Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

"Do dictators and dictatorships breed slave populations or do slave populations breed dictators? Ukraine was able to escape from this hellish circle, to escape from our common, monstrous, bloody past. For this reason it is hated by Russian impostors. A free and democratic Ukraine can serve as an example for the Russian population, which is why it is so important for Putin to destroy you.

~ Russian writer Mikhail Shishkin to Ukrainian friend

#Russia #Ukraine

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/apr/02/russian-writer-mikhail-shishkin-letter-ukrainian-invasion-anniversary-my-russia-war-peace

The stupidest thing out of many stupid things re Republicans’ crusade to ban books from schools & libraries is that they forget kids are better than us with technology.

If they want to find out about a subject they will, online.

They’ll learn everything about it & school you on it.

I'm hardly a Mastodon veteran — I only joined in November. But if you're new, you should know that because there are no algorithms here, the only way to increase engagement for a post is to reboost it. Liking is nice, but it doesn't result in any more people seeing it.

Ron DeSantis fought Disney

Ron DeSantis got humiliated

Now Florida taxpayers are stuck paying $1290/hour in legal fees in addition to the millions it has already cost them to fight “wokeness”

😃

Right wing brain rot

RatpubLIEcans can't handle the truth.🙄

Life can be pretty tough sometimes.

Find the colour where you can and dig in.

❤️

#mentalhealth #trees #nature #Life #Mosstodon #lichensubscribe

You tell 'im Mickey!

Kimmel nails it: "If you want to keep your blue checkmark, you'll have to pay Twitter $8 per month, which will enroll you in an exclusive club of people dumb enough to pay Twitter $8 a month."
https://youtu.be/63lPpFJIW4M?t=76

Compare that daguerreotype with this recent movie, from the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, showing the highest-resolution images of our Sun ever produced. Some of the details are only about 20 miles across.

Credit: NSO/NSF/AURA
Source: https://nso.edu/telescopes/dkist/first-light-cropped-field-movie/

We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.
—Confucius

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an #atheist vs #faith

No Republican says Trump is innocent. They simply do not want their beloved leader prosecuted because they believe he is above the law. He is not. No one is.

The Shah Mosque, also known as the Imam Mosque, is a historical mosque located in Isfahan, #Iran .

The #mosque is famous for its stunning #architecture and intricate tile work, including the ceiling which is adorned with blue tiles & #calligraphy

The mosque was built during the Safavid dynasty in the early 17th century & is considered one of the masterpieces of #persian architecture.

#history #histodons #travel #culture #ramadan #SilentSunday #Islam #design #beauty #buildings #faith

so many beautiful photos... but no ALT text 😭
Come on, peeps, it's not that hard!
Add ALT text to your photos so they can be accessible to all!
#SilentSunday

Austere beauty from above Crater Lake.
https://buff.ly/40F8TSY
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#craterlake #oregon #natgure #mastoart #outdoors #wallart #AYearForArt

😎Waiting for Ukrainian crews to graduate from Patriot training. https://rubryka.com/en/2023/04/02/u-brytaniyi-druga-grupa-ukrayinskyh-artylerystiv-zavershyla-navchannya-na-sau-as90/

Sending so much love to my good friend. Such a joy watching him thrive. It’s so well-deserved. Happy birthday #PedroPascal! 🥳

Mont Saint Michel in Normandy, France is a wonder of architecture. It's even more impressive when you realize that it was first built in 709 (though just a small church at the time), and built up to what it is today back in the 1100s.

#AYearForArt #SpringIntoArt #SpringForArt #BuyIntoArt #Architecture #Ancient

https://john-twynam.pixels.com/featured/stairway-to-the-top-of-mont-saint-michel-in-france-john-twynam.html

Via Keith Boykin:

Elon #Musk has removed the verified blue check from the nytimes, with 54.9 million followers.

But Fox (23.8 million followers), which has admitted in emails to lying to its viewers about Trump, still has its “gold” check

20 years after catastrophe in Iraq, the war apologists still dominate US foreign policy https://www.alternet.org/20-years-after-catastrophe-iraq/

This year, bills to weaken child labor protections have been introduced in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, and South Dakota.

America is in its Second Gilded Age, where workers – including children – are treated as expendable and robber barons rule the roost.