Allan Russell
@arnaturegeek.bsky.social
Scottish birding and nature liking person plus B.Sc and M.Res ecology graduate. Have found my way here after abandoning Twitter. All views expressed are my own. He/him 🐦⬛🐺🐋🐍🦋🌱🍄🏴
An celebration of the Christmas special of John Carpenter's The Thing
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
An celebration of the Christmas special of John Carpenter's The Thing
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Shabana Mahmood casually saying they're gonna take migrant's jewellery off them has got me thinking about that scene in Schindler's List where the Jewish family wrap family heirlooms in bread and swallow them.
What the fuck are we?
What the fuck are we?
November 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Shabana Mahmood casually saying they're gonna take migrant's jewellery off them has got me thinking about that scene in Schindler's List where the Jewish family wrap family heirlooms in bread and swallow them.
What the fuck are we?
What the fuck are we?
Just pure and utter evil. Labour and the Tories both need a deserved annihilation, then salt poured on the ashes so nothing ever grows back
Asked if Keir Starmer believes British people want to "see refugee children pulled out of school and deported after 10 years in this country”, his spokesman says that “what the British public wants and what this government was elected on a mandate to deliver was to secure our borders"
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Just pure and utter evil. Labour and the Tories both need a deserved annihilation, then salt poured on the ashes so nothing ever grows back
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The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
The Labour government is evil, nature killing scum. They need removed from power as soon as possible if our precious wildlife is to stand any chance www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Housing secretary tells Labour MPs to vote down planning bill amendment
Amendment restricts protection for animals to allow faster house building
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The Labour government is evil, nature killing scum. They need removed from power as soon as possible if our precious wildlife is to stand any chance www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Peter Thiel is in the Epstein emails, enjoying himself.
Peter Thiel is an overt, convinced, outspoken Nazi.
Peter Thiel's company is being paid by the UK government to crawl all over YOUR personal data.
Oswald Mosley's grandson runs his UK operation.
You can't make it up.
Peter Thiel is an overt, convinced, outspoken Nazi.
Peter Thiel's company is being paid by the UK government to crawl all over YOUR personal data.
Oswald Mosley's grandson runs his UK operation.
You can't make it up.
How Palantir infiltrated the state
At a moment of national emergency, the government handed our data to Peter Thiel’s controversial company
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Peter Thiel is in the Epstein emails, enjoying himself.
Peter Thiel is an overt, convinced, outspoken Nazi.
Peter Thiel's company is being paid by the UK government to crawl all over YOUR personal data.
Oswald Mosley's grandson runs his UK operation.
You can't make it up.
Peter Thiel is an overt, convinced, outspoken Nazi.
Peter Thiel's company is being paid by the UK government to crawl all over YOUR personal data.
Oswald Mosley's grandson runs his UK operation.
You can't make it up.
Surprised to see this tame Shag during my Clyde Estuary @webs-gsmp.bsky.social count on Sunday. Seemed alert and active so hopefully not afflicted with avian flu. Slavonian Grebes, Great Northern and Red-throated Divers and Greenshanks among the best of the rest noted #birdingscotland #clydebirding
November 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Surprised to see this tame Shag during my Clyde Estuary @webs-gsmp.bsky.social count on Sunday. Seemed alert and active so hopefully not afflicted with avian flu. Slavonian Grebes, Great Northern and Red-throated Divers and Greenshanks among the best of the rest noted #birdingscotland #clydebirding
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donald trump is a pedophile and half the voters in the united states will come out acknowledge this, and be okay with that
“.. Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to Michael Wolff … ‘[O]f course he knew about the girls as he asked ghislaine to stop.’”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
donald trump is a pedophile and half the voters in the united states will come out acknowledge this, and be okay with that
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really need these clouds to fuck off
Watch Out For Aurorae Tonight – The Strongest Solar Flare Of 2025 So Far Just Erupted From The Sun
The show may even be visible in California.
www.iflscience.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
really need these clouds to fuck off
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spending the first year in power appeasing the racists in an attempt to win over reform voters who will never vote for him then going "somehow, racism has returned" the second he finally sees people are abandoning him for the greens
Racism returning to UK politics – and people are very scared, says Starmer
Racism returning to UK politics – and people are very scared, says Starmer
PM attacks ‘toxic division of Reform’ and gives strongest signal yet that two-child benefit cap will be lifted
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UK politics live – latest updates
Decades-old racism is returning to British politics, and “it makes people feel very scared” Keir Starmer has said, warning that divisive hard-right politics was “tearing our country apart”.
Speaking to GP and TV personality Amir Khan, the prime minister accused Nigel Farage’s Reform UK of overseeing a return of the racist and divisive politics “that frankly I thought we had dealt with decades ago”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
spending the first year in power appeasing the racists in an attempt to win over reform voters who will never vote for him then going "somehow, racism has returned" the second he finally sees people are abandoning him for the greens
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I seem to remember Labour very recently making attack ads about how @zackpolanski.bsky.social and the Greens didn't care about the environment and that Labour are the REAL party of climate action.
Labour are an absolute disgrace on every conceivable level.
Labour are an absolute disgrace on every conceivable level.
UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests
UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests
Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at Cop30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William
The UK will not contribute to a flagship fund for the world’s remaining tropical forests, in a bitter blow to the Brazilian hosts on the eve of the Cop30 climate summit.
Keir Starmer flew to Belém, at the mouth of the Amazon, on Wednesday to join the summit of world leaders hosted by Brazil’s president, Lula da Silva. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I seem to remember Labour very recently making attack ads about how @zackpolanski.bsky.social and the Greens didn't care about the environment and that Labour are the REAL party of climate action.
Labour are an absolute disgrace on every conceivable level.
Labour are an absolute disgrace on every conceivable level.
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Last night, Peers voted against Swift bricks: rejecting a simple, proven way to help one of our fastest declining birds recover. ❌
We share @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social's disappointment & frustration.
The vote came late, but with government refusing to back it, its fate was already sealed.
We share @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social's disappointment & frustration.
The vote came late, but with government refusing to back it, its fate was already sealed.
November 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Last night, Peers voted against Swift bricks: rejecting a simple, proven way to help one of our fastest declining birds recover. ❌
We share @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social's disappointment & frustration.
The vote came late, but with government refusing to back it, its fate was already sealed.
We share @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social's disappointment & frustration.
The vote came late, but with government refusing to back it, its fate was already sealed.
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New awareness campaign
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New awareness campaign
Fair to say I was surprised when this Glossy Ibis appeared today at Castle Semple Loch when I was about to head home #birdingscotland #clydebirding
October 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Fair to say I was surprised when this Glossy Ibis appeared today at Castle Semple Loch when I was about to head home #birdingscotland #clydebirding
Of all the nazi tech-bro vermin that are making current life miserable, Musk must surely be the dumbest. Guarantee he's never read the books
The "hard-men" of Gondor were getting their shit kicked in until they were rescued by foreigners and a girl.
The Shire was doing fine until they let a fascist demagogue ("Sharkey" aka Saruman) take over, close the gates, impose a bunch of thug-enforced rules, and despoil nature for profit.
The Shire was doing fine until they let a fascist demagogue ("Sharkey" aka Saruman) take over, close the gates, impose a bunch of thug-enforced rules, and despoil nature for profit.
October 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Of all the nazi tech-bro vermin that are making current life miserable, Musk must surely be the dumbest. Guarantee he's never read the books
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What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
October 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
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Beavers have returned to Glen Affric, 400 years after their extinction in Scotland :beaver: A family of five beavers and a beaver pair were released last Friday at two sites on Loch Beinn a’ Mheadhoin in the Glen Affric National Nature Reserve 🦫
Full story 👇
treesforlife.org.uk/beavers-rele...
Full story 👇
treesforlife.org.uk/beavers-rele...
October 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Beavers have returned to Glen Affric, 400 years after their extinction in Scotland :beaver: A family of five beavers and a beaver pair were released last Friday at two sites on Loch Beinn a’ Mheadhoin in the Glen Affric National Nature Reserve 🦫
Full story 👇
treesforlife.org.uk/beavers-rele...
Full story 👇
treesforlife.org.uk/beavers-rele...
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FUCK. OFF.
Sick of that family using Scotland as their theme park/hunting grounds/waste dump
Sick of that family using Scotland as their theme park/hunting grounds/waste dump
King Charles may be planning to send Prince Andrew to a castle in the Scottish Highlands, according to reports 👀
Prince Andrew faces exile to Highland town amid pressure to give up mansion
www.thenational.scot
October 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
FUCK. OFF.
Sick of that family using Scotland as their theme park/hunting grounds/waste dump
Sick of that family using Scotland as their theme park/hunting grounds/waste dump
An example of good and practical AI use. Why can't it be all like this instead of the art theft, the job killing and the tech fascism? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘There were stoats in kitchen cupboards’: AI deployed to help save Orkney’s birds
Stoats have been an existential threat to Orkney’s rare birds but technology is helping to eradicate them
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
An example of good and practical AI use. Why can't it be all like this instead of the art theft, the job killing and the tech fascism? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Please sign. The u-turn by this scumbag Labour government on Swift bricks is just another example of them willing to destroy all wildlife and nature just to satisfy their rich business chums
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Petition: Stop the Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2025 to Protect Nature
We think the Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2025 threatens irreplaceable habitats, weakens environmental protections, and ignores pressures on public services. We urge the Government to withdraw it ...
petition.parliament.uk
October 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Please sign. The u-turn by this scumbag Labour government on Swift bricks is just another example of them willing to destroy all wildlife and nature just to satisfy their rich business chums
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
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The idea that our friends, relatives, neighbours and colleagues should be summarily flung out of the country by some future Tory government because they don't fit some right wing extremist's definition of "cultural coherence" should set alarm bells ringing everywhere.
Sunday Times interview Tory "rising star" Katie Lam
She is clear she wants lots of legal migrants to be told to "go home" so as "to leave a mostly but not entirely culturally coherent group of people"
(The interviewer suggests she is scrapping ILR or stripping people of it)
She is clear she wants lots of legal migrants to be told to "go home" so as "to leave a mostly but not entirely culturally coherent group of people"
(The interviewer suggests she is scrapping ILR or stripping people of it)
October 19, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The idea that our friends, relatives, neighbours and colleagues should be summarily flung out of the country by some future Tory government because they don't fit some right wing extremist's definition of "cultural coherence" should set alarm bells ringing everywhere.
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We’re being asked by half the media & politicians to swallow the idea that known racist football hooligans should be allowed to rampage through our cities for NO OTHER REASON than that they happen to be Israeli.
Fuck. That.
Fuck. That.
October 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
We’re being asked by half the media & politicians to swallow the idea that known racist football hooligans should be allowed to rampage through our cities for NO OTHER REASON than that they happen to be Israeli.
Fuck. That.
Fuck. That.
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Having slept on it, I think the even more shocking part of it is that Starmer is so desperate to unleash racist violence onto the British people that he's sided *against* the police for what must be the second or third time in his career (the other times were also in aid of racism)
This Tel Aviv stuff is just bananas. Our Government is literally going out of their way to make sure fascist football hooligans smash up an area in the UK and attack British citizens!
October 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Having slept on it, I think the even more shocking part of it is that Starmer is so desperate to unleash racist violence onto the British people that he's sided *against* the police for what must be the second or third time in his career (the other times were also in aid of racism)
Yellow-browed Warbler at Skateraw at 14:30 today, calling and showing occasionally with Blue/Great Tits in sycamores at the waterfall @birdinglothian.bsky.social #birdinglothian #birdingscotland
October 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Yellow-browed Warbler at Skateraw at 14:30 today, calling and showing occasionally with Blue/Great Tits in sycamores at the waterfall @birdinglothian.bsky.social #birdinglothian #birdingscotland