There is something very "Czech" about this image – the very carefully constructed tower of trash, the two young women delicately eating sausages with their fingertips, the attempts at tidiness in spite of the squalor.
Karel Bucháček, mid-1980s. His exhibition at 400 ASA closes today.
What they meant to say was "My lack of empathy prevents me from seeing how my ambiguous writing might require clarification. And it might cause me to deflect and blame you for my shortcomings."
How foreign #accents subconsciously shape the way we interact
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#language #langsky
"Wouldn't it be useful for English speakers to have a specific word for ... the action of sitting outside enjoying a beer?" #ttns
This is fantastic! Thanks for sharing 🙏
2/2 In 2025, Rosie O'Donnell defected from the United States to Ireland.
There was a time when people defected from the Soviet Union.
#RosieODonnell #Project2025 #winning #arewewinningyet
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1/2 In 2006, Rosie O'Donnell called Trump a bankrupt snake-oil salesman with the moral compass of a teenaged boy.
#RosieODonnell #SheWasRight
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We apologize to our Ukrainian supporters. We are embarrassed by how our president and vice president have behaved. We are fighting to redeem the soul of America. 🇺🇸
Zelensky is a wartime leader watching his people suffer and die under Russian attacks every day. To be lectured and lied to by Trump and Vance, as they defend the war criminal dictator committing these atrocities, is unimaginable agony. An everlasting shame for America.
Decent people thank Ukraine.
We know what kind of men they are.
The challenge of the 21st century is how we deal with abusers. If we give them free rein while punishing victims (like the Salem 'witches', doomed if they stand up for themselves, doomed if they prove innocence by dying), there will never be justice, never freedom.
Happy and free in Russia. It truly was a different world thirty-one years ago.
In the Czech Republic, the cost of an abortion for personal reasons is nearly 21% of the minimum wage, with no financial assistance available. The minimum wage is 745 EUR, and women typically pay around 155 EUR for an abortion.
Sign for accessible abortion in EU—Link in bio. 🤎
Mzia Amaghlobeli is a Georgian journalist dedicated to fearless reporting in a country where press freedom is under attack. She was arrested in January during peaceful protests & has been on hunger strike for 24 days. Sign the petition demanding her immediate release.
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No one elected Elon Musk.
As Donald Trump allows Musk to access people’s personal information and shut down government funding, Republicans in Washington will also own the consequences.
We must do everything in our power to push back and protect people from harm.
The DEI caused the plane crash narrative is a distraction. The tariffs are a distraction. Whatever insane nonsense Trump spews that the media will chase like cats chasing a laser light is a distraction. The only story that counts right now is the wholesale hijacking of control of the US government.
Zdeněk Sýkora was born 105 years ago today. "(They) are not framed, so they are not hemmed in, instead becoming a part of the universe; they may continue along their tangents into infinity, vanishing into it, becoming everything and nothing at the same time," Vladimír Drápal described his Lines.
Josef Čapek's Fire paintings (1938–9) respond to the looming rise of fascism in Europe. The inventor of the word "robot," Josef Čapek died in Bergen-Belsen in 1945. His body was never found. @ National Gallery Prague #weremember
This is extremely helpful 🤣 and true!
Surprisingly sweet, but not too.
How this Czech->English translator is supporting Ukraine today. Lviv Christmas Beer, limited edition. В єдності наша сила – Our strength is in our unity! Slava 🇺🇦
Run, don't walk to catch Emilia Pérez on the big screen. The music, the choreography, the story, the everything... Wow, just wow.
The Onion's Easter egg for Czech speakers: Franz Kafka Intl Airport's Manager of Conscious Perceptions is named Zlamaljelito – "He broke the blood pudding." Zlámal ("He broke") actually is a common last name. theonion.com/pragues-fran...
#translator here with my trusty cats 😺
My first post.
