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@golgaloth misuse of: colons; semi-colons, and, inevitably commas.

@potterybyosa just gorgeous, and even more so after reading the alt text description of the clouds, rain and sea - love it!

@jon dugnad is one of my favourite words. 🇳🇴

@TimKStanton @jerzone brilliant isn't it! Iirc in the 19th century they just used a big ramp (may have been another Scottish canal confluence) and very simply, very slowly dragged the boats up and down.

The rowan lives on another year, and in fact continues to grow I think.

I assume this was planted by a crow at some point.

#lochaber

Genuinely more inspiring book list is this list of all the books banned in school libraries of Knox County, Tennessee.

Not only includes Roots by Alex Haley, but also works of Margaret Atwood, Toni Morrison, Sally Rooney, Kurt Vonnegut, and...Columbia University Health Education Program.

HT @patrickhadfield

https://eu.knoxnews.com/story/news/education/2026/05/15/knox-county-schools-bans-historical-novel-roots-by-alex-haley/90080042007/

@eivind the long cultural tail of the Victorian British Empire.

@JosteinSN I honestly checked to see if Salman Rushdie had voted for himself... I mean, why not? He probably deserves to.

@JosteinSN I wonder if they'd kept it anonymous, whether we'd have ended up with a completely different list...

What a mehfest the Guardian's list of 20 greatest ever books in English is. I was really hoping that we'd get past
"better read when dead".

https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/may/12/the-100-best-novels-of-all-time

@Jgbird superb. 🙏🏽

@leemadgwick Superb. Does the exact building exist somewhere? I feel like it deserves to!

@sundogplanets This must be a Saskatchewan dairy farm.

How so?

All the cows are Friesian.

@CatherineBabault "Antonov, definitely"

@Edent my employer (a Scottish charity) places specialist volunteers with charities, based on defined needs. Ranges from board appointments through to an hour or twos advising.

Details here if you're interested:

https://inspiringscotland.org.uk/what-we-do/specialist-volunteer-network/svn-get-involved/

@TheBreadmonkey throwing a small serious bomb into this - I work with a project delivering modern dance in the young offenders (18-25 year old) prison setting.

Have been in to watch performances and chat with the young lads. Absolutely incredible, transformational work.

Daily Heil would loath it of course but it's literally saving lives.

@Ruth_Mottram thanks for sharing. It made me think of Steve Bannon's saying "the real opposition is the media, and the way to deal with them is to flood the zone with shit".

I don't know if the fediverse is entirely shit-flood resistant, but fingers crossed it is better designed for that battle that other media.

@anderspuck brilliant, thank you. Peertube is such a much more pleasant ux than yt.

@jerzone what a superb photo that is of the winding trail. Fantastic grooming!

@LianaBrooks yes and yes.

Feels like the most I've ever enjoyed social media.