Excellent performance of Ms Sierra. After intermission, she gave it all and was phenomenal. Her voice is now fulller and she is a stage animal. Everything else was just correct. The tenor was in a bad day. #romeoetjuliette#met#opera
It’s another blow to the #Met police and #Tory party that their attempts to criminalise Greta #Thunberg and other climate protestors has failed because of the sloppiness of police communications.
But what’s also striking is the judge drew attention to the fact this was peaceful, non-violent protest that impeded no one…so why the rush to prosecute?
Here's someone who works at a downtown hotel: "I live in Dogpatch, and I usually drive to work."
It's two miles. 11 minutes by car. But 16 minutes by transit or by bicycle. And Google says it's a 48 minute walk, though it wouldn't take me that long.
Why do they drive to work? Probably because they get free parking at the hotel. And it saves them... 5 minutes
Meanwhile #Israel's defence minister, Yoav Gallant, has said Israel will sever all ties with the #Gaza Strip once its war with #Hamas is over -- it would, as he put it, end its "responsibility" for life there.
The #Hamas authorities say #Israeli attacks have now killed more than 4100 people.
Over 1400 Israelis were killed in Hamas' unprecedented extremist attacks within Israel earlier this month
#BBCNews - Braverman to quiz police boss over #Met response at #Gaza protest https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67190812
A video posted online appeared to show a man chanting "jihad" during a rally by an Islamist group on Saturday.
The Met said no offences were identified in the clip of the protest, which was separate to the main march.
The great 21st Century wave of Normalizing censorship and discrimination crashes across America, and even an NPR station in North Carolina feels compelled to join. #WCPE#NPR#classicalMusic#opera#MET