Jules @afewbugs@librem.one

We need to understand the stakes of social media not just for the Internet but Planet Earth.

Meta already tried to sell Internet Basics to developing countries. This was a naked attempt to lock underprivileged people into their walled gardens.

"But so what?" apologists might say, "They got free Internet."

Except Internet Basics wasn't so free -- it ended up hurting people instead of helping them. https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/25/22900924/facebooks-free-internet-less-developed-costing-users-wsj

Let's get #SciArt flowing into Mastodon!
What are some of your #SciArt (science-themed art) works you want to highlight? I will boost.

After trying many different media over the years (including drawing, embroidery etc) I found love in pottery. Now I make pottery pieces that highlight underappreciated organisms. Here are some examples of #worms, #jellyfish, #insects, #spiders etc. These are all boxes with lids!
#pottery #ceramics #HandBuiltPottery

This feels appropriate for the second thing I've ever posted to mastodon.

someone once asked me why i was so worried about the environment

i just said "i live there"

and they looked at me as if that fact had never once occurred to them

I gave it a sniff. It smells like bullshit

I'm sick of people saying it's easier to imagine the end of the world than it is to imagine the end of #capitalism. I think about the end of capitalism every day. Today I imagined what it would be like to live in a community that valued me for being present rather than "useful" or "productive." In that world, I think I would spend a lot more time taking care of plants. I would tell stories when I felt like it, instead of on deadline. What do you imagine? #imaginetheendofcapitalism

2022 favourite photo roundup - Over the summer there were a few days when the beaches were awash with these beautiful gems. These are sea gooseberries (Pleurobrachia pileus). They may look like jellyfish (phylum Cnidaria) but they are in fact Ctenophores. These are gelatinous like jellyfish, but do not sting. Instead, the sea gooseberry uses sticky tentacles to capture prey.

#marinebiology #sea #ocean #biology #wildlife #nature #intertidal #seagooseberry #norfolk

I support striking nurses and here's why.

They've bloody well asked me to. My support for workers withdrawing their labour is not conditional upon whether I think it is a good idea or not. I trust them to understand their workplaces, their issues, and how that affects them better than I do.

Solidarity means exactly that.

#NursesStrike #ISupportNurses #Solidarity

Seven hours in, and so far all the votes have gone the right way… a few by only a narrow margin. Some of the language has been shameful. I still think the Bill will pass comfortably.
But we all owe an apology for the handling of this Issue. There have been years of delay, and that has allowed toxic transphobia to grow to frightening levels.
More work lies ahead, like improving trans healthcare and a ban on conversion practices. We must not repeat the same mistakes.

A "radio station" which plays music from your instance of choice (looking for tagged YouTube posts)

🔊 https://radio.eldritch.cafe/ 🥳

/via @Ground

#FediRadio

I love trees, it always amazes me when they take root in strange places.
I always look out for this one when passing.

Taken at the side of the A832 heading to Gairloch.

#Trees #photography #tenacity #nature

Fediverse: I’m looking for places to donate some money before the end of the year—especially interested in supporting trans and other Black women and women of color, indigenous sovereignty, global climate justice, reproductive rights. What are your suggestions of effective organizations? Please #boost so I can get more ideas! #donation #justicework (@BlackAzizAnansi can you help?)

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"Let's get something straight. Growing old doesn't make people #conservative. In fact the more marginalized identity statuses a person has, the LESS conservative they grow over time.
The reason we equate "old" with "conservative" is that #marginalization kills people off younger.

Some of the most radical people you know are old.

It's just a lot of others died before they could get there, so there's a diminishing proportion. (2/5)

I was today years old when I found out that Fly Me To The Moon is a gay love song!
Composer Bart Howard wrote the song for his partner Thomas Fowler. They were together for 58 years! ❤️🏳️‍🌈

Normalise being wrong. Normalise admitting to mistakes and changing your opinion as you learn more. It's how we learn. It's part of being human.

Why do we call them “central banks” and not “apex creditors”?

Devastating article on the pressure #NHS staff are under. So many #nurses, #paramedics, doctors and other staff are near breaking point, yet they're painted as the villains by the government. I see #Sunak has said today that he won't discuss pay ... They *want* the strikes to happen in the hope that the public will turn against NHS staff. Stand firm!
#SupportTheStrikes #NursesStrike #Solidarity #RCN
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/20/ive-never-seen-the-nhs-pushed-so-hard-its-not-the-system-thats-breaking-now-its-the-people?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other