“Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.”

- Frank Herbert, Dune (1965)

"We, Ukrainians, know better than anyone that a better tomorrow does not come exactly, because we defend each of our tomorrows with our own hands.

And that's why our new year will be the way we want it and make it.

Not only a New Year's miracle, but also a year-round miracle is all of you: determined, responsible, caring and effective.

Life and efforts to people who protect a free and safe future - not only their own, but the whole world."
- President Zelensky
#AureFreePress #Ukraine️

Your reminder

In 2016 Russia financed a series of ads along with an army of upvote bots. The intent was to divide america further from all angles

The senate intelligence committee released the following ads from Russia linked actors

These are from accounts with names like Blacktivists, Back the Badge, Secure Borders, Army of Jesus and so on. Every division covered

We’re heading into 2024. If you see a political ad trying to provoke you: mistrust it.

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Do not seize the day!

This will startle the day and may cause it to become aggressive and give you a nasty bite! 🐊

Instead approach the day calmly without making eye contact, pet it gently, and slowly enfold it in a careful embrace.🤗

If the day shows any signs of resistance to being engaged with, it is likely to turn on you. 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🦖
Back off and return to bed! 🛌

(Credit: @beecycling)
(emoji additions by @MaJ1 )

Note about 2 women kissing in #StarTrek #DS9

Steve Oster recollected that a man called the show and complained, "You're ruining my kids by making them watch two women kiss like that." It was a production assistant who took the call. After hearing the man's complaint, the PA asked if the man would've been okay with his kids seeing one woman shoot the other. When the man said he would be okay with that, the PA said, "You should reconsider who's messing up your kids."

🔗 https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Rejoined_(episode)#Reception

This is your daily reminder that you have millions of friends and allies in the EU.

Also, the road to rejoin is long and it may not happen in our lifetimes, but the road to improved UK-EU relations is shorter; much shorter.

As soon as the Tories lose their grip on the UK - and they are more than slipping now - it is obvious that a closer cooperation is available.

Not enough, no, not by far, but much much better.

#DailyReminder #RejoinEU

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