JulesM
@juliakatemaher.bsky.social
Student Adviser at University College Dublin. Found wandering in nature whenever possible. Literature, poetry, nature, cat memes. (She/her; all views my own).
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Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
Last week’s @blindboy.bsky.social episode with Prof. Jennifer McElwain is well worth a listen. An absolutely fascinating discussion on terraforming and made me look closer at the plants and trees around me in my local woodland.
Speaking with a professor about the evolution of plants, terraforming planets and extinction events | The Blindboy Podcast
Professor Jennifer Mc Elwain joined me for a chat about Paleobotany ahead of Science week 25
shows.acast.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Last week’s @blindboy.bsky.social episode with Prof. Jennifer McElwain is well worth a listen. An absolutely fascinating discussion on terraforming and made me look closer at the plants and trees around me in my local woodland.
Can anyone recommend an ethical Spotify alternative? It’s time to move on…
How Spotify Is Quietly Supporting the Military-Industrial Complex
Unbeknownst to most users, Spotify has a secret endeavor—backing the efforts of war.
inthesetimes.com
July 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Can anyone recommend an ethical Spotify alternative? It’s time to move on…
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‘Extinction crisis’ could see 500 bird species vanish within a century – report
‘Extinction crisis’ could see 500 bird species vanish within a century – report
Researchers say urgent conservation efforts will be needed to mitigate the ‘shocking statistic’ that threatens to unravel ecosystems
More than 500 bird species could vanish within the next century, researchers have found, calling for urgent “special recovery programmes” such as captive breeding and habitat restoration to rescue unique species.
Birds such as the puffin, European turtle dove and great bustard will be among those to disappear from our skies if trends continue, according to the paper. Their loss threatens to unravel ecosystems across the globe. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 24, 2025 at 9:59 AM
‘Extinction crisis’ could see 500 bird species vanish within a century – report
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A damning indictment of Irish housing policy and how the current government shows little regard for the lives of children:
Rosita Sweetman: I was poor when the country was — being poor in a rich Ireland must be torture
Ireland is now, statistically, one of the richest countries in the world - but child poverty, or children in consistent poverty, has increased by an astonishing 78% in the past year, according to a ne...
www.irishexaminer.com
June 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A damning indictment of Irish housing policy and how the current government shows little regard for the lives of children: