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North: HARE

out of its burrow
the snow white #hare ventures out
into the cold air

South: CHIMES

breeze stirs the wind #chimes
covers the sound of the hawk
claiming its breakfast

#dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity




#ScribesAndMakers Dec 14 - Shameless someone else promotion day!!

I am quite enjoying @annaleen 's "Automatic Noodle". Sentient robot #solarpunk with extra shade thrown at modern capitalism.



Attempting to decode the dynamics of the 21st century.

It has been a while that I am sharing curated content with friends on WhatsApp. I am moving here to open my feed to a wider audience.

My approach: observing the world as it is and is likely to be, rather than how it "should be."

Most posts in English, some in French.

Focus areas: #geopolitics #culturewar #Polarization #europe #EU #StrategicAutonomy #tech #AI #miltech



#ScribesAndMakers Dec 14 - Shameless someone else promotion day.

Cheers to Jon Sparks (@JonSparks) for the Shattered Moon series!



'I heard 40, 50 shots': Witnesses fled Bondi Beach as gunmen targeted Jewish event (The Irish Times)

irishtimes.com/world/australia…
memeorandum.com/251214/p11#a25…




#ScribesAndMakers Dec 14 - Shameless someone else promotion day.

I should have done this before now, but I'll give a shout-out for my cousin, and author of many books that fall under the heading of "Tartan Noir".

davidfross.co.uk/




autisticritic.pika.page/posts/…

#AmWriting #blog #film #cinemastodon

Forgot to post a link to my latest review - treated myself to watching the 1951 classic Scrooge as Alastair Sim in top form as Scrooge. Feeling very festive as a result! 😁






Ça fait 2 semaines que j'ai repris le #vélotaf et j'en suis très content bien que la distance soit un peu grande à mon goût. Actuellement je fais donc 2 fois 10 km par jour, contre 2 fois 5 km les années précédentes. Cependant, le trajet aller est rendu agréable par la Dame de fer. 🚲 😊

#vélo #solutionvélo #paris

in reply to Rodolphe

Félicitations ! J'ai fait ça pendant un temps, heureusement sur du plat. C'est fatigant quand même, on dit que le trajet aller faisable par tout le monde c'est 5 km en musculaire, et ça me paraît être un bon ordre de grandeur. Et bravo pour le choix de vélo, j'ai presque le même !




It looks like Canada might actually do it this time — my confidence that we might be getting high-speed rail is over 50%. Read my latest article now:

open.substack.com/pub/nextmetr…

in reply to Reece Martin

@theod

I mean, I mostly object to the environmental issues, he's had a minister resign already.

But obviously that isn't necessarily politically bad...for that I think the pandering to Alberta makes no sense to me. They will never be supportive of the federal liberals, and they are alienating the rest of the country by doing so.

in reply to Daniel Brotherston

@danbrotherston @theod yeah the approach to Alberta is weird, but I just don’t think this country is very good at understanding itself


"The Trump administration’s tumultuous economic policies have culminated in President Donald Trump telling Americans to 'give up pencils' to deal with the economic chaos of his own making. And as health care costs are set to skyrocket, the GOP remains mired in infighting, unable to produce meaningful solutions.

And it’s all on video!"

~ Walter Einenkel

#Trump #economy #affordability #EconomicElites #TaxCuts #tariffs #dolls #pencils #ApprovalRating
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dailykos.com/stories/2025/12/1…

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in reply to William Lindsey

The laughing madness is becoming increasingly evident in him....
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William Lindsey
@HarriettMB Yes, the focus on dolls is such a tell, isn't it?