2026-10-27T00:54:38Z https://nostr.now Charlotte Walker https://nostr.now/npub1vjwdpx6j4uscm937zg08h4tsulkzcfydhscsm3dff63tp5u4yzcsv27s9n https://media.beige.party/accounts/avatars/110/694/332/142/831/520/original/69c465859b1f3b9d.jpeg https://media.beige.party/accounts/avatars/110/694/332/142/831/520/original/69c465859b1f3b9d.jpeg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyq73puxkvwzen95fxvvt84k639qln3vn40jt6zlevhej4tm2aj5qzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzscyrum In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd08cg499gjygl4rfv3vn66q8qurmccyy47996638cuzz87l08m2qrwxatf'>nevent1q…xatf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m sure it’s only got worse 2026-10-23T18:58:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspkchr8vktszfkg7rn5jr3guprrrfe3nceuxjjayagylkcump47qszypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzwxcjeu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspymmzqvh752dqjpzxndna4vrt7k40w7uaa0v7fs85nc9l054fl0sek6rua'>nevent1q…6rua</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>oh I didn’t even know this was a thing! Is it animated? 2026-10-23T18:46:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyuc75ap9mtkz0ydrzsw8eqmtryrrhl5zgkmhy7x4fcmx46kjhc8czypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzntnt9c &#34;You can only hold your phone up at a concert one time for maximum 30 seconds&#34; <a href="https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781946">https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781946</a> Rejected UK parliament petition of the day. A shame, I think concerts would really be enhanced by have scores of patrol officers in the crowd shouting, “Put that phone down!” 2026-10-23T18:43:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0t4y5kheglgdnus42sz968c7fyzlvfquf44gs9fxgglem70tkcqgzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz5nsc93 Something I was not expecting to read: <br/><br/>The promiscuity of Coccinellids (ladybirds) has led to their being affected by sexually transmitted infections.<br/><br/>A real TIL. 2026-10-23T18:18:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2p2z38jvp2lvxw2vjhx46geafjk2ehw5pu94tx89wef42f8xaspgzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzkqhxfn The lights have been flickering (Tom dismissed my suggestion that it was due to poltergeist activity), then we had a brief power cut. It’s not even that stormy now. If the power goes out while #celebritytraitors is on, I’m going to kick off. 2026-10-23T17:20:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2kz4k3pr5jsgm6rr4q4mvm47lsk3q8ty0sqsawjkzj654hgptqzszypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzqr459m RE: <a href="https://masto.ai/@Miro_Collas/117477323903363955">https://masto.ai/@Miro_Collas/117477323903363955</a><br/><br/>This is fascinating - TIL that the US State Department has a hip hop diplomacy program and that The Scorpions’ Winds of Change might have been written by the CIA. The US really does a finger in every global pie, scary stuff.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1ueny5ypf3wemyx662rfqc8ydqlw8k7pdd5ltvm27j8uyaewghvpsy3unnq" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1uen…unnq</a></span><br/> </div> Rappers for Regime Change: How the CIA Recruits Hip Hop Artists Around the World – Orinoco Tribune <br/><a href="https://orinocotribune.com/rappers-for-regime-change-how-the-cia-recruits-hip-hop-artists-around-the-world/">https://orinocotribune.com/rappers-for-regime-change-how-the-cia-recruits-hip-hop-artists-around-the-world/</a><br/><br/>#CIA #Propaganda </blockquote> 2026-10-21T13:35:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszy4lezwm3trxneys6vdkt543cu7xt3qm5y4kesywd0px5th7gq7czypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz68qc3q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqpwrahjum4h06chl95fwx80apfzdrdjr22qmecxv2lk0jyxr984gpzdrv6'>nevent1q…drv6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Correct! 2026-10-20T16:53:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz3jg05zmvm8aukdmgdx7vvjgl6tvgpqd4x63s9z6v3enz0au7nuczypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz60pf6q I’ve just been reminded of another more recent piece of rhyming slang, “I haven’t got a Scooby”.<br/><br/>Any non-Brits care to suggest what this means? 2026-10-20T16:48:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz85kwrjpte4l2l80hmdgsqyc47ls4zq2ef3s5rxpfqewgcjqtp4qzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz566p2s Still flowering! #autumn #october #bloomscrolling<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/474/165/437/217/671/original/4239c65337aa42a8.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/474/166/169/060/394/original/22a20aa3ba9e4d66.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/474/166/864/510/078/original/139bde937002047c.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/474/167/338/507/165/original/107df4949b65e004.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-10-20T16:37:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxz4q2ghghknrwuvj9xhf0jjm9pzv4qmemzk7y6h03mdc9xmggxxszypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzn3xl2a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqx7e9sr8wm7nxelzuj5qpympapza8p6gsn44s6knffpveeeznw5ccejfzd'>nevent1q…jfzd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Smart but needs to not be the only one trying to respond to every question. “Anyone know the answer? Anyone other than Charlotte?” 2026-10-20T11:00:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg9zh6xj0dk7rlwt43lzlsqezcxk9jurczp2mt658w450xqrfrrpqzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzrhnatg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs95sk5tquktakyxf3qay7n7h5tfth0hsc2auwswzhl02ctavspg2c3e2u9p'>nevent1q…2u9p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>To be fair she was apparently in her 20s and we don’t even have bluebirds in the UK 😂 2026-10-20T08:28:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxnw0s0qsj245dte98ls5szw69gkv2pa6jm8md9r30r27evl5m4kszypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz2zwmty Hooting with laughter just now after hearing a snippet of last night’s Mastermind: “According to the song popularised by Dame Vera Lynn, what type of bird will be over the white cliffs of Dover?” “Albatross” 2026-10-20T08:09:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs095l9mt2rd60asaqq62w0lh89ltp49tq6yy6vwlxxyxlz3vxl06czypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz5pdkgf RE: <a href="https://journa.host/@fulelo/117466220223310509">https://journa.host/@fulelo/117466220223310509</a><br/><br/>As lots of people raise in the article, who is going to enforce this? Bus drivers can’t do it. If it’s going to be a local authority responsibility, how can they carry it out? Councils can’t afford to employ people to ride around on buses hoping to catch people causing a nuisance.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note12uj9qjy0cheqkw6q3gvzpnp9xcpv3hca7hzjrzjdmea4dhve3lfqdenqps" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note12uj…nqps</a></span><br/> </div> #BBCNews - People playing loud music on buses could face £100 fine<br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm89z008x7xdo">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm89z008x7xdo</a> </blockquote> 2026-10-19T13:43:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0gzxmrvrsaysqg502k639qjg3arpep7lkgcfxhrtuq5zs3mlj00qzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzhf4f9t Some interesting mushrooms popped up on our lawn overnight. Anyone able to identify? #fungi #FungiFriday<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/451/653/723/051/208/original/be6a38873d36032b.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/451/654/453/182/030/original/8e559e43006d83a4.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-10-16T17:02:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgwqttdtylvguatu0xjvjyhfndskj5ru59sdvsae2fqdc08h96u3gzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz730mk8 RE: <a href="https://veganism.social/@Geri/117447053377592831">https://veganism.social/@Geri/117447053377592831</a><br/><br/>This is just a terrible strategy<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1dakpetrlsecnmqr00zjw03yw9w63c09yzl79wdcjg2lnm6we9fnquxhcey" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1dak…hcey</a></span><br/> </div> "Therefore, to maintain hospital accommodation as single sex under the Equality Act 2010, trans people and others with the protected characteristic of gender reassignment should be accommodated in line with their biological sex"<br/><br/>ffs<br/><br/>from new #NHS Guidance published today (link below)<br/><br/>#transrights <br/><br/><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/privacy-dignity-and-safety-in-hospital-accommodation/">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/privacy-dignity-and-safety-in-hospital-accommodation/</a> </blockquote> 2026-10-16T08:18:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr3xatvynw2qgzx73me8wvxl2vsnnnrya3plsd5l0fj3cxnj3zrlgzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz244rc4 Good morning! I was too tired to post after I got in from the craft workshop last night but it was such fun! We made mini scrapbooks like wallets with pockets. Some pics attached. It was great to go with Alice, she very much enjoyed herself and the two hours just flew by.<br/><br/>I’m up for a morning walk with her, then I have to make soup. This afternoon I have a video call with a very old friend who is struggling with her mental health, then flu jab.<br/><br/>The dawn light is lavender.<br/><br/>Happy new week everyone.<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/386/814/611/200/494/original/ee7221d6951f00aa.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/386/814/841/258/718/original/0bd2a2c29745496c.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/386/815/021/209/240/original/2459f4d8dc35a555.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-10-05T06:19:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr6vn4klyxnlpvgga2d0n7g335hq73d6sl65e9k9gkchp342c5pegzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzppewzg Yaaaayyyy there is a new Becky Chambers coming out very soon! This makes me very happy #bookstodon #books 2026-10-04T14:53:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd7wdrrj8frkyg5xvg03k35ufh4cqpqnsqpfjt7fsp94n3h043pkqzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzg0quf7 This sign at the zoo made me laugh<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/377/720/173/819/603/original/cc32836ae0c0afd6.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-10-03T15:41:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqcyqyjkxeq5n0pskr5v20jq69vwpzkxlf49szvl9z20yzutn36rgzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzdvfkhv Just typed the phrase “Lil Red Riding Hood” and then realised that my whole life I have never stopped to question <br/><br/>a) what a riding hood actually is, I mean I kind of thought growing up that it was the girl’s surname <br/><br/>b) if it is a special head covering meant for riding, why was the girl wearing it to walk in the woods? 2026-09-24T03:01:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8lh603aufcmmcyzcm5tnv9y5nxrpptn5j0lu328hzxa99ssupkgszypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzvm9lpd People who design trousers without pockets should be put in the stocks 2026-09-17T09:07:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszwh7d4k39j9sc53lud5gpxt0zpz9vm6lrahnjsd0fe835uslpq4czypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzmu7zf4 RE: <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@bbcnewsfeed/117229820612734988">https://mastodonapp.uk/@bbcnewsfeed/117229820612734988</a><br/><br/>If it’s gonna be dangerous… how about… not making it?<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1tz5qra6r84cuufgzqu5aprzwygfc7dm0qwxftmd5vpw3ta8yptaqk9k7eh" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1tz5…k7eh</a></span><br/> </div> OpenAI chief scientist warns no one is prepared for consequences of AI<br/><br/>The post comes as the firm releases GPT-6 Astra, which it says is its most powerful product yet.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyzrrd0kp7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyzrrd0kp7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss</a><br/><br/>(c) #BBC #News </blockquote> 2026-09-07T12:52:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspjpurr5wa8jah3suxylyydp7eytlx5z6edpaqxwq5lhv2lckpthszypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzqf2tnk Perfectly baked #CatsOfMastodon #cats<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/132/639/885/016/933/original/be6392bb6c4e1ca8.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-08-21T08:54:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2wxwx506cnv4gpy6xn07lnn4y4y22ah5jfr6zjrwkz96x39ahnpqzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stznfvpgl For financial reasons, I had to remember the 8 times table recently. I recalled the drudgery of learning them by rote and the anxiety attached to being asked to come to front of the class to recite them. Were you required to learn your times tables by heart at primary/elementary school? And what country did you grow up in? 2026-08-16T18:42:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9znpqmnv2re5cpqy9e25vx9fyqy7fpnuu3rjvsl6x72ke905rjfszypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz9g6n8q RE: <a href="https://h4.io/@brettezeleliquide/116889804604420654">https://h4.io/@brettezeleliquide/116889804604420654</a><br/><br/>I absolutely love this! The delicacy of the painting on ephemeral “canvases” which must be eaten or wither<br/>nostr:note19k2j4jsptmccmdh4cjljnfpl9g62wr2phhu280tpt30q0lhxhspqv074df<br/> 2026-07-12T07:54:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvuq4uju3yaq666p94w8tkecw7h7g6535y7ypu4u4fa6upujj6y3qzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzzg73yz RE: <a href="https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/116898329613173808">https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/116898329613173808</a><br/><br/>Annnnd the backlash has been so huge they’ve had to pull it already. Good.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1wur34f4rtshu8hnmd2per30ftzkcv8newmcjydufmw96f2df05lqf0rtqk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1wur…rtqk</a></span><br/> </div> Meta has launched a new AI image generator that allows anyone to create AI images with your Instagram photos. And if you have a public Instagram account, Meta automatically opted you in.<br/><br/>Here’s how to opt out: <a href="https://wapo.st/4ymzOnN">https://wapo.st/4ymzOnN</a> </blockquote> 2026-07-11T07:16:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9zjktyhmtqmxgte5jq4625j39ljw706pm2y75hm8l2qpjgtrz5uczypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz823cqh RE: <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/@PoliceStateUK/116809391515868195">https://mastodon.me.uk/@PoliceStateUK/116809391515868195</a><br/><br/>Oh this is very interesting. Link to a site where you can look up any MP and see how close to the average they are for their party or the Commons as a whole<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1z73sgwfwdz80ennuyktvd7l4qhzfhfvjykzgnq5cs99lxquvxldqj5r98u" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1z73…r98u</a></span><br/> </div> “There’s a huge left-wing majority in this Parliament, but both parties’ leaders are drawn from the right wing of their parties – and at the moment seem to be paying more attention to developments on the right.”<br/><br/>#UKPol <br/><br/><a href="https://www.survation.com/how-left-or-right-wing-is-each-mp/">https://www.survation.com/how-left-or-right-wing-is-each-mp/</a> </blockquote> 2026-06-25T09:46:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstsx5t50m6dexdy820xmscd5nsx2fze9hh68crda0akce9ev0tp4qzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzm5ul0l RE: <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@bbcnewsfeed/116769993946668788">https://mastodonapp.uk/@bbcnewsfeed/116769993946668788</a><br/><br/>Yes, but WHY are they repeat shoplifters? In most cases, the answer is poverty and/or addiction. People are either stealing things to live (food, clothes, infant formula, etc), to consume to feed their addiction (in the case of alcohol), or to sell on to raise money to be spent on necessities or drugs/alcohol.<br/><br/>Shoplifting isn’t going to go away with tougher sanctions or swifter court hearings.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1s4z6fgevjsqqgz86q0narj2ahh6vc8c6qh72d3maagmunqznkjpsvlxkph" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1s4z…xkph</a></span><br/> </div> Just 104 shoplifters behind thousands of offences<br/><br/>All but three of 104 repeat shoplifters continued offending after they had been charged, the Met says.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgjxlxz48x2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgjxlxz48x2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss</a><br/><br/>(c) #BBC #News </blockquote> 2026-06-18T08:27:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqn6kjvulya433a9hmlvw3wuhsa72py3rlse9eg2gn67g3vr6teeszypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz833f7x People have been pointing this out for decades. We had a whole women’s justice strategy in the form of the Corston Report back in 2007. It was never implemented. Successive governments fail to act on prison reform despite overwhelming criminological evidence, presumably because they are frightened of seeming too soft on offenders. <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12pw99cs5a6j6r56yafxt355j8h38hhw6fh3zwunhj99m3gv3nfds7zzvxn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us has moved</span> (<span class="italic">npub12pw…zvxn</span>)</a></span><br/><br/>From: <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12pw99cs5a6j6r56yafxt355j8h38hhw6fh3zwunhj99m3gv3nfds7zzvxn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us has moved</span> (<span class="italic">npub12pw…zvxn</span>)</a></span><br/><a href="https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6/116509711774044044">https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6/116509711774044044</a> 2026-05-03T08:53:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx6zawmeljdd056wcesvwsncwxc7ya33qwgsx4ef3ngr2gmh9xj7gzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzwmx3z3 Mastodon men would do well to look upon this chart<br/><br/>From: <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1rl7yd45yjxen7fh3t5guzur9y244smte7y3f0au6q26qjaqv0lgscdsy4k" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Dr Micha Campbell</span> (<span class="italic">npub1rl7…sy4k</span>)</a></span><br/><a href="https://fediscience.org/@michcampbell/116413329329478410">https://fediscience.org/@michcampbell/116413329329478410</a> 2026-04-16T17:19:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg5c6d97xh2dqak90j7z30cq85pl88xprcv2n5xweredvak0c4h3czypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzdpu4j4 I think this sounds like a fascinating conference and I don’t even like tea!<br/><br/>From: <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1r023632durmwq7rw7h8ts5n579k06vau9ja7tdctz9rtjjc3vrtqaff6ma" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Bryan Wright</span> (<span class="italic">npub1r02…f6ma</span>)</a></span><br/><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@catselbow/116385797808790408">https://fosstodon.org/@catselbow/116385797808790408</a> 2026-04-11T12:15:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspe6vz0vry2pvv3t7sjs55ungrmp8539zertgpzmx96u7rx3fg8kgzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz9pth52 I applaud the sentiment in terms of pushing back, but I do not approve of equating it to disability. Disability is not a choice, and a matter of conscience is. Disabled people cannot simply choose to change the impact disability has on them, these people might not like it, but they could get another job if it really bothers them that much.<br/><br/>From: <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12pw99cs5a6j6r56yafxt355j8h38hhw6fh3zwunhj99m3gv3nfds7zzvxn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us has moved</span> (<span class="italic">npub12pw…zvxn</span>)</a></span><br/><a href="https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6/116333458728387244">https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6/116333458728387244</a> 2026-04-02T08:00:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq9q2ju7kvy4fjn8q6lu4sedvzm8yhgqk6fcjwwvzt4cq45l3jraszypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzg2lfqx I’m a Green Party member but I’m urging anyone who doesn’t want to vote Green to vote Plaid. Labour are so unpopular that they haven’t a hope of forming a government, and we absolutely cannot afford to allow Reform in.<br/><br/>From: <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1zhzt04lm4q3v9adc8q6pt89eduyesknf9qm7km6jwujh0pf2cpxqjq9xyw" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Nation.Cymru</span> (<span class="italic">npub1zhz…9xyw</span>)</a></span><br/><a href="https://toot.wales/@NationCymru/116152964073145714">https://toot.wales/@NationCymru/116152964073145714</a> 2026-03-01T08:33:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspwsjvz2k40kw42xpcg9uf4y6hue33x7y5hh3c8v8cd4y9g4eu03gzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzu85td6 Mental health services are already obsessed with getting people back into work, and once someone does return to work they are deemed “recovered” and not deserving of further support. The whole “recovery model” assumes that the measure of successful treatment is whether a mental ill person can be restored to economic productivity <br/><br/>From: <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12pw99cs5a6j6r56yafxt355j8h38hhw6fh3zwunhj99m3gv3nfds7zzvxn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us has moved</span> (<span class="italic">npub12pw…zvxn</span>)</a></span><br/><a href="https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6/116129856577895245">https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6/116129856577895245</a> 2026-02-25T21:10:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsry02d3503e05xgxh47huafydz4z4lzv5f7txvu9s5lve9hs89nqszypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzv7ftng Exactly what the UK needs, another tiny right wing populist political party. Maybe eventually all former Reform politicians will each have their own mini-party<br/><br/>From: [@bbcnewsfeed](<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@bbcnewsfeed">https://mastodonapp.uk/@bbcnewsfeed</a> )<br/><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@bbcnewsfeed/116068752254138876">https://mastodonapp.uk/@bbcnewsfeed/116068752254138876</a> 2026-02-14T12:45:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd7cjkpn49n6ezsacqmu2frkukssms6q2fpex6lq9lt6y7q72r6nszypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz9rjgf8 I did not, of course, go to the social. Instead I stayed in bed until I had missed my train then cried about what a useless twat I am. Other thoughts: IDK why Tom bothers with me; I just want to get smaller and smaller until I disappear; I would like to chop both my legs off. Even I can see that my brain is absolutely infested with weasels but I lack the strength to see them off 2025-12-16T11:59:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst9hfx0xnpprdxmk8dqu4jwff4k6ax3m7ks6sh8dter9g857sj6lczypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz7nnacg Good morning (just). I’m off to the dentist to get my teeth bonded after a long and expensive period of straightening. My teeth will never not be a bit wonky but as long I don’t mix with judgemental American people I guess it’s fine. Not looking forward to an hour in the chair. In fact I feel a bit gloomy this morning. Ah well.<br/><br/>Any Saturday shenanigans your end? 2025-12-13T11:59:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfmzrspsz4684dcnrsskgvg4jn5em25uaya4yxmrxmwg09e5wjmagzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzatmyps In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy88eqhnejgnk7hdld5c2d4fpaj4qvltkz9nha5qt687l40ndlsvs8fnr4s'>nevent1q…nr4s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>“unaudited” certainly doing a lot of heavy lifting but I thought it worth sharing at very least to compare Tory and Green membership. What mechanism is there for verifying claims? 2025-12-12T18:28:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsru66qchduzrag5ux0l5vqw23anjyndrynu7phnaj98tf35al0atczypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzvm0e82 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxyqraj5ayyun63egczspn4lwq4mmxgmuwz87jhqskzeszaxm2hxqkzs7j0'>nevent1q…s7j0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Excellent band name 2025-12-01T11:58:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqnzvwt77zxyx3any6cx98u42uprq9acevqgzjt0eag9p74skfphszypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzj7cnqr I feel very mentally unwell indeed. Some friends just asked what they can do to help, if jokes and memes would help, or if I wanted to chat. Any sort of interaction would help. I’m crying in the bath because my head’s so messed up and it feels like familiar bad territory. So anything to keep me feeling connected would be wonderful 2025-11-30T18:47:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgavxstw8tjtlakdsglmgw62gg3f5ezpts530d7aufg29vxcac0sszypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzg35s98 *cat flap noise*<br/>Tom: Is it raining? Yes, you’re all wet. Come on, let me rub you down. Don’t run… don’t run away from… come here!<br/>Cat: *indignant squawk*<br/>Tom: I know, but you’ve got to be dried, haven’t you?<br/>Cat: *squawk!*<br/>Tom: All right, there we go, good girl. That wasn’t so bad, was it?<br/><br/>This exact same piece of dialogue plays out every time it rains <br/><br/>#cats #MastoCats #CatsOfMastodon 2025-11-27T19:21:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz80xumvayw2qce8c83wl5fc2yxk99ufxsmv9n3tydcausd6lxhgszypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzz7j7az In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw20ec4r8czzcr5fyj43r36vn66skhfzqf8dp69tv7arj2d2h2utckr7g40'>nevent1q…7g40</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>OMG you are so lucky you don’t know The Wiggles. They started off in Australia in the late 90s and my kids (born 97 and 99) were OBSESSED with them. They were referred to in the press as “the Fab Four for the under fives”. Over the years they have, like so many great bands, undergone many personnel changes. I could still sing you some of their original classic material. No? 2025-11-27T13:58:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrf8gy58v2zeltjeqf9ww9p36a60fgjpm3d77vzjjnda7vqqh6qnqzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz2g88xj Unbelievably, pecan won the nut poll. I am shook, I tell you. Thought almond was going to take the crown for sure.<br/><br/>In other news I walked into town in the rain and I’m now going to join an online coworking session and see if I can concentrate on work for a couple of hours. What I really want to do is sleep more… 2025-11-26T13:53:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszq8f6rsfc8rm96u6p996qdry8kx5n3lrrgnunxmgmcx5xwc506jczypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzz2gu7f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs076vgzu5gr98hujxeg00sqxjtd5mas3ena4p4n4jaa839338t88shjrmpx'>nevent1q…rmpx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don’t even know what it means, I just know The Kids are all saying it and I wanted to sound down with them 2025-11-25T23:56:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxdxyxy3lr9y459uuw36693xkaauc4k6mwd036mt790cjhr4d973szypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz20se7r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrk557mttz5gumt352yffv9w6xkt9whh9d2u8lfge5dl6d5hnrdysqrcned'>nevent1q…cned</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Six seven just sounds like a London bus number 2025-11-25T23:45:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0vp6n0hyuhv2trdmwzxm97qy3zzrx4r4hnpjjscjd8ngsnzvmefgzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzd7whv3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg5xejzv0545g7tgms959kdrd588mpxk54vfq2g3ph48urqp9f8pqh4tt4l'>nevent1q…tt4l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Beautiful! 2025-11-25T16:44:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv4nx3vzy7gzwam403dfzzthcdntvt2js73tdzuzjnc9sqja4mg2qzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzjgexr9 Best nut 2025-11-25T13:48:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsru6f7cm82f2mpmcjfq4qdgkeqjgrenz8qllnc0v9wwwmnfn6rc7szypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzegdhgx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2upgxsl8ch040txzllu527wmay8mw3e0h43fqjmg2ue2tr3jz05slpjy05'>nevent1q…jy05</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Men call for a national screening program for prostate cancer quite often. Unfortunately this misses the memo that testing is just not specific enough as yet to avoid creating lots of false positives which could lead to unnecessary invasive treatment. Those treatments can lead to erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence, diminishing quality of life perhaps needlessly.<br/><br/>I have had men tell me that the only reason such a programme doesn’t exist is that women’s health needs are prioritised in health screening. That is simply not the case 2025-11-24T11:34:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9zqt7jztnnkn4vpcg70puy99nh8kjfgnur28nevc2chgwvzrlptqzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz283hwa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx7q0cly0zaf0f59xk3zznc2lnj8jjxzr344g9hhp0ezqpnw5p0hcaparfs'>nevent1q…arfs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oof that sounds tough. Sending you cooling thoughts and anti-migraine juju 2025-11-24T05:13:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxm3r57tt788yp6l38tmp5qcfdjftkchpt2pg5s07fs83rxtyzjeqzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz94lsqs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0x8hec7adk7xu3yu9pdakaueamrkpv6tl66xpmuv2wegmv5xtv8sm2qc8c'>nevent1q…qc8c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A lovely boy, I’m so sorry to hear he’s been so poorly. Best wishes for the new treatment 2025-11-24T00:58:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqx0e95e26m23ydv63vn3qt2g3cgh9ks204sfm8t79szypwckkk4czypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzmngdt0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8juw42ptyjev6uwrc64pmxx3aralatd0j2hjs05eqf4kyu5wllqgn6ddqv'>nevent1q…ddqv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m more of a horror fan and thought #ScreamingSocks 2025-11-23T16:51:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdhrt6qd840a3hkltckz5r3a6hu3aper425exvufys8hxls5x553czypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzlzamfd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8fr758rnejwlj2xzdkxg8q533hazafmusyvhnuca67kklrrw8avqmhpdv6'>nevent1q…pdv6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The existence of #SilentSocks implies some of your other socks are noisy 2025-11-23T16:43:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgyn5acf6ctjg72a0l2wqpmd07h9mrdczehqsm2wtpmnp2fxgueuqzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzp508xj I am loving The Witching by Silvia Morena-Garcia. Set between Mexico in 1908 and a New England college campus in 1934 and 1998, it’s weaving motifs of witchcraft, mysterious disappearances and malevolent spirits as a lonely Mexican PhD student follows the literary trail of an obscure female horror writer. I don’t want to do anything but read it #AmReading #Bookstodon #horror 2025-11-20T17:29:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfy9u5yu5gsf7fz479v5ufchk5qda38lz8kpeyxyu8vf8hh98gg6gzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzyyn70y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvapc9vzzjt80n2rl0x4m7tssl5lc7jp6u683cgkjw7j987m6lywg5sn3kp'>nevent1q…n3kp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A scorpion was IN THE BED?? 2025-11-18T21:28:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdpx8l362wsswzljr7mgx9kwshlepfcjj2z2gfrjfnzn4qwvshq4gzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzkdccvy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg04kfedtfkfq9t3putdxulgh4ax73kpzwamaa4wx63977u0tml5c9m9q6m'>nevent1q…9q6m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That’s an amazing follower count for Mastodon! I always enjoy your posts 2025-11-18T09:31:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs02s3zsmr2a2z9m2xar6ee98v2mp3uu8x5zh9td4sccy3fcczy24qzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzm9pspz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9u72u95l32ukzcpsr84vy0nttktw69azprml95w5e0kpyj4gfg7qtlh70w'>nevent1q…h70w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is Donk short for Donkey? Or is it onomatopoeic? *donkkkk!* 2025-11-18T03:16:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy35aw5aye900yezzjc5y8nffgkmythxdg7gffknw4adq6efu4z8gzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzf66ccn My washing machine displays the word Wilkommen when you turn it on. I always sing, “bienvenue, welcome!” at it 2025-11-17T20:45:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgahnqv33t6ewpd2ths83hxensvaffe6flwclzyqnsgzmz6qz6q6czypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stznwv4dd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqy7wxw45ddfv4e8a2jhf2833n75d8d3swrm8rel82l0un3l540ucly82s8'>nevent1q…82s8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I try not to worry about by DNF rate because life is just too short to persevere with a boring or depressing book 💜 2025-11-17T04:30:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9lmfz9aqlra5lr34x7sa4sfkalysjn5phuyz4w8fqhdtqz5e3nrszypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzt40up3 All news these days<br/><br/>Labour: *something something fascist policy*<br/><br/>Tories: this just doesn’t go far enough 2025-11-16T21:02:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8k7ylkmxj4kh8pmkhp2hgsvrnv9alh4tpvn4q8cuzj9fcfntfp7czypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzwwwss4 Your annual reminder this charity week in the UK that children in poverty getting a hot meal should not be dependent on the public sponsoring non-sporting celebrities to run ultra marathons. That is supposed to be the government’s job #ChildrenInNeed 2025-11-12T09:25:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd2s8pp074rm7z5g5zd8m0m4f5jnt9cg4k5qa6xjusx8qj4remyfqzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzpe06av In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswddne3mf338g2zvvp2p28w9st23zcqvkuapjyrg8ym80u2qg4fmgydk2se'>nevent1q…k2se</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How do you feel about the return to work? 2025-11-10T20:43:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx63qc649xy0dt6dk8tjlpn8rts7whhw096p33hahaesec5lc7yngzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzwzc464 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr8j30tw53y8afjm6lj2pvey7lgcs3vuguu0zr5h3ymvc4s005xngqw8del'>nevent1q…8del</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, in a perverse way I enjoyed lockdown because my local community really came together. There was a secret window painter who went round painting rainbows and messages on ship and house windows. People shopped for each other. We had socially distanced drinks with the neighbours with our chairs about 5m apart. 2025-11-09T12:51:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdfq7ce4eyfmfqvsjfrumr7rxyuj6xk9kx0wuunahqnl6lm9wgksczypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzhmlzse In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgt7s70fgk9dwwta3e7w0nnhg9rj9wzasm6mne8xsm5hjkhyn8cgspr6esp'>nevent1q…6esp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Except I think spaces like Mastodon allow us to build connections and networks even if we’re too sick or disabled to get outdoors. It’s a window onto the world for those who cannot access common spaces 2025-11-09T10:38:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspv754s396cp2np5fqcm578g4knqrlng7j6lrqhzl9c72zgsce5tszypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzgk4xwq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvqc3myd4ltl7s2qt85g4ukyk8ykavpa6839s8ms7d6uqjafssvaschdrnx'>nevent1q…drnx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Why shouldn’t you, indeed. It’s easy enough to change your mind. My son has an excellent handlebar moustache because that is his Look. 2025-11-04T15:59:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspukqmfs9sd473umrcl9x3jwc2k0nnt7qygpkz665zl6m0pmead7gzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzlslqnl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg7cu7gjtqsxhdd6r454sufz58f9mqf0fqred6ftjmntklmnjlz0s0dj53y'>nevent1q…j53y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Are you growing it for Movember, or are you dressing your face for the job you want, not the job you have? 2025-11-04T14:47:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdzgy6hwetpldu44edw8jnal0wvt8ts6nraazcxd4uhhj46ca2fcczypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzqmzqw5 My daughter shared this pumpkin design from her manager’s kid. One to embarrass her with in later life<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/485/811/466/900/751/original/55ec4bb7b10bb8c6.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-11-03T12:41:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvt85mxarw7qh4l4yyn5euah6a7ywa6dtw7sf7a9fr4g2uf0nlzkszypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzr729f6 I did meditate but in a quite half-hearted way, bamboozled by poor sleep. I now need to pop into town in the rain once the cat has finished with me (she’s currently using me as a pedestal for an enthusiastic wash). Then I suppose I should get started on some work. There’s nothing pressing today. Maybe I deserve a second breakfast first? 2025-11-03T10:16:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8y9e2kmq69mkclalghpqajmla9u66k3f8cgwurks0g2evgezz8yqzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzlxsjzp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswy27ylm0xckqdg9wdpfszhlw79nt33mch6jxsmvnd0x33j4uu8cs25tdjv'>nevent1q…tdjv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh I’m sorry to hear this. Why does this sort of stuff seem to occur in clusters? I really hope you can get someone reliable and affordable to fix the plumbing 2025-10-31T18:43:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfnrmylr2p0peqrgkp3kuld87707842prnv9u9tyv530d3s9nr6rgzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz27fhcm When my stepdaughters (35 and 33) were here last week they asked us the dates of the first and second world wars. That’s something I can’t imagine not knowing, but is that tied to me being Gen X growing up around grandparents who had lived through WWII and parents who were born in the 1946 baby boom?<br/><br/>My hairdresser who is 32 went to Poland earlier this year but when I told her I visited in 1990 just after the fall of communism, she said, “What’s that?”<br/><br/>Are millennials just divorced from major events and ideologies of the 20th century because it’s such ancient history for them? Am I expecting too much of people born in the 90s to know this stuff? 2025-10-31T15:14:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0pa0ph9cdsqc5jhu8gfstvn0x4kertrrygpdf38d08gar4uak2xqzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz26d82j Good morning. I did not sleep well knowing that I had to be up to catch my train, which is allegedly running on time. I’ve got more postgraduate researcher training in writing skills this morning and then I want to go to the library to return my interlibrary loan (probably setting off the alarm on my way in).<br/><br/>Hopefully I’ll be home by 4pm, trains permitting!<br/><br/>What are you up to today? 2025-10-28T07:03:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszrs4enchjm4z54c7kwkr6cmjdglzprnxfsgu4n34l63lycywkzwqzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzmy9dyr Rest assured I will never create a free account just to keep reading 2025-10-26T21:22:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz53m3tagyul2823rzm3sy0vupezfkkekkwy35at26cz8d2upq7aszypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzseqv7l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2jx3rtq3q2dv3wsq5zeuchvntxscwqvyqjd2dmu3rjg30k25fhgqx7ey03'>nevent1q…ey03</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>on Twitter I had 22.5k followers. I once did an unscientific audit of how many of those accounts actually interacted with me and it was fewer than 100. I think I get a lot more human engagement from my Masto followers 2025-10-26T12:09:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy60gdc0u3e0lpt97mnknx738ydgf8my4cutrzatsarcenc0zrmnqzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzkcq93m My stepdaughters have decided to go home tomorrow instead of Sunday. They’re missing their partners and feeling like lone parents with all the nappy changes and night waking. I quite understand but I will be sorry to see them all go. Sometimes I wish we could establish a huge compound so that all of our kids and grandkids could live in close proximity yet autonomously 2025-10-24T20:31:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs268prm604lmpljjggqxuqg6gevwna29nwuce9687v9meykrtj96czypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz5vjz6t I wanted to read a relevant looking 2025 book on research paradigms. I thought of buying it but it was like £140. My uni library didn’t have it, so I put in an interlibrary loan request. The document supply librarian came back to say that they couldn’t find a copy, but if I thought it would be a valuable addition to the library, I could ask for it to be purchased, so I did. I just got an email to say it’s been purchased, and it’s been reserved for me, and I’ll be notified when I can pick it up.<br/><br/>Stunningly good service in an era of crappiness. Genuinely excited to be the first person to check this book out! 2025-10-17T16:42:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswp28drhevw9pr05563xd6rez49eq2jqdw0q6s6uvdgjy4h2wl84gzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzugz968 In the break in my deep work session I went out into the garden to capture the very last flowers from the summer. We haven’t had much of a cold snap yet so they’ve lasted well #bloomscrolling<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/383/790/275/296/509/original/5ab535d796e89e8e.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/383/790/489/772/181/original/ff18655a9690cb8a.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/383/790/697/128/496/original/b97aeabee2c6acfd.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/383/790/966/993/504/original/29d1db9b9d72868f.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-16T12:21:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs24r7uktmxj0d2pc9vq78zqv9uer9jdl8h3krndhl2zacf5f3f5gczypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz4hc4uf Good morning. I never want to see the word “dishwasher” again. This is worse than Brexit 2025-10-16T08:49:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyse0kep88d0nhkkwensrny24v8rqpj6j665ekyysuth0u2khul7czypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzu76ccn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp6lj69htrd8jzcwrhk7qgw9h2q2cjnsfdz6askvqu0d8zxv2ldzcg8gtw3'>nevent1q…gtw3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it’s not worth me even trying to touch the dishwasher, Tom is absolutely anal about it and has rules about the angle of forks and the gap between plates. Just one of the reasons I sometimes wonder if he is on the spectrum 2025-10-14T10:22:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfme2pgfe9aec4ze6mjlax5nvxfezwe3lzjgcykvw0t5thwcexdggzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzyw6jck In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqpkepgyd0htg3wrn28gwfqakzdvg5ax8rj5vrh999juehc2hykgshphtrc'>nevent1q…htrc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is this part of your project to be OK with arachnids? 2025-10-14T10:19:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszw5c78c54dd0evarzllt2e4w0qz6f9ljfjqxqk2sfe46n7a0vs4gzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzaks2n9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx25mxdr65vjk6kz7rze92wwycs50394gx0c2vxf833tgxflu2mgg53rck0'>nevent1q…rck0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>oh I adore artichokes! 2025-10-13T02:46:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0gpjc3z4vrl9nfa0sw7u9fqvksagpvggvgnqzg35nm3x7fah76nczypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz5493js Good morning. I have a mainly lazy morning, apart from stripping and making up the bed, but I have to cook an early lunch to fortify Tom before he sets of for England to start his new job tomorrow.<br/><br/>This afternoon I’m booked into a 3-6pm pomodoro online co-working session to try to put this review paper to bed. It may however spill over into tomorrow. Really not enjoying it.<br/><br/>This evening will be a quiet one home alone, I may watch some TV but for some reason I struggle to do that when I’m by myself.<br/><br/>Tell me what your Sunday holds. 2025-10-12T08:51:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv76nkgsvs8qv8jz4em7xywpj3w5q0kdm09tu4yqvc4f6l2n2nesqzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz2hvqaq I asked why I am so tired. A locked friend posited that it’s maybe the change of season - or the ongoing fascism. Sure to be one of those 2025-10-11T16:53:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp7svssde5rc8eam9ssuhq9vd9dramnevzcdp8nxzhqkn0hksuwggzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stza8fc3j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstc33kmy3jm4he9xvjr3d7a34hxxxsg5fzp0mktjx55f5fxu5sdpsxjrsmp'>nevent1q…rsmp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>😭 2025-10-10T20:24:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsglr2ftavm5thpre0xpyz4e65jgz5v4pu790pwu54j6jfcdxn28jgzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz09u54g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2d7sj9gc3u20nee0q6ya9uzqxcx4ya3jkh4f5c7yh9ym6ea2euqqg07gyp'>nevent1q…7gyp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I see you are still going 2025-10-10T17:22:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxw9a2kzlqhmdr0jpdxt3k6rqamly5a5wklstrmh62adh35fgrzkgzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzzxjq2n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspqnh8pypy92hscnh0p5xju4ce9ext3vzfh9ampz7laskmm6qne0g7lgw39'>nevent1q…gw39</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Jumping in on this thread to ask if you have any ideas for houseplants that can cope with lower light levels? I really want one for my desk but my office is kind of gloomy 2025-10-07T19:41:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsts2ep5dkvcpgcl2gxkf32h0unw95gdgdgz8vn0feltdd3ky92nwgzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz5g5625 French politics as illustrated by Matt<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/328/748/805/284/641/original/557f31d05844e9c8.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-10-06T18:59:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdnmd5adzyz5du7fgrkv3um0ngzvuuwm2vgv22erhxudvz677wplczypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz734lal In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr9gj6wtud73rakueahemt9kvz7hzyq5hd9mp9vf2kgdg84ukhltssc6vhy'>nevent1q…6vhy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This troubled my cat 2025-10-05T16:30:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8sa4hpq5yykdzkt9x2m6nlnhrndcs08nx37zj770vw4ej8w4cnzqzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz5ch37y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswtw9wfquatx3m40ptcpamfyl7raps4twmqma99vyst5rfwd6dmzs8vsn03'>nevent1q…sn03</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What a national treasure 2025-10-03T11:33:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxycn7wzmynjd5hl2jkd04ekzeenayusdsr8wv5exraglyaxs88fqzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz4ckc6c last boost: fucking YES! Working at close quarters with “prolific offenders” committing crime to finance their class A addictions only strengthened my belief that it’s prohibition that drives a lot of drug-related crime. Next up talk about abolishing the prison estate, Zack 2025-10-03T11:09:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2fgesat2xtt0p8nfq67dmpk5mu0nzkj0uf2d83autk792hhm9weczypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzhw7hs0 OK so I fucked something up at work yesterday and I’ve been a wreck ever since. If not for yoga class I think I would’ve really fallen apart. I was so upset and ashamed that I couldn’t even talk to anyone about it and I was awake in the night worrying. I was thinking I might even get a formal warning, and then my PhD supervisor would find out…<br/><br/>I emailed my manager early this morning with a formal apology, and guess what she came back and said?<br/><br/>“Please don’t worry about it!”<br/><br/>Not saying I know how to catastrophise or anything, but FFS Charlotte 2025-10-01T09:51:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8vk5kf8e9xn7s6e2zrad5l3sagre5whgpqfafxqa507f537yznaqzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzh6dcpf Tom is doing battle with the Disclosure and Barring Service and by extension, the police. He has a new job but he can’t start because they’ve been waiting FOUR WEEKS to someone to press a button to run a search show that he hasn’t got any criminal convictions. He’s in danger of losing the contract. He’s tried to make contact with the DBS via phone (which gives useless information then says “goodbye!”) and web chat (which simply doesn’t open) #and there seems to be no way of speaking to a person. His next step it to ring our local police force, they complain to the Police and Crime Commissioner.<br/><br/>WHY ARE ALL GOVERNMENT THINGS SO SHIT??? 2025-09-30T12:55:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvel2r8q0ee5vlqka7t80h3f8sle3n7lmq5njgpmw6dkh6v5lkwfczypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz8lv7ly In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd38uw0nf77aedh2ajxp9nevgf09csjzjdyk9nm47hwz6haqq0z4qnwk7fh'>nevent1q…k7fh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I would question whether things were ever better than this. My experience as a schoolgirl in the 80s and 90s was exactly the same. I don’t recognise these great strides in progress that are supposed to have happened in the past 2025-09-23T12:34:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsynhqr20ay0q0hntmhjhdmfdtklnmnrs6dn3lmy7glquu5nwrrplgzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzm0drxg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf09c6m4m8jcspe3cfad3h5kww67kk7sx2glkcaqf4zjkqf7x3agq7uqnkj'>nevent1q…qnkj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I struggle a lot with staying in the happy now without projecting fearfully into the future when my husband (who is 18 years older than me) is gone. I will try to take your advice 2025-09-20T05:26:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvq7leul74659fup7t63jt4keex7a5cr0wskszz05lq8450kyy3sqzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzlatl95 I have had a lunch composed of salt, fat, sugar and caffeine and I feel much restored 2025-09-19T11:26:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxt7cgd8evvsxzpk73w8n2qmfmsx8pfuhmvcayx0e8qnfzlqrsa9czypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz8tmr7f Oh dear. Despite travel sickness medication Alice and I were both horribly sick on the boat and have had to be deposited at a beach along the coast. The tour company is sending someone in a car to pick us up and take us back to the hotel. I haven’t been sick like that in absolutely years.<br/><br/>Quiet afternoon by the pool beckons 2025-09-19T09:30:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdwwac769qz6mhk4x2qsj07pwguupvvawq5k2r0z7uvdxx4pun8cqzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz0sfhnq Can’t… wake… up… I was supposed to be at breakfast 25 minutes ago. I had a very intense dream that I was in a particularly dramatic episode of Coronation Street which included car crashes and a grisly murder. Maybe that’s why I’m so tired, emotional exhaustion 😂<br/><br/>Today is a spa day, sauna, steam room, jacuzzi and treatments, with time in the pool at some point. A very relaxing day.<br/><br/>What’s your Wednesday agenda? 2025-09-17T06:10:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdvr386suc46vhqv69wy9dezxpwvxuxzv9kk9mrs8nesxvtq98puszypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzdd0s9p 5am is really too early for anything 2025-09-13T04:23:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx6uvv00p6xkvdkxnempq2x8fjh6a3r76xpjm577k2v4k7apfjtsczypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzlqj80x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx4mf6yh8yxlg22kyepqumrmkrdan52cj3se9p3m32uuq9ydxc4tszwv5cd'>nevent1q…v5cd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ooh season 3 is coming this autumn, is it? 2025-09-09T18:24:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy26jmtmkf3l0rgmdfu0kzre57ay7qgs4d8kglpa9lm20dda4jdxqzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzndp9tn I stood up for ONE SECOND #mastocats #CatsOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/175/413/213/307/750/original/f1e4ebd72343cfdb.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-09T17:04:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2j735yptrt6737x6h40ltpmx45evve7hkm609mfumst3g20jj0zszypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stzxhq8jv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdsapmye2nj6kmlt5m0f3wupyrh95cdu0rwe92t4lf42hakffphaccuqkf8'>nevent1q…qkf8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ooh that sounds so simple! 2025-09-07T12:47:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9gusa0ny2xs4c2djcwjpdw77x7npj4nvsczxjdc7m7jxxvn68tzszypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz9wzse0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9rsuyqlzj5jlulgwt7k29mq73l75035chkjnjwxvnrqpkpgff4uq50tnkr'>nevent1q…tnkr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hi Caity! Cake sounds amazing 2025-09-07T10:40:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw8ljkjcddasnhn3n52h85mpc4cnrxuxva77h4t3c3stqnqvuek4qzypjfe5ym22hjrrvk8cfpu774wrn7ctpy3k7rzrw949829vxnj5stz57gv0w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs03trzzs2jpmefvldsyq22lty2dmhjhn2tucf3aw6yr4xnnvq9skc6wxvh9'>nevent1q…xvh9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is life expectancy in the USA really only 77 years? That’s surprisingly poor 2025-09-04T20:13:46Z