Alison (Official)
@alisonbl.bsky.social
Manchester 🐝 born, quaint country-cottage-dwelling northerner who loves rugby & big travel. Astrophysics & AI specialist putting tech in space 🚀 Loved Jack's Twitter. Back to the Blue 💙 All X derivatives can fuck off.
Dear Interwebbers,
Please take this & meme TF out of it.
Please take this & meme TF out of it.
September 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Dear Interwebbers,
Please take this & meme TF out of it.
Please take this & meme TF out of it.
.."This is now a familiar routine. Palestinians living in these villages south of Nablus say there are attacks and confrontations on their lands every week, and that settlers are using these kinds of tactics to take over the land, field by field."
BBC witnesses Israeli settlers' attack on Palestinian farm in West Bank
A BBC team was interviewing a Palestinian farmer when masked men charged towards them.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
.."This is now a familiar routine. Palestinians living in these villages south of Nablus say there are attacks and confrontations on their lands every week, and that settlers are using these kinds of tactics to take over the land, field by field."
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The plunder of our seas by industrial fishing is a monstrosity in which almost everyone unwittingly collaborates. For decades this truth has been deliberately hidden from us. Now at last the consensus is cracking.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Attenborough’s Ocean is the film I’ve been waiting my whole career for – now the world must act on its message | George Monbiot
The documentary shows the damage that fishing does to our planet. So why does the industry still hold governments to ransom? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
June 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The plunder of our seas by industrial fishing is a monstrosity in which almost everyone unwittingly collaborates. For decades this truth has been deliberately hidden from us. Now at last the consensus is cracking.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This stunning lad, ringed as ZA6 and nicknamed “Drayton”, ended up grounded and needed a rescue. He has since been flying well along with his 3 siblings #peregrinefalcon #ornithology #birds #ukbirds vimeo.com/1091013906
June 12, 2025 at 10:16 AM
This stunning lad, ringed as ZA6 and nicknamed “Drayton”, ended up grounded and needed a rescue. He has since been flying well along with his 3 siblings #peregrinefalcon #ornithology #birds #ukbirds vimeo.com/1091013906
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Outside looking in, inside looking out. Adventures with fledging urban Peregrines #ornithology #ukbirds #peregrinefalcon
June 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Outside looking in, inside looking out. Adventures with fledging urban Peregrines #ornithology #ukbirds #peregrinefalcon
N'awwww.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) • ChatGPT (@chatgptricks) on Threads
This is a Masterpiece! (ChatGPT + Kling)
www.threads.com
June 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
N'awwww.
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ZC6 “Subaru” battling the wind. He fledged this morning. #ukbirds #ornithology #peregrinefalcon vimeo.com/1090668039
June 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
ZC6 “Subaru” battling the wind. He fledged this morning. #ukbirds #ornithology #peregrinefalcon vimeo.com/1090668039
May 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Nope. All 4 back together - must have gone next door. sustainability.leeds.ac.uk/our-work/bio...
May 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Nope. All 4 back together - must have gone next door. sustainability.leeds.ac.uk/our-work/bio...
Have 3 fledged @uolperegrines.bsky.social ?
May 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Have 3 fledged @uolperegrines.bsky.social ?
May 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Sobering drone footage!
SPEECHLESS BEFORE / AFTER #BLATTEN
The magnitude of destruction after the 3:24 pm collapse of Birch Glacier is immense! 😱
All the forest has been razed and the ice/wood/debris dammed the Lonza river 🌊
Some buildings of Blatten are buried 🏠
📷 Pomona
The magnitude of destruction after the 3:24 pm collapse of Birch Glacier is immense! 😱
All the forest has been razed and the ice/wood/debris dammed the Lonza river 🌊
Some buildings of Blatten are buried 🏠
📷 Pomona
May 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Sobering drone footage!
Sooo coool! #kilauea
May 25, 2025 — Video clips of episode 23 at the summit of Kīlauea
This video compilation shows several clips of episode 23 of the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption, which was active from 4:15 p.m. HST to 10:25 p.m. on May 25. Both the north and south vents in Halemaʻu...
www.usgs.gov
May 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Sooo coool! #kilauea
Oh-ohhh!?
Kids on nursery ledges is never a good idea. sustainability.leeds.ac.uk/our-work/bio...
Kids on nursery ledges is never a good idea. sustainability.leeds.ac.uk/our-work/bio...
May 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Oh-ohhh!?
Kids on nursery ledges is never a good idea. sustainability.leeds.ac.uk/our-work/bio...
Kids on nursery ledges is never a good idea. sustainability.leeds.ac.uk/our-work/bio...
Watched #Ocean yesterday. Took tissues for the gut-wrenching parts but managed to hold it together! Fingers crossed we protect 30% of marine areas by 2030 #30x30. Only 21 of the required 60 countries have ratified vs. signed so far.. treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDe...
[Image by Andy Schmid, 2023]
[Image by Andy Schmid, 2023]
May 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Watched #Ocean yesterday. Took tissues for the gut-wrenching parts but managed to hold it together! Fingers crossed we protect 30% of marine areas by 2030 #30x30. Only 21 of the required 60 countries have ratified vs. signed so far.. treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDe...
[Image by Andy Schmid, 2023]
[Image by Andy Schmid, 2023]
@johnmdanskin.bsky.social found you!
Saw this & thought of you. You seaworthy again yet?
Saw this & thought of you. You seaworthy again yet?
Galeón Andalucía sails into Whitehaven; 10th-13th July! | Cumbria Guide
STEP ABOARD HISTORY The Galeón Andalucía Set to Sail into Whitehaven Harbour by Danielle Murphy From July 10th to July 13th, Whitehaven Harbour will host a once-in-a-lifetime event, welcoming the Gale...
cumbriaguide.co.uk
May 9, 2025 at 11:25 AM
@johnmdanskin.bsky.social found you!
Saw this & thought of you. You seaworthy again yet?
Saw this & thought of you. You seaworthy again yet?
I have this picture on my wall, taken by Silverback. Now off to watch their latest masterpiece, Ocean, on VE Day 🌺 also Happy Happy 99th Birthday, Sir David 🥳🎁🎉🎈🍰🥂 silverbackfilms.tv
May 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I have this picture on my wall, taken by Silverback. Now off to watch their latest masterpiece, Ocean, on VE Day 🌺 also Happy Happy 99th Birthday, Sir David 🥳🎁🎉🎈🍰🥂 silverbackfilms.tv
"How fat is Kim Jong Un?" 🤣
www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/n...
www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/n...
There's one question that stumps North Korean fake workers
RSAC: FBI and others list how to spot NK infiltrators, but AI will make it harder
www.theregister.com
April 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"How fat is Kim Jong Un?" 🤣
www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/n...
www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/n...
April 30, 2025 at 7:58 AM
2 have been born!!!! sustainability.leeds.ac.uk/our-work/bio...
April 26, 2025 at 10:38 AM
2 have been born!!!! sustainability.leeds.ac.uk/our-work/bio...
Hi @leedsbirder.bsky.social you still in NZ or back following the Leeds peregrines? @andygell.bsky.social & @universityofleeds.bsky.social any idea what happened to the 5th egg? sustainability.leeds.ac.uk/our-work/bio...
April 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Hi @leedsbirder.bsky.social you still in NZ or back following the Leeds peregrines? @andygell.bsky.social & @universityofleeds.bsky.social any idea what happened to the 5th egg? sustainability.leeds.ac.uk/our-work/bio...
So much to love here.
“When creativity is going down, you acknowledge that, and you try to get out of your own way.” Jeff Bridges talks about his new album, “Slow Magic”—a series of songs he recorded when he was in his late 20s—in an interview with Amanda Petrusich.
Jeff Bridges Is Digging It
The actor and musician discusses how to “let it do you,” why almost dying was a gift, and his new album, “Slow Magic.”
www.newyorker.com
April 14, 2025 at 6:46 AM
So much to love here.
Go full-screen for the first watermelon spacewalk over the poles filmed by f2.com (the ISS only orbits west>east & never sees the poles). X video: x.com/satofishi/st... (SpaceX & Chun's $$$ took them there!)
April 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Go full-screen for the first watermelon spacewalk over the poles filmed by f2.com (the ISS only orbits west>east & never sees the poles). X video: x.com/satofishi/st... (SpaceX & Chun's $$$ took them there!)
March 31, 2025 at 2:30 PM