Simulacra_sinulacrum

joined 1 year ago
[–] Simulacra_sinulacrum 31 points 11 months ago

The Astro turfing on Reddit is pretty unsettling. Especially when you understand just how much the front page is curated

[–] Simulacra_sinulacrum 41 points 11 months ago

Joined Lemmy a few months ago as a direct result of how the responded to the protest

 

painting by Luc Olivier Merson 1880

[–] Simulacra_sinulacrum 3 points 11 months ago

Awad and at least a dozen other inmates held in the pre-deportation centre in Petrozavodsk, Karelia's capital, were approached by military representatives soon after their arrest and were offered "a job for the state". They were promised good pay, medical care and permission to stay in Russia on completing a one-year army contract.

[–] Simulacra_sinulacrum 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It’s actually a fairly small print, just 13” tall. The small size adds to the feeling of a cat in hiding.

[–] Simulacra_sinulacrum 6 points 11 months ago

This one got me

 

Inspired by a haiku poem by Kawabata Bosha (1900-1941): "In the thick of the leaves / the eyes of a black cat / ominous flashes of gold"