Jules @afewbugs@librem.one

If you are a person who is new to the fediverse, or who’s returning to explore after a while away, I can affirmatively say (as someone who has been here right from the start) that we’re all glad to have you, and excited to see what you share, and inspired by the new ideas you have for what’s possible here.

Next year, please let the dandelions grow!
🐝 They support over 50 insects species
🐝 They're a great early season food source for pollinators including bees, butterflies and hoverflies
🐝 Birds eat the seeds in autumn
🐝 No need to mow
And please don't use weedkiller!
#nature #wildflowers #wildlife

People who say “dogs know bad people!!!!” crack me up. Ma’am, my dogs think traffic cones are dangerous, I’m not overly inclined to trust their risk assessment modeling.

MPs are being considered to be given medals. For doing their jobs.
From now on, I don't want to hear a single thing about my generation being handed participation awards.
They want better after job support? How about sorting out Universal Credit and Jobcentre then. Maybe update their CV?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64560451

Are there any #queer people from #romania on this platform? I have a question regarding life and safety of visibly queer people and don't want to trust Wikipedia. Which indicates that the situation isn't too great.
Boosts and suggestions appreciated!

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/jk-rowlings-anti-transgender-stance-and-hogwarts-legacy/1100-6501632/

What an incredible piece of journalism! This is how you write a balanced article on a subject mired in controversy — “balanced” and “both-sides” are not the same thing. This article doesn't compromise on accuracy or falls into the “if people believe it it must have some merit” trap.

I urge you to read this. It feels a bit repetitive in the first half, but worth reading through it all for its powerful conclusion

Fun story! In the early morning, this coyote would grab a newspaper from a porch in its neighborhood and play with it for a bit. The delivery guy figured it would be better for everyone if the coyote destroyed a free newspaper instead, so he’d toss one into this little park for the coyote to play with.

#coyote #urbancoyote #wildlife #urbanwildlife #photography #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlifephotography #animalbehavior

Pretty wild how Black people just used the phrase “stay woke” to mean “keep paying attention to what’s happening out there” and white conservatives were so mad about it that they decided it must be some kind of political ideology for them to oppose.

🇬🇧 Users in the UK will no longer be able to share or see images of migrants crossing the Channel in small boats.
Under a new #OnlineSafetyBill amendment, online platforms will have to proactively remove such content.
Read more from @openrightsgroup: https://edri.org/our-work/the-uk-will-treat-online-images-of-immigrants-crossing-the-channel-as-a-criminal-offence/

The problem with capitalism is how it distorts the natural balance of Fucking Around & Finding Out by creating a class that is allowed nearly infinite fuckery with zero finding out

“Sorry I’m late, guys. The sitter called in sick.”

Archway view from Glastonbury Tor this morning. A chill wind in the air and frost on the ground.
#glastonburytor #somerset #archway #glastonbury #sunrise #sunrisephotography

@rozenberg Like many others, I’ve been horrified to read about the climate activist who was told he couldn’t use the climate crisis as a justification for his actions, and has now been imprisoned for contempt of court. I’m struggling to see how this is anything other than terrible, but feeling limited by my lack of legal knowledge. Can you comment? Did the judge have any kind of rationale? Is there a realistic prospect of appeal? @RichardJMurphy has called it fascism: do you agree?

Full Fact have checked the claims by various newspapers, claiming almost £7 million a day is spent on hotels for people who arrived in the UK illegally.

But this figure includes money being spent on accommodation for Afghan refugees who arrived via legal resettlement schemes.

https://fullfact.org/immigration/hotel-accommodation-asylum-seeker-cost/

Remembering flower filled days.
Today is a day for remembering warm autumn days with beautiful wild #asters dotting the woods and fields. Originally posted as part of my #floweraday project, it was titled Aster Galaxy. Each post was meant to bring cheer and if you want to read the message on that day, February 7, 2021, here is the link. I hope this dazzling little galaxy brightens your day today, my friends.
#vintagelens #helios
https://www.elliekennard.ca/aster-galaxy/

Snow flocked prairie grasses.
(01/25/23)

#snow #winter #WinterWonderland #native #wildflowers #FlowerPhotography #flowers #FlowersOnFriday #FlowerMastodon #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText