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A list of what children in different countries leave out for Santa.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/post/701305

Mine (Zimbabwean 🇿🇼) is the mbira.

Something a little closer to home. We lost my father in law last year, my Dad this year, our youngest has gone off the rails, our savings are shrinking, and I recently became a burn victim. But I’m trying…

“*garbage account*”

My sister-in-law rescued a kitten off the highway. After being checked up and treated, she got bring him home. In addition to being one of the most absurdly cute things I’ve ever seen, he’s got one hell of a cracked expression. (Like this kitten looks hilariously psychotic and love it)

The eyes. That’s how you know he’s around. For context, this is what he’ll do if anyone of us goes into the bathroom. He hides around the corner. It’s a game.

it’s the blueish dot in-between my pointer and ring fingers if you can’t find it

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/56778793

Tis the season to be merry!

A few metres away from the shrine of Nizamuddin in Delhi is another extraordinary place: the Tomb of Amir Khusrow, the first great poet of the Hindustani langauge.

Context: Easter Monday, April 24, 1916, began quietly in Dublin, with British troops on routine guard duty as the First World War raged elsewhere. Few expected unrest, and places like the General Post Office seemed destined for another uneventful day.

Context: In the years before 1916, the organisers of the Rising quietly recruited men who already had military experience, particularly Irish veterans of the British Army and disciplined members of the Irish Volunteers. Training was deliberately low-key: drilling took place openly under the guise of volunteer exercises, while more serious preparation was handled by trusted Irish Republican Brotherhood officers within the ranks. Rather than mass conscription, the rebellion relied on careful selection, secrecy, and ideological commitment, ensuring that those chosen were willing to act despite overwhelming odds.

Context: The Heidelberg School was an Australian art movement of the late 19th century. It has been described as Australian impressionism. The term has since evolved to cover these and other painters who worked together at “artists’ camps” around Melbourne and Sydney in the 1880s and 1890s. Drawing on naturalist and impressionist ideas, they sought to capture Australian life, the bush, and the harsh sunlight that typifies the country.

Context: These birds were found in the ruins of Great Zimbabwe.

Context: Great Zimbabwe served as the political, economic, and ceremonial center of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe between the 11th and 15th centuries. The site was home to rulers and elites who controlled regional trade in gold, ivory, and cattle. Its structures were used for governance, ritual activities, and residence of the ruling class. The city played a key role in trade networks linking inland southern Africa to the Indian Ocean coast.

Context: Great Zimbabwe is the extensive stone ruins of an ancient city in southeastern Zimbabwe, built between the 11th and 15th centuries. The site features massive dry-stone walls constructed without mortar, requiring advanced engineering skills.Its main ruins include the Great Enclosure and Hill Complex, which likely had political and ceremonial importance. These remains reflect the power and sophistication of a major precolonial African civilization.

Verdigris (/ˈvɜːrdɪɡriː(s)/) is a common name for any of a variety of somewhat toxic copper salts of acetic acid, which range in colour from green to a bluish-green depending on their chemical composition. Once used as a medicine and pharmaceutical preparation, verdigris occurs naturally, creating a patina on copper, bronze, and brass, and is the main component of a historic green pigment used for artistic purposes from antiquity until the late 20th century, including in easel painting, polychromatic sculptures, and illumination of maps. However, due to its instability, its popularity declined as other green pigments became readily available.  The instability of its appearance stems from its hydration level and basicity, which change as the pigment interacts with other materials over time.

An Interpol top cop teams up with Filipino police to take down a counterfeit money operation threatening multiple Asian countries.

This time with text. Work is slow if you can’t tell.

I crochet’d her a hat I can’t find.

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Moderate, 1.9 mi out and back with spur

From: https://www.startribune.com/holly-trolley-minneapolis-streetcar-history-curious/601543578

his week’s #fediverse news

For the #KungFuSat watch party on Mastodon, it’s family action oeuvre A Karate Christmas Miracle, with appearances from Martin Kove (The Karate Kid) and Eric Roberts, the man who does hundreds of films by turning his entire career into a glorified Cameo account. Oh, and by “family”, I mean the Del Vecchio family, who have given us other great films such as Rock Story (with Eric Roberts), The Savant (with Eric Roberts) and Scavenger Killers (with… Eric Roberts!)

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spoilerWhite kitty in the tree

S10E1 “The Gang Beats Boggs”

Hey, I missed Lemmy, this community and others. Hope you all are doing well. 🌭