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Messages - Mimi the Cat
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« on: March 05, 2022, 12:01 »
... you compare my only mistake with a tons of lies from the US?
Nah, that's not just your "only" mistake. It's a representative mistake.
It only shows how gullible and incapable to filter facts from fiction you are.
The person in your video cannot be more wrong.
The whole premise in his "expose" is wrong.
It's not NATO or "us", the Americans who "expanded" into Eastern Europe.
It was the free will of democractic countries who voted to join an alliance able to guarantee their integrity, because they anticipated potential Russian aggressions, like the one we are witnessing now, in Ukraine. These countries simply learned from history to fear Russian imperialism.
None of this countries wanted to remain under the "Russian influence" anymore. 45 lost years were more than enough.
Besides, even Stalin had his admirers in Western Europe, people fooled by his propaganda, the same way you are fooled today, by another ruthless dictator.
My only mistake against your whole wrong narrative. You didn't listen to that person. John Joseph Mearsheimer has been described as the most influential realist of his generation. But nah you know it all. So, this mister explained everything, especially how America expand NATO to the east.
When we talking about aggression, do we really need to go through this again? Serbia, Libya, Syria, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Venezuela, Cuba, etc. That is true imperialism. Listen again this "person", this time do it slowly so you could understand, ok?
Serbia ~ to stop Serbs murdering Croats and carrying on in genocidal fashion Libya to help Libyans get rid of a murderous dictator Syria to get rid of the murderous ISIS gang (while Russia propped up the equally murderous Syrian regime by bombing innocent Syrian civilians) Afghanistan ~ murderous Al-Qaeda and their murderous allies the Taliban (of course Russia also invaded Afghanistan too in 1979 to 1989 creating the whole sh-it show) Vietnam to stop yet another murderous regime from forceably imposing their will on the South. Cambodia ~ big mistake see Vietnam above Venezuela, Cuba, well the latter two haven't been invaded You didn't mention Iraq ~ yes yet another murderous dictator who invaded Iran and Kuwait and got kicked Of course Russia ever the peaceful ~ Georgia, Chechnya, Crimea, Eastern Ukraine, Hungary twice, helping the lunatic Koreans, now threatening Finland too You aren't too good after drinking Putin's kool aid.
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« on: March 04, 2022, 09:19 »
Dear Russian friends, I know there is a significant stock photographers community, so I have an appeal to you.
Please do not believe in your Russian media propaganda saying that terrible war is some kind of "special action". It is regular war against Ukrainian civils. Putin is cannon firing kindergartens, hospitals and civilian areas. Your Russian dictator is not better that Hitler or Kim Jong-un. He started the worst kind of war in the middle of Europe so no one can feel safe now.
I am asking you to inform and spread the true information wherever you can in your country. Putin already cut you off from most foreign media, so all ways to reach you are good.
Thanks!
BTW, I am not Ukrainian, but I have so much sympathy to their people that I had to post it, hope it won't be removed. If is reaches even one unaware Russian, my message makes sense. The only way to bring peace back to Europe is to make Russian aware and ready to avert from their ruler.
Please do not confuse any population in the world with their politicians. Please, first before lecturing any citizen from any country, do not believe in your own country's media propaganda. I have much sympathy for both ukrainians and russians, yet I don't think my little person & my personal opinions/feelings/believes/thoughts can have any influence on geopolitical events, as terrible as they can be, but unfortunately that's how we are educated and accustomed to think in most of western countries. And Putin is not Hitler.
Give it a bleeding rest I'm sick of Putin apologists who think that psycho sh-it is some kind of new messiah
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« on: March 04, 2022, 02:25 »
Which specific sanctions are they breaking?
Obviously none of the current sanctions. How about doing the right thing?
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« on: March 04, 2022, 02:23 »
I'm still getting downloads in Russia, this needs to be stopped.
I had two in Moscow today, they are breaking the sanctions on Putins Russia, this must stop.
Also emailed Alamy about them still selling ITAR-TASS supplied images and got this reply "There are high level discussions going on within Alamy about what we can do. We are constantly reviewing our approach in line with sanctions operating against Russia and will continue to monitor this. " Money talks 
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« on: March 01, 2022, 12:12 »
Made $68 on shittystock in Feb out of 212 sales rpd $0.32 even lower than January ($0.35)
In 2018 I made $282.74 out of 252 sales rpd $1.10
In 2019 I made $211.93 out of 262 sales rpd $0.81
Shitterstock is now borderline Dreamstime/Depositphotos as far as I'm concerned.
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« on: February 28, 2022, 11:47 »
Good point.
Let's continue the history lesson with the shameful "percentage agreement" when Churchill, the "war hero", sold in cold blood, the east of Europe to Stalin, a man who murdered millions on a national scale.
In case you can't read Churchill's handwriting:
Romania
-Russia 90%
-The others 10%
Greece
-Great Britain (in accord with USA) 90%
-Russia 10% (he scratched "the Others" and replaced it with Russia)
Yugoslavia 50-50%
Hungary 50-50%
Bulgaria
-Russia 75%
-The others 25%"
The checkmark is Stalin's.
I have to admit that this is worse than leaving Ukraine on her own devices, in the fight with another Russian tyrant, but fundamentally it's similar to what we see today.
You cannot compare now to 80 years ago. that is simply bonkers, in fact that is what Putin is doing now and he is as mad as a box of frogs.
Lets just put this in perspective, times change and the world and societies were very different 80+ years ago, you miss all the nuance, pressures and the pragmatic decisions that were made for reasons at the time.
A wise man once said: "Those Who Do Not Learn History Are Doomed To Repeat It"
... and "strangely", history repeats itself.
Edit: My dear Martha, I know you can produce, some on-topic, decent arguments, instead of cheap ad-hominem and sexist attacks. I know you can do better!
Love 
Wiseman? Oh you mean the Harvard professor George Santayana, who said Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
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« on: February 28, 2022, 11:44 »
Good point.
Let's continue the history lesson with the shameful "percentage agreement" when Churchill, the "war hero", sold in cold blood, the east of Europe to Stalin, a man who murdered millions on a national scale.
In case you can't read Churchill's handwriting:
Romania
-Russia 90%
-The others 10%
Greece
-Great Britain (in accord with USA) 90%
-Russia 10% (he scratched "the Others" and replaced it with Russia)
Yugoslavia 50-50%
Hungary 50-50%
Bulgaria
-Russia 75%
-The others 25%"
The checkmark is Stalin's.
I have to admit that this is worse than leaving Ukraine on her own devices, in the fight with another Russian tyrant, but fundamentally it's similar to what we see today.
You cannot compare now to 80 years ago. that is simply bonkers, in fact that is what Putin is doing now and he is as mad as a box of frogs.
Lets just put this in perspective, times change and the world and societies were very different 80+ years ago, you miss all the nuance, pressures and the pragmatic decisions that were made for reasons at the time.
A wise man once said: "Those Who Do Not Learn History Are Doomed To Repeat It"
... and "strangely", history repeats itself.
Edit: My dear Martha, I know you can produce, some on-topic, decent arguments, instead of cheap ad-hominem and sexist attacks. I know you can do better!
Love
Well if you want a history lesson the second world war was merely the postponed continuation of the first world war. Lets face it who at the end of the second world war was going to argue with Josef Stalin?
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« on: February 27, 2022, 19:50 »
Russia propping up dictators like Sadam and Gaddafi plus dozens of other wannabe genocidal maniacs.
Sadam was US best friend until he didn't decided to try to control his oil prices.
Bin Laden was US agent trained at ST. Andrew.
Point.
Until Saddam decided to invade Kuwait. However all his equipment tanks plane etc was Soviet. I quote "During the anti-Soviet war Bin Laden and his fighters received American and Saudi funding. Some analysts believe Bin Laden himself had security training from the CIA. ... Throughout the '80s he was armed by the CIA and funded by the Saudis to wage war against the Russian occupation of Afghanistan." However that's an unproved point and it was the Pakistani ISS who controlled interactions with the anti soviet mujahideen and Bin Laden had his own money the CIA never had many operatives in the region and had to work with Pakistan's ISS So do a bit of research.  I see you didn't bother with the rest of what I said
135
« on: February 27, 2022, 12:04 »
I hope stock agencies will do action. Russian photographers should be banned.
Only if they partake in criminally bad photography otherwise nope. 
136
« on: February 27, 2022, 12:00 »
Finally Russia have send a clear message: dear Americans, your time as world policeman is over. You have been dropping bombs on Syria, Iraq, Libya, Serbia, Vietnam, Japan, etc., but it stops right now. What you gonna do? Will you crap your pants? Yes you will.
Yahahahaha Hungary 1956 & 1968, Afghanistan 1979 to 89, Chechnya, The Warsaw pact keeping everyone under the thumb and Syria and now Ukraine. Russia propping up dictators like Sadam and Gaddafi plus dozens of other wannabe genocidal maniacs. Vietnam the forceable reintegration by the Communist north supported by the Russians. Korean war started by the Communist north supported by the Russians and Chinese. Whats the one thing in common?? Yes Russian imperialism So keep your Putin kool aid and read a bit of history. I forgot to say "Botski" 
137
« on: February 27, 2022, 00:17 »
Already stock markets are crashing, oil prices are rocketing up and COVID is still in the mix.
Recession next?
Ugh.
Putin enjoys sowing misery and chaos. It's the one thing he does very well.
So now he's having his way with the whole world, spreading misery and chaos everywhere, not just in Ukraine (although for sure they are getting the worst of it).
I'm sure he's loving it.
Very biased. Guilt goes to NATO and American politics. They have caused this tragedy and only Europe will experience tragedy. Sad but true.
Keep drinking the Putin kool aid Russian botnik
I'm not pro Russian. I just try to observe the world with open eyes. Try yourself sometimes. It helps. 
Perhaps you'd like to explain what your open eyes have taught you to the rest of us*.
I take it to the Off-topic forum, though.
I am aware that Trump has praised Putin: "He is pretty smart. Hes taken over a country for $2 worth of sanctions,... really a vast, vast location, a great piece of land with a lot of people and just walking right in.
Him against the rest?! Do you see how you put it? And he explained it to you, and the rest, whoever the rest are. The reason Russia had to take this action is because NATO (read -US) was planning to bring Ukraine in NATO, which means US army on Russian borders. Anybody informed about military, geopolitics and anything related knows that is an extreme danger for Russia's safety. Russia warned NATO million times in the past years about this. Ukraine in NATO means balance of terror would be disturbed.
The war and the invasion and suffering of innocent people are horrible, but I don't remember this kind of hate (not strong word enough for what I see here) when US invaded - Iraq, Syria, Libya and Serbia. And killing of all those people there.
I'm so disappointed in this community, not because taking a side here - it can be easily explained, it is a side of a victim. But, for not taking the side of a victim in the previously mentioned invasions made by US.
Which makes it clear - it is a horrifying and an unbelievable hate of everything Russian.
I'm not Russian myself, but being someone who went through a lengthy war, and being on frontlines, and being hated by enemy and knowing how this hate ends (terror and massacre) it wouldn't surprise me that if you (and the rest, whoever the rest are) had a chance to be in the front of a captured Russian solder - you would torture him. I've been there, and I guarantee, after reading your words here - that you would torture a captured solder.
What nonsense. Countries have freed themselves from the Soviet Union because they no longer wanted to belong to it and for fear of Russia they joined the West.
Things weren't so cheerful under Stalin either. And also think of Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968.
We have absolutely nothing against the Russian people. It's just sad. I even wrote that we have a monument in the village in memory of the Russians, who died here together with the English against the French of Napoleon.
Ukraine itself has asked for membership, which has been refused.
Finland and Sweden, which are now also thinking of membership out of fear, are under threat.
But strange that as a new member you immediately join this discussion. Are you also going to talk about photos?
What do I think when I hear Putin calling a leader of Ukraine a Nazi, when the man is Jewish and has lost family in the second world war??
When I hear Putin say that it is an exercise and that troops are withdrawing??
Come on. He's just taking a piece of land like our ancient kings used to do
We Dutch should attack Flanders in Belgium because that used to belong to the Netherlands after all.
You talk like five year old. Complete nonsense. You skipped all the classes after elementary school. I'm not willing to get in conversation with you. I can talk about video if you want. This is not photos exclusive forum.
He is a Jew, but also a cocaine addict. used to play piano with his d.ck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbmZrzN3WFE
Not a serious individual at all, installed by US.
I already had removed the comment about photos. But it surprised me a bit. Also because you regularly read about trolls.
I have been a teacher for thirty years and 72. Then you will say you are getting too old and you must have been a bad teacher.
As for what I wrote. There is no falsehood in that.
But I don't want to argue with you any further. Keep fantasizing.
Nice long thread, lets make it longer. Oh, another oldy. I really didn't know what I'm getting involved in here. What a waste of time arguing with a bunch of nursing home residents.
Spoken like true Putin kool aid drinking Botski Now get back to posting on RT's comments section
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« on: February 26, 2022, 01:11 »
Already stock markets are crashing, oil prices are rocketing up and COVID is still in the mix.
Recession next?
Ugh.
Putin enjoys sowing misery and chaos. It's the one thing he does very well.
So now he's having his way with the whole world, spreading misery and chaos everywhere, not just in Ukraine (although for sure they are getting the worst of it).
I'm sure he's loving it.
Very biased. Guilt goes to NATO and American politics. They have caused this tragedy and only Europe will experience tragedy. Sad but true.
Keep drinking the Putin kool aid Russian botnik
139
« on: February 26, 2022, 01:10 »
I'll heading shortly to a protest at the Russian Embassy in Madrid to get some content. Wish me luck!
Good luck! Stay safe! Give Putin hell!!!!!!!!!!!
Excuse me, but this is not place to talk about politics or geopolitics. Who are you to decide who is good and who is bad?
Excuse me, but I have been on this forum since 2013. You just joined 3 weeks ago.
I am classified as a "Diamond Member." You are an "Active Newbie."
So who are you to decide what is good and what is bad in anything here?
Everything I told you is reasonable. What a member's status has to do with common sense and with being polite?
In case you had not noticed this forum will allow discussions about any subject in this case its related to stock sales. There is also a section to discuss anything at all if you wish.
140
« on: February 25, 2022, 00:32 »
Can't spend your 10 cent sales in a war zone wasteland 
141
« on: February 21, 2022, 00:57 »
One of life's great mysteries
142
« on: February 12, 2022, 00:19 »
Shutterstock is on an irreversible down path. Adobe is already the leader and will be for a long time (quicker than I thought). If they would add editorial they would crush even more Getty and SS.
Getty has long arms and still a big foot inside many doors. If they get the money they need selling their BCC- stock with their return to the stock market the nexts months they might also surpass SS. Oringer chose the way out and cashing with his pal. Good riddance to both. They will be gone quite soon and whoever owns SS in the future I doubt they will be ever recovered the trust of their stabbed in the back contributors.
Dont be surprised if Adobe follows the practices of the other companies at some point. Some of you should recognize the pattern.
"Getty has become evil! Istock is great so we need to support them!"
"Istock has become evil! Shutterstock is great so we need to support them!"
"Shutterstock has become evil. Adobe is great so we need to support them!"
Lets all hope this wont happen!
To paraphrase Winston Churchill "A microstocker is one who feeds a crocodile-hoping it will eat him last."
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« on: January 31, 2022, 01:26 »
Shitterstock is a pile of beans this month but I'm sure Stan Pavlosky is doing alright
To put some context on shitterstock
Jan 18 ~ $318 sales 287 rpd 1.11
Jan 19 ~ $212 sales 287 rpd 0.73
Jan 20 ~ $125 sales 225 rpd 0.56
Jan 21 ~ $100 sales 218 rpd 0.45
Jan 22 ~ $50 sales 157 rpd 0.32 (up to Jan 28)
For a few moments there, I thought you were talking your daily rates for January 2022, not your January totals since 2018 (had to read an older post for context). Was thinking, what's wrong with this guy, he earns hundreds of dollars a day on a bad month ha ha.
Oh, that would have meant over $9,500 just in shutterstock in one month for Mimi for 2018. There weren't that many sellers who could do that at the time.
I did correct the post to show whole years Anyway in the meantime my RPD dropped to $0.31 while Adobe is $0.87 I'll make just over $50 for January 2022 on shitterstock
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« on: January 28, 2022, 09:52 »
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« on: January 19, 2022, 12:05 »
Just reached 101 with a piss poor start. Extrapolating based on this months earnings for 2022 I'll be lucky to see $600 this year as opposed to $3,000 on my best year in 2018.
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« on: January 18, 2022, 11:48 »
Shitterstock is a pile of beans this month but I'm sure Stan Pavlosky is doing alright To put some context on shitterstock Jan 2018 ~ $318 sales 287 rpd 1.11 Jan 2019 ~ $212 sales 287 rpd 0.73 Jan 2020 ~ $125 sales 225 rpd 0.56 Jan 2021 ~ $100 sales 218 rpd 0.45 Jan 2022 ~ $50 sales 157 rpd 0.32 (up to Jan 28)
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« on: January 13, 2022, 10:17 »
shutterstock no longer has the capacity to maintain the forum. It's all the more amazing how often they ask me to participate in the contributor survey. I get it at least once a week.
After months I uploaded an image again. It was rejected because of noise. With all other agencies the problem did not exist. But I don't care. If they don't want it, they don't want it. I do not make a second attempt.
I saw an ss blog and an example for noise they gave in a photo was the factory ceiling at 100% but I can't see it. https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/how-to-avoid-a-visual-noise-rejection
There may be color noise but I'm not sure. The other examples are easy to see though. I had to start shooting in RAW to get rid of this color noise but SS still rejected some of my pics for another type of noise or grain especially ones with trees or foliage. The same pics were accepted on adobe and they are pretty strict in what they accept.
They should be so fussy for 10 cents what a joke. Their quality rules are really all over the place judging by most of the poorly lit and poorly framed junk they take these days.
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« on: January 04, 2022, 10:06 »
Especially as Getty went public again today and had their CEO waffling on CNN about what a great opportunity it is
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« on: January 02, 2022, 05:56 »
After 10 years of this I'm getting out of stock. The agencies made it a waste of time.
I'll go find a proper job I already have one but its casual
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« on: December 31, 2021, 11:35 »
Add me to this proud list. I just netted 4 cents.
For a while this year I thought things were improving, as I had a few substantial sales. But that petered out. And now this.
The start of a new year is a good time to clean house. Alamy was my only remaining microstock; I kept some photos there because the sale prices didn't make me feel like a chump. But there's no way to spin 4 cents.
Sorry to be vindictive, but it would be a good lesson to Alamy if the response to this "exciting new opportunity" was a loss of a bunch of contributors.
And if you made less than $250 gross by July 2022 they'll put you on the 20% royalty scheme instead of their generous 40% royalties.  If they keep up with these penny sub micros sales we'll all struggle to make the $250 threshold. Or perhaps thats the aim
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