Dave Garbutt
@davgar51.bsky.social
Poet, birder, house husband, father, photographer; programmer, IT consultant, zoologist. London, Reading, Basel, Southampton, Carbondale, Morogoro.
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Russia’s terror against ordinary people must be put to an end
Since 2022,Russia has continued to deliberately attack passenger trains,stations,rail infrastructure-locations crowded with civilians
These aren’t isolated incidents but a systematic campaign of terror,MFA of Ukraine stated
📹🖊️MFA_Ukraine
Since 2022,Russia has continued to deliberately attack passenger trains,stations,rail infrastructure-locations crowded with civilians
These aren’t isolated incidents but a systematic campaign of terror,MFA of Ukraine stated
📹🖊️MFA_Ukraine
February 4, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Russia’s terror against ordinary people must be put to an end
Since 2022,Russia has continued to deliberately attack passenger trains,stations,rail infrastructure-locations crowded with civilians
These aren’t isolated incidents but a systematic campaign of terror,MFA of Ukraine stated
📹🖊️MFA_Ukraine
Since 2022,Russia has continued to deliberately attack passenger trains,stations,rail infrastructure-locations crowded with civilians
These aren’t isolated incidents but a systematic campaign of terror,MFA of Ukraine stated
📹🖊️MFA_Ukraine
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“The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn)” by Yes. Song is also 20 minutes long for good measure.
February 4, 2026 at 4:17 AM
“The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn)” by Yes. Song is also 20 minutes long for good measure.
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Since I see hacks are doing their self-serving recollections of Mandelson so here's mine: I was made very aware that he regarded me as below the salt. Our only meaningful interaction ended with him saying "off you pop". So Peter, off you pop.
February 4, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Since I see hacks are doing their self-serving recollections of Mandelson so here's mine: I was made very aware that he regarded me as below the salt. Our only meaningful interaction ended with him saying "off you pop". So Peter, off you pop.
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Also see: Inventory of traditional Scottish textiles: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Tweeds.
The Natural History Museum's complete inventory of predatory arthropods, called Maslow's Heirarchy of Centipedes
A list of the finest honey-based drinks, called Maslow's Hierarchy of Meads
February 4, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Also see: Inventory of traditional Scottish textiles: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Tweeds.
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🪰 Meet the Oxycera soldierflies!
Small, coloured, and tied to clean streams & wetlands, these tiny flies are amazing habitat indicators.
Join @kitenet.bsky.social for our Soldierflies entoLEARN on 16 April 🧪🌎
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1976906539...
@uk-soldierflies.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social
Small, coloured, and tied to clean streams & wetlands, these tiny flies are amazing habitat indicators.
Join @kitenet.bsky.social for our Soldierflies entoLEARN on 16 April 🧪🌎
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1976906539...
@uk-soldierflies.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 10:56 AM
🪰 Meet the Oxycera soldierflies!
Small, coloured, and tied to clean streams & wetlands, these tiny flies are amazing habitat indicators.
Join @kitenet.bsky.social for our Soldierflies entoLEARN on 16 April 🧪🌎
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1976906539...
@uk-soldierflies.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social
Small, coloured, and tied to clean streams & wetlands, these tiny flies are amazing habitat indicators.
Join @kitenet.bsky.social for our Soldierflies entoLEARN on 16 April 🧪🌎
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1976906539...
@uk-soldierflies.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social
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Fuck hustle culture. I’m here for scribble culture.
February 2, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Fuck hustle culture. I’m here for scribble culture.
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Today’s #LiftToTheSky invitation:
Who are you grateful for in this writing space?
Say their name. Share their work. Let them be seen.
Who are you grateful for in this writing space?
Say their name. Share their work. Let them be seen.
February 2, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Today’s #LiftToTheSky invitation:
Who are you grateful for in this writing space?
Say their name. Share their work. Let them be seen.
Who are you grateful for in this writing space?
Say their name. Share their work. Let them be seen.
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Happy Birthday to James Joyce!🎉 🎂
Joyce was born on 2nd February 1882 in Rathgar, Dublin. Joyce loved having a big celebration for his birthday.
Come and catch the exhibition of James Joyce’s personal archive at University of Reading Special Collections @themerl.bsky.social !
Joyce was born on 2nd February 1882 in Rathgar, Dublin. Joyce loved having a big celebration for his birthday.
Come and catch the exhibition of James Joyce’s personal archive at University of Reading Special Collections @themerl.bsky.social !
![A telegram to James Joyce in Paris on his 49th birthday, sent from Dublin by Samuel Beckett. Beckett wishes James Joyce a happy birthday using a quote from ‘Work in Progress’ (later known as Finnegans Wake). [SSJ A/1/2/1]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qm6izhyu7dijf25zwlysdkmh/bafkreihxdb5wudpnw55nl4lulk6psswqdrgddqrwohupv27zkwakux4ay4@jpeg)
![A fountain pen with a gold charm given to Joyce on his 57th birthday in 1939 by his family to celebrate the forthcoming publication of his book ‘Finnegans Wake’. [SSJ-OBJ/002]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qm6izhyu7dijf25zwlysdkmh/bafkreidkw3d3d2s6pb37ldktql3ec6o656xglggbfz4fjud2sucrcyvnfe@jpeg)
![A fountain pen with a gold charm given to Joyce on his 57th birthday in 1939 by his family to celebrate the forthcoming publication of his book ‘Finnegans Wake’. [SSJ-OBJ/002]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qm6izhyu7dijf25zwlysdkmh/bafkreia55alkcwdfkesw3uglm3do6e2vg3mraiypaseeuzb6bqk6fxqx2q@jpeg)
February 2, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Happy Birthday to James Joyce!🎉 🎂
Joyce was born on 2nd February 1882 in Rathgar, Dublin. Joyce loved having a big celebration for his birthday.
Come and catch the exhibition of James Joyce’s personal archive at University of Reading Special Collections @themerl.bsky.social !
Joyce was born on 2nd February 1882 in Rathgar, Dublin. Joyce loved having a big celebration for his birthday.
Come and catch the exhibition of James Joyce’s personal archive at University of Reading Special Collections @themerl.bsky.social !
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This is what happens when a world is built around a system where psychopaths control everything.
They don’t care that everything is going to die, in fact they’re probably cheering it on.
It’s time for those of us capable of love, empathy & compassion to reclaim this world.
They don’t care that everything is going to die, in fact they’re probably cheering it on.
It’s time for those of us capable of love, empathy & compassion to reclaim this world.
February 3, 2026 at 12:32 PM
This is what happens when a world is built around a system where psychopaths control everything.
They don’t care that everything is going to die, in fact they’re probably cheering it on.
It’s time for those of us capable of love, empathy & compassion to reclaim this world.
They don’t care that everything is going to die, in fact they’re probably cheering it on.
It’s time for those of us capable of love, empathy & compassion to reclaim this world.
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I was extremely naive in my twenties and early thirties, took people very much at their word when it came to values, and absolutely destroyed my mental health (and my career) thinking I could publicly demand accountability and survive it whole.
(1/?)
(1/?)
the Epstein files make it very clear why the MeToo backlash was so extreme and why so much of elite society preferred Donald Trump ruling us like a king to the barest hint of accountability
February 2, 2026 at 1:06 AM
I was extremely naive in my twenties and early thirties, took people very much at their word when it came to values, and absolutely destroyed my mental health (and my career) thinking I could publicly demand accountability and survive it whole.
(1/?)
(1/?)
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The #Bible is very easy to understand. But we #Christians are a bunch of scheming swindlers. We pretend to be unable to understand it because we know very well that the minute we understand, we are obliged to act accordingly.
- #Kierkegaard
- #Kierkegaard
February 2, 2026 at 10:04 AM
The #Bible is very easy to understand. But we #Christians are a bunch of scheming swindlers. We pretend to be unable to understand it because we know very well that the minute we understand, we are obliged to act accordingly.
- #Kierkegaard
- #Kierkegaard
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He wept, for there were no more libs to own*.
* and everything was now on fire.
* and everything was now on fire.
February 2, 2026 at 10:12 AM
He wept, for there were no more libs to own*.
* and everything was now on fire.
* and everything was now on fire.
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I'm guessing that the "Jes" in this message is that other moral paragon, Jes Staley, though I can't be sure. A Labour government minister, channelling the demands of his finance-bro chums.
This, my friends, is how it happens. This is why we don't get what we want, or what we vote for.
This, my friends, is how it happens. This is why we don't get what we want, or what we vote for.
February 2, 2026 at 8:26 AM
I'm guessing that the "Jes" in this message is that other moral paragon, Jes Staley, though I can't be sure. A Labour government minister, channelling the demands of his finance-bro chums.
This, my friends, is how it happens. This is why we don't get what we want, or what we vote for.
This, my friends, is how it happens. This is why we don't get what we want, or what we vote for.
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And it gets worse. As this excellent thread and reporting by @danneidle.bsky.social shows, Mandelson actually suggested to Epstein that yet another plutocrat should "mildly threaten" *his own government*, so that the filthy rich could avoid paying their taxes: bsky.app/profile/dann...
New Epstein emails show Peter Mandelson secretly advising JPMorgan’s CEO on how to fight Labour’s 2009 bankers’ bonus tax - even suggesting he “mildly threaten” the Chancellor.
Mandelson was Business Secretary at the time.
A year later, he was seeking work with JPM.
Mandelson was Business Secretary at the time.
A year later, he was seeking work with JPM.
February 2, 2026 at 10:17 AM
And it gets worse. As this excellent thread and reporting by @danneidle.bsky.social shows, Mandelson actually suggested to Epstein that yet another plutocrat should "mildly threaten" *his own government*, so that the filthy rich could avoid paying their taxes: bsky.app/profile/dann...
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Tells it all. Bannon backing the far right (including Farage) in Europe so they can force EU to cut regulations for the wealthy. Including one crypto.
Bannon bragging he has control of the far right across Europe. Including Nigel Farage.
#EpsteinFiles
#EpsteinFiles
February 2, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Tells it all. Bannon backing the far right (including Farage) in Europe so they can force EU to cut regulations for the wealthy. Including one crypto.
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I held a skewed mirror
to my own sorry soul—
corrupt with discontent—
regaling it with tales
of it's own ills
I decided to run
to the hazel wood
to protect myself
but no matter—
the mirror
followed me there
so I begged of it,
reflect all of me
not just the bad
you see—
finally
I listened
to me.
to my own sorry soul—
corrupt with discontent—
regaling it with tales
of it's own ills
I decided to run
to the hazel wood
to protect myself
but no matter—
the mirror
followed me there
so I begged of it,
reflect all of me
not just the bad
you see—
finally
I listened
to me.
February 2, 2026 at 10:28 AM
I held a skewed mirror
to my own sorry soul—
corrupt with discontent—
regaling it with tales
of it's own ills
I decided to run
to the hazel wood
to protect myself
but no matter—
the mirror
followed me there
so I begged of it,
reflect all of me
not just the bad
you see—
finally
I listened
to me.
to my own sorry soul—
corrupt with discontent—
regaling it with tales
of it's own ills
I decided to run
to the hazel wood
to protect myself
but no matter—
the mirror
followed me there
so I begged of it,
reflect all of me
not just the bad
you see—
finally
I listened
to me.
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Alien: Earth
(2025)
Created by Noah Hawley
(2025)
Created by Noah Hawley
February 2, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Alien: Earth
(2025)
Created by Noah Hawley
(2025)
Created by Noah Hawley
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These people should face legal consequences
February 1, 2026 at 5:17 PM
These people should face legal consequences
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'Naser’s voice is fading away.🚨
My 5yo son is gasping for his last breath. Hypothyroidism has stifled his voice; the bitter cold is stopping his soul. No meds, no mercy, just agony💔
Please, be the voice he no longer has. Your $5 is his heartbeat. Your repost is his miracle.'
My 5yo son is gasping for his last breath. Hypothyroidism has stifled his voice; the bitter cold is stopping his soul. No meds, no mercy, just agony💔
Please, be the voice he no longer has. Your $5 is his heartbeat. Your repost is his miracle.'
February 1, 2026 at 5:19 PM
'Naser’s voice is fading away.🚨
My 5yo son is gasping for his last breath. Hypothyroidism has stifled his voice; the bitter cold is stopping his soul. No meds, no mercy, just agony💔
Please, be the voice he no longer has. Your $5 is his heartbeat. Your repost is his miracle.'
My 5yo son is gasping for his last breath. Hypothyroidism has stifled his voice; the bitter cold is stopping his soul. No meds, no mercy, just agony💔
Please, be the voice he no longer has. Your $5 is his heartbeat. Your repost is his miracle.'
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"Canada needs to pick a lane as the global order fractures between #PetroStates willing to defend oil dominance through force & #ElectroStates building power through #electrification, renewables & clean industry. Trump's war, openly framed as an oil play, signals return to naked resource militarism"
With so many countries taking early steps to becoming #Electrostates rather than #Petrostates, will Trump's #OilWar be the biggest yet or is the larger war the #EndOfOil forever? We hit up Canada's best energy writer @markhamhislop.bsky.social for answers
PODCAST: www.podcastics.com/episode/4019...
PODCAST: www.podcastics.com/episode/4019...
Oil Wars vs Energy Transition (feat. Markham Hislop)
What another oil war means for Canada’s future
www.podcastics.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:12 PM
"Canada needs to pick a lane as the global order fractures between #PetroStates willing to defend oil dominance through force & #ElectroStates building power through #electrification, renewables & clean industry. Trump's war, openly framed as an oil play, signals return to naked resource militarism"
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Moby Dick moved on, still withholding from sight the full terrors of his submerged trunk, entirely hiding the wrenched hideousness of his jaw.
January 31, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Moby Dick moved on, still withholding from sight the full terrors of his submerged trunk, entirely hiding the wrenched hideousness of his jaw.
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but how much you publish or whether you've finished that book or achieved ___ only matters in your own head. Anyone else who has thoughts about your productivity can fuck off.
This guilt or shame is yours and you can let it go.
This is art, not a finish line.
This guilt or shame is yours and you can let it go.
This is art, not a finish line.
January 31, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but how much you publish or whether you've finished that book or achieved ___ only matters in your own head. Anyone else who has thoughts about your productivity can fuck off.
This guilt or shame is yours and you can let it go.
This is art, not a finish line.
This guilt or shame is yours and you can let it go.
This is art, not a finish line.
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Fun afternoon on the way back from some year-ticking in N Wales, watching the Short-eared Owls hunting over Neston Marsh. Finished January on 161...just one short of my previous best!
January 31, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Fun afternoon on the way back from some year-ticking in N Wales, watching the Short-eared Owls hunting over Neston Marsh. Finished January on 161...just one short of my previous best!
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A blue small sandal should be dark
So should a boy
A letter
The glimpse of a shaminsen in the fifth month
#Poem
So should a boy
A letter
The glimpse of a shaminsen in the fifth month
#Poem
January 31, 2026 at 5:59 PM
A blue small sandal should be dark
So should a boy
A letter
The glimpse of a shaminsen in the fifth month
#Poem
So should a boy
A letter
The glimpse of a shaminsen in the fifth month
#Poem