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Joke drawing i made of estonia that i forgot to post
Original video by Daniel Hentschel
"Mäletan, kuidas sa mõne aasta eest südametäiega pahvatasid metsaraiumise kohta: see on ju riiklik laastamine! Ja veel enam jäi hinge kõrvulukustav vaikus, mis peale seda mõtteruumis maad võttis. Ei tõtanud keegi noid sõnu parandama ega ümber lükkama, las vana mees räägib, maailm veereb edasi, uued uudised tulevad ja ebamugavus lahtub, piinlik apsakas ununeb. Aga see, mis oli varjul nende sõnade taga, jäi. See pilt, kuhu osutas sinu tõstetud sõrm. Vaadake seda maad, milline häbi! See, mida riik on teinud oma loodusega, ei ole olnud väärikas. Eesti loodusega on läinud samamoodi, nagu läks indiaanlastega. Selle maa loodus on lõputute seadusemuudatuste, arengukavade ja töötubade kaudu viimaks ikkagi inimeste käest välja petetud, nende hinge on väärkoheldud, väärikust alandatud. Eesti Loodus elab edasi reservaadis, see on ilus, seda saab imetleda, sealt metsaande korjata, piltegi teha, seminare ja töötubasid korraldada. Aga midagi on muutunud, lõplikult. Midagi väga olulist on surnud – eks sõnastagem see. Mis see siis on? Pihta on saanud loodus, aga ka usk elu põhiväärtustesse. Usk Eesti looduse kaitsesse on kokku kukkunud. Selle asemele on tulnud teadmine, kui odav on riik, kui alandlik ja hirmunud, kui lihtne on teda raha ja ähvardustega üles osta, panna tegema seda, mida ta mingil juhul teha ei tohiks. Riik on samm-sammult taganenud raha surve ees. Riik on kaotanud väärikuse. See on kõige hullem asi, mis saab juhtuda. Loodus annab riigile väärikuse. Loodus on riigi südametunnistus. Ühiskonda ei iseloomusta mitte see, mida ta loob, vaid see, mida ta keeldub hävitamast. Nii on arvanud Ameerika looduskaitsja John C. Sawhill."
- Valdur Mikita Järelhüüe Fred Jüssile "Head teed sulle, kotkas"
Mul ei ole olnud mingisuguseid eesmärke, sest ma ei näe eesmärke. Minu silmade ees on tundmatu maastik, minu tee kulgeb sellesse maastikku või ta suubub sellesse või läheb edasi. Ma ei näe selle maastiku üksikasju. Ma ei näe, mis on mägede taga, mis on teekäänakute taga, mis on teispool orgusid, teispool metsi, aga ma pean teadma suunda. Ja see suund on minus endas olemas. See suund on otsekui mingi heli, mingi toon, mida ma ei tohi kaotada. See on kõige tähtsam. See on peamine. Ja kõik muu tuleb. - Fred Jüssi 1935 - 2024
“Estonians have decided to translate AI as 'kratt', after a mythological creature.
A kratt is a creature crafted by humans, brought to life with just a little help from the devil, and it can fulfil any task you give it. Now, if you're real smart - a kratt will make you rich and successful. It will do your work, and create for you the life you always dreamed of. But if you give it the wrong task - you're definitely fucked.”
Wip,
I'm trying to remember to actually post things here
✨ esc 2023 ✨
throwing something hot in the pot here, but i actually love loreen's song👀
( my initial favorites: moldova, estonia & finnland, sweden :-D )
I saw this too and it's about half a kilogram of THC per day per capita. Tallin as a whole would need around 750 million kilograms of THC yearly...
or about this much.
Residents of Tallinn apparently are all cannabis georg who smoke *checks notes* 48 480 blunts a day (per person), according to Helsingin Uutiset
Sea at spring. Water was cold :) Saaremaa, Estonia. . . . . . #saaremaa #estonia #seaside #spring #holidayseason #seabreeze #travel #travelgram #instatravel #adventure #travelphotography #traveling #trip #traveller #tourism #tourist #travelingram #traveltheworld #travelblog #traveldeeper #travelpics #lovetravel #lovetraveling #travelblogger #travellife #nature #naturephoto #naturepics #springbreak #memories (at Saaremaa)
View to Tallinn from ferry. Tallinn, Estonia. . . . . . #estonia #tallinn #panorama #city #citylife #amazing #like #travel #travelgram #instatravel #adventure #travelphotography #traveling #trip #follow #followme #traveller #tourism #tourist #travelingram #traveltheworld #travelblog #traveldeeper #travelpics #lovetravel #lovetraveling #travelblogger #travellife (at Tallinn, Estonia)
Beautiful island of Estonia, Saaremaa. . . . . . #estonia #saaremaa #clifs #sea #sky #autumn #travel #travelgram #instatravel #adventure #travelphotography #traveling #trip #follow #followme #traveller #tourism #tourist #travelingram #traveltheworld #travelblog #traveldeeper #travelpics #lovetravel #lovetraveling #travelblogger #travellife #nature #naturephoto #naturepics (at Sääre, Saaremaa, Estonia)
Lovely place. Sõrve Lighthouse, Saaremaa, Estonia. . . . . . #saaremaa #estonia #lighthouse #sea #seafront #travel #travelgram #instatravel #adventure #travelphotography #traveling #trip #follow #followme #traveller #tourism #tourist #travelingram #traveltheworld #travelblog #traveldeeper #travelpics #lovetravel #lovetraveling #travelblogger #travellife #nature #naturephoto #naturepics (at Saaremaa)
No one:
Tommy Cash's stage visuals:
"No stresso, no stresso, no need to be depresso."
And just like that depression was cured.
UMK 2024 Song Review - Vox Poppuli
The hype is very real around Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), the Finnish national selection for Eurovision and the race to Malmö ends with another rap entry!
Mikael Gabriel x Nublu - Vox Poppuli
Mikael Gabriel is one of the best known Finnish artists who started his career back in 2007 and has since released 7 studio albums and multiple smash hits. He's had more number #1s than one can count!
A big name UMK audience has been requesting to participate to the contest for years.
His mother is estonian which might explain why he is collaborating now with Nublu, highly succesful rap artist in Estonia. This is surely one of the most interesting UMK entries this year.
Vox Poppuli means in Latin the voice of the people. The song begins with eurodance entry but moves quickly to the 90's / 2000's rock-pop sound that will continue throughout the song. This reminds me of Blink 182 or similar rock band. There's a young energy here despite of its nostalgic sound for older generation.
As a rap song and as a non-rap music fan - this might be the least irritating of the rap songs in UMK24 - also even though musically this seems to be a bit tedious, one note kind of thing, I think this is delivering the crazy fun act better than Windows95man which had kind of similar idea with his performance. I like the choir a lot! Also points for Nublu's rap part in Estonian and not in English.
This has already become somewhat a domestic hit gathering views on Youtube and streams on Spotify. This is easy to listen even though not your cup of tea, it's radio friendly with a catchy memorable chorus and therefore a potential UMK winner. Also MG enjoys a loyal and young fandom so it is expected them to pick up their phones and vote on Saturday night.
Video clip keeps you hooked and we can expect a crazy staging at Nokia Arena at Tampere!
What do you think of the seventh UMK24 track and would you vote for Mikael Gabriel x Nublu to go all the way to Malmö? UMK final takes place on February 10th!
