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0918 – Anonymously Hal
She regretted her silence. She regretted not putting up a fight. She regretted blankly staring into the off-white frame holding one of the happiest moments of her life... While he was giving her one of her worst
Source: 0918 – Anonymously Hal

Ein Dienstagslächeln / … A Tuesday smile – Stella, oh, Stella

… aber dann bekommt die Geschichte am Ende eine ganz andere Wendung.
… Sometimes it is difficult for a child to watch out for a grandmother’s safety… but then the story gets a completely different twist at the end.
Source: Ein Dienstagslächeln / … A Tuesday smile – Stella, oh, Stella
Priest among Just Stop Oil climate activists given ankle tags for peaceful protest | openDemocracy (Me: Tory justice?)
Hewes was arrested in November 2022 and charged with conspiracy to cause a public nuisance. He has worn the tag since January 2023 after being held on remand at Wandsworth Prison for six weeks, and has to keep it on until his trial begins in February 2025. Tags must be worn at all times for as long as the court decides.
While he denies the charge, Hewes’s tag prohibits him from going on the M25 and taking part in or organising climate protests. Following previous action with other climate campaign groups such as Extinction Rebellion, Insulate Britain and Christian Climate Action, he says he has faced increasingly harsh treatment from the police and justice system.
Hewes was arrested on a Sunday afternoon in November 2022. He said he had just put his collar on as he prepared to take part in a church service when he looked out of the window and saw his garden “swarming with police”.
“They shouted up: ‘If you don’t come down and open the door, we’re going to break it down now.’ And they got what they call a ‘big red key’, which is a euphemism for the battering ram. It was scary.”
He added: “Sunday afternoon was just never the same for me.”
Hewes says climate activists are being heavily criminalised in order to silence and discredit them.
“Suella Braverman talked about Just Stop Oil in the same breath as terrorists,” he told openDemocracy. “That’s outrageous. We’re peaceful protesters. The climate crisis is an existential threat.”
Braverman, the former home secretary who was forced out after inciting a far-right mob to storm the Cenotaph in November, referred to the activist group as “extremists” in 2022 and said they were “out of control” following a series of protests on the M25.
Marcin Wawrzyn, 42 – who was arrested after 20 minutes of ‘slow marching’ with Just Stop Oil in November – told openDemocracy that being given a tag felt “unfair” and “disproportionate”.
“It felt like a punishment and for what?” he said. “I was marching in the road – where else would you protest? The judges of ECHR say roads are the most appropriate places for protests and anything under 90 minutes cannot be seen as disruptive.”
Mentally, it was harsh – I felt like a dog on a leash
Wawrzyn was charged under section 7 of the Public Order Act 2023, which bans any act that “interferes with the use or operation of any key national infrastructure”. He has pleaded not guilty, and his case is expected to begin in 2025.
Under the conditions of his tag, Wawrzyn was prohibited from crossing the River Thames from his home in Wandsworth, south-west London, and from going into north London for a month. Though his tag has now been removed, he described feeling isolated.
“Despite my work being in north London, I was excluded from my office for a month, which is something a court shouldn’t do. But that’s what happened to me. Mentally, it was harsh – I felt like a dog on a leash.
“I felt detached and like I was prevented from having human contact with people I really care about.”
Hewes agreed. “I’m a marked and tracked man,” he said. “It’s really frustrating. As activists, one of the things that helps our mental health is the fact that you are trying to do something, however feeble it might appear to other people.”
Last month, Just Stop Oil wrote to the Met Police after the force claimed that policing the group’s protests cost almost £20m. Just Stop Oil said that “arresting non-violent grandmothers, teenagers, vicars, medics, engineers” was a “waste” of resources.
But Wawrzyn added that campaigners have not been deterred by the crackdown. “The fact that the state reacts in such a way only emboldens us and gives us the assurance that they’re actually noticing what we’re doing and they are actively fighting us,” he said. “If anything, we’re galvanised and we’re drawing more and more people in.”
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Source: Priest among Just Stop Oil climate activists given ankle tags for peaceful protest | openDemocracy
Rwanda asylum scheme: Peers vote against approving Rwanda treaty
In the first vote of its kind, the House of Lords has called for the new UK-Rwanda treaty to be delayed until Kigali improves its asylum procedures.
Peers backed a motion calling the government not to ratify the treaty by 214 votes to 171. The motion is not binding on the government.
The treaty, signed in December, is central to Rishi Sunak’s scheme to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda but is separate to the Rwanda Safety Bill.
Downing Street has yet to comment.
Next week peers will begin debating the bill itself, which aims to prevent legal challenges to deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda.
While non-binding, the vote on the treaty gives an indication of the level of opposition Mr Sunak is likely to face when the bill is debated in the Lords.
Source: Rwanda asylum scheme: Peers vote against approving Rwanda treaty

Owl – At Collado Villalba in Madrid, Spain | STREET ART UTOPIA

Street Artist Sea162
By Sea162 at Fuente del Caño Viejo, Collado Villalba in Madrid, Spain. Photos by Daniel Alonso and Rafa Marzán Baez.
Source: Owl – At Collado Villalba in Madrid, Spain | STREET ART UTOPIA
dos tempos das sementes – O Outro Lado
A semente era preparada meses antes do começo das chuvas… o cheiro ainda permanece nas lembranças… O café coado enquanto se prepara o arroz para plantar, o rádio ligado no programa favorito, a marcação do primeiro lote… tudo gerava a gestação do que nasceria tempos depois… Elas eram escolhidas a dedo pelo pai, que sabia exatamente qual lote seria usado no ano seguinte e assim por diante. O campo do capim dourado a aguardar as novas sementes e o capim colonião que logo iria virar pasto para o gado durante o período de seca e cama para os insetos que inevitavelmente viriam para ali. A grama verde a escoar gotas e abrir caminho durante a madrugada – que era a hora exata de sair para o campo para a plantação – e logo depois e depois os brotinhos iriam começar a aparecer e dali, do alto do morro, ver a natureza cumprindo seu destino de vida.
Mariana Gouveia
Urban Explorations Secret by Filite in Minas Gerais, Brazil (photos and video) | STREET ART UTOPIA

By street artist Filite
Source: Urban Explorations Secret by Filite in Minas Gerais, Brazil (photos and video) | STREET ART UTOPIA
Mulherão da Porra – Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!
Mulherão da Porra!
O Mulherão da Porra, é aquela que rompe com a visão dramática da vida. Ela abandona a romantização distorcida da infância que torna a vida muito restrita. Essa mulher, busca ganhar seu espaço, enxugar suas lágrimas e banca as suas ideias. Não agrada a todos, nem faz questão, porque o mais importante é validar o que imprescindível à ela. No amor, sabe que este precisa de confrontos para extrair suas verdades. O Mulherão da porra, também é a imagem da mulher empoderada. É justamente por conta dessa mudança de mentalidade e por levar em consideração os seus questionamentos que ela tem a ciência dos valores do mundo a sua volta. E ao admitir isso, descobre o quanto é capaz de criar e recriar- se diante de suas imperfeições. Essa mulher forte e determinada, foge dos arquétipos convencionais, porque sabe que a fantasia não tem grandeza perante a realidade. Então, é essa mulher arregaçar as mangas, levanta cedo, pega um ônibus e luta pela sua autonomia e conforto. Uma vez empoderada, não mude esforços para chegar ao auge de suas intenções.
Marii Freire. Mulherão da Porra
https://Pensamentos.me/ VEM comigo!
Imagem: Autoral
Santarém, Pá 22 de janeiro de 2024
#mariifreireescritora
#mulheraodaporra
#empoderamentofeminino🚺
Source: Mulherão da Porra – Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

Democrats sound alarm over AI robocall to voters mimicking Biden | Joe Biden | The Guardian
Fake robocall beginning ‘What a bunch of malarkey’ encourages Democrats to not vote in New Hampshire primary…
Source: Democrats sound alarm over AI robocall to voters mimicking Biden | Joe Biden | The Guardian


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