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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

No more tolerance to Putin’s regime!

© t-invariant

© t-invariant

 

Two years ago, Vladimir Putin started an unprovoked full-scale military aggression against Ukraine, resulting in deaths and destruction unseen since World War II. The war against Ukraine coincided with a growing and severe crackdown on political dissent and freedom of speech within Russia. Recently, the world has been rocked by the death of Alexei Navalny, the principal political adversary of Putin. Before his incarceration, where he was tortured and murdered, Navalny survived a state-sponsored poisoning by chemical warfare. Despite that harrowing experience, he defiantly chose to return to Russia, exhibiting a true act of patriotism.

The war in Ukraine and the murder of Alexei Navalny concern not only Russia and Ukraine. Putin’s regime has shown that it poses a clear and imminent threat to humanity. Since assuming power in 2000, Putin has systematically dismantled post-Soviet democratic institutions and fueled conflicts in the former USSR states. The full-scale aggression against Ukraine and the assassination of Alexei Navalny illustrate the escalation of the threat to a new level, as Putin’s regime no longer acknowledges any constraints on violating human rights and international norms…

Source: No more tolerance to Putin’s regime!

This Nigerian woman is turning the tide on ocean plastic – Darcy Hitchcock

While this organization does include recycling services, it’s also much more than that. Greenhill pays local residents for the trash they collect for pickup. That extra source of income is vital for many families, increasing their access to clothes, food, and education.

HTTPS://WWW.THECOOLDOWN.COM/GREEN-BUSINESS/GREENHILL-RECYCLING-PROGRAM-NIGERIA-WASTE/

Source: This Nigerian woman is turning the tide on ocean plastic – Darcy Hitchcock

A Word in Your Ear | unbolt me

Guess what? We’ve spent the last two years writing a script that clocks in at a whopping 268 pages! What is this script for, you may be wondering? It’s for a graphic novel!

Of course, a lot has happened during those 24 months. But, for a pretty obvious reason, our work was almost stalled before we even began in February 2022. The future seemed pretty uncertain and we questioned the sanity of setting out to make comics while the world was on fire.

Nevertheless, we decided to go ahead. And we persisted. It’s a good thing we did. The war, after all, is still raging and it turns out that keeping yourself busy will help you to cope with such an unimaginable reality.

By the way, we should be clear that we haven’t written the next Maus or anything—although we haven’t entirely avoided the war topic either. Despite everything, we’ve tried to craft a light, humorous and hopefully hopeful story. In short, we’ve tried to stay human.

So, there will be a lot of emotions, a little sex, drugs and heavy metal. Oh, and Jesus in a bikini. (Oops! Was that a spoiler?) Anyway, we have a feeling you’ll be intrigued already!

The drawing phase of our grand project begins in earnest next month. How long will that take? Well, not as long as the scripting phase! Fingers crossed, maybe?

We also have a very ambitious plan to release this story in two languages: English and Ukrainian. We’ll even create our own original font so we won’t have to worry about the copyright lawyers breathing down our necks.

Wish us luck won’t you? Or just watch this space. More to come!

Slava Ukraini & Terra Australis,
Your Tati & Tony!

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Source: A Word in Your Ear | unbolt me

Open Thread | The Third Party Attempt At Sabotage of the 2024 Elections | 3CHICSPOLITICO

Make no mistake.
Third Parties are out here to help Donald Trump by shaving off votes in critical states that would go to Joe Biden.
Don’t let anyone fool you otherwise.
They are desperate to recreate 2016.

Let’s get real. Why would RFK Jr. still be in this other than to be a spoiler for Trump…

…We are a two party country.
Anyone telling you to vote third party is asking you to throw away your vote.
Enough did that in 2016, because they had eleven billionty reasons why they just couldn’t bring themselves to vote for Hillary Clinton.
We see how that turned out.

Source: Open Thread | The Third Party Attempt At Sabotage of the 2024 Elections | 3CHICSPOLITICO