Sonja Raymond
@sraymond.bsky.social
Photography and design are my thing. Satire and jazz keep me sane.
I stand firmly against injustice and fascism.
Views & opinions are my own.
“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.”
Charles Dickens
I stand firmly against injustice and fascism.
Views & opinions are my own.
“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.”
Charles Dickens
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A stunning mural in Paris celebrating the 100th anniversary of HAROLD LLOYD’s classic comedy - ‘Safety Last!’
August 11, 2025 at 6:55 AM
A stunning mural in Paris celebrating the 100th anniversary of HAROLD LLOYD’s classic comedy - ‘Safety Last!’
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todays redwoods appreciation
August 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
todays redwoods appreciation
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60 Candles 🎂 today for the extraordinarily talented, EGOT winner - VIOLA DAVIS
August 11, 2025 at 11:34 AM
60 Candles 🎂 today for the extraordinarily talented, EGOT winner - VIOLA DAVIS
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Alligator Alcatraz closing?
Detainees are
disappearing and being moved and we need help
Detainees are
disappearing and being moved and we need help
August 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Alligator Alcatraz closing?
Detainees are
disappearing and being moved and we need help
Detainees are
disappearing and being moved and we need help
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"This Weekend, We Saw the UK Descend Into Censorship, Brutality, and Authoritarianism"
Keir Starmer government arrested elderly protesters, a blind man using a wheelchair, & others – all in the name of providing diplomatic cover for a genocidal regime, writes @graceblakeley.substack.com for Zeteo.
Keir Starmer government arrested elderly protesters, a blind man using a wheelchair, & others – all in the name of providing diplomatic cover for a genocidal regime, writes @graceblakeley.substack.com for Zeteo.
This Weekend, We Saw the UK Descend Into Censorship, Brutality, and Authoritarianism
Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper's government arrested elderly protesters, a blind man using a wheelchair, and others – all in the name of providing diplomatic cover for a genocidal regime.
zeteo.com
August 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
"This Weekend, We Saw the UK Descend Into Censorship, Brutality, and Authoritarianism"
Keir Starmer government arrested elderly protesters, a blind man using a wheelchair, & others – all in the name of providing diplomatic cover for a genocidal regime, writes @graceblakeley.substack.com for Zeteo.
Keir Starmer government arrested elderly protesters, a blind man using a wheelchair, & others – all in the name of providing diplomatic cover for a genocidal regime, writes @graceblakeley.substack.com for Zeteo.
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Concentration camps... but please don't call Trump a fascist.
A former “Alligator Alcatraz” worker says detainees are subject to “inhumane” conditions — packed by the hundreds into cages without sunlight, with overflowing toilets and limited access to showers.
Former 'Alligator Alcatraz' worker describes 'inhumane' conditions inside
In an exclusive report, NBC6 spoke with a former corrections officer who says she saw hundreds held in cages with no sunlight, backed up toilets and little access to showers.
nbcnews.to
August 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Concentration camps... but please don't call Trump a fascist.
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When there is no consequence for lying, it becomes a very valuable tool in your arsenal. #TrumpLies
August 6, 2025 at 10:20 AM
When there is no consequence for lying, it becomes a very valuable tool in your arsenal. #TrumpLies
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Professor Carl Sagan explains how the ancient Greeks knew the Earth was round and calculated the circumference over 2,000 years ago.
August 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Professor Carl Sagan explains how the ancient Greeks knew the Earth was round and calculated the circumference over 2,000 years ago.
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look
it's an almost smile
only because the writing's going well
the rest of it sucks
i don't have many fucks left to give
as i burn
trapped in the hell of a country
i no longer recognize
without a hand to hold
in the darkness
~ RC deWinter
it's an almost smile
only because the writing's going well
the rest of it sucks
i don't have many fucks left to give
as i burn
trapped in the hell of a country
i no longer recognize
without a hand to hold
in the darkness
~ RC deWinter
August 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
look
it's an almost smile
only because the writing's going well
the rest of it sucks
i don't have many fucks left to give
as i burn
trapped in the hell of a country
i no longer recognize
without a hand to hold
in the darkness
~ RC deWinter
it's an almost smile
only because the writing's going well
the rest of it sucks
i don't have many fucks left to give
as i burn
trapped in the hell of a country
i no longer recognize
without a hand to hold
in the darkness
~ RC deWinter
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To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.
~ Nelson Mandela
~ Nelson Mandela
July 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM
To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.
~ Nelson Mandela
~ Nelson Mandela
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In the forest after she's fed. 🌧
#photography
#nature
#petrichor
#forest
Is there anything like a morning walk in the woods after an overnight rain? A sensory delight! 🌿
#photography
#nature
#petrichor
#forest
Is there anything like a morning walk in the woods after an overnight rain? A sensory delight! 🌿
July 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
In the forest after she's fed. 🌧
#photography
#nature
#petrichor
#forest
Is there anything like a morning walk in the woods after an overnight rain? A sensory delight! 🌿
#photography
#nature
#petrichor
#forest
Is there anything like a morning walk in the woods after an overnight rain? A sensory delight! 🌿
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Something for journalists and the opposition to digest:
July 16, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Something for journalists and the opposition to digest:
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“Segal hasn’t condemned donation or Advance. Australia’s arbiter of hate speech seems to have given her own family business a free pass.
Yet Segal assumes right to dictate what is acceptable conduct in all Australian public spaces, cultural institutions, universities and media.” #auspol
Yet Segal assumes right to dictate what is acceptable conduct in all Australian public spaces, cultural institutions, universities and media.” #auspol
July 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
“Segal hasn’t condemned donation or Advance. Australia’s arbiter of hate speech seems to have given her own family business a free pass.
Yet Segal assumes right to dictate what is acceptable conduct in all Australian public spaces, cultural institutions, universities and media.” #auspol
Yet Segal assumes right to dictate what is acceptable conduct in all Australian public spaces, cultural institutions, universities and media.” #auspol
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Never get olds. Complete with noisy Oklahoma summer bugs. No, I don’t want to know which ones are making the racket 🤣🤣
July 16, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Never get olds. Complete with noisy Oklahoma summer bugs. No, I don’t want to know which ones are making the racket 🤣🤣
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The northern lights in Alaska
July 16, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The northern lights in Alaska
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Thank you Literary Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social
for running a little extract from my book 👇
‘In From the Margins: On Letting the Roma Narrate Their Own Story’
lithub.com/in-from-the-...
for running a little extract from my book 👇
‘In From the Margins: On Letting the Roma Narrate Their Own Story’
lithub.com/in-from-the-...
In From the Margins: On Letting the Roma Narrate Their Own Story
From a very young age I was drawn to the world of fiction. Every day my grandfather would walk me home from nursery and tell me a story as we walked along the lifeless streets. I wish I could remem…
lithub.com
July 15, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Thank you Literary Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social
for running a little extract from my book 👇
‘In From the Margins: On Letting the Roma Narrate Their Own Story’
lithub.com/in-from-the-...
for running a little extract from my book 👇
‘In From the Margins: On Letting the Roma Narrate Their Own Story’
lithub.com/in-from-the-...
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I got a shot of the Big Dipper last night, right outside the bedroom window.
July 15, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I got a shot of the Big Dipper last night, right outside the bedroom window.