NatalieDavis

@NatalieDavis@universeodon.com

Humanist, atheist, liberal, pro-choice, anti-racism, outspoken science loving feminist nerd. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ally.
She/her
#SlavaUkraini

Avatar: Black & white photo of Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia, wearing the white senatorial gown & the iconic buns hairstyle, crossing her arms as both of her hands grab her shoulders.
Header: Two-circle Venn diagram, white background. Left, light grey circle says "Dumbest Times". Right, darker grey circle says "Darkest Times". Middle intersection says "You Are Here".

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NatalieDavis, to random

#HappyHalloween! I have loved Halloween since I was a kid. Christmas was nice enough, but you had to dance to Santa’s tune. It was a whole month of being on your best behavior and hoping not to get busted by the big man or his little narc elves. But Halloween was just the opposite. It was the only day of the year where we were encouraged to break the rules. When else could you dress in whatever bizarre fashion you wanted, go out after dark, go to the homes of strangers, threaten them, and be rewarded with candy? I know it’s not quite the same these days because it’s all big safety zones and trunk or treat, and I won’t knock it. The world has changed. But yes, truth be told, I do think kids today are a bunch of Halloweenies. They come sauntering up to the door in no hurry with their knee-banging plastic pumpkins half-full of goodies. What kind of haul is that?

NatalieDavis,

We carried pillowcases and moved like lightning, sweeping through entire neighborhoods like hobo-dressed tornadoes. Then afterward would begin the great candy barter, trying to accumulate even more deliciousness by swapping with friends and family. It was a magical night and an epiphany for me. Halloween taught me that a little rule-breaking could lead to amazing things. I may not have been a hardcore scofflaw all my life, but I have been a rebel, someone who lived far outside the social norms and followed my own guidelines. I owe that life path to Halloween. And I still eat candy every day. So I wish you a Halloween night that makes you feel like a kid again, one filled with ghostly tales and monster movies and cute trick-or-treaters and an avalanche of chocolate. Stay safe, but have fun. Break a rule if you get a chance. No telling where that may lead.

#HappyHalloween

NatalieDavis, to news

I've never seen so much happening and so much misinformation and cross information about what's happening.

This is soul bending.

#news #misinformation #disinformation

NatalieDavis, to Starlink

This is the consequence of soundbite budgeting. To hit arbitrary budget numbers not grounded in real choices, agencies seek "savings" by privatizing core functions any way they can. The result is key defense infrastructure, prisons and services controlled by unreliable oligarchs.

"Blinken Dodges Questions About Elon Musk Interfering with Ukraine’s Military Communications

"It sounds like Starlink is so important that the U.S. government doesn't want to risk offending a capricious billionaire," Jake Tapper said when confronting the secretary of state"

🔗: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/blinken-musk-starlink-ukraine-1234821712/

#Blinken #ElonMusk #Starlink
#Ukraine #StandWithUkraine
#Russia #RussiaIsATerroristState
#US #USPol #USPolitics

NatalieDavis, to Flowers



NatalieDavis, to Starlink

This "clarification" makes no sense. Isaacson wrote a blow-by-blow account of how Musk cut off Starlink access during the Ukrainian sea drone attack. Then his source, Musk, comes out with a diametrically opposed, retconned version, and Isaacson says, "Oh yeah, sorry, what he said."

Access journalism (read: bootlicking) is a blight on the profession.

"[Elon Musk's biographer Walter Isaacson] said, “To clarify on the Starlink issue: the Ukrainians THOUGHT coverage was enabled all the way to Crimea, but it was not. They asked Musk to enable it for their drone sub-attack on the Russian fleet. Musk did not enable it, because he thought, probably correctly, that would cause a major war.” "

🔗: https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/story/elon-musk-addresses-allegations-about-starlinks-involvement-in-ukraine-russia-conflict-397588-2023-09-09

#ElonMusk #WalterIsaacson #Starlink #Crimea #CrimeaIsUkraine
#Ukraine #StandWithUkraine
#Russia #RussiaIsATerroristState

NatalieDavis, to Russia

Eastern Europeans understand the danger Russia poses completely and have done all they can. Western Europe and the US need to listen to the innumerable instances when Russian leaders, all the way to the top, say what they intend to do:

"Putin Promotes General With Eye for Attacking Eastern Europe

Russian President Vladimir Putin promoted Lieutenant General Andrey Mordvichev to Colonel-General this week in a move that could provide alarming hints about the Kremlin’s plans for the future of the war in Ukraine. (...)When asked about the length of the war in Ukraine, Mordvichev responded that he has an understanding that Russia has to attack Eastern Europe. “If we’re talking about Eastern Europe, which we’ll have to attack, it will be longer and longer,” Mordvichev said. When asked if Ukraine is “only an intermediate stage,” Mordvichev replied that Ukraine is just a stepping stone to other attacks."

🔗: https://www.thedailybeast.com/putin-promotes-general-andrey-mordvichev-with-eye-for-attacking-eastern-europe

#Russia #RussiaIsATerroristState
#Ukraine #StandWithUkraine

NatalieDavis, to Starlink

Appalling. The U.S. military should immediately rid itself of dependence on a capricious oligarch who feels entitled to conduct his own ignorant foreign policy. If this doesn't violate the Neutrality Act, it should. We privatize far too much that is vital to national security.

"Elon Musk gave biographer top Ukrainian official’s private messages without permission

Elon Musk gave his biographer private messages from a top Ukraine official without seeking permission, revealing exchanges over the entrepreneur restricting the Starlink internet service to thwart Kyiv’s military.

Ukrainian deputy prime minister Mykhailo Fedorov told the Financial Times on Friday that he was unaware that Walter Isaacson had obtained and published the messages in a forthcoming biography of Musk written with the billionaire’s full collaboration."

🔗: https://www.ft.com/content/b38367f0-c70f-4a26-b9fa-8bf160e1803a

#ElonMusk #Starlink
#Ukraine #StandWithUkraine
#Russia #RussiaIsATerroristState
#USPol #USPolitics

NatalieDavis, to windows

Spotted in Alfama, Lisbon, Portugal.

#FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #windows
#Lisbon #Portugal #Travel
#photography

NatalieDavis, to twitter

FFS, it's been finally time for almost a year.

"Is it Finally Time to Quit Twitter/X?

Elon Musk is turning the platform into a haven for hate, but does that mean we should quit instead of fighting?

(...) The Musk-ADL flap feels like an inflection point for those of us who still have Twitter/X accounts. Is it time to delete them?"

🔗: https://theconnector.substack.com/p/is-it-finally-time-to-quit-twitterx

#X #Twitter #ElonMusk

NatalieDavis, to Ukraine

"Draining of Kakhovka Reservoir may lead to desertification of southern Ukraine

The draining of the Kakhovka Reservoir as a result of the Russian Federation blowing up the hydroelectric dam may exacerbate the trend towards desertification in the south of Ukraine.

The drainage of the territories will affect the food system in the future, Vladyslav Dudar, an officer of the Environmental Safety and Demining Department of the Ministry of Defence, said"

🔗: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/09/6/7418646/

#Kakhovka #desertification #Ecocide #Ukraine #StandWithUkraine
#Russia #RussiaIsATerroristState

NatalieDavis, to Ukraine

"Russians in occupied Mariupol start issuing insulin to only those with Russian passports

(...) "It is impossible to get help, vital treatment, get a job, or move freely without a passport. People have to choose – either get a document and have at least some rights, or die," Vadym Boichenko, the legally elected Mariupol Mayor, said."

🔗: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/09/6/7418665/

#Mariupol #MariupolIsUkraine #Ukraine #StandWithUkraine
#Russia #RussiaIsATerroristState

NatalieDavis, to Ukraine

A 17th body was found and the total injured in Russia's massacre of innocents reached 32.

"Russian strike on crowded Ukraine market leaves many dead

Russian shelling hit a crowded market in the Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka, killing at least 16 people, as the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, was in Kyiv for an unannounced visit, his first for a year to the Ukrainian capital.

(...) the attack in Kostiantynivka, close to the frontlines, killed at least 16 people and wounded 28 more. Video of the aftermath showed fires raging in destroyed buildings and soldiers carrying body bags away from the scene.

“A regular market. Shops. A pharmacy. People who did nothing wrong. Many wounded. Unfortunately the number of casualties and the injured may rise,” Zelenskiy wrote in a post on Telegram. He called the strike “a terrorist attack”.

🔗: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-blinken-counteroffensive-92b9ff2b9328f40516a4e47864d446e9

#Konstantinovka #DonetskIsUkraine #Ukraine #StandWithUkraine
#Russia #RussiaIsATerroristState

NatalieDavis, to Ukraine

Day 559 of "Everything's going according to plan":

"Russia is covering aircraft with car tires, potentially to protect them from Ukrainian drones

Russian forces have started covering some of its attack aircraft with car tires, which experts say could be a makeshift attempt to protect them from Ukrainian drone strikes.

Satellite imagery from Maxar of Engels Airbase, deep inside Russia, shows two Tu-95 strategic bombers with car tires on top of the airframes.

CNN could not independently verify why the tires were placed on the aircraft, but experts say it could be a crude attempt at not only adding another layer of protection against Ukrainian drones but also to reduce the aircrafts' detectability aircrafts visibly, especially at night."

🔗: https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-09-05-23/h_bd482cc8ed321135faef44a6bee0ae5e

#Ukraine #StandWithUkraine
#Russia #RussiaIsATerroristState

NatalieDavis, to USpolitics

Sincerely hope she has an easy time of it and recovers quickly. She most likely contracted it in Florida because, well, Florida. But maybe now the government will consider encouraging the use of masks for the length of this most recent wave.

"First lady Jill Biden tests positive for Covid-19

First lady Jill Biden tested positive for Covid-19 Monday, the White House announced.

“This evening, the First Lady tested positive for COVID-19. She is currently experiencing only mild symptoms. She will remain at their home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware,” the first lady’s spokesperson Elizabeth Alexander said in a statement.

President Joe Biden, 80, tested negative, according to the White House."

🔗: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/04/politics/jill-biden-covid

#JillBiden #COVID #COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #US #USPol #USPolitics

NatalieDavis, to Bulgaria

#NATO members will do pretty much anything to avoid talk about any response unless there is an intentional strike or a strike that just can't be ignored.
Hardly unexpected, but it also means Russia will feel emboldened until it reaches the FAFO moment.

"Kyiv’s claim attack by Putin’s drones hit Nato territory denied by #Romania

Romania has “firmly” denied Kyiv’s claim that Russian drones detonated on its territory during an attack on Ukrainian port infrastructure last night.

On Monday, #Ukraine’s defence ministry said Russian kamikaze drones had exploded on Romanian territory during Moscow’s strike on Odesa.

But Romania’s Ministry of National Defence said in a statement: “The Ministry of National Defence firmly denies the information circulating in the public space with regard to a so-called situation occurred during the night of 3-4 September, when Russian drones would have fallen on Romania’s national territory."

🔗: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-latest-news-putin-b2404322.html

#Russia #RussiaIsATerroristState

NatalieDavis,

Update:
"Romania confirms parts of Russian drone fell on Romanian soil

Romania's defense minister, Angel Tilvar, has confirmed that parts of a Russian drone fell on Romanian territory after it had targeted a Ukrainian port on the River Danube, which runs along the border between the two countries.
(...)
The defense ministry had initially denied reports earlier this week that parts of a Russian drone had fallen on the Romanian side of the Danube."

https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-09-06-23/h_364de919a7a1c29685a063ebb4ee1c1f

#Romania #NATO
#Ukraine #StandWithUkraine
#Russia #RussiaIsATerroristState

NatalieDavis, to Ukraine

Excellent resource for anyone who wants to do a deep dive on (soon to be overrun) Russian fortifications in temporarily occupied Ukraine. Interactive map link to sat imagery:

"Russian field fortifications in Ukraine

Satellite imagery shows trenches and barriers span the front line in Ukraine"

Our government's delay of tanks and LRMs gave Russia months to dig in, leading to a slower and bloodier counteroffensive. Nevertheless, Ukraine advances. We must arm and resupply them faster.

🔗: https://read.bradyafrick.com/p/russian-field-fortifications-in-ukraine

#Ukraine #StandWithUkraine
#Russia #RussiaIsATerroristState

NatalieDavis, to twitter

Filing this under NSS (No Sh*t, Sherlock).

"Musk’s new Twitter policies helped spread Russian propaganda, E.U. says

Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) has played a major role in allowing Russian propaganda about Ukraine to reach more people than before the war began, according to a study released this week by the European Commission, the governing body of the European Union.

The research found that, despite voluntary commitments to take action against Russian propaganda by the largest social media companies, including Meta, Russian disinformation against Ukraine, thrived. (...)

Musk’s X was not alone in having failed to stop the spread of Russian propaganda, the study found. Instagram, Telegram and Facebook, owned by Meta, also drew criticism."

Gift article 🔗: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/09/01/musk-twitter-x-russia-propaganda/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNjkzNTQwODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNjk0OTIzMTk5LCJpYXQiOjE2OTM1NDA4MDAsImp0aSI6IjhlMDRlNWI5LTA2MjEtNGFjMi1hYmIwLTBlNGJlYmY1YmQyYiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS90ZWNobm9sb2d5LzIwMjMvMDkvMDEvbXVzay10d2l0dGVyLXgtcnVzc2lhLXByb3BhZ2FuZGEvIn0.S9HxTVnFHJPSGcK3Uyn-OzorYLvjQI39e5NW1hsOmpA&itid=gfta

#Twitter #X #ElonMusk #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #Telegram
#Russia #RussiaIsATerroristState #RussianPropaganda
#Ukraine #StandWithUkraine

NatalieDavis, to Flowers

Happy Saturday!

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NatalieDavis, to Europe

"Ukraine War, Day 554: Europe Still Buying Russian Oil and Gas

(...) Despite sanctions over Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, European countries are still importing Russian energy supplies.
While Germany has weaned itself off dependence on Russian gas, Europe’s purchases of liquified natural gas have increased by 40% since the invasion. European Union members have bought more than half of Russia’s LNG on the market in 2023.

And using a sanctions loophole, European customers are buying diesel, kerosene and other fuels refined from Russian crude oil.

(...) third countries such as India, China, and Turkey refine Russian crude. They then sell into petrol, diesel, and other products without restrictions.

🔗: https://eaworldview.com/2023/08/ukraine-war-europe-still-buying-russian-oil-gas/

#oil #gas #Europe
#Russia #RussiaIsATerroristState
#Ukraine #StandWithUkraine

NatalieDavis, to Astronomy

Breathtaking.

"James Webb telescope captures clearest-ever image of Whirlpool galaxy

(...) This mesmerising picture...is a composite image from the telescope’s NIRCam and MIRI instruments. Both devices are built to capture the distant universe by decoding infrared light signals emanating from faraway stars and galaxies. The end result is the Whirlpool galaxy in never-seen-before detail.

The dark red regions trace the filamentary warm dust permeating the medium of the galaxy. The red regions show the reprocessed light from complex molecules forming on dust grains, while colours of orange and yellow reveal the regions of ionised gas by the recently formed star clusters.

🔗: https://thenextweb.com/news/james-webb-telescope-whirlpool-galaxy

#galaxy #WhirlpoolGalaxy #M51 #JWST #astronomy #space #Science

NatalieDavis, to Dogs

Feel good story of the day.

"Dog repeatedly escapes Up North shelter, sneaks into nursing home

(...) For some reason, this is the place Scout the dog decided to make his home.
(...)
The staff formally adopted him. Suddenly the nursing home had its own pet. And the residents were delighted.
(...)
Scout has free rein here at Glacier Hill, which houses about 20 seniors. He wanders the halls at will, lies down wherever he wishes and visits residents whenever the mood strikes him. He learned how to get into their rooms by jumping up and using his paw to pull down on door handles. And he knows which residents keep dog biscuits in their walkers to give to him."

🔗: https://eu.freep.com/story/news/columnists/john-carlisle/2023/08/29/dog-nursing-home-bellaire-michigan-meadow-brooke-medical-care-facility/70649836007/

NatalieDavis, to Ukraine

"Kuleba on negotiations with Russia: Ask Prigozhin, he make deal with Putin, and he kills him

(...) "As for the calls for negotiations with Putin, anyone who asks about this should ask not us, but Mr. Prigozhin. He had a conflict with Putin, he held successful negotiations with Putin, ended this conflict, agreed on security guarantees, and then Putin killed him," the head of Ukrainian diplomacy said.

Kuleba emphasized that there is no reason to believe that Putin will behave differently in any other negotiations."

🔗: https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/3754560-kuleba-on-negotiations-with-russia-ask-prigozhin-he-make-deal-with-putin-and-he-kills-him.html

#Ukraine #StandWithUkraine
#Russia #RussiaIsATerroristState

NatalieDavis, to Ukraine

It's the "find out" phase of "f*ck around - find out".

It's easy to start a war, and always impossible to predict how will it end. Welcome to reality, Russia.

"Russia faces largest drone attack yet

On the night of August 30, Russia faced the largest drone attack ever. Numerous targets in the Moscow, Tula, Pskov, Bryansk regions and Sevastopol city were attacked by drones."

🔗: https://mil.in.ua/en/news/russia-faces-largest-drone-attack-yet/

#SlavaUkraini #Ukraine #StandWithUkraine
#Russia #RussiaIsATerroristState

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