2026-04-26T04:20:39Z https://yabu.me Simon Lucy https://yabu.me/npub1gxksfw7weenuqgh4rffvx42t332f7mnuyt94lyev3p973645p0kqx60m85 https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/108/194/513/977/756/967/original/7fda7cc9a1191850.png https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/108/194/513/977/756/967/original/7fda7cc9a1191850.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgrdzce3qquyeq94a7f8fe9dhfzxyrkhk7ysaha7gafree2c0upsgzypq66p9mem8x0spz75d99s64fwx9f8mw0s3vkhun9jyyh682ks97ccae77y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswhuhu4ug39vdy8tlc0e5u5k5u30f0aue6rqdgwscp9v5zsv65nhqdftnnj'>nevent1q…tnnj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I found a video on Discogs and I&#39;ll find some source. <br/><br/>In searching I found the Welsh The Klezmonauts, <a href="https://klezmonauts.co.uk/">https://klezmonauts.co.uk/</a> similar but different. <br/><br/>In return if you&#39;ve not heard them A Hawk and a Hacksaw, Slav, Klezmer, Hungarian with Mariachi. 2025-12-24T14:51:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp76sxa8d47jacl7hkrspllw6sggv8du38ffn9n4s6h5sze00jasczypq66p9mem8x0spz75d99s64fwx9f8mw0s3vkhun9jyyh682ks97cc49qn3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx3843na5eu0sz557l70m3a20ffc3g97u7m94awxe73x22t64ev9gc08xcu'>nevent1q…8xcu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Indeed. 2025-05-01T18:06:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf8k7mynf3eaf6aqc0nrkkfswdkj4y5n6xea20zdytle7dltgk65szypq66p9mem8x0spz75d99s64fwx9f8mw0s3vkhun9jyyh682ks97cv0gfm9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfvkrpqsxmvf083cpsdg35z7p0fza6s34q0l9xjwm9pd37lnzlgacwnlqgg'>nevent1q…lqgg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You can live in a dark place or not. That doesn&#39;t make it sane. 2025-05-01T15:42:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs04dg4wt72smtr8wn2qvep7592yue56d34p2pncdkzvazqv77qvlczypq66p9mem8x0spz75d99s64fwx9f8mw0s3vkhun9jyyh682ks97ctwh65h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswdw3e0575zfkfcqy6hpmcqt04h875r20wrjc64n9f42rpjrxps7q0377vy'>nevent1q…77vy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>People breaking into your house is not about equality and it&#39;s a peculiar preoccupation. Is this a likely event and if they did break in whilst you slept how likely are you to be able to defend your property and selves, whether you have weapons or not?<br/><br/>Perhaps an alarm connected to the police would be of more utility. 2025-04-30T23:04:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0578tv5sxwzaud4sgn2k4s7fhhekwjvhndprqh64pzrzz2a38q0szypq66p9mem8x0spz75d99s64fwx9f8mw0s3vkhun9jyyh682ks97cl0v93l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdl2aagpgk32r5rpf7ncgvmpwd4xu5fh9n6cshs0f2z9e29y8usxs8d0tny'>nevent1q…0tny</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A weapon isn&#39;t about equality. But if everyone carries a gun perhaps they just halve their population from time to time. <br/><br/>But not everyone has them and they never will so that&#39;s an unequal society, so no it&#39;s not a mechanism for equality. 2025-04-30T20:45:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsthhvc3cxems7tud5s067s209mh80wd49fr5u4ld5qy8d9p3eu27qzypq66p9mem8x0spz75d99s64fwx9f8mw0s3vkhun9jyyh682ks97c4zzmyg The BBC ran All the President&#39;s Men late last night. The difference, of course, between 72/73 and 2025 is that Nixon, his Germans and ex CIA black ops guys did it all in secret and it took relentless journalists and almost as secret whistle blowers and informants to put it all together; Trump and his Plastic Pal (who&#39;s no fun to be with) do it all right out in the open.<br/><br/>It&#39;s not just his Plastic Pal of course but the whole crew wouldn&#39;t have got on Magruder&#39;s team they&#39;re so dim.<br/><br/>#USPolitcs 2025-02-24T14:26:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfttw5jtqclnhd23fnr6pufre30vdgqxtcyc3jqax39j6pgg0ercszypq66p9mem8x0spz75d99s64fwx9f8mw0s3vkhun9jyyh682ks97cs2dfh0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqm9r7mq4cswn73y9lj5xy2vu5eah0c7ucg0x9afe9xwnutw5fc6c33w4xh'>nevent1q…w4xh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Drowned World J. G. Ballard. 2025-02-04T22:07:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqajns3xq573h86dddczv5tnx4vwvezd43xjw40r5ghg0ulvz238szypq66p9mem8x0spz75d99s64fwx9f8mw0s3vkhun9jyyh682ks97c9w2uhf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqhynrzp885tuv22hfrle7atevgjcp98mmgw57g3jq4ucy4jee73s8vjr5a'>nevent1q…jr5a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If I Had A Hammer was part of the soundtrack of my Primary School years, though I wish I had a memory of the Nuns singing it at the the Convent School. 2025-01-08T11:31:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszzclwkwd033vq2jlwc28wcphhujylhgmpum9tdwz693fadu2dclczypq66p9mem8x0spz75d99s64fwx9f8mw0s3vkhun9jyyh682ks97cezf0zn For most of the world H1B work visas are a lottery. Those from selected countries (many that used to be considered developing), get a favoured status; those from industrialised or post industrialised countries are considered competitors and US employers have to show specific skill needs. <br/><br/>From the US point of view most H1B &#39;employees&#39; are insourced workers managed by Agent corporations, like Infosys and are general worker bees.<br/><br/>#H1b #Perspective #Billionaire #Employment #USPolitics 2024-12-28T12:27:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyfwy983er78em70alqs96rwwwxx789hnp3k8g83rjl2gasrws2zszypq66p9mem8x0spz75d99s64fwx9f8mw0s3vkhun9jyyh682ks97c4c9w6t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs209wvcpnsh4yddsckxegekxcj2gtg576qekz0a4wcdzgqy3j8n3q9kvued'>nevent1q…vued</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There&#39;s room, I think, for an exhibition of pictures of gallery rooms where everyone is ignoring the focal piece. <br/><br/>I have a particular set from MOMA and the Monet Water Lilies (I should reprocess these) <a href="https://www.flickr.com/gp/simon-lucy/59rG2hxggs">https://www.flickr.com/gp/simon-lucy/59rG2hxggs</a><br/><br/>But it has to be said that the sculpture looks stronger for being ignored. 2024-11-30T10:05:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfvy3qcwmk4s5jp98wsucssrdgdckyn770gu9rc0yr5y90ynvvagqzypq66p9mem8x0spz75d99s64fwx9f8mw0s3vkhun9jyyh682ks97cm03hvd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdnmt26axh5fzn62kvzym2gxd5zd68ev77qvld6a0spdtxh3kvv3sqjw9s9'>nevent1q…w9s9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is replaying the Late 60&#39;s and the 90&#39;s.<br/>The push pull between Europe and the USA.<br/><br/>Many Tories tried to build Airstrip One but until Truss no Tory PM abandoned the balancing act.<br/><br/>Under Obama, the axis was Franco-German and USA, Biden bobs like a cork. Trump feeds wherever he can.<br/><br/>Apart from the myth of the Special Relationship there&#39;s the worn out trope of the UK as the door to Europe. The latter is a mirage for Republicans. 2024-11-17T10:43:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9j96863j4nkejcvce2mjjntwqf9cw3xdjn32yn3fj3l7fang6hzqzypq66p9mem8x0spz75d99s64fwx9f8mw0s3vkhun9jyyh682ks97c6efefs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspu549znf0dwgvk7tpcqzz876mkh7q8jsceu29ppenrjrvg4z6pmcxdpq9c'>nevent1q…pq9c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Generally soft, unless drunk when the hard g is safer. Though the number of times I&#39;m drunk these days is vanishingly small.<br/><br/>But GIF is always hard as Jif is still really a bathroom cleaner. 2024-11-16T09:07:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspnxq9s42hwrh3n8nstsrmvlv02stymtanfuvsm6u0j995vwvtenczypq66p9mem8x0spz75d99s64fwx9f8mw0s3vkhun9jyyh682ks97cd0r4ye In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq7spqd2layv5pcf48gldu982a9y0pq8vqztpwf8k5d6x9ws3aknscry4gg'>nevent1q…y4gg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Either from external pressure or local famine the migrations from East to West happened for over a thousand years and probably in prehistory before that as well.<br/><br/>They were violent and uncompromising at times and then became a part of the Western population, they stopped because the land stopped or they found sufficient land to thrive. <br/><br/>How do we manage that today with a global population of over 7 billion, in 400CE it was about 200 million? 2024-11-03T10:46:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspz8rqh89ezkxfz4g9urcw06ncr67dwpqk8k8xpkppe9a9hturyfqzypq66p9mem8x0spz75d99s64fwx9f8mw0s3vkhun9jyyh682ks97c6x39w5 <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dgafwzxxcjwctlq0wyrwcxvej073qejn6y9w3x8wvlz0wcf3pp9sl6vl50" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Steven Lawson Photography</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dga…vl50</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>Just received Metamorphosis and after a very quick browse it is exactly how I hoped it would be; vibrant, about change with drama and pathos from found surfaces. <br/><br/>I will spend more time with it.<br/><br/>Congratulations and thanks for the additional print. <br/><br/>#Photography #ArtBooks #FoundArt<br/><a href="https://photog.social/@stevenlawson/113203797786955022">https://photog.social/@stevenlawson/113203797786955022</a> 2024-10-03T11:51:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw62rg4m8g9vm4aeky9yf88tp5cjmm8e93h7850hx0hmk3rgzznyszypq66p9mem8x0spz75d99s64fwx9f8mw0s3vkhun9jyyh682ks97csd34jz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg3q5uqqprh89p2gql57cadwqkwmzj6mnm3xzdy9gjffwp9c56mnc4433qs'>nevent1q…33qs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Seeing hypocrisy everywhere whilst congratulating oneself on one&#39;s pure virtue. 2024-09-27T16:51:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2ra3zp2esurx86shfnxjehczkpeachnqe6e0587k7r0cux7vzp0gzypq66p9mem8x0spz75d99s64fwx9f8mw0s3vkhun9jyyh682ks97c0qm6r2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsddn63pqv4e9egyexaagfhk86jyaaftvs8rlvmslacs2xxr6t58hcxp5jss'>nevent1q…5jss</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It was exactly the way that most life ran, along a scale from minor appreciation to outright corruption for most civilised history in every culture. <br/><br/>And people still do favours socially and in work, walking a tight rope as they do.<br/><br/>It didn&#39;t change because of any revolution in ethics it changed because of the push against crime and that cascaded. <br/><br/>It is an improvement but it also pushed behaviour underground. 2024-09-27T08:47:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8wcr5sguma9guhnk4n7s8hfys9ay8t3rd3dqu7hm8rdyc4j8kwtqzypq66p9mem8x0spz75d99s64fwx9f8mw0s3vkhun9jyyh682ks97ce0egda In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9f3yj2vgy9fua4hqtwvcee7j4pxk0kleljt23y9xgvp4vjd9mmmq24zycm'>nevent1q…zycm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There is already law and regulation on when the veil can be pierced. Most Company failures are just events. <br/><br/>There does, I think, need to be a destructuring of publicly listed corporations so that only corporations with at least one specific Public Good in their Articles and with sufficient independent oversight can be listed.<br/><br/>The offering of shares must also be tightly controlled and investment highly regulated. 2024-09-03T08:21:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswfn6ys0xq9ekxk4pk4gn65hg3jexsm20nffly506fff54pthltsszypq66p9mem8x0spz75d99s64fwx9f8mw0s3vkhun9jyyh682ks97cz0avra In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy96aszy5u7993ex47cu54efuwjm7rtn78zsx7cv6ehztdfqp09zgwf79wv'>nevent1q…79wv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They may well be found in breach of Betting regulations, insider knowledge can be criminal. <br/><a href="https://www.bettingwebsites.org.uk/articles/betting-guide/insider-betting/">https://www.bettingwebsites.org.uk/articles/betting-guide/insider-betting/</a> 2024-08-24T11:06:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2hp6lzl8dshl7ahzzzjnne8vmh65defa8d8zxcuwnan60yeql4xgzypq66p9mem8x0spz75d99s64fwx9f8mw0s3vkhun9jyyh682ks97cac2hl3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8q8pjd6m8j9hr00lz9hu7shehpm0sqp385cjknjaz3a4ad3lg99svrve5t'>nevent1q…ve5t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I meant to post this earlier, enjoy the film again.<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/939/910/229/588/144/original/915597c61c2e4065.mp4"></video><br/> 2024-08-10T21:46:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsru80lcrq6lmsvkudc7jdlnk5qmmpx9yx5h2qfz6s09j0j32lr6qgzypq66p9mem8x0spz75d99s64fwx9f8mw0s3vkhun9jyyh682ks97cuwhttf Govts should not assume that by their actions that they control public safety. The Govt govern by consent, the Police police by consent. <br/><br/>As the riots were flash mobs knee jerked into violence, I think the tens of thousands that came out to protect their neighborhood and deny that there was a shared hatred was also a spontaneous reaction.<br/><br/>Don&#39;t start thinking that Citizen Assemblies scale for Governance. <br/><br/>#UKPolitics #Riots 2024-08-07T21:31:49Z