Living sundial I made for a high school, stand in the midle and your shadow will indicate the time. #sundial #sundials #zonnewijzer #zonnewijzers #zonnewijzeropmaat #levendezonnewijzer #livingsundial #naturalstone
#astronomie #astronomy #solartime #publicsquare
LGBTQ+ Ohioans protest ICE during nationwide general strike

ICE agents are expected to arrive soon in central Ohio, where 15,000 Haitians are set to lose protected status next week.

The Buckeye Flame
Cleveland activist organizations call for general strike at anti-ICE protest [photos] – The Land

Despite sub-zero wind chills, hundreds of protesters gathered downtown to protest ICE.

The Land
The Courage to Love: Building the Beloved Community with Dr. Cornel West by Imagine An America

Dr. Cornel West explores what it means to fight for justice from a place of love, joy, and moral clarity. This soulful dialogue centers the vision of the “Beloved Community” and the values that keep movements alive.

Spotify for Creators
#Mastodon and #Bluesky are not in competition anymore with the platform #X, because X has changed. It changed from being a #platform to the #power structure for the #neo-royalty, with the #publicsquare shambling along as a zombie … ” connectedplaces.online/reports/a-po...

X Is a Power Problem, Not a Pl...
A Power Problem, Not a Platform Problem

Fediverse Report #148: X is not a just platform problem anymore, it's a power problem, and why you cannot compete as platforms with power.

connectedplaces.online
A quiet moment at “Nya stadens torg,” where bicycles rest beneath a canopy of trimmed trees and a lone figure waits at the bus stop. The monochrome palette emphasizes the rhythm of urban infrastructure, civic architecture, and everyday movement.
#blackandwhitephotography #urbanscene #publicsquare #bicycleparking #sustainabletransport #scandinavianarchitecture #civicspace #streetphotography #documentarystyle #minimalistcomposition #environmentaldesign #europeancityscape

Here’s a thought.

The public square should be public, not corporate.

#PublicSquare

For years, #SocialMedia giants have been fighting #regulation as #media, saying that they are not producing content, that they are simply the #PublicSquare, facilitating discourse. This is total bullshit. They curate what you see, and skew it to manipulate you, not just to keep you engaged, but also to inflame our differences and to influence whether and how we #vote.