It has been nearly five months since my mother left us, and I thought I was just starting to accept it. And then, an old family friend reached out to me last week, she'd just found out about my mum's passing. We had a long call today, and it brought back all the grief, all the tears.

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Goodhart’s Law xkcd.com/2899

Met this beautiful black cat while walking around Bergen today. He even allowed me to pet him #cat#blackcatappreciation

These sweet boys have now been with us for a full four weeks, and have settled in quite nicely. They're such good boys, who love to cuddle with each other and with us. They also love to play, often at 2am 😂 #kittens#stormy#tornado

Lovely exoplanet poster here, from the Institute of Physics 🪐 spark.iop.org/exoplanets-p...#ITeachPhysics

It's not often that an *entirely new kind of object* is discovered in astronomy. It's even more rare that I can make a Tolkien joke about it. badastronomy.substack.com/p/let-the-or... 🔭 🧪

“Let the Orcs come as thick as summer-moths round a candle!”

OK, fine, different Orcs. But these ORCS are way, WAY bigger

Today, on ⚧️ Transgender Day of Remembrance 🪦, we honor the memory of trans and gender non conforming people who lost their lives to hate and violence. Let's stand in line to defend their ⚖️ rights, in a world, growing more hostile to them. #TDOR#TransRightsAreHumanRights#Transgender#WontBeErased

💖 🏳️‍⚧️ TDOR 🏳️‍⚧️ 💖