ceoln @ceoln@qoto.org

Focal an lae: Imbolc, one of the four ancient Celtic seasonal festivals, observed at the beginning of February, later made St. Brigid's Day (and Groundhog Day!). The origin of the word Imbolc is uncertain. It may come from i mbolg, 'in the belly,' referring to the pregnant ewes at this time of year, or from imb-fholc, 'cleanse oneself,' which would make it parallel to the Roman rituals of Februum. Either way, Happy Imbolc!

Please sign.

This is a petition to allow trans ppl the right to asylum when fleeing unsafe countries, including those previously deemed "safe", like UK(actively engaged in genocidal acts against the trans community) and potentially the entirely of the US (both declared GOP candidates for president have said they want to legislate trans people to death).

Let's not turn these people away.

Takes less than a min to sign. Goes straight to Parl, not a shady party run site.

https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4268&s=04

I’d be remiss if I didn’t post something for #GroundHogDay "Well maybe the real God uses tricks, you know? Maybe he's not omnipotent. He's just been around so long he knows everything.” #ThrowBackThursday #TBT #BillMurray

i wonder how much of the choice to cut off free API access was motivated by the desire to shut down mastodon/etc crossposters

#capitalism #billionaires #inequality #socialinequality

me folding laundry: ugh another sock is missing

puppet on my hand: how does that keep happening

*Creating* generational wealth is not hard for Black people. It's happened many times in US history. There have been thriving communities.

*Keeping* generational wealth has proved to be nearly impossible. Between racist pogroms, and eminent domain used to create parks, freeways, reservoirs, and shopping malls, Black folk in the US have consistently had their wealth stolen by white folks.

I still run into New Yorkers that go to Central Park every week, but have never heard of Seneca Village.

@panamared27401 I'm a boomer, and I know how incredibly fortunate I am. And I'm furious that those coming after me don't have the same opportunities re: affordable college education, affordable housing, etc.

Today the House GOP will "celebrate" #Blackhistorymonth by removing Rep Ilhan Omar from House Foreign Affairs committee. She is the only Black woman on the committee--plus she's Muslim + an immigrant. This is what white supremacy looks like. My article https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/kevin-mccarthys-rationale-removing-ilhan-omar-makes-no-sense-rcna66366

The Internet Jukebox is pleased to present a touch of Bach for your listening pleasure. Here's "In Dist ist Freude" on @internetarchive : https://archive.org/details/historicalorganr00unse_omr ht @MLucas @adrian

Hear me out: Degenerative AI

adding fake photorealism to a police sketch based on a verbal description is definitely one of the less ethical uses of AI https://mobile.twitter.com/SashaMTL/status/1620616127138381827

Folks who make/used to make Twitter bots, are they still running?

#bots #CreativeBots #botmakers #TwitterBots #botAlly

Oooh. Just learned about this Mastodon Threaded Reply Viewer (made by @b0rk and discovered it thanks to a mention from @filippo). Not sure how practical it is currently for me, but again, I'm impressed at all the cool development going on these days.

https://mastodon-thread-view.jvns.ca/

Fire Frog (hot frog)

#art #mastoart #drawing #red #ink

Alexander Black House, in infrared.
#BlacksburgVA #VirginiaTech #InfraredPhotography #Photography #590nm #Virginia #Fotografie #Fotografia

February moons are the second best moons. #reflection #snow