Steve Dudley
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Birder #WestrayBirding | Orkney Bird Recorder | #birdingScotland #ornithology 🪶 | #TeamMoth | #wildlife #art | 🎶 Punk, Post-punk| PUFC | MUFC | Pro-EU | ✊🏾🏳️🌈 ally
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Steve Dudley
@stevedudley.bsky.social
· Sep 23
I've long been a gear geek - optics, tripods, clothing - I'm obsessed with it all. I've helped design optics, jackets and more and I love to share and hear others' views on their birding gear. So, I've set up this Feed, Birding Gear, for just that. Tag your posts #BirdingGear to contribute!
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Murmuration - by Scottish artist and printmaker, Babs Pease
We loved this one so much that we have a copy hanging on our wall!
More of this artist's fabulous work, here: www.babspeasedesign.com
#art #printmaking #linocut #hares #birds
We loved this one so much that we have a copy hanging on our wall!
More of this artist's fabulous work, here: www.babspeasedesign.com
#art #printmaking #linocut #hares #birds
January 24, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Murmuration - by Scottish artist and printmaker, Babs Pease
We loved this one so much that we have a copy hanging on our wall!
More of this artist's fabulous work, here: www.babspeasedesign.com
#art #printmaking #linocut #hares #birds
We loved this one so much that we have a copy hanging on our wall!
More of this artist's fabulous work, here: www.babspeasedesign.com
#art #printmaking #linocut #hares #birds
Trump tariffs are nothing more than a protection racket cos he’s little more than a gangster. He knows if mutualism. His way or no way. Stupid is what’s stupid does.
Trump one week ago: "It's a good thing for him [Carney] to sign a trade deal. If he can get a deal with China, he should do that."
Trump today: "If Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with a 100% Tariff against all Canadian goods and products coming into the U.S.A."
Trump today: "If Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with a 100% Tariff against all Canadian goods and products coming into the U.S.A."
January 24, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Trump tariffs are nothing more than a protection racket cos he’s little more than a gangster. He knows if mutualism. His way or no way. Stupid is what’s stupid does.
We often talk birds 🪶 at Westray Men’s Shed and today we were reminded of this fabulous wee poem (of which there are many variations):
A gorgeous bird is the pelican,
Whose beak will hold more than his bellican.
He can put in his beak
Food enough for a week.
But I’m damned if I see how in hellecan.
A gorgeous bird is the pelican,
Whose beak will hold more than his bellican.
He can put in his beak
Food enough for a week.
But I’m damned if I see how in hellecan.
Quote Origin: A Gorgeous Bird is the Pelican, Whose Beak Will Hold More Than His Bellican – Quote Investigator®
quoteinvestigator.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:13 PM
We often talk birds 🪶 at Westray Men’s Shed and today we were reminded of this fabulous wee poem (of which there are many variations):
A gorgeous bird is the pelican,
Whose beak will hold more than his bellican.
He can put in his beak
Food enough for a week.
But I’m damned if I see how in hellecan.
A gorgeous bird is the pelican,
Whose beak will hold more than his bellican.
He can put in his beak
Food enough for a week.
But I’m damned if I see how in hellecan.
I wonder if trump understands irony?
NATO officials say European allies, led by the UK and Scandinavian countries, now carry the main responsibility for Arctic military operations due to limited U.S. capability and experience.
NATO officials say European allies, led by the UK and Scandinavian countries, now carry the main responsibility for Arctic military operations due to limited U.S. capability and experience.
U.S. military falters during Arctic exercise
NATO defense officials have confirmed that European allies, led by the United Kingdom and Scandinavian countries, currently carry the primary responsibility for Arctic military operations, as the Unit...
defence-blog.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:03 PM
I wonder if trump understands irony?
NATO officials say European allies, led by the UK and Scandinavian countries, now carry the main responsibility for Arctic military operations due to limited U.S. capability and experience.
NATO officials say European allies, led by the UK and Scandinavian countries, now carry the main responsibility for Arctic military operations due to limited U.S. capability and experience.
![“If it’s me and your granny on bongos, it’s [still] The Fall” - Mark E. Smith, 5.3.1957-24.1.2018](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vtipxjdan2luoo22ah2k4oyk/bafkreicxcylezzvxf3yejyllqzhhx7greu5qrkrjwmcl73jyjyowap4wcq@jpeg)
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The UK cannot build our security on unpredictability - our safest and most stable path forward lies with our European neighbours. Full statement is linked below.
January 19, 2026 at 3:03 PM
The UK cannot build our security on unpredictability - our safest and most stable path forward lies with our European neighbours. Full statement is linked below.
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Canadian: BOYCOTT AMERICA!! MONEY SPENT THERE IS FUNDING FASCISM!
Me, American: 🇨🇦 Elbows up as you say, carry on! Do it! Go Canucks!
Canadian: WHY AREN'T AMERICANS BOYCOTTING AMERICA, TOO?!?!
Me: 👀 How do I boycott an entire country I live in? Buy only imported food? Have you SEEN the tariffs?
Me, American: 🇨🇦 Elbows up as you say, carry on! Do it! Go Canucks!
Canadian: WHY AREN'T AMERICANS BOYCOTTING AMERICA, TOO?!?!
Me: 👀 How do I boycott an entire country I live in? Buy only imported food? Have you SEEN the tariffs?
January 23, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Canadian: BOYCOTT AMERICA!! MONEY SPENT THERE IS FUNDING FASCISM!
Me, American: 🇨🇦 Elbows up as you say, carry on! Do it! Go Canucks!
Canadian: WHY AREN'T AMERICANS BOYCOTTING AMERICA, TOO?!?!
Me: 👀 How do I boycott an entire country I live in? Buy only imported food? Have you SEEN the tariffs?
Me, American: 🇨🇦 Elbows up as you say, carry on! Do it! Go Canucks!
Canadian: WHY AREN'T AMERICANS BOYCOTTING AMERICA, TOO?!?!
Me: 👀 How do I boycott an entire country I live in? Buy only imported food? Have you SEEN the tariffs?
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Jane Fonda isn't mincing words: We're seeing things that have never happened before. Authoritarianism has made it's way into every single nook and cranny of our government. People are being kidnapped, illegally deported, shot, and blinded. This isn't left vs. right. It's right vs. wrong.
January 24, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Jane Fonda isn't mincing words: We're seeing things that have never happened before. Authoritarianism has made it's way into every single nook and cranny of our government. People are being kidnapped, illegally deported, shot, and blinded. This isn't left vs. right. It's right vs. wrong.
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This BBC documentary about newly discovered flying penguins is still so good, 16 years later…
Flying Penguins - BBC
Subscribe and 🔔 to the BBC 👉 https://bit.ly/BBCYouTubeSubWatch the BBC first on iPlayer 👉 https://bbc.in/iPlayer-Home Film maker and writer Terry Jones di...
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April 1, 2024 at 8:31 AM
This BBC documentary about newly discovered flying penguins is still so good, 16 years later…
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January 23, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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AUSTRALIA HEAT WAVE
Brutal heat today with temperatures up to 48C in South Australia with the heat expected to just get worse.
Next week will compete with Jan 1939 for the hottest week ever recorded in New South Wales:
‼️We can approach 50C
Brutal heat today with temperatures up to 48C in South Australia with the heat expected to just get worse.
Next week will compete with Jan 1939 for the hottest week ever recorded in New South Wales:
‼️We can approach 50C
Ahead of an exceptional heat wave, SE Australia this morning was very chilly
In Particular the Tasmanian King Island dropped to 2.7C ,its January lowest temperature on record
‼️Extreme dangerous heat from tomorrow in SA,NSW and VIC with peaks of 46/49C until the end of the month
In Particular the Tasmanian King Island dropped to 2.7C ,its January lowest temperature on record
‼️Extreme dangerous heat from tomorrow in SA,NSW and VIC with peaks of 46/49C until the end of the month
January 24, 2026 at 6:53 AM
AUSTRALIA HEAT WAVE
Brutal heat today with temperatures up to 48C in South Australia with the heat expected to just get worse.
Next week will compete with Jan 1939 for the hottest week ever recorded in New South Wales:
‼️We can approach 50C
Brutal heat today with temperatures up to 48C in South Australia with the heat expected to just get worse.
Next week will compete with Jan 1939 for the hottest week ever recorded in New South Wales:
‼️We can approach 50C
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This is so fucking haunting.
January 24, 2026 at 3:11 AM
This is so fucking haunting.
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CNN put together a clip of JD Vance claiming ICE agents have "absolute immunity" followed by him two weeks later claiming "I didn't say that officers who engage in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity"
January 24, 2026 at 2:24 AM
CNN put together a clip of JD Vance claiming ICE agents have "absolute immunity" followed by him two weeks later claiming "I didn't say that officers who engage in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity"
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This week, an X user created an AI video of me being chloroformed and prepared for rape.
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
AI nudification: the latest weapon of violence against women and girls
In Julie Burchill’s recent article in the Spectator, Does it really matter if Grok undresses us all?, she makes the argument that those who, like me, have repeatedly had their clothes removed by socia...
jessasato.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:21 AM
This week, an X user created an AI video of me being chloroformed and prepared for rape.
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
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in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
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When judges are ignored, the essential safeguards designed to protect society from authoritarian rule are dismantled.
US immigration agents detain two-year-old Minnesota girl: ‘depravity beyond words’ @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US immigration agents detain two-year-old Minnesota girl: ‘depravity beyond words’ @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US immigration agents detain two-year-old Minnesota girl: ‘depravity beyond words’
DHS detain a toddler and her father on Thursday and fly them to Texas before returning child on judge’s order
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:44 AM
When judges are ignored, the essential safeguards designed to protect society from authoritarian rule are dismantled.
US immigration agents detain two-year-old Minnesota girl: ‘depravity beyond words’ @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US immigration agents detain two-year-old Minnesota girl: ‘depravity beyond words’ @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Board of Peace - Season 1
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Board of Peace - Season 1
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Risk assessment for visiting the US gets longer and longer by the day....
January 23, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Risk assessment for visiting the US gets longer and longer by the day....
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Appeasement, as expected. Farage has never seen a bully he didn't like.
The Guardian: World would be a 'better place' if US took over Greenland, says Nigel Farage
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
World would be a ‘better place’ if US took over Greenland, says Nigel Farage
Reform leader says he agrees ‘strategically’ with Trump but adds that views of Greenlanders must be respected
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Appeasement, as expected. Farage has never seen a bully he didn't like.
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The post of an absolute madman.
January 22, 2026 at 5:14 PM
The post of an absolute madman.
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Monitoring gannets with a drone: illegal.
Killing gannets with NatureScot licence: legal.
Killing gannets with NatureScot licence: legal.
January 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Monitoring gannets with a drone: illegal.
Killing gannets with NatureScot licence: legal.
Killing gannets with NatureScot licence: legal.
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Quick thread on how it is shocking the government has supressed this report, but it is equally shocking that anyone should be surprised by its contents.
www.businessgreen.com/news/4524657...
www.businessgreen.com/news/4524657...
Government accused of 'suppressing' report warning of catastrophic climate risks
The Times reports unabridged version of security services' analysis sets out 'reasonable worst case scenario' where climate impacts trigger mass migration and conflict
www.businessgreen.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Quick thread on how it is shocking the government has supressed this report, but it is equally shocking that anyone should be surprised by its contents.
www.businessgreen.com/news/4524657...
www.businessgreen.com/news/4524657...
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10. It’s time to recognise how deeply weird this is, reserve our votes for people who give us what we want, and stop subscribing to media outlets that lie on behalf of oligarchs.
More on this subject, with facts and figures, in my most recent column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
More on this subject, with facts and figures, in my most recent column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:38 AM
10. It’s time to recognise how deeply weird this is, reserve our votes for people who give us what we want, and stop subscribing to media outlets that lie on behalf of oligarchs.
More on this subject, with facts and figures, in my most recent column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
More on this subject, with facts and figures, in my most recent column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...