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Al Kitching

@itsalkitching.bsky.social

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Birder, Beatles, bogs, fen-dweller, tries to finish books but drifts off into…whatever, runs The Fens feed https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:emtwh7ecdoazomcrvs4rbfdl/feed/aaafa74ch6fxy

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Max Colbert @mc00.bsky.social · 12h

I feel like if you had to ban social media for any group of people for their own protection, you should probably start with people over 60.

Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 20h

🚨🚨 #Denmark aims to ban #socialmedia for children under 15. PM Mette Frederiksen says "We have unleashed a monster" to Danish lawmakers. 🧵https://www.politico.eu/article/denmark-mette-frederiksen-partially-ban-social-media-children-under-15/

Denmark aims to ban social media for children under 15, PM says

“We have unleashed a monster,” Mette Frederiksen tells Danish lawmakers.

www.politico.eu

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Dan Sheehan @dansheehan.bsky.social · 11d

Revisited this spectacular Kaleb Horton paragraph about crows this morning. "I have met crows that should be in jail" is one of those sentences that's so good you're initially furious you didn't write it yourself before circling back around to just being glad you got to read it.

One consistent thing this time of year is that there are crows everywhere. I spend a lot of time thinking about crows. They have the most obnoxious vocalizations of maybe any animal, they’re aesthetically unpleasant and feel like a harbinger of death, and they know when they’re bothering you and they enjoy doing it. Drives me crazy how well they’ve adapted to LA. I saw one just this week going through a garbage can, methodically picking items out of it one by one and tossing them on the ground, looking for foodstuffs. It was making a horrible mess, a mess you’d normally associate with humans. They’re such a pest, and the worst part is you have to respect it. They’re fat and happy and they thrive. They’re annoying in a way that suggests profound intelligence. If they could get around to inventing money, they should get tickets for littering. Treated like equals. I have met crows that should be in jail. There’s one in my neighborhood that seems to have a problem with me personally. They’re my favorite bird.

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Al Kitching @itsalkitching.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you and the accent would indeed be spot on 😌

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Al Kitching @itsalkitching.bsky.social · 17d

I have a confession; I have never bought a Criterion release. I fear it’d set off a landslide of this-this-and-this purchases.

Al Kitching @itsalkitching.bsky.social · 17d

You can’t go wrong with Big Mick.

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Al Kitching @itsalkitching.bsky.social · 17d

I have not, but I’ve heard good things and understand it is back to his beautifully-orchestrated best. Also, that whole chanson thing is like catnip to me.

Al Kitching @itsalkitching.bsky.social · 17d

Yeah, just about fit for purpose I think!

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Al Kitching @itsalkitching.bsky.social · 17d

Thanks Pat, hope all is well with you?

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Al Kitching @itsalkitching.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you Susan, and for spreading the message. Cheers!

Al Kitching @itsalkitching.bsky.social · 17d

That makes you a star, Steve! All power to you.

Al Kitching @itsalkitching.bsky.social · 17d

That’s fantastic to hear, Wayne. It’s really such a simple thing to do. All power to you.

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Al Kitching @itsalkitching.bsky.social · 17d

No, thank you. I was hoping for engagement…I hope you get a positive response!

Al Kitching @itsalkitching.bsky.social · 18d

Haha! I’ll accept that!

Al Kitching @itsalkitching.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you Juliet! What a lovely thing to hear!

Al Kitching @itsalkitching.bsky.social · 18d

Innit.

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Al Kitching @itsalkitching.bsky.social · 18d

Or you could ask @dkms-uk.bsky.social to repost. Either’s good.

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Al Kitching @itsalkitching.bsky.social · 18d

One last thing, if you could repost the first post in the thread…? You don’t have to, obviously. Or the DKMS swab link. Either. Both. Whichever. That’d be awesome x

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Al Kitching @itsalkitching.bsky.social · 18d

Thanks for sticking with me. If you want to know more, send me a message. I'm happy to help or answer questions. Cheers!

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Al Kitching @itsalkitching.bsky.social · 18d

You get a swab kit through the mail and that's it. You may end up saving a life, you may not, but it's not much to put your name down and be considered. Imagine that.

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Al Kitching @itsalkitching.bsky.social · 18d

Sure, the whole process was time consuming, but it was painless. And yes it has been an effort to get to the end, but I hope it's worth it. Check out the DKMS link and see if you want to register.

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Al Kitching @itsalkitching.bsky.social · 18d

It’s easy.

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Al Kitching @itsalkitching.bsky.social · 18d

They told me to shout about it. Do a bit of public recruiting sergeant stuff. That’s what this is. Look: www.dkms.org.uk/get-involved...

Request a swab kit to register as a stem cell donor

Discover how stem cell donation works and register as a potential donor

www.dkms.org.uk

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Al Kitching @itsalkitching.bsky.social · 18d

The way I got to start, and then re-start this whole thing was by people talking about it and me listening. That's why I'm telling you all of this

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Al Kitching @itsalkitching.bsky.social · 18d

I've almost finished, just a wee bit more if that's OK.

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Al Kitching @itsalkitching.bsky.social · 18d

No return necessary. Cells couriered off to who knows where.

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