Show newer
hesgen boosted

"Hypocrisy has, it would seem, no limits when it comes to South Africa’s foreign policy. Exactly a week before the country was due to accuse Israel of genocide before the International Court of Justice on January 11th, President Cyril Ramaphosa played host to Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo, a Sudanese warlord whose Janjaweed militia and its successor are accused of genocide and war crimes in Darfur... The ANC is trying to elevate this [allegation of genocide] into an election issue, to potentially try and distract from some of the core economic issues."

archive.is/boEVL
#SouthAfrica #Corruption #ANC #ICJ #Genocide #Hamas #Israel

hesgen boosted

♟️ Chess in Medieval Times: Look at the details of this beautiful 13th c. mirror case made of ivory showing 2 chess players.

🎥 Find out more about the fascinating history of chess & its remarkable impact on culture, art, science & more: ideasroadshow.com/chess/

@histodons @whencyclopedia #histodons @academicchatter @academicsunite #history #chess #arthistory

hesgen boosted

Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard receives its premiere performance at the Moscow Art Theatre #OTD in 1904.

Written in 1903, it was first published by Znaniye (Book Two, 1904), and came out as a separate edition later that year in Saint Petersburg, via A.F. Marks Publishers. Chekhov described the play as a comedy, with some elements of farce, though Stanislavski treated it as a tragedy.

Cherry Orchard at PG:
gutenberg.org/ebooks/7986

#books #literature #theatre

"Trump gains in Iowa’s most religious counties may not predict success across US"

Trump could be filmed buggering a cat in a satanic ritual, and the Christian cultists would still support him.

theguardian.com/us-news/live/2

hesgen boosted

#Jenrick debating the #Rwanda bill

"The law is our servant, not our master "

That's Fascism

Email press release...

"Renowned scientist discovers the way to happiness"

DELETE unread

hesgen boosted

“The Kremlin has told state-controlled news outlets to emphasize that the LDPR’s platform consists of ‘conservatism and patriotism, the defense of the Russian world, and a peaceful return of all territories of the former USSR to Russia through referenda.’”
t.co/YC0yiaXsCQ

hesgen boosted

Euch. Following a question by Chris Bryant - "If the chance of drowning does not act as a deterrent, why would the chance of Rwanda?" - Robert "paint over the murals" dark world Pillsbury Dough Boy Buckland replies: "If that were true, thousands wouldn't be making that journey."
Sunday:
theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/j

#UKPolitics

"Macron’s camp fears new threat from left-wing star"

I have no idea whether this is realistic, or fantasy, but it makes sense for the French sane-left and Greens to make a tactical alliance to counter the right and failing centre.

politico.eu/article/emmanuel-m

hesgen boosted
hesgen boosted

As someone who spent a large portion of '98 and '99 making sure shit didn't break on Y2K, I'd like to extend a very heartfelt FUCK YOU to HBO for greenlighting a piece of shit documentary that suggests that effort wasn't necessary.

hesgen boosted

Anyone who thinks the route to a just resolution to the #HorizonIT crisis lies with a massive fine & compensation paid by #Fujitsu is letting the UK's political class & legal system off the hook.

Certainly, making Fujitsu pay is a necessary element to a just resolution but it is hardly sufficient.

The political class' scramble for cover will be masked if we focus primarily on the #software itself.

There were/are plenty of people who need to be held to account & only a minority are IT folk!

hesgen boosted
hesgen boosted

"DU LIEGST im großen Gelausche,
umbuscht, umflockt.

Geh du zur Spree, geh zur Havel,
geh zu den Fleischerhaken,
zu den roten Äppelstaken
aus Schweden –

Es kommt der Tisch mit den Gaben,
er biegt um ein Eden –

Der Mann ward zum Sieb, die Frau
mußte schwimmen, die Sau,
für sich, für keinen, für jeden –

Der Landwehrkanal wird nicht rauschen.
Nichts
stockt."

Celan schrieb 1967 in Berlin dieses Gedicht zur Erinnerung an die Ermordung Luxemburgs und Liebknechts am 15. Januar 1919.

hesgen boosted
hesgen boosted

My Daughter managed to photograph hummingbird bird breath!
it's really cold out and she grabbed the camera because she saw him dancing, flicking his tongue in and out.
Anna's hummingbird #birds #photography #wildlifephotography #photography

hesgen boosted

Today is #BlueMonday: the day when it is SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN that we all feel an utter sense of despair about the bullshit pseudoscience stories about "Blue Monday" appearing in the tabloid press

thesun.co.uk/health/25358882/b

Show older
CleverLibre Social

CleverLibre Social is an inclusive social instance for open discussion, learning, and community.
All cultures welcome.
Hate speech and harassment strictly forbidden.