Rose Rudd @roseannerudd@social.cleverlibre.org

The world’s attention should be focused on Ukrainian soldiers at Bakhmut, Avdiyivka and Mar’yinka. They are fighting the Russian fascist invaders tenaciously. They’re our brothers and sisters who deserve our respect, admiration and most of all – support.

In the Texas Hill Country folks are crazy for bluebonnets, but my favorite wildflower is the winecup. They’re rarer, and more adorable, and the color is just outrageous. Like if a tulip got busy with a rose and their progeny went off-grid.

#plants #wildflowers #texas

@ReginaldOhLaw >I’ve never heard of woke chemistry before.

I dunno, maybe they stopped by an organic chemistry class, heard the professor talking about *cis* - *trans* isomerism, and concluded that those damned chemists are making hydrocarbons violate sacred gender norms. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cis%E2%80%93trans_isomerism

In Italy some lambs are born high up in the mountains and they need to be carried down to the grass.
This is done via donkey with special bags.

Disney sending the lawyers down to the mouse vault to use their tiny hammer to break the "find out" glass and go for the governor lololol, extremely here for this

Breaking from EJeanCarroll for sec, this from Angry Staffer, and it breaks my heart/makes my blood boil. Navalny is a damn hero:

According to #Navalny’s daughter, Russian prison officials are destroying the food he purchases and are not letting him eat more than a little bit at a time while he’s in solitary confinement.

He’s lost a *ton* of weight. #Russia

It's been four weeks since my colleague and friend Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia. He remains in isolation despite entreaties by U.S. officials & many others.

I continue to stand with Evan and his family in asking for his immediate release. #IStandWithEvan

https://www.wsj.com/news/evan-gershkovich

Just as my father died, my wife discovered a robin's nest on a wreath at our door. We have been waiting anxiously as we've watched the mother in the nest, hoping. Then, this morning, capturing a glimpse as the mom was off finding breakfast, new life:

#DogsOfMastodon

@kbsez @GottaLaff @Teri_Kanefield I'm a former trial lawyer, former prosecutor, and current mediator. I have both represented and sued some of the largest companies in the world. I am very experienced, and VERY good, at what I do.

At trial, Dominion would not and could not have received an apology. Period. The vanishingly rare circumstances in which a court could order a retraction do not exist here.

At trial, Dominion would not have received $787.5 million, which is 45x its highest annual earnings. If a jury awarded it that much, the court almost certainly would have reduced it on remittitur.

This is a superb and stunning settlement. Dominion has hurt Fox badly, exposed Fox's lies, and done the American public a massive service. If you feel otherwise, fine – but that's all it is: a feeling. Factually, you are incorrect, and to soothe your feelings you should take recourse to bourbon or cannabis, not social media.

Thank you.

#CAD tool developers - please add a #catMode to your products.

This would be a helpful feature where a cat has arrived and is lying on your arm, and now the user interface needs a complete parallel set of one-handed shortcuts.

You'll need to do this twice, as the cat may lay on either your left or right arm.

#kthxbye #UX

From #Russia #opposition activist Vladimir #Kara-Murza 's statement:
" I know that the day will come when the darkness over our country will dissipate. When it will be recognized that two times two is still four; when a war will be called a war, and a usurper a usurper; and when those who kindled and unleashed this war, rather than those who tried to stop it, will be recognized as criminals"
More: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/04/10/vladimir-kara-murza-final-statement-court/

Lighter tweeting today as I amend university forms to disclose my selling grades to my students. Apologies for the innocent oversight.

IT'S GONNA BE A SPRINT FINISH FOR THE WOMENS' FIELD AT THE #BostonMarathon

SORRY ABOUT THE ALL CAPS BUT I AM VERY EXCITED!!! 😭

Liveblog: https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2023/04/17/live-updates-the-2023-boston-marathon

🏆 WINNER!

Evans Chebet scores a win in the #BostonMarathon!

Live updates from the race: https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2023/04/17/live-updates-the-2023-boston-marathon

"Already, there are an estimated 7 million people currently living with dementia in the US—about 1 in 10 older Americans. By 2040, that figure is expected to nearly double, but as a country, and as individuals, we still have no fucking idea how to deal with this disease." https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/04/sen-dianne-feinsteins-saga-is-a-very-public-example-of-a-national-crisis/

A smile for your timeline.. 😊😉

Such a beautiful day 🤩

#Ireland #BearaPeninsula #nature #landscape #sunshine

Breaking: Florida legislature to dissolve itself in perpetuity after having banned everything except guns. “Our work here is done,” one legislator explained.