Phil Landmeier @shuttersparks@qoto.org

Useful tips if you have to step away from your bike temporarily, but don't have a lock:

#BikeTooter #Cycling

https://www.welovecycling.com/wide/2021/08/26/how-to-keep-your-bike-safe-without-a-lock/?fbclid=IwAR3KDUkveRmqJDYCA4XYZ5zU64j0O58Edh-k6R7wVm1Y8UQHMLERymvXBAY_aem_AekESav6f20UQYz7nEzgj6pyzkVqnACRwLGwV2emc5jxWswX7wCRw9iWA9eNkKxxJwWrGYXoaatU0M3hC5WW_P1O

Landed in Tel Aviv, Central District, IL. Apx. flt. time 11 h 42 min.

Democracy scares American fascists to death. They know full well their cis-white-Christian world is a minority, and growing more so.

And they hate it. They know how *they* treat minorities, and depending on others to be better than them -- though a low bar -- is not a risk they can manage.

Pro Tip:

If you want to keep your Thanksgiving leftovers from spoiling, ESPECIALLY the pies, just make sure to eat them all in one sitting.

White suburbanites: WhY dOn'T tHeM pOoRs JuSt PuLl ThEsSeLvEs Up By ThE bOoTsTrApS?

russia launches extensive drone attack

Throughout the night, the Air Force reported sightings of Shahed drones in the regions of #Kherson, #Mykolaiv, #Dnipropetrovsk, #KryvyiRih, #Chernihiv, #Sumy, and #Kyiv.

russian forces launched an extensive four-hour drone attack in Kyiv on Nov. 25, injuring at least two people and damaging several residential and non-residential buildings

Read more here 📎 https://kyivindependent.com/russia-launches-extensive-drone-attack-in-kyiv/

#Ukraine #SlavaUkraini #RussiaIsATerroristState #StandWithUkraine

Photographer's Long Exposures Show Heavy Surveillance for APEC Summit | PetaPixel

https://petapixel.com/2023/11/21/photographers-long-exposures-show-heavy-surveillance-for-apec-summit/

> The image offers a tiny glimpse into the world of government aerial surveillance.

@GottaLaff

One of the biggest desires by the Republican billionaire donors who own 6 Supreme Court Justices is reshaping the law to suit the rich.

One of these wish list items is tort reform.

The rich want to stop being sued for, ... well, anything.

These billionaires want a free hand to fund malign influence campaigns & use social media platforms to incite violence against public servants & other targeted harassment campaigns.

They want to suppress voter turnout using threats of violence

Judge Arthur Engoron and his law clerk have been inundated with death threats and antisemitic attacks after Donald Trump targeted the judge and his assistant on social media. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/judge-engoron-staff-death-threats-antisemitic-attacks-1234894395/

Elusive

This is a red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus). I've probably posted this photo before, a long time ago. I took this photo in 2014 and am hoping to see one again this year. But so far, no luck.

"The gorgeous Red-headed Woodpecker is so boldly patterned it’s been called a “flying checkerboard,” with an entirely crimson head, a snow-white body, and half white, half inky black wings. These birds don’t act quite like most other woodpeckers: they’re adept at catching insects in the air, and they eat lots of acorns and beech nuts, often hiding away extra food in tree crevices for later. This magnificent species has declined severely in the past half-century because of habitat loss and changes to its food supply." - allaboutbirds.org

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #RedHeadedWoodpecker

Steve Herman, Voice of America chief national correspondent among other things, announced that he has stopped cross posting to X. That's worth a follow, right there!

https://journa.host/@w7voa/111450380949902830

@w7voa

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