Putin is now saying he wants to "end the war". He's destroyed Ukraine's infrastructure, he's killed hundreds of thousands, Russian troops have raped, murdered and kidnapped civilians and disbursed them in camps in the eastern portions of Russia, but Putin thinks it's time to let bygones be bygones and just hug it out.
Yeah. No.
An @AP team left the city of Mariupol as Russian forces were closing in.
They were the last international journalists in the city before its capture. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-edf7240a9d990e7e3e32f82ca351dede
Today I learned that actress/singer Penny Singleton, best known for the 28 BLONDIE films she made in the 40s, as well as being the voice of Jane Jetson, was also a badass labor activist. She was an active, vocal member, & twice president, of the American Guild of Variety Artists, speaking out against the exploitation of women in the variety arts, & supporting the rights of strippers and exotic dancers. In 1967 she led a successful strike by the Rockettes for better working conditions. #labor
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Indeed! A great American. And a very funny one!
RT @marinklevy@twitter.com
Happy Birthday to this Great American β the one and only JosΓ© A. Cabranes of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals (and my former boss). β€οΈ
π¦π: https://twitter.com/marinklevy/status/1605933279055675392
I will just say this: What is happening in Ukraine is a genocide whether Congress declares it so or not.
It is always better for the Congress of the United States to speak such truths plainly than to stay silent about them.
@ScottSoCal @lowqualityfacts kiwi, the bird
Happy #timelineThursday! Like I said I was hoping we could post some timelines or reflections over the past year. Hereβs my timeline from January to December.
#YouIn22 (I just made up that hashtag maybe thereβs a better one) #selfie #trans
CW: transition timeline, eye contact
From a little after Christmas last year to yesterday! I have to admit I do detect a few changes.
CW: transition timeline, eye contact
History made: π³οΈββ§οΈ π³οΈβπScotland becomes the first constituent country of the UK to adopt a system of βself-IDβ and the reversal of the medicalisation of gender recognition.
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The Associated Press estimated at least 10,300 new graves in and around Mariupol β most in the Staryi Krym cemetery β by analyzing satellite imagery from early March through December, noting sections where the earth had been disturbed. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-f74b28016b8dea4b82811655f14931f2?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter
Here in rehearsals with my co-stars and the director of our musical βAllegiance,βand weβve got quite the show to dazzle you with! Performances begin in London in January.
Tickets: https://Allegiancemusical.com
This is what 39 looks like. I don't feel that old, but I guess that's how birthdays are supposed to feel?
Some 8,000 children' shoes at the Auschwitz Memorial are a moving symbol of suffering of the youngest victims of Auschwitz.
We need your help to preserve them for the future.
Please consider supporting the "Soul to Sole" campaign with a donation: motl.org/soultosole/
Learn more about the project: https://www.auschwitz.org/en/museum/news/international-help-and-campaign-for-the-conservation-of-8-000-shoes-of-child-victims-of-auschwitz,1577.html
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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.