Joanna Jenkin
@joajen.bsky.social
Tryer of things. Singing, fiddling, the pwr, woolly adventures, sewing,
ed tech, hedges, moorish, beach combing, spaniels,
ed tech, hedges, moorish, beach combing, spaniels,
Mummy, watch this!
Quote this with your most spine-chilling three-word phrase in the English language. I bet you can't beat "replacement bus service" or "family fun day".
June 11, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Mummy, watch this!
Parents have changed the pharmacy they are registered with. I was just there saying how kind and helpful they’ve been over the last few days and another customer said, yes they are, they’re the best pharmacy in Birmingham.
May 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Parents have changed the pharmacy they are registered with. I was just there saying how kind and helpful they’ve been over the last few days and another customer said, yes they are, they’re the best pharmacy in Birmingham.
Been to a lovely afternoon birthday bash. Result of afternoon drinking is that I’m in bed while the birds are still singing outside.
May 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Been to a lovely afternoon birthday bash. Result of afternoon drinking is that I’m in bed while the birds are still singing outside.
Can I tessellate all these saved pill packs to fit into the terra cycle bag? Quiet Sunday night here.
May 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Can I tessellate all these saved pill packs to fit into the terra cycle bag? Quiet Sunday night here.
Beautiful rain just now in Bham. It’s been a hot day at my parents’ and I’m pretty sure some heating is stuck on. Everything says it’s off, but this house always used to stay cool in summer.
May 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Beautiful rain just now in Bham. It’s been a hot day at my parents’ and I’m pretty sure some heating is stuck on. Everything says it’s off, but this house always used to stay cool in summer.
I proof-read daughter’s a-level geography project. It was very long and I felt sorry for teachers having to mark a ton of them. I couldn’t tell if she’d done well or not, turns out she has, so that’s a relief.
May 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I proof-read daughter’s a-level geography project. It was very long and I felt sorry for teachers having to mark a ton of them. I couldn’t tell if she’d done well or not, turns out she has, so that’s a relief.
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cis folks, i'm curious for you to share answers, if you want:
what made you start caring about trans rights? who'd you know/what happened? tell me the story.
what made you start caring about trans rights? who'd you know/what happened? tell me the story.
April 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
cis folks, i'm curious for you to share answers, if you want:
what made you start caring about trans rights? who'd you know/what happened? tell me the story.
what made you start caring about trans rights? who'd you know/what happened? tell me the story.
Innovative things that parents do: on finding the coffee too bitter, add Sprite
April 18, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Innovative things that parents do: on finding the coffee too bitter, add Sprite
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Lessons to learn from US collapse: support local news, support investigative reporting, keep your public broadcasting going.
Breaking News: The White House is said to be planning to ask Congress to rescind $1.1 billion in federal funding from public media, including NPR and PBS.
White House to Ask Congress to Rescind Funding From NPR and PBS
The Trump administration plans to ask Congress to rescind $1.1 billion in federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides some funding for public media in the United States...
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Lessons to learn from US collapse: support local news, support investigative reporting, keep your public broadcasting going.
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#EfES thought for today...💭
Children love learning ways to help improve our environmental systems, but they're even more enthusiastic about taking action. Today Y2s worked to answer the @ministryofeco.bsky.social question "How important are soils?". They're now compost advocates & worm whisperers 😃
Children love learning ways to help improve our environmental systems, but they're even more enthusiastic about taking action. Today Y2s worked to answer the @ministryofeco.bsky.social question "How important are soils?". They're now compost advocates & worm whisperers 😃
March 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
#EfES thought for today...💭
Children love learning ways to help improve our environmental systems, but they're even more enthusiastic about taking action. Today Y2s worked to answer the @ministryofeco.bsky.social question "How important are soils?". They're now compost advocates & worm whisperers 😃
Children love learning ways to help improve our environmental systems, but they're even more enthusiastic about taking action. Today Y2s worked to answer the @ministryofeco.bsky.social question "How important are soils?". They're now compost advocates & worm whisperers 😃
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This is not OK. If we allow #Trump to dictate terms on #DEI, what’s the point of opposing him elsewhere? www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Bank of England drops new diversity and inclusion rules for City firms
In latest retreat amid US backlash, BoE says it wants to avoid more ‘regulatory burdens’ for financial companies
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Was having a political espionage thriller dream and there were two agents whose main job was to get musicals into everything.
March 11, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Was having a political espionage thriller dream and there were two agents whose main job was to get musicals into everything.
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1. You feel powerless? Don’t know what you can do to resist the rise of fascism?
Here is an answer: Good Things.
Fascism inflicts pain and harm as a matter of doctrine.
Kindness, care and conviviality defend us from it.
The more we build community, the less it can take root.
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Here is an answer: Good Things.
Fascism inflicts pain and harm as a matter of doctrine.
Kindness, care and conviviality defend us from it.
The more we build community, the less it can take root.
🧵
March 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
1. You feel powerless? Don’t know what you can do to resist the rise of fascism?
Here is an answer: Good Things.
Fascism inflicts pain and harm as a matter of doctrine.
Kindness, care and conviviality defend us from it.
The more we build community, the less it can take root.
🧵
Here is an answer: Good Things.
Fascism inflicts pain and harm as a matter of doctrine.
Kindness, care and conviviality defend us from it.
The more we build community, the less it can take root.
🧵
Late sun came though a gap in the cloud just as we went past these twin oaks forming an arch (=alt text)
March 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Late sun came though a gap in the cloud just as we went past these twin oaks forming an arch (=alt text)
The sewage works in our village have been using the stor overflow outlet since 21 Feb. That’s all of our shit going into our river for nearly 2 weeks
March 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The sewage works in our village have been using the stor overflow outlet since 21 Feb. That’s all of our shit going into our river for nearly 2 weeks
Been an hour and 45 in traffic so stopping for takeaway chips now the last stretch is looking clearer
March 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Been an hour and 45 in traffic so stopping for takeaway chips now the last stretch is looking clearer
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This to me is the most striking finding on the depth of UK support for Ukraine. We know there is strong support for Ukraine in general but the fact that it even persists traded off against maintaining relations with for the US is a testament to how deep that support is.
Britons tend to say it is more important to support Ukraine than to maintain good relations with the US
More important to support Ukraine: 48%
More important to maintain good relations with the US: 20%
Neither: 14%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
More important to support Ukraine: 48%
More important to maintain good relations with the US: 20%
Neither: 14%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
February 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This to me is the most striking finding on the depth of UK support for Ukraine. We know there is strong support for Ukraine in general but the fact that it even persists traded off against maintaining relations with for the US is a testament to how deep that support is.
Grey sky grey sea, wet concrete promenade with railings, Penzance
February 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Grey sky grey sea, wet concrete promenade with railings, Penzance
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Genuinely all people who live in the world should be forced to make a single garment of clothing from beginning to end at the onset of adulthood to understand how much labour goes into clothing production.
Obviously it’s fucking awesome that Primark have a range of adaptive clothing but also: Primark is deeply explorative and unethical as a clothing brand.
February 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Genuinely all people who live in the world should be forced to make a single garment of clothing from beginning to end at the onset of adulthood to understand how much labour goes into clothing production.
What I did during France Wales.
January 31, 2025 at 10:14 PM
What I did during France Wales.
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Never believe that anti-Semites are unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words.
Jean-Paul Fuckin’ Sartre
Jean-Paul Fuckin’ Sartre
January 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Never believe that anti-Semites are unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words.
Jean-Paul Fuckin’ Sartre
Jean-Paul Fuckin’ Sartre
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Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
January 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
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January 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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This report shows that the Paris Agreement massively underplays risks
Yet the UNFCCC within which it sits is supposed to establish a precautionary principle, i.e. don't take risks. Looks like that got completely ignored
Yet the UNFCCC within which it sits is supposed to establish a precautionary principle, i.e. don't take risks. Looks like that got completely ignored
"Current #climate policies risk catastrophic societal and economic impacts"
The Institute & Faculty of Actuaries and climate scientists from @exeter.ac.uk published a vital new report today.
Here's a thread with some key takeaways 🧵
The Institute & Faculty of Actuaries and climate scientists from @exeter.ac.uk published a vital new report today.
Here's a thread with some key takeaways 🧵
January 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This report shows that the Paris Agreement massively underplays risks
Yet the UNFCCC within which it sits is supposed to establish a precautionary principle, i.e. don't take risks. Looks like that got completely ignored
Yet the UNFCCC within which it sits is supposed to establish a precautionary principle, i.e. don't take risks. Looks like that got completely ignored
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January 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM