Br Martin
@brmartin.bsky.social
Anglican Dominican solitary. Cats and all animals. Computer games. Maths. Languages. Trad hymns in 4 part harmony. Anglican chant. Politics: Hélder Câmara, Gustavo Gutiérrez. LGBTI+ affirming.
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Some good news.
“A wild beaver has been spotted in Norfolk for the first time since beavers were hunted to extinction in England at the beginning of the 16th century.”
“A wild beaver has been spotted in Norfolk for the first time since beavers were hunted to extinction in England at the beginning of the 16th century.”
‘No one knows where it came from’: first wild beaver spotted in Norfolk for 400 years
Cameras capture lone creature collecting materials for its lodge in riverside nature reserve
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Some good news.
“A wild beaver has been spotted in Norfolk for the first time since beavers were hunted to extinction in England at the beginning of the 16th century.”
“A wild beaver has been spotted in Norfolk for the first time since beavers were hunted to extinction in England at the beginning of the 16th century.”
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What a good day to be a trans woman soccer player in NSW.
A TERF has to pay $50,000 to one trans woman soccer player and $45,000 to another. And all of Kirralie Smith’s social media accounts have to display a public trans apology.
#30 my number ❤️
A TERF has to pay $50,000 to one trans woman soccer player and $45,000 to another. And all of Kirralie Smith’s social media accounts have to display a public trans apology.
#30 my number ❤️
December 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
What a good day to be a trans woman soccer player in NSW.
A TERF has to pay $50,000 to one trans woman soccer player and $45,000 to another. And all of Kirralie Smith’s social media accounts have to display a public trans apology.
#30 my number ❤️
A TERF has to pay $50,000 to one trans woman soccer player and $45,000 to another. And all of Kirralie Smith’s social media accounts have to display a public trans apology.
#30 my number ❤️
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“When the officer arrived, she found that a raccoon had broken into the store, ransacked several shelves, become intoxicated, and then passed out in the bathroom.”
WHOMST AMONG US
WHOMST AMONG US
incredible photos here from a liquor store nearby with an accompanying story. the holiday season has begun here in RVA! (yes the raccoon is okay)
www.wric.com/news/weird-n...
www.wric.com/news/weird-n...
December 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
“When the officer arrived, she found that a raccoon had broken into the store, ransacked several shelves, become intoxicated, and then passed out in the bathroom.”
WHOMST AMONG US
WHOMST AMONG US
My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the barbecue. (Not my photo, sorry I have not retained the attribs)
December 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the barbecue. (Not my photo, sorry I have not retained the attribs)
We enrich foreign multinationals like Serco who exploit workers, give worse service and charge us more than the equivalent in permanent PS staff.
Bring back the Public Service test. Order of merit recruitment preventing covert discrimination against ppl with disabilities, chronic illness.
Bring back the Public Service test. Order of merit recruitment preventing covert discrimination against ppl with disabilities, chronic illness.
‘The whole thing stinks’: outsourced ATO call centre workers shocked by conditions as callers complain about inexperienced staff
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand also say the ATO’s ‘phone system just doesn’t work’
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:28 AM
We enrich foreign multinationals like Serco who exploit workers, give worse service and charge us more than the equivalent in permanent PS staff.
Bring back the Public Service test. Order of merit recruitment preventing covert discrimination against ppl with disabilities, chronic illness.
Bring back the Public Service test. Order of merit recruitment preventing covert discrimination against ppl with disabilities, chronic illness.
Congrats, Ben Pennings.
Environmental activist Ben Pennings declares ‘massive victory’ after Adani drops its years-long legal pursuit
Queensland supreme court orders Pennings, a campaigner against the Carmichael coalmine, not to seek to acquire Adani’s confidential information
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Congrats, Ben Pennings.
Tulsa race massacre eyewitness dies at 111.
The Greenwood Massacre, in the words of its oldest survivor
Viola Ford Fletcher and her family were told to leave and never tell anyone of what happened. It would take 70 years for the massacre to be investigated.
www.abc.net.au
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Tulsa race massacre eyewitness dies at 111.
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It's that time of year
November 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
It's that time of year
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You've got until the end of tomorrow to grab this and convince your friends to do the same. The bots ain't terrible either if you want to play it solo, has drop-in/drop-out multiplayer, and thanks to the giveaway, tons of new players.
It's just a good time.
It's just a good time.
Cool free stuff alert: They're giving away the base version of Warhammer: Vermintide 2 this weekend.
Really good co-op first-person brawler about the world's most dysfunctional friend group fighting through the ratpocalypse.
There's some decent DLC but they've added a LOT for free over the years.
Really good co-op first-person brawler about the world's most dysfunctional friend group fighting through the ratpocalypse.
There's some decent DLC but they've added a LOT for free over the years.
Save 100% on Warhammer: Vermintide 2 on Steam
The critically acclaimed Vermintide 2 is a visually stunning and groundbreaking melee action game pushing the boundaries of the first person co-op genre. Join the fight now!
store.steampowered.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:09 AM
You've got until the end of tomorrow to grab this and convince your friends to do the same. The bots ain't terrible either if you want to play it solo, has drop-in/drop-out multiplayer, and thanks to the giveaway, tons of new players.
It's just a good time.
It's just a good time.
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Please admire my 88 year old grandfather’s grocery list
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Please admire my 88 year old grandfather’s grocery list
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Canberras superb parrots are SO cute 💚💚💚
November 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Canberras superb parrots are SO cute 💚💚💚
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Please click Assigned Media links, re-post our stories don't just hit the like button, and tell your friends and family irl who you think might like our work that we exist. The headwinds on a new media company are strong.
You know what also really helps independent news outlets? Simply CLICKING our links, guys. In our current media ecosystem, you’re gonna get more of what you click on, and less of what you don’t
November 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Please click Assigned Media links, re-post our stories don't just hit the like button, and tell your friends and family irl who you think might like our work that we exist. The headwinds on a new media company are strong.
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that is a Blues Brother
Father Blues Brother
Father Blues Brother
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 3:43 AM
that is a Blues Brother
Father Blues Brother
Father Blues Brother
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Discovered a new source of kinetic energy.
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Discovered a new source of kinetic energy.
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✨🙌
1/ Eleven Dutch parties across the political spectrum from socialist to conservative have issued a joint appeal to a provincial government to build a memorial to Black American soldiers who died in World War II, to replace one removed from the Netherlands American Cemetery. ⬇️
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
✨🙌
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Gorgeous little superb parrot kicking off their month of nest checks 💚
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Gorgeous little superb parrot kicking off their month of nest checks 💚
Love the ground parrots! Also the Kiwi Kakapo.
Endangered parrot found in northern Tasmania for first time in decades
The presence of an endangered and "cryptic" parrot species at a northern Tasmanian national park has been hailed as "very good news" by a bird expert.
www.abc.net.au
November 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Love the ground parrots! Also the Kiwi Kakapo.
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A Dublin woman who has crocheted thousands of 'Michael Tea Higgins' tea cosies is preparing for a new presidency
Orders pour in for 'Catherine Connoll-Tea' tea cosies
A Dublin woman who has crocheted thousands of 'Michael Tea Higgins' tea cosies is preparing for a new presidency.
www.rte.ie
November 8, 2025 at 8:26 AM
A Dublin woman who has crocheted thousands of 'Michael Tea Higgins' tea cosies is preparing for a new presidency
Feel you, Steve.
Steve's other Xmas mug! inotternews.etsy.com/listing/1800...
November 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Feel you, Steve.
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Look at this adorable regent parrot fuzzball 😭😭😭💚💚💚
October 31, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Look at this adorable regent parrot fuzzball 😭😭😭💚💚💚
One state in the thrall of fundamentalists and dog whistling state politicians. Also the state known for the 'Queensland smile' because of the many regional councils that have removed fluoride from water. Thankfully sanity through the courts has prevailed for the safety of gender diverse youth.
Court overturns Queensland's controversial puberty blocker ban
Queensland controversially barred public doctors from prescribing puberty blockers to patients aged under 18 earlier this year.
www.abc.net.au
October 28, 2025 at 4:32 AM
One state in the thrall of fundamentalists and dog whistling state politicians. Also the state known for the 'Queensland smile' because of the many regional councils that have removed fluoride from water. Thankfully sanity through the courts has prevailed for the safety of gender diverse youth.
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Holy Smokes. Ireland just elected a left-leaning female president and she's awesome!
A former psychologist, former barrister, former competitive badminton player, ran so many marathons she lost count, and comes from a family of 14 siblings raised by a single father. 🫣 🇮🇪
A former psychologist, former barrister, former competitive badminton player, ran so many marathons she lost count, and comes from a family of 14 siblings raised by a single father. 🫣 🇮🇪
October 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Holy Smokes. Ireland just elected a left-leaning female president and she's awesome!
A former psychologist, former barrister, former competitive badminton player, ran so many marathons she lost count, and comes from a family of 14 siblings raised by a single father. 🫣 🇮🇪
A former psychologist, former barrister, former competitive badminton player, ran so many marathons she lost count, and comes from a family of 14 siblings raised by a single father. 🫣 🇮🇪
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A totally innocent Brown Goshawk, who absolutely 100% has nothing to do with the disappearance of all those delicious little birds. #birds #birdphotography (apologies for the anthropomorphism)
October 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM
A totally innocent Brown Goshawk, who absolutely 100% has nothing to do with the disappearance of all those delicious little birds. #birds #birdphotography (apologies for the anthropomorphism)
Monkey. A popular kids and yoof tv show in Australia in the 80s. Dead ringer, even the sideburns... just needs the torc and costume.
October 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Monkey. A popular kids and yoof tv show in Australia in the 80s. Dead ringer, even the sideburns... just needs the torc and costume.
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The future's green for turtles.
Once on the brink of extinction, green sea turtles are making a comeback in the Pacific: nest counts on Australia’s Heron Island have risen tenfold since the 1970s, and populations across the Pacific now meet IUCN recovery thresholds.
https://f.mtr.cool/uzimhivdld
Once on the brink of extinction, green sea turtles are making a comeback in the Pacific: nest counts on Australia’s Heron Island have risen tenfold since the 1970s, and populations across the Pacific now meet IUCN recovery thresholds.
https://f.mtr.cool/uzimhivdld
October 21, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The future's green for turtles.
Once on the brink of extinction, green sea turtles are making a comeback in the Pacific: nest counts on Australia’s Heron Island have risen tenfold since the 1970s, and populations across the Pacific now meet IUCN recovery thresholds.
https://f.mtr.cool/uzimhivdld
Once on the brink of extinction, green sea turtles are making a comeback in the Pacific: nest counts on Australia’s Heron Island have risen tenfold since the 1970s, and populations across the Pacific now meet IUCN recovery thresholds.
https://f.mtr.cool/uzimhivdld