Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

#gpoy #catsofmastodon #happygoddamnnewyears

If a Hitler Youth can become Pope and a tax cheat can become president without ever showing his taxes, don’t limit your vision of what you can achieve in 2023.

Happy New Year.

#catsofmastodon #parkerpics

Hi, in 2018, I made history as the youngest and first #Hasidic #jew to be elected as District Leader in the #Brooklyn Democratic party.

I'm so fed up with the antisemitism coming from the far right and fueled by #ElonMusk on #Twitter.

Can you BOOST this post and FOLLOW my new account here on #Mastodon?

Beavers.
He and she.
They live together in the same river and dam.

#beaver #beavers #truelove

Who would thunk it?

The #secondamendment gun nuts in the US are watching #Ukrainians bear arms against a tyrannical government and damned if I know why, but they are cheering for the tyrannical government.

My first completed artwork of 2023 is a Kingfisher. Kingfishers are said to symbolize freedom, courage, adventure, and abundance - all things that I wish for all of us in the new year.

I don't normally add backgrounds to my animal paintings so this is a bit of an experiment for me (courage!) and I'm not sure I love it but here we are :)

Acrylic and watercolour on watercolour paper, 10 x 15 inches.

#Art #Painting #Birds #ArtOnPaper

I know many of you are here after exiting Twitter. I understand why. (Oh, do I.) I hope you’ll also consider joining our growing community at America, America, where democracy and justice are the heart of the matter and people are treated with respect.
https://america.substack.com/

@GuitarKat follow a lot of people over here and it will get more enjoyable. And check out your federated timeline once in a while.

To celebrate actually seeing the sun today, I took an image of the sun. I have to shoot in Calcium-K right now, as my Hydrogen-Alpha module is in for a minor repair. Good news is that Ca-K is very good with sunspots and the details of active regions, and the sun is very active right now.

I put my knit hat on my dog last night to help her feel calm during the fireworks. She loved it and when I put it back on her today and she instantly curled up and fell asleep. Awwww. #dogs #cute

Late journalist Barbara Walters nails Trump wriggling to the wall in 1990. Note that Trump's shtick -- the vertiginous barrage of bullshit, obvious lies, hokum, lies, and evasion - hasn't changed an inch, and he ended up wrecking the country with it. Somehow the press forgot what it once knew, but thanks for raising the alarm, Barbara. #Trump #crime #GOP https://twitter.com/donwinslow/status/1609018997986713600?s=20&t=WR1Sg-LUCzOR0dBkqqKeFw

Rep Adam Kinzinger I ‘fear for the future of this country’ if Trump isn’t charged over Jan. He's 100% correct!!! 6https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/01/politics/adam-kinzinger-donald-trump-january-6

In Memoriam: a tribute to the musicians who left us in 2022

To the remarkable artists who passed away this year, farewell and thank you

#Music
https://www.cbc.ca/music/in-memoriam-a-tribute-to-the-musicians-who-left-us-in-2022-1.6678987

"So now is no time for celebration. To use a World War II analogy, we've survived Dunkirk, the Blitz and Pearl Harbor—but much damage has been done, the enemies of liberalism remain formidable, and we've only just begun the effort to regain ground." https://thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/a-surprisingly-happy-new-year

Usually the outgoing president passes the cerimonial sash to the incoming president, but since Bolsonaro fucked off to Miami Lula received his from the Brazilian people (represented by people of different backgrounds including the indigenous leader Cacique Raoni) 😻😭💖✊🌟

This past summer I also spent time testing an upgraded "mobile" rig based on 100mm refractor, monochrome cooled cmos camera and narrowband filters. First results have been promising. Particularly pleased with the North America and Heart nebulae results.

How backed up am I with processing? Well, there's unprocessed data from this rig going back to July. Just for starters. 🤪 That's what you call a 'good' problem.

#astrophotography #astrodon #astronomy #nlskies2022

The Seefalke (4)

The boat was so strongly built that it could be repaired and was in duty again until 1970. After that it became a part of the Harbor exhibition of our colleagues at the German Seafaring Museum in Bremerhaven. She is protected by the German heritage law as a monument since the year 2005.

She can still be visited today as a museum ship, or seen as a 1:150 scale model on deck 6 of our exhibitions.