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The perspective of Venezuelans:

A Mastodon thread by a Venezuelan, talking about the events.

Caolan Robertson is one of the best reporters of the Ukraine war, so here is his perspective on what this means for Russia, as well as talking to a Venezuelan:



ETA: Just to bring in something a bit different and I found this interesting. Here's to hoping that things don't get worse... Or maybe it's that saying: It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good.

I always remember sweet_ali who first put up this virtual candle in memory of the friends she lost.

A lovely tribute:

Came across this clip of James Akaster on Seth Meyers... Should start at 12:42 when he begins to talk about the No Kings Day:


His basic argument is that kings aren't a bad thing. Go on. Kick out Trump and re-join the Commonwealth! ;)

And we have always told stories:

Tumblr post: Something that I get chills about is the fact that the oldest story told made by the oldest civilization opens with "In those days, in those distant days, in those ancient nights."

Plus another great Tumblr post:

I have a folder called Time is a Flat Circle in which I collect evidence of humanity. Here is most of them.

Michelle Trachtenberg, Gossip Girl and Buffy actress, dies aged 39

May her memory be a blessing.

ETA: Sarah Michelle Gellar's tribute.

The parents have been visiting for the past week (it was my mother's 75th on Sunday), so I have barely looked at the internet for... days.


A few things/random links:

Kerk wrote fic (200 word/double-drabble):

Fics for 2025 # 001 ~ Chasing Cars (written for Halfamoon)
FANDOM: GL's / Kdramas

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UK Petition: Tighten the rules on political donations

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Washington Post (article from 2017 - back when they still had a spine): The 12 Early Warning Signs of Fascism
Guess how many Trump has already checked off.

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Is Somebody Doing Something?!
Yes. Let me break it down for you.
(Substack link, sorry 🙁)

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Came across this on a friend's DW (and am now subscribed)

Musk's Junta Establishes Him as Head of Government
Imagining how we'd cover overseas what's happening to the U.S. right now

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg linked to this in her 3rd of Feb post:

Who Goes Nazi?
Famous Dorothy Thompson essay from 1941

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Al Jazeera: How Sudan and Palestine made it to the Super Bowl
The Sudanese and Palestinian people have made it clear they will not let systemic suppression silence them.

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I realised that I never posted here about posting Chapters 4 and 5 of In the Sight of Angels (and Ghosts), mine and promethia_tenk's Good Omens/Dead Boy Detectives cross-over.

(There were only supposed to be 5 chapters, but we split the last chapter because it became unwieldy...)

Also, I am not sure how to describe this except as next level trolling:

IDIOT’S GUIDE TO TRUMP’S TARIFFS by South China Morning Post:


(Look we had Liz Truss. I am not mocking from a position of superiority.)

I have shared this before, but. For UK peeps:
Petition: Decriminalise Abortion
I am calling on the UK government to remove abortion from criminal law so that no pregnant person can be criminalised for procuring their own abortion.

The Surprising Afterlife of Used Hotel Soap
Hotel guests leave behind millions of half-used bars of soap every day. A nonprofit is on a mission to repurpose them.

Taking Leave (John Scalzi on the NG situation.)

Aljazeera: The man behind the graffiti that sparked the Syrian revolution
“I would write these phrases again and again.” The Syrian revolution was sparked by a few teens who wrote anti-government graffiti on the walls of their school in Daraa. Al Jazeera spoke to one of them, a month after the fall of the regime they dedicated their life to fight.

If you are interested in the trans allegories of the Matrix, then Tilly Bridges has written a whole book.

Huff Post: Liz Truss's Attempt To Stop People Saying She Crashed The Economy Has Quite The Opposite Effect
Was this a miscalculation almost as large as her £45bn of unfunded tax cuts?
(This just made me laugh. Because it's better to laugh than to try to think through the fact that this woman single-handedly crashed the economy.)

Movie rec:

Love In The Big City (Kmovie HD - link goes to facebook, sorry. But I don't think it's available anywhere else)

This is a rec I got from Kerk, and here is his summary:

It is about a friendship between a straight woman and a gay man, over the span of approx 13 years. There's so much love as they go through pain and tears and happiness together.

It's on my to-watch list, but I know that there are a lot of k-drama fans on my flist so thought I'd throw it out there sooner rather than later. (Also who knows what will happen to content like this now? It might be gone before we know it.)

ETA: Oh, it really is absolutely LOVELY. Highly recommended!