Gregorio Allegri, Miserere mei, Deus, composed c. 1638.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
― Robert Fulghum, American author
Choir of King's College, Cambridge perform Gregorio Allegri, Miserere mei, Deus, composed c. 1638.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
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In spite of endemic science denial and fact resistance, Swedes' trust in researchers remains stable and strong: 87% report high trust in researchers in the university sector. vetenskapallmanhet.se/2025/11/vete...
November 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
In spite of endemic science denial and fact resistance, Swedes' trust in researchers remains stable and strong: 87% report high trust in researchers in the university sector. vetenskapallmanhet.se/2025/11/vete...
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Huomasin pienen valonvälähdyksen ja piti pysähtyä.
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Noticed a small flash of light and had to stop.
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23.11.25 Askainen #Finland #landscape #nature #photography
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Noticed a small flash of light and had to stop.
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23.11.25 Askainen #Finland #landscape #nature #photography
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Huomasin pienen valonvälähdyksen ja piti pysähtyä.
~🌥️~
Noticed a small flash of light and had to stop.
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23.11.25 Askainen #Finland #landscape #nature #photography
~🌥️~
Noticed a small flash of light and had to stop.
***
23.11.25 Askainen #Finland #landscape #nature #photography
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Verschlossene Türen auf dem Lebensweg, Verhandlungsweg, zwischenmenschlich. Mein G*tt, zeige mir die offenen. Ich freue mich für die, die Du selbst bald aufschließen wirst.
Verschlossene Türen auf dem Lebensweg, Verhandlungsweg, zwischenmenschlich. Mein G*tt, zeige mir die offenen. Ich freue mich für die, die Du selbst bald aufschließen wirst.
November 25, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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Verschlossene Türen auf dem Lebensweg, Verhandlungsweg, zwischenmenschlich. Mein G*tt, zeige mir die offenen. Ich freue mich für die, die Du selbst bald aufschließen wirst.
Verschlossene Türen auf dem Lebensweg, Verhandlungsweg, zwischenmenschlich. Mein G*tt, zeige mir die offenen. Ich freue mich für die, die Du selbst bald aufschließen wirst.
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Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1654), “Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria” (c. 1615-1617), oil on canvas, 69 x 71.4 cm.
November 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1654), “Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria” (c. 1615-1617), oil on canvas, 69 x 71.4 cm.
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Very good interview and important fact-checking.
November 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Very good interview and important fact-checking.
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Asylum is not "illegal migration"
Let's start from here theconversation.com/asylum-is-no...
Let's start from here theconversation.com/asylum-is-no...
Asylum is not illegal migration – why the UK government shouldn’t conflate the two
The new proposals transform settlement into something that must be continually earned. The path has become longer, more conditional and far more easily disrupted.
theconversation.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Asylum is not "illegal migration"
Let's start from here theconversation.com/asylum-is-no...
Let's start from here theconversation.com/asylum-is-no...
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Today's the feast of St Catherine, one of the most popular of all saints in English medieval church art. Here she is, leaning on her wheel, on the war-damaged 15th Century font at Nettlestead, one of Suffolk's loveliest little churches.
Nettlestead: www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/nettlestead....
Nettlestead: www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/nettlestead....
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Today's the feast of St Catherine, one of the most popular of all saints in English medieval church art. Here she is, leaning on her wheel, on the war-damaged 15th Century font at Nettlestead, one of Suffolk's loveliest little churches.
Nettlestead: www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/nettlestead....
Nettlestead: www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/nettlestead....
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This is a lovely piece in the RA mag. I was immediately hooked on the story of these bold, beautiful, unconventional women and their extraordinary cultural life (quite a family..!)
The Watts Gallery being conveniently near my sister's house, I feel a road trip to Surrey coming on...
#art
The Watts Gallery being conveniently near my sister's house, I feel a road trip to Surrey coming on...
#art
Very excited about the exhibition on the Pattle Sisters, the Franco-Bengali sisterhood who helped shape 19thC art, one of whom was Julia Margaret Cameron and another of whom, Sophia, was my great great grandmother. The exhibition opens next week the Watts Gallery
November 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This is a lovely piece in the RA mag. I was immediately hooked on the story of these bold, beautiful, unconventional women and their extraordinary cultural life (quite a family..!)
The Watts Gallery being conveniently near my sister's house, I feel a road trip to Surrey coming on...
#art
The Watts Gallery being conveniently near my sister's house, I feel a road trip to Surrey coming on...
#art
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🚨🚨"It is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else." Excellent piece by @anneapplebaum.bsky.social:
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 AM
🚨🚨"It is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else." Excellent piece by @anneapplebaum.bsky.social:
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Lock keepers on the Montgomery canal #photography #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography #canals
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Lock keepers on the Montgomery canal #photography #birds #Nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #birdphotography #canals
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Putin definiert die „heiße Phase“ der Verhandlungen mit brennenden Wohnblöcken.
Russischer Großangriff auf #Kyjiw und andere Städte in der #Ukraine. Mindestens zwei Tote.
Soviel zum Friedenswillen des #Putin-Regimes...
kyivindependent.com/explosions-h...
Soviel zum Friedenswillen des #Putin-Regimes...
kyivindependent.com/explosions-h...
Ukrainian homes burn as Russian missiles hit Kyiv — at least 2 killed, 7 injured in mass attack
Several multistory residential buildings caught fire and at least two people have been killed in what the Energy Ministry called "a massive combined attack...on infrastructure facilities."
kyivindependent.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Putin definiert die „heiße Phase“ der Verhandlungen mit brennenden Wohnblöcken.
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A 135-year-old sailing legend still plies the waters off Scotland… 🌊
The beating heart of Wick; the story of the Isabella Fortuna
A 135-year-old sailing legend still plies the waters off Scotland exemplifying the spirit of Wick
bylines.scot
November 25, 2025 at 7:11 AM
A 135-year-old sailing legend still plies the waters off Scotland… 🌊