Rowena
@wijsgeer.bsky.social
I like to cook for people
I am chaotic, welcoming, atheist but not against religion, cis. Go on walls with my plush companion, Monkey. I do like GIFs!
I am chaotic, welcoming, atheist but not against religion, cis. Go on walls with my plush companion, Monkey. I do like GIFs!
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Rowena
@wijsgeer.bsky.social
· Nov 17
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Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
Solange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange has launched a digital library archive of Black and brown authors where readers can borrow books at no cost.
peopleofcolorintech.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
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I will not fight with people on Threads about Makaton. I will not fight with people on Threads about Makaton. I will not thebaffler.com/outbursts/si...
Signed Away | Sara Nović
The hearing world continues to pillage and caricature the deaf community—most recently with the proprietary, sign-based system Makaton.
thebaffler.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I will not fight with people on Threads about Makaton. I will not fight with people on Threads about Makaton. I will not thebaffler.com/outbursts/si...
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#3GoodThings
1) I got up in time and prepared food for after the intended lino cut afternoon
2) didn't totally panic when planning got disturbed and GP phoned for a rescheduling of a planned appointment
3) the GP wasn't really worried and she referred me to a neurologist. Good I think
1) I got up in time and prepared food for after the intended lino cut afternoon
2) didn't totally panic when planning got disturbed and GP phoned for a rescheduling of a planned appointment
3) the GP wasn't really worried and she referred me to a neurologist. Good I think
November 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
#3GoodThings
1) I got up in time and prepared food for after the intended lino cut afternoon
2) didn't totally panic when planning got disturbed and GP phoned for a rescheduling of a planned appointment
3) the GP wasn't really worried and she referred me to a neurologist. Good I think
1) I got up in time and prepared food for after the intended lino cut afternoon
2) didn't totally panic when planning got disturbed and GP phoned for a rescheduling of a planned appointment
3) the GP wasn't really worried and she referred me to a neurologist. Good I think
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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Here are some answers
migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/br...
The government tightened their requirements for claiming asylum but most seekers win on appeal
Budget is 5 billion but the uk expenditures are 1178 trillion so less than 0.5%. This a ridiculous fraction.
(2/?)
migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/br...
The government tightened their requirements for claiming asylum but most seekers win on appeal
Budget is 5 billion but the uk expenditures are 1178 trillion so less than 0.5%. This a ridiculous fraction.
(2/?)
Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK - Migration Observatory
This briefing sets out key facts and figures, as well as information gaps, relating to migration to the UK, specifically refugees and asylum seekers. It looks at overall numbers, characteristics of as...
migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Here are some answers
migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/br...
The government tightened their requirements for claiming asylum but most seekers win on appeal
Budget is 5 billion but the uk expenditures are 1178 trillion so less than 0.5%. This a ridiculous fraction.
(2/?)
migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/br...
The government tightened their requirements for claiming asylum but most seekers win on appeal
Budget is 5 billion but the uk expenditures are 1178 trillion so less than 0.5%. This a ridiculous fraction.
(2/?)
Seen my GP. She wasn't particularly worried, but wanted to see me before she left for a while. (The automatic system had only let me book a locum).
She did refer me to a neurologist, both for the tremor and the eye thing.
Waiting time should be around 30 minutes.
She did refer me to a neurologist, both for the tremor and the eye thing.
Waiting time should be around 30 minutes.
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Seen my GP. She wasn't particularly worried, but wanted to see me before she left for a while. (The automatic system had only let me book a locum).
She did refer me to a neurologist, both for the tremor and the eye thing.
Waiting time should be around 30 minutes.
She did refer me to a neurologist, both for the tremor and the eye thing.
Waiting time should be around 30 minutes.
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Canada was on track to eliminate cervical cancer. Now doctors are alarmed by what they are seeing - Toronto Star
Canada was on track to eliminate cervical cancer. Now doctors are alarmed by what they are seeing
New figures from Canadian Cancer Society confirm a troubling trend. “It’s frustrating to see this happen for a cancer that is completely preventable.”
www.thestar.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Canada was on track to eliminate cervical cancer. Now doctors are alarmed by what they are seeing - Toronto Star
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I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
I had made an appointment with the GP to discuss the propapronol and its uselessness in stopping the tremors.
I also mentioned that my eye moved to the top corner now and again.
So today I got a phonecall asking me to come today instead next week. I was a bit hesitant (unwise?) so the assistant
I also mentioned that my eye moved to the top corner now and again.
So today I got a phonecall asking me to come today instead next week. I was a bit hesitant (unwise?) so the assistant
November 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM
I had made an appointment with the GP to discuss the propapronol and its uselessness in stopping the tremors.
I also mentioned that my eye moved to the top corner now and again.
So today I got a phonecall asking me to come today instead next week. I was a bit hesitant (unwise?) so the assistant
I also mentioned that my eye moved to the top corner now and again.
So today I got a phonecall asking me to come today instead next week. I was a bit hesitant (unwise?) so the assistant
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I noticed this is getting engagement so folks must be talking about Olivia Nuzzi again
November 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I noticed this is getting engagement so folks must be talking about Olivia Nuzzi again
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy...
November 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy...
Anyone living in our around Kirklees: please support a creative hub over parking
In Spring 2026, Kirklees Council will demolish city centre units used by creative community projects, including West Yorkshire Print Works hub and our textile reuse and recycle hub, Thread Republic. There is land that could be allocated for a new centre for us...
youtu.be/KUlKEqBNg-A?...
youtu.be/KUlKEqBNg-A?...
Julia Roebuck calls for a hub for Creative Industries in Huddersfield's Cultural Heart 12/11/25
YouTube video by Andrew Cooper
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Anyone living in our around Kirklees: please support a creative hub over parking
#GetTheFckOutside
#PLog
@dirt-manifesto.bsky.social
@drcakeberry.bsky.social
Since a long time, some me rambling on platform. No nothingness, nothing of that today, must mean something...
#PLog
@dirt-manifesto.bsky.social
@drcakeberry.bsky.social
Since a long time, some me rambling on platform. No nothingness, nothing of that today, must mean something...
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
#GetTheFckOutside
#PLog
@dirt-manifesto.bsky.social
@drcakeberry.bsky.social
Since a long time, some me rambling on platform. No nothingness, nothing of that today, must mean something...
#PLog
@dirt-manifesto.bsky.social
@drcakeberry.bsky.social
Since a long time, some me rambling on platform. No nothingness, nothing of that today, must mean something...
We watched Atanarjuat, a movie taking place amongst the first Nations in Canada. The story was about relationships, jealousy and hunger for power and it was hard for the 13y old to follow
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atanarj...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atanarj...
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
We watched Atanarjuat, a movie taking place amongst the first Nations in Canada. The story was about relationships, jealousy and hunger for power and it was hard for the 13y old to follow
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atanarj...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atanarj...
#3GoodThings
1) I was in time for the dentist (it was early)
2) I managed the dentist procedure
3) slept most of the day
1) I was in time for the dentist (it was early)
2) I managed the dentist procedure
3) slept most of the day
November 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
#3GoodThings
1) I was in time for the dentist (it was early)
2) I managed the dentist procedure
3) slept most of the day
1) I was in time for the dentist (it was early)
2) I managed the dentist procedure
3) slept most of the day
I am in the metro on my way to the dentist. Last session of this series
November 13, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I am in the metro on my way to the dentist. Last session of this series
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URGENT: tomorrow there is a vote on the Govt's Planning & Infrastructure Bill.
This says that developers will be able to destroy wildlife & their habitats WITHOUT AN ECOLOGICAL SURVEY long as they pay into a central restoration fund.
We can't destroy nature and recreate it elsewhere! TBC 1/
This says that developers will be able to destroy wildlife & their habitats WITHOUT AN ECOLOGICAL SURVEY long as they pay into a central restoration fund.
We can't destroy nature and recreate it elsewhere! TBC 1/
November 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
URGENT: tomorrow there is a vote on the Govt's Planning & Infrastructure Bill.
This says that developers will be able to destroy wildlife & their habitats WITHOUT AN ECOLOGICAL SURVEY long as they pay into a central restoration fund.
We can't destroy nature and recreate it elsewhere! TBC 1/
This says that developers will be able to destroy wildlife & their habitats WITHOUT AN ECOLOGICAL SURVEY long as they pay into a central restoration fund.
We can't destroy nature and recreate it elsewhere! TBC 1/
#GetTheFckOutside
Being too tired for a swim, so decided to go for a walk
ALT today's pics are of paths in the forest. They are all grassy, but the last one also features a heron (very hard to see)
Being too tired for a swim, so decided to go for a walk
ALT today's pics are of paths in the forest. They are all grassy, but the last one also features a heron (very hard to see)
November 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
#GetTheFckOutside
Being too tired for a swim, so decided to go for a walk
ALT today's pics are of paths in the forest. They are all grassy, but the last one also features a heron (very hard to see)
Being too tired for a swim, so decided to go for a walk
ALT today's pics are of paths in the forest. They are all grassy, but the last one also features a heron (very hard to see)
Get to know your mutuals, list 10 random things you like:
Fruit
Swimming
Audioplays
Cooking
Coffee
Children
Boardgames
Anime
Museums
Knowledge based quiz shows
Fruit
Swimming
Audioplays
Cooking
Coffee
Children
Boardgames
Anime
Museums
Knowledge based quiz shows
Get to know your mutuals, list 10 random things you like:
Oreos
Brandi Carlile songs
Moana
Color
Pocket friends
Warm blankets
Pad thai
Candles that smell like baked goods
Genuine kindness
Me (sometimes, I'm working on it)
Oreos
Brandi Carlile songs
Moana
Color
Pocket friends
Warm blankets
Pad thai
Candles that smell like baked goods
Genuine kindness
Me (sometimes, I'm working on it)
Get to know your mutuals, list 10 random things you like:
Winter
Thunderstorms
pomegranates
Shiny rocks
Barrel aged gin
Sword sapphics
Swishy skirts
Jewel tones
bone China tea cups
Spicy pho
Winter
Thunderstorms
pomegranates
Shiny rocks
Barrel aged gin
Sword sapphics
Swishy skirts
Jewel tones
bone China tea cups
Spicy pho
November 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Get to know your mutuals, list 10 random things you like:
Fruit
Swimming
Audioplays
Cooking
Coffee
Children
Boardgames
Anime
Museums
Knowledge based quiz shows
Fruit
Swimming
Audioplays
Cooking
Coffee
Children
Boardgames
Anime
Museums
Knowledge based quiz shows
Very tired
Went to linocut today, I was still a bit woozy from all the extra drugs I had taken for the dentist yesterday. And the linocut was exhausting as well. (And I think the raise in propranolol also had an effect).
Anyway, no real option to go to bed yet, need to cook for the guests
Went to linocut today, I was still a bit woozy from all the extra drugs I had taken for the dentist yesterday. And the linocut was exhausting as well. (And I think the raise in propranolol also had an effect).
Anyway, no real option to go to bed yet, need to cook for the guests
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Very tired
Went to linocut today, I was still a bit woozy from all the extra drugs I had taken for the dentist yesterday. And the linocut was exhausting as well. (And I think the raise in propranolol also had an effect).
Anyway, no real option to go to bed yet, need to cook for the guests
Went to linocut today, I was still a bit woozy from all the extra drugs I had taken for the dentist yesterday. And the linocut was exhausting as well. (And I think the raise in propranolol also had an effect).
Anyway, no real option to go to bed yet, need to cook for the guests
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Oh, I love this. A new species of sea anemone was discovered recently that parks itself on top of a hermit crab shell like a hat. It seems to feed partly off the crab's faeces, but it also excretes a hard shell that extends the crab's home. In return, it's carried around the seafloor like a king.
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Oh, I love this. A new species of sea anemone was discovered recently that parks itself on top of a hermit crab shell like a hat. It seems to feed partly off the crab's faeces, but it also excretes a hard shell that extends the crab's home. In return, it's carried around the seafloor like a king.
So, I am in the return metro from the oral hygienist.
She was really nice and friendly and said she would try to do whatever she could to make it as easy as possible. She took breaks every time I had to gag (every other minute or so) so it took a while. But I managed a fait bit of the routine
She was really nice and friendly and said she would try to do whatever she could to make it as easy as possible. She took breaks every time I had to gag (every other minute or so) so it took a while. But I managed a fait bit of the routine
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
So, I am in the return metro from the oral hygienist.
She was really nice and friendly and said she would try to do whatever she could to make it as easy as possible. She took breaks every time I had to gag (every other minute or so) so it took a while. But I managed a fait bit of the routine
She was really nice and friendly and said she would try to do whatever she could to make it as easy as possible. She took breaks every time I had to gag (every other minute or so) so it took a while. But I managed a fait bit of the routine
Fun, metro delay. Glad i did take an earlier metro
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Fun, metro delay. Glad i did take an earlier metro