Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

THIS is what leadership looks like. Would that all public officials, whether elected or appointed, demonstrate this kind of integrity under pressure.

“A MANDATE — MUST READ
Good Morning FCDA Family:

“It is my understanding that an ad was put in the Atlanta market to run between today 8/9 and 8/13 that will have derogatory and false information about me as the District Attorney of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit. Apparently a lot of money was spent to run this ad in the Atlanta market over the next 5 days. That means the ad will run quite frequently over the next 5 days. Each of you represents me. Especially, ADA’s who all took an oath under my name. We often remind you if you are an ADA you are my personal staff and represent me. Many of you are quite kind to me, very protective, and will become very defensive if someone attempts to attack me, the office or your colleagues. You may not comment in any way on the ad or any of the negativity that may be expressed against me, your colleagues, this office in coming days, weeks or months. We have no personal feelings against those we investigate or prosecute and we should not express any. This is business, it will never be personal.
“We have a job to do. In this office, we prosecute based on the facts and the law. The law is non-partisan. You should feel no need to defend me. I shared with this office at last Friday’s meeting 1/1000" of the negative or derogatory comments I receive. I invited you into an hour of my typical day. I am not concerned with the calls, emails, or ads and you should not concern yourself with them. This is a reminder that it is against office policy to comment on these matters on social media or any public forum. No employee of this office may make any public comments related to the noise. Your instruction from me is to ignore all the noise and keep doing your job with excellence. Please make it an absolutely phenomenal day and stay safe.

Yours in Service,
Fani T. Willis
District Attorney
Atlanta Judicial Circuit
Fulton County, Georgia”

BOOP!

#Caturday

#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon

Me: I bet it will be tidier if I put the dried catnip in a little bowl for him.

Him:

Another blissful #Caturday

The lower waterfall at Qajuutinnguaq. #Nunavut #Arctic #LandscapePhotography

Today, please take some time to honor and remember Heather Heyer. One way to do that is to engage in a politics that defends all people from bigotry and white supremacy. Because that is what Heather spent her last moments doing--and what we must keep doing.

RIP, Heather

https://t.me/KyivIndependent_official/22231
⚠️🇷🇺These are the estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Aug. 12, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. (CHART) #Ukraine #Press #News #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar #9yrInvasionofUkraine #WantedDeadOrAlive
#PutinEndTheInvasion

So we're agreed? Summoning your followers and inciting a riot is bad?

https://www.comicsands.com/kai-cenat-disappointed-fans-riot-2663227206.html?utm_source=threads&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

Houston schools eliminate librarians and 'repurpose' libraries into 'discipline centers' - Raw Story - Celebrating 19 Years of Independent Journalism https://www.rawstory.com/houston-schools-eliminate-librarians-and-repurpose-libraries-into-discipline-centers-2662501670/

500-Million-Year-Old Critter Named After Iconic Sandworms Of The Dune Universe

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2023/08/04/500-million-year-old-critter-named-after-iconic-sandworms-of-the-dune-universe/

Some people unfollowed me over talking about covid last night but then a lot more new people followed me. Love it

A 3 year old died on one of Greg Abbott’s human-trafficking migrant busses

“Pro life”? You guys are “pro life” ??

I don’t know what imaginary world republicans live in

Conservatives look in the mirror and see themselves the star of a movie like the Sound of Freedom

When in reality one of its producers was arresting for kidnapping a child

And another reality: the murdering of this child will be seen as a “win” by them

Here Abbott’s contact page if you want it

https://gov.texas.gov/contact

GUTLESS * INHUMAN

As one of the worst heat waves on record set in across the southern United States this summer, authorities and activists in South Texas found themselves embroiled in a mystery in this arid region near the border with Mexico.

Barrels of life-saving water that a human rights group had strategically placed for wayward migrants traveling on foot had vanished.

Apparently, right wing Christians are really the devil incarnate!
#News #GOP #Texas

https://apnews.com/article/texas-heat-migrants-missing-water-02d75b9ef982f2d60c6a9b246969f44b

The power of billionaires is staggering and there isn't a lot an individual can do to change that.

But you don't have to use their goddamn apps.

Latest batch. This time with almost three weeks fermentation of habaneros, bird’s eye chilis, carrots, onions and blueberries 🫐

It’s as delicious as it looks!

#fermentation #food #hotsauce #hotpeppers #cooking

Louise Abbéma, 'Sarah Bernhardt' (circa 1877)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Abb%C3%A9ma
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Bernhardt

#art #female #artists #artist #WomenInArt #lesbian #lesbians #French #portrait #painting

As a student once said to me in one of the historically Black universities in which I spent most of my academic teaching career, that blindfold that Madame Justice wears comes off pretty quickly when you wave some money under her nose.

#ClarenceThomas #SupremeCourt #corruption #ethics
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