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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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
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it's as simple as that!
January 31, 2026 at 6:00 PM
it's as simple as that!
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As a new anniversary of Brexit arrives, here's a reminder of the chillingly methodical moment when the UK flag was removed from the EU Council building in Brussels. Since then, not a single Brexit promise has come true – and the majority of us now want that flag put back again.
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺🕊
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺🕊
January 31, 2026 at 6:04 PM
As a new anniversary of Brexit arrives, here's a reminder of the chillingly methodical moment when the UK flag was removed from the EU Council building in Brussels. Since then, not a single Brexit promise has come true – and the majority of us now want that flag put back again.
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺🕊
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺🕊
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Am I about to elaborate on a quantum theory of lyric poetry, based on an extremely sketchy understanding of neuroscience and quantum mechanics? Why yes, yes I am.
January 30, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Am I about to elaborate on a quantum theory of lyric poetry, based on an extremely sketchy understanding of neuroscience and quantum mechanics? Why yes, yes I am.
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each of us
a grenade -
pin pulled
at our first breath,
waiting for
that brilliant flash
when we explode
into ourselves.
#micropoetry #micropoem #poetry #poetrycommunity #writing #writingcommunity #blueskypoetry #poem #poet #author #writer
a grenade -
pin pulled
at our first breath,
waiting for
that brilliant flash
when we explode
into ourselves.
#micropoetry #micropoem #poetry #poetrycommunity #writing #writingcommunity #blueskypoetry #poem #poet #author #writer
January 31, 2026 at 2:11 PM
each of us
a grenade -
pin pulled
at our first breath,
waiting for
that brilliant flash
when we explode
into ourselves.
#micropoetry #micropoem #poetry #poetrycommunity #writing #writingcommunity #blueskypoetry #poem #poet #author #writer
a grenade -
pin pulled
at our first breath,
waiting for
that brilliant flash
when we explode
into ourselves.
#micropoetry #micropoem #poetry #poetrycommunity #writing #writingcommunity #blueskypoetry #poem #poet #author #writer
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Rough week for an ornithologist doing the Spelling Bee...
January 31, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Rough week for an ornithologist doing the Spelling Bee...
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I shall tread, another year, ways I walked with Grief, Past the dry, ungarnered ear and the brittle leaf
January 31, 2026 at 10:40 AM
I shall tread, another year, ways I walked with Grief, Past the dry, ungarnered ear and the brittle leaf
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Exactly 93yrs ago today, Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany
German-Jewish antifa author Lion Feuchtwanger was on book tour in the U.S. when it happened
He realized, all of a sudden, that he would likely never return to Germany
And he never did
It's weird how personal history works out
German-Jewish antifa author Lion Feuchtwanger was on book tour in the U.S. when it happened
He realized, all of a sudden, that he would likely never return to Germany
And he never did
It's weird how personal history works out
January 30, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Exactly 93yrs ago today, Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany
German-Jewish antifa author Lion Feuchtwanger was on book tour in the U.S. when it happened
He realized, all of a sudden, that he would likely never return to Germany
And he never did
It's weird how personal history works out
German-Jewish antifa author Lion Feuchtwanger was on book tour in the U.S. when it happened
He realized, all of a sudden, that he would likely never return to Germany
And he never did
It's weird how personal history works out
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Feuchtwanger was one of the first writers to warn the world about Hitler and Nazism, and had been relentless in his verbal attacks on them, so the Nazis ransacked his Berlin apartment (in his absence) immediately in '33
He later wrote an open letter to the new occupant
It's GLORIOUS hater content:
He later wrote an open letter to the new occupant
It's GLORIOUS hater content:
![To the occupant of my house on Mahlstrasse in Berlin:
I do not know your name or how you came into possession of my house. I only know that two years ago the police of the Third Reich seized all my property, personal and real, and handed it over to the stock company formed by the Reich for the confiscation of the properties of political adversaries (chairman of the board: Minister Goering). I learned this through a letter from the mortgagees. They explained to me that under the laws of the Third Reich, confiscations of property belonging to political opponents concern themselves only with credit balances. Although my house and my bank deposits, which had also been confiscated, greatly exceeded in value the amount of the mortgage, I would be obliged to continue the payment of interests on the mortgage, as well as my German taxes, from whatever money I might earn abroad. Be that as it may, one thing is certain: you, Mr. X, are occupying my house and I, in the opinion of the German judges, must pay the costs.
How do you like my house, Mr. X? Do you find it pleasant to live in? Did the silver-grey carpeting in the upper rooms suffer while the SA-men were looting? My concierge sought safety in these upper rooms, as, I being in America at the time, the gentlemen had decided to take it out on him. The carpet is very delicate, and red is a strong color, hard to clean out. The rubber tiling in the stairway was also not primarily designed with the boots of SA-men in mind. Should it have suffered too badly, I recommend you contact the Baake company; the flooring is the same as on the staircases of the “Europa” and the “Bremen,”[1] and this is the company which delivered it.
Have you any notion why I had the semi-enclosed roof terrace built? Mrs. Feuchtwanger and I used it for our morning exercise. Would you mind seeing to it that the pipes of the shower don’t freeze?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:474ldquxwzrlcvjhhbbk2wte/bafkreidtql7l2iul5yyrgtxuuovnz2rlkdvrjhlh7rj3c46bpz6xlkt32m@jpeg)
![Doesn’t it sometimes seem odd to you that you should be living in my house? Your “Führer” is not generally considered a friend of Jewish literature. Isn’t it, therefore, astounding that he should have such a strong predilection for the Old Testament? I myself have heard him quote with much fervor, “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth” (by which he may have meant “A confiscation of property for literary criticism”). And now, through you, he has fulfilled a prophecy of the Old Testament—the saying, “Thou shalt dwell in houses thou hast not builded.”
Don’t let my house get into a mess, Mr. X. Building and furnishing it has taken Mrs. Feuchtwanger and myself a lot of effort. Running and maintaining it won’t take a lot of effort. Please take care of it a little. I’m also saying this in your own interest. Your “Führer” has promised that his rule will last a thousand years: thus I’m assuming that you will soon be in the position of negotiating with me concerning the house’s return.
With many good wishes for our house,
Lion Feuchtwanger
P.S. By the way, do you agree that my statement that your “Führer” writes bad German is disproved by the fact that you are sitting in my house?
Notes
[1] The “Europe” and the “Bremen” were luxury ocean liners.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:474ldquxwzrlcvjhhbbk2wte/bafkreifgcao76ei76yysmpkdgajuyisquawyr7wcctfnvlxfgqrfoq6d5m@jpeg)
January 30, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Feuchtwanger was one of the first writers to warn the world about Hitler and Nazism, and had been relentless in his verbal attacks on them, so the Nazis ransacked his Berlin apartment (in his absence) immediately in '33
He later wrote an open letter to the new occupant
It's GLORIOUS hater content:
He later wrote an open letter to the new occupant
It's GLORIOUS hater content:
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The empress held a poetry contest. Her poem was a great succes:
The tolling of the temple bell tells me the morning has come,
my pillow lies cold,
our love is as the night above the mountains in autumn
The tolling of the temple bell tells me the morning has come,
my pillow lies cold,
our love is as the night above the mountains in autumn
January 30, 2026 at 11:22 AM
The empress held a poetry contest. Her poem was a great succes:
The tolling of the temple bell tells me the morning has come,
my pillow lies cold,
our love is as the night above the mountains in autumn
The tolling of the temple bell tells me the morning has come,
my pillow lies cold,
our love is as the night above the mountains in autumn
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Bridge in Mechelen, Louis Dewis (1872–1946).
January 30, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Bridge in Mechelen, Louis Dewis (1872–1946).
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My piece today for
#poemsabout #blackveils @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk
Is for the people of Iran, in their suffering and courage #iran
#poemsabout #blackveils @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk
Is for the people of Iran, in their suffering and courage #iran
January 30, 2026 at 11:37 AM
My piece today for
#poemsabout #blackveils @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk
Is for the people of Iran, in their suffering and courage #iran
#poemsabout #blackveils @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk
Is for the people of Iran, in their suffering and courage #iran
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It's ridiculous that a small number of peers opposed to the Bill has had this effect. But there is still hope. Lord Falconer and Kim Leadbeater MP have said they have received legal and constitutional advice that the Parliament Act can be used to bypass the Lords and enact the #AssistedDyingBill.
January 30, 2026 at 11:41 AM
It's ridiculous that a small number of peers opposed to the Bill has had this effect. But there is still hope. Lord Falconer and Kim Leadbeater MP have said they have received legal and constitutional advice that the Parliament Act can be used to bypass the Lords and enact the #AssistedDyingBill.
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Hannah will be an excellent MP and a brilliant representative for her community.
The Labour vote is collapsing in Gorton and Denton. This is Green Vs Reform.
Help us get Hannah elected! 💚👇
donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk/parliamentar...
The Labour vote is collapsing in Gorton and Denton. This is Green Vs Reform.
Help us get Hannah elected! 💚👇
donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk/parliamentar...
Say hello to Hannah Spencer—councillor, plumber, greyhound lover and your Green Party candidate for Gorton and Denton 💚
January 30, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Hannah will be an excellent MP and a brilliant representative for her community.
The Labour vote is collapsing in Gorton and Denton. This is Green Vs Reform.
Help us get Hannah elected! 💚👇
donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk/parliamentar...
The Labour vote is collapsing in Gorton and Denton. This is Green Vs Reform.
Help us get Hannah elected! 💚👇
donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk/parliamentar...
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On January 13, the first frozen death case in Kyiv. 84-year-old Holocaust survivor Yevgenia Bezfamilna. Parents died in Babyn Yar. The child lived. The orphanage gave her a made-up family name – Bezfamilnaya or Bezfamilna in Ukrainian. Which means “Nameless.”
January 29, 2026 at 7:01 AM
On January 13, the first frozen death case in Kyiv. 84-year-old Holocaust survivor Yevgenia Bezfamilna. Parents died in Babyn Yar. The child lived. The orphanage gave her a made-up family name – Bezfamilnaya or Bezfamilna in Ukrainian. Which means “Nameless.”
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If Kamala had been elected Minneapolis would not have been turned into a war zone where people are gunned down in the streets.
January 28, 2026 at 10:45 PM
If Kamala had been elected Minneapolis would not have been turned into a war zone where people are gunned down in the streets.
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2022: Massachusetts enacts a 4% tax on millionaires. Critics predict catastrophe.
2026: MA sees 39%⬆️ in number of millionaires, $5B⬆️ in new revenue, & MA is bottom 10 in poverty.
Taxing the wealthy creates more wealth. Taxing working people creates more poverty: www.qasimrashid.com/p/fixing-the...
2026: MA sees 39%⬆️ in number of millionaires, $5B⬆️ in new revenue, & MA is bottom 10 in poverty.
Taxing the wealthy creates more wealth. Taxing working people creates more poverty: www.qasimrashid.com/p/fixing-the...
Fixing the $12 Billion Lie
How Mayor Mamdani Plans to Fix NYC's Existential Budget Crisis—And Why It Affects Every Single American Nationwide
www.qasimrashid.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:20 PM
2022: Massachusetts enacts a 4% tax on millionaires. Critics predict catastrophe.
2026: MA sees 39%⬆️ in number of millionaires, $5B⬆️ in new revenue, & MA is bottom 10 in poverty.
Taxing the wealthy creates more wealth. Taxing working people creates more poverty: www.qasimrashid.com/p/fixing-the...
2026: MA sees 39%⬆️ in number of millionaires, $5B⬆️ in new revenue, & MA is bottom 10 in poverty.
Taxing the wealthy creates more wealth. Taxing working people creates more poverty: www.qasimrashid.com/p/fixing-the...
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This is what an entire party stepping up looks like.
Together, we stop Reform.
Together, we win Gorton & Denton.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Together, we stop Reform.
Together, we win Gorton & Denton.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
The Polanski effect? These charts reveal how much the Greens have advanced
The Green party has made gains under its leader – but there is also uncertainty ahead
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:32 AM
This is what an entire party stepping up looks like.
Together, we stop Reform.
Together, we win Gorton & Denton.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Together, we stop Reform.
Together, we win Gorton & Denton.
Join.greenparty.org.uk