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From the frying pan into the fire. The Earth is heating up and voters vote for the political personnel eager to enable the fossil fuel conglomerates to turn up the heat. The point of no return is approaching, fast. And we floor the throttle. www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

THREAD: Donald Trump shared an AI-generated video envisioning “Trump Gaza”—a grotesque colonial fantasy where a golden statue of himself stands over a beachfront resort built on the rubble of genocide.

And read indie blogs! :)

The Flaming Star Nebula's vibrant red hues are due to the ionized hydrogen gas emitting light, while the blue areas result from light reflected by interstellar dust. Check out other observations from the Trottier Observatory: www.sfu.ca/science/comm... 🔭

Take a break from the authoritarian rigmarole, and read my sonnet about peregrine falcons. https://www.thistleblog.com/sonnet-iii-peregrine-falcon-soars/?ref=the-thistle-newsletter #poetry #birdwatching #birdsky #bluesky #nature #birds

Last week, JD Vance gave Europe an ultimatum: it can align with the Trump administration, or face its wrath. To comply, Europe needs to embrace the extreme right, repeal tech rules the US “will not accept,” and allow Silicon Valley to dominate its market. It should tell the US to take a hike.

Cavendish Newfoundland #photography #newfoundland #Canada #iceberg

Long-tailed Sylph at Rio Blanco Nature Reserve, Colombia. #birds #hummingbirds #nature

All Cormorants Are Beautiful. 🪶

Since we’re in the spirit of renaming things, let’s call #Greenland by its real name: Kalaallit Nunaat. It doesn’t belong to Denmark, and it certainly doesn’t belong to the USA.

The Lady from Shanghai (1947) #filmsky 🎬 #movies 🎬 #cinema 🎬📽🎥🎞

“The occult employed as a villain doesn’t quite cut it for me anymore, but as a symbol for that part of human nature that is wild and unknowable, that is unashamed of itself and is as fierce as it is beautiful—now that is something to behold.” 📽️ On Robert Eggers’ THE WITCH.

Barry Lyndon (1975) Director: Stanley Kubrick #filmsky 🎬 #movies 🎬 #cinema 🎬📽🎥🎞

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“In Trump’s history, the US once had a Golden Age. He is now the symbol of its anxiety.” Phenomenal newsletter by @vijayprashad.bsky.social, as always. Don’t miss it. thetricontinental.org/newsletteris...

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4 hours at f/2 on the Tadpole Nebula Celestron C11 & Hyperstar 11v4 ZWO ASI2600MC Pro, 10min subexposures at 0 gain #astrophotography

It's not a demolition site it's a mass grave. It's not a demolition site it's a crime scene. It's not a demolition site its a homeland. It's not a demolition site it's Palestine. It's not a demolition site it's a genocide.

peoplesdispatch.org/2024/12/30/t...

Wrote in my #Art Journal about Robert Eggers’ NOSFERATU, and why I’m much more afraid of bicycles than vampires. 📽️🚲 https://www.thistleblog.com/nosferatu-2024/ #cinema #horror #angelacarter #weird #weirdfiction #literature #booksky #gothic #occult #chinamieville

Jellyfish nebula in SHO palette, 10 hours of integration. #Astrophotography #AstroCostaRica 🔭

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From the plane window overflying Washington state. #photography #nature #mountains #bluesky

Mercury passing in front of the Sun. Image credit: Andrew McCarthy #Astrophotography #Sun #Space #Astronomy 🔭

The ethnic cleansing of Palestinians shifts up a gear with Trump 2.0: Trump now promotes the 'relocation' of Palestinians from Gaza - itself a war crime - calling it temporary or long-term. For good measure he lifted the 'hold' on 2,000-pound bombs for Israel! www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/...

Wrote in my #Art Journal about Robert Eggers’ NOSFERATU, and why I’m much more afraid of bicycles than vampires. 📽️🚲 https://www.thistleblog.com/nosferatu-2024/ #cinema #horror #angelacarter #weird #weirdfiction #literature #booksky #gothic #occult #chinamieville

The Velvet-purple Coronet is a hummingbird endemic to the western slope of the Andes mountains from Colombia south into Ecuador. The bird appears all black until you catch it at the correct angle to show off deep purple iridescence. 🪶 Tatama National Park, Colombia