Mastodawn

"My one-hour special “Rick Steves Iran: Yesterday and Today,” which helps humanize 90 million Iranian people, is streaming free and ad-free at www.ricksteves.com/iran"
Iran | Rick Steves' Europe TV Special
https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/tv-show/tv-specials/iran/iran-pledge-special

Iran

Join Rick as he explores the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited: Iran. In a one-hour, ground-breaking travel special on public television, you'll discover the splendid monuments of Iran's rich and glorious past, learn more about the 20th-century story of this perplexing nation, and experience Iranian life today in its historic capital and in a countryside village. Most important, you'll meet the people of this nation, whose government so exasperates our own. This film was produced in 2009, well before the current conditions in Iran. It is a cultural — not political — window into Iran.

Rick Steves

Breanne Boland Apr 5

Carrie Shanafelt Apr 5

I haven't seen a post of this here with alt text, and I promise that those using a screen reader also need to experience this thing of great beauty from the print Onion that comes to our apartment.

Breanne Boland Apr 5

aeva Apr 4

I think stress dreams should count as billable hours

Breanne Boland Apr 1

Natasha Taylor Mar 31

Happy Transgender Day of Visibility, all!

Thinking fondly of the transphobe who cowardly deleted their post 'saying "a trans woman is a woman" is like saying "a dolphin is a whale"' because of the dozens of replies pointing out that dolphins are, in fact, whales.

#TDoV #TDoV2026 #TransgenderDayOfVisibility #Trans

Breanne Boland Mar 22

evacide Mar 22

For people who are concerned about having their devices seized at US airports starting Monday when ICE "assists" the TSA, EFF has this guide: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/journalist-security-checklist-preparing-devices-travel-through-us-border

A Journalist Security Checklist: Preparing Devices for Travel Through a US Border

We wrote this checklist to help journalists prepare for transit through a U.S. port of entry while preserving the confidentiality of your most sensitive information, such as unpublished reporting materials or source contact information. It’s important to think about your strategy in advance, and begin planning which options in this checklist make sense for you.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Breanne Boland Mar 19

Gwen Snyder is uncivil Mar 18

There's a special place in hell for men who make liberation movements unsafe spaces for women

Breanne Boland Feb 26

Klara in the hidden land Feb 26

Lawrence: https://tlcks.org/

Kansas City: https://www.ourspotkc.org/

Wichita: https://www.thecenterofwichita.org/

Trans Lawrence Coalition

Breanne Boland Feb 4

Annalee Newitz 🍜Feb 3

This deal is incredible, and it's for the best cause. For the next 19 days, you can get ALL the fiction by me and @charliejane at a special price from Humble Bundle in the US -- and all sales benefit the fantastic folks at the Miss Major Alexander L. Lee Black Trans Cultural Center. #bookstodon #scifibooks

Find our bundle at: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/charlie-jane-anders-annalee-newitz-tor-books

Breanne Boland Jan 26

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg Jan 25

As state terror amps up,

here's a list of actions you can take now--

a lot of resources

and a list of upcoming virtual trainings on a number of topics:

https://www.lifeisasacredtext.com/actions-to-take-as-ice-intensifies/

actions to take as ICE intensifies

ways to support MN and your own community

Life is a Sacred Text

Breanne Boland Jan 10

Natasha

🇪🇺Jan 10

Japanese artist Narumi Takada's 2021 embroidery piece, "Stepping on Fresh Snow" with snow created using punch needle and straight/satin stitches for the boot and paw prints

(nrm_takada on IG)

#Womensart #embroidery

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