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@nettlejelly

Climate, nature, science, photography, cinema, art, reading, writing, rithmetic. Tall and short stories, good humour and all good brain food. UK based, open to the world.

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it was a tasty one πŸ˜‚

10.03.2026 19:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a group of people are playing instruments in a room while standing next to each other . Alt: Elvis Costello and the Attractions performing

#LunchDishesInASongOrMovie

🎢 Oliver's Sarnie is on its way🎡

10.03.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 1
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Building collapses at Glasgow Central Station as fire causes major disruption Dozens of services have since been cancelled and the station will be closed until further notice.

There’s a live page here on the absolutely massive fire near Glasgow Central train station. In terms of practical travel news, the station is shut and closed β€œuntil further notice”. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...

08.03.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
Reddit screenshot from Glasgow thread. Bright flames rising out the side of a Victorian building.

Reddit screenshot from Glasgow thread. Bright flames rising out the side of a Victorian building.

Video screenshot from Reddit. Building is now a shell with flames visible in every window.

Video screenshot from Reddit. Building is now a shell with flames visible in every window.

The roof has collapsed embers rise into the night sky.

The roof has collapsed embers rise into the night sky.

The fire at Glasgow central station is utterly devastating. Shops, homes and our transport link to England are being wiped out.
I am amazed by the limited news coverage.

08.03.2026 21:11 πŸ‘ 1767 πŸ” 791 πŸ’¬ 81 πŸ“Œ 107

Whenever I left a door open, my mum would ask if I was born in a barn, which is odd because you'd think she'd remember something like that.

08.03.2026 23:02 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is wonderful

07.03.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Map of the Universe

I'm a sucker for really good interactive science visualizations.

Check out this one that lets you explore a map of the known universe. It's beautiful, engaging, and very well done.

mapoftheuniverse.net

06.03.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Almond trees bloom in the orchards of Darkoush, west of Idlib Governorate, Syria.

07.03.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 154 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I cannot afford to send you any more Post Cards as I have only a 1/- left.

07.03.2026 09:52 πŸ‘ 169 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 1
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UK to delay difficult decisions on AI copyright rules Government goes back to drawing board after its proposals triggered backlash from creative industries

When you have a 97% consensus against your preferred outcome, I don't think the answer is "consult harder" www.ft.com/content/e759...

06.03.2026 07:53 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Water firms sent bailiffs to tens of thousands of homes for debts under Β£1,000 Most recorded visits are for smaller debts, data from England and Wales suggests, though method of recovery is a postcode lottery

Water firms sent bailiffs to tens of thousands of homes for debts under Β£1,000.

Exorbitant water bills. One-third covers interest & dividend payments

Companies paid over Β£85bn in dividends, borrowed billions to pay. Sewage dumped in rivers, fines waived. No bailiff ever sent. No exec punished

06.03.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 288 πŸ” 155 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 9

Interesting...

06.03.2026 09:12 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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UK arts must not be sacrificed for speculative AI gains, peers say Ministers urged to abandon plans to let tech firms use work of novelists, artists and writers without permission

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

06.03.2026 08:37 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The potential for the Iran War to lead to the extreme destabilization of Iraq, up to and including something like civil war or even Iranian incursions over the border, has been an under-discussed element of the current crisis.

05.03.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 305 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 3
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SpaceX: the final frontier of IPOs Can Elon Musk’s moonshot deliver the mooted $1.75tn valuation?

SpaceX probably has revenues of less than $20bn and loses money after the merger with xAI, but is targeting a $1.75 TRILLION IPO.

So Alphaville got two experts to go through how Musk will probably try to pull off what could be the biggest bagholder operation in history. www.ft.com/content/5bf1...

05.03.2026 10:51 πŸ‘ 328 πŸ” 129 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 26

In any scenario, the people of Iran are in for a very hard time.

05.03.2026 10:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

thanks so much my friend!

05.03.2026 02:09 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Cutting Through Rocks: Iran women defying norms in Oscar-tipped film In a room of 1,500 men, Sara Shahverdi becomes the only female leader in her region of Iran - a new film joins her as she pushes for change.

Meanwhile, the women www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

01.03.2026 13:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Restored Peatlands Could Become Carbon Sinks Within Decades - Eos That’s much faster than what most scientists thought.

Restored Peatlands Could Become Carbon Sinks Within Decades eos.org/articles/res...

17.02.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 3316 πŸ” 818 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 43
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Medics in UK and US say they have been barred from Gaza after speaking out Israel accused of denying doctors re-entry into territory after they gave first-hand testimony on conflict
17.02.2026 11:42 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Tanzanians searching for their grandfathers' skulls in Germany Descendants of 19 men hanged 123 years ago have spent decades searching for their remains.

"Isaria Anael Meli has been looking for his grandfather's remains for more than 6 decades. He believes the skull ended up in a Berlin museum after his grandfather, Mangi Meli, along with 18 other chiefs and advisers, was hanged by a German colonial force 123 years ago."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...

17.02.2026 11:59 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Explore Tir Natur’s New Rewilding Site (English subtitles)
Explore Tir Natur’s New Rewilding Site (English subtitles) YouTube video by Tir Natur

Good news! Wales’ largest rewilding site - landscape scale - is moving closer to a reality. All in collaboration with the community, recognising the connections between people and place.

youtu.be/G7bccswJYQQ?...

10.02.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Getting so small he'll soon rename it The Washington Postcard

13.02.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 712 πŸ” 163 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 4
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High court rules ban on Palestine Action is unlawful – live Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws

High court rules ban on Palestine Action is unlawful

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...

13.02.2026 10:30 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Minnesota Dakota and Lakota people, across from the Whipple building, Minnesota πŸ’™πŸ‘‡πŸΌπŸ‘‡πŸΌπŸ‘‡πŸΌπŸ‘‡πŸΌ

11.02.2026 04:52 πŸ‘ 195 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3
Photo by photographer Rob Wilson of a single small but intensely stormy-looking cloud hovering over Ailsa Craig, Scotland.

Photo by photographer Rob Wilson of a single small but intensely stormy-looking cloud hovering over Ailsa Craig, Scotland.

...and it regularly creates its own weather, to spectacular effect.

This pic is from photographer Rob Wilson, who has cornered the market in taking Ailsa Craig weather pics: www.robertkwilson.com/photographs/...

And weirdly enough...

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10.02.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

There are times when keeping quiet would serve some people very well indeed.

10.02.2026 10:04 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of two adjacent posts.

The top one, from Rose, reads β€˜Lord, please grant me the patience and forbearance of the parent I just saw, walking along with their toddler playing the most challenging, atonal stream of unceasing free jazz on a kazoo’. 

The bottom one, from Ink Radio, reads β€˜one of music's quiet tricks is that you don't have to speak the language to feel the weight of it.
free jazz figured that out a long time ago.’

A screenshot of two adjacent posts. The top one, from Rose, reads β€˜Lord, please grant me the patience and forbearance of the parent I just saw, walking along with their toddler playing the most challenging, atonal stream of unceasing free jazz on a kazoo’. The bottom one, from Ink Radio, reads β€˜one of music's quiet tricks is that you don't have to speak the language to feel the weight of it. free jazz figured that out a long time ago.’

Perfection

10.02.2026 10:00 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"Do as I say not do as I do."
Reform, like MAGA are hypocrites seeking to control every aspect of other people's lives whilst they seek power and money. 🀬

10.02.2026 09:10 πŸ‘ 93 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Radio 4 - Currently, From Anglesey with Love Former MEP Nathan Gill accepted Russia-linked bribes. Then he did this interview.

the BBC had a podcast episode about Nathan Gill www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

10.02.2026 09:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0