Bec
@bookishecocreative.bsky.social
Formerly IshMotherBec on the bird site before it turned into a bin fire. Mum, school support staff, reader, crafty person, trying to be greener. May or may not post about any or all of these things.
Confused and a bit annoyed by this. In the summer I'll often charge my car using electricity from our solar panels. Does this mean I'll be paying tax on power we've generated ourselves? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Electric vehicle owners to face pay-per-mile tax
Drivers of electric cars will pay a road charge of 3p per mile, while plug-in hybrid drivers will pay 1.5p per mile from April 2028.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Confused and a bit annoyed by this. In the summer I'll often charge my car using electricity from our solar panels. Does this mean I'll be paying tax on power we've generated ourselves? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
Catching up on Game of Wool and I simply can't get on board with knitted swimwear. That should have been left in the 60's.
November 18, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Catching up on Game of Wool and I simply can't get on board with knitted swimwear. That should have been left in the 60's.
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So tired of this govt breaking my heart but moreover talking IDIOTIC NONSENSE WHICH WON'T WORK
November 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
So tired of this govt breaking my heart but moreover talking IDIOTIC NONSENSE WHICH WON'T WORK
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Please imagine a migrant group doing this in England and the media response. Then let's look at the very real problem there is with English Nationalism.
Just some British patriots in Benidorm, taking over a street in Spain to shout in their own language about unwanted foreigners. It’s a blessing that they are too thick to understand irony.
November 16, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Please imagine a migrant group doing this in England and the media response. Then let's look at the very real problem there is with English Nationalism.
The thing that worries me when reading this is that the SEND crisis is being looked at totally separately to wider issues in the education sector. We need educational reform to make mainstream a safe environment for more students. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Special needs support in England faces 'total collapse', councils warn
The government is facing political pressure as it tries to reform the
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 6:59 AM
The thing that worries me when reading this is that the SEND crisis is being looked at totally separately to wider issues in the education sector. We need educational reform to make mainstream a safe environment for more students. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Just the vegetables and the mug now ... #HiddenBooksGame
Managed to get 14/20 on #HiddenBooksGame but stumped on the woman, her hair, the stars/books, the river in the sky, the vegetables and the mug. Any clues anyone? I clearly haven't paid attention to books this year ...
November 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Just the vegetables and the mug now ... #HiddenBooksGame
Managed to get 14/20 on #HiddenBooksGame but stumped on the woman, her hair, the stars/books, the river in the sky, the vegetables and the mug. Any clues anyone? I clearly haven't paid attention to books this year ...
November 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Managed to get 14/20 on #HiddenBooksGame but stumped on the woman, her hair, the stars/books, the river in the sky, the vegetables and the mug. Any clues anyone? I clearly haven't paid attention to books this year ...
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hi, can you do me a favor?
take a picture of your pet and then take a picture again while you sing to them
thank you, this is for science
here is my contribution
take a picture of your pet and then take a picture again while you sing to them
thank you, this is for science
here is my contribution
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
hi, can you do me a favor?
take a picture of your pet and then take a picture again while you sing to them
thank you, this is for science
here is my contribution
take a picture of your pet and then take a picture again while you sing to them
thank you, this is for science
here is my contribution
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This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
Anyone else still hanging laundry out or am I the least of the great weather optimists? It hasn't actually gotten dry a single time I've hung it out in the last week.
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Anyone else still hanging laundry out or am I the least of the great weather optimists? It hasn't actually gotten dry a single time I've hung it out in the last week.
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this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
November 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
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November 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
A film you've seen more than 7 times with a gif
November 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A film you've seen more than 7 times with a gif
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Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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"Haha losers these young women haven't even had to take dementia tests!"
I would put money on the first question having neither tigers, elephants or giraffes in them.
I would put money on the first question having neither tigers, elephants or giraffes in them.
Trump: "They have Jasmine Crockett -- a low IQ person. AOC is low IQ. Have her pass the exams I decided to take when I was at Walter Reed. They're cognitive tests. Let AOC go against Trump. Let Jasmine go against Trump. The first couple questions are easy -- a tiger, an elephant, a giraffe ... "
October 28, 2025 at 12:42 PM
"Haha losers these young women haven't even had to take dementia tests!"
I would put money on the first question having neither tigers, elephants or giraffes in them.
I would put money on the first question having neither tigers, elephants or giraffes in them.
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Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
October 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.