@Remittancegirl there's an old lady in one of my choirs who started knitting socks after she had seen refugees arrive in Frankfurt, barefoot in sandals. This was in autumn 2015 and she's still knitting and I'm helping to get the socks to all kinds of people in need.
She's not doing social media at all but I will read your posts to her. I think she will like to hear about Marta and Javier and all the others 🙂
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There is an old gent, Javier, who lives at the bottom of my street who puts out rows of cut down water bottles with baby spider plants and rooted pothos cuttings in them with a sign on his front door that says 'take one'.
There's a lady barber in my neighborhood called Marta, who gives free haircuts to homeless men on Friday afternoons. Because she says that everyone feels better after a haircut.
There are wonderful people in this world. Every one of them matters more than Musk.
How to turn your anecdote into a proper story.
#Writing #Medium #LMNO
https://medium.com/ellemeno/thats-not-a-story-381f5403a318
I'd also like to pay tribute to Mohamed and Fatima, the couple who run the fruit and vegetable shop two blocks from me. Because every night, before they close their shop, they put neat boxes of slightly over-ripe produce out in front of their shop for poor and street people in my neighborhood to take.
Two lucky #PathOfExile2 T15 boss encounters! The electrocute (from unique gloves) is doing the job for me, because for most of the time they are stunned with lightning and not moving at all.
I can then just stand there and unleash (orb + 20k dps Spark) everything I’ve got without any risk. The worst part is surviving from one shock to another if I’m not able to melt them in one go… I’m enjoying this so much!😂🥰
Austria’s Nationalist Right Closer to Power After Firewall Fails
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-05/austria-s-nationalist-right-closer-to-power-after-firewall-fails?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Business @business-bloomberg
I am quietly enraged every day about how much of my attention span gets wasted on billionaires and con men.
Meanwhile, the many people who make my life better on a daily basis get fuck all recognition.
So, I'd like to pay tribute to the district nurse who lives across the street from me and makes home visits to the elderly in my neighborhood. Because that woman literally makes it possible for hundreds of people to live better, independent lives.
South Korea's presidential security chief defies Yoon arrest bid as deadline looms
https://neuters.de/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-protesters-rally-against-yoon-arrest-deadline-looms-2025-01-05/ #SouthKorea
@GottaLaff To be fair, trump did say that if elected they'd never have to vote again.
“Fears grow for voting rights as #Trump plots to reshape US justice department
Experts warn that incoming president could direct DoJ officials to scale back enforcement of Voting Rights Act”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/05/trump-voting-rights-justice-department