Jim Higham
@jimhigham.bsky.social
Photographer. Love wildlife. Climate change is our biggest existential threat.
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#Kingfisher , grey heron & grey wagtail on the river Stour. A busy bridge by a public car park in central Canterbury. #kingfisher #birds @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @kentwildlife.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
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Breaking News: House Democrats released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein alleged that Donald Trump knew of the convicted sex offender's conduct and “spent hours at my house” with a victim.
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
In a message obtained by Congress, the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald J. Trump spent hours at his house with one of Mr. Epstein’s victims.
nyti.ms
November 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Breaking News: House Democrats released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein alleged that Donald Trump knew of the convicted sex offender's conduct and “spent hours at my house” with a victim.
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Back in 1997, there were just 11 booming male Bitterns left in the UK – almost extinct. Thanks to conservation by @rspb.bsky.social and @naturalengland.bsky.social 283 booming males were recorded in 2024.
Les Cater shares his story and stunning photos of these rare birds ⤵️
Les Cater shares his story and stunning photos of these rare birds ⤵️
Hidden wonders: my fascinating encounters with the Bittern
Elusive and majestic, the Bittern’s booming call echoes across Minsmere’s reeds – a symbol of hope and conservation success
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Back in 1997, there were just 11 booming male Bitterns left in the UK – almost extinct. Thanks to conservation by @rspb.bsky.social and @naturalengland.bsky.social 283 booming males were recorded in 2024.
Les Cater shares his story and stunning photos of these rare birds ⤵️
Les Cater shares his story and stunning photos of these rare birds ⤵️
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"Yorkshire Water was privatised in 1989 under the Water Act, launched debt-free and promoted as the start of a new, efficient era.
What followed was anything but. Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt. Our rivers are polluted, our bills keep rising, and we’re told to pay still more..."
What followed was anything but. Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt. Our rivers are polluted, our bills keep rising, and we’re told to pay still more..."
Yorkshire Water: it’s time to end the rip-off
Handing the company back to local people would return both control and value to those who need it most
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 7:58 AM
"Yorkshire Water was privatised in 1989 under the Water Act, launched debt-free and promoted as the start of a new, efficient era.
What followed was anything but. Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt. Our rivers are polluted, our bills keep rising, and we’re told to pay still more..."
What followed was anything but. Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt. Our rivers are polluted, our bills keep rising, and we’re told to pay still more..."
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In the same spot.
This young female kingfisher was in the same spot last weekend, as when I had seen her a month before on the last trip to see the family in the north east.
A lovely sight on Willington Gut in North Tyneside.
#nature #wildlife #kingfisher #kingfishers #birds
This young female kingfisher was in the same spot last weekend, as when I had seen her a month before on the last trip to see the family in the north east.
A lovely sight on Willington Gut in North Tyneside.
#nature #wildlife #kingfisher #kingfishers #birds
November 12, 2025 at 8:10 AM
In the same spot.
This young female kingfisher was in the same spot last weekend, as when I had seen her a month before on the last trip to see the family in the north east.
A lovely sight on Willington Gut in North Tyneside.
#nature #wildlife #kingfisher #kingfishers #birds
This young female kingfisher was in the same spot last weekend, as when I had seen her a month before on the last trip to see the family in the north east.
A lovely sight on Willington Gut in North Tyneside.
#nature #wildlife #kingfisher #kingfishers #birds
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Nigel Farage is already observing a boycott of the BBC that began in Aug 2013.
And another from May 2019.
And another from May 2024. And June 2024. And July 2024. Busy year for boycotts!
And one from July 2025.
But this time, I'm sure he's telling the truth.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
And another from May 2019.
And another from May 2024. And June 2024. And July 2024. Busy year for boycotts!
And one from July 2025.
But this time, I'm sure he's telling the truth.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform UK pulls out of BBC film amid Trump speech edit row
Internal party memo says ‘trust has been lost’ as US president reiterates threat of legal action against corporation
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Nigel Farage is already observing a boycott of the BBC that began in Aug 2013.
And another from May 2019.
And another from May 2024. And June 2024. And July 2024. Busy year for boycotts!
And one from July 2025.
But this time, I'm sure he's telling the truth.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
And another from May 2019.
And another from May 2024. And June 2024. And July 2024. Busy year for boycotts!
And one from July 2025.
But this time, I'm sure he's telling the truth.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
A busy bridge by a public car park in central Canterbury, Saturday morning. #kingfisher #birds @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @kentwildlife.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A busy bridge by a public car park in central Canterbury, Saturday morning. #kingfisher #birds @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @kentwildlife.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
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Once again, the BBC enables the now-ridiculous 'newspaper industry' to inject a damaging virus into the national conversation. ITV (GMB) is far worse.
All 'newspaper reviews' on mainstream TV & Radio should be stopped immediately.
If you want to know what the papers say, go and look it up FFS.
All 'newspaper reviews' on mainstream TV & Radio should be stopped immediately.
If you want to know what the papers say, go and look it up FFS.
Emma Barnett mindlessly read this headline out on #r4today this morning (of course); the actual truth is public still think the dangers of climate change have NOT been exaggerated
September 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Once again, the BBC enables the now-ridiculous 'newspaper industry' to inject a damaging virus into the national conversation. ITV (GMB) is far worse.
All 'newspaper reviews' on mainstream TV & Radio should be stopped immediately.
If you want to know what the papers say, go and look it up FFS.
All 'newspaper reviews' on mainstream TV & Radio should be stopped immediately.
If you want to know what the papers say, go and look it up FFS.
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Almost a year on and Nigel Farage has still not given any explanation as to what was going on here bylinetimes.com/2025/01/30/n...
Nigel Farage Pictured With Far-Right Activists Who Posted 'Pride Swastikas' and Racist Rants
EXCLUSIVE: The Reform UK leader posed for pictures with the group of prominent far-right activists known for their extreme, racist and Islamophobic posts
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Almost a year on and Nigel Farage has still not given any explanation as to what was going on here bylinetimes.com/2025/01/30/n...
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Relax watching the autumn reeds gently swaying in the breeze at Elmley NNR @kentwildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Relax watching the autumn reeds gently swaying in the breeze at Elmley NNR @kentwildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social
That’s a @privateeyenews.bsky.social lookalike 🤣
November 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
That’s a @privateeyenews.bsky.social lookalike 🤣
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Kind of familiar.
Isn't it.
Isn't it.
November 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Kind of familiar.
Isn't it.
Isn't it.
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‘Is there anyone else in Reform UK who cld be taking bribes from pro-Russian politicians?’
👇 Zia Yusuf: ‘I don’t believe so’
👇 Zia Yusuf: ‘I don’t believe so’
November 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
‘Is there anyone else in Reform UK who cld be taking bribes from pro-Russian politicians?’
👇 Zia Yusuf: ‘I don’t believe so’
👇 Zia Yusuf: ‘I don’t believe so’
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“Even where survivors have strong evidence, the system rewards defendants who can outspend, out-delay, or out-threaten them. Part 36 offers — the settlement tools routinely used by corporate lawyers — can bankrupt a claimant who dares to reject a lowball offer and fight on.”
🔥 Harrods: What do the survivors do now??
The courts, the redress scheme, the police — all form part of the same legal abyss.
◾ Survivors cannot access the courts, let alone for trafficking
◾ Harrods’ “redress” is run by the institution itself
◾ The Met refuses to name the crimes as trafficking
The courts, the redress scheme, the police — all form part of the same legal abyss.
◾ Survivors cannot access the courts, let alone for trafficking
◾ Harrods’ “redress” is run by the institution itself
◾ The Met refuses to name the crimes as trafficking
When power is untouchable: the legal abyss facing Harrods survivors
Survivors of abuse connected to Mohamed Al Fayed’s Harrods empire are discovering what “no one is above the law” really means
sussexbylines.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 9:58 AM
“Even where survivors have strong evidence, the system rewards defendants who can outspend, out-delay, or out-threaten them. Part 36 offers — the settlement tools routinely used by corporate lawyers — can bankrupt a claimant who dares to reject a lowball offer and fight on.”
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Trevor Philips, "Prime Minister Keir Starmer is coming back from #COP30 having refused to put money into the tropical forest fund on the grounds that we can't afford it. He's right, isn't he?"
Zack Polanski, "No, it's outrageous. When it comes to climate, we have to look at the cost of inaction"
Zack Polanski, "No, it's outrageous. When it comes to climate, we have to look at the cost of inaction"
November 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Trevor Philips, "Prime Minister Keir Starmer is coming back from #COP30 having refused to put money into the tropical forest fund on the grounds that we can't afford it. He's right, isn't he?"
Zack Polanski, "No, it's outrageous. When it comes to climate, we have to look at the cost of inaction"
Zack Polanski, "No, it's outrageous. When it comes to climate, we have to look at the cost of inaction"
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October 2025 was the third-warmest October on record, just behind 2023 and 2024.
It was 1.55°C warmer than an estimate of the pre-industrial October average for 1850-1900.
It was 1.55°C warmer than an estimate of the pre-industrial October average for 1850-1900.
November 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
October 2025 was the third-warmest October on record, just behind 2023 and 2024.
It was 1.55°C warmer than an estimate of the pre-industrial October average for 1850-1900.
It was 1.55°C warmer than an estimate of the pre-industrial October average for 1850-1900.
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Trump organized the shutdown to rob low-income households of their health insurance, and he uses the shutdown to rob the poor of their food aid.
Trump, who rushed to the Supreme Court on Friday, is hellbent in his refusal to bring much-needed aid to the country's neediest.
Trump's war on the hungry continues with Supreme Court win
The pause allows, for now, the president to keep using hungry Americans as a political weapon.
www.motherjones.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Trump organized the shutdown to rob low-income households of their health insurance, and he uses the shutdown to rob the poor of their food aid.
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Cutting the insulation schemes that are one of the best ways to permanently reduce energy bills for low income families would be an eyewateringly daft & counterproductive way of seeking to reduce energy bills, as well as driving up emissions & leading to mass job cuts in the insulation sector 🙄
Cutting home insulation funding will imperil UK’s climate goals, Reeves told
Energy firms and charities urge chancellor to avoid short-term fix that could also harm low-income households
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Cutting the insulation schemes that are one of the best ways to permanently reduce energy bills for low income families would be an eyewateringly daft & counterproductive way of seeking to reduce energy bills, as well as driving up emissions & leading to mass job cuts in the insulation sector 🙄
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Under the Trump administration, the Treasury Department and IRS are issuing rules that provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax cuts to big companies and the ultrarich. Here's how.
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service are issuing rules that provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax relief to big companies and the ultrarich.
nyti.ms
November 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Under the Trump administration, the Treasury Department and IRS are issuing rules that provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax cuts to big companies and the ultrarich. Here's how.
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Former President Joe Biden, speaking at a Democratic Party fund-raising dinner on Friday, condemned President Trump for “deliberately making hunger worse for America” and accused him of taking a “wrecking ball” to the White House, the Constitution and the rule of law while enriching his own family.
Biden Warns of a ‘Very, Very Dark Moment’ as He Hits Out at Trump
The former president, now a far less popular figure in his party, appeared in Nebraska for an overtly political speech that slammed his successor.
nyti.ms
November 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Former President Joe Biden, speaking at a Democratic Party fund-raising dinner on Friday, condemned President Trump for “deliberately making hunger worse for America” and accused him of taking a “wrecking ball” to the White House, the Constitution and the rule of law while enriching his own family.
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Yep. And to think that so many people think this man is some sort of hero is such a sign of our twisted times.
November 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Yep. And to think that so many people think this man is some sort of hero is such a sign of our twisted times.
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"Seizing Brexit opportunities to deregulate" was mostly unspecified magic fairy pixie bullshit then, and it's not going to get any more realistic in the hands of a bunch of Reform clowns who don't know how anything works, don't care to learn and disdain anyone that might.
November 8, 2025 at 9:18 AM
"Seizing Brexit opportunities to deregulate" was mostly unspecified magic fairy pixie bullshit then, and it's not going to get any more realistic in the hands of a bunch of Reform clowns who don't know how anything works, don't care to learn and disdain anyone that might.
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Because it’s drowned out by the hateful, racist shit of Labour’s immigration policies, which they drone on about pretty much every day.
Why aren't Labour's life-changing policies connecting with voters - and what can the party do? It's down to messaging, how it's told, and the messengers...
Why don’t Labour’s workers’ and renters’ rights reforms cut through to voters – and how should they? – LabourList
When millions of workers and renters don’t know you’re doing more to improve their rights than any government in half a century, something is going…
labourlist.org
November 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Because it’s drowned out by the hateful, racist shit of Labour’s immigration policies, which they drone on about pretty much every day.
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Deep-sea mining risks for sharks, rays, and chimaeras www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 8, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Deep-sea mining risks for sharks, rays, and chimaeras www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...