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My old collection of >100 high resolution images taken by Pleiades satellites between 2013 and 2021.

My processing skills weren't very good and Bsky can't show full res, but here they are.

I'm planning to add more from time to time.

1. Beijing-Daxing Airport terminal in China ( 2021-10-26 ).

Inside Roopa Knitting Mills. The photo shows a knitting machine surrounded by cones of yarn.

Within the part of the menswear industry that I operate in, Roopa Knitting Mills is widely regarded as one of the best hoodie manufacturers. Founded in 1991 by an Indian immigrant named Nat Thakkar, they do every production step after yarn spinning in Ontario, Canada.

The moral of Covid and the moral of Trump II are the same: national governments wield astonishing powers, and can implement massive changes rapidly and basically unstoppably.

The status quo is maintained at *massive* cost and effort, it's not just 'the way things have to be'.

Block fascists. There's no reasoning or arguing with them, you might as well debate with spoiled leftovers. Don't let them bait you. Block fast, block often, block fascists. Let their accounts mummify.

It is actually peak absurdity that we still have people arguing that voters should bend to the positions of their political representatives instead of the other way around.

A lot of free speech absolutist are being awfully quiet about this sort of thing.

I'm actually really proud of this line.

A terrorist targeted federal workers last week. There wasn’t much reporting on it. But I’m not finished thinking about it! 🧵

An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.

After high school I attended Columbia College. I later moved to LA and spent 14 years writing TV shows for Paramount. Some of them ran on CBS. Now when I meet new people, I tell them I spent those years selling clean urine to parolees.

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Fuck a Great Depression we are living through The Great Enshittification

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Lock down your phone or burner, safety in crowd panics, protest prep myths, crowd surveillance 101, a crossword puzzle, and powerful laser Kiwis. Please share.

#NoKings #Cybersecurity #privacy

Protest signs in San Antonio going hard af

Family of Boulder suspect taken into ICE custody for expedited removal, U.S. says The White House said Mohamed Sabry Soliman’s family had been detained following Sunday’s attack against a Jewish group in Boulder and would be swiftly deported.

Innocent until proven immigrant

I really need people to understand that there is no humanitarian work which is “safe” from being negatively politicised in this ecosystem. The right will target everyone doing any kind of humanitarian work and demonise them. The goal is to alienate, isolate and destroy.

Never take seriously those who ridicule low income people for having a smartphone or laptop.

“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”

Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is unnecessary or a luxury, survive a month without it.

The GOP's big attack on Medicaid is coming. So I remind you: Medicaid is the glue that holds America together.

If you're sick, aging, disabled, and/or poor—as we are all likely to be at some time—Medicaid is your best and often only hope.

So of course, the GOP is going at it to fluff the richest.

All journalists should work through this very good security checklist from Freedom of the Press Foundation. freedom.press/digisec/b…

As we approach Banned Books week, here's my annual reminder:
If you're going to partake, buy and read banned books from *living* authors. The Bradbury and Vonnegut estates don't need your money, but Maia Kobabe probably does.

Dear people who may soon suffer food insecurity

Listen up, it super fucking sucks and will do lasting psych damage the rest of your life. This is not a joke or exaggeration. What you have on hand will forever after be a source of anxiety.

SO. To help you in the coming days here's some tips

How to Dodge the Sonic Weapon Used by Police The LRAD is like a car alarm from hell—and if you aren’t careful, it could permanently damage your hearing.

Just making a public note in case it's needed.

Q. How to mitigate the potential for bodily damage when LRADs are in use at public events?

A. LRAD beams sound in a narrow pattern, so move off to one side to get out of the main pattern.

The horrific shit a gunshot can leave you with that doesn't kill you in 2025 is almost entirely unspoken. It's what got me thinking about this entire theme in the first place. "Not dying" is not a success condition even remotely especially today.