I don't think Zelenskyy has mentioned the Olympics yet, which is bizarre. Normally he does a "good luck" video. I haven't been watching the opening ceremony, but I saw this on Ukrainian news.

My hairstylist is out on maternity leave, so I saw a different one at the same salon. And she did a much, much better job for the same price (nothing wrong with the old one, this is just way better). I don't want to switch stylists in the same salon but boy this is awkward. Maybe one will leave. 🤞

I bet Zelenskyy has given this some serious thought. They can rename whatever it is later. The problem is that Putin would just increase the offer - promise to build him a huge golden statue or something.

This (gift) article has a serious error and it illustrates why you can't trust NYT on Ukraine. "Mr. Zelensky has proposed that Ukrainian and Russian troops pull back an equal distance from the front line in the Donbas to create a demilitarized zone." No he did not. The Americans proposed that.

I took three full days off from this place. I didn't go anywhere or do anything special. I didn't do much of anything "productive." My house isn't clean, I'm not any farther along on my Big Project than I was. But boy do I feel better not having my cortisol spiked every 5 minutes by some new horror.

A Black-capped Chickadee showcasing winter fashion by donning a snowflake accessory.

I love when people reference Lenіn or Mаrx or Mаo in their profile. Saves me a whole lot of time trying to figure out their deal.

Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept." Astonishing thing for a judge to do.

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Hundreds of protesters took to San Francisco’s Ocean Beach on Saturday to create a piece of human art in response to recent fatal shootings by immigration agents in Minneapolis. 📸: Stephen Lam

Boise has really been holding it down over the past year 💪 and it's great to see such a turnout (again) in such a red state.

Wow, new interview! It's been awhile. I read the article in translation (to English). The embedded video is in English and Ukrainian with Czech subtitles, so good luck to most of you.

It helps that I know the subject matter, but I'm proud that I can read this entire article without looking anything up. I haven't formally studied French in a couple decades, but the teenage brain is a sponge.

It's really eerie to get on a city bus full of teens these days, because it's dead quiet. None of them talk to each other. Every single one is staring at their phones. I know I sound like old man yelling at clouds, but it's unnatural for people who should be at the height of their social experience.

This is an absolute pain in the ass when creating subtitles because I don't know where that garbage is going to be and whether it's going to cover them.

A grey owl in the window of an abandoned house in the Chornobyl zone Chornobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve -- Сова сіра у вікні покинутої хати в Чорнобильській зоні Чорнобильський радіаційно-екологічний біосферний заповідник (www.instagram.com/chornobyl_re...)

Is it me or does it seem like bluesky has slowed down a lot in the past week? Not the site itself, but the participation. Maybe people got burned out. It's not like anyone's going outside by choice in this weather.

With all these multi-state coalitions pursuing the Trump admin in court, sharing info, resisting federal occupation, forming parallel CDCs, etc. it's like we're approaching a de facto partial secession. Who knows if it will become de jure, but this is an infinitely preferable method over bloodshed.

Milwaukee’s ‘ICE Out’ March Fills Downtown Streets

Are you a subject or are you just watching? Are you trying to change something or not? Are you worried - and that's all, or are you worried and trying to help, fix, do something? Each of you makes that choice. Every day. And then it becomes your character, it becomes your destiny. - May 2022

This. Every Republican congressperson has an office. There are 2-3 within an hour drive of Milwaukee. Protests downtown are great, but there are decision-makers who can be directly pressured.

Ubiquiti is a $33 billion US tech empire led by Robert Pera, the owner of the Memphis Grizzlies basketball team. Hunterbrook has identified at least nine Russian military units accused of war crimes, or individuals associated with those units, that use Ubiquiti equipment in Ukraine.

I don't remember the exact names of any classes I took in college.

The very well-accepted term for "stripping the legal protections of a minority group and then sending a paramilitary force to carry them away" is "ethnic cleansing." They are planning to ethnically cleanse Springfield, Ohio.

wow you are not prepared for the size of the dumpster good on them, this is maidan level stuff

Calling up your Dem senators and thanking them for doing this is how you encourage them to hold the line, no matter how low your estimation of them is

I told an artist (a complete stranger) I liked something specific about his work and from his 🥰 reaction I don't think anyone had told him before. He was like "thank you!!! that took so much work!!!" Brightened my day too.

Are you a subject or are you just watching? Are you trying to change something or not? Are you worried - and that's all, or are you worried and trying to help, fix, do something? Each of you makes that choice. Every day. And then it becomes your character, it becomes your destiny. - May 2022

90% of the people who criticize activists on here don't actually do anything. You know who is doing something, because they post about it. "Come to this thing with me! Call your rep! I made some flyers you can print!" etc. Everyone can do SOMETHING. I can't respect someone who does NOTHING.

How come so many complete assholes are named Kevin? I wish I'd known that before I picked it. Though I guess I'd have that problem with any common male name.

Minneapolis full of the hardest people in the country. Scandinavians Those motherfuckers were like “ya we go live in the snow again” uff da weirdos

For my Scandinavian followers, this is how things are going over here. (Note: this is not a common sentiment. This guy is... well, I'm sure the German have a word for people like him.)

Sometimes when I need to get stuff done I put this picture on my desktop. Dude has been running a country during a war for four years. I can do the dishes or open my mail.

Answer: it is in white text on the white background. It only becomes visible when you scroll down and the photo moves behind it.

You will never guess where the "sign up / log in" link is on this page.

by Ukrainian artist V. Kazanevsky, published today in Le Monde

SNOW AGAIN. Some of the snow on the ground has been there since December. (Normally we have a snow-melt-snow-again cycle. The melting part never fully happened.)

Anyone in a "normal" republican's district should be protesting at their office like people do at Schumer's (peacefully, etc etc). I'm not sure why the attention isn't focused more on Republicans, who have more control. Some *are* opposing Trump on some issues (e.g. Tillis). They can end this.

The org I volunteer for sent out an invitation to a workshop about how to use AI for our tutoring sessions. "This includes using AI to make lesson planning easier, write texts, adjust texts to different reading levels..."

this is a really cool photo

Without darkness we won't be able to value light. Without anger and hard times we won't be able to value a peaceful and happy ones. #Ukrainianview

Ukrainians are the OG "Fuck you, make me" culture

I'm honestly still bitter that Tim Snyder moved to Canada. He's done a lot of good work for Ukraine but I can't see him in the same way now. Like, you've met the guy famous for staying in his country despite attempts on his life and you're just going to leave when nothing's happening to you? OK.

(This is one of the reasons all that “why aren’t people protesting” and “Black people need to get off the sidelines” talk is not only annoying but actively harmful in erasing the way people everywhere have been coming out and showing up for their people.)

Every community they’ve come to, they’ve encountered people fighting back on behalf of themselves and their neighbors.

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#猫写真 - cat photography #InternationalCats

Finnish: #kissataivas - Cat sky #InternationalCats

German: #katzencontent (cat content) #InternationalCats