in reply to Agent Mimi

I asked the prices for his photos and the cheapest are £25k.

This is not unusual, it's the west end, they are limited editions of 2 or 3.

But there's something a bit off with images of people - often regular people - protesting, then the photo is sold for £25-50k.

In the spirit of people power and solidarity, I think some inexpensive posters or a book of the exhibition that most people can afford would be a thoughtful thing to do.

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President Trump courageously plans nuclear war to prevent release of Trump-Epstein files

The most rational and well-balanced US president ever, Donaald Trump, is making exciting plans to start nuclear war with Russia to prevent the release of the Epstein files.

In a social media post that was so serious it contained relatively few grammatical errors, Trump announced that he has positioned two nuclear submarines close to Russia

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#NormalIslandNews

Why hasn't this made more national news? I only see articles in Vermont media?

"A gay Vermont school superintendent says he was detained, separated from his husband, and subjected to hours of abusive questioning in Texas by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers while returning from a trip to Nicaragua "

“They falsely stated that I, a U.S. citizen, have no constitutional rights at a point of entry"

advocate.com/news/vermont-gay-…

#USpol #lgbtqia tqia

A remider that #Greece ’s Minister for Migration and Asylum is Thanos Plevris, a politician from the extreme right wing who is on the record saying that Greece must be made to be like “hell” for immigrants, which will ultimately serve as a deterrent, and that there was no border security without victims, adding that “border protection needs deaths.”

#Immigration

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Commenting on what he calls the "sweetheart deal of the century, David Pepper writes about how a deal was made in the Epstein case in 2007, with Alex Acosta acting as US attorney before Trump made him Secretary of Labor in 2017 — a deal that the 'United States also agrees that it will not institute any criminal charges against any potential co-conspirators of Epstein.'”

#Trump #Epstein #pedophiles #CoverUp
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in reply to William Lindsey

That deal potentially lets ALL of Epstein's co-conspirators off the hook. Pepper says,

"Of all the people he could have chosen, why would Donald Trump handpick the very U.S. Attorney who negotiated such a scandalously sweetheart deal—which benefited not just Epstein, but anyone who might be worried that they may be considered a 'potential' Epstein co-conspirator then or in the future—to become his Secretary of Labor?"

#Trump #Epstein #pedophiles #CoverUp
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in reply to Andrei Golemsky

Sabem o que essa foto não mostra? A capacidade de filho adolescente tirar a gente do sério.

Fomos ver o por do sol numa praia aqui. João já quis ir de calça e foi de tênis. Achei ruim, mas não quis insistir com ele. Chegamos na praia e eu falei pra tirar o tênis e subir a barra da calça pra ficar à vontade na areia. Não quis. Ok de novo.

Quando olho pra água, João tinha entrado no mar de calça e de tênis e meia.

Sinceramente, não sei o que comentar.

In Gaza, we’ve resorted to drinking salty water just to keep ourselves from fainting #Palestine mondoweiss.net/2025/08/in-gaza…

Philz Coffee sells out to private equity and screws over its employees. missionlocal.org/2025/07/philz…

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#society #psychology

Our imaginations are inherently limited; they can’t include all details at once. (Otherwise you run into Borges’ map problem—if you want a map that contains all the details of the territory that it’s supposed to represent, then the map has to be the size of the territory itself.) Unpacking is a way of re-inflating all the little particulars that had to be flattened so your imagination could produce a quick preview of the future, like turning a napkin sketch into a blueprint.


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Always a bridesmaid, never a bride. Maybe just make the guy the City Manager.
"City Management Updates
Chelsea has chosen an Interim City Manager, Marc Thompson, who has been actively engaged in the role of “Interim City Manager” since he retired from Ottawa Hills, Ohio in 2019. He was hired twice to fill interim roles in the City of Ann Arbor, served as Interim City Manager for the City of Fraser, and also served as Interim Township Manager for Scio Township. He will begin working with the City after his contract approval in August, and it is anticipated that he will remain in his role until the end of the year, when the new City Manager is expected to be thoroughly vetted and fully established in their role."

Let me know when we get past the "words" part, and into the "Action" part. We're tired of Discovery...and then...Nothing.

Arrest Them All.

"The Office of Special Counsel has launched an investigation into Jack Smith for possible violations of the Hatch Act.

Jack Smith was appointed as Special Counsel in 2022 by Joe Biden’s Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Trump just one day after Trump announced his 2024 bid for the White House.

The Office of Special Counsel opened the investigation after Senator Tom Cotton earlier this week sent a letter alleging Jack Smith’s actions politically harmed Trump during the 2024 election."

thegatewaypundit.com/2025/08/b…

Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts urged right-wing state legislators this month to
“de-charter” liberal capital cities
and replace them with “state municipal districts.”

In a speech to a gathering of the American Legislative Exchange Council in Indianapolis, Roberts asserted,
“We are in the second American Revolution,”
which he explained by saying
“we are renewing sovereignty and self-governance and faith in fellow man.”

Roberts showed no apparent recognition of the glaring inconsistency between his declared support for “sovereignty and self-governance” and his demonstrated contempt for the democratic choices made by voters in cities who disagree with Heritage’s agenda.

"When we have cities like Austin, or Nashville, or other capital cities whose local government is not representative of the will of the people,
de-charter them and establish them as state municipal districts in the name of common sense,” he urged.

Roberts called Austin, Texas his “adopted home town” and described it as “a once-great place that has been taken over by Marxists.”

Roberts’ justification for this brazen attack on democratic self-governance?
He claimed that the biggest threat to the Trump-Vance agenda,
-- which is essentially the Project 2025 agenda promoted by Roberts and Heritage,
-- is “that there are government entities that illegitimately are imposing something other than the American dream on their people.”

Roberts promised the legislators that Heritage would provide
“air cover” if they made this virtual declaration of war against their own capital cities.

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europesays.com/uk/312745/ Europe’s deadliest border is the Mediterranean Sea #Asylum #engage #EU #Europe #European #FairPlanet #HumanitarianAid #humanity #MediterraneanMigrationCrisis #MediterraneanRoute #MediterraneanSea #Refugees

Blue whales are falling silent from hunger. The krill are gone. The sea is too warm. Their songs fade away.

This is no anomaly. Humanity is deaf to a symphony of grief and warnings.

Blue whales are going eerily silent—& scientists say it’s a warning sign

nationalgeographic.com/animals…

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Srsly the Obama Foundation?

Man that sold America into peonage in order to save a parasitic financial system is out there promoting the leadership for our future?

Well, sure, but we already been down this road and seeing the future he makes.

We need left-wing government, we need a government defends and defines our ability to have an equal say in our lives, whether that’s political financial and especially economic.

If we can’t work in a world where we have say over our work lives, GFH

Where all of this is headed is complete political subjugation of Democrats -- and a Hutu v. Tutsi style genocide.

It may not succeed.

But that is where many of the most powerful people in the conservative movement want this to go.

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#fascists #Wales #WhiteSupremacists #UK

"Fascists buy up land for white-only communities in Wales

A far-right group has raised £162,000 to create racially exclusive settlements as its leader seeks to create enclaves across Britain.

On two plots of land in mid Wales, a Wiltshire-based tattoo artist and veteran fascist is putting his dream into action.

Simon Birkett is building a 'village' for the followers of The Woodlander Initiative (TWI), a land-buying scheme that he leads with the aim of creating enclaves for white people.

He has bought land near the village of Llanafan Fawr, where TWI will hold its first 'family camp' from September 13 to 14.
Aerial view of two plots of land near Llanafan Fawr, Builth Wells.

thetimes.com/uk/politics/artic…

Video of US contractors cheering after firing at Gaza civilians ignites fury online

Clip published in an AP report that American contractors guarding aid sites fired live ammunition at Palestinians seeking food

middleeasteye.net/trending/fur…

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‘The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Timor-Leste as malaria-free, a remarkable achievement for a country that prioritized the disease and embarked on a concerted, nation-wide response shortly after gaining independence in 2002… a total of 47 countries and 1 territory have been certified as malaria-free by WHO.’

who.int/news/item/24-07-2025-t…

#health #science #malaria

“Diffusion models (and the like) are VERY cool in concept, but the tech is being abused to punch down instead of up or sideways.”

Amen!
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Watched a lot of CaryKH as a teenager. I know how AI models work. I don't see training models as inherently theft or copyright infringement.

What I do see it as is a huge waste of storage space and time. Diffusion models (and the like) are VERY cool in concept, but the tech is being abused to punch down instead of up or sideways. Gone are the days of AI being trained to supplement human skill (e.g. catching cancerous cells). Now people are using it to replace human creativity, interaction, and love.


Israeli luxury hotel project partnering with Leonardo DiCaprio gains approval


A luxury hotel project spearheaded by Israeli real-estate firm Hagag Group, in partnership with Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio, received final construction approval for the Herzliya Marina on Sunday.

Led by Hagag Marina Herzliya Ltd., a subsidiary of the Hagag Group, the project will feature approximately 365 hotel rooms across two buildings, with a central swimming pool.

The complex will also include a conference center, luxury restaurant and commercial spaces, designed by the architectural firm Ranni Ziss Architects. A standout feature is a yacht marina with direct access to the hotel.