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.
Pinned
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
After long campaign 2 persuade politicians 2 ensure nesting sites 4 Swifts are mandated in new builds, y/day Scottish MPs voted 2 pass M Ruskell MSP’s Amendment 141 of Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill.
Watching from public gallery was Hannah Bourne-Taylor, synonymous w the Swifts campaign. 👏👏👏
Watching from public gallery was Hannah Bourne-Taylor, synonymous w the Swifts campaign. 👏👏👏
February 5, 2026 at 4:54 PM
After long campaign 2 persuade politicians 2 ensure nesting sites 4 Swifts are mandated in new builds, y/day Scottish MPs voted 2 pass M Ruskell MSP’s Amendment 141 of Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill.
Watching from public gallery was Hannah Bourne-Taylor, synonymous w the Swifts campaign. 👏👏👏
Watching from public gallery was Hannah Bourne-Taylor, synonymous w the Swifts campaign. 👏👏👏
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Waterstones York absolutely CRUSHING the game of Pagans Windows (which I just invented).
@jamesbluecat.bsky.social check you out Billy Big Window
February 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Waterstones York absolutely CRUSHING the game of Pagans Windows (which I just invented).
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We need a FULL inquiry into Peter Mandelson’s control of - and utilisation of - the Labour Party in Starmer’s government…
…not just the ambassador appointment.
…not just the ambassador appointment.
Full inquiry into Mandelson needed
YouTube video by Scientists for EU
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 2:51 PM
We need a FULL inquiry into Peter Mandelson’s control of - and utilisation of - the Labour Party in Starmer’s government…
…not just the ambassador appointment.
…not just the ambassador appointment.
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Obsessing over water supplies & worried that there's no captain on this ship. Nobody knows the true picture over who's using the critical resource, and the global picture is pretty dire. I've pulled my latest articles together to try to make sense of it watershedinvestigations.com/dry-taps-flo...
February 5, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Obsessing over water supplies & worried that there's no captain on this ship. Nobody knows the true picture over who's using the critical resource, and the global picture is pretty dire. I've pulled my latest articles together to try to make sense of it watershedinvestigations.com/dry-taps-flo...
February 5, 2026 at 2:19 PM
One of the many reasons why I prefer reading German to British "established" newspapers: taz is a daily newspaper & run as a cooperative & administered by its employees & a co-operative of shareholders who invest in a free independent press, rather than depend on advertising & paywalls.
Wenn unterwürfige und fachlich inkompetente milliardenschwere Gierlappen das Sagen bekommen, dann stirbt die Demokratie ...
taz.de/Massenentlas...
taz.de/Massenentlas...
Massenentlassungen bei „Washington Post“: Der Letzte macht das Licht aus
Die „Washington Post“ kündigt reihenweise und weltweit Redakteure. Das ist nicht nur schlecht für die US-Zeitung, sondern auch für die Demokratie.
taz.de
February 5, 2026 at 2:03 PM
One of the many reasons why I prefer reading German to British "established" newspapers: taz is a daily newspaper & run as a cooperative & administered by its employees & a co-operative of shareholders who invest in a free independent press, rather than depend on advertising & paywalls.
Amnesia in politics seems to be very common ..
Yes, quite. It's the biggest scandal of this administration, so far, probably. It's an average Tuesday under Johnson.
OK this makes me extremely angry. Has everyone forgotten the massive profiteering from thousands of avoidable pandemic deaths?? The unconstitutional suspension of parliament to force through an act of nationalist destruction that cost our children their future??
February 5, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Amnesia in politics seems to be very common ..
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Yes, quite. It's the biggest scandal of this administration, so far, probably. It's an average Tuesday under Johnson.
OK this makes me extremely angry. Has everyone forgotten the massive profiteering from thousands of avoidable pandemic deaths?? The unconstitutional suspension of parliament to force through an act of nationalist destruction that cost our children their future??
“It’s potentially the biggest political scandal of this century”
As MPs force Keir Starmer to publish files about Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador Skys Beth Rigby provides a detailed summary of how we got here
As MPs force Keir Starmer to publish files about Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador Skys Beth Rigby provides a detailed summary of how we got here
February 5, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Yes, quite. It's the biggest scandal of this administration, so far, probably. It's an average Tuesday under Johnson.
In unison now:
"No mate this is our place .. off you go and find your own!"
Property disputes resolved Fulmar-style ..
just east of #BrightonMarina
#Seabirds #Procellariidae #NorthernFulmar #birds
"No mate this is our place .. off you go and find your own!"
Property disputes resolved Fulmar-style ..
just east of #BrightonMarina
#Seabirds #Procellariidae #NorthernFulmar #birds
February 5, 2026 at 1:48 PM
In unison now:
"No mate this is our place .. off you go and find your own!"
Property disputes resolved Fulmar-style ..
just east of #BrightonMarina
#Seabirds #Procellariidae #NorthernFulmar #birds
"No mate this is our place .. off you go and find your own!"
Property disputes resolved Fulmar-style ..
just east of #BrightonMarina
#Seabirds #Procellariidae #NorthernFulmar #birds
"Don't want to be fooled by disinformation about climate change? Then this lecture is for you! It shows the current state of science, but also the most common tricks used by climate deceivers. Grab a tea and feel free to take a look!"
Wollt ihr euch nicht von Desinformation zum Klimawandel für dumm verkaufen lassen? Dann ist dieser Vortrag das richtige! Er zeigt den Stand der Wissenschaft, aber auch die häufigsten Tricks der Klimatäuscher. Holt euch einen Tee und schaut gerne mal rein!
youtu.be/fMcm1ku-NOw?...
youtu.be/fMcm1ku-NOw?...
Die Klimakrise in der öffentlichen Debatte zwischen Wissenschaft, Querdenkern und Lobbyisten
YouTube video by Earth System Analysis - Potsdam Institute
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 1:32 PM
"Don't want to be fooled by disinformation about climate change? Then this lecture is for you! It shows the current state of science, but also the most common tricks used by climate deceivers. Grab a tea and feel free to take a look!"
On the other side of the power & money coin, the US DOJ didn't care at all about the victims of Epstein & his "mates", as they have recently exposed the ID of at least 43 then young girls (now adult women) & several unredacted nude photos.
They protected Jimmy Savile so of course they would protect Mandelson, and they would protect anyone of Mandelson's alleged social status unless he became a threat to the others, then he'd be thrown to the lions in a heartbeat. .
Mandelson would never have been exposed by the British media if it wasn't for the US DOJ dumping all those files. They would have assisted in covering up his role instead, like they've been doing for the past 30 years. They knew what he was and they kept quiet for decades.
February 5, 2026 at 11:16 AM
On the other side of the power & money coin, the US DOJ didn't care at all about the victims of Epstein & his "mates", as they have recently exposed the ID of at least 43 then young girls (now adult women) & several unredacted nude photos.
#BlackandWhite is Rob's alt theme today and it'll have to be my beloved allotment Magpie family that get up to all kinds of mischief & are at times very noisy ..
Sometimes they dress up just because 😊 + a Tufty on my local pond saying hello 🖐️
#BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #photography #birds
Sometimes they dress up just because 😊 + a Tufty on my local pond saying hello 🖐️
#BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #photography #birds
February 5, 2026 at 10:23 AM
#BlackandWhite is Rob's alt theme today and it'll have to be my beloved allotment Magpie family that get up to all kinds of mischief & are at times very noisy ..
Sometimes they dress up just because 😊 + a Tufty on my local pond saying hello 🖐️
#BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #photography #birds
Sometimes they dress up just because 😊 + a Tufty on my local pond saying hello 🖐️
#BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #photography #birds
@robcrank68.bsky.social
Thanks Rob & I'll go w the alt theme of #BlackandWhite 2 cheer us on this sodden day w my allotment Magpie pair last March enjoying a warm sun in the pussy willow w Blackbird song (a rest from nest building in the Cherry Plum) #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #birds
Thanks Rob & I'll go w the alt theme of #BlackandWhite 2 cheer us on this sodden day w my allotment Magpie pair last March enjoying a warm sun in the pussy willow w Blackbird song (a rest from nest building in the Cherry Plum) #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #birds
February 5, 2026 at 9:43 AM
@robcrank68.bsky.social
Thanks Rob & I'll go w the alt theme of #BlackandWhite 2 cheer us on this sodden day w my allotment Magpie pair last March enjoying a warm sun in the pussy willow w Blackbird song (a rest from nest building in the Cherry Plum) #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #birds
Thanks Rob & I'll go w the alt theme of #BlackandWhite 2 cheer us on this sodden day w my allotment Magpie pair last March enjoying a warm sun in the pussy willow w Blackbird song (a rest from nest building in the Cherry Plum) #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #birds
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Oh you love immigrants? Prove it and make me a citizen
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“MAGA-style leaders may say that our country can’t handle taking in so many migrants, that this is a suicidal move — the desperate act of a collapsing country,” writes Pedro Sánchez, the prime minister of Spain. “But don’t let them fool you. Spain is booming.”
“MAGA-style leaders may say that our country can’t handle taking in so many migrants, that this is a suicidal move — the desperate act of a collapsing country,” writes Pedro Sánchez, the prime minister of Spain. “But don’t let them fool you. Spain is booming.”
Opinion | I’m the Prime Minister of Spain. This Is Why the West Needs Migrants.
In Spain, it is our duty to become the welcoming and tolerant society our ancestors would have hoped to find on the other side of our borders.
nyti.ms
February 5, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Oh you love immigrants? Prove it and make me a citizen
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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...