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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 with the understanding it would only be released after her death. In it, she discusses blasting Trump and Musk deep into space and shares the message, "Don't lose hope"

#positivity #JaneGoodall #hope

We went from "we will deport the worst of the worst" to "we will deport anyone here illegally" to "we will round up anyone who looks wrong" to "people who live in cities are the enemy" essentially overnight.
Turns out all those people stockpiling guns in case the government tries to take away their rights are actually totally fine letting the government take away their 1st amendment right to free speech, their 5th amendment right to due process, their wife's 14th amendment right to bodily autonomy, their 22nd amendment right to presidential term limits, and their 24th amendment right to free elections, as long as they can be racist.

🧔🏼‍♂️Ha ha to all the toddlers in Texas dying of measles! That's what you get! You Effed Around, now Find out(TM)! In your face!

👩🏾Are... are you laughing at... dying toddlers?

🧔🏼‍♂️What? No! I'm laughing at their parents!

👩🏾The parents decided, but the children suffer. I'm not sure I understand the joy.

Not to mention that for the vast majority of measles infections that don't immediately kill a toddler, it effectively factory resets their immune systems.😮

They're out there, raw.

They have to be revaccinated, or re-live those other infections again.

And these days it's harder to get vaccinated.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211112-the-people-with-immune-amnesia

Measles: The race to understand 'immune amnesia'

Scientists have known for years that measles can alter the immune system – but the latest evidence suggests it's less of a mild tweaking, and more of a total reset.

BBC

I find Trump as repulsive as most people here, but as a German, one thing I want to push back on is focusing only on one man.

Hitler's rise was possible because he was able to exploit the racial hatred and conspiratorial thinking that already existed.

It's MAGA acolytes that see Trump as an extraordinary figure. He was a reality show grifter with a crumbling business; Hitler was an undisciplined drifter with delusions of grandeur.

It's the soil that matters, not just the rotten harvest.

It’s nice to read the reasons and experiences of others with cameras and how it modifies their life and practices.

I find photography both daunting and satisfying, sometimes in …equal measures, and spending time with the new-to-me TL2 camera from 8 years ago has been quite satisfying… and daunting. So that checks out (I’m very circuitous).

Anyway, I love reading posts like this:

https://baty.net/posts/2025/02/the-nikon-zf/

#blog #camera #leica #nikon #photography

The Nikon Zf

In a desperate attempt to spark some enthusiasm for photography, I bought a Nikon Zf. I know, this is not the best approach, but it’s what I did so here we are. I’m jotting down a few quick thoughts and first impressions. (This isn’t a review. Just notes to myself about the camera). Nikon Zf The Zf1 is meant to replace my Leica SL2. The SL2 is a terrific camera, but it’s so big and heavy that I never take it anywhere. With the Zf being smaller and lighter, I figured it would make more sense as an “everyday carry” camera.

Baty.net

Most of the people that voted for Trump, are happy with what's happened.

Most of the centrist Dems that talked about moving right, are still talking about moving right.

So most of the people that stayed home or voted 3rd party, would stay home or vote 3rd party again.

No one has learned anything.

🤡🇺🇸

"To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears.

To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool.

To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen.

To be led by a liar is to ask to be lied to.

To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery."

- Octavia Butler, Parable of the Talents, 1998

Frank Zappa telling the future in 1986. That future being today, in America.

#Fascism #Theocracy #FrankZappa #Reagan #GOP #America #Nationalism #ReligiousExtremism

7 free open-source tools for amazing photo and video edits

While there is no shortage of powerful photo and video editing tools, most of them come with a hefty price tag or require a subscription to get started. It may discourage students, beginners, and freelancers from exploring them fully. Luckily, thank ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/7-free-open-source-tools-for-amazing-photo-and-video-edits/

#opensource #photography #technology

7 free open-source tools for amazing photo and video edits

While there is no shortage of powerful photo and video editing tools, most of them come with a hefty price tag or require a subscription to get started. It

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