Lena Dour
Churchy, engaged in art and in protection of democracy. EU & UK.
Ret. vicar/dean (Ch of Sweden).
- Reposted by Lena Dour🚨🚨 "Surprise, surprise". 👇👇
- FT exclusive: “The US state department is set to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities across Europe to disseminate Washington’s policy positions and challenge perceived threats to free speech.” via @annasophiegross.bsky.social and colleagues
- Reposted by Lena DourMany avant-garde artists rejected national labels, imagining art as universal. Malevich was no exception. But, as Myroslav Shkandrij, professor emeritus of the University of Manitoba, points out, indifference to national identity does not prevent later appropriation.
- Reposted by Lena DourExcellent @nytimes.com opinion piece offering both pragmatic and morally compelling reasons why Spain has chosen a different path than many other Western societies in addressing immigration and migration countering the despicable #maga narrative : www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
- Reposted by Lena DourFor perspective, this is me standing next to a Shahed drone, one of the attack drones that Russia throws at Ukraine each day, sometimes by the hundreds, oftentimes by the dozens, both in frontline areas and on civilian infrastructure in the rear. They can carry up to 90 kilos of explosives.
- Reposted by Lena DourHarvard's Human Flourishing Program is launching a new Love of Neighbor Initiative aimed at promoting love throughout the many facets of society. Learn more about bringing love to public policy and why that matters for all of us. ggnn.com/harvards-hum...
- Reposted by Lena DourHere we go! Announcing : 🥇The Winner of the Nation's Favourite #StainedGlass Window🥇 One of the largest and most complex examples of Flowing Decorated Gothic tracery in England - the East Window (1359) at Carlisle Cathedral Read more about the winning window ⤵️ ow.ly/9q8G50Y9LZR
- Reposted by Lena DourThe Trump administration has finalized a rule that reclassifies tens of thousands of federal positions in a way that removes long-standing job protections and makes it easier to fire or discipline those workers.
- Reposted by Lena DourAt this difficult moment in American history, we must be honest with ourselves: Our nation, once the envy of the world, is now in profound decline. For the sake of our children and future generations, we must reverse course.
- Reposted by Lena Dour❗️Volodymyr Zelenskyy, together with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, honored the memory of fallen Ukrainian defenders.
- Reposted by Lena DourGuten Morgen 🧡
- Reposted by Lena Dourit's hard not to see the parallels between Musk buying twitter and effectively disabling it, and Bezos buying Washington Post and reducing its ability to do so proper work. All to get favours from the conservatives…
- As The Washington Post cleaved off a third of its workforce, chief executive Will Lewis and owner Jeff Bezos were nowhere to be found—leaving the storied institution to profusely bleed while its top leaders hid from accountability. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/washington...
- Reposted by Lena DourI feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
- Reposted by Lena DourDoes the UK’s plan to tackle PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ go far enough to protect people and the environment? #PFAS @feargalsharkey.bsky.social @realerinbrockovich.bsky.social climatewithbrian.com/2026/02/04/f...
- Reposted by Lena DourDiane Wilson's Letter from Minnesota. On the Whipple Building; on the conviction that plants, animals, water, land, and human beings are all related; on prayers fueled by love. "To the federal agents, I say this: take a moment to look up at the sky, to see how eagles glide in slow circles..."
- Reposted by Lena DourGuten Morgen und einen schönen Runeberg-Tag 😄😋 share.google/86oqXxdDvwlm...
- Reposted by Lena DourEin lesenswerter Beitrag, der der Frage nachgeht, mit welchen theologischen Argumenten die Kirche die Demokratie verteidigen kann - und welche Klärungen die christliche Theologie noch vornehmen muss, um sich überzeugend für Volkssouveränität und Freiheit einzusetzen. fs.gehtso.net/krise-der-li...
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Idag författarmöte i Malmö med Heidi Avellan och Jonas Hinnfors. Vi lade sista handen vid vårt bokmanus "Tidöpakten. Så förändras Sverige." Boken kommer ut i maj på Atlas förlag. Varför ändrade sig M, KD och L och började samarbeta med SD? Hur har Tidösamarbetet påverkat demokratin I Sverige? - Reposted by Lena DourIn her Landecker Memorial Lecture at @blavatnikschool.bsky.social @anneapplebaum.bsky.social pointed out that the Trump Regime wanted to break up the EU because it was the only power on earth capable of regulating US tech companies. Interesting though these initiatives are at country level.
- Reposted by Lena DourAppell an alle die KI/AI/ChatGPT generierte Poesie und Fotografie hier posten: Bitte kennzeichnet diese maschinellen Produkte‼️ Manche Menschen lesen/ sehen lieber von Menschen erstellte Werke. Ab August 2026 gilt sowieso eine Kennzeichnungspficht‼️ Endlich ❣️
- Reposted by Lena Dour...A news which will surprise absolutely no one where I am (currently sheltering as Russia is sending regular bombs on Kharkiv, for good measure during Abu Dhabi talks). www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
- Reposted by Lena DourEin Paukenschlag: Bekämpfung schädlicher Algorithmen; striktere Strafverfolgung bei Grok, TikTok, Instagram; uvm. Und das alles schon ab nächster Woche. Spanien macht vor, wie aus den Sonntagsreden über digitale Souveränität Taten folgen. 🇩🇪 & 🇪🇺 sollten sich ein Beispiel nehmen.
- Reposted by Lena DourDevastatingly sad. Every Labour MP should be forced to read this. In fact, every MP, who rushed back to Parliament to vote to save one steel mill, whilst hastening the collapse of dozens of universities - and harming the students, staff, communities and economies universities sustain and support
- Reposted by Lena Dour🚨🚨Given current situation and with the sharply deteriorating situation in #trumpland, I think it is unwise, imprudent and just a very bad idea for the EU to go ahead with plans to grant #US border authorities unprecedented access to Europeans’ data. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/eu-m...
- Reposted by Lena Dour”På vilka kristna principer vilar en politik som utvisar ensamma 4-åringar, skickar tonårstjejer till förtryckets Iran, separerar familjer och sänder kristna migranter till länder där de riskerar dödsstraff?” www.expressen.se/kultur/kultu...
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- Reposted by Lena DourRosa Louise Parks war eine US-amerikanische Bürgerrechtlerin, die sich 1955 weigerte, ihren Sitzplatz in einem Bus für einen Weißen zu räumen und damit als ein Anfang der US-Bürgerrechtsbewegung den Montgomery Bus Boycott auslöste. 4. Februar 1913 - 24. Oktober 2005 Guten Morgen 
- Reposted by Lena DourGuten Morgen ☀️
- Reposted by Lena DourDietrich #Bonhoeffer. Als Theologe innovativ, als Autor begnadet, als Christ aufrichtig, als Mensch geradlinig und mutig. Heute ist sein Geburtstag. www.ekd.de/fotogalerie-...
- Reposted by Lena DourMost worrying thing about recent revelations is that everything was happening in plain sight Those of us engaged in radical politics at the time pointed to the corruption and were dismissed as conspiracy theorists Most journalists still ignoring the important issues of corruption and manipulation
- 1. In 2009 I wrote this. I argued that Peter Mandelson's department “functions as a fifth column within government, working for corporations to undermine democracy and the public interest.” This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵 www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
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- Reposted by Lena DourStora fjällnära områden med ”mycket hög biologisk mångfald” har nu skyddats. Under 2025 har länsstyrelsen satsat på att informera om var det finns höga naturvärden, vilken typ av ersättning man kan få och hur man anmäler intresse för att skydda sin mark. www.natursidan.se/nyheter/fler...
- Reposted by Lena DourHeute könnte der schwedische Schriftsteller Henning Mankell, den viele durch seine , Kurt Wallander Reihe' kennen, seinen 78. Geburtstag feiern. „Ein illegaler Mensch? Was soll das sein? Ein Einwanderer, dem lächerliche Papiere fehlen. Jeder Mensch ist in seiner Existenz legal" 
- Reposted by Lena DourGuten Morgen 🤍
- Reposted by Lena Dour@halfmarshall.bsky.social A beautiful Northern Flicker came to call at a snow covered water fountain. The pics aren’t as good as I’d like as hey are through my kitchen window.
- Reposted by Lena Dour'Now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word, for mine eyes have seen thy salvation' Simeon and Anna the Prophetess with the Christchild at the Presentation in the Temple, by Henry Holiday, 1905 at Lound, Suffolk. Lound: www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/lound.htm
- Reposted by Lena DourInblick i en tysk egenhet: Den proisraeliska radikalvänstern. Jag var i Leipzig där aktivister insvepta i Israelflaggor ropar "var är era personsökare?" åt människor som demonstrerar för Palestina.
- Reposted by Lena DourThe Holy Family with an angel and the prophetess Anna, 1795, by #CatharinaTreu (German, 1743-1811). Held by Historical Museum Bamberg, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:17... #artherstory #nuntastic #CandlemasDay #womenartists #FeastofCandlemas #nuntastic #Candlemas #FeastofthePresentationoftheLord
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- Reposted by Lena Dour‚The more we delegate our decisions to algorithms, the less we seem to understand the quiet power they hold over our lives. Behind every smart recommendation, every filtered feed, automated approval or rejection, there are assumptions being made. Not by a machine, but by the humans who built it.‘ 👇
- Reposted by Lena Dour❄️ Good morning from freezing Kharkiv... Such cold temperatures will last for another week at least.
- Reposted by Lena DourKunde inte låta bli att skriva litet om Region Gävleborgs nya digitala fadäs. fiaewald.se/blogg/region...
- Reposted by Lena DourWill he destroy this like he did with the East Wing of the White House?
- Reposted by Lena DourHaha, what does she think she’ll find? The longing for fairness and justice will probably surprise her, because that’s what is paying.
- Reposted by Lena DourLiam made people look. Now don’t look away. We still have children in ICE custody eating bad food, drinking questionable water, living in filthy conditions, and carrying a lifetime of trauma they shouldn’t have to survive. #FreeTheChildren
- Reposted by Lena DourFox in Winter, Bruno Liljefors, 1904.
- Reposted by Lena DourVäljarna är kloka! Kanske dags att rösta som om vi var mitt i en akut klimatkris också? www.svt.se/nyheter/inri...
- Reposted by Lena DourCARTOON OF THE DAY (From Adam Zygus)
- Reposted by Lena DourGreat #Bradford story of refuge www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2581145...
- Reposted by Lena Dour📍Loci: Bosham - birthplace of Harold Godwinson www.digest.andymarsh...
- Reposted by Lena Dour🔴 Explosions in Kharkiv. Russian attack drones loom over the city.
