Paton
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Parody botanist Plant-related blog: http://pattheplants.blogspot.com
Such a clear explanation of the need for human rights and the free movement of people, from William Shakespeare. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXq5...
Sir Ian McKellen quoting Shakespeare. Words for the modern day.
YouTube video by Namo
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I have uploaded some neat but unfinished notes from 16 years of reading about the human uses of the asclepiads. From delicious vegetables to blue dyes to rival indigo, deadly poisons to medicines traded world-wide. And string. 1/2 archive.org/search?query...
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
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I have seen that camera valued at $9,000. The information it contains is priceless.
John Abernathy@john-abernathy.bsky.social · 7mo agoPhoto by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
a man in a black shirt is making a funny face while sitting at a table in a dark room .
Alt: Gif of Nathan Fillion being lost for words.
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Drew Harwell@drewharwell.com · 8mo agoDOJ's newest recruitment ad features Judge Dredd, the comic satire about the dangers of lawless policing and authoritarian power
The Terry Pratchett Estate have announced: The Roundworld year for 2026 shall be known as [FX Drum Roll]: The Year of the Curious Squid. Artwork by Discworld artist Paul Kidby. www.tumblr.com/terrypratche...
Hell of a thing to put next to a statue of Joan of Arc. (h/t David Pilling)
The BBC have libelled Guillermo del Toro with the allegation that his previous film credits included Prometheus. They have edited out the heinous lie but given no apology. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Frankenstein: Guillermo del Toro's Netflix adaptation debuts in Venice
Saltburn star Jacob Elordi is unrecognisable as Frankenstein's creation in the new Netflix adaptation.
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#Dionysia odora subsp. odora #Primulaceae Kermanshah, Iran April 2025 | Elevation: 1850 m This species looks like a natural bonsai.
The Met Office is currently looking for people to suggest up to 5 names for storms... It would be great if thousands all suggested the same 5 names (in alphabetical order as that's how storm names appear): BigOil, BP, Equinor, Exxon, Shell. www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
Name our Storms
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eBay have changed their terms of service and you're automatically opted-in for your personal data to be used for AI development and training. To turn this off, sign into your account click on the Hi (your name)! > My eBay > Account > AI training preferences and you can toggle off the permission.
The usual forensic comedy from John Oliver. Lost among the massive promotion of anti-trans dogwhistling from the new fascists. www.youtube.com/watch?v=flSS...
Trans Athletes: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns
If you use the Biodivisity Heritage Library (I use it almost daily), you'll be saddened (and maybe angered😡) to learn that DOGE+Musk+Trump have eliminated its funding. BHL is looking for a new home. #ILoveBHL So much f***ing winning.🤬 blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/04/new-...
A New Future for the Biodiversity Heritage Library
The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is the world’s largest open access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives. A global consortium of over 660 contributors, BHL has made more …
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I don't normally share petitions but I have bought plants from this place and love their ridiculous range of unusual useful plants. chng.it/46C2bWtq6y
Sign the Petition
Stop the Destruction of the World-Renowned Dartington Forest Garden
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@rebeccawatson.bsky.social Have you seen this hilarious/sad story of a French mayor and a fortune-teller who is good at impressions? It is worth embezzling public funds for a really good necromancer, I suppose. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
French town reels from scandal involving mayor and fortune teller
The mayor and fortune teller are both being kept in prison under judicial investigation.
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Kewa salsoloides (Kewaceae) grown under lights in Manchester, UK. Anybody else grown these (apart from Kew Gardens obviously)? 2½ petals, very odd. Seed from Ladysmith, South Africa. More photos and info (and Kewa bowkeriana) in my blog article: pattheplants.blogspot.com/2024/01/kewa... #flower
