It never ceases to shame me that standing up for desperate human beings fleeing for their lives & thinking we should protect them is “political.”
Yet turning refugees back at sea & locking them up is a neutral view.
It ain’t.
Pick a side.
compassion or cruelty
I was reminded at coffee break this afternoon that #Mosstodon is a thing, so please enjoy this picture that I took over 17 years ago in the Scottish Borders. I hope you will agree that it is good moss.
Are there #makers in or around #Sheffield who are interested in joining a small team of volunteers who help to make things possible for people with disabilities?
Remap is a UK national charity with the aim of helping disabled people of all ages to live more independent lives.
https://www.remap.org.uk/
Unfortunately the Sheffield panel currently has no lead volunteer to oversee the monthly meetings and the panel is due to be closed at the end of March if one is not found. Ask me for more info.
Noted Football Broadcaster Ian Wright declines to host #MOTD in Solidarity with #GaryLineker
Fucking beautiful 😀
#BBC
Of all the reports on the #Sheffield street tree scandal I've seen, this has to be the most shocking detail: Council bosses considered killing thousands of healthy trees to justify cutting them down
"Britain will help fund a detention centre in northern France as part of a £500m package to stop #refugees trying to cross the Channel"
Gosh I wonder how many people's asylum claims could be processed and how easily they could be supported to join UK society for £500m?
The #BBC has decided not to broadcast an episode of #DavidAttenborough's #WildIsles, which will be available on catchup only, about environmental damage due to fears of rightwing backlash. This is the problem with our national broadcaster constantly living in fear that the government will cut its funding if it says anything they disagree with.
Barbie have come a long way. This is ace news. Maggie Aderin-Pocock has her own Barbie! “The Barbie modelled on me is a space scientist with her own telescope. Girls should be shown that anything is possible”. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/09/doll-barbie-space-scientist-inspires-girls-to-dream-bigger?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other #space #physics #women
@BethanyBlack Yeah, no one with a voice in the media ever really talks about how phones are just a tool that's being misused by only ever being a way to hoover up shitty social media.
Meanwhile, kids are getting into creative arts using nothing more than their phone because the barrier to entry is lower than ever.
But yeah, phones bad.
Wonderful, several articles today on how smartphones are destroying mental health, shared initially by the usual suspects who are famous for bullshit over sound data analysis and then amplified by people who really should know better.
They say smartphones when what they mean is “unmoderated social media”, but they don’t want properly moderated social media, they wand teenagers to not have access to phones.
Food and drink producers are greenwashing their products by classifying them as CO2 neutral and must be banned, according to one of Europe's leading consumer NGOs.
In a report published on Thursday, the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) says that 'greenwashing' labels are becoming increasingly common on the shelves of supermarkets, as brands are discreetly stating that the product on sale is climate-neutral and therefore good for the planet.
Born at 341 ppm (https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/carbon-footprint-calculator/carbon-by-birth-year/)
Apparently a collection of hastags in a trenchcoat. #Botany #Entomology #Ecology #Weeds #PavementPlants #Permaculture #Sustainability #Composting #NoDig #Hiking #Cycling #RightToRoam #SlowTravel #FlightFree #CarFree #Bushcraft #Foraging #WildFood #PlantBased #AncestralSkills #Cordage #FibreCraft #Knitting #OpenSource #OpenAccess #SolarPunk #coops #unions #RightToRepair