Please don't forget that if Ukrainian parents don't send all their kids to the invader-run schools, they run the risk of having their children kidnapped by the occupier authorities and taken to Russia for "adoption" with new Russian passports and identities. As David Knowles used to say on "Ukraine: The Latest", please don't look away.

cross-posted from: https://toast.ooo/post/7950303

July 12th, 2025 @ 4am UTC

https://2025.canvas.fediverse.events/

✨ just as it was last year, the entire Fediverse is invited ✨

follow via microblog @[email protected]

join the chat on matrix or on discord (bridged)

are you an app developer? check out the fediverse.events api 👀 (matrix room also linked there)

What’s Canvas?

canvas is a 48 hour event were anyone apart of the fediverse can contribute to a pixel canvas, one pixel at a time

cross-posted from: https://fedia.io/m/[email protected]/t/2290030

MAMA MIA! Italian parliament is currently discussing the best plan of attack in response to Australia’s most recent desecration of the Pizza, the Domino’s Meat Pie Crust — many are calling for sanctions and boycotts of all Australian goods.

“We looked past the cheesy crust, we looked past the limited edition ninja turtle pizza with nameless bright green sauce on it, we even ignored “The Cheese Volcano”, but this….. this must stop” declared the Italian minister for culture Alessandro Giuli.

“We cannot allow the Commonwealth Of Australia to time and time again, completely humiliate a desecrate one of our proudest cultural exports!”

(the meat pie crust is real: https://newsroom.dominos.com.au/media/2025/5/19/dominos-teams-up-with-fourn-twenty-to-unleash-the-meat-pie-crust-in-time-for-footy-season )

Repooost because it's so pithy

Noble tradition, noble cheese.

cross-posted from: https://kbin.earth/m/[email protected]/t/1388766

The prize for winning is the cheese that they're all chasing. She's just that committed to hurling herself down a hill for the pure love of the game, apparently

Surprisingly in depth article from USA Today on how federally recognized tribes can boot their own members and evict them from tribal housing. The Cherokee Nation took away citizenship and benefits to the Freedmen descendants, who took it all the way to the US Supreme Court and won their case. The Freedmen were reinstated as Cherokee Nation citizens, but the tension is still there. Startling similarities between the Nooksack 306 and the above.

Bringing Stalinism back into style through sculpture. Mountains of skulls not included.

Demographics is destiny.

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/30349554

Key figures in Russia’s publishing industry, including a director of one of Russia’s leading publishers, have been detained following a series of targeted raids by law enforcement. They are facing extremism charges, though the specific nature of these charges has not yet been disclosed. Among those arrested is Anatoly Norovyatkin, the longtime distribution director at Eksmo, as well as people associated with publishing houses acquired by Eksmo in 2023: Popcorn Books, known for its focus on queer young adult fiction, and Individuum, a non-fiction publishing imprint.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28304193

Photographer: @[email protected]

Religion continues to play a significant role in shaping societies and public opinion, even among those who don’t follow a particular faith.

I captured this photo of a religious woman in Kyiv during the declaration of independence of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

A few days later, a major Russian news outlet used the same image to claim that the Ukrainian church had ceased to exist.

https://iz.ru/910071/2019-08-14/ukrainskaia-avtokefalnaia-pravoslavnaia-tcerkov-perestala-sushchestvovat

It’s a small example of how symbols and narratives are often caught in the middle of larger political and cultural disputes.

#photography #photo #streetphotography #fotografia #Ukraine #Russia #360Degrees #35mm #art #travel #press #news #photooftheday #mastodon #PortfolioDay #pixelfed #photojournalism #photodocumentary #ufc #women #Religion #Politics

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/6264969

(This is good news for people who trust Boeing more than medical workers. You can bring your own screwdriver.)

The serious narrative is shocking:

A Boeing mechanic failed to tighten the bolts on a door-size "cabin plug" that blew out on an Alaska Air 737Max flight. The aircraft had cabin pressure warnings onboard for some time, so instead of investigating/fixing, the airline simply 'restricted' the plane from 'long flights over water' so it could land quickly. No joke.

Is this the excuse China is seeking to invade? Hope not. Chinaisassho.

Go, seek out more indy comics from MrSebSin! He is good people! EDIT: Added link https://sh.itjust.works/u/MrSebSin

The marias are alive, y'all_ AVEMARIA_

You inherited their dreams, as well as their crops.

More competition for huge film corporations would help, too. I cheer when I hear about one breaking up or closing. They're not "studios", they're factories. More competition might lead to some anti-trust lawsuits to expose the inner workings.

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/30801771

Ladies and gentlemen, it is with a heavy but utterly amused heart that I share this breaking news: about two weeks ago, masked assailants stormed our top-secret HQ and dragged our beloved mod, verity_kindle, off to one of those “pray the plane away” camps. Apparently, their drugs must be top-notch, because she’s now claiming she’s no longer aerosexual! Yes, folks, she’s turned in her mod card to pursue a life of toilet-training pets, daily bathing, and other hippie crap. What a betrayal.

In light of this travesty, we’re honoring her request for a proper send-off: a full-blown Roast. She swears nothing is off-limits—so don’t hold back. After all, she broke the SACRED MOD OATH™, and there must be consequences!

For those who don’t know, verity_kindle was here from day one. When we bailed out on Reddit en masse, she stepped up and helped turn this place into a true home—while juggling her own battles with cancer, no less. (Sadly for us, my assassins still haven’t succeeded in finishing her off. She’s annoyingly resilient like that.)

But hey, she’s not dead yet, so we’ll all have the pleasure of seeing her around now and then—even if she’s gone full hippie and refuses to get high off jet fuel with us anymore. So take advantage of this moment and roast her mercilessly. She deserves it for forsaking the planes!

All jokes aside, we really do love you, verity_kindle, and we’re thankful for everything you’ve done. Now let’s bring the heat, people—after all, she asked for it!

My favorite star discovered by a Catholic monk! There are many of them, but this one is special. We've learned so much about it in the last 15 years and even have redshift images. It's where I'd want to start a colony. So excited whenever I hear news about Trappist!!!

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/28825978

Source Viva El Cristo Rey! Pass the bacon and beer.

Fuck Putin, his ideological inspirations, his cadre, his cosmetic surgeons and his shiny thumb face.

I'm no fan of the Guardian, but until I find a better link....RIP

Pour one out for a real one. Let us not forget how much censorship is accepted and even celebrated in the Russian Federation. Stiver fought the good fight for freedom of ideas in Russian. RIP.