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How to be more alive – a cosmic nightwalk with Derek Jarman

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Voici un "pilier de lumière" ("light pillar" en anglais) pris en photo ce mois de février au-dessus du mont Etna en Italie. Ce phénomène survient lorsque la lumière (ici émise par la lave) est réfléchie par les minuscules cristaux de glace en suspension dans l'air. apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25022...

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BOYCOTT

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Cette phrase glaçante : *les opinions contraires ne seront plus publiées". Une censure au nom des"libertés individuelles". Orwell. www.liberation.fr/internationa...

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Canadian artist Howie Tsui redesigned an old pinball machine into a simulation of a musket-ball rattling around a soldier's guts for an exhibition on the War of 1812. It's meant to demonstrate the way that repetition and concentration can inure a person to the horrors of war.

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Today's Cartoon- Blooms

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Shiro Kasamatsu (1898-1991) Dusk at Ochanomizu #japanese #woodblock

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Aurora Borealis by Frederic Edwin Church 1865 Oil on Canvas (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

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Tenth Circle Added To Rapidly Growing Hell theonion.com/tenth-c...

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Researchers uncover stories of Black Londoners who escaped slavery

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An unforgettable sunset on South Africa's Table Mountain, as the cliffs of the 12 apostles mountain range, towering by as much as 1 km above the surrounding Atlantic ocean, stick out over an inversion layer. #bluesky #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #naturephotography #travel #nature

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I'm very pleased to share news of a new project I am leading at The National Archives. PASSAGE combines archival research on the transatlantic trade of enslaved people with an international programme that centres the research of West African & Caribbean scholars. Read more here: shorturl.at/XLyC8

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With the world morphing before our eyes into ever more authoritarian blocs, the beauty of the EU is having 27 vastly different countries constantly wrangling with each other makes it very hard (contrary to what we see elsewhere) for an absolute dickhead to take charge🤡 💪🇪🇺 (My thought for the day)

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Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.

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Is the Five Eyes Intelligence-sharing group something you'd even want to be in, given Trump's new closeness to Moscow and Tulsi Gabbard (who Russian TV calls "our girlfriend") in charge of 🇺🇸National Security ? Just asking .....

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The GOP passed a budget resolution tonight that will gut Medicaid, SNAP, and other vital programs — as 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Why? To finance more tax cuts for the top 1%. We have socialism in this country for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.

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You first.

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The front page of the New York Times, July 31, 1965, showing LBJ signing the Medicare and Medicaid Act of 1965 into law in the presence of Harry Truman.

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Admirez un coucher de Terre puis un lever de Terre depuis l'orbite de la Lune par la sonde Ghost Blue qui va bientôt se poser sur notre satellite naturel!

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I'd pay $8 to throw eggs at Republicans. #Eggs #EggPrices #ElonMusk #DOGE #Trump #MAGA #Townhalls #RepublicanTownHalls #GOPtownhalls

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Cartoon

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On sait aujourd'hui qu'il existe des quantités substantielles d'eau aux pôles lunaire, au fond des cratères jamais illuminés par le Soleil. Mais sous quelle forme ? Et en quelle quantité ? Retour sur la longue histoire de la quête d'eau lunaire : science.nasa.gov/moon/moon-wa...

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#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlur Advertisement at a London bus stop. Ya gotta love the British…

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In the autumn of 1883, a paper in the nation's capital reported that "an Iowa woman has spent 7 years embroidering the solar system on a quilt." Ellen Harding Baker used her stunning quilt to teach astronomy in an era when women could not attend college:

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Pause, breathe, reset. Whenever you feel overwhelm creeping over you, return to your breathing and come back to the present moment. Even a couple of minutes of mindful breathing can ease the anxiety. May your day be calm. ☺️ #Cornish #beach #nature #sky #sea #ocean #calm #peace #photography #life

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Deep breath friends

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💬 "La Cour pénale internationale est en danger. Ne pas la protéger serait une faillite morale." 📢 Découvrez l'appel du député européen @mounirsatouri.bsky.social : www.temoignagechretien.fr/la-cour-pena...

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On the 3rd anniversary of Russia’s brutal invasion, Europe is in Kyiv. We are in Kyiv today, because Ukraine is Europe. In this fight for survival, it is not only the destiny of Ukraine that is at stake. It’s Europe’s destiny.

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On Edward Gorey's centennial today, his classic alphabet of dark delight

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Chris Riddell on Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump: the angels of peace descend on Ukraine – cartoon

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On my last trip to the American Southwest, I couldn’t secure a permit for The Wave, but I found this surreal landscape not far from it—an otherworldly place where light and stone merge under the stars. 🔥✨ What’s been your most unexpected discovery while traveling?

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Just a random reminder that trickle-down economics was invented by conservatives in the 1980s to justify massive tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. It’s been nothing short of a disaster.

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La beauté de la nature en-dessous et au-dessus de nos têtes en une image. La Voie Lactée, la maison de notre étoile le Soleil, brille au dessus d'un volcan au Guatemala, qui crache de la lave des entrailles de la Terre. ©D. Rizzo

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The Dutch anatomist Frederik Ruysch, known as the "The Artist of Death", met his own death #onthisday in 1731. Why the nickname? This engraving of one of his remarkable "still life" displays gives a clue. More in Luuc Koojimans' essay: buff.ly/37Mpzvu

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The resistance hero Sophie Scholl was killed by the Nazis on this day in 1943. She was 21. Her story and her immortal wisdom on suffering and the deepest source of strength:

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No one will talk about this as it doesn't fit the "Europe turning far right" angle, but Austria's 3 centre parties have this afternoon announced they're on the verge of forming a coalition, excluding Kickl's far-right (who everyone talked about a LOT during the elections) 🇪🇺🇦🇹

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Rocky Coast in the Moonlight by Johann Nepomuk Schödlberger 1830 Oil on Canvas (Vienna, Palais Dorotheum)

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There are basically 5 ways to accumulate a billion dollars: 1) Profiting from a monopoly 2) Insider-trading 3) Political payoffs 4) Fraud 5) Inheritance Don’t believe the self-made myth.

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En amont des élections au Bundestag, Meta et X ont autorisé des publicités générées par IA appelant au gazage des immigrants dans les camps de concentration et à l'incendie des synagogues 1/5

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Guerrier muni d'un bouclier @museelouvre.bsky.social

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22 février 2025 +120 enfants français coupables de rien sont détenus depuis plus de 6 ans dans le camp de prisonniers #Roj Nord-Est de la #Syrie dans des conditions indignes en violation du droit international et de la Convention des droits de l'enfant #RapatriezLes @jnbarrot.bsky.social

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Ce monde semble perdu dans l'espace. C'est Encelade, lune de Saturne qui possède un immense océan souterrain. Sa surface est couverte d'impressionnants geysers les plus grands canons à neige du système solaire: des projections jusqu'à ~10 000km de haut !

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The inverted flag isn’t disrespect — it’s a distress signal from naval traditions, used to show grave danger to life or property. With a lawless man set to take power after attempting to overthrow the government, America is in extreme danger. That’s why I’m posting it today.

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La cité de la Muette à Drancy (Seine-Saint-Denis) fut de 1941 à 1946 un lieu d’internement qui accueillit plus particulièrement des prisonniers juifs raflés par les Allemands. On y a retrouvé des graffitis témoignant de leur passage avant leur déportation. convoi77.org/les-graffiti...

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Des millions d’années d’évolution pour arriver à ce que l’homme le plus riche du monde brandisse une tronçonneuse en beuglant face à président devenu un escroc aux cryptos pensant incarner l’image du pouvoir des pays développés. Je nous hais tellement d’avoir permis ça et d’être leur contemporain

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Enorme ! Rupert #Murdoch se désolidarise publiquement de Donald #Trump en lui rappelant ce matin à la Une du New York Post ce qu'est un dictateur.

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21 février, 20 et 3. "Ils étaient vingt et trois quand les fusils fleurirent Vingt et trois qui donnaient le coeur avant le temps Vingt et trois étrangers et nos frères pourtant Vingt et trois amoureux de vivre à en mourir Vingt et trois qui criaient la France en s'abattant" youtu.be/S7-GlKP48M8?...

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