Gwenfar
@gwenfar.bsky.social
Plants. Cats. ME/CFS. Also, Paleobotany, dinosaurs & earth sciences. #MedievalHistory #Disabled #FreePalestine #TransPeoplesRights #Anarchist They/them. Wales. #GardeningWithME #GreenParty
Also on Mastodon @GwenfarsGarden@rage.love
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Gwenfar
@gwenfar.bsky.social
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Adding Alt Text image descriptions matters.
There a lot of people with a range of disabilities & needs, who can only understand what a photo in your post is saying if you tell them!
Without Alt Text, the attached photo would be meaningless.
Please add #AltText where you can.
#Disability 1/4
There a lot of people with a range of disabilities & needs, who can only understand what a photo in your post is saying if you tell them!
Without Alt Text, the attached photo would be meaningless.
Please add #AltText where you can.
#Disability 1/4
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And meanwhile, some of us were terrified to leave our homes, reliant on housemates who weren't immunocompromised, neighbours, friends to shop for our food, & we knew they didn't care, & that made it even worse www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Files show then PM was walking dog, riding motorbike and hosting guests as pandemic planning stalled in ‘lost month’
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
And meanwhile, some of us were terrified to leave our homes, reliant on housemates who weren't immunocompromised, neighbours, friends to shop for our food, & we knew they didn't care, & that made it even worse www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Thoughts on #COP30:
1/ This is the first time in years delegates have been brought face to face with those on the frontline. The indigenous communities are the heroes of this COP. They refused to be silenced.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
1/ This is the first time in years delegates have been brought face to face with those on the frontline. The indigenous communities are the heroes of this COP. They refused to be silenced.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
Indigenous activists storm COP30 climate summit in Brazil, demanding action
Protest comes as Brazil's leader Lula says COP30 participants should be 'inspired' by Indigenous peoples.
www.aljazeera.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Thoughts on #COP30:
1/ This is the first time in years delegates have been brought face to face with those on the frontline. The indigenous communities are the heroes of this COP. They refused to be silenced.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
1/ This is the first time in years delegates have been brought face to face with those on the frontline. The indigenous communities are the heroes of this COP. They refused to be silenced.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
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Spring bulbs didn't do well last year in exceptionally large containers. Can't replace that amount of soil. Advice please about how to re-store the soil to productivity so the flowers bloom again.
November 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Spring bulbs didn't do well last year in exceptionally large containers. Can't replace that amount of soil. Advice please about how to re-store the soil to productivity so the flowers bloom again.
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I guess you technically can test something by breaking it, yes
BREAKING: At least 24 people are dead and 54 wounded after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began in October, officials say.
Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire's latest test as hospitals say 20 killed
Israel's military says it has launched new airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began on October 10.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I guess you technically can test something by breaking it, yes
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Former Team GB rower and #longCOVID campaigner @oonaghcousins.bsky.social spoke to Sky News in response to the COVID Inquiry. She highlighted how long-term illness was foreseeable and why a proper national strategy is urgently needed. Aired on 20/11/25 (5 mins).
youtu.be/-qZHg9PsE4c?...
youtu.be/-qZHg9PsE4c?...
Former Team GB Rower Oona Cousins Responds to the COVID Inquiry on Sky News
YouTube video by Broken Battery
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Former Team GB rower and #longCOVID campaigner @oonaghcousins.bsky.social spoke to Sky News in response to the COVID Inquiry. She highlighted how long-term illness was foreseeable and why a proper national strategy is urgently needed. Aired on 20/11/25 (5 mins).
youtu.be/-qZHg9PsE4c?...
youtu.be/-qZHg9PsE4c?...
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They line up perfectly.
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
They line up perfectly.
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It's that time of year
November 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
It's that time of year
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Don’t have your home struck by lightning. Unusually conductive homeowners may be denied insurance
November 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Don’t have your home struck by lightning. Unusually conductive homeowners may be denied insurance
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My reaction to this information:
November 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
My reaction to this information:
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So, I'm really kind of fucking annoyed and disappointed with Mozilla enabling AI in Firefox by default and not giving users a simple opt out switch.
I have disabled it in my firefox via 'about:config' , if you want to too, here's how to disable it completely or enable certain bits you find useful
I have disabled it in my firefox via 'about:config' , if you want to too, here's how to disable it completely or enable certain bits you find useful
How to Disable AI Features in Firefox Browser
Are you looking for clean user experience in your Firefox browser? Here's how you can disable AI features in Firefox for a simple, no-nonsense usage.
gadgetstouse.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
So, I'm really kind of fucking annoyed and disappointed with Mozilla enabling AI in Firefox by default and not giving users a simple opt out switch.
I have disabled it in my firefox via 'about:config' , if you want to too, here's how to disable it completely or enable certain bits you find useful
I have disabled it in my firefox via 'about:config' , if you want to too, here's how to disable it completely or enable certain bits you find useful
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There has literally never been a universal basic income trial program that didn't deliver real and measurable results above and beyond any other form of social welfare, and every time another concludes with the same findings the powers that be go "interesting! Anyway," and pretend it wouldn't work.
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
There has literally never been a universal basic income trial program that didn't deliver real and measurable results above and beyond any other form of social welfare, and every time another concludes with the same findings the powers that be go "interesting! Anyway," and pretend it wouldn't work.
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@zackpolanski.bsky.social comes across as pretty self aware for a politician, there’s some moving and inspiring bits in this interview observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social comes across as pretty self aware for a politician, there’s some moving and inspiring bits in this interview observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Utterly stunning between Lavernock Point and Sully Island today in #southwales #valeofglamorgan
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Utterly stunning between Lavernock Point and Sully Island today in #southwales #valeofglamorgan
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Some points on the #CovidInquiry:
- that the importance of ventilation was clear and known from July 2020 and should have been communicated by all 4 nations from that point.
- that the importance of ventilation was clear and known from July 2020 and should have been communicated by all 4 nations from that point.
November 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Some points on the #CovidInquiry:
- that the importance of ventilation was clear and known from July 2020 and should have been communicated by all 4 nations from that point.
- that the importance of ventilation was clear and known from July 2020 and should have been communicated by all 4 nations from that point.
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Ember chapel
A pair of male Spinosaurus emerge from the water after a forest fire
Submitted for the Premio Italiano di Paleoarte (didn't win 🥲)
#gayleoart #paleoart #sciart
thread below🧵
A pair of male Spinosaurus emerge from the water after a forest fire
Submitted for the Premio Italiano di Paleoarte (didn't win 🥲)
#gayleoart #paleoart #sciart
thread below🧵
November 16, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Ember chapel
A pair of male Spinosaurus emerge from the water after a forest fire
Submitted for the Premio Italiano di Paleoarte (didn't win 🥲)
#gayleoart #paleoart #sciart
thread below🧵
A pair of male Spinosaurus emerge from the water after a forest fire
Submitted for the Premio Italiano di Paleoarte (didn't win 🥲)
#gayleoart #paleoart #sciart
thread below🧵
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What if I told you dinosaurs rose to power because Earth entered a rainstorm that lasted nearly TWO million years?
My new video breaks down the event that changed everything
🧪 #SciComm
buff.ly/Z5IbhQX
My new video breaks down the event that changed everything
🧪 #SciComm
buff.ly/Z5IbhQX
What If It Rained for 2 Million Years?
It Rained for 2 Million Years and Accidentally Created Dinosaurs Today’s video covers one of the most surprising climate events in Earth’s history: a rainy...
climateages.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
What if I told you dinosaurs rose to power because Earth entered a rainstorm that lasted nearly TWO million years?
My new video breaks down the event that changed everything
🧪 #SciComm
buff.ly/Z5IbhQX
My new video breaks down the event that changed everything
🧪 #SciComm
buff.ly/Z5IbhQX
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Can you imagine how Reform UK would react if a Welsh leader of any other party had been sentenced for 10 years for taking bribes?
Nathan Gill once said he "would never apologise for being patriotic".
Tbf he never said to which country...
Nathan Gill once said he "would never apologise for being patriotic".
Tbf he never said to which country...
November 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Can you imagine how Reform UK would react if a Welsh leader of any other party had been sentenced for 10 years for taking bribes?
Nathan Gill once said he "would never apologise for being patriotic".
Tbf he never said to which country...
Nathan Gill once said he "would never apologise for being patriotic".
Tbf he never said to which country...
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Tessa Munt MP calls for urgent action to accelerate #MECFS research. The UK has spent just £10 million over 12 years — about 60p per patient/year. Four times more went on a helicopter for a former PM, 12 times more on a bat tunnel for HS2. Why isn’t ME a strategic research priority?
November 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Tessa Munt MP calls for urgent action to accelerate #MECFS research. The UK has spent just £10 million over 12 years — about 60p per patient/year. Four times more went on a helicopter for a former PM, 12 times more on a bat tunnel for HS2. Why isn’t ME a strategic research priority?
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November 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Are you a slightly effeminate man or a somewhat butch woman, or do you know literally anyone looking like that? Then this crap affects you. It's a charter for bullies to cause harm, and nothing more.
You're not asking trans people. You're asking all people. This affects us all. Anyone could be barred from services based on appearance. Since, surprisingly we all have a fecking appearance
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trans people could be barred from services based on appearance
The new code of practice on access to single-sex services cannot gain legal force until it gets sign-off from ministers.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Are you a slightly effeminate man or a somewhat butch woman, or do you know literally anyone looking like that? Then this crap affects you. It's a charter for bullies to cause harm, and nothing more.
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It stops sorting your inbox into folders, btw, when you turn this off. As the inbox folders predate Gemini, this is a passive-aggressive attempt to make gmail a miserable experience unless you turn AI on, not a necessity.
Really, *really* inconvenient but makes me more determined to keep it off.
Really, *really* inconvenient but makes me more determined to keep it off.
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 AM
It stops sorting your inbox into folders, btw, when you turn this off. As the inbox folders predate Gemini, this is a passive-aggressive attempt to make gmail a miserable experience unless you turn AI on, not a necessity.
Really, *really* inconvenient but makes me more determined to keep it off.
Really, *really* inconvenient but makes me more determined to keep it off.
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FYI: turning off "Smart features" also turns off spell check and the promotions and social tabs. And more.
In effect, a lot of traditional tools in gmail are switched off if you don't let them upload your contracts, love notes, and sad messages to your friends into their plagiarism machine.
In effect, a lot of traditional tools in gmail are switched off if you don't let them upload your contracts, love notes, and sad messages to your friends into their plagiarism machine.
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
FYI: turning off "Smart features" also turns off spell check and the promotions and social tabs. And more.
In effect, a lot of traditional tools in gmail are switched off if you don't let them upload your contracts, love notes, and sad messages to your friends into their plagiarism machine.
In effect, a lot of traditional tools in gmail are switched off if you don't let them upload your contracts, love notes, and sad messages to your friends into their plagiarism machine.