4 September 1930 | Czech Jewish boy František (Franta) Bass was born in Brno.
He was incarcerated in Theresienstadt ghetto on 2 December 1941. He wrote poetry there.
Franta was murdered in Auschwitz on 30 October 1944.
His poem "The Garden”.
A little garden,
Fragrant and full of roses,
The path is narrow
And a little boy walks along it.
A little boy, a sweet boy,
Like that growing blossom.
When the blossom comes to bloom,
The little boy will be no more.
It has been a while since the dogs have shown up on on here so, ladies and gentlemen, the #beagles. #dogsofmastodon #beagle
The Reaganomics trickle down scam has redistributed $50T from bottom 90% to top 1%.
If the minimum wage increased with inflation & corporate productivity it’d be $26/hr today.
Corporations annually steal $15B from workers and face zero meaningful accountability.
Think about these facts next time you hear an exploitative CEO of a blue collar retail store complain “People just don’t want to work anymore.”
#LaborDay
I saw a post today that was scolding progressives for not being able to admit Poilievre’s media is “good” or watching it to understand why it appeals.
No, I understand exactly why RW messaging appeals, and it’s all the same. They lie confidently and constantly, describe nonexistent problems or issues their politics caused, and gives solutions that either don’t work or are shallow and impractical! It’s like an “AI” chatbot, regurgitating high scoring nonsense!
And to clarify: Yes, the screenshot of the payout could certainly be fake, or based on previous content. But the point is, whether the motivation for disinformation is $$$ or LOLz or even just to show how easy it is for misinformation to spread, if you're not able to correct it afterwards, the impact is the same. And I guarantee you that there will be conspiracy theorists out there still talking about the government cover-up of desert ebola a year from now.
Knutella finds our cheap bedsheets acceptable for now.
#catstodon #mastocats #CatsOfMastodon #FediCats #cats #CatsInBeds #calicocat
Don't let people get you down about how you look on the outside, because there will always be people that think you're beautiful no matter what.
Full Poem: https://thepoetsky.writeas.com/you-always-look-beautiful
#Poetry #DailySkySnippet #BodyPositivity #SelfCare #Kindness
G is checking an estimate with a contractor, and Parsley the #cat is dutifully supervising the negotiations 😹😹😹
The Brownshirts are busy... making bomb threats to shut down libraries. #FascismWatch #LibrariesMatter #SaveLibraries
https://www.themarysue.com/bomb-threats-at-libraries-are-becoming-all-too-common/
Twitter owner Elon Musk just blamed the ADL, a Jewish advocacy organization, for the explosion of antisemitism on his platform.
Blaming Jewish people or groups for the hatred of Jewish people is the same perverted logic found in Hitler's "Mein Kampf."
Musk is the world's richest person and his companies are paid billions by the US government.
He posted the message in conversation with Keith Woods, an Irish neo-Nazi whose account Musk reinstated in April a few months after buying Twitter.
Mostly reclusive and carrying slightly damaged goods. A survivor by some accounts. Definitely in need of much therapy. ;)
Staunchly anti-fascist
Bear in mind that, while I may "like" your "toot", about a person, event or particular topic, if it links to the "bird-site" I will no longer boost and inadvertently contribute to their grift. Everyone has a choice and a part to play when crimes go unpunished.
"We are dreamers, shapers, singers, and makers".
-Elric