Notices by Madeleine Morris (remittancegirl@mstdn.social)

I’m visiting an old andalusi house that’s been restored. This is its first courtyard #Cordoba

I came here first when I was 7, and these arches repeating into the distance gave me a sense of the idea of infinity #Cordoba #mezquita

“Along the reaches of the street, held in a lunar synthesis, whispering lunar incantations…“ #Cordoba

I just loved this moment

Do you use Libre office?

It’s great. You should try it.

If you do use it, and can, perhaps send them a little money. They provide a great set of software products for free. But no one can be expected to keep improving and updating for free forever.

If you can, let them know you appreciate their work.

https://paypal.com/donate/?business=donations@documentfoundation.org&source=url

Kudos to the brave people of this San Diego neighborhood.

But also: how is it legal for the transport of a state-sactioned force to drive the streets with no license plate?

How is it possible to know these guys aren’t just a gang posing as ICE?

https://www.tiktok.com/@jaydee9748/video/7511139319231401246

Oh a happier note:

https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/gay-lgbtq-pride-bangkok-marriage-equality-ad798c02c551c6c3e5472546c132e4e1

I haven’t ranted in a while, so here goes:

The Project 2025 Junta bears an uncanny resemblance to a fundamentalist Islamic tradition.

With the only difference being that most fundamentalist Islamic organisations are more liberal, in that they do not exclude by race.

Well, there’s the integrity death of a venerable old newspaper https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/20/chicago-sun-times-ai-summer-reading-list

@skinnylatte This strange phenomenon is underscored by the fact that, for 30 years of my life, I spoke, understood, read and wrote French fairly well, but when I learned Vietnamese, totally lost the ability to speak French. I could still understand it when I heard it, could still read it, but could not produce any spoken or written response. I thought I’d had a stroke.

@skinnylatte That’s incredibly interesting.

It’s like… the language is all there, stored securely, but something is getting in the way of accessing completely.

@skinnylatte I have a theory that there are definitely things going on in the brain with languages other than our mother tongue we don’t really understand. Some days - on rare days - I wake up and go through my day speaking Spanish with such astonishing fluency, that people don’t notice it’s a second language to me. But most days, I sound like a foreigner with a moderately good grasp of the language.

The most self-harming aspect of #cynicism is that, in an effort to protect oneself from disappointment, we give our leaders and those in positions of responsibility carte blanche to underperform.

It kind of blows my mind when younger people say that civil disobedience was not inherently as dangerous in the past.

It was always dangerous. From Soweto to the Edmund Pettus Bridge, from Kent State to Tiananmen Square. Getting rid of power hungry assholes has always been dangerous.

There was a time in my life when only the young had the passion for civil disobedience.

Now it seems it’s only us ladies of uncertain age.

"A constituent was forcibly removed from Mike Lawler’s town hall.

He has inadvertently created an instantly iconic image of the resistance.” via @keithedwards.bsky.social

My US scientist friends, you have an invitation.

So, here’s the thing:

Not being a Catholic, I’m not personally offended that Trump is posting AI pics of himself as Pope.

What bothers me is that the US president has ultimate authority over a nuclear arsenal capable of ending pretty much all life on earth and, at the moment, that office is occupied by someone with such fucking poor judgement.

And it’s very disturbing that the press isn’t pointing this out. Because it’s the most germane aspect of it.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdrg8zkz8d0o

Thank you, Greyhound!

I’m finding Associated Press one of the best sources of news since Trump took office.

Perhaps getting kicked out of the White House Press Pool is actually good for journalism?
https://apnews.com
#AssociatedPress #Journalism

@sonjdol Sadly, I have said goodbye to MSNBC. It might be irrational, but I will never forgive Joe and Mika’s trip to Mar-a-Lago to bend the knee.