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The Kid Should See This 🌈🪐✨

🐕🌳 How did a small Oligocene omnivore give rise to everything from tiny Chihuahuas to grizzly bear-sized extinct #dogs? This MinuteEarth #video maps the canine family tree, starting with Leptocyon—the "literal dog father" from 30 million years ago.

You can follow the evolutionary path from extinct giants like dire #wolves to modern species with specific adaptations like tree-climbing gray #foxes, #island foxes, and urban #coyotes.

👉 Learn more: thekidshouldseethis.com/post/t

#tksst#animals#biology
David Castleton (Author)

The Shell Grotto, in Margate, Kent, is a series of underground tunnels and chambers covered in elaborate shell mosaics. The grotto is thought to be decorated with around 4.6 million seashells and seems to have been unknown until its discovery in 1835. Various theories have been put forward to explain the grotto's function. Some think it was a rich man's folly, but these structures were built to be shown off rather than hidden. An 'Altar Chamber' suggests it may have been used for religious or ritual purposes, possibly by the Freemasons, the Knights Templars, or Roman Catholics evading persecution. Though most guess it was constructed in the 1600 or 1700s, some claim it was built by the Romans or even Phoenicians. #history #architecture #gothic #weird #folklore #psychogeography #art

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everton137

@zolke.bsky.social I completely agree. What’s truly troubling - and dangerous - is how even well-educated individuals living in stable, somehow prosperous societies can be swayed by populist rhetoric. While it’s true that inequality is rising in Germany, it’s especially concerning when people who aren’t affected by poverty or hardship embrace ideologies rooted in division and hatred. History has shown us time and again the devastating consequences of such mindsets, yet some still fail to learn from the past.

#Germany#fascism#farright
ts 🚉

“The German conservatives who said “we can control him” were all dead or fled within two years. We’re just months into our version of this story. The question is: are we going to be the first generation that finds a new way out, or are we going to be another cautionary tale future historians write about?”

medium.com/@carmitage/i-resear

I hope our response is the first. The author of this piece offers a number of ways out.

Because the window is closed 🔥

Medium · We live in a fascist nation. What now?Once they win elections, it’s already too late.
#creativity#history#USA
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Ms. Que Banh

This feature-length #documentary reveals the unspoken truth about #war - it never really ends. #Archival images and personal stories portray the lingering devastation of war. Filmed on location in #Russia #France #Bosnia and #Vietnam the film features individuals involved in the cleanup of war: de-miners who risk their lives on a daily basis, psychologists working with distraught soldiers, and scientists and doctors who struggle with the contamination of dioxin used during Vietnam. Based on the Gelber Award-winning book by Donovan Webster, this film conveys the fact that war doesn't end when the fighting stops.

nfb.ca/film/aftermath_the_remn

National Film Board of CanadaAftermath: The Remnants of WarBy Daniel Sekulich
#History#geopolitics#EndWars
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Ms. Que Banh

Julia Kwan’s feature-length #documentary Everything Will Be captures a significant moment of time in #VancouverBC #Chinatown, with the influx of condos and new, non-Chinese businesses. The film follows a year in the life of several #Chinatown denizens, including a 90-year-old #Chinese newspaper street vendor and a second-generation tea shop owner, as they navigate this #community in flux.

nfb.ca/film/everything_will_be/

National Film Board of CanadaEverything Will BeBy Julia Kwan
#AsianMastodon#ChineseInBC#CanadianHistory
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Ms. Que Banh

This #documentary tells the story of a #Chinese #cemetery in #VictoriaBC that became a #NationalHeritage site. For Chinese #pioneers who died in Canada, Victoria's Chinese Cemetery at #HarlingPoint was a temporary resting place until their bones could be returned home. (Traditional Chinese belief says that the soul of a person who dies in a foreign place wanders lost until their bones are returned home.) This film traces the rich history of the #VancouverIsland cemetery from controversy and neglect to its revival as a #historic site. Told by those closest to it, the story of Harling Point is a metaphor for #Canada , a country still working on making a home for all who live within its borders.

nfb.ca/film/from_harling_point/

National Film Board of CanadaFrom Harling PointBy Ling Chiu
#AsianMastodon#ChineseInBC#CanadianHistory
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Ms. Que Banh

🧵#DocumentaryFilms I've enjoyed this month - in no particular order.

A rich and little-known part of Canadian history unfolds through the stories of the first Chinese women to come to Canada and of subsequent generations of Chinese Canadian women. It is an amazing tale of courageous women who left behind their families, knowing they would never see them again and of girls who were shipped off to the New World to marry men they had never met. These are the women who fought against the many forms of racism they faced in Canada while, at the same time, challenging sexism within their own communities. By passing on language, culture, and values to their children, these women defined what it means to be Chinese Canadian. Beautiful old photographs from family albums, the recollections of seven women who grew up in Canada in the first half of the 20th century, and the memories of narrator and director, Dora Nipp, whose grandfather came to Canada in 1881 to build the railway, create a remarkable story of stunning impact.

nfb.ca/film/under-the-willow-t

National Film Board of CanadaUnder the Willow Tree: Pioneer Chinese Women in CanadaBy Dora Nipp
#AsianMastodon#ChineseWomen#CanadianHistory
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