Claire Laila Dines
@freedomtodoubt.bsky.social
Ecologist fighting 4 nature; Watches Earth like hawk or Small Blue; Wanders in South Downs; Wildlife photo-recorder; Hove plot holder 4 nature; Brit/Norwegian/European; Art, Science, Politics;
Take bus or walk while I can ere I'm dust in the ground.
Take bus or walk while I can ere I'm dust in the ground.
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Welcome to Hove on #CleanAirNight & more specifically the shopping hub 7 Dials that despite being well served with a great & frequent bus service, on most days is stuffed w private cars, & quite a few diesel SUVs.
Here goes, I thought, get these posters onto as many shop windows as you can. 🧵1/7
Here goes, I thought, get these posters onto as many shop windows as you can. 🧵1/7
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An Ectatomma tuberculatum ant tends to Guayaquila gracilicornis treehoppers in a Colombian cloud forest. Minca, Colombia.
February 4, 2026 at 10:28 PM
An Ectatomma tuberculatum ant tends to Guayaquila gracilicornis treehoppers in a Colombian cloud forest. Minca, Colombia.
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I won the ladybird lottery at the weekend, with 338 16-spot Ladybirds huddled up on a series of fence posts!
#beetle #Coleoptera
#beetle #Coleoptera
February 4, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I won the ladybird lottery at the weekend, with 338 16-spot Ladybirds huddled up on a series of fence posts!
#beetle #Coleoptera
#beetle #Coleoptera
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"'We learned that narwhals go quiet or move away when a ship is within about 20 kilometers of the site. They also stopped eating." 🌎🧪
As the Arctic Grows Noisier, Narwhals Are Becoming Quieter - Inside Climate News
For most of their evolutionary history, narwhals have relied more on sound than sight to survive in the Arctic’s dark icy waters. The speckled toothed whales—sometimes referred to as “unicorns of the ...
insideclimatenews.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:48 PM
"'We learned that narwhals go quiet or move away when a ship is within about 20 kilometers of the site. They also stopped eating." 🌎🧪
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February 4, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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This one is my favorite. Not the first one…wait for it.
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
This one is my favorite. Not the first one…wait for it.
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If Mandelson is being investigated for his Epstein connections, he must also be investigated for his Thiel connections, because they ran a joint fund when Mandelson fixed Starmer's visit to Palantir
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/25/p...
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/25/p...
'Peter Mandelson's Fixing of Keir Starmer’s Visit to Spytech Firm Palantir Raises Serious Questions'
Palantir was represented by a lobbying firm founded by Mandelson, Iain Overton and Max Colbert report
bylinetimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:41 PM
If Mandelson is being investigated for his Epstein connections, he must also be investigated for his Thiel connections, because they ran a joint fund when Mandelson fixed Starmer's visit to Palantir
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/25/p...
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/25/p...
February 4, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Prospecting for ledges by #Fulmar near #BrightonMarina today.
This is new & good news!
Several sitting pairs .. with squatters' rights? .. were visited by "intruder" .. single Fulmar trying its luck but seen off 🙄
Property search westwards may have somewhat slowed due to #PeregrineFalcon above 😮
This is new & good news!
Several sitting pairs .. with squatters' rights? .. were visited by "intruder" .. single Fulmar trying its luck but seen off 🙄
Property search westwards may have somewhat slowed due to #PeregrineFalcon above 😮
February 4, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Prospecting for ledges by #Fulmar near #BrightonMarina today.
This is new & good news!
Several sitting pairs .. with squatters' rights? .. were visited by "intruder" .. single Fulmar trying its luck but seen off 🙄
Property search westwards may have somewhat slowed due to #PeregrineFalcon above 😮
This is new & good news!
Several sitting pairs .. with squatters' rights? .. were visited by "intruder" .. single Fulmar trying its luck but seen off 🙄
Property search westwards may have somewhat slowed due to #PeregrineFalcon above 😮
Well the Met Office said cloudy all day for B & H 🙄
In actual fact if was 'Bright Blue Skies with Frequent Fulmar'
along the #UndercliffPath between #BrightonMarina &
#Rottingdean
So glad I ignored your forecast Met 😊
#FulmarFlights #Seabirds #photography
In actual fact if was 'Bright Blue Skies with Frequent Fulmar'
along the #UndercliffPath between #BrightonMarina &
#Rottingdean
So glad I ignored your forecast Met 😊
#FulmarFlights #Seabirds #photography
February 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Well the Met Office said cloudy all day for B & H 🙄
In actual fact if was 'Bright Blue Skies with Frequent Fulmar'
along the #UndercliffPath between #BrightonMarina &
#Rottingdean
So glad I ignored your forecast Met 😊
#FulmarFlights #Seabirds #photography
In actual fact if was 'Bright Blue Skies with Frequent Fulmar'
along the #UndercliffPath between #BrightonMarina &
#Rottingdean
So glad I ignored your forecast Met 😊
#FulmarFlights #Seabirds #photography
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It's not that those factors don't play a part - of course they do. But so do cooperation, planning, organisation, kindness, forethought, self-sacrifice, generosity, community, family, friendship, pride in your work, service to a greater good, spiritual & religious belief, pragmatism, compromise.
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February 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM
It's not that those factors don't play a part - of course they do. But so do cooperation, planning, organisation, kindness, forethought, self-sacrifice, generosity, community, family, friendship, pride in your work, service to a greater good, spiritual & religious belief, pragmatism, compromise.
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❗️BREAKING -- Palestine Action protesters found not guilty of burglary at Elbit weapons factory in Bristol.
The six activists were also not convicted of other charges, having spent 18 months in jail awaiting trial.
realmedia.press/filton-verdi...
The six activists were also not convicted of other charges, having spent 18 months in jail awaiting trial.
realmedia.press/filton-verdi...
February 4, 2026 at 1:02 PM
❗️BREAKING -- Palestine Action protesters found not guilty of burglary at Elbit weapons factory in Bristol.
The six activists were also not convicted of other charges, having spent 18 months in jail awaiting trial.
realmedia.press/filton-verdi...
The six activists were also not convicted of other charges, having spent 18 months in jail awaiting trial.
realmedia.press/filton-verdi...
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It’s time to vote for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People's Choice Award 2026! 📸 🐻
From a playful lynx to adorable bear cubs, which of the 24 breathtaking images is your favourite?
You can vote until 18 March 2026: brnw.ch/21wZqLT
From a playful lynx to adorable bear cubs, which of the 24 breathtaking images is your favourite?
You can vote until 18 March 2026: brnw.ch/21wZqLT
February 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM
It’s time to vote for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People's Choice Award 2026! 📸 🐻
From a playful lynx to adorable bear cubs, which of the 24 breathtaking images is your favourite?
You can vote until 18 March 2026: brnw.ch/21wZqLT
From a playful lynx to adorable bear cubs, which of the 24 breathtaking images is your favourite?
You can vote until 18 March 2026: brnw.ch/21wZqLT
Does my neck look long in these?
Grey Heron hanging out on the seaweed covered chalk at mid tide just east of Brighton
#Longnecks #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #birds
Grey Heron hanging out on the seaweed covered chalk at mid tide just east of Brighton
#Longnecks #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #birds
February 4, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Does my neck look long in these?
Grey Heron hanging out on the seaweed covered chalk at mid tide just east of Brighton
#Longnecks #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #birds
Grey Heron hanging out on the seaweed covered chalk at mid tide just east of Brighton
#Longnecks #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #birds
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One for you @iand777.bsky.social for today's #birdoftheday theme of backyard #birds
Hirundines are often close to our houses, can't wait for their return... A Barn Swallow nesting on a door curtain - some sticky mud that! & 4 youngsters in my workshop ready to go exploring. @alan678.bsky.social
Hirundines are often close to our houses, can't wait for their return... A Barn Swallow nesting on a door curtain - some sticky mud that! & 4 youngsters in my workshop ready to go exploring. @alan678.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 9:52 AM
One for you @iand777.bsky.social for today's #birdoftheday theme of backyard #birds
Hirundines are often close to our houses, can't wait for their return... A Barn Swallow nesting on a door curtain - some sticky mud that! & 4 youngsters in my workshop ready to go exploring. @alan678.bsky.social
Hirundines are often close to our houses, can't wait for their return... A Barn Swallow nesting on a door curtain - some sticky mud that! & 4 youngsters in my workshop ready to go exploring. @alan678.bsky.social
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Absolutely love these Ian. Fantastic. Thanks so much for sharing with us.
February 4, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Absolutely love these Ian. Fantastic. Thanks so much for sharing with us.
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The long and the short of this.
I get how MAGA worked in 2016, but only Epstein explains why all the tech bros coagulated around Trump in 2024.
Epstein's money, his Silicon Valley/Russian-backed libertarian eugenicist ideology, survived his demise
I get how MAGA worked in 2016, but only Epstein explains why all the tech bros coagulated around Trump in 2024.
Epstein's money, his Silicon Valley/Russian-backed libertarian eugenicist ideology, survived his demise
Thread starting with 🚨 TWO SHOCKING FACTS: Epstein was in direct contact with Putin, boasting of personal invites to St Petersburg. He co-owned Thiel’s Valar Ventures w/ Ehud Barak, backing Israeli surveillance firm Carbyne. 1/12
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...
In Putin’s Orbit: The Crypto Politics of Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel
The web of ties between Epstein, Moscow and Silicon Valley leads back to Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage
bylinetimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:37 PM
The long and the short of this.
I get how MAGA worked in 2016, but only Epstein explains why all the tech bros coagulated around Trump in 2024.
Epstein's money, his Silicon Valley/Russian-backed libertarian eugenicist ideology, survived his demise
I get how MAGA worked in 2016, but only Epstein explains why all the tech bros coagulated around Trump in 2024.
Epstein's money, his Silicon Valley/Russian-backed libertarian eugenicist ideology, survived his demise
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Very wise. I'd like to think Starmer has launched a similar probe 🤔
Donald Tusk says that Poland is now investigating connections between Epstein and the Russian Secret Service
February 3, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Very wise. I'd like to think Starmer has launched a similar probe 🤔
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Every other “reporter” in that room that doesn’t walk out immediately when Trump does this should never be seen as professional or credible again. I’d say they should be ashamed of themselves, but appropriate shame seems to be one of the casualties of the Trump era in the United States.
Trump to Kaitlan Collins after she pressed him on getting justice for Epstein survivors:
"No wonder CNN has no ratings because of people like you. You know, she‘s a young woman. I don‘t think I‘ve ever seen you smile. I‘ve known you for 10 years. I don‘t think I‘ve ever seen a smile in your face."
"No wonder CNN has no ratings because of people like you. You know, she‘s a young woman. I don‘t think I‘ve ever seen you smile. I‘ve known you for 10 years. I don‘t think I‘ve ever seen a smile in your face."
February 3, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Every other “reporter” in that room that doesn’t walk out immediately when Trump does this should never be seen as professional or credible again. I’d say they should be ashamed of themselves, but appropriate shame seems to be one of the casualties of the Trump era in the United States.
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French police have raided the Paris offices of X and summoned Elon Musk for questioning as part of a cybercrime investigation into artificial intelligence-generated pornographic deepfakes and Holocaust denial. www.ms.now/news/french-...
French police raid X offices and summon Musk in probe involving sexual deepfakes
Grok, the social media platform's AI chatbot, has sparked global outrage for generating a slew of sexually explicit images and Holocaust denial statements.
www.ms.now
February 3, 2026 at 8:31 PM
French police have raided the Paris offices of X and summoned Elon Musk for questioning as part of a cybercrime investigation into artificial intelligence-generated pornographic deepfakes and Holocaust denial. www.ms.now/news/french-...
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A reminder of who Mike Johnson is.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/a-bi...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/a-bi...
A “Big Lie” Ring Leader Becomes Speaker of the House
From Marc | The newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is no ordinary Republican election denier.
www.democracydocket.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:51 PM
A reminder of who Mike Johnson is.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/a-bi...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/a-bi...
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Reflections, any bird reflection set by @robcrank68.bsky.social ~ Chosen a Grey Phalarope reflection - photographed at the Knap, Barry - South Wales🪶🦉 #birdingWales #ukbirding #birdphotography #bluesky #birdsofbluesky #EastCoastKin #naturetherapy #birds
February 3, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Reflections, any bird reflection set by @robcrank68.bsky.social ~ Chosen a Grey Phalarope reflection - photographed at the Knap, Barry - South Wales🪶🦉 #birdingWales #ukbirding #birdphotography #bluesky #birdsofbluesky #EastCoastKin #naturetherapy #birds
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The Metropolitan Police has confirmed it is investigating Peter Mandelson for potential misconduct in public office
They said it followed both the new Epstein documents released by the US Department of Justice and "a referral from the UK Government"
They said it followed both the new Epstein documents released by the US Department of Justice and "a referral from the UK Government"
February 3, 2026 at 6:54 PM
The Metropolitan Police has confirmed it is investigating Peter Mandelson for potential misconduct in public office
They said it followed both the new Epstein documents released by the US Department of Justice and "a referral from the UK Government"
They said it followed both the new Epstein documents released by the US Department of Justice and "a referral from the UK Government"
The Willow Tit.
It loves wet woodland sometimes known as Willow or Alder Carr. These habitats are scarce & we only have abt 2,750 pairs left in UK.
In Norway we call it 'Granmeis' Spruce Tit, & it's so numerous (500 000 to 800 000 pairs!) it became the country's Bird Of the Year in 2025
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It loves wet woodland sometimes known as Willow or Alder Carr. These habitats are scarce & we only have abt 2,750 pairs left in UK.
In Norway we call it 'Granmeis' Spruce Tit, & it's so numerous (500 000 to 800 000 pairs!) it became the country's Bird Of the Year in 2025
1/4
February 3, 2026 at 8:05 PM
The Willow Tit.
It loves wet woodland sometimes known as Willow or Alder Carr. These habitats are scarce & we only have abt 2,750 pairs left in UK.
In Norway we call it 'Granmeis' Spruce Tit, & it's so numerous (500 000 to 800 000 pairs!) it became the country's Bird Of the Year in 2025
1/4
It loves wet woodland sometimes known as Willow or Alder Carr. These habitats are scarce & we only have abt 2,750 pairs left in UK.
In Norway we call it 'Granmeis' Spruce Tit, & it's so numerous (500 000 to 800 000 pairs!) it became the country's Bird Of the Year in 2025
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Go read my friend @charliebingham.bsky.social ‘s brilliant birding book
I've got some copies of TLAMOB available to buy, will be posting in the next day or so. Get in touch if you'd like one ❤️
February 3, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Go read my friend @charliebingham.bsky.social ‘s brilliant birding book
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The silly joy of a new author who has been handed the proof copies of her debut book 📖
My little book is jam packed with magical wonder that I experience when I spend time in nature.
"The Life Affirming Magic of Birds" released 8th May 2025
📚 Published by Quarto
My little book is jam packed with magical wonder that I experience when I spend time in nature.
"The Life Affirming Magic of Birds" released 8th May 2025
📚 Published by Quarto
January 26, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The silly joy of a new author who has been handed the proof copies of her debut book 📖
My little book is jam packed with magical wonder that I experience when I spend time in nature.
"The Life Affirming Magic of Birds" released 8th May 2025
📚 Published by Quarto
My little book is jam packed with magical wonder that I experience when I spend time in nature.
"The Life Affirming Magic of Birds" released 8th May 2025
📚 Published by Quarto