Please sign our petition to save Archaeology & Heritage at the University of Chester! forms.gle/s3aAt4Kf6YrvcS… UCU Chester #archaeology #heritage @AlmostArch Dr Sara Perry Dr Rebecca Jones Francis Pryor Tom Holland @SocAntiquaries @royalarchinst Neil Redfern @LMcAtackney

The use of 'white elephant' for a useless or troublesome possession is from a story that kings of Siam (now Thailand) would give a highly-revered white elephant to anyone they disliked, knowing the animals were considered too sacred to be put to work, and cost a fortune to keep.

Look up for tonight's Supermoon! This is the Pink Moon because it marks the appearance of pink moss, one of the first spring flowers. Skyscape livestreams the skies above Stonehenge: ➡️ bit.ly/37khajd 📷 Robert Harvey (C) Robert Harvey

Word of the day (again) is 'sequacious': prone to the slavish following of others without any independent thought or judgement.

Origin of the day: a ‘grass’ or informant began with the rhyming slang ‘grasshopper/shopper’, because they shop a former accomplice.

A truly fantastic analogy from David Attenborough and as always so very true 😞❤️✊

We have always wondered who the travelers were that went through the lost mountain pass at Lendbreen Ice Patch. What better way to find out than following the trail and see were it would take us? So we did just that 1/5

At the heart of the word 'refugee' is, of course, 'refuge': sanctuary and a safe haven. To mark the 70th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, UK for UNHCR has launched the Refugee Dictionary - to show that no one can be defined with a single word. unrefugees.org.uk/refugeediction…

Walking the Roman road from Silbury Hill to Bath. This once main thoroughfare is now a mere byway - a minor road, deeply gouged, difficult to walk on and only driven on by 4x4's. But this leads to a quietness that makes wandering along it rather pleasant #Wiltshire

Disgusting behaviour by some useless oxygen thieves. Hope they are found and made to clean up their mess and dealt with.

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary 6 years of daily depressive news and views. Still one the most divisionalising ways to communicate with fellow humans.

Jennifer Gunter 🤦🏻‍♂️

Word of the day (again) is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): a follower of the political wind; one whose actions are guided entirely by the whims and desires of their boss.

Word of the day is ‘struthious’ (18th-century): resembling an ostrich; avoiding reality or pretending it doesn’t exist.

Word of the day is dumfungled (19th century): used up, worn out, and approaching stupefaction.

Petition: Remove Clause 9 from the Nationality and Borders Bill petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6015…

Words with their hearts on their sleeves: secretary: a keeper of secrets. wardrobe: to guard/ward our robes. freelancer: a knight free to use his lance for payment. holiday: a holy day. alphabet: the letters alpha, beta. disease: lack of ease. duck: a bird that ducks under water.