Clara Listensprechen @ClaraListensprechen4@social.cleverlibre.org

It doesn't seem like a great economy when all your friends are getting laid off.

U.N. agency in Gaza fires employees over alleged involvement in Oct. 7 attack https://www.npr.org/2024/01/26/1227142760/unrwa-un-agency-gaza-hamas-employees-oct-7-attack?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The American Museum of Natural History to Close Exhibits Displaying #Native American Belongings
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The change is in response to new federal regulations that went into effect this month following reporting by ProPublica on institutional failures to return #NativeAmerican remains and sacred objects to tribes.

#News #Museum #NYC #NewYork #Repatriation #NAGPRA

https://www.propublica.org/article/american-museum-natural-history-to-close-native-american-exhibits?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Politics ought to be a collaborative social conversation about how we want to live today and what kind of future we want to build together.

But in my home country, the US, it has been turned into a Red vs Blue team sport, like the Super Bowl, where team loyalty trumps all other considerations, and discussion is replaced by competition to win the game regardless of the platforms, ideas, behaviours, people, or the consequences.

What can dismantle this system and replace it with something humane?

#Minoan #Crete: The #WomenRulers

27/07/2021

In Minoan times, women had critical roles in society, holding positions of great power.

John G. Younger, Professor of Classics at The University of Kansas, is one of the several scholars who recognize the importance of the Minoan women in ancient Crete:

“Basically, this culture on Crete around 1600-1500 BCE is the closest candidate for a matriarchy that we have. That’s huge,” he noted. “In this culture, at this time, we have an awful lot of representations of what are obviously powerful women, single-seated women flanked by a bunch of guys.”

Younger studied Minoan artifacts unearthed on Crete to discover that women were usually portrayed in elaborate clothing on pottery and frescoes, while men wore significantly fewer garments (a loincloth and some accessories). They were also seated, signifying a position of power:

“In this culture, at this time, we have an awful lot of representations of what are obviously powerful women, single seated women flanked by a bunch of guys,” Younger said. “We don’t have a single representation of a seated man.”

Barbara A. Olsen, Associate Professor of Greek and Roman Studies at the Vassar College in New York and author of “Women in Mycenaean Greece: The Linear B Tablets from Pylos and Knossos,” suggests that Minoan women had more critical roles than child rearing:

“We see in Minoan iconography images of women in more public contexts: occupying prominent spacial positions in outdoor assemblies and processions, interacting with each other either in conversations or in dance, and acting in religious contexts either as individual worshipers or as officials involved in sacrificial rituals. Above all, emphasis is on the social rather than the biological, the public rather than the domestic.”

Among the iconographic representations of women from the Minoan era, two stand out: the Snake Goddess and the Ladies in Blue.

The Snake Goddess

Sir Arthur Evans unearthed two faience figurines representing the Snake Goddess and possibly a Snake Priestess during the Knossos Palace in 1903. They date from the Neopalatial period of the Minoan civilization (circa 1750-1490 BC). The snake probably had a protective role during that time, symbolizing the household’s welfare and rebirth or the renewal of life (as the snake sheds its skin periodically, it was probably believed to be an immortal being). The Snake Goddess was also identified as a Household Goddess. Worshipers of the goddess most likely used the two faience figurines in rituals.

“Besides the ritual function, they are among the best examples of Minoan art with its dominant features — naturalism and grace. They are presented as the ladies of the palace court, dressed in typical Minoan clothes, with a long skirt (flounced, or with an apron) and a tight open bodice,” writes Dr. Alena Trckova-Flamee.

The garments worn by the Snake Goddess appear in other visual representations of Minoan women from that era.
Ladies in Blue

The Ladies in Blue are three portraits on a fresco discovered at the Palace of Knossos by Sir Arthur Evans and recreated by him to give an idea of how Minoan royalty probably dressed before the extinction of this mysterious civilization. The three ladies of the court wear lavish garments, jewelry, and elaborate hairstyles. The fresco is currently on display at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum.

“Despite its fragmentary condition, the wall painting transmits the sense of opulence and prosperity of the royal court while reflecting the coquetry of the ladies, who gesture displaying the richness of their jewelry,” the official site of the museum notes.

These are just some examples in art showing the importance women had in the Minoan civilization. Women ruled the land and the household, while men were fearless seafarers.

https://blog.thesyntopiahotel.gr/minoan-crete-the-women-rulers/

#Knossos #Matriarchy #AncientCrete #WomensRights #WomensStatus #History #Histodon

Male bodybuilder vs. female wrestler

Who do you think won?

SPOILER: it was the female wrestler.

That doesn't surprise me whatsoever. It doesn't matter how many muscles a man has. If you're untrained in a sport and go against anyone who's dedicated their life to that sport, you won't win. An incredibly skilled woman always beats an unskilled man.

I've seen this play out time and time again. You have these unskilled dudes waltzing into the gym, thinking they can just overpower women who are pro athletes, and they get beat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmAAEhoakE0

⚠️🇮🇷Russians launch Shaheds from sea area to make them less visible to mobile air defense groups - spox (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3818378-russians-launch-shaheds-from-sea-area-to-make-them-less-visible-to-mobile-air-defense-groups-spox.html #Ukraine #Press #News #russia #Iran #russiaUkraineWar #9yrInvasionofUkraine #BoycottMusk #AxisOfEvil
#NoEUPrezForHungary
#NoUSRepublicans2024

"Prejudices are what fools use for reason" - Voltaire

You may not know this about me but, during my sophomore year in college, Paxton was one of my dorm suite mates. I don’t remember him being this rabid in the 1980s, but here we are, and he is such a cur.

Israel braces for interim ICJ ruling on allegation of genocide in Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/25/israel-braces-for-interim-icj-ruling-on-allegation-of-genocide-in-gaza

NS-STEALER Uses Discord Bots to Exfiltrate Your Secrets from Popular Browsers https://thehackernews.com/2024/01/ns-stealer-uses-discord-bots-to.html

A US friend sent me:

“Texas is calling up the national guard to block the feds from enforcing and over a dozen other states are sending national guard units to Texas in support”

That’s disconcerting. Sounds like treason to me. What’s next, secession?

All governments should strip the citizenship of individuals that decide to participate in the genocide.
This was done to Australian Muslims that went to Syria (I didn't agree with it).
Now, not a pip from the Australian Govt about applying the same rule for Australian-Israeli reservists.

You go to kill innocent children, please don't come back, stay in Israel.

#Gaza #WarCrimes #FreePalestine #IsraelApartheid #StopGenocideNow #CeaseFireNow #CeaseFireNowPermanently
https://t.me/PalestinaHoy/14172

Seattle: racial justice protesters who sued police win $10m payout
Protesters filed lawsuit over use of flash-bang grenades, projectiles and other weapons during 2020 George Floyd demonstrations https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/25/seattle-police-settlement-protesters-george-floyd

Hateful mofos. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/cable-firms-to-ftc-we-shouldnt-have-to-let-users-cancel-service-with-a-click/

Just one of the motion pictures nominee categories announced ⁦‪Naacp Image Award‬⁩ nominations today. Telecast of the NAACP Image Awards is LIVE on Sat March 16, 8pm Eastern on CBS and ⁦‪BET HER TV‬⁩. WE HONOR OUR OWN. 🖤🙏🏿 #NAACP #ImageAwards #film #BlackMastodon #movies #cinemastodon #cinema #films #Mastodon

We honor our own. Everything in its right place. 🖤🙏🏿 #naacpimageawards #Origin #OriginMovie #film #movies #BlackMastodon #Mastodon #cinemastodon #cinema

IEA: UK ranks amongst highest for average electricity prices whilst Ireland sees highest growth for electricity demand
https://www.current-news.co.uk/iea-uk-ranks-amongst-highest-for-average-electricity-prices-whilst-ireland-sees-highest-growth-for-electricity-demand/

Chinese officials have asked their Iranian counterparts to help rein in attacks on ships in the Red Sea by the Iran-backed Houthis, or risk harming business relations with Beijing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/26/asia-pacific/politics/china-presses-iran-houthi-attacks/?utm_content=buffer75500&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #politics #china #iran #houthis #trade