Today, in 1923, Cäcilie Anna Barabasch or Cecylia Anna Barabasz (depending on who you asked), was born in the village of Lengainen or Łęgajny (depending on who you asked). So to celebrate that birth here are some pictures of my granny/Oma/babcia, who remains an inspiration for me to this day.
I was wondering if there's any kind of ongoing global threat that's causing these records to fall, but surely if that were the case it would be mentioned in news stories about these unprecedented temperatures.
EMP grenades
Somewhere Bismarck is looking down in confusion as Germany projects power by sending 4,000 pensioners, 12 buffet stations and a TUI loyalty program through the Strait of Hormuz
The 21st century will be won by the states that, in a developed world where skilled young people are in increasingly short supply, are able to overcome their own xenophobia and welcome the future via immigration
I’m glad that LLMs have some valid uses. Don’t blame people for fucking hating it or compare us to antivaxxers. That shit legitimately is one of the worst things that I’ve seen happen to the world, and I am old.
Do not cry, mother. I am a writer now.
The striking stained glass window in Belfast City Hall commemorating the International Brigades. 48 mainly working class men volunteered from the city.
Gandesa, Belchite, Madrid, Brunete, Teruel, Córdoba....
Thanks to Paul Mullen for this photo.
Das ist doch vollkommen offensichtlich, wenn man sich die bereits stattfindende Zusammenarbeit auf Lokalebene anschaut. Die SPD hat in drei Jahren absolut keine Relevanz mehr, und das Menschen wie Merz, Dobrindt und Spahn aus Machterhalt mit der AfD koalieren werden steht ausser Frage.
Plus half of it is mixed with that weird Soviet Union = Russia mindset that is still prevalent in Germany today. Not so much a victory of Soviet/GDR but CDU propaganda I guess.
AfD erstmals vor Union in Sonntagsfrage.
Vielleicht sollte die Regierung noch mehr Steuergeschenke machen, noch mehr Reformen aufschieben, noch mehr Umweltschutz abbauen, noch mehr MigrantInnen bedrohen?
Carnation by Alexander Booth (2025), displayed with a mini binder clip against a wooden background
CARNATION in the wild ... copies still available--! Write for more info
A VCR never sold my private info to a nazi
We all have days like this
The interior of the Tannenberg monument, 1930s.
The Tannenberg monument near Hohenstein in East Prussia, built in 1927.
A remainder of the Tannenberg monument in Olsztynek in northern Poland.
Thinking about red brick today.
I’m not saying that times are bad for a freelance writer, but I’m already 10,000 words into a new book I had not planned or even considered at the beginning of the year.
OpenAI: We’re burning money like the Joker. A miracle needs to happen for us to turn a profit
Microsoft: Please please use our AI systems, we’re teetering on the edge here
Anthropic: I wonder what’ll kill us first: lawsuits, regulations or model collapse
Media and universities: AI is here to stay
back gardens - flat grey sky green bits very green - a crude drawing meanwhile - a cut out photograph of Claude Monet with a white scribble on orange - make pictures in black below now - whole bunch of jackdaws over the gardens old fences - house ends - brightening up
15/4/26
People seem more upset about Trump posting a stupid pic of him as Jesus than they were about him threatening to nuke a civilisation but hey ho I've got a nice roll in my bag for lunch.
Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto
Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto theonion.com/man-who-threw-molotov-co...
Shall we be dragged by him to the bottom of the sea? Shall we be towed by him to the infernal world?
The quadriga atop the Brandenburg Gate under a grey sky.
Journalismus, der lediglich eine generische KI-Theaterkulisse mit Vibes und ohne inhaltlichen Mehrwert bietet, erreicht - wie ich immer wieder ausführe - keine journalistische Schöpfungshöhe.
So führen Medien sich in logischer Konsequenz in die Selbstabschaffung.
JD, there are wonderful regional elections in Germany this year, mind attending?
i hope the white house sends vance to campaign for Reform in britain
it's george soros saying "tell viktor it was me. i want him to know it was me"
This reality check by Rebecca Solnit grabs you right from the killer first sentence. Do yourself a favor & give it a read.
A poster by Phineas Jones showing a tech-bro-style guy using a laptop, behind him is the ghost of Hitler who has one arm wrapped around his shoulder and the other raised in a fist. The background is a faded vintage yellow and the font is a style associated with WWII propaganda. The text reads: Using Generative AI? You're prompting with Hitler! GenAI is a Fascist Project! Trying using your BRAIN INSTEAD/ DON'T SURRENDER YOUR CREATIVITY TO THE TECH BILLIONAIRE'S CONTROL. Prints can be purchased at https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/phineas/prompting-with-hitler/
Image Credit: @phineas.bsky.social
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Cover of the novel Naked Among Wolves by Bruno Apitz
