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Yesterday I finished "The Other Side of Tomorrow" written by Tina Cho and illustrated by Deb JJ Lee. Lee's "In Limbo" was an excellent graphic memoir, and this similarly has wonderful art, although I didn't make the connection until checking the authors after reading to the end.
This book is a realistic fictional account of two childrens' escape from North Korea via China, Laos, and ultimately Thailand where they could declare themselves refugees at a US embassy and get sponsored to live in America. Along the way they're helped by various members of the Asian Underground Railroad. I'll avoid spoilers but yet definitely encounter difficulties along the way.
The ending definitely hits different now (while also accentuating my disgust with the current US regime). Like "Libertad" that I also finished recently, the "escape to the US at the end" plot line is going to become less prevalent going forward, although Libertad involved a good measure of complexity around that point.
I was a bit disappointed in one of the later plot points where a different and more-real-world-probable turn of events could have served as a better message for society, with the "lucky" outcome as written reinforcing regressive notions of family, and as an ex-Christian the Christian elements of the story made me feel a way. I'm an agnostic, not an atheist though, and can respect the idea that those willing to risk torture and death for their faith have every right to stand by it and take inspiration from it. Most (very valid) critiques of big western Church institutions just don't apply to underground churches in northern China who are helping people escape the horrors of deep fascism.
Overall a really good book.
#AmReading #ReadingNow

#Jellyfin for #Roku 3.0.15 released
This release fixes a nasty #HDHomeRun Tuner bug.
Shout out to VTRunner, first contribution!!
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The wee one arrives tomorrow for his pre- christmas stay. I think he's going back on xmas eve. On sunday, the grand-dog arrives for his 11 day sojourn.
Gonna be an interesting few days. A toddler and a blue heeler: it'll be a mischief-filled madhouse at our place. And I can't wait. 😂
#Family #Frivolity

RE: https://masto.pt/@EsquerdaNet/115922358180128050
Sim, eu espero bem que as nossas forças armadas tenham planos preparados para tomar o controlo total da base das Lajes. À força, se for necessšrio.

POL-EL: Haren - Bushaltestelle beschädigt Haren (ots) - Zwischen Freitag, 27. Februar 2026, 06:00 Uhr, und Freitag, 13. März 2026, 11:50 Uhr, kam es an der Tinner Hauptstraße in Haren (Ortsteil Tinnen) zu einer Sachbeschädigung. Bislang unbekannte Täter beschädigten zwei Scheiben der ... https://www.presseportal.de/blau…

Hey, Scientists from #Berlin. Are you interested in the cutting edge of Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques, presented by a good and experienced speaker and communicator? My Boss Jan (Head of #AMBIO) is giving a Lecture tomorrow at @…

Like #OCTRANSPO itself, the travel planner is not working. I have been living at my current location for over five years so I KNOW there is a bus just across the street. Just wanted to confirm the start times for tomorrow and then how badly it figured out the transfer point.
Failed in Vivaldi, failed in Chrome so it isn't browser related. Firefox it just barfed.

hatte eigentlich nie den eindruck dass die FDP ihre glaubwürdigkeit unter beweis stellen müsste
man wählt neoliberale politik für rich kids und bekommt neoliberale politik für rich kids
aber ja lustig das mit der wette hehe
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I need to pick up a repaired snowblower tomorrow, and drop some stuff (gifts, taxes) off at the post office. By bike, as one does. Pick up the snowblower first, so I can park the bike loaded trailer outside the post office, people need to see that it's possible (easy, even). I seem to have sorted the electrical problem on the e-bike, which is nice.
#CarryShitOlympics

Seabirds ingest large quantities of pollutants—some of which have been banned for decades—liver analyses reveal https://phys.org/news/2026-02-seabirds-ingest-large-quantities-pollutants.html

Seabirds ingest large quantities of pollutants—some of which have been banned for decades—liver analyses reveal
In her 1962 book, "Silent Spring," American biologist Rachel Carson revealed that DDT, a widely used pesticide at the time, was responsible for the mass death of birds, including the iconic bald eagle. One reason was that the pesticide made eggshells thinner, causing mothers to break them when sitting on them to incubate. Silent Spring is considered the founding work of the modern environmental movement.