“Can we have our marbles back?”
“Jeeze, we’d forgotten we had them! Sure here you go. “
How normal countries behave.
"“Yes. The Greeks have only gone and decided that their decades-old policy of wanting the sculptures returned to the Parthenon is still their policy now. Can you believe it? What a bunch of shits.”" John Crace
This week, I went over to Bluesky and asked people who'd left Mastodon why they left, and lots of people told me. I grabbed the replies and crunched them and wrote up a summary. I think it's really interesting and often kind of wrenching.
https://erinkissane.com/mastodon-is-easy-and-fun-except-when-it-isnt
Amazing and fascinating evening at Ankerwycke yesterday with the archaeological team and Toby who is clearly a well trained dig-dog! They've now mapped the C12 nunnery and the C16 Tudor manor house which was built after dissolution. Prof Alice Roberts was filming there earlier in the day so fingers crossed for something on Digging for Britain in the autumn.
#introduction
Hello again! I am a not-so-tech-savy almost retired counsellor who has been on another server since December after leaving wacky twitter-land.
Looking to connect with Canadians, prairie folk (Saskatchewan settler) and Saskatoon people. I love nature, photography, gardening, music, traveling, grandchildren and justice oriented politics. Grateful to be an ally living on Treaty 6 and homeland of the Metis.
Appreciate any boosts as I restart!
@Alastair just wait till it gets into a PDP-11 via DECnet... 😂
British Political Scandals 'To Do' List
Raab bullying,
Braverman international law breaking,
Sunak's opaquely hoarded millions,
Gove levelling up bribery,
Prigozhin sanction busting libel case, Multiple strikes not addressed,
PPE contract cronyism,
Tory treasurer breaking Russian sanctions,
Voter ID vote suppression,
Restricting and criminalising protests,
Systemic racism in every system, Unchecked Russian interference in our democracy...
Burnished beauty! #CremonaQuartet & friends present a #Kuhmofestival #FullScore concert: chamber works by Mozart, Verdi & Rossini. While Maurizio #Pollini portrays a Chopin Ballade, & it's Jigs & Reels for #MusiciIreland- music of Colm Ó Foghlú. 1-4pm @RTElyricfm (📸 Nikolaj Lund)
The lads of Rescue 117, the Waterford based Irish Coastguard SAR helicopter have been safety training to support Santa's delivery flight. They have just now tracked Santa crossing the Irish coast... Rudolphs nose is glowing brightly!
#santa #santaclaus #fatherchristmas #sleigh
JK Rowling transphobic? How I went from spreading this false narrative to seeing right through it – EJ Rosetta
[Retired] Software Technical Architect with 43+ years industry experience now in Surrey, UK. Trinity College Dublin engineer - BA BAI. CEng MIET. Irish/British/French descent. A Christian and involved with a local church and also do bellringing 🔔 . Interested in lots of things. He/Him/Sir/Boss/whatsyerface. #FBPE 🇪🇺🇮🇪🇬🇧🇫🇷 #RejoinEU
"Ah there ye are me aul' segotia"