South Korea’s ‘world-first’ AI laws face pushback amid bid to become leading tech power

GOOD. Visit this store if you can. And once the website it back up (it got overwhelmed by people placing orders) buy something from this gentle Viking.

"For Minneapolis’s Native Americans, a New Fight Echoes a Bitter History. The crackdown on unauthorized immigrants is resonating deeply among the Dakota and other tribes, as residents confront what they call a federal occupation of their land." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...

Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah). We remember the six million Jews murdered by Nazis and the millions of others targeted for their lived identities. Remembrance is a moral commitment in the present—to confront antisemitism and resist dehumanization. #YomHaShoah #WeRemember #UU

Reflecting on THE atlantic article. It’s a searing, enraging, heartbreaking piece but more than that - it should be comforting to good people, and scary for bad guys. I believe that we can protect our neighbors when the violence comes, and I know there are more of us than there are of them

Digitale vrijheid ontstaat niet vanzelf. Het vraagt om voortdurende afwegingen en soms om het loslaten van gemakkelijke oplossingen die toch al door ‘iedereen’ worden gebruikt. freedom.nl/nieuwsartike...

David tegen Goliath – Steun Bits of Freedom in haar strijd tegen Meta! freedom.nl/nieuwsartike...

Fighting demons

'Snowfall' by contemporary painter and printmaker Anna Perlin #womensart

How is it that one of the most divisive individuals ever to occupy the Oval Office has somehow managed to unite the entire world against us?

It was bad enough that Alex Pretti was murdered by ICE in Minneapolis. But then of course Kristi Noem decided to try and smear his name to deflect responsibility. Here's a statement from his heartbroken parents.

Can’t believe I used to live outside in this stuff

There are! You can find the full lyrics on the page for the song on my band’s Bandcamp site. All the songs that appear in the books have full lyrics on their entries. ☺️ crystalfurs.bandcamp.com/track/like-you

Margaret Oomen, contemporary Canadian textile artist who creates 'Little Urchin Crochet Covered Sea Stones' #WomensArt

Today being Friday, why not get into my queer Portland magical girl universe? You can buy the ebooks & audiobooks on sale or in a bundle right now on Itch in celebration of book one's Indie Ink Awards finalist status! itch.io/s/179142/mag...

'January Thaw' by contemporary US printmaker Jeanne Amato #WomensArt

The Lake District National Park Partnership is developing a new five year management plan. You’re invited to have your say on whether you think the objectives for the draft plan are the right priorities. To take part visit: LakeDistrict.gov.uk/PartnershipConsultation #LakeDistrict #HaveYourSay

The Oglala Lakota Nation has unanimously voted to ban ICE from the Pine Ridge reservation. They surely won't be alone in doing so.

They survived conquistadors & settlers. Now the Arhuaco face an even greater threat. Colombia’s Sierra Nevada has become a strategic prize for drug traffickers & paramilitaries, leaving Indigenous people threatened with physical & cultural extinction. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Contemporary printmaker Alexandra Buckle #WomensArt

Future Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn lived in the Netherlands during WW2 where as a 15 yr old she bravely aided resistance groups against the Nazis by delivering papers and also messages to downed Allied pilots #WomensArt

In a deal brokered by expert peace negotiators, questions such as “how are you?” will now be answered with “fine, thanks” and no more than one sentence of additional, low-stakes information.

Sorry if you message me on this platform Bluesky has restricted my account and blocked me form seeing them

Our worst nightmares are coming true decades ahead of what was predicted experts warn “Climate change is here. We are seeing event classes [today] that were forecast in climate models for the 2050s, 2060s, and 2070s.” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/c...

Another Greta Thunberg? Let his message spread widely.

Trump Delivered on His Campaign Promises, But Only to Himself youtu.be/lE5gkV4YFJY

Shamsia Hassani, fine arts lecturer and first known female street artist from Afghanistan #WomensArt #WomenOfAfghanistan

Question: What formed Irish soils after the last Ice Age? Answer: Natural ecosystems such as rainforest, over 1,000s of years. Conclusion: Sheep grazing uplands (for eg) is just mining the fertility built up by the very nature it killed off and continues to keep out, while giving NOTHING back.

#whitehaven #acidminepollution be interesting to see if any media report on the nuclear waste trains rattling along on just 80cm of ground above old mines for goodness knows how long ….https://www.whitehavennews.co.uk/news/25776971.whitehaven-harbour-sludge-pollution-causing-concern/

Underpinning Trump's talk of grabbing Greenland for 'national security' lies a longstanding pattern of US entitlement to Native land. grist.org/global-indig...

🐾 #cats ❤️

I have to say, the news cycle is making me think a certain kind of thoughts

The Colorado River Indian Tribes have granted official personhood to the Colorado River. youtu.be/qTKgst7FT8U

In honor of Magica Riot making it to the finals, I'm doing an Itch sale/bundle! For the rest of the month, you can get any ebook or audiobook in the Magica Riot series so far for 25% off, or pick up *everything* for $32. Only on Itch. A great chance to complete the set! itch.io/s/179142/mag...

It’s been a minute. How does some Veilguard BTS sound?

I am so happy to announce that Magica Riot has advanced and is a finalist in all six categories it was nominated for in the Indie Ink Awards! I'm so thankful to everybody who voted and got the book this far. Hopefully, the judges will agree! 🥹

Alaska’s public lands are a political battleground. The first year of the second Trump administration saw a bewildering array of federal actions in the 49th state. Here’s your guide to where things now stand. www.hcn.org/articles/ala...

Time and again, successful resistance to Trump’s authoritarianism comes from ordinary Americans putting their actual bodies on the line, when institutional leaders can’t even deign to use strong language.

Toby Carvery owner faces eviction from north London site for felling ancient oak

🔥🔥🔥 DO NOT BE DISTRACTED BY GREENLAND & STAY LOUD 🔥🔥🔥 🔥🔥🔥 DONALD TRUMP IS GOING DOWN 🔥🔥🔥 🔥🔥🔥 TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS & I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared 🔥🔥🔥

As Trump menaces Greenland, this much is clear: the free world needs a new plan – and inspired leadership | Gordon Brown

‘I’d give anything just to see her again’: owners’ grief for their beloved pets

This is a great article from the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset “We need to ask ourselves, on both sides of the Atlantic, if we want to live in a world where democracy is recast as weakness, truth as opinion and justice as an option.” I stand with Greenland and Europe

“Unforseen Catastrophe” #nuclearwaste #radioactivewaste #mining #lakedistrict #lakewastwaterchronicles open.substack.com/pub/lakewast...

Reminder for Portland locals and visitors: you can buy both my books - “Magica Riot” and its sequel “Magica Riot: Full Bloom” - at Powell’s Books! Find ‘em at the downtown, Hawthorne, or Beaverton stores. 💙📚

I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This is a good article.

Incredible. What rock are these people under

They lose and they lose and they lose, and they STILL spend more resources trying to defeat progressives and force right wing shit down our throats. Take a look around you, folks