Jules @afewbugs@librem.one

Nobody should ever go hungry.

Ever.

We have enough food to feed every single person.

The reason they don't have that food is because somebody decides they don't deserve it.

It also angers me that politicians spend their time vilifying vulnerable people, exemplifying greed while blaming those in poverty for their own situation, indulging in selfish and self-serving politics, and showing not a single bit of care for people who are vulnerable and who struggle for money.

The thing lacking from the #UKGovernment is kindness and empathy and my personal opinion is that this shows a fundamental lack of empathy and compassion in Tory MPs.

Reading this article about Morrison's #AskForHenry scheme where anybody can ask discretely for a warm meal at no charge and it brought me to tears. I think in part because it breaks my heart that some people don't have access to warm and healthy meals, in part because of the cruel environment that creates this situation, and in part because of the dignified way that people are helped with this.

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/asked-henry-morrisons-caf-left-25608187

OK, so this is interesting. Some major organizations have now set up their own Mastodon instances:

European Union: EU Voice >>> https://social.network.europa.eu/explore
German gov: Explore social.bund.de >>> https://social.bund.de/explore
Internet Archive: Explore Internet Archive >>> https://mastodon.archive.org/explore

#twittermigration #mastodon #fediverse #governmentInstance
@mastodonmigration

The notion that we need more growth (more aggregate production) in order to fund the renewable transition is absurd. This "logic" boils down to saying we need to increase production of stuff we probably *don't* need in order to increase production of stuff we obviously *do* need.

Cricut cutting machines, ubiquitous in schools, libraries and makerspaces, can be used to make embossed or stenciled tactile graphics. A Braille embosser costs at least $1500 — Cricuts cost a fifth of that or less. Today I learned that I can handle the hardware and make great stencils: all that holds a Blind maker back is a set of unlabeled controls in the software. Does anyone know somebody at Cricut I could talk to about making the interface more accessible? Boosters beloved on this one!

Felt toot, might delete later.

So, the European Union has set up its own Mastodon instance, EU Voice, as an official channel/platform for all its many institutions - what a great initiative https://social.network.europa.eu/about
#TwitterMigration #europe #Diplomacy #Transparency

Energy efficiency: For the first time since 2018 all households in Great Britain will be eligible for funding of insulation measures.

This is a major change in policy and one me and others have long called for.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63776183

Bilateral gynandromorphism is a pretty rare occurrence where an animal is a half-male, half-female, split right down the middle. Like this common blue butterfly - male on left, female on right. Weird! But seriously wonderful…

Very excited this is going to be in my big children’s nature book for autumn 2023 which I start writing next week.

#nature #wildlife #butterfly #entomology #AmWriting #ChildrensBooks
Photo: Burkhard Hinnersmann / Wikimedia Commons

One thing you can do to help wildlife in your own garden at this time of year is to not cut back Ivy. It provides a great roost for bats and overwintering Brimstone butterflies, as well as offering a late source of nectar for the Red Admiral & Comma butterflies, along with hoverflies and wasps. Instead, cut back in Feb/March before birds start nesting. #Garden #Wildlife #Nature #Butterflies #WildlifeGarden #Gardening #WildGarden

has anyone suggested to Musk that he could make a fortune on a gigantic seaplane made out of, say, spruce

Awesome guide to writing image descriptions: object, action, context. Help make the web accessible, describe images you post! https://uxdesign.cc/how-to-write-an-image-description-2f30d3bf5546

Humans evolved after squid, so it's actually dicks that look like squid, not squid that look like dicks. Ever think of that??