Franta Jolan

My wife and I visited the African-American Museum in D.C. a year ago. It was overwhelming — and unforgettable. We left knowing we’d be back.

If Trump succeeds in deleting our history from the museum, there’ll be nothing left. This is what erasure looks like —and it’s happening right in front of us.

I remember that they handed out refreshing towels in little packs that had „after Alien“ written on it at the ticktet counter, one of my first encounters with merch that made me go into marketing later

About 15% of world’s cropland polluted with toxic metals, say researchers Scientists sound the alarm over substances such as arsenic and lead contaminating soils and entering food systems About one sixth of global cropland is contaminated by toxic heavy metals, researchers have estimated, with as many as 1.4 billion people living in high-risk areas worldwide. Approximately 14 to 17% of cropland globally – roughly 242m hectares – is contaminated by at least one toxic metal such as arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, nickel or lead, at levels that exceed agricultural and human health safety thresholds. Continue reading...

About 15% of world’s cropland polluted with toxic metals, say researchers

China continues trolling the US with new videos. Here’s one - “US sweatshop factory”

Superfunny Cybertruck Meme using a Seinfeld Scene with George and his Fiancée about Cybersex

This aged well

Italy one of five ‘dismantlers’ causing ‘democratic recession’ in Europe, report says Civil liberties report warns that Italy along with Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Slovakia intentionally undermining rule of law ‘in nearly all aspects’ Italy’s government has profoundly undermined the rule of law with changes to the judiciary and showed…

Italy one of five ‘dismantlers’ causing ‘democratic recession’ in Europe, report says

This is ‘Belladonna’. She’s 17.3" x 14.2"/44 x 36cm oil on panel, and available at the wonderful @quirkyfox.bsky.social. #art #artforsale #artgallery #magicalrealism

Despite Orbans Regime criminalizing the Opposition and Oppressing liberal free press, the People of Hungary will finally unite and hopefully kick his ass. One must note that the Hungarians didnt really care about refugees or lgbtq rights - but the hate for Russia and Putin is a More Common ground.

Tesla's Sales Are Falling So Much That the Cash It Rakes in for Carbon Credits Is Under Threat An important source of carbon credit revenue could quickly dry up for Tesla. And the pressure is on, experts warn.

Apparently Tesla isn't selling any cars which also means it's not selling carbon credits. It made 2.7 billion in carbon credits last year. Carbon credits is largely what has kept the company afloat

The energy i bring to Bluesky

The Violinist Christian Tetzlaff’s Tactic to Oppose Trump’s Agenda: Cancel Concerts Christian Tetzlaff said he was disturbed by the president’s embrace of Russia and other policies. “There seems to be a quietness or denial about what’s going on,” he said.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/a...

Neue Partei "Ja, ich nehme am Gewinnspiel teil" schafft es im letzten Moment auf die Stimmzettel Berlin (dpo) - Was für eine Überraschung! Im letzten Moment wurde die bis dato noch unbekannte Partei "Ja, ich nehme am Gewinnspiel teil" vom Bundeswa

Neue Partei "Ja, ich nehme am Gewinnspiel teil" schafft es im letzten Moment auf die Stimmzettel

Opinion | Germany’s Far-Right Comeback Germany’s attempts to “remember away” its Nazi past has instead paved the way for an extremist resurgence.

Grade noch rechtzeitig vor der Bundestagswahl: das Opinion-Stück für die @nytimes.com über das Erstarken der Rechtsextremen, effektives "truth twisting" und die deutsche Geschichtsvergessenheit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/o...

Tilda Swinton decries ‘internationally enabled mass murder’ at Berlin film festival Actor speaks out against ‘the unacceptable complacency of our greed-addicted governments’ as she picks up a Golden Bear award for lifetime achievement

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/fe...

The Body Politic: Meet the Female Filmmakers Who Are Shaping the Future of Horror Following in the bloody footsteps of Coralie Fargeat’s 'The Substance,' a new wave of female filmmakers is reinventing body horror, melding grotesque transformations with sharp critiques of beauty sta...

Absolutely incredible article on how female indie filmmakers are shaking the horror table with body horror!
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

If you read all four KISS autobiographies it's like Rashomon for idiots.

This is amazing. Via @nytimes.com

"Son tiempos oscuros en EEUU"

Richard Gere, Goya internacional 2025

Merz auf Abwegen: Der CDU-Chef treibt ein brandgefährliches Spiel Der Kanzlerkandidat der Union will in Migrationsfragen AfD-Politik machen – (noch) ohne die AfD. Das ist ein brandgefährliches Spiel. Der Leitartikel.

Was wird #Merz mit seiner #Asylpolitik erreichen? Er normalisiert die Positionen der #AfD und weckt Erwartungen, die er nicht erfüllen kann. Damit befördert er #Politikverdrossenheit und den #Rechtsruck. Mein Leitartikel für die @fr-zeitung.bsky.social :

www.fr.de/meinung/komm...

Vonovia übernimmt Deutsche Wohnen: Übermacht gegen Mie­te­r Nach der Übernahme der Deutschen Wohnen fürchten Mieter eine noch aggresivere Konzernstrategie. Enteignung wird derweil weiter ausgebremst.

Der Share Deal von #Vonovia ist ein „dreister Steuertrick, durch den der Allgemeinheit mindestens eine Milliarde Euro entgeht“ - @jorimgerrard.bsky.social in der @taz.de 👇
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The cringy events over there 🇺🇸 remind me of the Rat Race Movie, where a bunch of rich people bet on which of their “players” pulls the craziest shit or how long that takes.

It has come to my attention people don’t realize the neo Nazis are using “my heart goes out to you” as a way to reference Hitler saluting, so now you know.

Musk speaking to the far right German party, the AfD, today. Best picture angle, ever! 😂

Designers say AI is making stock image sites unusable A deluge of AI slop is making it harder to find decent images.

AI is polluting stock image libraries with generated garbage. search.app/4asE

Call me a pessimist, but I'm beginning to think he's not making America great again. Again.

The Scottish Sunday Herald TV guide featured this preview of the Trump inauguration.

It’s fucking brilliant.

EU asks X for internal documents about algorithms as it steps up investigation Musk’s company has been accused of manipulating systems to give far-right posts and politicians greater visibility

This is what explains Musk’s recent obsession with backing the far right in Europe and going on about making Europe great again. This and the racism.

Everything else is noise.

kyle_maclachlan Forty-two years ago, for reasons beyond my comprehension, David Lynch plucked me out of obscurity to star in his first and last big budget movie. He clearly saw something in me that even I didn't recognize. I owe my entire career, and life really, to his vision. What I saw in him was an enigmatic and intuitive man with a creative ocean bursting forth inside of him. He was in touch with something the rest of us wish we could get to. Our friendship blossomed on Blue Velvet and then Twin Peaks and I always found him to be the most authentically alive person I'd ever met. David was in tune with the universe and his own imagination on a level that seemed to be the best version of human. He was not interested in answers because he understood that questions are the drive that make us who we are. They are our breath. While the world has lost a remarkable artist, l've lost a dear friend who imagined a future for me and allowed me to travel in worlds I could never have conceived on my own. I can see him now, standing up to greet me in his backyard, with a warm smile and big hug and that Great Plains honk of a voice. We'd talk coffee, the joy of the unexpected, the beauty of the world, and laugh. His love for me and mine for him came out of the cosmic fate of two people who saw the best things about themselves in each other. I will miss him more than the limits of my language can tell and my heart can bear. My world is that much fuller because I knew him and that much emptier now that he's gone. David, I remain forever changed, and forever your Kale. Thank you for everything.

This is a beautiful tribute.