It’s heart-warming to see that there are still loyal Steemians who are pursuing creative endeavours, writing, taking photographs, recording videos and leaving helpful and personal comments, all whilst having to endure days of high temperatures, shortages of water and food, power cuts, and issues with the Wi-Fi and the platform.

We are happy to see you all.

_{Know
It's the Chinese year of the horse
It stands for freedom
Creativity is freedom!}

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NOMINATIONS

Nomination 1
Reviewer: @butterfly-jt9
Post
Hashtag: book
Nominated by: solperez

She wrote and made a video and presents an impeccable review of the novel "The Lady of the Camellias" by Alexandre Dumas fils. In the video, the author highlights the thematic parallels between the abuses of the bourgeoisie and prostitution in the 21st century and the situations we experience today. This leads us to wonder if the world remains static in terms of human relationships, or perhaps even worsens with each passing year.

"In this video I tried to tell you a little about what I think, and in my opinion Dumas signs a very powerful denunciation against the bourgeoisie unfortunately in a society where prostitution was accepted..."

Nomination 2
Commenter: @evagavilan
Comment
Hashtag: photography
Nominated by: solperez

@evagavilan made a heartfelt comment on a post featuring photos of "Isla Larga," a place Eva used to visit with her father as a child. This island inspired a story titled "Jaco, Almost a Fish," which was included in the anthology of sea tales "Ocean of Tales.

Nomination 3
Author: @ezun1
Post
Hashtag: freewrite
Nominated by: wakeupkitty

One of the better, daily present freewriters, who always comes up with something that surprises, is @ezun1.
Everyday language, just like writing, is becoming increasingly sloppy. No, it isn’t becoming more modern, but laziness is on the rise, as is ignorance about the meaning of words. The prompt used in this freewrite is ‘Lol’’. What are you supposed to make of that? Does everyone active on social media know what it means when read as an abbreviation, or is the user meaning something completely different and is it a hidden message?*

"When I started signing up for my socials, I was not really familiar with some of the abbreviations. Things like Lol, lolz, mtchew were strange to me.
I had to ask some of my friends for the meaning of the abbreviated words. They were surprised that I asked.....
The way I see it, people use lol to evade the truth and they are not really laughing in reality. This is why I don't believe people who send me lol."

Nomination 4
Author: @luisito01
Post
Hashtag: steemexclusive
Nominated by: solperez

Kitty Wu:
In this post, @luisito01 writes and illustrates with photographs the step-by-step process for opening a new Steemit account. This information is very valuable, as other publications on this topic are outdated.

Nomination 5
Commenter: @bambuka
Comment
Hashtag: poll
Nominated by: wakeupkitty

In a poll is asked "Who Should a Steem Curator Upvote?" A choice can be made out of several answers including giving up on Steen curators. It is also asked to explain the choice.

"I vote is for these two positions:
Steemians posting frequently own content and Writers of good content.
When I was involved in the newbie support program at WOX, I remember many people. Some quickly grew up to a "dolphin", they were helped, energy and attention was spend on them. Where are they now?
As for the second one, an interesting post with high-quality visual design and informative text requires effort and time to create it..."

Nomination 6
Author: @ladyaryastark
Post
Hashtag: bots
Nominated by: wakeupkitty

Is it modern time or scam if accounts use AI to comment or if meaningless and absurd comments are left?

"A couple of weeks ago I started coming across absurd responses in the context of my posts, which makes me curious, because even though I know that sometimes curators vote on comments, I would believe that they do read the post to know which comments deserve to be rewarded.
Now, the next question is, what to do about users who leave meaningless comments on posts?
I know there’s the downvote, but I also know that a downvote can start a voting war. And my reputation is lower than that of those who leave incoherent comments."

Nomination 7
Author: @bntcamelo
Post
Hashtag: deepstate
Nominated by: solperez

The author discusses the situation in Ceuta (Spain) due to the "excessive incursion" of Moroccans into the area. His post includes an analysis of the possible political and economic motives behind these actions. The worst part is that the situation seems to be escalating due to calls for protests circulating on social media. And while all this "sociological" chaos unfolds, Queen Letizia is attending the film festival in the Balearic Islands. Does the Spanish royal family simply not care about what's happening in Spain?.

DATA

Creative upvotes:
Highest upvote: 100%
Posts: 69
Comments: 87
Votes for other Steem Curators: 0
Countries: 23 + unknown

We wish you all a creative and enjoyable summer/season. May peace, common sense and friendships across the globe be with you!

True Colours
The CAT Team - August 2026
We go for art, niches, skills
Europe, Asia, those ignored with a lot to offer
All those commenters keeping Steemit alive!

@solperez & @wakeupkitty