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tamaranth
@tamaranth.bsky.social
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Greenwich, London, with Vronsky : work in satcomms : long Covid : I blame the Tories because it is their fault : INFJ : Libra : K2b1a1.
Sic transit gloria mundi.
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But many offerings are on life and death issues that will, as a matter of course, reduce these issues to just another chip on a roulette table for Western audiences increasingly isolated from the violence and suffering their governments inflict on the global south. Take, for example, one recent Kalshi betting market that allowed people to bet on whether Palestinians in Gaza would suffer mass starvation.
December 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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charlotteclymer.bsky.social
He’s absolutely right.
December 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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mckelvie.bsky.social
I can't bear this, man. I can't bear it. What have we done
theguardian.com The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d
60,000 African penguins starve to death after sardine numbers collapse – study
60,000 African penguins starve to death after sardine numbers collapse – study
Climate crisis and overfishing contributed to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research finds More than 60,000 penguins in colonies off the coast of South Africa have starved to death as a result of disappearing sardines, a new paper has found. More than 95% of the African penguins in two of the most important breeding colonies, on Dassen Island and Robben Island, died between 2004 and 2012. The breeding penguins probably starved to death during the moulting period, according to the paper, which said the climate crisis and overfishing were driving declines. Continue reading...
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December 5, 2025 at 9:31 AM
tamaranth.bsky.social
Today's splendid dawn | brought me joy after the rain | hoping for sunshine #dailyhaiku
A dawn sky, in shades of mauve, blue and vibrant pink. (The sun is somewhere below the bottom right corner.) Against the sky, trees and buildings are silhouetted.
December 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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esqueer.net
This Pluribus ad on a fridge caused a schizophrenic woman named Carol to be hospitalized.
A screenshot of a Reddit post from r/LegalAdviceUK by user Fun-Blueberry-2147. The post describes that the user’s sister, who has schizophrenia, admitted herself to the hospital after believing someone was communicating with her through her smart fridge, which turned out to be an LED screen advertisement. The post explains that she spent two days under monitoring with medication adjustments and that the specific ad she saw included her name, making it especially distressing. The user questions the legality of such targeted or unsettling ads on smart appliances in the UK.
December 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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jim.londoncentric.media
Anyway it's an honour the Guardian has licensed a version of a London Centric piece as today's Long Read. The pics are amazing. The fee will pay for me to hire a freelancer for a week. But mainly it means I'm freed from the alpaca... which is replaced by a snail.
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
The snail farm don: is this the most brazen tax avoidance scheme of all time?
The long read: Terry Ball – renowned shoe salesman, friend to former mafiosi – has resolved to spend his last years finding ways to cheat authorities he feels have cheated him. His greatest ruse? A ta...
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December 4, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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kitation.co.uk
Not gonna lie lads, it’s fucking bleak over here.

Trans people can’t fight this on their own, cis women need to start leaving and boycotting these organisations that exclude trans women.

I go where my trans partner goes, if she can’t go I don’t go. We all have to do this.
December 3, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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aljazeera.com
Just over half of citizens across nine European countries believe there is a high risk of a conflict, French poll finds.
Most Germans, French see ‘high risk’ of war with Russia, survey shows
Just over half of citizens across nine European countries believe there is a high risk of a conflict, French poll finds.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:30 AM
tamaranth.bsky.social
This, sooo much.
sosomanysarahs.bsky.social Sarah @sosomanysarahs.bsky.social · 2d
I am once again asking folks not to repost every single post in a long thread, and especially not to do it in the order they're reading. A whole screen full of an extended argument that I've already read is bad enough. All that plus backwards makes me want to mute either the poster or the reposter.
December 4, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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jujuliagrace.bsky.social
Doctors who are tasked with keeping people safe in extremely difficult circumstances have been flagging up patient safety concerns for months, and *this* is how our Health Secretary responds.

Despicable.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
December 4, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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belalugosisdad.bsky.social
If I was head of the WI and an 80 year old trans woman told me it was the only place she'd ever felt respected as a woman, and the British State told me she wasn't allowed to bebin the WI any more, I'd be putting out a public statement declaring the WI to now be an armed guerilla organisation.
raveltglossmoth.bsky.social Ravel Glossmoth @raveltglossmoth.bsky.social · 2d
This part is *infuriating*. This cis woman heard an 80 year old trans woman say, 'This is the only place I've been respected as a woman IN MY LIFE.'

And did not immediately think, 'I will fight every inch like a dying badger to keep her in my organization.'

Absolutely pathetic.
“They’ve been so respectful and so understanding of the decision, but profoundly sad,” she said. “I spoke to one 80-year-old woman who has been in our organisation for decades, who said it was one of the greatest experiences of her life, and the only place in her 80 years where she’s been treated as a woman with respect.”
December 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
tamaranth.bsky.social
More winter sunshine | reflections under the bridge | crossing Deptford Creek #dailyhaiku
An arch of old brickwork - the Victorian railway bridge between Greenwich and Deptford stations - with a still, mirror like river (Deptford Creek) framed in it. Buildings, golden in the sunshine, are reflected in the water, as is the blue sky. There's some mud at the right, not reflecting (low tide), and a little bit of Victorian ironwork at the right of the picture.
December 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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patricknessbooks.bsky.social
Getting some heat for this. So with two respectful middle fingers up, I’m reposting. No LGB without the T.
December 3, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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drkarenlord.bsky.social
My story ‘Take Three’ is available for your reading pleasure in this free book about the future of the orchestra!

csi.asu.edu/books/sounds...
Sound Systems: The Future of the Orchestra - Center for Science and the Imagination
A collection of fiction, nonfiction, and art reimagining orchestras as vibrant spaces for connection, shared learning, and exploration.
csi.asu.edu
November 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
tamaranth.bsky.social
Greenwich Park today | lovely sunshine, but also | some dark, roiling clouds #dailyhaiku
A leafless tree silhouetted against a cloudy sky with patches of blue. The sun has just gone behind a cloud middle right. It feels ominous (also suddenly much colder).
December 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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scientits.bsky.social
Pillion won best British independent film at the BIFA awards, and I’m obsessed with this photo of Alexander Skarsgård with his hand down Harry Melling’s shirt 👀
Screenshot from IG showing Alexander Skarsgård, Harry Melling and director Harry Lighton at the BIFA awards They are all looking at the camera. Alex has his arm around Melling’s shoulder and his hand down Harry’s shirt. Lighton is bending down slightly and has his hand on Melling’s leg
December 2, 2025 at 10:26 AM
tamaranth.bsky.social
biggive.org/christmas-ch...
Donation matching! Feels better than doomscrolling!
Christmas Challenge - Big Give
The Christmas Challenge is the UK’s biggest match-funded campaign. For seven days, the challenge offers supporters of participating charities the opportunity to double their donations — and, in doing ...
biggive.org
December 2, 2025 at 8:06 AM
tamaranth.bsky.social
Time to recommend Enterprise Car Club, which I switched to after Zipcar reduced available cars in Greenwich.
jim.londoncentric.media Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 3d
Among other issues with Zipcar's model in London: Having to negotiate individually with 32 boroughs, some of which charged thousands of pounds per car. Meanwhile, Croydon council outsourced much of their employee car fleet to Zipcar and may be a bit screwed. www.londoncentric.media/p/zipcar-lon...
Why Zipcar gave up on London
The car-sharing scheme was hit by rapidly increased costs, a new congestion charge, and a lack of support from councils.
www.londoncentric.media
December 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social
My wife’s favorite book is Gideon The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, and for her birthday this year I made her a Gideon custom figure and diorama
#thelockedtomb
Gideon Nav standing among reanimated skeletons Hand holding figure for scale: 1/12
November 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
tamaranth.bsky.social
Cat unimpressed by | festive candle carousel | but it is pretty! #dailyhaiku
A tabby cat sits on a grey velvet blanket (heated, because he is spoilt), gazing disappointedly at the photographer. In the foreground, a tealight candle powers an octet of golden deer (in pairs), which are rotating gently - but this is not a video so you'll have to imagine that bit.
November 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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scottcollette.bsky.social
For the past six weeks, an AI Facebook account has been pulling my history posts on Instagram and slopping out new captions, so I’ve been feeding it poison pills and its followers are having meltdowns in the comments. It’s been pretty spectacular.
November 30, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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vivisextion.bsky.social
Other interesting things that were mentioned:

- The American cut of #Pillion had to be censored because of the Motion Picture Association, particularly in one scene with a blowjob where the shine of a smear of cum on Harry Melling’s face had to be digitally graded to be less obvious.
November 29, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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drjoepajak.bsky.social
Rosalind Franklin (1920–58), physical chemist, @newnhamcollege.bsky.social revealed DNA’s double helix at www.kcl.ac.uk. Contemporaries @cambridgephysics.bsky.social + KCL won the 1962 Nobel. @nobelprize.org.
Her untimely death and bias denied rightful recognition.
Injustice that demands correction.
Rosalind Franklin (1920–58), physical chemist, @newnhamcollege.bsky.social revealed DNA’s double helix at www.kcl.ac.uk. Contemporaries @cambridgephysics.bsky.social + KCL won the 1962 Nobel. @nobelprize.org. Her untimely death and bias denied rightful recognition. Injustice that demands correction. 1955 — Rosalind Franklin photographed at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology. Her X-ray diffraction work on DNA was pivotal to the double helix model. Image: MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (CC BY-SA 4.0).
November 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
tamaranth.bsky.social
Post something random, or ...
A wall with black and white tiles, and "1/2 way" written in black marker. I think this is from the depths of the disused Aldwych tube station, which has a 160-step spiral staircase up which I wheezed this summer.
November 28, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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newscientist.com
Domestic cats originated in North Africa and spread to Europe in the past 2000 years, according to DNA evidence, while in China a different species of cat lived alongside people much earlier
Origin story of domestic cats rewritten by genetic analysis
Domestic cats originated in North Africa and spread to Europe in the past 2000 years, according to DNA evidence, while in China a different species of cat lived alongside people much earlier
www.newscientist.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM