Craig

@starbelly-shock.bsky.social

Disabled/retired,e-biker

It is SO blatantly obvious everything that’s happening is because both parties are owned almost entirely by AIPAC. They don’t actually believe in anything. They’re just in it for the money. They will fritter and fetterman away your whole country.

Saturday morning in Kyiv. Drone threats don’t end. The air is full of smoke. I’m having a warcoffee, accompanied by an article. Reading books is declining sharply worldwide, becoming something of a lost art. Do I have plans for today? Yes. I’ll adjust them to life as it is now.

This table is reserved for those who fought and died for Ukraine. Today is the Day of Remembrance of the Defenders of Ukraine. Cafes, bookstores, restaurants, you name it, reserve one Memory Table for them. The bookstore I visited today had one, too. 🌻

The Milo stuff is the perfect picture of fascism. You think you're protected because you go as big as you can on racism, you spend years harassing the movement's perceived enemies, you even disavow your own sexuality. They'll still throw you in a cage over the tiniest disagreement already forgotten.

I made it to the bookstore whose warehouse was destroyed in the overnight russian attack. Bought two books. I’ll add the titles to the thread. Got home just before the next drone threat.

🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions.

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Yesterday at the bookstore people were reading on chairs, the floor, parents were reading to children, people were happily talking about books. I stood in line behind -- I counted -- 27 people. No event, no launch. It was just a Thursday in August. Hope exists. Hope exists. Hope exists.

Thursday morning in Kyiv is filled with the sound of air defence. Drones. Sunny. Drone debris and sun rays are part of the same day. I feel rested today. Needed some silence.

Dana Bash is now losing her shit over progressive candidate Manzur surging in New Hampshire. She feels it’s her personal responsibility to stop all progressives everywhere through her little perch on CNN.

I opened the economic news. Over the past 24 hours, russian attacks have damaged or destroyed in the Kyiv region Warehouses of: - a confectionery manufacturer - a supermarket chain Distribution centres of: - an electronics retail chain - a toy shop chain - a multimarket chain