Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org

#MartinRowson on the PM’s delay in appointing a new #ethics adviser – #cartoon | Opinion | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2022/jun/17/martin-rowson-on-the-pms-delay-appointing-a-new-ethics-adviser-cartoon

#UK #Politics #Satire #BorisJohnson #Tories

#SteveBell on #LordGeidt’s resignation letter – #cartoon | Opinion | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2022/jun/16/steve-bell-lord-geidt-resignation-letter-cartoon

#UK #Politics #Satire

Apparently using *they* as a singular pronoun (to use instead of *he* and *she*) is hardly a new phenomenon. It dates back to 1375 in written records!

In fact, singular *you* is much more recent! Dating back to the 17th century! 😂

Oh, this quote's fun, and it shows that our gender-related issues has been going on for centuries:

> In 1794, a contributor to the New Bedford Medley mansplains to three women that the singular they they used in an earlier essay in the newspaper was grammatically incorrect and does no ‘honor to themselves, or the female sex in general.’ To which they honourably reply that they used singular they on purpose because ‘we wished to conceal the gender,’ and they challenge their critic to invent a new pronoun if their politically-charged use of singular they upsets him so much.

Source:
https://public.oed.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-singular-they/

I'd say it's probably safe to use *they* in general. I do use singular *they* regularly and it's the least fuss imo.

#English #Language #Pronouns #They

#AirPollution got worse during #lockdown in many countries, study finds | Air #pollution | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/14/air-pollution-got-worse-during-lockdown-in-many-countries-study-finds

#Environment

#K-9Mail joins the #Thunderbird family

https://k9mail.app/2022/06/13/K-9-Mail-and-Thunderbird

#Android #EmailClient #FreeSoftware

Livelihoods in #DevelopingCountries Threatened Despite #ClimateChangeAdaptation. In the new #DEval report, Leppert et al. assessed the relevance, effectiveness and #impacts of instruments for managing #Residual #ClimateRisks, such as #RiskPooling (#ClimateRiskInsurance), Third-party #RiskFinance, #RiskPreparedness and #Transformative #RiskManagement by #German #DevelopmentCooperation.

Full report:
https://www.deval.org/fileadmin/Redaktion/PDF/05-Publikationen/Berichte/2021_Klima/DEval_Bericht_2021_Evaluation_of_interventions_for_climate_change_adaptation_web.pdf

#ClimateCrisis #SocialRiskManagement #ClimateChange #Adaptation #Climate

'For the first time the largest parties in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are all left-wing, pro-autonomy and want stronger economic ties with the EU.'
https://nation.cymru/opinion/might-a-celtic-union-be-one-route-to-changing-the-balance-of-power-within-the-uk/

Arron Banks loses libel action against reporter Carole Cadwalladr

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/13/arron-banks-loses-libel-action-against-reporter-carole-cadwalladr-guardian-defamation-brexit-russia

Can we all take a moment to appreciate Carole Cadwalladr 's TED talk, and, in particular today, the bravery it took to deliver it.

https://www.ted.com/speakers/carole_cadwalladr

Humans are strange people. We have no idea how to achieve happiness, but we know in detail everything that makes us sad.

Tesla's "self driving" software disables itself just before crashes to sneakily avoid liability https://fortune.com/2022/06/10/elon-musk-tesla-nhtsa-investigation-traffic-safety-autonomous-fsd-fatal-probe/

#LochArkaig #OspreyCam: Live #Webcam - #WoodlandTrust

Mixed news from the #Osprey #Nest in #Scotland. Two #chicks are thriving and growing up fast but one died a few days ago. I could be very wrong but I when I tried to find out when the death had occured, I thought I saw that the parents were feeding the dead chick to the surviving two. If so, I had no idea they engaged in #cannibalism.

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/osprey-cam/

#Wildlife #UK

Jon Danzig on Twitter

The life and lies of Boris Johnson - Led By Donkeys
https://youtu.be/0p-Ta83V7iw

'Despite the fact that here in Wales we produce 90% more electricity than we use, our household bills are amongst the highest in the UK.'
https://nation.cymru/opinion/wales-produces-almost-twice-as-much-energy-as-we-use-lets-take-control-of-it-to-bring-down-bills/

#Poor #countries forced to cut #PublicSpending to pay #debts, campaigners say | #Economics | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jun/12/poor-countries-forced-to-cut-public-spending-to-pay-debts-campaigners-say

#DebtRelief #Poverty #IMF #WorldBank

Oysters are ecosystem engineers. They build reefs made of piles of shells and sediment! Every generation settles on the shells of their ancestors, and the shells act as "baffles", catching sediment that builds up between nooks and crannies like mortar. These reefs slow erosion and reduce storm surge. One study found that they can reduce wave height by up to 50%! This is one reason NYC has been seeding oyster reefs, to protect against the flooding that occurred during Superstorm Sandy. #clamfacts

The increase in Wales comes after a fall in the number of infections was recorded for the previous seven weeks https://nation.cymru/news/new-variants-spark-increase-in-covid-cases-ending-weeks-of-decline/

How can you visualize how fast the #Earth #rotates? Simple: it’s turns at half the rate at which the #HourHand on your #watch or #clock.

#SteveBell on the #BorisJohnson Ukrainian Cossack painting – #cartoon | Opinion | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2022/jun/09/steve-bell-on-the-boris-johnsons-ukrainian-cossack-painting-cartoon

#UK #Politics #Satire