Huge crowds take part in London march against the far right – live Organisers claim half a million people are marching through central London, protesting against the rise of the far right

The @theguardian.com has a live stream: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...

An aerial news broadcast shot from Sky News showing a large crowd of protesters gathered in a public square in Central London. The crowd is densely packed between high-rise city buildings and a green park area. A red and white news banner at the bottom reads, "LONDON MARCH: Protesters set to march against the far right." Small colorful tents and banners are visible within the crowd.

Biggest march against the far-right in British history.

📍 Happening now: Park Lane to Whitehall.

You won't want to miss it.

#Together

Coordinated to coincide with No Kings Day, London is holding its largest-ever protest against the far-right. #NoKings

Heads of Bondi, Miller, Hegseth, Patel and Vance #nokings

The Search for the Perfect Snail Snack - bioGraphic Hawai‘i’s depleted land snails are eking out an existence in human care. Giving them a brighter future means figuring out what they actually want to eat.

The Search for the Perfect Snail Snack

Hawai‘i’s depleted land snails are eking out an existence in human care. Giving them a brighter future means figuring out what they actually want to eat.

www.biographic.com/the-search-f...

Hello—here’s the official trailer for UNDERLAND, based on my book of the same name, dir. by Rob Petit, with a haunting, glittering score by @hannahpeel.bsky.social, & the ‘Storyteller’ voiced by Sandra Hüller (Anatomy of a Fall, The Zone of Interest). Hope you like it.

In UK/Irish cinemas 27 March.

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Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

I recommend the great inofficial guide fedi.tips - the best for non-techies.

The Mastodon team is introducing https://help.joinmastodon.org a "place where people can learn how to use Mastodon’s software [and] more information about participating on mastodon.social in a healthy, safe, and accessible way".

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This was the Starling murmuration, on Sinker's Fields, at Whixall yesterday. It was one of the most spectacular natural spectacles I have ever seen and is a must watch.

Farwell Canyon The Chilcotin River in present-day British Columbia has long divided — and joined — the Secwépemc and Tsilhqot’in nations, each with an ancient claim to the land and the cherished salmon run there.

“This is my praise song for Farwell Canyon—that glorious Coyote-blessed and bewitched cathedral of salmon—for my enemy who is also my relative, and for the fish we love and share.”

Unmissable Julian Brave Noisecat essay on rivers, memories & imagining otherwise.

placesjournal.org/article/farw...

Your work is gorgeous! 😍 I'm happy that I discovered you here.

Paper Morning Glories

Thanks for following along in 2025!

Lichen on twigs of a bush, covered in a thick layer of ice.

This year, winter on Usedom is so unusual and amazing that I feel reluctant to see it go.

And yet, come spring with its potent air, fresh colours and new beginnings, I’ll happily be drinking it all in.

In Kenya’s Jomvu Creek, women help restore a vanishing coast through crab farming MOMBASA COUNTY, Kenya — Five minutes’ walk up the hilly road from the mangroves lining the tidal flats of Jomvu Creek, the sharp scent of sea water fills the air. A dozen women fill a small hall with…

Near Mombasa, women in Jomvu Creek are transforming livelihoods through mud crab farming.

A blue economy grant supports crab fattening, ecotourism and mangrove restoration — with nearly 1 million seedlings planted to protect the shoreline and sustain fish nurseries.

A red dragonfly is always a glorious sight! This one is an Autumn Meadowhawk. Happy Bugentine’s Day
#invertebrates 🌿

Paper aquatic plant replicas

New work- aquatic plants- mostly invasive. These are paper sculptures.

Rhytisma acerinum (tar spot) on sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaves. It's a relatively harmless parasite and at the same time a bioindicator of low air pollution. Kicin, Wielkopolska (western Poland)
#fungi #grzyby #fungifriends #mycology

Did you compare also with #Mastodon or is it a Bluesky-only promotion? 😉 Do you have any figures about Mastodon?

Decentralized is the way to go. Mastodon has some great instances, and while not perfect feels much less toxic than any corporate owned platforms.

#LeaveX, join #Mastodon and the #Fediverse.

#Journalism

We do have social media *without* algorithms but media rarely write about them. Often because they only watch quantity over quality, click-rates over communication. #Mastodon #Fediverse We have alternatives to Substack like #Ghost or #Steady.

Mastodon - Decentralized social media Learn more about Mastodon, the radically different, free and open-source decentralized social media platform.

It's a pity that you don't mention the most democratic and real decentralised meeting point, without algorithms and with human moderators: the #Fediverse, and #Mastodon! Here you can communicate and build communities. It's not perfect yet but they work hard without billionaires! joinmastodon.org

thanks for the info! 👍

Met Museum photo of an ancient Egyptian board game carved from cream-coloured ivory displayed against a dark background. The original name of the game is unknown. It is now known as ‘Hounds and Jackals’ or the ‘Game of 58 holes’. The game board rests on four bulls' legs. One of the legs, seen at back of the board on the right of photo, is completely restored. Another has a restored hoof (seen at front of the board on left). The board is shaped like an axe head. In the centre of the upper surface is an incised palm tree topped by a ‘Shen’ symbol (a circle atop a a horizontal line to which it is tied). The palm’s trunk runs down the length of the board. There are 58 holes in the upper surface; 29 arranged evenly on either side of the palm tree. At the lower side of the game board there is a drawer with a bolt to store the playing pieces. The playing pieces are made up of ten long pins (sticks) with carved animal heads. Five are hounds and five are jackals. In the photo, the ten pins are arranged randomly in holes on the game board. The board is carved from ivory with ebony detailing around the 58 holes. The pins are ivory. Measurements: Game board: H 6.8cm W 10.1 cm, D 15.6 cm. Hound pins: H 6 cm to 6.8 cm Jackal pins: H 7 cm to 8.5 cm
 The game was excavated in 1910 by Howard Carter from the tomb of an official named Reniseneb at Thebes. The tomb is dated to Dynasty 12, Reign of Amenemhat IV, circa 1814–1805 BC. “Ancient Egyptians likened the intricate voyage through the underworld to a game. This made gaming boards and gaming pieces appropriate objects to deposit in tombs” (The Met).

This Ancient Egyptian board game is almost 4,000 years old!

Known as ‘Hounds and Jackals’ or ‘Game of 58 holes’, its original name is unknown. It’s suggested it was played in a similar way to ‘Snakes and Ladders’.

📷 The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...

#Archaeology

Economic growth is still heating the planet. Is there any way out? Rising GDP continues to mean more carbon emissions and wider damage to the planet. Can the two be decoupled?

"Rising GDP continues to mean more carbon emissions and wider damage to the planet. Can the two be decoupled?" Figures and facts: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#economy #climateCrisis #globalHeating

I suppose I also take this personally bc attacks on craftivism land poorly with me as a Native person. Beading together, making regalia, sewing in groups — this is at the heart of how the women on my reservation gather to do healing work, political ed, and mutual aid. This has long been true.

Is craftivism performative? Yes. That's the point. Resistance includes a public demonstration of opposition at accessible events with a low barrier to entry.

The red resistance hat pattern has raised $300k for the people of Minnesota. That's not effective?

Open Call | National Gallery of Art Calling all creatives across the U.S. Do you paint? Write poetry? Dance? Bake? Animate? Join the Open Call and make art come alive in your own way.

#Artists #Dancers #Poets #Bakers #Animators 🐡

#OpenCall Pitch an idea for a 15-to-30-second social media video inspired by a work of art from the National Gallery's collection. If your idea is selected, you’ll receive $3,000 to bring it to life.

Proposals due Feb 28. More info here: