What brings Nigel Farage and Suella Braverman, accompanied by Viktor Orbán, back to Brussels? Notorious far-right figures are descending on the Belgian capital on 16-17 April for "The National Conservatism Conference: Preserving the Nation-State in Europe" – a European version of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in the US. The event will bring together politicians, journalists, academics, religious figures, members of the European nobility and shady think tankers –all affiliated with the populist far-right –  at the Concert Noble venue in Brussels to hear inflammatory speeches on topics such as migration, the EU, climate change and LGBTQ+ rights. With important national and European elections on the horizon, protests against the conference – widely seen as a fundraiser for the far-right – are growing. First held in 2019, the annual event has taken place in major cities around the world. Previous attendees have included Georgia Meloni and Marion Maréchal Le Pen. While this year's keynote speakers are Eric Zemmour, Farage, Braverman and Orbán, the conference will also feature speeches by politicians from Belgium's Vlaams Belang, Spain's Vox, Poland's Law & Justice and France's National Rally – standard bearers of Europe's populist far-right. The National Conservative movement is, simply put, an expression of the contemporary far-right, much like Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, but it disguises itself as traditional conservatism as a way of appealing to the mainstream. The movement is finding a new life on social media, aided by inflammatory posts against immigration and liberal values (often aided by bots) which are designed to shock and reach as many eyeballs as possible.

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There was Truss at CPAC in Florida, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Steve Bannon and now Braverman to attend The National Conservatism Conference in Brussels, a who's who of little Hitlers in Europe, and we're supposed to believe the Tories are not far-right?

Then we have the BBC apologising to party leader Richard Tice for calling Reform UK far-right while Farage, their honorary president, will hobnob with Europe's mini Mussolinis.

What the fuck are they doing in Belgium? They left the EU, but obviously will be not happy until the EU is destroyed.

Until someone from the staff says otherwise, I will stake actual, genuine money that this was an exchange from the writer's room that made it into the show.

Fun fact!!!! Treating employees well is almost always objectively “good for business”

IF

your indicators of “good for business” are basically any indicator OTHER than “the owner’s unfettered greed and unquenchable lust for more money.”

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Leon's hair looks so soft

i just wanna run my hands through it; to braid it (can we also talk about how he shakes his head to get rid of the water like a puppy)

Having Leon splayed on the couch, lying on his back; head on your stomach, both of you facing the television. It’s comforting–the quietness of the situation, just the TV playing, you and Leon silently watching. Like a moment frozen in time, the world outside the room ceases to exist, and all that matters is the warmth of his body against yours and the soothing sound of his breathing. 

The soft glow of the TV illuminates his features, casting shadows across his face and highlighting the curve of his lips as he smiles at something on the screen. You can feel the rise and fall of his chest with each breath, a reassuring rhythm that lulls you into a sense of peace. 

It's a moment of pure intimacy, where words are unnecessary, and the silence speaks volumes. Like two puzzle pieces fitting perfectly together, you and Leon are in perfect harmony, comfortable in each other's presence.

He hums occasionally as your fingernails scratch his scalp; the softness of his hair slipping between your fingers. You absent-mindedly start braiding his hair, your fingers weaving through the silky strands with practised ease. It's a small gesture of affection, one that Leon appreciates, and he lets out a contented sigh as you continue.

As you braid his hair, you feel Leon's hand reaching up to hold yours, intertwining his fingers with yours. 

"You know, I could get used to this," he says softly, his voice low and warm. 

You look down at him, a smile spreading across your face. 

"Used to what?"  

"This," he gestures towards the two of you, "just being here, like this. It's nice." 

You nod in agreement, feeling a sense of contentment wash over you. 

"Yeah, it is."

Kendrick calling Drake out for being a culture vulture was a long time coming… Aubrey was rapping about “Weston Road Flows” - like he didn’t live in Forest Hill. Which, if you didn’t know, is a predominantly wealthy WHITE neighbourhood in Toronto. No, duh, he’s going to get called a fucking colonizer.

Also, Kendrick calling out Drake for his fake Toronto accent kills me💀…

I am watching all the Link Click endorsed CMs, Part 1 : Link Click X 王老吉 Wang Lao Ji (herbal tea drink)

Local demon man gets his grumpy uncle to buy him 9000000 dollars worth of comic books

Grateful for this morning's little Gift: Mini & Moni Music 💜

I miss them. Love them. Can't wait for June 2025....

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Yaknow Plague of Babies could have ended so easily if it was up to anyone else. All Zim had to do was just call the Nhar-Gh'ok a space Uber and they'd be on their way, everyone would have been happy.

But this is Zim so he can't do anything the easy way

Signed up to Chan's bubble two days ago and I've lost my mind completely 🥴🥴🥴

I think my biggest issue is that my years of masking have caused me to believe that there is some kind of "right person" like a correct way of behaving as a human that I am consistently failing at. but obviously no such thing exists. so I instead have a persistent anxiety and fear of doing things wrong that leads to permanent inaction. and I don't know how to stop believing this thing exists either

#is this a safe space.........#because um. maul during this arc. well 🥴

NO LISTEN I'VE BEEN IN LOVE WITH HIM EVER SINCE--

LMAOOO IM SO GLAD IM NOT ALONE like i've mentioned to my irl friends that maul is hot and they look at me like im insane

like yeah. is he bald and red and spiky and also a murderer???? yes. but also have people considered.........sexy voice and sexy character development

having the time of my life reorganising medical supplies/random junk in some cupboards on my ward,,,, just call me Medix bc this shit is so satisfying

Trying to find something to go with these tights? I don’t have a lot of bright clothes that match them, so went more in a mixing it with lighter colors sort of direction, maybe sort of sky themed (rainbow with the blue and white clouds)?

Who knew I will spend THREE DAYS researching the concept of false vacuum decay only to end up on TikTok and finally getting it(!!). And all that trouble, all those hours spend on YouTube and Google Scholar and JSTOR for one 0:59 second video to explain it better...and I don't even know if I will finish that damn fic.

Did you know the universe could collapse any second and we'll all die in an instant or get transfered into a new universe? That we all exist in a false vacuum state and there is an actual true vacuum state? And the state we are in right now could be decaying?