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@sheethaduskrunner.bsky.social

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psychologist, lover of books and crafts, boomer

Album cover Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield
Excerpt from https://www.annenbergclassroom.org/glossary_term/republic/: A republic is a form of government based on the consent of the people and operated by representatives elected by the people. Hereditary rule by a monarchy or an aristocratic class is prohibited. Most democracies in the world today style themselves as republics or democratic republics . . . However, not all democracies are republics, and not all republics are democracies. For example, the United Kingdom, one of the leading democracies of the world, is not a republic but a constitutional monarchy. Other prominent constitutional monarchies that are authentic democracies include Denmark, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden. The defunct Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (the Soviet Union) consisted of 15 constituent socialist republics of which the Soviet Socialist Republic of Russia was most prominent. However, the Soviet Union did not fulfill the criteria by which democracy is defined among the countries of our world. Likewise, the current communist states of China, Cuba, and North Korea are non-democractic republics because they neither conduct democratic elections nor justly protect the rights of particular minorities.
Book cover: The Female Man (by Joanna Russ)
A painting by German artist Michael Sowa. A bedroom with a large mirror. In front of the mirror with its back to the observer a very small rabbit standing on its hind legs in a skirt or large towel checking itself.
Text excerpt from Amnesty International Report 11 December 2025 Index Number: MDE 15/0282/2025 Amnesty International documented ground attacks on civilians and civilian locations throughout the areas surrounding Gaza, as well as the city of Ofakim, which lies further east, on 7 October 2023. It found that those responsible for the overwhelming majority of the killings of civilians in these attacks were Palestinian fighters. They most often were, or appeared to be, from the Al-Qassam Brigades. Amnesty International found evidence of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades and the National Resistance Brigades being present at the scene of at least one killing and evidence of the Al-Quds Brigades being involved in another. In the attacks documented by Amnesty International, the victims were generally residents of the civilian communities targeted, including, in some cases, members of the local emergency response squads, or festival-goers. The armed groups who killed and injured civilians not directly taking part in hostilities in southern Israel violated, under international humanitarian law, the prohibition of murder and of direct attacks on civilians, in some cases, and of indiscriminate attacks, in others. In cases where they attacked homes and other civilian buildings, they also violated the prohibition of direct attacks on civilian objects. On and following 7 October 2023, the Al-Qassam Brigades and other Palestinian armed groups based in Gaza fired thousands of unguided rockets and mortars, which are inherently inaccurate, towards populated areas in Israel, as well as at Israeli forces. The attacks had killed 15 civilians in Israel by the end of 2023. These attacks violated the prohibition of indiscriminate attacks under international humanitarian law. As in many cases there were no discernible military targets, they may have violated the prohibition of direct attacks on civilians and on civilian objects.
Carnival float, Düsseldorf, germany 2026. Giant heads of Putin and Trump facing each other, in their jaws Europe, depiczed as a blond haired woman riding a steer in the European colors.
Carnival float, Düsseldorf, 2026: Head of Epstein with devils horns, each one with a girl skewered on them. From his neck two bat wings. written on one: Everyone protected the perpretrators! on the other: Everyone ignored the victims!
A carnival float depicting Putin with a sword skewering a grinning harlekin/fool that hits him with a fol's cot and has the words 'satire' on his cap.
UN report about atrocities committed by Hamas during the oct 7 2023 attack
AlJazeera's investigative Unit carried out forensic analyses of the events Oct 7, found human rights abuses by Hamas.
Y-Text by Dan Satterfield OK, I keep getting asked about how to complain about Kimmel. The best way to complain that will have the biggest impact? See if you have a Sinclair or nexstar station in your area. 2. Watch the local newscast tonight oe some time this week. 3. Note the companies that bought tv adverts. 4. Call them and let them know you will boycott them until they quit supporting that media company. Trust me. I worked in tv for 45 years. Nothing you do will have greater impact.
Frontpage of the June issue of the German satirical magazine Titanic. A collage of photos of Elon Musk, Wladimir Putin, Donald Trump with crosshairs slightly to the side of their heads. Headline is "Gute Reise! Die schönsten Ziele für den Sommer" ("Have a nice trip! The most beautiful destinations/targets for summer). Added is a plaque with "Erlaubt dank free speech!" (Permitted thanks to Free Speech!"
A carnival float from Rose Monday, 2025, Cologne, depicting Trump balancing the globe on his middle finger, behind a bound and kneeling Lady Liberty and Lady Justice.
Historical photograph: Hitler doing the Sieg-Heil gesture in a car (during a parade).