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46 years ago today
Unknown Pleasures is the debut studio album by English post punk band Joy Division, released on this day in 1979 by Factory Records.

#punk #punkrock #postpunk #unknownpleasures #joydivision #history #postpunkhistory #otd

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A timelapse of the No Kings March in Seattle.

"Oh is it #saturday by any chance" says Bertie!

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This is the best spot in the house on a sunny morning. #caturday #polydactylcats #photo

A large black cat is positioned right in the middle of a rectangular patch of sunlight. He's on the quilt of a double bed. He looks very happy and was making a sort of trilling / purring noise at the time. His large polydactyly feet are visible.

Bertie in action!

#caturday #blackcatsofmastodon #polydactylcats #photogragh

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/23/labour-blocks-proposal-for-swift-bricks-in-all-new-homes

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"UK government withholding details of Palantir contract. KPMG is being paid £8 million to promote Peter Thiel’s tech in NHS hospitals – but we’re being forced to fight for information about this public contract."

https://democracyforsale.substack.com/p/uk-government-withholding-details

#Palantir #UKPolitics #NHS

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Eruption on Mount Etna (Sicily) giving the illusion of a Phoenix in the sky.

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Bertie says "Hi"

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Black cat, sitting, facing the viewer directly. He has his back paw up, as if he's waving "Hi". Sitting on the sofa with a butterfly cushion behind him.

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Elisabeth Robson, a writer who describes herself as a Deep Green activist, recently posted a stirring and challenging visual look at the world we live in.

Here is how she introduces it…
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It’s difficult to convey the enormity of ecological overshoot in words. Words are simply inadequate to describe the wildlife holocaust; the damming, paving, plowing, logging, and excavation of the natural world; the billions of Hiroshima bombs worth of heat we’ve added to the world’s oceans by burning fossil fuels; the billions of tons of ice that has melted; the billions of tons of microplastics floating in the air, the water, the blood of every living being on Earth.

Why is everyone not horrified every moment of every day by all of this?

We are an adaptable species. We are comfortable. We are excellent at denial. We just want to get food on the table. So we exist with our blinders on, working hard not to see it so we can get through the day, once again.

I understand that impulse; I do it too. But we exist in a bubble that’s about to pop. We can’t do anything about it as individuals; all we can do is prepare ourselves mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually, and work to protect every single square inch of land and water for those beings who might outlast us so there will be something rather than nothing after we’re gone.

We can’t prepare for what we don’t see coming. So let’s take our blinders off for just a few minutes, and see.
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SEE THE ESSAY ➡️ https://medium.com/@elisabethrobson/seeing-overshoot-787b7c0e0f12

#History #Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

Heading of essay by Elisabeth Robson, titled "Seeing Overshoot." Also shown is a photo of a single songbird perched at the end of a bare branch.

Bertie, trying to decide if he likes the new patio table.

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Black cat, lying on patio table, next to an empty plate. Green conifer in the background.

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(Cats curled up while asleep) Gold medal winners for synchronized napping.

Bertie enjoying the sun which has arrived at last.

#caturday #blackcatsofmastodon #polydactylcats #springsunshine

Black cat sunning itself out on the patio. Facing the camera, one paw outstretched, the other tucked under.

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Bertie's on the table again. He's not meant to be on the table but rules are for other cats.

A large black cat lounges on a vinyl covered kitchen table. His paw, in the foreground, looks enormous. It is enormous because he is a polydactyl cat but the perspective makes his paw look larger than his head. The shot is taken at a very low angle. He's looking quite stern but he's actually a very friendly cat.

Bertie basking by the fire.

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Black cat sleeping on a settle with his head resting up on the arm, his front legs outstretched.

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#Caturday #Polydactyl #polydactylcat #photo Bertie in one of his favorite warm spots in the house. He's on a fleece blanket right next to a radiator ... Thumbs up!