WARNING:
DO NOT attempt to force cuddle them while on crazy mode.
(Source: catversushuman.com)
Emma Goldman (1869 –1940)
Born into the Jewish community of what is now Kaunas, Lithuania (it was part of the Russian Empire back then), Emma Goldman immigrated to the United States when she was sixteen. There, she gained notoriety as a feminist, anarchist, pacifist, and anti-capitalist. She was a supporter of gay rights, almost unheard of for the time period. She ran her own magazine and went on speaking tours in between her multiple stays in jail.
In 1919, she was deported back to her homeland - which had gone through revolution in the interim, and was now the USSR. Emma was initially approving of the new communist government, but soon found herself disillusioned. She married a Scottish anarchist in order to gain British citizenship and find a way back to the west, where she continued to make herself unpopular by speaking out against the growing enmity against Nazi Germany. According to Emma Goldman, Britain, France, and the United States were no better than the Nazis - they were all Fascists in disguise.
But nothing fazed Emma Goldman: “The more opposition I encountered, the more I was in my element.”
Thanks to tramriot for suggesting her as a topic.
A beautiful photograph of Saturn taken by Reddit photographer “PoshNoob” as seen from Horsham in the UK (from a Heritage 130p telescope). You can see the rings.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISTER ROGERS!
PBS legend Fred Rogers would have been 84 years old today. He passed away in 2003.
Fred Rogers was a pioneer in children’s television who created a place where children feel safe, respected and cared for.
For more than forty years Mister Rogers has served as a trusted guide to help children learn about themselves, their neighbors and the world around them.
Watch vintage Mister Rogers clips on PBS Video.
