Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

This is the "default white" background framing in which people try (unsuccessfully) to share Black accomplishments in science, technology, and society.

For me to say that my dad is a heart transplant surgeon, feels like a magical Black accomplishment. But the first successful open heart surgery was done by a Black doctor. And the first c-sections where mothers consistently survived were done by Black doctors.

I reject the entire premise of some Black folk being medical geniuses, as surprising.

Los ojos son las ventanas del alma..
The eyes are the window of the soul

Literalmente!

It’s Not a “National Divorce.” It’s a Call for One-Party Authoritarian Rule. | Marjorie Taylor Greene’s idea for America to “separate by red states and blue states” isn’t just dumb and harmless. It’s also a window into a dangerous vision that’s ascendent in the Republican Party.

https://newrepublic.com/article/170776/marjorie-taylor-greene-national-divorce-one-party-authoritarian-rule

#republican

Happy #caturday everyone!

They’ll never know.

Youngest child: “Is there a different page for the girl presidents?”

Me: “Hopefully they’ll be all over the next one.”

A European Robin bird is sitting up in a tree in the morning and is greeting the new day with a beautiful song. The morning sky is glowing in soft pastel colors in blue, yellow and pink.

A new day acrylic painting - find it here: https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/a-new-day-karen-kaspar.html

#MastoArt #art #AYearForArt #painting #FediArt #FediGiftShop #MastodonArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #TraditionalArt #contemporaryArt
#bird #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdArt #birding #nature #NatureLover #BirdWatching #vogel #cute #animals #robin

Northern Lights panorama over Finnish Lapland, with the stars of the big dipper in the centre.
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Unfortunately I literally had 1h of clear skies during the three nights I spent here in November 2022.
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#lapland #finland #visitfinland #visitlapland #laplandfinland #finnishlapland #northernlights #auroraborealis #aurora #omsystem #omdigital #finland_photolovers #discoverfinland #finlandia #aurora #bigdipper #nightsky

@StevenBeschloss It's curious how some of the very folk who strongly support "stand your ground" laws in their own states are so eager for people in another country to surrender their lives and liberty to a thuggish intruder.

Global supply chains are devouring what's left of Earth's unspoilt forests https://theconversation.com/global-supply-chains-are-devouring-whats-left-of-earths-unspoilt-forests-198625
#deforestation #supplychains #sustainability

Legendary Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko thanked Germany for providing Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks.
#Ukraine️

"Gee I hope we don't run into the Nazi rally today while I'm trying to take my kids to their activities" is a real thing that I thought today in America, 2023.

Beautiful colours this morning in Glastonbury. Taken just before sunrise. Like Angel wings in the sky.
#glastonbury #glastonburytor #somerset #landscapephotography #sunrise #sunrisephotography #lilacsky #lilac

If you ask many folk in the US what the population of North America was in 1650, they will start counting up colonists. They have to be reminded that there were *millions* of native Americans living in North America.

They know that indigenous people were here! They just didn't realize that they mattered.

The conversation soon devolves into a pedantic discussion around the word "America."

Cleveland Plain Dealer, USA Today Pull “Dilbert” Cartoon After Creator Posts Racist Rant https://politizoom.com/cleveland-plain-dealer-usa-today-pull-dibert-cartoon-after-creator-posts-racist-rant/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The struggle is real. I need cream for coffee but walking to the store is dumb. Gravity is my foe.

It's #Caturday again! This is a commission I did of a beautiful #tabby named Amos long ago...

Artwork is here - https://peggy-collins.pixels.com/featured/amos-in-paisley-peggy-collins.html

#cat #cats #tabbycat #catart #catartist #pet #pets #petportrait #artist #art #abstract #abstractart #AYearForArt #ArtMatters #mastodonart #BuyIntoArt #fedigiftshop #mastoart #fediart #peggycollins #peggycollinsgallery

Memories are the footprints we hope lead us back home before the chilly winds of time ruthlessly sweep them away.

When the day is just stacked up against you…
#TheUsualSuspects

Emojis.

Since I've been on Mastodon, I've kind of been doing this crazy thing with emojis. But I like doing it. I almost use emojis as punctuation. Does anybody else do that? 😅