Chris Phillips

"He was born poor, died rich, and never hurt anyone along the way." (Duke Ellington)

Louis Armstrong, born 4 August 1901.

A cat snuggles a dog who is nuzzling back. We are viewing from behind. The dog is medium sandy brown Corgi, Terrier cross. The cat is a large black and white.

Our cat n dog from a few yr ago. He has been gone for a couple of yr now. She took a while to get used to it and this yr finally took his old spot in the kitchen. Queen 👸 they were such good mates, he bought her up!

Much of the projected growth comes from increased profits due to reduced workforce. Who is going to by products when they're unemployed. So simple, yet seems to ellude so many whose decisions make this wheel turn. Article paywalled.

🤣👏👏👏

My biggest fear since the rump got re-elected is him losing it with Putin and twitching over the nuke button.

Beautiful photos.

Time to try to boost my profile. Getting close to shopping season, the more eyes the better lol

If you've liked my work or want to help out a small creator, I would love to try to increase my followers a little.

Can I ask for a share??

#photography #wildlife #newfoundland #creator #support

The full list of all 18,500 children killed in Gaza, in video form.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...

He is being hysterical!

Fascinating. Great share thanks.

They are both grifts really.

Gorgeous. 😍

Ceramic vase with repeated square motifs in orange, green and white

Paula Estevan, contemporary Native American potter born in Acoma Pueblo who learned the art of making pottery in the traditional way from her mother #WomensArt

Broadwaybabyto (@broadwaybabyto@zeroes.ca) At 19 I was told my health came second to my future husband. At 22 I was told I would feel differently once I was “in love” At 24 my boyfriend was asked if he would still love me if I couldn’t bear children. My autonomy was violated for 5 years for a hypothetical baby I had severe endometriosis and adenomyosis. My periods hell. They were irregular, heavy and painful. I would lay on the bathroom floor in unrelenting pain, throwing up and too weak to move. As the years dragged on I became more disabled from the pain and anemia. Surgeries to control the blood loss failed. Medications to put me into chemical menopause failed. Birth control pills failed. I needed a hysterectomy. I had never wanted children. I wasn’t even sure I wanted marriage. I was also far too disabled to get pregnant or raise a child. So I asked for the surgery. I asked my doctors to remove the diseased organ destroying my quality of life. I was firmly told “No” because I might meet a man who wants kids. That even though I was too sick to survive pregnancy and likely infertile, I couldn’t make the choice to remove my womb in case I changed my mind when I met my dream man. I told the doctors I didn’t want kids, it didn’t matter. I pointed out I was too sick to care for myself, let alone a child, and it didn’t matter. I said that my “dream man” would love me even if I couldn’t have kids, and the doctors laughed. I had no bodily autonomy. Medical misogyny was ruining my life. I spent the next few years getting second and third opinions. Fighting like hell to get the surgery I knew I needed to have any shot at a “normal” life. When I began dating someone, I brought him to my appointments hoping he could convince them to operate. They asked him if he would love me if I couldn’t give him biological children. He didn’t want kids either, but they said the same thing to him they kept saying to me: “You might change your mind” Why is the medical system so obsessed with us having babies? Misogyny and patriarchy. We could have changed our minds. We could have also broken up. What “could” happen in the distant future should never be given more weight than what was happening in the present. I was slowly dying. Bleeding to death and confined to bed. Relying on blood and iron transfusions to survive. I tell this story every few months because I think it’s incredibly important we talk about our lack of autonomy. The post Roe landscape is putting our lives in danger, and my story can hopefully help people understand why. If I wasn’t able to make the choice I needed for my body when there was no fetus involved, imagine how hard it must be for pregnant people who need to access abortion? Forced birth advocates love to trumpet the “exemption for the life of the mother” rule to justify abortion bans But if doctors weren’t willing to remove my uterus when it was literally killing me, why are we trusting they will terminate a pregnancy when the mother’s life is at risk? A hypothetical baby came before my life… imagine what would happen if there was a real fetus involved? We know what happens. Women die. They bleed out in parking lots. They become septic, lose their fertility or spend months fighting for their lives in the ICU. Their care is delayed because the fetus comes first. And delayed care comes at a cost. I finally got my hysterectomy, but only because I was bleeding out in the ER and transfusions couldn’t keep up. By the time they finally gave me the surgery I spent years asking for, my survival odds were only 50/50. Had they done it when I asked, it would have been 99% It’s the same thing for those experiencing miscarriage or abortion complications. If they could get timely healthcare, their odds of survival would be excellent. When we tell doctors they can’t intervene until the life of the mother is “clearly” in jeopardy? That’s when we start dying. We deserve better. We need full autonomy over our reproductive systems, and that includes access to sterilization and abortion. It’s time. More on what my hysterectomy taught me about medical misogyny: https://www.disabledginger.com/p/what-my-hysterectomy-taught-me-about #uspol #fascism #hysterectomy #abortion #AbortionRights #reproductiverights #misogyny #patriarchy

A must read over at Mastodon: zeroes.ca/@broadwaybab...

Europe is bleeding 😢

Last light.

Motherfucking wind farms…

One more time, just in case anyone hasn't yet seen it. Gutted at today's news of a double child drowning. Please read and share.

Her name was Diana. She was 23 years old and 7 months pregnant.

Russia murdered her today in an attack on the maternity hospital in Kamyanske.

Good luck. Feels like treats in order. Non heart hurty ones!

Just noticed one of my "to do" post it notes is old enough to vote.

A golden sunset across the sea. Sunbeams make shadows through the clouds like a giant fan.

One from Porth Iago on last year's home holiday. Love North Wales ♥️
#Sunset #Cymru #Stunset #Gwynedd #Wales #Photography

Monochrome photograph looking down on a giant metal sculpture of a spider looming over a humam figure on a quayside

Maman (“mother”), 1999 by Louise Bourgeois #womensart

Just saw this today.

Good for him.

Rising number of doctors among hundreds of medical staff detained in Gaza, say rights groups Detention of Dr Marwan al-Hams by Israeli undercover unit on Monday takes number of doctors being held to 28, says Healthcare Workers Watch

"In a statement to the Guardian, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) accused medical staff in Gaza, including doctors, of involvement in Hamas terror activity. It did not provide any evidence to substantiate the claim."

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Only just seen this.....😂

The business secretary Jonathan Reynolds says the racist protesters intimidating asylum seekers in Epping are "upset for legitimate reasons.”
I don't remember any Labour frontbencher saying the same about people protesting the genocide in Gaza. On the contrary, they've criminalised peaceful dissent.