#workinprogress photo of a #pet #portrait made for a lady in Germany a while ago; msg me if you'd like any of your favorite photographs painted ~

#art #arts #dogs #dogs #pets #commissions #artist #artists #artistsonmastodon #artwork #artlover #handmade #animals #wip #artstodon #mastoart #artgallery #artgalleries #interiordecorating #supportthearts #portfolioday #supportlivingartists

Thinking of you
- hand-painted acrylic painting

--> https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/thinking-of-you-karen-kaspar.html

--> https://www.artheroes.de/de/motiv/Ich-denke-an-dich/1236807

#human #person #man #woman #people #remember #contemplation #MastoArt #art #painting #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #arte #InteriorDesign #MastodonArt #BuyIntoArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #TraditionalArt #kunst #contemporaryArt #creativeToots #ArtForSale #ArtMatters #HumanArtist #ArtCollector #blue #white #abstract #abstractart #wallart #grief #meditation #love

@jztusk @joycebell @thisismyglasgow
Keep sharing both - “this is outrage” & ”this is cool” balance each other :)

@oldcoder @TheManyVoices
That’s very helpful, thank you.

🌞 Big news in the renewable energy world! India is seeing a surge in utility-scale solar and wind projects. This rapid expansion is not just cutting emissions; it's also enhancing energy security.

Meanwhile, in Africa, the Climate and Economic Justice Campaign is pushing for reparations and debt relief to foster equitable development.

In the U.S., plug-in balcony solar panels are making waves, offering low-cost, easy-to-install solutions that can significantly reduce bills and emissions.

RE: https://flipboard.com/@flipboarduk/technology-uk-edition-jskurn6iz/-/a-BUS0y4VuRqeUlwLbk1lLkA%3Aa%3A26228122-%2F0

Still won’t tempt me to use x

@jztusk Glasgow is full of iconic and historical buildings - you can even take a bus ride that does a tour past some

@jztusk thanks for the tip, super useful!

@cpsask hello Colleen :)

#dogsofmastodon #rescuedog
Last but definitely not least - Caoimhe (Celtic name, said as Keeva)

Husky x Lab
Each of these breeds is super smart - they’ve cancelled each other out in her. She makes up for it by having a beautiful soul & friendliest temperament

#dogsofmastodon #dogs
Meet Dido, she specialises in bringing sticks, destroying tennis balls & killing squeaks that reside in toys

#dogsofmastodon #dogs

Riley, my GSD x Rottie
12 years old and sadly feeling his age
Still gets super excited when I say the magic phrase “want to go for a walk?”; even if he can only go a couple hundred yards before heading back home

“Somehow, despite never submitting any of the paperwork they sent me—not the background check or identification info, not the domestic violence affidavit, none of it—ICE had apparently offered me a job.” https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/ice-recruitment-minneapolis-shooting.html

i think the truly revolutionary idea of the fediverse for a lot of people is the idea that culture is something that you can (and should) participate in, rather than simply consuming a feed of content created and curated by others

The only thing that mattered at the Golden Globe awards spectacle, was Mark Ruffalo's clarity:

#introduction

Hello, I’m Colleen from Glasgow UK

I’ve found Mastodon in my decision to stop using FB/Insta/Threads etc, and so far am loving it - not least due to the lack of adverts :)

I’m an accountant by trade; pianist, dog and cat lover, and avid reader in my spare time.

#s that I’m following so far:
#music
#dogs #dogsofmastodon
#catsOfMastodon #cats
#art #hitchhikersguide
#joy

What's it like applying for a job for ICE?

Over at Slate, a writer -- who's both a US veteran and has a long record of being very vocally anti-ICE online -- went to an ICE recruitment expo

Link if you subscribe to Slate: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/ice-recruitment-minneapolis-shooting.html

Free link, if you don't: https://archive.is/791rH

the tl;dr is ...

... they offered her a job, in a process that seemed so haphazard and sloppy that she concludes they're not doing serious background checks

as she puts it ...

Premier of Greenland Jens-Frederik Nielsen had a direct message to the Trump-regime when visiting Copenhagen today:

"… one thing everyone must understand: Greenland will not be owned by the USA. Greenland will not be governed by the USA. Greenland will not be part of the USA. We choose the Greenland we know today, which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark."

#greenland

Full text (in Danish): https://stm.dk/presse/pressemoedearkiv/arkiv/pressemoede-den-13-januar-2026/

The german Georg Elser Institute designates the #Trump administration as a #terrorist threat, and the so called “United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (#ICE)" a terrorist organization.

"I gotta be honest, I’m not feeling so great.

Renee Good was murdered in our streets of America, and we got literally storm troopers running around terrorizing.

I can’t pretend all this crazy stuff isn’t happening. We have a president who says laws don’t apply to him.

And we could rely on his morality, but he has no morality.

This is crazy.” - Mark Ruffalo
#Trump #ICE #ReneeGood