Nichular

@nichular.bsky.social

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Some bears in a river, one is catching a fish from the air
male, bearded. brown curly hair, with a green-blue dyed highlight mixed into the head hair. the aw shucks face is deployed. blue t shirt one shoulder in frame. oblique angle of the kitchen ceiling is the background. A light is shining directly into the lens over the left of his head .
Pair of Burgundy boots, "Solovair; Rub-Off 11 Eye Astronaut Boot" Shopping page with white background.
close up of a puppy named sandwich. his parents are apparently closely related to one another
A kitten menaces a medium adult dog.
An off center photo of a patio through a window. Outside, there is a very small rabbit and a potted plant.
snowy planter with two pine seedlings
a white-brown pomeranian puppy face fills the frame. the dog has wide wide eyes and a lolling tongue. Ears are perked, nose has diagonal white streak across the left side from top to bottom. \<&$?%<#~#}|**%~|£@$"?*%&#|~>!*#%& Americans are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience. Now is a good time to do so. From across the fearful twentieth century, here are twenty lessons about what it takes to oppose tyranny, adapted to the circumstances of today. 1. Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do. 2. Defend institutions. It is institutions that help us to preserve decency. They need our help as well. Do not speak of “our institutions” unless you make them yours by acting on their behalf. Institutions do not protect themselves. So choose an institution you care about and take its side. 3. Beware the one-party state. The parties that remade states and suppressed rivals were not omnipotent from the start. They exploited a historic moment to make political life impossible for their opponents. So support the multi-party system and defend the rules of democratic elections. 4. Take responsibility for the face of the world. The symbols of today enable the reality of tomorrow. Notice the swastikas and other signs of hate. Do not look away, and do not get used to them. Remove them yourself and set an example for others to do 6. Be wary of paramilitaries. When the men with guns who have always claimed to be against the system start wearing uniforms and marching around with torches and pictures of a Leader, the end is nigh. When the pro-leader paramilitary and the official police and military intermingle, the end has come.
plate of cooked food salmon potatoes greens onions
kitten menaces an adult medium dog
An orchid about 2-3 weeks to bloom after a transplant set against a wood panel facade
Rear end of a black car. Stopped at a light. Trees and a bright sky with clouds frame the car and a truck in the lane beside.
A sunset photo on a day with clouds. Various shades of hot and cold colors sit in contrast with each other above. An interstate highway is crossing wooded areas middle distance. Parking garage behind a No Parking sign. Fine tree branches nude of leaf are near. Don't use this for machine learning please.
Nichular After Dark. Man with face hair in a close up selfie. No makeup.
yellow and black bodied arachnid viewed perched in a low ground set web.
crostini. burned.
Taylor Swift photo w/ crown and a gown on. "It's the only place I have to speak my truth" in lavender letters.
A very young ball python in a clear box on tissue. the coat pattern is striking, and the snake appears ready to strike
Several posts in a screengrab from my timeline on bluesky. Jcsalterego and others with various text posts.
Latino Freeze Movement placard "No spending Hold Your Money They Freeze NIH DEI Immigrations ... We Stop our spending"
Newt here; I'm orange dappled underneath and black everywhere else. You can see my limbs as I perch on a moss mat near the surface of my aquarium.
Kitten menaces a dog. Living room space. Dog licks nose, eyes locked together between the creatures.
Kitten (Tuxedo) menaces a dog (could eat it)
Utility Tree Trimming
I have to add the alt text every time?!? So this is a photo, of a kitten menacing a dog. I've described it a bit more intricately in another similar post.
Small kitten (tuxedo coat) menaces an adult dog. The dog is sitting, licking its nose and warily considering the threat from the kitten. The animals are on a tan fiber floor covering. Behind the scene a person sits before a tablet device, on a verdant upholstered sofa. Theres an absurd amount of space for alt text, I feel compelled to describe as well as I can for the folks with sight differences what I'm looking at and showing the photo.
An aurora pano photo from 6/2 at amazingsky.com.