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Rob W

@robofthenorth.bsky.social

I can't understand how there isn't a criminal investigation into this appalling behaviour.
Great work by @privateeyenews.bsky.social and in particular Richard Brooks.

Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · Oct 17

STRIPPED TEES: How Britain’s flagship ‘levelling up’ project turned into a scandalous giveaway. Read the eight-page special report in the new Private Eye, out now.

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October 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM

Rob W

@robofthenorth.bsky.social

Fungi making the most of the low water level at Water-break-its-neck falls in Mid-Wales
#fungifriends #fungi #waterfall #nature #naturephotography #photography

Fungi growing on a fallen tree trunk on a river bed lined with slate. Behind is a waterfall at a low force level, falling between moss covered rocks and a mix of deciduous and evergreen trees in early autumn.

October 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM

Rob W

@robofthenorth.bsky.social

This is a hauntingly beautiful album.
#indiefolk #newmusic

Josienne Clarke @josienneclarke.com · Oct 17

RELEASE DAY!!! ✨Far From Nowhere
I hope you like it! Thanks to all the crowdfunders, @creativescots.bsky.social and preorderers who helped me make✨ a physical reality
Josienne Clarke is going to haunt you…
Go get a copy ffm.to/farfromnowhere
Come to a launch tour show
🎟️ @ josienneclarke.com/live

October 18, 2025 at 9:06 AM

Reposted by Rob W

Parody Nigel Farage

@parodypm.bsky.social

We all know why Nigel Farage is accusing Labour of inciting violence against him while cutting his security. Because if he didn’t, people might remember to ask him who paid for his house in Clacton and why he hangs around with people who take bribes from Russians.

October 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM

Rob W

@robofthenorth.bsky.social

A crop of fly agaric in The Bronwens, #NorthWales #fungi #fungifriends #nature #naturephotography

A dome shaped fly agaric mushroom in moss and grass

A group of four fly agaric mushrooms with more behind, all in various stages of development.

More fly agaric mushrooms in front of a wire fence

October 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM

Rob W

@robofthenorth.bsky.social

I saw some nice #fungi out on a hike today. I think one may be a yellow stainer but my identification skills leave a lot to be desired.
#fungifriends #woodland #nature #kent

A large white cupped mushroom with a dark brown underside amidst leaves and ivy

September 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM

Rob W

@robofthenorth.bsky.social

Stumbled on this lovely waterfall in Skredderdalen above Bergen, Norway.

#landscapephotography #photography #waterfalls #nature #woodlandstream #natutephotography

Long exposure photo of a stream tumbling over rocks in a forest.

September 14, 2025 at 9:16 AM

Rob W

@robofthenorth.bsky.social

Autumn is coming!
At Magpie Bottom, Kent, UK
#fungifriends #fungi

A variety of fungi around the base of a tree

Close up of brown fungi pushing through ivy and leaves

Small fungi growing through moss on the base of a tree

September 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM

Rob W

@robofthenorth.bsky.social

Hardangerfjord, Norway. Beautifully tranquil in the early morning light.

#photography #fjords #norway #sunrise #tranquil #water #mountains

Norwegian fjords with silhouetted hills and broken cloud

August 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM

Rob W

@robofthenorth.bsky.social

Violence in the kitchen! I believe this is a long bodied cellar spider devouring a house spider but I'm not an expert so please feel free to correct me.
#photography #spiders #arachnid

One spider (possibly a long bodied cellar spider - a pale beige colour with long spindly legs) eating another (possibly a house spider - larger and dark brown with lighter mottling and thicker hairier legs, curled up and wrapped in web).
It has hung it in a fine web and appears to be biting the abdomen.
It is in my kitchen in the UK.

July 3, 2025 at 10:37 AM

Rob W

@robofthenorth.bsky.social

I got some dahlia tubers from my mum. No idea what the flowers would be like. Not a bad start. #photography #flowers #dahlias

Single dahlia flower with red petals, white frilly petals (there is probably a technical name) and yellow stamen.
Green foliage in blurred background.

July 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM

Rob W

@robofthenorth.bsky.social

I could get used to day time #astronomy. Maybe not as sharp an image as a clear night but warmer and a lot less hassle.

Opticron 20x80 binoculars
Google Pixel 6a hyperfocal
#moon #photography #daytimeastronomy #binocularastronomy

The moon photographed in the daytime against a clear blue sky. Waxing gibbous (74%). Taken at 17:06 on 7 April 2025 with a Google Pixel 6a hyperfocal (i.e. held to the eyepiece) through Opticron 20x80 binoculars. Some craters visible and not perfectly sharp due to atmospheric effects.

April 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM

Rob W

@robofthenorth.bsky.social

Seaweed Lion! Amazing what you find on the beach. #seaweed #photography #marloes #pembrokeshire #beachart

Seaweed on a sandy beach which to me looks like a lion, although my wife thought it was a hedgehog. Strands of seaweed dragged by the tide.

April 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM

Rob W

@robofthenorth.bsky.social

A lovely sunset tonight in Pembrokeshire. #photography #sunset #wales #pembrokeshire

Sunset over Ramsey Island, St Bride's Bay, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Sun reflecting off the see below the cliff path.

April 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM

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Humanists UK

@humanists.uk

Happy #WorldAutismAcceptanceDay! It's an important time to recognise the diverse ways autistic people experience the world, to acknowledge the systemic barriers they face, and to actively work toward creating a more inclusive society where autistic people can thrive as their authentic selves. ♾

April 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM

Rob W

@robofthenorth.bsky.social

With get rich quick schemes it is rarely the investors who do.

If it is not regulated it is risky.

These crooks are clever and persuasive. Don't let your friends and families fall for these scams.

BBC News - Hundreds lose life savings in whisky barrel scam - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hundreds lose life savings in whisky barrel scam

Investors were duped into ploughing millions of pounds into casks that were overpriced or did not exist.

www.bbc.co.uk

March 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM

Reposted by Rob W

Josienne Clarke

@josienneclarke.com

My arrangement of #folksong banger Silver Dagger live @greennote.bsky.social London

I promise I am going to re-record all my favourite #folksongs on an album eventually
All arranged, sung & played by me,
Including: Green Grow The Laurels, Hares on the Mountain, Black Is The Colour.. etc

February 23, 2025 at 8:57 AM

Reposted by Rob W

Humanists UK

@humanists.uk

Drawing on his memories of Mussolini's Italy and the Nazis, the Italian humanist, Umberto Eco, created a 14-point guide to spotting fascism when you see it in his 1995 essay 'Ur-Fascism'. It remains extremely relevant today.

Umberto Eco died #OnThisDay 2016.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur-Fasc...

February 19, 2025 at 10:47 AM

Rob W

@robofthenorth.bsky.social

@humanists.uk Isn't it time to try and get the Karl Popper intolerance cartoon trending given all the nonsense being spouted about free speech at the minute?