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Yesterday.

Via Reuters:

In her first televised interview since the couple announced their divorce in May, French Gates also acknowledged that she had once met Epstein, saying that afterward she “had nightmares.”

“I wanted to see who this man was, and I regretted it from the second I stepped in the door,” she said, without clarifying when the meeting occurred.

She described Epstein in the meeting as “abhorrent,” and “evil personified,” but declined to say if she requested her husband to stop meeting with him.

“Any of the questions remaining about what Bill’s relationship there was, those are for Bill to answer, but I made it very clear how I felt about him,” said French Gates.

When asked by the CBS journalist if her husband’s relationship with Epstein played a role in their divorce, the philanthropist, reportedly worth $6 billion, said that it was one of “many things” that contributed.

Melinda French Gates Slams Ex-Husband Bill Gates In First Tell-All (NDT)

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Poolbeg Chimneys’ Candles by Neill Treacy at Jam Art Prints

The pipes.

The pipes.

Are calling.

Mark at Jam Art Prints writes:

We’ve just got these new Poolbeg Chimneys candles by Neill Treacy in and would like to give a pack away to our winner of this week’s competition.

To enter, just tell us your favourite place in Ireland (a specific pub, beach, hedge, parking spot etc) for rekindling old flames or igniting new ones.

These lovely lads can be bought directly from our Poolbeg Chimneys’ section here

Lines must close at 10.45pm

Update: Comments (Parental Guidance). Incinerator-level filth.

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The Jam Art Print competition appears here every second Thursday.

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This morning.

Cosplaying bees Cooper Jones (top) and Maisie McLeod launching the Save The Bees Campaign in partnership with the All-Ireland Pollinator plan and SuperValu TidyTowns.

All 3,241 primary schools in Ireland will be sent a SuperValu Save the Bees Pollinator Pack so they can create their own bee-friendly garden.

In our day we had to make our own bee pollinator packs.

Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

This afternoon.

Government Buildings. Dublin 2.

Taoiseach Micheal Martin launching Census 2022 which will take place on Sunday evening,  April 3, after it was postponed last year due to the rona.

There is a ‘legal requirement’ for everyone in the country on the night of April 3 to have their information recorded on a census form.

*theatrical wink*

Meanwhile…

When people are asked about their religious beliefs, ‘no religion‘ will be the first choice on the form followed by Roman Catholic, Church of Ireland, Islam, Orthodox Christian, Presbyterian and Other.

In 2016, no religion was last on that list.

On the question of people’s ethnic group or background, there is now a separate box for the Roma Community in Ireland to identify themselves.

For the first time, the form will include a “Time Capsule”, enabling members of the public to write a voluntary and confidential message of their choice which will be securely stored for 100 years.

Covid-delayed Census to take place on 3 April (RTE)

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Gulp.

Only 34.4% of Ukrainians are fully vaccinated, 1.7% received a third dose and 1% have one dose, according to Our World in Data.

Now you don’t know what to do.

Unvaccinated Ukrainian refugees to be sent to Canadian gov’t quarantine facilities (The Western Standard)

Previously: Insight To Hatred

Meanwhile..

“Every week, it gets harder for a general public that overwhelmingly understands the need for vaccination to stay patient with those who don’t or won’t. People are dying, not just from Covid, but because the unvaccinated are taking up scarce capacity in our already overstretched hospitals.

But rage, however justified, is self-defeating. It merely drives misguided people towards those who want to turn a biological pandemic into a political plague. It adds to the chances that those who won’t get a shot in the arm end up raising that arm in stiff salute.”

Fintan O’Toole, December, 2021

Awkward, in fairness.

Previously: We Don’t Know Ourselves