#cobalt

[elementcattos]

I CANT WAIT ANYMORE

happy 1st year of element cattos existing!!! ik im early by like a day or 2 but i love it so much

YAYAYAY thank u so much :333

[redemptioninchaos]

She disregarded the rag, wrapping her arms around Cobalt and burying her face in his shoulder fur. "...He never would have talked to me if I didn't confront him..." Her body shuddered as she held onto him tighter.

The god could not say much; he looked at her walking away. He turned his head away, letting the tears flow down his muzzle onto the sandstone floor. Only one thing left his muzzle finally, loud enough for her to hear.

"I am sorry..."

[janasojka]

Blue night stories

[ba1laur]

stripped down to bare essentials

[acepumpkinpatrick]

Y'all still boycotting, right? Still following the BDS movement, right? You still remember that Boycotts are for life, right?? You read that the Israeli Zionist Occupation is connected to other ongoing genocides, e.g. in Congo, right???

[luminarystimboards]

Some Beautiful Brandt Cormorants during breeding season. I love these blue patches they get! Their eyes are so magical. Free to use, just link back to this post when you do!

[cryogenic-heat]

peaceful day at the barns

[hellspawnmotel]

I continue to read astro boy

[dogzcats]

Marine

Cornelis Boumeester

Late 17th century

Colbalt blue and white ceramic tiles

[quixoticanarchy]

“This system of severity of exploitation of poor people of color at the bottom of global supply chains goes back centuries. Few people sitting for breakfast in England in the 1700s knew that their tea was sweetened by sugar harvested under brutal conditions by African slaves toiling in the West Indies. The slaves remained far removed from the British breakfast table until a band of abolitionists placed the true picture of slavery directly in front of the English people. Stakeholders fought to maintain the system. They told the British public not to trust what they were told. They espoused the great humanity of the slave trade—Africans were not suffering, they were being “saved” from the savagery of the dark continent. They argued that Africans worked in pleasing conditions on the islands. When those arguments failed, the slavers claimed they made changes that remedied the offenses taking place on the plantations. After all, who was going to go all the way to the West Indies and prove otherwise, and even if they did, who would believe them?

The truth, however, was this—but for the demand for sugar and the immense profits accrued through the sale of it, the entire slavery-for-sugar economy would not have existed. Furthermore, the inevitable outcome of stripping humans of their dignity, security, wages, and freedom can only be a system that results in the complete dehumanization of the people exploited at the bottom of the chain.

Today’s tech barons will tell you a similar tale about cobalt. They will tell you that they uphold international human rights norms and that their particular supply chains are clean. They will also assure you that conditions are not as bad as they seem and that they are bringing commerce, wages, education, and development to the poorest people of Africa (“saving” them). They will also assure you that they have implemented changes to remedy the problems on the ground, at least at the mines from which they say they buy cobalt. After all, who is going to go all the way to the Congo and prove otherwise, and even if they did, who would believe them?

The truth, however, is this—but for their demand for cobalt and the immense profits they accrue through the sale of smartphones, tablets, laptops, and electric vehicles, the entire blood-for-cobalt economy would not exist. Furthermore, the inevitable outcome of a lawless scramble for cobalt in an impoverished and war-torn country can only be the complete dehumanization of the people exploited at the bottom of the chain.

So much time has passed; so little has changed.”

— from Cobalt Red, Siddharth Kara

[elementcattos]

Be proud of the chemical miracle you are!

[letmeinimafairy]

New big pendant for a driftwood and sea glass necklace

[janasojka]

Night drive, pansy

[ba1laur]

[witchrealms]

(x)

[mothpawbs]

meet aegean and cobalt! two dragons from autumn's winglet at jma, they're goofy jocks who are best friends (and haven't quite realized they've caught feelings for each other)