Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org

I wanted an instance
- in #english
- with reasonable and #openMinded rule set
- #LGBTQ+ friendly (even if I am not, but most of my #friends are)
- that did not block other #instances, at most muted but open
- with open minded #admins
- with extended functionalities
- #STEM oriented

I ended up with #qoto, pretty happy about it!

Have also considered:
- #Japan, #Linux, #art, #3D, #vfx, #FOSS, #FLOSS, #blender oriented ones.

At #today, would also consider their aderation at the #UnitedFederationOfInstances ( #UFI )

I know for a fact that @freemo might want to participate in the #conversation @thibaultamartin @matrix

Revealed: more than 70% of English water industry is in foreign ownership - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/30/more-than-70-per-cent-english-water-industry-foreign-ownership you'd think those braying, jingoistic #brexiters would be doing something about this, but no, they encourage it...

England’s privatised #water system is owned by funds, banks and billionaires across the world - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2022/nov/30/englands-water-the-worlds-piggy-bank madness: water supply is a natural #monopoly. these people are squeezing out as much money, with no thought for the environmental considerations

Palm oil is not vegan. Palm oil is the destroyer of the rainforest. It kills the animals that call it home. It takes away the lands of indigenous people. Palm oil is ecocide. If we continue to use this wretched oil, we are complicit in the destruction. Please, #BoycottPalmOil

6. Imagine coming home & telling your partner that you felt like a demonised, worthless, and like a 2nd class citizen.

Imagine being treated like that, lied to by the centre and by default, the Home Office.

Imagine worrying about whether you've passed or not.

1. The Life in the UK test would be failed by many British people, myself included. The questions are abso-fcking-lutely ridiculous and have zero bearing on the ability to live in the UK.
I mean, 'when was Henry VIII born?'

WHO EVEN CARES? HE'S DEAD!

Which bit of this doesn't #Starmer get? #Brexit
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/keir-starmer-rules-out-a-return-to-freedom-of-movement-in-eu-9v5zdf09w

#England and #Wales now minority Christian countries, census reveals | #Census | The Guardian

The trend towards ditching ridiculous beliefs as a basis for morality continues.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/nov/29/leicester-and-birmingham-are-uk-first-minority-majority-cities-census-reveals

#UK #Demographics

Save the planet in little ways # 1

Stop buying disposable ball point pens, they are clogging up our oceans and covering the earth. Use old fashioned pencils ( you can compost the sharpenings) or get yourself a fountain pen and a bottle of ink. Don't buy a cartridge pen, they just produce more plastic waste, buy a pen with a bladder!

#writing #pens #pencils #polution #LittleWays #SimpleLiving

Believe in Scotland is now on Mastodon

Many of our members thought it would be a good idea for Believe in Scotland to have a presence and put content out on Mastodon.

So, it's here https://mastodon.scot/@BelieveinScotland help us build our presence by giving us a follow and share!

You can also use the #BelieveinScotland hashtag on Mastodon too.

We are a university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Today, a little red bird finding shelter in a Tw* storm.

Ambulance workers in Wales won’t follow those in England out on strike over Christmas after the threshold for strike action was not met anywhere.

https://nation.cymru/news/ambulance-workers-in-wales-wont-follow-those-in-england-out-on-christmas-strike/

"Global multimillionaires have captured a disproportionate % of global wealth growth: the top 1% took 38% of all additional wealth accumulated since the mid-1990s, whereas the bottom 50% captured just 2% of it ... Since 1995, the share of global wealth possessed by billionaires has risen from 1% to over 3%. This increase was exacerbated during the COVID pandemic. In fact, 2020 marked the steepest increase in global billionaires’ share of wealth on record."

https://wir2022.wid.world/www-site/uploads/2022/03/0098-21_WIL_RIM_RAPPORT_A4.pdf @sociology

Jeff Bezos says he plans to give away the majority of his ~$117 billion net worth during his lifetime.

That’s nice, but can I let you in on a secret?

Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity. It’s PR to distract you from low wages and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.

The Scots Pine: one of our three native pine trees.

I am in the 750 acre Gregynog estate #Powys #cymru which was declared a National Nature Reserve, to protect the #AncientTrees and the rare lichens that grow on them, but also to ensure that many other habitats are conserved.
@CoedCadw are now working with the estate to map and record their many ancient #trees.
#photography