walternatives
@walternatives.bsky.social
Domesticated creative mothering twin teenaged sons & a stubborn Labradoodle, blissfully married to an adorable geek. We left Austin/America in late 2020, never looking back, now happily ensconced in a wee central Nederlands village, pop. 96. Groetjes.
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What technology takes from us – and how to take it back | Rebecca Solnit
What technology takes from us – and how to take it back | Rebecca Solnit
The long read: Decisions outsourced, chatbots for friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon Valley is giving us life void of connection. There is a way out – but it’s going to take collective effort
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:06 AM
What technology takes from us – and how to take it back | Rebecca Solnit
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
City Prosecutors Join Forces to Bring Charges Against Federal Agents
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:18 AM
gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
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Five signs your president may have strongman aspirations...
September 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Five signs your president may have strongman aspirations...
This evening’s styling by Head Out the Window.
September 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
This evening’s styling by Head Out the Window.
A stand alone card I recently made for a friend born 12 July, the height of cherry season here in our part of the Netherlands. The wee bouquet is Cordia cherry stems.
July 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
A stand alone card I recently made for a friend born 12 July, the height of cherry season here in our part of the Netherlands. The wee bouquet is Cordia cherry stems.
“The memo…calls on attorneys in the department to institute civil proceedings to revoke a person’s US citizenship if an individual either “illegally procured” naturalization or procured naturalization by “concealment of a material fact or by willful misrepresentation”. Elon AND Melania, right?
Trump’s justice department issues directive to strip naturalized Americans of citizenship for civil offenses
Memo says those subjected to civil proceedings are not entitled to an attorney like they are in criminal cases
www.theguardian.com
June 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“The memo…calls on attorneys in the department to institute civil proceedings to revoke a person’s US citizenship if an individual either “illegally procured” naturalization or procured naturalization by “concealment of a material fact or by willful misrepresentation”. Elon AND Melania, right?
A round of les vrais Normands and playing “Sevens” with my men made for the perfect Friday night. These are the good ol’ days.
June 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
A round of les vrais Normands and playing “Sevens” with my men made for the perfect Friday night. These are the good ol’ days.
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No matter what Trump says, the US has gone to war – and there will be profound and lasting consequences | Simon Tisdall
No matter what Trump says, the US has gone to war – and there will be profound and lasting consequences | Simon Tisdall
Trump has fallen slap bang into the trap laid for him by Netanyahu. His reckless gamble makes a nuclear weapon for Iran more, not less, likely, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
June 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
No matter what Trump says, the US has gone to war – and there will be profound and lasting consequences | Simon Tisdall
“We’re moving it back to the states, so the governors can handle. That’s why they’re governors,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “If they can’t handle it, they shouldn’t be governor.”
Governors can handle their own states natural disasters but not protests. (gift article)
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Governors can handle their own states natural disasters but not protests. (gift article)
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Trump says governors should be able to handle disasters without FEMA
In remarks to reporters, the president said the administration plans to “wean” states off FEMA assistance after hurricane season ends.
wapo.st
June 11, 2025 at 6:55 AM
“We’re moving it back to the states, so the governors can handle. That’s why they’re governors,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “If they can’t handle it, they shouldn’t be governor.”
Governors can handle their own states natural disasters but not protests. (gift article)
wapo.st/45RTx2B
Governors can handle their own states natural disasters but not protests. (gift article)
wapo.st/45RTx2B
May 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Eight years ago, if you wanted to line the first family’s pockets, your choices—while ethically unprecedented—were limited.
These days? There are so many options! Let's review 10.
These days? There are so many options! Let's review 10.
10 ways to enrich the Trumps and the MAGA movement
“We don’t actually give a fuck.”
www.motherjones.com
May 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Eight years ago, if you wanted to line the first family’s pockets, your choices—while ethically unprecedented—were limited.
These days? There are so many options! Let's review 10.
These days? There are so many options! Let's review 10.
Styling courtesy of Head Out the Window.
May 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Styling courtesy of Head Out the Window.
Me: “So I have specific reading glasses for my computer w/ different reading glasses for my iPad but those are from America and pretty scratched so I’m hoping these might work. Do you think this color would look good on me?”
Hans: “What shirt are you going to wear?”
You are hysterical, Boo.
Hans: “What shirt are you going to wear?”
You are hysterical, Boo.
May 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Me: “So I have specific reading glasses for my computer w/ different reading glasses for my iPad but those are from America and pretty scratched so I’m hoping these might work. Do you think this color would look good on me?”
Hans: “What shirt are you going to wear?”
You are hysterical, Boo.
Hans: “What shirt are you going to wear?”
You are hysterical, Boo.
She wasn’t quite ready to start the day so Ruby went back to bed, taking her duck for company as her people had left the room.
May 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
She wasn’t quite ready to start the day so Ruby went back to bed, taking her duck for company as her people had left the room.
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4 new words added to the script. I want my lawyer. Every day is shut the fuck up Friday
May 17, 2025 at 1:12 AM
4 new words added to the script. I want my lawyer. Every day is shut the fuck up Friday
Hans started Ruby’s summer shearing last night, one scissor snip at a time. She still needs a beard trim but the boots, all four, stay.
May 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Hans started Ruby’s summer shearing last night, one scissor snip at a time. She still needs a beard trim but the boots, all four, stay.
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Seems like a good day to remind everyone that Auschwitz — a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps — was not located in Nazi Germany either.
April 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Seems like a good day to remind everyone that Auschwitz — a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps — was not located in Nazi Germany either.
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New residents will have to show they understand Dutch cycling habits as part of the government's stricter integration rules. www.dutchnews.nl/2025/04/on-y...
On yer bike: integration exams will include cycling skills - DutchNews.nl
All immigrants to the Netherlands will be required to pass a Dutch cycling exam under new “inburgering” policy proposals from the right-wing government. The scheme – which will be called Foreigner Int...
www.dutchnews.nl
April 1, 2025 at 6:03 AM
New residents will have to show they understand Dutch cycling habits as part of the government's stricter integration rules. www.dutchnews.nl/2025/04/on-y...
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A new Scottish tartan memorializing the (mainly) female victims of the Witchcraft Act has been officially registered, created by Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi, founders of the Witches of Scotland campaign #WomensArt
via Smithsonian Magazine
via Smithsonian Magazine
March 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
A new Scottish tartan memorializing the (mainly) female victims of the Witchcraft Act has been officially registered, created by Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi, founders of the Witches of Scotland campaign #WomensArt
via Smithsonian Magazine
via Smithsonian Magazine
Ruby and her enviable schnozz.
March 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Ruby and her enviable schnozz.
If one is not obsessed with their pet/s, what’s the point in having them? Our Ruby can confirm our family’s obsession and we, hers.
March 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
If one is not obsessed with their pet/s, what’s the point in having them? Our Ruby can confirm our family’s obsession and we, hers.