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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 16h
Bacalov collaborated closely with director Pier Paolo Pasolini to weave together a highly eclectic and powerful soundtrack. He arranged and adapted diverse musical textures that mirrored the film's gritty, neo-realistic tone and view of Jesus Christ as a radical social revolutionary.
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The Gospel According to St Matthew (1964) - Pasolini
YouTube video by Cine School
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 20h
Well done policy makers. Absolute shambles. Where was the increase in housing supply alongside the planned increase in population?
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 23h
The PP councillor for Housing in Benalmádena calls Maricarmen a “shameless whore” at a Sectoral Council meeting.
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El concejal de Vivienda de Benalmádena, del PP, llama “puta sinvergüenza” a Maricarmen en un Consejo Sectorial
El edil pide disculpas y dice que la intención "era denunciar el uso partidista" que se pretende del problema inmobiliario, mientras el grupo de IU y Podemos exige su cese por su "actitud indecente"
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 23h
Quote attributed to Hannah Arendt.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
www.afp.com/en/spanish-u...
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Spanish unions call Nov 11 general strike over housing, wages
Spain's main unions on Wednesday called a general strike for November 11 with the aim of ratcheting up pressure over housing and wages...
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
An 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her home triggered nationwide protests in Spain has died, according to the Madrid tenants' union.
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Pensioner whose eviction sparked Spain protests dies
An 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her home triggered nationwide protests in Spain has died, according to the Madrid tenants' union.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Excellent, good to see concrete.
discerningleadership.org
Discerning Leadership Program | New leadership for the Church
We’re transforming leadership in the Catholic Church by combining depth-in spirituality and business standards. We offer courses and online resources.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Call to a Synodal Way of Proceeding.
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"Evangelii Gaudium": Apostolic Exhortation on the Proclamation of the Gospel in Today's World (24 November 2013)
Evangelii Gaudium, Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Francis, 2013
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“As the funds you will expend have come from many places in the world, so let there be no territorial, religious, or color restrictions on your benefactions, but beware of organized, professional charities with high-salaried executives and a heavy ratio of expense.” — Conrad Hilton
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brennin...
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Redevco provides €57.3m green loan to support residential development in Dublin - Redevco
Amsterdam, July 16, 2026 – Redevco, one of Europe’s largest privately owned real estate managers, has successfully closed a €57.3 million senior loan facility to finance the development of a 156-unit ...
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A plot made for Jeffrey Archer.
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Former German spy chief detained on suspicion of espionage and treason
Bild reports August Hanning allegedly bought classified BND material from a former employee and planned to sell it through his consulting work
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Italian island of Ventotene. During the darkest days of World War II, political prisoners on this very island wrote a manifesto envisioning a united, federal Europe. They proved that even from the ashes of a devastating conflict, a new reality based on partnership, not endless war, could be born
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A federalist solution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict | The Jerusalem Post
As voters and citizens, it is time to stop managing the conflict and start building a home together.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
And on this grain of sand Brothers and sisters cowed Under the spell of utterance. Love is all we need.
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Politics latest: Tories pledge to create £10bn 'Britannia Shield' air defence system
The Conservatives say they would build an air and missile defence system modelled on Israel's Iron Dome if they win the next election. Sky's Ali Fortescue explains how it would work, below.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Shin Bet is infamous for the torture and killing of Palestinian detainees. The UN Committee Against Torture has condemned Shin Bet for its use of violent interrogation tactics, which continue today.
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Inside Shin Bet - PalestineRemix
Watch Al Jazeera's film to about the Israeli agency that uses torture against Palestinians.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
According to the Ynet news site, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said that the extremist violence against Palestinians harms Israel’s international standing. The issue for Israel is Israel.
timesofisrael.com
Shin Bet chief to far-right minister: The Palestinians do not burn the homes of Jews
After clashing with Settlements Minister Strock over extremist settlers' West Bank attacks on Palestinian civilians, Zini warns he may reinstate administrative detention for Jewish suspects, reversing...
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
www.jpost.com/israel-news/...
jpost.com
Israeli lecturer indicted for terror attack plot against Palestinians, Arabs | The Jerusalem Post
The accused, a mathematics lecturer in his 60s at Bar-Ilan University, was charged with preparing to commit an act of terrorism, extortion by threats, and obstruction of justice.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
www.timesofisrael.com/bar-ilan-uni...
timesofisrael.com
Bar Ilan University math professor charged with plotting to murder hundreds of Arabs
Suspect allegedly tried to convince, then blackmail, right-wing politician Moshe Feiglin into helping to find recruits for mass simultaneous attacks supported by 'subversive elements' in IDF
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholi...
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Catholic Charismatic Renewal - Wikipedia
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A current of grace-Pope Francis.
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The Catholic Charismatic Renewal, a Current of Grace - CHARIS
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
As of 2025, projections estimated that Asia is home to roughly 226 million Pentecostal and Charismatic believers, making it one of the largest regional hubs for the movement in the Global South.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Hermeneutical practices amongst African Neo- Pentecostal churches in Southern Africa : a critical review
African Pentecostalism is a diverse movement, that has become popular within African Christianity. However, in more recent years there have been concerning developments in some neo- Pentecostal practi...
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penteco...
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Pentecostalism in Latin America - Wikipedia
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-cha...
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Neo-charismatic movement - Wikipedia
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Gaza’s Christians mourn mother and daughter killed in Israeli attack. Maysa Abu Daoud and her daughter Mary al-Najjar among five Palestinians killed in Gaza City attack.
aljazeera.com
Gaza’s Christians mourn mother and daughter killed in Israeli attack
Maysa Abu Daoud and her daughter Mary al-Najjar among five Palestinians killed in Gaza City attack.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The film shatters ‘respectable’ Israelis’ illusion of moral superiority: The most prestigious, highly educated soldiers are the primary culprits of genocide.
972mag.com
Why ‘NAZA’ terrifies Israel's liberal elite
The film shatters ‘respectable’ Israelis’ illusion of moral superiority: The most prestigious, highly educated soldiers are the primary culprits of genocide.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Palestinian Lutheran pastor Munther Isaac, who serves in Ramallah and directs the Bethlehem Institute for Peace and Justice, wrote on the US social media company X: “The genocide continues in Gaza.”
aa.com.tr
Israeli strike kills 2 Christian women, lecturer, her mother in new Gaza ceasefire breach
‘For almost three years, we have been living through the same destruction, the same grief and the same war,’ Fouad al-Najja, 14, who lost his mother and grandmother tells Anadolu | Anadolu
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Chan said that “on day one in Congress” she would vote to “end a genocide in Gaza and to end an apartheid state”.
aljazeera.com
Pelosi-backed US candidate calls for ‘full arms embargo’ on Israel
Connie Chan, endorsed by Nancy Pelosi to succeed her in California, says she will vote to 'end a genocide in Gaza'.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
29 Oct 2012
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Israel is an apartheid state (no poll required)
A new Ha'aretz poll indicates a majority of Jewish Israelis favour apartheid - but that's nothing new.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Botswana at 60 challenges the story of postcolonial African failure
Botswana showed that resource wealth need not condemn a country to corruption and underdevelopment.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Portugal controlled the strategic island and Strait of Hormuz from 1515 to 1622 as a tribute-taking military choke point rather than a traditional land-based colony.
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Portuguese conquest of Hormuz - Wikipedia
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Portugal prosecutors probe legality of US use of Lajes base in Iran war.
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Portugal prosecutors probe legality of US use of Lajes base in Iran war
A longstanding agreement with the US allows it to use the Azores air base without prior authorization during peacetime.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Gaza's civil defence agency and a hospital have said that an overnight Israeli airstrike on an apartment in Gaza City killed five Palestinians, including four women.
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Five killed in Israeli strike on Gaza apartment building
Gaza's civil defence agency and a hospital have said that an overnight Israeli airstrike on an apartment in Gaza City killed five Palestinians, including four women.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The haves want to bring it with them. To heaven with everyone else.
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Spain braced for protests after housing measures defeated
Fresh protests over housing are due to take place in Madrid and other Spanish cities, a day after parliament rejected two government measures to strengthen protection for tenants.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“Put me down as thinking it’s a genocide. Put me down as wanting a free Palestine.”-Adam Brody.
timesofisrael.com
Rabbi who coached Adam Brody for ‘Nobody Wants This’ calls him ‘relatively ignorant Jew’ after ‘genocide’ remark
Brody, who plays a rabbi opposite Kristen Bell in hit Netflix series, had said, 'Put me down as thinking it’s a genocide. Put me down as wanting a free Palestine'
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
timesofisrael.com
French outlet publishes what it says are screenshots of far-right leader’s antisemitic messages
Mediapart says it has authenticated messages from 2013, in which Jordan Bardella claims, among other things, that Jews have to 'dominate other peoples'
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
After a French investigative site on Monday alleged that far-right National Rally leader Jordan Bardella made derogatory remarks about Jews as a teenager, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s minister in charge of combating antisemitism defended him.
timesofisrael.com
Israel courts Europe’s far right, finding friends but also unease
Netanyahu government embraces parties once kept at arm’s length over antisemitism; former diplomats warn ties may damage Israel’s standing, harm local Jewish communities
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I take it you're not interested in this story Kushner as it doesn't involve weapons.
aljazeera.com
WHO warns of ‘devastating consequences’ due to delayed aid entry into Gaza
The WHO's representative in Palestine calls on Israeli authorities to 'release the pressure on medical supplies'.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
www.jpost.com/internationa...
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UN's Benjamin Davis launches appeal against dismissal | The Jerusalem Post
Benjamin Davis, 62, was one of the hundreds of employees who joined in moments of silence for hunger victims in Gaza.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
AI Spiritual Mimicry. AI can mimic the language of faith, grace, and enlightenment perfectly, but it lacks a soul, lived experience, and true consciousness.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.
bioethics.com
Religious Scholars Met With Anthropic. What They Heard Stunned Them. | bioethics.com
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Strait of Hormuz. The name derives from Hormoz, the Middle Persian rendering of Ahura Mazda – the Zoroastrian deity of wisdom, light, and cosmic order.
aljazeera.com
The Strait of Hormuz is not just an oil chokepoint
It is the single point of failure of globalised production.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
According to international humanitarian law, an occupying power must facilitate the normal operation of educational institutions and avoid interference in their affairs.
aljazeera.com
Why Israel is interfering in Palestinian education
The occupation authorities are trying to censor Palestinian school curricula because they teach national consciousness.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A phoenix will arise from the ashes because the spirit alone is immortal.
ynetnews.com
Kushner’s firm profited from Israeli defense investments while he negotiated Gaza war end, probe finds
CNN found Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners benefited from Phoenix Holdings’ stakes in Israeli defense firms as he helped broker a Gaza ceasefire, though no direct link was found between his diplomacy...
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
www.timesofisrael.com/us-waives-hu...
timesofisrael.com
US waives human right conditions for over $300M in military aid to Egypt
In letter to lawmakers, Rubio cites Cairo's 'helpful role' during Iran war, says the money will go toward programs 'important to the national security interest of the US'
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
FAO director-general Qu Dongyu appeared to warn FAO staff Tuesday that “we don’t allow you to play the game here of human rights.”
timesofisrael.com
Senior UN agency figure claims he lost job for criticizing Israel on Gaza
Food and Agriculture Organization director accused of breaking impartiality over 'silent protests'; Israeli diplomat said to have provided video that led to his dismissal
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Well, colour me surprised.
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Jared Kushner’s company has large stake in firm with Israeli military links | CNN
At the same time Jared Kushner has negotiated in the war in Gaza, his company has held the largest stake in a firm backing businesses involved in Israel’s military campaigns.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
fascinating.news/r/WQgdxVJm
fascinating.news
Billion-dollar power link connecting Israel to Europe hits roadblock in bitter regional feud
Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos accused Turkey of blocking the Great Sea Interconnector, a planned €1.9 billion subsea electricity link connecting Israel, Cyprus and Greece. Speaking durin
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
apnews.com/article/chri...
apnews.com
Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attempt
Media witnesses say Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder on Wednesday.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
(A Warning Agaynst the Dangerous Practises of Papistes), who wrote about abusing a king with a "false flagge of religion".-Thomas Norton. Earliest recorded use of the phrase is from 1569 in a religious tract by English lawyer and writer Thomas Norton.
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False flag - Wikipedia
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