JenW

@drystone@toot.community
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"In a democracy the people have a right to the truth." (Jamie Raskin).
Interests include politics (taught it and worked in local/central government); animals, health (esp ME, LC), music and some lighter stuff occasionally.
Born S Yorks, now E.Anglia
@stuckatlights.bsky.social

Looks like we can now add musicians who are asked to play at summer church concerts to the list of so-called "criminals" that the Trump regime is rounding up."

Welcome to America!

https://boingboing.net/2025/07/07/u-s-invites-czech-musician-to-play-then-ice-traumatizes-him-at-airport-and-sends-him-home.html?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

"A U.S. Customs and Border Protection tried to defend the outrageous treatment by ICE towards an invited guest, explaining that Skuta came in on a tourist visa rather than an employment-based visa, as if they had no choice but to humiliate and send him back home rather than allowing him to fill out another form at the airport.

πŸ“’πŸ¦β€β¬›πŸŽΆ The bird calls that I heard in the garden this morning added to my notebook …
Jeff Bozos' wedding guests are turning up in 95 private jets and untold mega yachts in fucking sinking Venice and meanwhile I gotta cut my hand rinsing out a tin of tomatoes so I can recycle it, the fuck man. The fuck.

I know this is a long shot, but nothing ventured, nothing gained and maybe the fediverse can help.

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§My oldest son (19) is moving to Eindhoven to study design at the Design Academy Eindhoven. He's looking for a room to rent, which is proving very difficult. Is there anyone in the fediverse who can help him with a room either in Eindhoven or nearby? He doesn't mind commuting.

πŸ‡³πŸ‡±Mijn oudste zoon (19) gaat design studeren aan de Design Academy in Eindhoven. Hij is op zoek naar een kamer, wat erg moeilijk blijkt te zijn. Is er iemand in de fediverse die hem aan een kamer kan helpen in Eindhoven of omgeving? Hij vindt het niet erg om te reizen.

- #boosts welcome -

#kamer #fedihelp #Eindhoven #DAE #StudentenKamer #StudentHousing #student #Nederland

If your country's police force dresses like this, you may live in a military dictatorship.

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Overnight, russia launched one of its most massive and brutal attacks on Kyiv yet. 440 drones and 32 missiles were fired at the capital and other regions of #Ukraine.

At least 14 people have been confirmed dead and over 100 injured. Dozens more are still being rescued from the rubble.

πŸ¦β€β¬›πŸŽΆ I had another great time using the Merlin Bird ID app.©️ to identify bird songs by the river. It definitely works as the mallard was actually on dry land walking right past me when it appeared on the app.
Here's Geoff the panther waiting to do a shoulder drop. He's sweet about it, just likes to watch the cooking and washing up πŸ˜†

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President #Zelenskyy

πŸ’¬ "We continue to bring our people back from russian captivity. This is the fourth exchange in a week.

Today, among the men who have returned to #Ukraine, there are many who have been in captivity since 2022.