This morning.

Manila, Philipinnes.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte threatens people who refuse to get inoculated with jail or an injection of alternative treatment Ivermectin.

The choice is yours.

Philippines’ Duterte threatens vaccine decliners with jail, animal drug (Reuters)

 

This afternoon.

The Joint Committee on Justice is meeting on the topic of ‘Civil Liberties during the Covid-19 Pandemic’ or lack thereof.

Participants include Professor Pete Lunn, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI); and representatives from the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC); the Irish Council for Civil Liberties; the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI); and the Office of the Garda Commissioner.

Watch live here

Behold: a stunning image of Arp188, aka the Tadpole Galaxy based on imagery from the Hubble Telescope Archive. To wit:

The cosmic tadpole is a mere 420 million light-years distant toward the northern constellation of the Dragon (Draco). Its eye-catching tail is about 280 thousand light-years long and features massive, bright blue star clusters. One story goes that a more compact intruder galaxy crossed in front of Arp 188 – from right to left in this view – and was slung around behind the Tadpole by their gravitational attraction. During the close encounter, tidal forces drew out the spiral galaxy’s stars, gas, and dust forming the spectacular tail. The intruder galaxy itself, estimated to lie about 300 thousand light-years behind the Tadpole, can be seen through foreground spiral arms at the upper right. Following its terrestrial namesake, the Tadpole Galaxy will likely lose its tail as it grows older, the tail’s star clusters forming smaller satellites of the large spiral galaxy.

(Image: Hubble Legacy Archive, ESA, NASA; Processing: Amal Biju)

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Sir Jeffrey Donaldson in Dublin in 2013

“I will be speaking with the Prime Minister at the earliest opportunity to emphasise that it is not realistic to expect stability when every unionist representative in the devolved institutions opposes the Northern Ireland Protocol.

“The government and those who claim to be protectors of peace and stability, must step up and deal with the protocol in a manner which respects the constitutional and economic integrity of the United Kingdom.”

New DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson this afternoon.

Gulp.

Bring back Poots!

Jeffrey Donaldson declared new DUP leader (RTÉ)

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