Jim Parkin @ParkinJim@qoto.org

I see that the sea lions that want to try to tie up your resources by asking you to "prove" things which are easily Googleable have shown up on Mastodon. #NotTodaySatan

Nationalism: Being proud of things you haven't done & hating people you've never met.

Here’s a belter of a jobby splatter I found recently. These calcium phosphate splodges are actually the fossilised regurgitative remains (or diarrhoea!) from a 330 million year old fish! This is a type of trace fossil, commonly known as regurgitalites or bromalites 💩

When I turned 70, I thought, “Well, that’s it. I’ve had a great career, but it’s winding down.”
Boy, was I wrong. I found social media, and then a second wind at my sails in my 70s! I made my Broadway debut at 78, and I’ll make my London debut at 85.
Life is truly wonderful and magical.

If you’re in London, come see me in Allegiance starting in January. Tix here: https://allegiancemusical.com

How wonderful.England’s rivers wont meet standards for good chemical health until 2063 they will contain toxic substances for decades. To think in September 2000 overall health of rivers was at 92% yet in 2022 they are at 14%. It is an absolute disgrace.
#freshwaterfish #freshwater #rivers #environment #pollution

https://www.endsreport.com/article/1806177/why-englands-rivers-will-remain-polluted-toxic-chemicals-until-2063

Twitter offered a fertility benefit for IVF and IUI. Fired employees are stuck in the middle of treatment cycles without funding and no one in HR is answering their q's. @stokel
https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-layoffs-health-benefits-ivf/

Lobster Dinner.

During a workshop in the summer, here on the Isle Of Mull, I spotted that the otter we were watching had caught something in the loch, and was swimming towards the shore.

I got my clients into a position where I hoped they'd get some images, and then lay down nearby.

The otter surprised me slightly by climbing ashore right in front of me! Thank goodness for silent cameras.

#otter #lobster #mull #wildlife #guiding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Scotland

I spoke to Lewis Goodall as a UK nurse who has voted for strike. I explained why we felt this decision was justified

Please consider a reblog for me as I'm pretty new here

If you are minded to do so, you can go to the Apple or Google stores and report Twitter as failing to comply with their standards of use. Hate speech is one of them, but to be fair just about any box can be ticked. It only takes a few minutes…but oh what joy if it results in the Apps being withdrawn 👍🏻😇😂

I updated the meme for you.

Cats. Of course cats
#caturday

I don't think the amazing #LedByDonkeys guys are on Mastodon yet, so please share this video and Vote Out #MattHancock

#ImACeleb #matthancockbelongsinjail

@maggiewillrise I supported Ukraine with aid from the start of the war but it was stumbling across NAFO and those initial titty pics that drew me in to supporting the Georgian Legion and helping the online push back against russian nonsense. You have inspired more people than you’ll ever know.

From the #Mammal Society.

https://www.mammal.org.uk/harvest-mouse-donation/

#HarvestMice

Every day I see more and more evidence of society descending into utter lawlessness and chaos.

If you enjoy someone's post on #Mastodon go ahead and click the star. If someone tells you that's meaningless because there's no #algorithm, ignore them. Sure, boost the post too if you want others to also see the post, but don't think telling someone you like what they posted is somehow unimportant. In real life I don't tell someone, "good job," or "well said," or "I love that," for the sake of some algorithm, I do it because I'm human and they are too. It's fundamental to being truly social.