Mandi Smallhorne

Oh, it's lovely to see this Sophie-girl open up and really play! What the world needs now...

I've bn reading TP since the 80s. When I was a yoof, I thought he was "very funny". Now I find that comment a red flag: yes, he's funny, but if you don't see that the fundamental thing abt him is that he very funny IN THE SERVICE OF wild anger at injustice in any form, you don't know him at all.

…sin, young man, is when you treat people as things.
(Carpe Jugulum, Terry Pratchett)

Jane Goodall, who shaped the world's knowledge of chimpanzees, dies at 91 British conservationist Jane Goodall spent her life researching and educating others about chimpanzees and the natural world.

OMG. So sad - a major influence on my6 life and so many.
www.cbsnews.com/news/jane-go...

Today on my bird-feeder: Red Bishops (the males' plumage change almost complete); Masked Weavers, Crested Barbet; Glossy Starling; Cape Sparrows; Redheaded Finch... I woke up to the Crested Barbet's trill, they'll be raising young in my garden again this year!

Good girl!

Yep. Now let's see Daily Maverick tackle what he hasn't done for the other - always ignored - part of his portfolio, Arts and Culture.

Immediate freaked out reaction: it's against our culture/religion! Unknot yr knickers, people: you can choose NOT to take yr wife's name, you know. Unlike women, who for many years HAD to take their husband's.

Lives lost and lives devastated (friends who lost their jobs in a snap of the fingers). But what do these people care? To them, these shattered lives aren't real.

Can't find much about this ceremony. I wonder how prestigious it is?

I always remember:
There once was a girl in Australia
Who went to dance as a dahlia
But the petals revealed
What they should have concealed
So the dress - as a dress- was a failure.

Please tell me why? I'm in South Africa, the mystery is killing me!

I'm not sure if people in the US heartland understand just how insane this looks to the rest of the world.

@jonathanjarry.bsky.social Thanks for your useful article on Lifewave, saved me having to do the work!

Shocking

As a South African, I've never been to the Smithsonian. But has this president been? He doesn't strike me as the type. Don't you think he should be required to do a little test about the institution before making these demands?

Ding dong indeed!

My pet hadeda The bird with the loudest cry in Africa is called a hadeda ibis. It’s the bird most South Africans love to hate. We all know them, they’re everywhere. I repeat: the loudest shriek on th…

I adore them - they keep things like the Parktown Prawn (a type of large cricket) under control & have such personalities. This pic from a Cape Town blogger, cape1picaday.wordpress.com/2021/04/02/m... :

Looks so like our local Hadeda ibis, in South Africa.

Yes! Gerbera jamesonii, endemic to Mpumalanga, Limpopo and eSwatini; here in South Africa we call them Barberton daisies. The leaves are distinctive. Beautiful.

Are those Barberton daisies?

I've seen three different illustrations for stories about early humans today: every single illustration was of a male. I wish these brilliant illustrators would give us the odd pic of a woman...

I was told by my endocrinologist. And I read the insert, which stated the side effects clearly. And I spoke to my pharmacist. I'm in South Africa, though. Different systems?

You have to be motivated. It was two months for me - but I badly needed help with my blood sugar control, so was willing to wait it out.

What gives the US ANY right to build anything on something that belongs to ALL OF US? As a Global South resident, I am beside myself with anger about this. NO!

Uggh. I hate the black death thing. Yes, they're scary and they protect the herd, but good for them. Hippos kill far more people - ~500 a year.

Malaria Surge in Southern Africa – Africa CDC Malaria is on the rise in southern Africa, with several countries – including Botswana, eSwatini, Namibia and Zimbabwe – reporting new outbreaks, underscoring the ongoing challenges in eradicating the...

So sad, malaria increasing up to 10 fold in Southern Africa due to climate change - africacdc.org/news-item/ma...

The ICJ climate judgment text is live - www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...

No wonder scientific talent is looking around the world for places to do their research. Here are the budget cuts:

INVESTIGATION: Unsupported by govt, Nigerian dairy farmers can't compete with subsidised, cheap EU imports What makes Nigeria's situation dire is not just the importation of cheap milk substitutes, mainly from Europe, but that Nigerian farmers, unlike their European counterparts, get no government support ...

Worth reading. www.premiumtimesng.com/agriculture/...