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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Nice dress. My brain, for a moment, really interpreted this just the way it wanted: as a banana dress

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

They left, telling him him where he could stuff his board of peace

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

As the cat approaches the speed of light, it will eventually fit inside the house...

An image of a cat attempting to crawl through a bird's house.
Photo by Tomas Tuma, Unsplash.

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Une dimanche à Kigali (One Sunday in Kigali) all over again. Do we not learn? Do we ever?

Text: In the Ethiopian region of Tigray, there has officially been peace for 2.5 years, but many women still carry the pain of the war literally inside them. They were victims of horrific sexual violence by Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers, who forced objects into their wombs with the intent to make them infertile. From rusty screws to nail clippers, even handwritten notes wrapped in plastic.

“It’s unknown how many women were affected,” says Tigrayan writer Birhan Mezgbo. She spoke with dozens of girls and women about their rapes and wrote a book about it. Many did not survive the mutilation. Others suffer in silence — out of shame, or because there is no clinic nearby. “Until the unbearable pain or severe infections eventually force them to seek hospital care — sometimes years later.”

Accompanying Image by Ximena Borrazás depicting an X-ray showing nail clippers inside an Ethiopian woman's uterus.

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Subtle message to the US president: the royal personnel welcoming the world leaders at the palace today: women and people of colour.

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

There is some hope. As the 2018 article mentions, 49% of the SGP (Reformed Political Party) youth movement consists of women. They were handing at these at the venue where the vote was held. The label roughly translates as: 'Handy, but not fit for office?'

Dish brush as they were handed out by member's of the SGP's Youth Movement, with a label with the text: "Handy hands, yet not fit for office?" in favour of the motion to allow women to run for office.

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

In case you're still wondering: if you add an image, a small balloon shows in the top left corner. If you click it, you can add a description of the image. I sometimes use it as cheat for longer posts, as alt text has a 2000 char limit. So you can screenshot your long text and add it again as alt ;)

Example image showing a button to add alt text

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

ChatGPT's cutoff date for 4o lies in 2024 still. That can lead to bizarre exchanges. I wanted to discuss current events, so told it the lay of the land, including DOGE and what it was doing. Current events are so far outside the norm, it wouldn't actually believe me. This reply is real...

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Not to mention he never ever mentions causality. He keeps framing this as something that was done to the US. But production was outsourced, not stolen. And billionaires profited.

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Poor Pluto. First demoted, now this...

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

As with many things this administration does, the slashing of federal education grants will hit mostly red states. This is the top 10 of states with students receiving K-12 grants. Recipients will, of course, not all be from GOP voting parents, but still. Src: nces.ed.gov/ccd/elsi/

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Today is St Gertrude's day, Patron Saint of Cats.

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Pipes can lend even kids an air of panache. The opium... maybe not so much. 😅 Can't it be turned into a soap bubble device?

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

In case you were wondering: the Dutch have been watching the performance of Rutte with vicarious embarrassment. Satire "The Trump Whisperer" from Dutch newspaper Volkskrant by Bas van der Schot

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...

'Canada's Foreign Minister, Mélanie Joly, has warned European diplomats about the existential threat posed by the U.S.'

The world order as we knew it has been upended. It is upsetting and for the life of me I cannot understand what the US Administration is trying to achieve. I mean: sure, we can disagree on values. Let's be honest: we always have. Generally, right wing parties in Europe were left compared to even US Dems. Also: it is fair that the US demands that Europe ups its game. It has over relied on the US to address literally ANYTHING that went on the world, including its own safety. But why on earth combine that with such a hostile stance to literally everyone that used to be a friend and instead, befriend Putin. It makes no sense whatsoever.

The only reason I can think of: it is all they know. People like Trump, Vance, and Hegseth are not statesmen - they’re culture warriors. Their entire rise to power has been fuelled by internal division, grievance politics, and fighting “the enemy” - whether that’s liberals, the deep state, women or immigrants. They apply the same tactics internationally because they have no other playbook. They view allies as weak and transactional. They see international diplomacy as a zero-sum game (if others benefit, the U.S. must be losing).

They don’t understand soft power and mistake bullying for strength. The talks between the EU and Mexico, Canada and India show the world is already moving to work around US - will the government change course before it’s too late?

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

This passage is very revealing. It effectively states that rulings not in the interest of Trump are unconstitutional. A dangerous narrative is being fed to further the believe that institutions either serve their leader or are illegitimate.

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Not sure what your mood is like, but let me share a bit of my day. Maybe it'll help to make your mind drift and find the inspiration you need. I had the luck to visit an old warehouse today which serves as a location for maintaining waterway equipment. It's like a museum with old lighthouse parts.

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Today, I cancelled everything I possibly could when it came to subscriptions with US companies. I have no way to hit back than through my wallet. The office365 is gonna hurt me tho, ngl...

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Failing that, please give me a guide on how to return as a Capybara. They still get sat on, but somehow have learned to embrace it.

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

We ought to. This reminds me somewhat of Simone Grünewald, that work also always helps me feel better a bit. 🙂 bsky.app/profile/schm...

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Was discussing this article with chatGPT: www.tomsguide.com/ai/openais-n... I mentioned the movie "I Robot", as this strongly reminded me of the AI in that movie. Its reply made me raise an eyebrow: "... unlike robots in I, Robot, today’s AI doesn’t yet have a moral compass."

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Looks you true love is about to send much more

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Musk continuing to blatantly push the "media lies" narrative. With an added dash of "Ukraine is criminal and Russia was right to invade". All the while selling his own platform as the only place to get the truth. Luckily he will only be in government soon. I guess we get the world we deserve..

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

First Christmas pudding of the year. What can I say, I love fruit cakes.

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

I really wish I could hear their thoughts sometimes

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

How I am feeling? Well... Wonderful Edna and Harvey inspired work by zenonnegative

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

Sounds like you have PTSS and are fed up with politics. It's what happens when you're forced to watch a slow train wreck and you shout warnings but no one seems to listen or care.

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 30/10/2024

Yes, let us all tell Elon our medical condition with the scans to back it up. All for free!

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

Reminds me of that one post on Engrish. Seems to be a recurring thing

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 08/10/2024

Reminds me very much of that Randy Glasbergen cartoon. 😁 Good luck!

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 06/10/2024

Reminds me somewhat of Aye Aye, who took in Avatar Wan.

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 18/08/2024

While I usually believe we should turn the heat down in our political debate and that generalization is never a good thing, I do get slight PTSD from pick-ups with flags

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Rolo Tomassi @rtomassi.bsky.social · 12/08/2024

Something about summer evening strolls

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