Russia uses its courts to silence critics, and now prosecutes about 50 espionage cases a year, almost all of which end in a guilty verdict.
Now they are holding an American, my colleague Evan Gershkovitz, and have refused to grant bail.
Evan is allowed out of his cell only once a day.
He will not get a public jury trial.
"The world was on fire and no one could save me but you."
Wild at Heart (1990)
Director: #DavidLynch
The governor of Alabama has launched a form to report βconcernsβ about transgender healthcare.
It would be a shame if thousands of us flooded their inbox with fake βconcernsβ to drown out the bigots. A form submission a day keeps the bigots at bay.
https://ago.mo.gov/file-a-complaint/transgender-center-concerns
#LGBTQ #Trans #Nazis #Fascism #TransRights #GenderAffirming #Healthcare
I am a macro wildlife photographer, jciv on Flickr & iNaturalist. Spiders are my favorite subject, but I also like flies, moths, & butterflies. I am not an expert, but I like sharing what I know.
I am a founder of #Arachtober, a celebration of spiders during October, starting in 2007 on Flickr. It spread. I really loved the interaction with entomologists and arachnologists on Twitter. Read about Arachtober at LiveScience: http://www.livescience.com/52555-arachtober-social-media-spiders-photos.html
Iβm reposting this. This long poem I wrote yesterday is the best thing I have ever written. I love it so much that I want the whole world to read it. Please boost! And I would love to hear comments.
The Day We Laughed at Colinβs Funeral
The day we laughed at Colinβs funeral
The truth I saw was bigger than us all.
It was Billy who began it with that face
Recalling Colin mocking old Miss Grace...
https://medium.com/@glennmitchell_97461/the-day-we-laughed-at-colins-funeral-17263848773b
@design_law You laugh, but this was a whole thing after WWII, during 'Atoms for Peace'. Super seeds for your atomic garden, anyone?
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.