Peter Barlow, he/him #DavosSafe 313.7ppm
@lulachthesimple
ex-Contact Tracing Practitioner; Bauhäusler, Ecosocialist, feminist, musician, sailor, retired NHS nurse/dramatherapist, Drama teacher, #ProudAntiFa... I donate to UNRWA; if you reply on a thread or dm asking for $, I 🚫.
I think what *I* (drama teacher) would be most jealous of is when he and some colleagues showed Patrick Stewart around the particle physics department at Huddersfield University.
I'm a humanist. I don't believe in heaven. Except when I think about our dogs. That would make sense. Grusia had to be put to sleep on Monday. 💔😢
Grusia is back at the vet's this morning. Not looking well at all and I'm surprised she's survived the night. If anybody who prays would like to then we will appreciate the moral support. Miracles would also be welcome, if anybody can fix that.
Filling in a questionnaire from GPEW on energy policy proposals. Someone's got to say this:
Neither American nor young (except, at heart!), but I'm informed by the book (remember those) I'm currently reading... Written by an Israeli, too.
Is this satire or irony? Here's the (very detailed, verifiable) history that's opening my eyes (I'm still reading the Pappe) and breaking my heart:
I still agree with Zarah on many things, including this:
You'd be very welcome! Nowhere is perfect, but we have a thriving Green Resistance movement - we'd be glad of help.
My dog's eyes are watering at that phrasing. Rightly. * WASPIs betrayed * Grangemouth abandoned * Disability benefits cut * Support for genocide * Peaceful protest criminalised * Devolution in 🏴 & 🏴 undermined * 🏳️⚧️ under the bus * Hostile Environment ramped up for refugees seeking safety 🙄
You could maybe check out the Cultural Materialist school of literary criticism, with writers like Alan Sinfield and Jonathan Dollimore. Or even Fintan O'Toole...
Everybody in the Scottish Greens, and, of course, Janey Godley('s ghost)..
Posters are up. #VoteGreen #Holyrood2026
Hmmn From the Council website... There might be a clue here... share.google/vhvVExO83NWd...
"Unboxing my new gun" (UK version). For my American friends...
No words needed. Bird feeder in Wigtownshire this morning. Nuthatch & coal tit feeding.
.../ ...already given me hypertension and IBS, permanently limiting my lifestyle & increasing my risk of stroke. The only way for me to avoid further sequelae is to not catch acute covid in the first place.
Never forget Janey was right. Soooooo right.
Here is a screenshot showing the difference between what the experts say and what reality is. This was recently, in the Scottish Parliament building. Perhaps you'll understand now why I distrust bland generalisations from experts about air quality.
Thought I'd share a screenshot of how that appeared on my feed... (Prof Priestley is *not* commenting on your tweet.)
Seasonal cheer from Wee Moose (🐁) and ourselves...