Incredible satellite image of the 33 (!!!!) operational fossil fuel combustion engines at the site of Elon Musk's XAI data centre “appalling that xAI would operate more than 30 methane gas turbines without any permits or any public oversight" @selc.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Resistance / La Resistenza

Today in Italy is "La Festa della Liberazione" / "Liberation Day". It commemorates the victory of the Italian Resistance Movement over Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy.
Let us remember and honour them and more importantly - continue their great work. As there is still *a lot* of work to do. Nobody is free until we're all free!
Buona 25 aprile! ✊🎉✨

#photography #amateurphotography #flowerfriday #camellia #blooms #spring #flowers #bloomscrolling #nature #urbangarden #25aprile #giornodellaliberazione #liberationday #red #dark #moody #artistic #graphic #natura #italia #italy #bologna #fiori #experiment #garden #dark #moody #art #fucknazis

60/100 #the100dayproject I tried to paint the fun Little Magic Forest photo that @NotAHopeInHades posted today. I think it was too challenging to do in 10 minutes, and I did not do her photo justice. Paints used: Daniel Smith Yellow Ochre, Winsor & Newton Lemon Yellow, WN Burnt Sienna, WN Ultramarine Blue
#watercolor #watercolour #aquarelle #moss #spring #landscape #art #painting

Ex Voto Via Ca' Selvatica

In 1855 there was a cholera outbreak in Bologna. There were about 70,000 people living in the city with tens to hundreds of people being affected by cholera every day. (On the 12 July there were 169 cases alone registered)

The plaque reads:
"Addi' 22 luglio 1855
In questa via cesso' il morbo cholera
Per grazie di Maria"

On the day of the 22nd of July 1855
In this street, cholera was halted
Thanks to Mary.

Back in the good old days when you'd erect a monument after a pandemic - instead of letting RF "a worm ate my brain" Kennedy Jr. become a health secretary.

#photography #amateurphotography #monument #urban #urbanphotography #city #statue #history #learn #cholera #bologna #maria #mary #religion #street #sign #architecture #explore #italia #citta #old #urbanarchitecture #travel #europe

Here's an otterly adorable submission for #WhiskersWednesday from the Buckfast Butterflies & #Dartmoor #Otter Sanctuary 🦦

#animal #animals #animalPhotography #Tier #Tierfotografie #Buckfastleigh

Parents can't opt out of books with LGBTQ+ characters because you can't opt out of reality. I made them. On purpose. Get over it.

If we approached climate policy with the same risk-mitigation framework we use for national defense, we’d have mobilized for a green transition decades ago. A 1% probability of foreign attack justifies trillions in spending, but a >90% probability of climate disaster doesn’t.