Graham Rutter

Photo of the book The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.

Reading The Handmaid's Tale again. Seemed appropriate today...
Lord, have mercy.

A venn diagram. The three circles are labelled: The Archaeologist The Pirate The Dog The area where all threel overlap is labelled: Loves digging things up Dog/Archaeologist overlap is labelled: Gets excited by bones Pirate/Archaeologist overlap is labelled: Good with maps Dog/Pirate overlap is labelled: Buries things for later

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social

Prof Alexis Jay, chair of public inquiry into child sexual abuse, says further national inquiry into grooming gangs isn’t needed & would delay action.

“The time has passed for more inquiries, we’ve had enough… We’ve set out action required & people should just get on with it, nationally & locally”

Well, since we blinked and we're well into the 700s, let's raise the stakes: if we get to 1000 followers we'll put our followers into a (virtual) hat and pick one to win an SCM book OF THEIR CHOICE 📚

Climate Change:

It's real.

It's us.

It's serious - and already dangerous.

But there are solutions.

The science is clear: the faster we cut emissions, the less suffering we will cause, and the better off we'll all be.

Wren Janet Okell, staring at the camera with a slightly awkward smile. Fair enough - as we'll see, she did her best work hidden behind a screen...

This here is one of the great U-boat hunters of the Second World War.

Grab a comfy seat and a glass of something pleasing. We're going on a journey...

No evidence for craft large enough, but there were clearly good sailors in the Neolithic, so it's possible. Depends on why they were doing it. If it was about bringing communities together, a pilgrimage, etc then the time taken overland and the number of people involved might have been the point.

After Rwanda: Church leaders speak out over hostility to refugees | The Church of England Archbishops join leaders of other churches in statement warning that kindness towards those fleeing war, persecution and violence has been 'unjustly maligned by some for political reasons'

"Do not ill-treat or oppress a foreigner" Exodus 22:21
"The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself" Leviticus 19:34
"You are to have the same law for the foreigner and the native-born." Leviticus 24:22
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Here's what everyone needs to know* about climate change:

🌍 It's real
👥 It's human-caused
⚠️ It's serious
💡 With immediate action, it's solvable
⌛ Later is too late

* social science shows these msgs increase acceptance of the issue, awareness of the risk and, most importantly, willingness to act.

Climate News: Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016: Analysis reveals many big producers increased output of fossil fuels and related emissions in seven years after Paris climate d...

‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report reveals Companies knew for decades recycling was not viable but promoted it regardless, Center for Climate Integrity study finds

They knew.

They lied.

Recycling was never the answer.

Now there’s microplastics in our food, in the air we breathe and in our blood and choking the ocean.

And STILL, Coca Cola etc sell 1 billion single-use bottles EVERY YEAR in NZ.

Dr Bahzad Al-Akhras writes movingly of the current situation in Rafah, Gaza. We need a ceasefire now.
(And as apparently this needs saying, this is not an excuse for antisemitism)
Lord, hear our prayers for justice and peace.
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Book cover of Tarry Awhile by Selina Stone

Enjoying reading Tarry Awhile by Selina Stone - exploring Black spirituality. Well worth a read this Lent!