Bob Beaman
@bobbeaman.bsky.social
Retired Grandad, Wildlife Gardener, Beekeeper, Walker, volunteer, lover of nature, biodiversity, renewable energy & future tech. Remoaner. Poor novice at acrylic painting.
Energetic centrist.
Born when atmospheric carbon was 325ppm.
#WelshMarches
Energetic centrist.
Born when atmospheric carbon was 325ppm.
#WelshMarches
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Bob Beaman
@bobbeaman.bsky.social
· Jan 11
I don’t do #NoMowMay anymore, but I do #NoMowSummer , cutting lawns to 3 different lengths to ensure a #Mowsaic of #Wildflowers #Fungi #Biodiversity & #Habitat for #Insects & #Pollinators
More insects = More #Birds #Bats #Hedgehogs #Amphibians
#GardeningForWildlife #WildflowerLawn
More insects = More #Birds #Bats #Hedgehogs #Amphibians
#GardeningForWildlife #WildflowerLawn
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We have to impeach him.
January 3, 2026 at 7:25 AM
We have to impeach him.
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It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
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The bombing of Venezuela is an act of aggression: unprovoked, unjustified and unjustifiable.
January 3, 2026 at 9:25 AM
The bombing of Venezuela is an act of aggression: unprovoked, unjustified and unjustifiable.
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This is literally what the Telegraph campaigned for.
December 27, 2025 at 9:42 AM
This is literally what the Telegraph campaigned for.
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2025 Awards:
Racist of the year: Farage
Incompetents of the year: Reform run councils
Traitor: Nathan Gill, Reform
Grifter: Farage
Most ruinous policy of the year: Brexit (9th year running)
New Year’s resolution for 2026:
Not having these howling failure monkeys leading in the polls.
Racist of the year: Farage
Incompetents of the year: Reform run councils
Traitor: Nathan Gill, Reform
Grifter: Farage
Most ruinous policy of the year: Brexit (9th year running)
New Year’s resolution for 2026:
Not having these howling failure monkeys leading in the polls.
December 31, 2025 at 9:22 AM
2025 Awards:
Racist of the year: Farage
Incompetents of the year: Reform run councils
Traitor: Nathan Gill, Reform
Grifter: Farage
Most ruinous policy of the year: Brexit (9th year running)
New Year’s resolution for 2026:
Not having these howling failure monkeys leading in the polls.
Racist of the year: Farage
Incompetents of the year: Reform run councils
Traitor: Nathan Gill, Reform
Grifter: Farage
Most ruinous policy of the year: Brexit (9th year running)
New Year’s resolution for 2026:
Not having these howling failure monkeys leading in the polls.
Where have all the UK native birds gone? 🥲
The silence is deafening & incredibly sad & worrying.
Complete collapse in last 2-3 weeks.
Is anyone monitoring it ?
@Natures_Voice @RSPBScotland @RSPBCymru
#SoundOfSilence #Birdflu
The silence is deafening & incredibly sad & worrying.
Complete collapse in last 2-3 weeks.
Is anyone monitoring it ?
@Natures_Voice @RSPBScotland @RSPBCymru
#SoundOfSilence #Birdflu
December 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Where have all the UK native birds gone? 🥲
The silence is deafening & incredibly sad & worrying.
Complete collapse in last 2-3 weeks.
Is anyone monitoring it ?
@Natures_Voice @RSPBScotland @RSPBCymru
#SoundOfSilence #Birdflu
The silence is deafening & incredibly sad & worrying.
Complete collapse in last 2-3 weeks.
Is anyone monitoring it ?
@Natures_Voice @RSPBScotland @RSPBCymru
#SoundOfSilence #Birdflu
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Watching Labour MPs take a wrecking ball to nature makes me so angry & so sad. Their action tonight voting down amendments to the #PlanningBill intended to protect wildlife & habitats from destruction is so reckless & so counterproductive. People didn’t vote Labour for this 👇
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 9:06 PM
Watching Labour MPs take a wrecking ball to nature makes me so angry & so sad. Their action tonight voting down amendments to the #PlanningBill intended to protect wildlife & habitats from destruction is so reckless & so counterproductive. People didn’t vote Labour for this 👇
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Ken Clarke rips Reform to pieces, they don't know what they are talking about, they don't know what they are doing, they resigned instantly when they realised they couldn't do the job.
#bbcqt
#bbcqt
November 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Ken Clarke rips Reform to pieces, they don't know what they are talking about, they don't know what they are doing, they resigned instantly when they realised they couldn't do the job.
#bbcqt
#bbcqt
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"The 'reduction in enthusiasm' [for climate action] among rich nations didn’t happen by accident.
It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth.
Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies."
It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth.
Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies."
Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:16 AM
"The 'reduction in enthusiasm' [for climate action] among rich nations didn’t happen by accident.
It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth.
Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies."
It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth.
Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies."
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The underlying fundamental economics have changed dramatically: solar is now so cheap that businesses and households all around the world install it often without subsidies. Throw in batteries and the business case just keeps improving.
November 1, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The underlying fundamental economics have changed dramatically: solar is now so cheap that businesses and households all around the world install it often without subsidies. Throw in batteries and the business case just keeps improving.
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Zack Polanski, the leader of the Green Party, recently invited me to discuss economics. There was a lot to talk about. youtu.be/a27AfFTOW3o?...
Are We Looking At The Economy All Wrong? | Richard Murphy | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Zack Polanski, the leader of the Green Party, recently invited me to discuss economics. There was a lot to talk about. youtu.be/a27AfFTOW3o?...
@reformparty_uk out in force this evening in #CaerphillyByElection
October 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
@reformparty_uk out in force this evening in #CaerphillyByElection
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"Rainforest that has been regenerating for 30 years after being used as cattle pasture showed a remarkable increase in butterfly colour diversity."
It turns out rewilding even has the power to restore the colours human activities are draining from the natural world.
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It turns out rewilding even has the power to restore the colours human activities are draining from the natural world.
share.google/0cifnGipUkG5...
As forests are cut down, butterflies are losing their colours
The insects’ brilliant hues evolved in lush ecosystems to help them survive. Now they are becoming more muted to adapt to degraded landscapes – and they are not the only things dulling down
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October 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"Rainforest that has been regenerating for 30 years after being used as cattle pasture showed a remarkable increase in butterfly colour diversity."
It turns out rewilding even has the power to restore the colours human activities are draining from the natural world.
share.google/0cifnGipUkG5...
It turns out rewilding even has the power to restore the colours human activities are draining from the natural world.
share.google/0cifnGipUkG5...
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European way of life jeopardised by eco-collapse, EU report finds.
If the threat were from any other quarter, our whole economy, political system, society, *everything* would be mobilised to head it off, like during COVID.
But it's only nature dying, so nothing.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
If the threat were from any other quarter, our whole economy, political system, society, *everything* would be mobilised to head it off, like during COVID.
But it's only nature dying, so nothing.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Environmental damage is putting European way of life at risk, says report
EU officials warn climate breakdown and wildlife loss ‘are ruining ecosystems that underpin the economy’
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
European way of life jeopardised by eco-collapse, EU report finds.
If the threat were from any other quarter, our whole economy, political system, society, *everything* would be mobilised to head it off, like during COVID.
But it's only nature dying, so nothing.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
If the threat were from any other quarter, our whole economy, political system, society, *everything* would be mobilised to head it off, like during COVID.
But it's only nature dying, so nothing.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Orange oak bolete has a mycorrhizal relationship with mainly aspen and oak, under which I found this one.
That is, the fungus connects with tree roots, helping them absorb water and minerals from the soil.
In return, the tree feeds it with sugars produced via photosynthesis in its leaves.
🌞 🌍
That is, the fungus connects with tree roots, helping them absorb water and minerals from the soil.
In return, the tree feeds it with sugars produced via photosynthesis in its leaves.
🌞 🌍
September 22, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Orange oak bolete has a mycorrhizal relationship with mainly aspen and oak, under which I found this one.
That is, the fungus connects with tree roots, helping them absorb water and minerals from the soil.
In return, the tree feeds it with sugars produced via photosynthesis in its leaves.
🌞 🌍
That is, the fungus connects with tree roots, helping them absorb water and minerals from the soil.
In return, the tree feeds it with sugars produced via photosynthesis in its leaves.
🌞 🌍
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An old rainforest oak like this, thick with epiphytes and ivy, is more than just a tree.
It's a mini ecosystem. 🌏
It's a mini ecosystem. 🌏
September 12, 2025 at 6:13 AM
An old rainforest oak like this, thick with epiphytes and ivy, is more than just a tree.
It's a mini ecosystem. 🌏
It's a mini ecosystem. 🌏
#Maize #Depressing
A chemical cocktail monoculture covering thousands of acres of UK farmland, depleting our hard pressed arable soils of all its ecology & biology.
Time to only have milk & beef from pasture fed cattle?
A chemical cocktail monoculture covering thousands of acres of UK farmland, depleting our hard pressed arable soils of all its ecology & biology.
Time to only have milk & beef from pasture fed cattle?
August 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
#Maize #Depressing
A chemical cocktail monoculture covering thousands of acres of UK farmland, depleting our hard pressed arable soils of all its ecology & biology.
Time to only have milk & beef from pasture fed cattle?
A chemical cocktail monoculture covering thousands of acres of UK farmland, depleting our hard pressed arable soils of all its ecology & biology.
Time to only have milk & beef from pasture fed cattle?
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Because Israeli ≠ Jew.
Huge numbers of Jewish people all over the world fiercely oppose the genocide. The same cannot be said of many Israelis.
Huge numbers of Jewish people all over the world fiercely oppose the genocide. The same cannot be said of many Israelis.
Sure, why not say Jew while you are at it.
August 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Because Israeli ≠ Jew.
Huge numbers of Jewish people all over the world fiercely oppose the genocide. The same cannot be said of many Israelis.
Huge numbers of Jewish people all over the world fiercely oppose the genocide. The same cannot be said of many Israelis.
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There’s renewable energy ads and there’s mother**cking wind farm ads. This, blissfully, is the latter.
July 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
There’s renewable energy ads and there’s mother**cking wind farm ads. This, blissfully, is the latter.
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A stretch of the River Roughty near Kenmare (Kerry) gives an idea of how much of Ireland once was, prior to farming: a wonderland of rainforest and other wild natural habitats, heaving with diverse life.
We can and must make space for crashing nature again.
#Rewilding
We can and must make space for crashing nature again.
#Rewilding
August 1, 2025 at 5:28 AM
A stretch of the River Roughty near Kenmare (Kerry) gives an idea of how much of Ireland once was, prior to farming: a wonderland of rainforest and other wild natural habitats, heaving with diverse life.
We can and must make space for crashing nature again.
#Rewilding
We can and must make space for crashing nature again.
#Rewilding