Cate Sedgwick

I posted this in 2022 in response to chaos and 'mayhem' - in the world and online... Whether vaccine passports or digital ID... Hoping we can achieve peace, freedom, mutual respect and dialogue. ✨

@LGSpace @ArroJoanne My immaculate front lawn was never used so I turned it into a mini wildflower meadow with a few fruit trees. Got a bench on it n neighbours come n sit for a natter n enjoy the flowers. Other neighbours have now joined in too with their front lawns!

We've just published a short, easy-to-follow guide to growing 14 different vegetables. Ideal for anyone new to vegetable growing, school gardening groups, etc. Printable PDF available for a small donation (which helps keep Little Green Space going!) buymeacoffee.com/lgspace/e/5283…

Bradford Experts Warn of Rising Neuro-Weapon Threat Bradford academics urge global action to prevent the weaponization of neuroscience, as advances in AI and pharmacology create unprecedented risks to human cognition, behavior and security. bradford.ac.uk/news/archive/2…

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@GMA Bots?

Blake Lively is speaking out after a major legal development in her ongoing case involving her "It Ends With Us" co-star Justin Baldoni. The actress and producer shared a statement on Instagram following a federal judge's decision that dismissed several of her claims, including allegations of on-set misconduct, while allowing portions of the case tied to alleged retaliation to move forward. Read more: goodmorningamerica.visitlink.me/_YC5y5

I believe Blake Lively. #Baldoni seems arrogant and entitled in my view.

"Instead of a clear set of rules (Law), you’re dealing with the subjective feelings of a mob." - AI This is why I wonder about @elonmusk's motives.

So 'Report Bombing' and 'Brigading' are a thing. Asking is X collectivist? "It’s the ultimate irony: a platform that's marketed on individualism and "free speech" actually relies on collectivist mechanics to function... quickly turns into the tyranny of the majority..." - AI

When simulation becomes the norm, it weakens the human capacity for discernment. As a result, our social bonds close in upon themselves, forming self-referential circuits that no longer expose us to reality. We thus come to live within bubbles, impermeable to one another. Feeling threatened by anyone who is different, we grow unaccustomed to encounter and dialogue. In this way, polarization, conflict, fear and violence spread. What is at stake is not merely the risk of error, but a transformation in our very relationship with truth.

12 Rules for Radicals Rule 6: “A good tactic is one your people enjoy.” That is, bullying. Sadists take particular pleasure in distressing others. It's not only about power but equally about schadenfreude. Should the world not shun sadism and embrace compassion? 🙌

Two Germans with enormous power: Von der Layen and Klaus Schwab. Is it true or not that they have #Nazi connections in their ancestral histories?

#AssistedDying is a slippery slope. First for the disabled and the poor, and then? It resembles too much the trajectory of the #Nazis.

A beautiful Linnet in a Cornish field. 😍 Taken last week in Porthleven. 😊🐦

@MbarkCherguia Fresh sprouts oven-baked/roasted can be delicious.

Honestly! Does anyone here actually eat Brussel sprouts?

How many people out there are giving wildflowers a chance by leaving areas of their gardens uncut this year? Please RT if you are offering a lifeline to pollinators like bees, butterflies, moths, hoverflies and bats by mowing less!

Gaslighting, lies, fake news... Are we to lose our sense of what is real or not? Always fact check & trust your gut. Make sure to verify it but trust it. Trust your experience. Eg something as simple as weather. After a lifetime of knowing humid heat vs dry heat... Why distort?

Also, did the EU cheer unknowingly for a 'far right' PM? Although, the UK Conservatives' policies were in effect not conservative, so it's not about left or right. It's about who supports centralized power and who does not. #PéterMagyar

@FischerKing64 Always Bach and Chopin, etc wafting from my father's domain at my grandmother's, growing up. 🎶

So for the Saturday music post let’s fall back on Bach again - this is the opening of his Brandenburg Concerto 4. It’s my favorite of the 6, probably because of the emphasis on the winds. You will notice recorders - I don’t know if this is still true, but they were mass produced back in the day with cheap material so kids in school could try out playing music. They don’t have the power of a modern flute or oboe - and you don’t see them much because they are easily drowned out by a string section. So if you’re going to use them at all, you have to give them some ‘me time,’ and kind of weave them in and out. But they’ve got a nice voice which you hear in this. I’ve said his before - but Baroque era music is popular with people not versed in ‘classical’ music because it has relatively simple structures - which makes the ‘narrative’ easy to follow. This here is ritornello form, meaning there is a main theme that is played with, developed, departed from and returned to. It forms a center that anchors the piece and doesn’t require too much of the listener. This also allows Bach to engage in a lot of polyphony - many voices playing simultaneously, giving a deep texture to the music - without overwhelming his audience. They know what’s going on broadly without any formal education. Anyway, I like it. Link to entire work in next post.