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I'm starting a new community/family brass band: West Seattle Fam Band!

westseattlefam.band/

If you want to play or want to contribute in other ways hit up that link to read more about it and find links to our forms. Any boosts appreciated!

#WestSeattle #Seattle #LiveMusic #NewBand



Anyone for tea?

I took this at the Mine Manager's residence in Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.

Photographed and edited by Kev.

© All Rights Reserved by 2 Peeps and a Camera

#photography #photo #chairs #table #outdoorsetting #lawn #australia #tasmania #2peepsandacamera




“Scientists Warn Planet Unsafe”: Report Reveals 60% Of Global Land Now Beyond Limits As Governments Struggle With Escalating Environmental Threats

A groundbreaking study reveals that human activities have pushed Earth's biosphere to a critical tipping point, threatening the planet's ability to sustain life and prompting urgent calls for immediate global action.

sustainability-times.com/resea…




Rudy Giuliani injured in New Hampshire car crash, his spokesperson says


Rudy Giuliani is recovering from a fractured vertebra and other injuries following a car crash in New Hampshire, a spokesperson for the former New York City mayor said Sunday.

Giuliani’s vehicle was struck from behind while traveling on a highway Saturday evening, according to a statement posted on X by Michael Ragusa, Giuliani’s head of security. “He sustained injuries but is in good spirits and recovering tremendously,” Ragusa said, adding: “This was not a targeted attack.”

Giuliani, 81, was taken to a nearby trauma center and was being treated for injuries including “a fractured thoracic vertebrae, multiple lacerations and contusions, as well as injuries to his left arm and lower leg,” according to Ragusa.

https://apnews.com/article/rudy-giuliani-car-crash-7cef14a0e682391de2f03d0450d3393a

#USA


#Earthquake (#زلزله) confirmed by seismic data.⚠Preliminary info: M5.2 || 26 km W of #Asadābād (#Afghanistan) || 9 min ago (local time 04:16:33). Follow the thread for the updates👇
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🔔#Earthquake (#زلزله) M5.5 occurred 26 km W of #Asadābād (#Afghanistan) 9 min ago (local time 04:16:33). More info at:
📱m.emsc.eu/#app
🌐m.emsc.eu/?id=1858846
🖥emsc-csem.org/Earthquake_infor…
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‼ No further info about this #earthquake will be displayed here. Find more at:
🌐m.emsc.eu/?id=1858846
🖥emsc-csem.org/Earthquake_infor…
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US-Richterin blockiert Abschiebungen von Kindern nach Guatemala

Die US-Regierung will hunderte unbegleitete Minderjährige nach Guatemala abschieben, nach Angaben ihrer Anwälte rechtswidrig. Teils sitzen die Kinder und Jugendlichen schon im Flugzeug. Doch eine Richterin stoppt die Abschiebungen - vorerst.

➡️ tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/…

#USA #Guatemala #Migration #Minderjährige



The SCO Summit in Tianjin and Turkey’s dilemma strategic-culture.su/news/2025…



Well, still #blogging about #gaming!

Here are some honorable mentions that didn't make it to the #top25games, at least right now.

This is post 31 of #Blaugust2025

joelchrono.xyz/blog/top-25-gam…

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My only suggestion to this informative list would be to include what platforms you played these games on and/or what platforms they’re available to play on. I seemed to have a pretty low batting average trying to find them on iOS, for instance. But it’d be good to know where else I COULD play them.

Checking out your top 25 list now…




New Comic Strip Found: Too Much Coffee Man by Shannon Wheeler
Too Much Coffee Man - 2025-08-31 gocomics.com/toomuchcoffeeman/…

#comicstrip #toomuchcoffeeman




Sport, amicizia e territorio: a Viareggio nasce una nuova società di calcio
Si chiama Nhul (Non ho una lira) e graviterà intorno al Bistrot della Cittadella. Non solo sport, ma anche attività sociali

luccaindiretta.it/sport/calcio…



Cade dalla bici elettrica e sbatte la testa: in elisoccorso a Cisanello
L'incidente a Torre del Lago nella zona del ponte dell'Arcobaleno. Primi soccorsi dagli operatori dell'auto medica

luccaindiretta.it/cronaca/2025…






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The image is a four-panel comic strip with a colorful, psychedelic background. The first panel shows a character sitting at a desk, looking frustrated and holding a pen, with the text "INFINITE POTENTIAL" above. The character is thinking, "How do I pack this down into something I can actually share?" The second panel depicts the same character holding a small, simple object, looking disappointed, with the text "All that work for this?!" The third panel shows another character handing the first character a small object, saying, "Here you go, I made this, it sucks." The fourth panel shows the first character holding a more complex, colorful object, looking surprised, with the text "Infinite potential." The comic humorously illustrates the struggle of distilling complex ideas into simple, shareable forms.

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There are new phishing attempts that are making their rounds around the Fediverse, asking people to verify their accounts.

I have reported two this morning.
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Il y a de nouvelles tentatives d’hameçonnage qui font leur tour du fédivers, demandant aux gens de vérifier leurs comptes.

J'en ai signalé deux ce matin.

Accounts/Comptes:
(at)adilsonjobs(at)mastodon.social
(at)nuestrasculturaseidiomas(at)mastodon.social

#Fediblock #Mastodon



Appel des journalistes pour demander l'arrêt des crimes commis par Israël à l'encontre des journalistes à Gaza.
blast-info.fr/articles/2025/au…
Et pour celleux qui ne savent pas quoi faire, plein de pistes sur ce site Internet : soutenirpalestine.wordpress.co…
Et toujours la pétition Gaza a faim sur le site de l'Assemblée qui devrait être à 2 millions depuis belle lurette.
petitions.assemblee-nationale.…
#freegaza #stopgenocide #journalismisnotacrime #breakthesiege #gazaafaim #stopfamine #petition


It's not such a big good deed if the old lady you help across the street is your mom.



そういえば幕府も海軍作ってましたね。お台場にあったと思います。
じゃあやっぱり幕府ルートでやってればよかったのに。


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i'm a true anarchist and if i was forced to vote libertarian then i wouldn't have any huge moral disgust with it
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i bet you have a guaranteed roof over your head you privileged fuck ;)


If you or your loved ones is in needs of 12volts, hit me up.


The UN should immediately move out of the US. Unthinkable how a world government, who believes to be the top democracy of the world, could be so corrupt! #Landgrabbing #corruption

All UN Security Council members, except US, say famine in Gaza is 'man-made crisis'

reuters.com/world/middle-east/…

#johnmastodon



Is Captain Pike canonically polyam in Strange New Worlds?

In the episode "Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach" he sleeps and discuses future plans with an alien lady called Alora while he is in a relationship with Captain Batel. The relationship with Alora ends because of some horrible revelations about her planet, but at no point are the two parallel relationships presented as potential for conflict. It think it's therefore safe to assume that Pike and Batel's relationship does not contradict other, parallel romantic or sexual relationships.

However if Pike is indeed canonically polyam, it's strange that I never found that topic in any discussion about queerness in modern Star Trek.

Edit: Typos

#StrangeNewWorlds #StarTrek

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Batel and Pike's relationship is one of the first things we learn about in Strange New Worlds. In the very first episode we see them sharing breakfast after having shared a bed during the night. The scene implies some routine to this arrangement. Generally when discussing Pike people seem to agree that she is his girlfriend.

Sure, it is possible that their relationship actually is just this one super casual encounter between friends that becomes a romantic relationship later. However, I don't see why this is a more likely explanation than them just not having a problem with each other having other romantic or sexual relationship/encounters.

The show just showing us a polyamorous character would also fit in with how they introduced other queer characters in modern Star Trek. They mostly just are what they are without any discussion or explanation. I belive the only exception to this is Adira Tal in Discovery who has a very undramatic coming out moment with Paul Stamets (when they correct him on their pronouns).

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Okay, I've now spent two hours or something rewatching parts of some episodes.

I agree that it _can_ be seen as a polyam relationship, but that's not the way I'm interpreting it. To me, it seems as if it's more of a "friends with benefits" kind of situation in S1, evolving throughout S2 and becoming much more committed in S3.

Now, would I love some polyam representation in Trek? Absolutely. But it seems like The Expanse is where that's gonna stay for now.

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The major clue to me was their interaction at the beginning of 1x10. Batel asks him "how have you been holding up", which implies they haven't really talked between 1x01 and 1x10. I'd expect more (subspace comms) interaction in a committed polyam relationship.

And also, she says she's having a "date" with someone, and the way Pike reacts just doesn't _feel_ polyam to me. It's less "interesting, tell me" and more like "yeah sure, go have fun".

I could be wrong of course.

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> The major clue to me was their interaction at the beginning of 1x10. Batel asks him "how have you been holding up", which implies they haven't really talked between 1x01 and 1x10. I'd expect more (subspace comms) interaction in a committed polyam relationship.

In general I would agree with you, but they are also in a setting where subspace communications is not always possible. Maybe they just did not have the opportunity to talk for longer than usual.

> And also, she says she's having a "date" with someone, and the way Pike reacts just doesn't _feel_ polyam to me. It's less "interesting, tell me" and more like "yeah sure, go have fun".

That's a good point. I would probably be more like "interesting, tell me" and less like "yeah sure, go have fun", if my partner told me about dating someone else, too. But maybe that's just not their dynamic.

To be honest, I think the two of us might have already been spending more time thinking about this than the writers. It wouldn't be the first time that Star Trek is inconsistent between different episodes, because they have different writer involved.

I guess, I will chose to see Pike and Batel as polyam as a fun head canon for me. I think it can be at least interpreted that way.

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@scy Btw, what episode is this where Batel is talking about "dating" some else?
I would love to rewatch it with our conversion in mind.
@scy
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in reply to Cato

The same one, 1x10, at 3:05.

Batel: "Well. Much as I love you being mysterious, I've got a date on the far side of the Neutral Zone. [kisses Pike]"

Pike: "Anyone I know?"

Batel: "Not that kind of date, actually."

Pike: "You know, I'm making osso bucco next week, if you're interested."

So, it's not a real date, but Pike doesn't know that when he asks the question. It's just … the way that he asks it is very casual and more like a quip than genuine curiosity.

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> I think the two of us might have already been spending more time thinking about this than the writers.

Don't know about that, but you have certainly given me an interesting question, should I ever talk to the writers, or Anson, or Melanie.

> I guess, I will chose to see Pike and Batel as polyam as a fun head canon for me. I think it can be at least interpreted that way.

I agree, it can 😀 Enjoy!

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@scy
> To me, it seems as if it's more of a "friends with benefits" kind of situation in S1, evolving throughout S2 and becoming much more committed in S3.

That was my read as well. Weren’t there “how could we possibly make it work?”scenes in late S1?

@scy


perspective
the zoom of the lens

framing is everything
focus is too

being alive
an ongoing process

of finding the beauty
filtering out the noise

and taking the shot

🤍

#blackandwhite #photography #blackandwhitephotography #smallpoems #poetry



If anyone wants an admin or moderator. I am active at 12:00 PM (UTC -6) I can work in the weekends

Also, I have experience with moderating a servers but I need some to be kind and slowed and not rushed for everything

#Mastodon #fediverse



5 Millimeter groß + 21 Tage alt ist der Embryo, da geschieht das Wunder. Einzelne Zellen ziehen sich zusammen, das Herz beginnt zu schlagen und das wird es unaufhörlich tun, bis ein Leben endet. Das Herz ist das erste funktionstüchtige Organ im menschlichen Embryo. Geheimnis Herzschlag, neue Serie bei „Taktvoll – über die Rhythmen des Lebens“. Mehr lesen: steady.page/de/taktvoll/posts/…


Sommerzeit ist Lesezeit. Wie finde ich die passende Lektüre für mich? Bücherlisten oder Leselisten sind eine wahre Fundgrube für das eigene Lesevergnügen. Warum ich Bücherlisten so mag und auf welche ganz besondere mit fast 3600 Titeln ich gerade gestoßen bin: steady.page/de/taktvoll/posts/…


Der bekannte Autor und Theologe Pierre Stutz beantwortet den Taktvoll-Fragebogen über die Bedeutung von Rhythmus und Ritual in seinem Leben. Es sind viele tolle Antworten dabei. Schau doch mal vorbei:
steady.page/de/taktvoll/posts/… #literatur #religion #spiritualität #queer #lgbtq


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Hey videographers/film makers/photographers:

Have you used Kit Split to rent gear, or rent out your gear?

If so, how'd it go?

I have some lenses, cameras, audio gear and a bunch of related gear that doesn't get enough use, but I definitely want to hold onto, so figured I might try to list them for rental.

#Photography #Videography #FilmMaking #Cameras #KitSplit

kitsplit.com/



Ha sfornato dolci per 70 anni, ora tutto viene demolito: il chiosco di Piero se ne va
Lucca dice addio a una rivendita storica, che ha deliziato generazioni intere. Una serie di problemi burocratici hanno portato alla chiusura dell’attività. Nacque tutto nel Dopoguerra. Dai cannoli ai bomboloni: tante le leccornie della baracchina

lanazione.it/lucca/cronaca/chi…



In Trump’s Federal #WorkForce Cuts, #BlackWomen Are Among the Hardest Hit

#Trump has cut hundreds of thousands of jobs from the #federal work force, disproportionately affecting #Black employees.

When Trump started dismantling #FederalAgencies & dismissing rank-&-file #CivilServants, Peggy Carr, the chief statistician at the #Education Dept, immediately started to make a calculation.

#Math #WeSeeYou #WhiteSupremacy #law #labor #discrimination
nytimes.com/2025/08/31/us/poli…

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