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
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This Double-crested Cormorant is showing up for today’s #BirdOfTheDay #Posted #Birds
Love the eye color!
Love the eye color!
February 8, 2026 at 4:14 PM
This Double-crested Cormorant is showing up for today’s #BirdOfTheDay #Posted #Birds
Love the eye color!
Love the eye color!
Reposted by Claire Laila Dines
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #posted a bird on a post or fence set by @alan678.bsky.social ~ Here's a Buzzard surveying the area on top of a telegraph pole ~ photo taken over The Vale of Glamorgan - South Wales 🪶🦉 #birdingWales #ukbirding #birdphotography #bluesky #EastCoastKin #birds #BirdOfPrey
February 8, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #posted a bird on a post or fence set by @alan678.bsky.social ~ Here's a Buzzard surveying the area on top of a telegraph pole ~ photo taken over The Vale of Glamorgan - South Wales 🪶🦉 #birdingWales #ukbirding #birdphotography #bluesky #EastCoastKin #birds #BirdOfPrey
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Everyone making noise about Olympic Skater Ilia Malinin (a white dude) pulling off the first legal backflip in competition as if he is a revolutionary skater needs to remember Surya Bonaly (black girl) completed a backflip in the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics and was penalized for it
I call Bullshit
I call Bullshit
February 8, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Everyone making noise about Olympic Skater Ilia Malinin (a white dude) pulling off the first legal backflip in competition as if he is a revolutionary skater needs to remember Surya Bonaly (black girl) completed a backflip in the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics and was penalized for it
I call Bullshit
I call Bullshit
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A Shima-enaga (Long-tailed Tit), unusually sitting on the snow. And yes — the tail is in the frame 😏 🪶
ちょっと生成AI🤖で作ったみたいに見えるかも💦
#nature #photography #animals #wildlife #Long-tailedTit #シマエナガ #birds #野鳥
ちょっと生成AI🤖で作ったみたいに見えるかも💦
#nature #photography #animals #wildlife #Long-tailedTit #シマエナガ #birds #野鳥
February 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM
A Shima-enaga (Long-tailed Tit), unusually sitting on the snow. And yes — the tail is in the frame 😏 🪶
ちょっと生成AI🤖で作ったみたいに見えるかも💦
#nature #photography #animals #wildlife #Long-tailedTit #シマエナガ #birds #野鳥
ちょっと生成AI🤖で作ったみたいに見えるかも💦
#nature #photography #animals #wildlife #Long-tailedTit #シマエナガ #birds #野鳥
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Donald J Trump, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Peter Thiel all raped children with Jeffrey Epstein.
REVEAL EVERYONE NOW
REVEAL EVERYONE NOW
February 8, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Donald J Trump, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Peter Thiel all raped children with Jeffrey Epstein.
REVEAL EVERYONE NOW
REVEAL EVERYONE NOW
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Another grey day in the UK, but there's the promise of sunshine coming soon...
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #posted - a bird on a post. And what brighter ray of sunshine could there be than a Rose-coloured Starling basking on a Shetland fencepost?
#birds #EastCoastKin #Stunday #photography
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #posted - a bird on a post. And what brighter ray of sunshine could there be than a Rose-coloured Starling basking on a Shetland fencepost?
#birds #EastCoastKin #Stunday #photography
February 8, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Another grey day in the UK, but there's the promise of sunshine coming soon...
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #posted - a bird on a post. And what brighter ray of sunshine could there be than a Rose-coloured Starling basking on a Shetland fencepost?
#birds #EastCoastKin #Stunday #photography
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #posted - a bird on a post. And what brighter ray of sunshine could there be than a Rose-coloured Starling basking on a Shetland fencepost?
#birds #EastCoastKin #Stunday #photography
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"Die Überlebenden von Epstein veröffentlichen vor dem Super Bowl diesen eindringlichen Werbespot, in dem sie Antworten vom Justizministerium fordern. Dies ist der Super-Bowl-Werbespot, den jede/r usAmerikaner*in sehen sollte."
🚨 Epstein survivors release this powerful PSA in advance of the Super Bowl demanding answers from the Justice Department. This is the Super Bowl ad every American should see. Spread it everywhere.
February 8, 2026 at 5:43 PM
"Die Überlebenden von Epstein veröffentlichen vor dem Super Bowl diesen eindringlichen Werbespot, in dem sie Antworten vom Justizministerium fordern. Dies ist der Super-Bowl-Werbespot, den jede/r usAmerikaner*in sehen sollte."
Amazed by negative reactions seen on social media from some dog owners w regard to new Govt ruling on livestock worrying, despite fact that almost 87% of sheep farmers experienced a dog attack on their flock in 2025. Yet still this: "why should I put my dog on a lead?" 🙄
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Unlimited fines for dog attacks on farm animals
New law strengthening protections for sheep, cows and other farm animals.
www.gov.uk
February 8, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Amazed by negative reactions seen on social media from some dog owners w regard to new Govt ruling on livestock worrying, despite fact that almost 87% of sheep farmers experienced a dog attack on their flock in 2025. Yet still this: "why should I put my dog on a lead?" 🙄
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Good morning. As you know I’m on my own as poor Rob is unwell. If I miss a #BirdOfTheDay post, apologies. The theme today is #posted a bird on a post or fence. The alt is #red any bird with the colour red. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin #Stunday
February 8, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Good morning. As you know I’m on my own as poor Rob is unwell. If I miss a #BirdOfTheDay post, apologies. The theme today is #posted a bird on a post or fence. The alt is #red any bird with the colour red. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin #Stunday
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Did u know?Rewilding part, or all of your outside space will have a positive impact on beleaguered wildlife,but where to start? I get asked lots of questions - How easy is it?Do I need training? Will my outside space become an uncontrollable wilderness? These are 4 fab books I use. 🌍🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱 #rewildling
February 7, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Did u know?Rewilding part, or all of your outside space will have a positive impact on beleaguered wildlife,but where to start? I get asked lots of questions - How easy is it?Do I need training? Will my outside space become an uncontrollable wilderness? These are 4 fab books I use. 🌍🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱 #rewildling
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Did u know?The more I garden for wildlife, the more"at odds"I am with *traditional* gardening methods.This pic comes from a natural gardening catalogue. I celebrate the presence of every Chafer beetle in my garden - I certainly don't set traps to kill them & I would never kill my moss,either. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍
February 8, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Did u know?The more I garden for wildlife, the more"at odds"I am with *traditional* gardening methods.This pic comes from a natural gardening catalogue. I celebrate the presence of every Chafer beetle in my garden - I certainly don't set traps to kill them & I would never kill my moss,either. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍
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How many times have you heard this or variations of it?
"Imma run to the store get a Thomas Edison."
@cutes118.bsky.social
@pettycrocker2026.bsky.social @roseyroseamund.bsky.social
@ektashahmd.bsky.social
@kinspire2.bsky.social
@eddsmitty.bsky.social
#BlueSky #BlackSky #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth
"Imma run to the store get a Thomas Edison."
@cutes118.bsky.social
@pettycrocker2026.bsky.social @roseyroseamund.bsky.social
@ektashahmd.bsky.social
@kinspire2.bsky.social
@eddsmitty.bsky.social
#BlueSky #BlackSky #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth
February 8, 2026 at 12:23 PM
How many times have you heard this or variations of it?
"Imma run to the store get a Thomas Edison."
@cutes118.bsky.social
@pettycrocker2026.bsky.social @roseyroseamund.bsky.social
@ektashahmd.bsky.social
@kinspire2.bsky.social
@eddsmitty.bsky.social
#BlueSky #BlackSky #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth
"Imma run to the store get a Thomas Edison."
@cutes118.bsky.social
@pettycrocker2026.bsky.social @roseyroseamund.bsky.social
@ektashahmd.bsky.social
@kinspire2.bsky.social
@eddsmitty.bsky.social
#BlueSky #BlackSky #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth
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Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit
Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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February 8, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit
Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
1/
Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Everything around the big story of 🇺🇸 being 1st to reach the moon and all of that.
Everything....but them.
Everything....but them.
February 8, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Everything around the big story of 🇺🇸 being 1st to reach the moon and all of that.
Everything....but them.
Everything....but them.
North Yorkshire is "living up to its reputation as the worst county in England for illegal raptor persecution" & Dorset is where the worst .. & that's saying something .. illegal fox hunts take place!
Come on good people of these two counties, start to fight this wildlife criminality!
Come on good people of these two counties, start to fight this wildlife criminality!
North Yorkshire: Satan's own county, where birds of prey go to die!
Shot Buzzard found nr Wigginton, York. Currently in the expert care of @jeanwildlife.bsky.social
North Yorkshire living up to its reputation as the worst county in England for illegal raptor persecution.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/02/08/s...
North Yorkshire living up to its reputation as the worst county in England for illegal raptor persecution.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/02/08/s...
February 8, 2026 at 12:08 PM
North Yorkshire is "living up to its reputation as the worst county in England for illegal raptor persecution" & Dorset is where the worst .. & that's saying something .. illegal fox hunts take place!
Come on good people of these two counties, start to fight this wildlife criminality!
Come on good people of these two counties, start to fight this wildlife criminality!
Reposted by Claire Laila Dines
North Yorkshire: Satan's own county, where birds of prey go to die!
Shot Buzzard found nr Wigginton, York. Currently in the expert care of @jeanwildlife.bsky.social
North Yorkshire living up to its reputation as the worst county in England for illegal raptor persecution.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/02/08/s...
North Yorkshire living up to its reputation as the worst county in England for illegal raptor persecution.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/02/08/s...
Shot Buzzard found nr Wigginton, York
Raptor rehabilitation expert Jean Thorpe posted on social media yesterday about an injured Buzzard that was found grounded near Wigginton, York. The Buzzard was taken to Battle Flatts Veterinary Cl…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
February 8, 2026 at 11:15 AM
North Yorkshire: Satan's own county, where birds of prey go to die!
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South Africa’s mineral and petroleum resources minister - a science denier - continues to champion coal. This despite the fact that we are set to pass 2°C in the 2030’s, which will have catastrophic consequences for SA.
These people are a threat to all life on earth
These people are a threat to all life on earth
‘King coal is back’, says Mantashe – The Mail & Guardian
The minister framed coal, not as a relic of the past, but as a critical driver of energy security, industrial activity and employment
mg.co.za
February 8, 2026 at 3:13 AM
South Africa’s mineral and petroleum resources minister - a science denier - continues to champion coal. This despite the fact that we are set to pass 2°C in the 2030’s, which will have catastrophic consequences for SA.
These people are a threat to all life on earth
These people are a threat to all life on earth
"Most of the public also thinks net migration increased last year – when in fact numbers halved. The new findings show that 56% of the public thinks immigration increased last year. Yet the last set of net migration stats showed 2024 numbers more than halved to 345,000 from 848,000 a year earlier."
In an era of low public trust, politicians don't seem to believe that the public can engage with trade-offs, and so don't trust the public to do so. But plenty of evidence 3/4 of public do understand that there are trade-offs - even if don't know the data trends
www.britishfuture.org/immigration-...
www.britishfuture.org/immigration-...
Immigration falling but public still thinks it is going up – new research - British Future
Findings from the British Future/Ipsos Immigration Attitudes Tracker into what the public thinks about immigration for work, study and asylum
www.britishfuture.org
February 8, 2026 at 11:20 AM
"Most of the public also thinks net migration increased last year – when in fact numbers halved. The new findings show that 56% of the public thinks immigration increased last year. Yet the last set of net migration stats showed 2024 numbers more than halved to 345,000 from 848,000 a year earlier."
Reposted by Claire Laila Dines
In an era of low public trust, politicians don't seem to believe that the public can engage with trade-offs, and so don't trust the public to do so. But plenty of evidence 3/4 of public do understand that there are trade-offs - even if don't know the data trends
www.britishfuture.org/immigration-...
www.britishfuture.org/immigration-...
Immigration falling but public still thinks it is going up – new research - British Future
Findings from the British Future/Ipsos Immigration Attitudes Tracker into what the public thinks about immigration for work, study and asylum
www.britishfuture.org
February 8, 2026 at 10:35 AM
In an era of low public trust, politicians don't seem to believe that the public can engage with trade-offs, and so don't trust the public to do so. But plenty of evidence 3/4 of public do understand that there are trade-offs - even if don't know the data trends
www.britishfuture.org/immigration-...
www.britishfuture.org/immigration-...
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“I hate him. Trump plays with people, he plays with whoever he wants. I’ve heard people in Greenland say it feels like psychological torture.”
Rosie DiManno: Greenlander biathlete ‘standing strong’ against Donald Trump at Winter Games
“We are very angry because this is not how you talk to another country, this is not how you talk to your allies,” said biathlete Ukaleq Slettemark about Trump’s threats to annex her semi-autonomous ho...
www.thestar.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:09 AM
“I hate him. Trump plays with people, he plays with whoever he wants. I’ve heard people in Greenland say it feels like psychological torture.”
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My grandsons have a facsimile of him, He is called Crazed Gnasher.
One of the Lewis Chessmen
Currently on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.
Found in 1831 on a beach at Uig on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, the Chessmen dates to the late 12th or early 13th century.
#History #HistoryMatters
Currently on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.
Found in 1831 on a beach at Uig on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, the Chessmen dates to the late 12th or early 13th century.
#History #HistoryMatters
February 7, 2026 at 10:26 PM
My grandsons have a facsimile of him, He is called Crazed Gnasher.
No shortage of jobs in them days then ..
Other leet officials included Bread Weighers responsible for ensuring the quality of bread, Carniters or 'flesh tasters' to prevent the sale of rotten or unsafe meat, Ale Tasters who made sure ale was good, Searchers & Sealers of leather who ensured the quality of leather goods.
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February 7, 2026 at 9:30 PM
No shortage of jobs in them days then ..
Reposted by Claire Laila Dines
Other leet officials included Bread Weighers responsible for ensuring the quality of bread, Carniters or 'flesh tasters' to prevent the sale of rotten or unsafe meat, Ale Tasters who made sure ale was good, Searchers & Sealers of leather who ensured the quality of leather goods.
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February 7, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Other leet officials included Bread Weighers responsible for ensuring the quality of bread, Carniters or 'flesh tasters' to prevent the sale of rotten or unsafe meat, Ale Tasters who made sure ale was good, Searchers & Sealers of leather who ensured the quality of leather goods.
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Humans, it seems, have always needed laws and fines to keep them in line ..
And, if people were found to be selling shoddy goods, polluting water, causing floods, not meeting their responsibilities to maintain bridges, weirs, walls or roads, there was the Affeerer, who decided how much to fine then.
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February 7, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Humans, it seems, have always needed laws and fines to keep them in line ..