@bid47.bsky.social
Former bioscientist now part-time book curator and sailor.
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This is a very good point. The November 2025 US National Security Strategy never mentions the Arctic at all. The idea that it's a genuine security priority for the Trump administration is not credible.
January 18, 2026 at 6:07 PM
This is a very good point. The November 2025 US National Security Strategy never mentions the Arctic at all. The idea that it's a genuine security priority for the Trump administration is not credible.
Super "whales" art display in St Albans cathedral. An abbey here since 793 and Alban buried here c.300 AD. England's longest nave at 85m.
January 16, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Super "whales" art display in St Albans cathedral. An abbey here since 793 and Alban buried here c.300 AD. England's longest nave at 85m.
Interesting find nr St Albans cathedral, 50 yo horse chestnut tree grown from a conker brought from Verdun, 60 yrs after the battle.
January 16, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Interesting find nr St Albans cathedral, 50 yo horse chestnut tree grown from a conker brought from Verdun, 60 yrs after the battle.
The USA in 2026, as described by a former US Secretary of State. Staggering!
Renee Nicole Good was murdered. Marimar Martinez was shot. Mahmoud Khalil was arrested and jailed.
The next could be you.
What’s at stake isn’t just American democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.
This is personal — to every one of us.
The next could be you.
What’s at stake isn’t just American democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.
This is personal — to every one of us.
January 15, 2026 at 8:05 AM
The USA in 2026, as described by a former US Secretary of State. Staggering!
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two fin whales, the second largest animal on planet earth (we also saw humpbacks coming up for air) - awe-inspiring and humbling beyond words 🐋 seen in the waters around Skjervøy, Norway
January 11, 2026 at 9:24 PM
two fin whales, the second largest animal on planet earth (we also saw humpbacks coming up for air) - awe-inspiring and humbling beyond words 🐋 seen in the waters around Skjervøy, Norway
@chrishinchliff.bsky.social hoping you can join this, to add a well-informed voice around the table.
#DYK Big Oil spilt over 89,000 kg of oil into UK waters in 2025? 😡
Enough!
Get govt to take a stand against this relentless pollution of our ocean.
Tell your MP to join our roundtable in parliament → act.oceana.org/page/183508/...
Enough!
Get govt to take a stand against this relentless pollution of our ocean.
Tell your MP to join our roundtable in parliament → act.oceana.org/page/183508/...
January 9, 2026 at 9:34 AM
@chrishinchliff.bsky.social hoping you can join this, to add a well-informed voice around the table.
WTAF!
A law firm is “gathering views” on the implications of the government rejecting all protected species recommendations from the UK’s wildlife agencies, in a move described by ecologists as “highly unusual” and “profoundly disrespectful” to scientists ⬇️
Lawyers ‘gathering views’ after government throws out all species protection proposals from own scientists
A law firm is “gathering views” on the implications for animals like beavers and grey seals of the government rejecting all protected species recommendations from the UK’s wildlife agencies, in a move...
www.endsreport.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:50 PM
WTAF!
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In the Mediterranean, many fishing operators hide their vessels’ engine power from authorities.
This fraud sparks a vicious cycle: stronger engines → bigger nets → depleted stocks → fishers forced to increase capacity to stay competitive.
Learn more:
This fraud sparks a vicious cycle: stronger engines → bigger nets → depleted stocks → fishers forced to increase capacity to stay competitive.
Learn more:
What is Engine Power Fraud and why does it matter?
Engine power fraud is an increasingly concerning issue in the fishing industry, particularly in the Mediterranean. It refers to the delib...
europe.oceana.org
January 7, 2026 at 9:01 AM
In the Mediterranean, many fishing operators hide their vessels’ engine power from authorities.
This fraud sparks a vicious cycle: stronger engines → bigger nets → depleted stocks → fishers forced to increase capacity to stay competitive.
Learn more:
This fraud sparks a vicious cycle: stronger engines → bigger nets → depleted stocks → fishers forced to increase capacity to stay competitive.
Learn more:
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The team from Pre Construct Archaeology was working a few miles from Thetford,Norfolk,when they came across the hoard,at its heart was the most complete battle trumpet, or carnyx,ever found in Europe and the first ever boar's head flag standard to be found in Britain www.bbc.com/news/article...
Thetford dig unearths Iron Age war trumpet and boar standard
The discoveries are "extraordinarily rare", say the archaeologists who helped find them.
www.bbc.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:17 AM
The team from Pre Construct Archaeology was working a few miles from Thetford,Norfolk,when they came across the hoard,at its heart was the most complete battle trumpet, or carnyx,ever found in Europe and the first ever boar's head flag standard to be found in Britain www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Current & historic landfills across the UK & Europe are sited near rivers, on coasts, in flood risk zones, explains @profkatespencer.bsky.social - climate change means extreme rainfall events & flooding are happening more often, increasing risk of pollutants entering waterways.
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January 7, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Current & historic landfills across the UK & Europe are sited near rivers, on coasts, in flood risk zones, explains @profkatespencer.bsky.social - climate change means extreme rainfall events & flooding are happening more often, increasing risk of pollutants entering waterways.
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To read such from an American President is quite astounding.
1/ Tina Peters is in prison for criminally breaching election security, not for exposing fraud. No court, audit, or investigation found widespread voter fraud in Colorado. Mail-in voting in Colorado has existed for years, is used by voters across parties, and has been upheld by courts.
January 1, 2026 at 2:39 PM
To read such from an American President is quite astounding.
King Penguins in the Cotswolds.
December 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
King Penguins in the Cotswolds.
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Daily consumers of bottled water ingest over 90,000 more microplastic particles than people who drink tap water.
There are no warnings on bottles.
Either companies do not test their products, or conceal the harms to boost profits and exec pay.
What do regulators do?
There are no warnings on bottles.
Either companies do not test their products, or conceal the harms to boost profits and exec pay.
What do regulators do?
Bottled water drinkers ingest 90,000 more microplastic particles each year
New review finds people who drink tap water ingest only about 4,000 microplastic particles a year
www.independent.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Daily consumers of bottled water ingest over 90,000 more microplastic particles than people who drink tap water.
There are no warnings on bottles.
Either companies do not test their products, or conceal the harms to boost profits and exec pay.
What do regulators do?
There are no warnings on bottles.
Either companies do not test their products, or conceal the harms to boost profits and exec pay.
What do regulators do?
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Domitius Tullus—An Ancient Roman Scrooge Who Left A Posthumous Legacy Of Good Will
thehistorianshut.com/2025/12/10/d...
#history
thehistorianshut.com/2025/12/10/d...
#history
Domitius Tullus—An Ancient Roman Scrooge Who Left A Posthumous Legacy Of Good Will - The Historian's Hut
Domitius Tullus was an incredibly wealthy Roman who possessed great quantities of land, money, and valuable artworks around the time of the 1st and 2nd centuries. During his lifetime, he had a monstro...
thehistorianshut.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Domitius Tullus—An Ancient Roman Scrooge Who Left A Posthumous Legacy Of Good Will
thehistorianshut.com/2025/12/10/d...
#history
thehistorianshut.com/2025/12/10/d...
#history
Great approach. Stick it to the slimygarchs.
Good piece on how countries will run rings round Trump’s tariffs.
US Trade Dominance Will Soon Begin to Crack
Savvy countries will discover there’s a way to mitigate the harm incurred by Trump’s tariffs—and it’ll boost their own economies while making goods cheaper too.
www.wired.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Great approach. Stick it to the slimygarchs.
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At least 15 deaths can be attributed to Tesla's door handles, according to a new analysis. So what is Tesla doing about it?
insideevs.com/news/782579/...
insideevs.com/news/782579/...
The Dark Side Of Tesla's Sleek Door Handle Tech
Today on Critical Materials: Tesla's door handles, Nissan dealers beg for more hybrids and Tesla Cybertruck values continue to fall on the used market.
insideevs.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
At least 15 deaths can be attributed to Tesla's door handles, according to a new analysis. So what is Tesla doing about it?
insideevs.com/news/782579/...
insideevs.com/news/782579/...
Some pre-Xmas stompin' blues:
youtu.be/LPDk28SAeQE?...
youtu.be/LPDk28SAeQE?...
Rory Gallagher - Going To My Home Town - Live At The Hammersmith Odeon 1977
YouTube video by Rockin' BluesTakis
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December 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Some pre-Xmas stompin' blues:
youtu.be/LPDk28SAeQE?...
youtu.be/LPDk28SAeQE?...
Thinking of Chris Rea. Such a warm tone.
youtu.be/DDt3u2Ev1cI?...
youtu.be/DDt3u2Ev1cI?...
Chris Rea ~ Driving Home For Christmas (1986)
YouTube video by TheOldrecordclub
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December 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Thinking of Chris Rea. Such a warm tone.
youtu.be/DDt3u2Ev1cI?...
youtu.be/DDt3u2Ev1cI?...
Scarily Orwellian.
What’s happening with American media, American education, and America’s approach to places like Greenland & Honduras harmonizes with the “network state” movement (backed by Thiel, Lonsdale, Andreessen, etc), which calls for the construction of “parallel institutions” and “parallel societies”. 1/
IMHO, you can’t understand what’s happening to the US if u don’t know about the “network state” movement & its “parallel establishment” strategy, which includes building “parallel societies” (w/ their own physical territories) & “parallel institutions” in media, education, finance, science, etc. 1/
December 23, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Scarily Orwellian.
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In English we know it as “Carol of the Bells,” but the melody arises from a Ukrainian folk tradition of songs welcoming the new year and summoning the forces of nature to meet human labor and bring prosperity.
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
Another beautiful Shchedryk performance amidst ruins.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
December 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
In English we know it as “Carol of the Bells,” but the melody arises from a Ukrainian folk tradition of songs welcoming the new year and summoning the forces of nature to meet human labor and bring prosperity.
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
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The UK’s largest planned data centre—a project by US firm QTS—is understating its true water consumption by a factor of 50, says new analysis by @watershed-i.bsky.social & @aiarmsracebook.bsky.social @digiconomist.bsky.social No mistake; AI is a heavy, polluting industry. shorturl.at/KXQxJ
UK’s largest proposed datacentre ‘understating planned water use’
Analysis suggests consumption at Northumberland site could be 50 times higher than US operator QTS estimates
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The UK’s largest planned data centre—a project by US firm QTS—is understating its true water consumption by a factor of 50, says new analysis by @watershed-i.bsky.social & @aiarmsracebook.bsky.social @digiconomist.bsky.social No mistake; AI is a heavy, polluting industry. shorturl.at/KXQxJ
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California judge rules that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing around Autopilot www.cnbc.com/2025/12/16/c...
“.. Tesla Robotaxis are crashing once every 40,000 miles, whereas the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.” sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
“.. Tesla Robotaxis are crashing once every 40,000 miles, whereas the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.” sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
California judge rules that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing around Autopilot
An administrative law judge in California ruled Tesla's license to sell or manufacture cars in the state should be suspended for 30 days.
www.cnbc.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
California judge rules that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing around Autopilot www.cnbc.com/2025/12/16/c...
“.. Tesla Robotaxis are crashing once every 40,000 miles, whereas the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.” sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
“.. Tesla Robotaxis are crashing once every 40,000 miles, whereas the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.” sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
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'Here We Come a-Wassailing' linocut print combining the Christmastide Wassail and the Orchard Wassail. The latter folkloric practice is done to awaken the cider apple trees and to scare away evil spirits to ensure a good harvest of fruit in autumn.
I regret not including Ian McShane.
I regret not including Ian McShane.
December 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
'Here We Come a-Wassailing' linocut print combining the Christmastide Wassail and the Orchard Wassail. The latter folkloric practice is done to awaken the cider apple trees and to scare away evil spirits to ensure a good harvest of fruit in autumn.
I regret not including Ian McShane.
I regret not including Ian McShane.
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Some areas in the San Joaquin Valley in California have subsided more than 30 feet due to overpumping of the underlying aquifer.
This photo of USGS scientist Joseph Poland, taken in 1977, shows where the ground level would have been in 1925 and 1955.
This photo of USGS scientist Joseph Poland, taken in 1977, shows where the ground level would have been in 1925 and 1955.
December 13, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Some areas in the San Joaquin Valley in California have subsided more than 30 feet due to overpumping of the underlying aquifer.
This photo of USGS scientist Joseph Poland, taken in 1977, shows where the ground level would have been in 1925 and 1955.
This photo of USGS scientist Joseph Poland, taken in 1977, shows where the ground level would have been in 1925 and 1955.