Rannoch selfie

Little Ghost using their wings. Come check my designs and products anytime here: http://www.redbubble.com/es/people/juditangelo https://www.teepublic.com/user/juditangelozk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juditangelo_zk/

Inktober 52 2024 - Week 20 - 'Mythology'

Wanted to do a more traditional take on the mermaid, as it's still Mer-May. I had planned to do two, one 'alluring' mermaid (one that mimics a human woman, depicted brushing her 'hair') and one more of a monstrous form (looking like those dried rays and skates) but alas; I am very tired this week so just the one version. But you never know, I might get the second more 'monstrous' version later.

On the 4th July 2024 the UK will hold a General Election

What does this mean?

On the 4th July 2024, the UK will go to the polls. Each constituency (an electoral area) will get to chose between a number of local candidates (MPs), each representing one of the political parties, such as the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, etc.

When all the ballots have been counted, the person with the most will be elected, meaning that person's party will hold that constituency. Once every constituency winner is announced (or if there's a landslide for a party which the others cannot hope to beat) that political party wins the general election, and the person in charge of that party becomes Prime Minster.

In the last General Election, the turnout was 67.3% across the UK.

Who gets to vote?

To vote in the General Election, you must be one of the following (information taken directly from here):

Registering to Vote

You can register to vote here.

You can check if you're registered by going here.

According to the website, while registering, "You’ll be asked for your National Insurance number (but you can still register if you do not have one). After you’ve registered, your name and address will appear on the electoral register."

There is also an option to register to vote anonymously "if you're concerned about your name and address appearing on the electoral register for safety reasons." The link to that page is here.

You can register to vote by post by going here and printing out the forms.

If you would like a step-by-step guide to registering to vote, here is a page that has a pdf doing just that. It is also available in Welsh.

Photo ID

We now need to show a photo ID when turning up to the polls.

Here is a list of valid forms of photo ID.

Make sure you give yourself plenty of time to get a valid ID, otherwise you will be turned away from the polling station.

If you vote by proxy, you need to "take your own ID when you go to vote on someone else’s behalf. You do not need to take theirs."

According to the website, "The name on your ID must match your name on the electoral register. If it does not, you’ll need to:

Small differences do not matter. For example, if your ID says ‘Jim Smith’ instead of ‘James Smith’.

If you do not have a type of photo ID that allows you to vote, you can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate."

You need to apply to vote by post

You can apply here.

You need to be registered before applying.

To apply you need:

You’ll also need to upload a photo of your handwritten signature in black ink on plain white paper.

If you cannot provide a signature or one that always looks the same, you may be able to apply for a postal vote signature waiver within the service.

You might be asked for extra documents to identify you."

The linked page has an option for downloading an application form to send in by post.

Resources

BBC breakdown of General Elections

BBC boundary changes to constituencies

An overview of the political parties

BBC News page for current politics

How many MPs are in which parties

General info around voting, elections, boundary changes, etc.

TL;DR

On the 4th July 2024 the UK votes for the next political party in charge.

You need to register to vote.

You need to take a photo ID with you.

You need to apply to vote by post.

The rest of the world is welcome to share this! Also feel free to add extra resources and information!

Spectral Bat (Vampyrum spectrum)

Spectral bats are one of an estimated 18 bat species known to be monogamous, and one of two known species in which the male provides parental care. In fact, males often sleep with their wings wrapped around their mate and offspring.

image description: headshot of a very soft looking bat with a large chin

image source: Merlin Tuttle

I am being summoned

The Rising of the Megafauna

@feral-deer

Source: @bdylanhollis -tik tok

You can't hide this in the tags man

(ie this is how to make sure neighbors you won't vibe with don't talk to you.)

I’m so emotional about dinosaur stuffed animals,,, there are these creatures, extinct long before any of us were alive, but we found their bones and their eggs and their footprints. And we made drawings and models of what they could’ve looked like. And we made them into stuffed animals so we could hold them. We made them soft so we could love them. I’m sobbing

Yeah, we're the animal so preoccupied with petting other animals we're sort of collectively upset there are animals we never get to pet, so we make proxies to snuggle and tell their ghosts we'd have loved them if they were here.

...and tell their ghosts we'd have loved them if they were here.

Hang on i just have to cry for a minute

the early spinosaurus gets the enchodus

My first go at mold making! Casts of a sculpture I did with clay. These guys will be for sale at my Monsterpalooza table and later on my website :)

unusual encounters

illustrations for "l'épître d’othéa" by christine de pizan, france, c. 1460

source: Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 49, fol. 17r, 55r, 82v, and 84r

Oh those dragons are delightful

Playing badminton

[eng by me]

To charge the crit.

apologize to him

jerry was in my elder scrolls online guild, and he's one of the sweetest guys I've ever known. i feel sick every time i come across his image online because it's almost always the exact same baseless derision and shitty implications about him because he's fat and wearing a fedora for a photoshoot. the photoshoot this image is from was leaked from his private facebook. the harassment that he's faced from his memeification is worse than anyone knows.

If anyone wants to donate to his GoFundMe towards his recovery after being put in a coma and losing most of his mobility due to COVID

(Shared on his Facebook) https://www.gofundme.com/f/9t3h7-stem-cell-regeneration?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=instagram_feed&utm_source=social

I saw this last time it went around but there’s an update from mid March 2024 saying that unfortunately, his insurance has decided that since he can walk from a bed to a wheelchair and back, they will not be paying for additional physical therapy. He will be increasing his goal amount soon to reflect that, so the 3k he is over his goal by is not sufficient.