Vertandor
@vertandor.bsky.social
Alto (on hiatus), Packers fan, gamer and sometimes geologist. She/her. Partial to tea, sci-fi, and chocolate. Lives in the Castle beyond the Goblin City.
Typos - model's own.
Typos - model's own.
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A nice pic of some wintry berries to brighten up the timeline...
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Timeline cleanse - Cornish snowdrops:
January 24, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Timeline cleanse - Cornish snowdrops:
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Perfect example of how to respond as an org when gently prompted to start doing alt text. 👍👍♥️
Other orgs and museums take note pls!
Other orgs and museums take note pls!
Thank you for bringing this to our attention, and we apologise that we hadn’t been using alt text previously. We’ve now added alt text to all of our scheduled posts and will be including it on all posts going forward. We really appreciate you highlighting this for inclusivity — thank you.
January 23, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Perfect example of how to respond as an org when gently prompted to start doing alt text. 👍👍♥️
Other orgs and museums take note pls!
Other orgs and museums take note pls!
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Guardian headline: 'use of ADHD meds has more than tripled!! 😱😭🚨'
Article details: barely anyone who might need the meds has access to them 🤷🏻♀️
Article details: barely anyone who might need the meds has access to them 🤷🏻♀️
January 22, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Guardian headline: 'use of ADHD meds has more than tripled!! 😱😭🚨'
Article details: barely anyone who might need the meds has access to them 🤷🏻♀️
Article details: barely anyone who might need the meds has access to them 🤷🏻♀️
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stop scrolling and look at this :
January 22, 2026 at 1:09 AM
stop scrolling and look at this :
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Brian Eno: anyone who'd leave the UK because they have to pay a bit more tax arent the least community minded
Lord Bethell: "but they are the wealth creators"
"They're not the wealth creators. The wealth creators are the people who make things.. who keep society running"
Well said Brian!
Lord Bethell: "but they are the wealth creators"
"They're not the wealth creators. The wealth creators are the people who make things.. who keep society running"
Well said Brian!
January 22, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Brian Eno: anyone who'd leave the UK because they have to pay a bit more tax arent the least community minded
Lord Bethell: "but they are the wealth creators"
"They're not the wealth creators. The wealth creators are the people who make things.. who keep society running"
Well said Brian!
Lord Bethell: "but they are the wealth creators"
"They're not the wealth creators. The wealth creators are the people who make things.. who keep society running"
Well said Brian!
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Little min thread on what is happening with the postponed elections if you don't really know what's happening, like me, and just went 'wtf?!!'
This is because many, many councils are redistricting at the end of the year, and will have to do full new elections next year. Elections cost a lot of money to run, so councils have been given the option to not have to do elections twice in two years (normally once every five)
January 22, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Little min thread on what is happening with the postponed elections if you don't really know what's happening, like me, and just went 'wtf?!!'
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Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
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I've just stumbled across this photo of a Korean lighthouse that's shaped like a pony so I'm showing it to other people straight away
January 18, 2026 at 4:15 PM
I've just stumbled across this photo of a Korean lighthouse that's shaped like a pony so I'm showing it to other people straight away
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A work team-building event about 15 years ago was at the old BA training centre at Heathrow. Highlight of the day for a lot of us was going down the slides from the practice fuselages.
Wheeeeeee!
Wheeeeeee!
Seems unfair that you only get to use the bouncy slide to get off a plane when things have gone wrong. The bouncy slide should be a treat they give to the best passengers who did the flight correctly.
January 17, 2026 at 5:23 PM
A work team-building event about 15 years ago was at the old BA training centre at Heathrow. Highlight of the day for a lot of us was going down the slides from the practice fuselages.
Wheeeeeee!
Wheeeeeee!
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I left university in 2019 with £49,600 of debt. A few months later, I became an MP and have since received a salary that puts me in the top 5% in the country. 6 years on, the repayments from my salary have brought this total to down to £48,600 - just £1,000 less.
January 15, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I left university in 2019 with £49,600 of debt. A few months later, I became an MP and have since received a salary that puts me in the top 5% in the country. 6 years on, the repayments from my salary have brought this total to down to £48,600 - just £1,000 less.
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Good morning! 🌱
Here’s the first hellebore in bloom.
Have a lovely weekend! ✨
Here’s the first hellebore in bloom.
Have a lovely weekend! ✨
January 17, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Good morning! 🌱
Here’s the first hellebore in bloom.
Have a lovely weekend! ✨
Here’s the first hellebore in bloom.
Have a lovely weekend! ✨
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'Be Yourself' - Taniuchi Masato, late 1900s. The poem is translated roughly as, "Do not try to over extend, just be yourself.".
#Caturday #JapaneseArt
#Caturday #JapaneseArt
January 3, 2026 at 1:03 AM
'Be Yourself' - Taniuchi Masato, late 1900s. The poem is translated roughly as, "Do not try to over extend, just be yourself.".
#Caturday #JapaneseArt
#Caturday #JapaneseArt
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behold, courtesy of my amazing wife, the coolest thing anyone has ever made for me
the Imperial Ministry of Silly Walks
the Imperial Ministry of Silly Walks
January 16, 2026 at 8:15 PM
behold, courtesy of my amazing wife, the coolest thing anyone has ever made for me
the Imperial Ministry of Silly Walks
the Imperial Ministry of Silly Walks
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@jlkaufmann.bsky.social PUSHEEN ALERT 🚨
January 16, 2026 at 6:05 PM
@jlkaufmann.bsky.social PUSHEEN ALERT 🚨
Why (aside from the costs, indecision in what to go see etc) do I forget how cool going to see live drama is?
This rhetorical question brought to you by seeing the RSC Twelfth Night at the Barbican yesterday - it was really good
This rhetorical question brought to you by seeing the RSC Twelfth Night at the Barbican yesterday - it was really good
January 16, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Why (aside from the costs, indecision in what to go see etc) do I forget how cool going to see live drama is?
This rhetorical question brought to you by seeing the RSC Twelfth Night at the Barbican yesterday - it was really good
This rhetorical question brought to you by seeing the RSC Twelfth Night at the Barbican yesterday - it was really good
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This thread gets at something I’ve been worrying over for a while now: particularly in terms of how we teach it, geology remains very much focussed on centring rocks as resources, and an unwillingness to grapple with this lies at the heart of our recruitment problem.
I appreciate this from @us.theconversation.com by Jonathan Paul.
However, I think it’s making a mistake I commonly hear geologists make with regards to current events.
I have a hunch that this mistake is one of the reasons geology programs are struggling 🧵🛠️🪨🧪
theconversation.com/greenland-is...
However, I think it’s making a mistake I commonly hear geologists make with regards to current events.
I have a hunch that this mistake is one of the reasons geology programs are struggling 🧵🛠️🪨🧪
theconversation.com/greenland-is...
Greenland is rich in natural resources – a geologist explains why
Greenland’s rare earth element deposits may be among the world’s largest by volume.
theconversation.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:54 PM
This thread gets at something I’ve been worrying over for a while now: particularly in terms of how we teach it, geology remains very much focussed on centring rocks as resources, and an unwillingness to grapple with this lies at the heart of our recruitment problem.
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Funny how “most divorced woman ever” and “most divorced man ever” have such diametrically opposed energies
The Trevor Project, known for its hotline for LGBTQ+ youth, received $45 million from billionaire and author MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025. https://bit.ly/4sEbdYv
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $45 million to LGBTQ+ youth hotline organization, The Trevor Project | Fortune
“I literally could not believe it and it took some time. I actually gasped,” said Jaymes Black, CEO of The Trevor Project.
bit.ly
January 13, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Funny how “most divorced woman ever” and “most divorced man ever” have such diametrically opposed energies
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2025 ended with a backlash against disabled people supposedly getting “free BMWs” on Motability. To kick off 2026, the @theipaper.com asked me: what do disabled people in Britain really get from the state? And what do they actually need? inews.co.uk/opinion/mota...
Angry about Motability? Disabled people face a far bigger crisis
Forget free luxury cars, many disabled people in Britain struggle to afford regular meals
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January 13, 2026 at 12:45 PM
2025 ended with a backlash against disabled people supposedly getting “free BMWs” on Motability. To kick off 2026, the @theipaper.com asked me: what do disabled people in Britain really get from the state? And what do they actually need? inews.co.uk/opinion/mota...
Avon.
No, not that one. That one.
No, not that one. That one.
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Avon.
No, not that one. That one.
No, not that one. That one.
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Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.
January 10, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.
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I've reached out to two 80's hardcore punk bands for lyrics licensing requests through their labels, telling them about #KeepingTime and my budget. Both times, the guys came back with, "nah go ahead, use it for free."
Punk's not dead. In fact, they're still out there, being radically kind.
Punk's not dead. In fact, they're still out there, being radically kind.
January 9, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I've reached out to two 80's hardcore punk bands for lyrics licensing requests through their labels, telling them about #KeepingTime and my budget. Both times, the guys came back with, "nah go ahead, use it for free."
Punk's not dead. In fact, they're still out there, being radically kind.
Punk's not dead. In fact, they're still out there, being radically kind.
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the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
January 9, 2026 at 6:48 AM
the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
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You're trying your best, Steve. That's all we ask.
January 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM
You're trying your best, Steve. That's all we ask.