A lot of these Cape lappet moth caterpillars out today.
Fiona Zerbst
@fionazerbst.bsky.social
Resisting the global rise of Fascism. Social impact writer. PhD in Creative Writing. Sixth book of poetry, Understorey, coming out later this year (or early next year). Librettist and amateur artist. LLMs are a scourge. 🇿🇦
No artist comes close to Dhafer Youssef. There is simply no contest. youtube.com/watch?v=pfkH...
Dhafer Youssef - Khamsa (Live)
YouTube video by Dhafer Youssef
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Of course LLMs were involved - but nobody bothered to check. 🙄 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil
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I am absolutely loving working at my new standing desk. But you need an anti-fatigue mat if you go this route - otherwise you'll end up with a sore back and sore feet. 🦶🦶
Stephen Miller said just the other day that all asylum claims are "fake." A couple deported from the U.S. to Guatemala were gagged, bound, and shot dead. Their 14-month old found crying next to their mother's body. People like Miller don't care though because this is the point: ethnic cleansing.
Overland couple shot dead in Guatemala after local ICE stop led to deportations
The couple’s 14-month-old daughter was found crying beside her mother’s body in a sugarcane field last week, according to Guatemalan authorities and media.
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If they can't bend history to their will in any other way, they will do it this way. The majority of white people pretend to love history as long as they're centered. 1/ "There is an important, material connection between these incidents: AI." www.salon.com/2026/07/28/t...
Trump and Musk both want to control America's history
The frenemies' strange obsession with historical "accuracy" has disturbing connections to big AI
salon.com
I just have to say that Coates is an astonishing fiction writer. Damn! Cannot put this down.
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Found this today. My husband is Iraqi, so of course I'm going to read it with my heart in my mouth. I hope the fact that every one of my husbands (past and present) has lived in a war zone says something about the state of the world and not something about me (though perhaps it does). 😆
My Mauritian French teacher gave this to me when I was in Mauritius. It's way above my level but I'm enjoying the challenge (with dictionary to hand). 🤯
Another class in abstraction. My teacher made me ask some hard questions of myself: Is the painting atmospheric? Is there cohesiveness? Is there sufficient visual interest? Is the composition strong? Is there a sense of resolution? Is it authentic? 😅
Russia is no friend to Africa. "The newspaper reports that profits from the narcotics trade help finance Wagner’s broader business network, including timber operations and illegal gold mining." united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...
Inside Wagner’s Drug Empire in Africa That Survived Prigozhin’s Death
Wagner Group remnants in CAR maintain influence through a tramadol trafficking network, supplementing illegal gold mining profits after Prigozhin's death.
united24media.com
Mandela Day concert featuring Palestinian composer Mahmoud Abuwarda's new and old compositions, interspersed with readings of Palestinian poets' work in English. A wonderful evening.
📌Not news: The best adaptation of the "The Odyssey" is "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" Period.
Musk handed out $1 million checks to three Wisconsin voters for voting in the state Supreme Court elections in 2025.
Wisconsin Officials Find Probable Cause Elon Musk Violated Election Bribery Laws
Musk handed out $1 million checks to three Wisconsin voters for voting in the state Supreme Court elections in 2025.
forbes.com
Everyone deserves food to eat, a place to live, and healthcare to keep them living. Trillionaires should not exist in the same world as food insecurity, housing insecurity, or medical debt.
Such a profoundly moving book, which captures what it means to be a Libyan in exile (my second husband was Libyan, so I was particularly touched). Love Matar's writing.
You're going to get left behind if you don't use Al." Leave me then. Leave me with my critical thinking skills, my ability to read and write long- form, and books without needing Al summaries.
I caught up with President Zelenskyy today at his office. He told me that one of Ukraine's goals with its long-range drone strikes is to terrify Putin and drive him out of Moscow. “The farther Putin is from Moscow, the closer the end of the war will be,” he said. www.ft.com/content/6ca8...
Caroline Blackwood was an extraordinary writer who also happened to marry some famous men. But this biography is full of amusing anecdotes - for example, Caroline's mother Maureen gave the Fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosely a black eye with her handbag when he made a pass at her. 😆
