Aralski
@aralski.bsky.social
Former bartender, cycle messenger (LDN), palaeoecologist (diatoms/lakes) now ecologist (woodlands/meadows). Cities, countryside, music, books and other things.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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A must-watch and rather sobering discussion between @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and Robert Kagan. The UK and Europe need to wake up and disentangle themselves from the US as soon as possible, however due to the lunacy of Brexit that may not be so easy for the UK.
youtu.be/0goGamFRtO0?...
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Europe needs a dramatic strategic revolution - now: historian Robert Kagan
YouTube video by The Nerve
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January 21, 2026 at 7:17 PM
A must-watch and rather sobering discussion between @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and Robert Kagan. The UK and Europe need to wake up and disentangle themselves from the US as soon as possible, however due to the lunacy of Brexit that may not be so easy for the UK.
youtu.be/0goGamFRtO0?...
youtu.be/0goGamFRtO0?...
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FOX: Where’s the protest against the regime that's killing people in the street right now?
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
January 11, 2026 at 5:44 PM
FOX: Where’s the protest against the regime that's killing people in the street right now?
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
New Year's resolution is to do more birding. Started strong with this flock of White-fronted geese near Lewes. #ornithology #newyearsresolution #bto #sussex #geese
January 4, 2026 at 7:09 AM
New Year's resolution is to do more birding. Started strong with this flock of White-fronted geese near Lewes. #ornithology #newyearsresolution #bto #sussex #geese
A few of this year's favourites. @anneapplebaum.bsky.social Autocracy explains perfectly the behaviour of odious men like Trump. The Plot Against America could have been written yesterday, and the negative impact of the British upon much of the globe by @sathnam.bsky.social is extremely sobering.
December 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A few of this year's favourites. @anneapplebaum.bsky.social Autocracy explains perfectly the behaviour of odious men like Trump. The Plot Against America could have been written yesterday, and the negative impact of the British upon much of the globe by @sathnam.bsky.social is extremely sobering.
Astonishing figures and a mind-blowing act of national self-harm.
🚨📉 Major new paper by Stanford professor Nick Bloom and coauthors.
They find Brexit has:
⬇️ Reduced UK GDP by 6-8%
⬇️ Reduced investment by 12-18%
⬇️ Reduced employment by 3-4%
⬇️ Reduced productivity by 3-4%
They find Brexit has:
⬇️ Reduced UK GDP by 6-8%
⬇️ Reduced investment by 12-18%
⬇️ Reduced employment by 3-4%
⬇️ Reduced productivity by 3-4%
November 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Astonishing figures and a mind-blowing act of national self-harm.
Wild pansy seen in an arable field now left to do its own thing near Barham, Kent #wildflowerhour
November 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Wild pansy seen in an arable field now left to do its own thing near Barham, Kent #wildflowerhour
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📚 Sam Altman, Peter Thiel, Curtis Yarvin… Ces milliardaires «techno-fascistes» qui programment la fin de la démocratie
Dans «Apocalypse Nerds», Nastasia Hadjadji et Olivier Tesquet analysent le projet autoritaire des patrons de la Tech, entre haine de l’Etat et délires transhumanistes 👇
Dans «Apocalypse Nerds», Nastasia Hadjadji et Olivier Tesquet analysent le projet autoritaire des patrons de la Tech, entre haine de l’Etat et délires transhumanistes 👇
Sam Altman, Peter Thiel, Curtis Yarvin… Ces milliardaires «techno-fascistes» qui programment la fin de la démocratie
Dans «Apocalypse Nerds», les journalistes Nastasia Hadjadji et Olivier Tesquet analysent le projet autoritaire des milliardaires de la Tech, entre haine de l’Etat et les délires transhumanistes.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:41 AM
📚 Sam Altman, Peter Thiel, Curtis Yarvin… Ces milliardaires «techno-fascistes» qui programment la fin de la démocratie
Dans «Apocalypse Nerds», Nastasia Hadjadji et Olivier Tesquet analysent le projet autoritaire des patrons de la Tech, entre haine de l’Etat et délires transhumanistes 👇
Dans «Apocalypse Nerds», Nastasia Hadjadji et Olivier Tesquet analysent le projet autoritaire des patrons de la Tech, entre haine de l’Etat et délires transhumanistes 👇
Some good news from America.
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Some good news from America.
More small scabious. This time on the Wouldham to Detling Escarpment SSSI, Kent, on 30th October #wildflowerhour
November 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
More small scabious. This time on the Wouldham to Detling Escarpment SSSI, Kent, on 30th October #wildflowerhour
Small scabious on the downs outside Lewes, East Sussex. #wildflowerhour
October 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Small scabious on the downs outside Lewes, East Sussex. #wildflowerhour
So Bugsy got something in his eye and due to excess wriggling the vet couldn't remove it 🙄. Cue synthetic morphine to chill him out, here he is as it kicked in, result: totally baked dachshund, no wriggling, foreign object duly removed.
October 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
So Bugsy got something in his eye and due to excess wriggling the vet couldn't remove it 🙄. Cue synthetic morphine to chill him out, here he is as it kicked in, result: totally baked dachshund, no wriggling, foreign object duly removed.
Lunchtime pint, Basketmakers, Brighton.
October 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Lunchtime pint, Basketmakers, Brighton.
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President Macron:
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...
French President Macron Speaks at German Unity Day Ceremony | WION LIVE
YouTube video by WION
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October 4, 2025 at 3:59 AM
President Macron:
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...
A wonderful week visiting old haunts in Aix and Marseille.
September 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
A wonderful week visiting old haunts in Aix and Marseille.
Hats off to Jamie Raskin. Telling it like it is to the POS that is Nigel Farage. This should be on every UK news channel and perhaps worth a mention tomorrow @mrjamesob.bsky.social
Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him
September 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Hats off to Jamie Raskin. Telling it like it is to the POS that is Nigel Farage. This should be on every UK news channel and perhaps worth a mention tomorrow @mrjamesob.bsky.social
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This is how it’s done.
Newsom: Perhaps the president could deploy the National Guard in every corner of Mississippi. Murder rate is out of control there. And the governor may want to make that phone call.
August 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
This is how it’s done.
Goat's beard with a supporting cast of common knapweed at Fore Down, East Sussex. #wildflowerhour #daisyfamily @bsbibotany.bsky.social
August 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Goat's beard with a supporting cast of common knapweed at Fore Down, East Sussex. #wildflowerhour #daisyfamily @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Sussex looking just fine.
August 17, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Sussex looking just fine.
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"Alaska stands with Ukraine" and "Zelenskyy should be here" #3E #StandWithUkraine #AlaskaWithUkraine
August 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
"Alaska stands with Ukraine" and "Zelenskyy should be here" #3E #StandWithUkraine #AlaskaWithUkraine
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Much like in the US, in the UK it's fashionable (especially in the conservative media) to dump on cities, specifically London. Crime-ridden, declining, etc. etc. All the same shit they say about NYC or DC.
Here's Sadiq Khan, mayor of London, saying "fuck off, cities rule."
Here's Sadiq Khan, mayor of London, saying "fuck off, cities rule."
‘These People Can’t Stand What London Represents… It Makes a Mockery of their Entire Worldview’
Sadiq Khan, the Labour Mayor of London, addresses the increasing number of claims by those in the media and politics of the capital city’s apparent decline
bylinetimes.com
August 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Much like in the US, in the UK it's fashionable (especially in the conservative media) to dump on cities, specifically London. Crime-ridden, declining, etc. etc. All the same shit they say about NYC or DC.
Here's Sadiq Khan, mayor of London, saying "fuck off, cities rule."
Here's Sadiq Khan, mayor of London, saying "fuck off, cities rule."