The Centre for Useless Splendour
@gerritb.bsky.social
I'm Gerrit. Retired, hurt: hence the useless splendour. 😁
"We are all just walking each other home." Ram Das
Focus: #wisdom #climate #beauty #dem-soc #Cdapoli.
Me: 👨🏻🦳🇨🇦🇿🇦🪖♿️🏺🥗 [Ally: 💙🇺🇦🇵🇸🖤🤎🌍]
Dad & FIL of 🏳️🌈 & 🏳️⚧️
"We are all just walking each other home." Ram Das
Focus: #wisdom #climate #beauty #dem-soc #Cdapoli.
Me: 👨🏻🦳🇨🇦🇿🇦🪖♿️🏺🥗 [Ally: 💙🇺🇦🇵🇸🖤🤎🌍]
Dad & FIL of 🏳️🌈 & 🏳️⚧️
Pinned
🇺🇸 The Liberty Bell was cast with the lettering:
"Proclaim LIBERTY Throughout all the Land
unto all the Inhabitants Thereof."
The legend is that it was rung
at the revolutionary victory in 1776.
Perhaps the resistance whistles of the blue cities
could then rightly also be called Liberty Whistles.
"Proclaim LIBERTY Throughout all the Land
unto all the Inhabitants Thereof."
The legend is that it was rung
at the revolutionary victory in 1776.
Perhaps the resistance whistles of the blue cities
could then rightly also be called Liberty Whistles.
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#NatureIsArt
Yew - Sep 2025
#Phonetography
#treesky #treescrolling #onlybeautifulthings #smoothcups #seedopening #squarely
Yew - Sep 2025
#Phonetography
#treesky #treescrolling #onlybeautifulthings #smoothcups #seedopening #squarely
January 31, 2026 at 2:31 AM
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Winter florals
Bunched Buttonbush...
Bunched Buttonbush...
January 31, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Winter florals
Bunched Buttonbush...
Bunched Buttonbush...
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@donlemonofficial.bsky.social when a Lemon gets arrested preserving the free press, you get your paint out for your next protest poster defending the the rights of a free and unfettered press. To ink the words when it is dry
January 31, 2026 at 2:42 AM
@donlemonofficial.bsky.social when a Lemon gets arrested preserving the free press, you get your paint out for your next protest poster defending the the rights of a free and unfettered press. To ink the words when it is dry
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January 31, 2026 at 2:45 AM
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𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿
January 31, 2026 at 3:15 AM
𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿
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January 31, 2026 at 3:20 AM
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Liam Conejo Ramos (age 5): abducted by ICE, is escorted by federal agent into a vehicle (MI, 1/20/2026)
Ruby Bridges (age 6): escorted to school by US Marshals after court orders schools inSouth desegregated (11/14/1960)
Donate to MN: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
#FreeThemAll #AbolishICE
Ruby Bridges (age 6): escorted to school by US Marshals after court orders schools inSouth desegregated (11/14/1960)
Donate to MN: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
#FreeThemAll #AbolishICE
January 31, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Liam Conejo Ramos (age 5): abducted by ICE, is escorted by federal agent into a vehicle (MI, 1/20/2026)
Ruby Bridges (age 6): escorted to school by US Marshals after court orders schools inSouth desegregated (11/14/1960)
Donate to MN: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
#FreeThemAll #AbolishICE
Ruby Bridges (age 6): escorted to school by US Marshals after court orders schools inSouth desegregated (11/14/1960)
Donate to MN: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
#FreeThemAll #AbolishICE
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www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
We haven't seen such an offense against the 1st Amendment since the 1790s. The Adams administration locked up Ben Franklin's grandson under the Al.en & Sedition Acts for printing true stories about Congress. George Washington approved. See the book American Aurora.
We haven't seen such an offense against the 1st Amendment since the 1790s. The Adams administration locked up Ben Franklin's grandson under the Al.en & Sedition Acts for printing true stories about Congress. George Washington approved. See the book American Aurora.
So no one is going to mention that the 4 journalists arrested yesterday all identified as Black?
Am I crazy? Has no one else made that connection? Is this normal? Why is this not making headlines along with the arrests? Where is the outrage?
www.dailykos.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:53 AM
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
We haven't seen such an offense against the 1st Amendment since the 1790s. The Adams administration locked up Ben Franklin's grandson under the Al.en & Sedition Acts for printing true stories about Congress. George Washington approved. See the book American Aurora.
We haven't seen such an offense against the 1st Amendment since the 1790s. The Adams administration locked up Ben Franklin's grandson under the Al.en & Sedition Acts for printing true stories about Congress. George Washington approved. See the book American Aurora.
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Treason doesn't get a free pass. Not on my watch.
It's time to shine a light in the dark hole where the quislings hang out. We stand for Canada.
True, north, strong, free of interference.
It's time to shine a light in the dark hole where the quislings hang out. We stand for Canada.
True, north, strong, free of interference.
January 31, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Treason doesn't get a free pass. Not on my watch.
It's time to shine a light in the dark hole where the quislings hang out. We stand for Canada.
True, north, strong, free of interference.
It's time to shine a light in the dark hole where the quislings hang out. We stand for Canada.
True, north, strong, free of interference.
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We haven’t seen many this winter, but a few have dropped by.
Common Redpolls are a small stripey finch that lives in the Arctic. They migrate south, but somewhat erratically, so we don’t see them every winter.
This male redpoll briefly stopped in to check out the foraging situation
#Birds 🪶
Common Redpolls are a small stripey finch that lives in the Arctic. They migrate south, but somewhat erratically, so we don’t see them every winter.
This male redpoll briefly stopped in to check out the foraging situation
#Birds 🪶
January 31, 2026 at 1:23 AM
We haven’t seen many this winter, but a few have dropped by.
Common Redpolls are a small stripey finch that lives in the Arctic. They migrate south, but somewhat erratically, so we don’t see them every winter.
This male redpoll briefly stopped in to check out the foraging situation
#Birds 🪶
Common Redpolls are a small stripey finch that lives in the Arctic. They migrate south, but somewhat erratically, so we don’t see them every winter.
This male redpoll briefly stopped in to check out the foraging situation
#Birds 🪶
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Indigenous activists in Indonesia’s Papua say a massive rice plantation was rushed through without free, prior and informed consent.
They warn the food-estate push risks deforestation, land grabs and conflict—repeating past failures—while the government insists procedures were followed.
They warn the food-estate push risks deforestation, land grabs and conflict—repeating past failures—while the government insists procedures were followed.
Indonesia fast-tracks final permit for Papua rice megaproject without Indigenous consent
JAKARTA — Indigenous rights activists have condemned the Indonesian government’s decision to grant 328,000 hectares (810,505 acres) of cultivation rights for a massive rice plantation project in…
news.mongabay.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Indigenous activists in Indonesia’s Papua say a massive rice plantation was rushed through without free, prior and informed consent.
They warn the food-estate push risks deforestation, land grabs and conflict—repeating past failures—while the government insists procedures were followed.
They warn the food-estate push risks deforestation, land grabs and conflict—repeating past failures—while the government insists procedures were followed.
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Amazon has cut a combined 28,000 jobs since October. Its CEO made $40M+ in 2024
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
January 31, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Amazon has cut a combined 28,000 jobs since October. Its CEO made $40M+ in 2024
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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Editorial: Escalating violence by U.S. law enforcement during deportation campaigns, including the killing of civilians, has shaken domestic trust and deeply damaged international confidence in the United States.
We must hold America to a much higher standard
The images of mayhem and violence that have been transmitted around the world have alienated many others who once looked to the U.S. as a model of democracy.
ebx.sh
January 31, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Editorial: Escalating violence by U.S. law enforcement during deportation campaigns, including the killing of civilians, has shaken domestic trust and deeply damaged international confidence in the United States.
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Downtown Minneapolis today! ✊
January 30, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Downtown Minneapolis today! ✊
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Two red-tailed black cockatoos at Menindee, New South Wales.
January 30, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Two red-tailed black cockatoos at Menindee, New South Wales.
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Bulkley River Ice
Nicholas Bott
1998
Nicholas Bott
1998
January 31, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Bulkley River Ice
Nicholas Bott
1998
Nicholas Bott
1998
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Vincent van Gogh - Skull, 1887
January 31, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Vincent van Gogh - Skull, 1887
🇨🇦 The MAGA-Alberta marriage now has seperatist offspring. [Alert: metaphor change 1]
The centrifugal forces spun up by the growing
American red-blue apartheid have spread to Canada. [Alert: metaphor change 2]
The meth house fumes are spreading into the nice apartment.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The centrifugal forces spun up by the growing
American red-blue apartheid have spread to Canada. [Alert: metaphor change 2]
The meth house fumes are spreading into the nice apartment.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta separatism casts shadow over Conservative convention | CBC News
There’s an acute awareness and sensitivity at the Conservative Party convention to the political issue of separatism. It's now at the centre of Alberta politics, particularly within conservative circl...
www.cbc.ca
January 31, 2026 at 12:45 AM
🇨🇦 The MAGA-Alberta marriage now has seperatist offspring. [Alert: metaphor change 1]
The centrifugal forces spun up by the growing
American red-blue apartheid have spread to Canada. [Alert: metaphor change 2]
The meth house fumes are spreading into the nice apartment.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The centrifugal forces spun up by the growing
American red-blue apartheid have spread to Canada. [Alert: metaphor change 2]
The meth house fumes are spreading into the nice apartment.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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January 30, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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Incoming!
Pink cockatoos at Kinchega National Park, New South Wales.
Pink cockatoos at Kinchega National Park, New South Wales.
January 30, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Incoming!
Pink cockatoos at Kinchega National Park, New South Wales.
Pink cockatoos at Kinchega National Park, New South Wales.
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A Tufted Titmouse watching the goings-on below from the top of the snow pile.
January 30, 2026 at 11:08 PM
A Tufted Titmouse watching the goings-on below from the top of the snow pile.
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Thought about this before sharing for..reasons. But it’s by a favourite poet and fits 🙏
January 30, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Thought about this before sharing for..reasons. But it’s by a favourite poet and fits 🙏
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