herid @herid@qoto.org

⚡️Ombudsman says his office has received 'dozens' of videos with alleged executions of Ukrainian POWs.

"This is cutting off the head, the genitals, the ears, nose, limbs, phalanges on the hands," Dmytro Lubinets told Ukrainska Pravda news outlet. https://t.co/OsW4yNTSOT

Life-Giving but Lethal: The Culprit Behind Dead Zones and the Threat to Our Water Supply
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The unchecked flow of phosphorus into our waterways — often from farm runoff — contributes to “dead zones” and toxic algae blooms.

At the same time, as an essential ingredient in fertilizer, phosphorus turns vast swaths of land green, nourishing crops and animals. It makes life possible for billions of people.

#Water #GreatLakes #Farming #Agriculture #Algae #Fertilizer

https://www.propublica.org/article/phosphorus-the-culprit-behind-dead-zones-threat-to-water-supply?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

⚠️🇺🇦Ukrainian soldier in “fight-or-die” situation and should not surrender as the Ombudsman's Office has dozens of videos showing execution of Ukrainian POWs by Russians (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3696971-the-ombudsmans-office-has-dozens-of-videos-showing-execution-of-ukrainian-soldiers-by-russians.html #Ukraine #News #Invasion #Russia #9yearsOfWarInUkraine #WantedDeadOrAlive

⚠️🇺🇦Ombudsman: 86% of Ukrainian soldiers suffer physical torture in Russian captivity giving another reason to never surrender and fight-or-die (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3696998-ombudsman-86-of-ukrainian-soldiers-suffer-physical-torture-in-russian-captivity.html #Ukraine #News #Invasion #Russia #9yearsOfWarInUkraine #WantedDeadOrAlive

Forgot what it’s like to live somewhere where you can watch seasons fight with each other.

The judge who sentenced @vkaramurza to 25 years in prison today, Sergey Podoprigorov, is the same one who jailed Sergey Magnitsky in November 2008. Podoprigorov is one of the first corrupt Russian officials added to the Magnitsky List, which Kara-Murza lobbied into existence.

1/ A Russian warehouse manager has been jailed for stealing and reselling over 20,000 items of military clothing from a warehouse in Chechnya. The case highlights how corruption in Russia's military logistics system has hampered its war effort in Ukraine. ⬇️

1/ Female Russian soldiers are reportedly being subjected to sexual abuse and violence, and are being pressured into becoming the "field wives" of officers, according to an account published by Radio Free Europe (RFE). ⬇️

#FollowFriday to these accounts from #PBS and #NPR, we are very glad you are here!

(and if i missed anyone add them in the comments and I'll add them!)

Local PBS stations:

@gbhnews
@kcts9

NPR folks here:
@timkmak
@nellgreenfieldboyce
@casey
@eric
@shannonpareil
@steveinskeep

And PBS folks here:
@laurasanthanam
@philmeyer
@skrishna
@petertubbs
@Trailanderror

And in Germany, we welcome public broadcaster @NDR

& from Canada: cbcworld@botsin.space

⚠️🇷🇺Kremlin Critic Kara-Murza Set To Hear Verdict In Treason Trial Condemned By Rights Groups (more) http://www.rferl.org/a/32366209.html #Ukraine #News #Invasion #Russia #9yearsOfWarInUkraine #WantedDeadOrAlive

For those who missed Kickstarter: my book, Shift Happens, is now available for preorder in the new online store, to be delivered in October!

No future reprints are planned and the number of books is limited: https://shifthappens.site/store

I’m an Atheist, but that doesn’t mean I don’t go to church every once in awhile to see if there have been any new developments.

Pro-Kremlin podcaster ‘Donbass Devushka’ is Washington-state-based former US enlisted aviation electronics technician Sarah Bils, reports WSJ. https://www.wsj.com/articles/social-media-account-overseen-by-former-navy-noncommissioned-officer-helped-spread-secrets-a4b5643b

Them: I haven't gotten sick yet so Covid must be over or I must be like... Immune to it.

Me: If you wait until you are disabled or dead to act, well that'd be a shame. Many people are asymptomatic when they are infected-- nearly half-- but they still spread to others, they still are at risk for long covid. Mild cases are causing later heart and brain damage. #MaskUp #CovidIsNotOver

Scott MacFarlane:

NEW: @Cbsnews polling shows majority of respondents supporting a nationwide ban on AR-15 semi-automatics 62%-38% #guns