Phil Landmeier @shuttersparks@social.cleverlibre.org

Facing shortages of soldiers, for at least half year #Russia had been mobilizing economic migrants from Asia for war in #Ukraine.

But now the circles is expanding - Russia and #Belarus security services had been running a human trafficking business on people from Middle East and #Africa whom they forcibly then sent to storm the EU border with #Poland and #Lithuania, and recently also with #Finland.

It now seems like Russian security services started to mobilize men lured with the promise of getting into EU. This man was taken prisoner of war by Ukrainian army and described himself as someone who was trapped in Russia on his way to EU and forced to participate in the war. Many like him weren’t as lucky and never had a chance to surrender alive.

If you know anyone considering even putting their foot in Russia or Belarus on their way to EU, tell them they may end up in the opposite of the place they dreamed of.

P.S. Russia also recruits regular mercenaries in Asia and Africa, but this particular man wasn’t one.

Here's my Valentines Day suggestion:

Take your your sweetie to your county clerk's office and register to vote.

(While there you might want to check the lists to see if your friends are registered - if not, give 'em a call.)

I promise, it's easier (and less expensive) than long stem roses or a diamond neckless.

Don’t forget to post your photos of Superb Owls today!

Here’s a Barred Owl that was staring at me from a tree not 20ft from where I was sitting on our back deck a few years ago.

#SuperbOwl #SuperbOwlSunday

Malicious compliance 😂👇

Impassable winter roads create ‘dire’ situation for Ontario First Nations: NAN
Impassable winter roads are delaying vital shipments and threatening the safety of First Nations across northern Ontario, leaders warn.
#globalnews #Canada #Weather #NishnawbeAskiNation #Ontario
https://globalnews.ca/news/10287501/winter-roads-dire-situation-ontario-first-nations/

US Republicans are responsible for the deaths of untold number of Ukrainians on a daily basis!

The Russians are aware that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are gradually running out of their ammunition amid a lack of aid from the United States and are trying to use the moment to launch more attacks on Ukrainian positions and cities.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia

https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3824277-russians-trying-to-take-advantage-of-lack-of-us-aid-to-ukraine-white-house.html

"We’ve all been there before. A beloved home appliance like a toaster or blender just stops working. Then we have a choice: throw it away and buy a new one, or try to fix it. If you choose the latter option, there’s a growing community of people dedicated to helping you get your blender spinning again. They meet at Fixit Clinics, part of right-to-repair movement. These pop-up events connect people and their broken items with people who are handy and may be able to help."
https://www.marketplace.org/2024/02/09/california-beyond-right-to-repair-movement-picks-up-speed/

It’s #STFUfriday!

When cops ask you questions, ask for a lawyer and then STFU:

- I am not discussing how I’m doing or where I’m going.

- Am I free to leave?

- I am not answering any questions.

- If they ask to search anything: "I do not consent to a search."

- I want to speak to a lawyer.

Invoking Miranda can't be used to prove guilt.

But some truly despicable DAs once thought this shouldn't apply to mentally ill people. "Invoking Miranda shows you're sane!"

I'm not making this up. /1

Japan and the rest of the world on reacted with an outpouring of grief and tributes after the death of famed Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa, with some hailing him as a "magician of classical music." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/02/10/music/world-mourns-seiji-ozawa/ #culture #music #seijiozawa

Oof... another shipment of #hamradio #QSL cards arrived from the bureau. It feels like I only just responded to the previous batch (I try to handle them fairly quickly, since it gets harder to face a backlog). But I've run out of my cards and will need to order more from the printer, so there'll be a delay this time.

To QSO is human, to QSL divine!

@lovelylovely Hur's memory is so bad that he forgot the rules that say the DOJ is supposed to be apolitical. Hur didn't have the facts to charge Biden with a crime, so Hur did a politial hit piece about Biden's memory. Hur is MAGA trash.

@lovelylovely Hillary Clinton answered questions in person with FBI agents. Biden answered questions in person with a MAGA Republican trash Special Counsel.
Questions to Mueller about Trump (2019): ""Did the president refuse a request to be interviewed by you and your team?"

"Yes."

For more than a year?

"Yes"

Was that interview vital to your investigation?

"Yes."", https://x.com/toddzwillich/status/1154012691616489474?s=20

“This was not a planned insurrection!”

-people who had Civil War shirts made for January 6, 2021

So, the Mango Mussolini wants to know if his disciples think he looks like Elvis Presley. Got news for the orange turd; unlike him, Elvis ACTUALLY served in the U.S. military.
#FuckTrump

Being poor is not a moral failing as the ruling class would have you believe, but hoarding absurd amounts of wealth while there's people going hungry sure as hell is.

Merrick Garland had made the claim that the Dept of Justice was not going to be political However he appointed a partisan right-wing political activist as special counsel who was appointed by Trump to investigate #POTUS classified documents while finding Biden did nothing wrong he went on to diagnose the president as being old and mental nevertheless not a single word from AG Garland condemning the prosecutor for inappropriate behavior.HE MUST BE FIRED and democrats needs to call this out now.

Based on the argument, it appears there are 5 or more votes to allow Trump to remain on the ballot.

The fact that Justice Thomas is on this panel already undermines its legitimacy.

#law #lawfedi #SCOTUS

US FCC says AI-generated voices in robocalls are now illegal. https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-confirms-tcpa-applies-ai-technologies-generate-human-voices