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Kyiv Pride draws crowds to streets of Liverpool

Thousands of people attended a Pride event Liverpool hosted on Kyiv's behalf on Saturday. The Ukrainian capital did not host the event due to russia's invasion

Liverpool also hosted the Eurovision song contest on Kyiv's behalf earlier this year, which was also moved due to the war

Thousands march in #Liverpool as city hosts #Kyiv #Pride

(43 Second) YouTube📽️ 🔗 https://youtu.be/WdDyX2N7pl0

#Ukraine 🇺🇦 #SlavaUkraine
#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine

"If you don't like the country song, you don't have to listen to it" say the totally reasonable people banning books, shooting Bud Lights and burning Barbie dolls.

@ahbon @actuallyautistic I think they are times when I'm getting a surge of specific neurochemicals in just the right quantities for me 🙂💝 I definitely have moments of exhilaration from performing a task using hyper focus... I get a sort of flow feeling & what I'm doing feels effortless... drumming, racket sports, poetry, tetris, motorcycle riding, flying a light aircraft, crunching lots of data, brainstorming, doing synergy things... I would define that as internally generated "aliveness" because I'm creating that moment.

Then I have the unexpected moments of joy... laughing at something or being with animals when they seek you out & are trusting... or making me laugh... the externally generated "aliveness" that is shared.

@ahbon @actuallyautistic for me kayaking is one of these, as can woodworking, depending on circumstances. Arc welding works also. Kayaking is definitely the best one.

Ben 🐾 🐾

This is Ben during our walk about a week ago. He had been to Miss Millie's (groomer). He always gets a neckerchief when he goes there. Ben will be 14 in March.

#photo #photographer #photography #photographylovers #dogs

This is Lori, our girl beagle. I absolutely adore her. 🥰

When I climb into bed, she runs to me to cuddle. If I pay more attention to someone else, like my wife, Lori will scoff before eliciting a trumpet-like bark. She follows me all over the house, tail wagging.

This dog made me fall in love with #dogs all over again. After years of thinking I was a cat person, she made me see the truth. ♥️

Most of the time when asked “How are you doing?” I actually tell them, because I forget I’m supposed to always say, “I’m fine” even if I’m not.

You think as an older adult I would have learned by now…but nope.

Do you?

#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic @actuallyautistic

'Why are millennials all afraid of answering the phone or making phone calls?'

Probably because around 95-98% - and I'm not even hyperbolizing that figure - of all phone calls I have ever received in my life have been increasingly inventive robocallers trying to sell me something or trick me into thinking I owe somebody money, so my default response to a ringing phone is not 'ooh, someone wants to talk!' but 'oh good, another scam.'

Inflation is down to 2.97% but prices are still higher than they should be.

As we've screamed all along—the leading driver of high prices was not inflation, but corporate price gouging. And corporations fund politicians to prevent accountability. That is the problem we face. (Also one reason I refuse corporate money in my run for US Congress).

Ukrainian Fencer Olha Kharlan has had an eventful couple of days. Disqualified from the World Championships, Automatic qualification for the Olympics, and now her own Barbie. #StandWithUkraine
#SlavaUkraini

The end to slavery as reported by FOX:

Record unemployment thanks to liberals.

You know who schedules meetings on Fridays?

Satan!

It cost this Motor Trend journalist $821 to charge this EV for a year (nearly 12,000 miles). I guess I’m not doing so bad comparatively given that I only fill up my gas tank less than once per month (~$70) working from home 3 says per week (70x12mo = $840/yr). It would likely cost me about $500 in electricity at their presumed rates. I think the better solution than going electric is just driving less, if possible. https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2022-vw-id4-yearlong-review-update-3-cost-to-run/

Thousands of Ukrainian children have been murdered, injured, traumatized, and kidnapped by Putin's terrorist regime. #SaveTheChildren #StandWithUkraine