andrew john lamb
@andyjlamb.bsky.social
@andy_j_lamb on Twitter as was.
(Blue) Manc, living North of the Wall. Wildlife, cycling, science, City
#FBPE
(Blue) Manc, living North of the Wall. Wildlife, cycling, science, City
#FBPE
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andrew john lamb
@andyjlamb.bsky.social
· Nov 14
So, if Twitter was a bird and we posted Tweets, what can we call Bluesky/Butterfly posts?
#Xodus
#Xodus
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Okay, bumper World Cup draw thread. Here we go, buckle in, this'll be a long one.
December 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Okay, bumper World Cup draw thread. Here we go, buckle in, this'll be a long one.
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“In 2017 there was not a single asylum seeker who arrived on a boat. Today we have 46,000 a year and do you know why? It was because of the botched Brexit deal pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage. Nigel Farage should be here apologising”
Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
December 5, 2025 at 8:26 AM
“In 2017 there was not a single asylum seeker who arrived on a boat. Today we have 46,000 a year and do you know why? It was because of the botched Brexit deal pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage. Nigel Farage should be here apologising”
Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
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"You're a government of cowards"
Zack Polanski calls out the Labour government's inhumane approach to asylum- highlighting continued austerity as the root cause of structural issues in our society
join.greenparty.org.uk
Zack Polanski calls out the Labour government's inhumane approach to asylum- highlighting continued austerity as the root cause of structural issues in our society
join.greenparty.org.uk
December 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
"You're a government of cowards"
Zack Polanski calls out the Labour government's inhumane approach to asylum- highlighting continued austerity as the root cause of structural issues in our society
join.greenparty.org.uk
Zack Polanski calls out the Labour government's inhumane approach to asylum- highlighting continued austerity as the root cause of structural issues in our society
join.greenparty.org.uk
Knocked this from vegetation in my garden at lunchtime today, South East #Northumberland.
Epermenia chaerophyllella, perhaps?
#TeamMoth
Epermenia chaerophyllella, perhaps?
#TeamMoth
December 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Knocked this from vegetation in my garden at lunchtime today, South East #Northumberland.
Epermenia chaerophyllella, perhaps?
#TeamMoth
Epermenia chaerophyllella, perhaps?
#TeamMoth
Nice variety of ladybirds at St Mary’s church in Morpeth, #Northumberland this afternoon. Not huge numbers, but 6 species and my first Eyed Ladybird here for a couple of years. All in all, 1x 2-spot, 6x 7-spot, 2x Cream Spot, 5x Harlequin, 39x Orange, 1x Eyed. #NELadybirdSpot
December 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Nice variety of ladybirds at St Mary’s church in Morpeth, #Northumberland this afternoon. Not huge numbers, but 6 species and my first Eyed Ladybird here for a couple of years. All in all, 1x 2-spot, 6x 7-spot, 2x Cream Spot, 5x Harlequin, 39x Orange, 1x Eyed. #NELadybirdSpot
For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, Reflections, a Flamingo at #ElHondo Nature Reserve, Alicante 🇪🇸. When my in-laws retired and bought a house on the Costa Blanca, I never imagined it would be just up the road from one of Southern Europe’s major wetlands where huge flocks of flamingos gather to breed.
December 1, 2025 at 8:29 AM
For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, Reflections, a Flamingo at #ElHondo Nature Reserve, Alicante 🇪🇸. When my in-laws retired and bought a house on the Costa Blanca, I never imagined it would be just up the road from one of Southern Europe’s major wetlands where huge flocks of flamingos gather to breed.
Excited by today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme. I’ve been waiting for a chance to post this magnificent photo of a Gannet passing Snab Point in Cresswell, #Northumberland this Spring!!
November 29, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Excited by today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme. I’ve been waiting for a chance to post this magnificent photo of a Gannet passing Snab Point in Cresswell, #Northumberland this Spring!!
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It’s hard to imagine the vast fortune that is Elon’s net worth currently estimated at $476.4billion or £360billion. If it helps, someone on an average salary who wanted to save up this much would have to had started saving in the Miocene epoch 12 million years ago. (assuming they saved every penny)
November 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
It’s hard to imagine the vast fortune that is Elon’s net worth currently estimated at $476.4billion or £360billion. If it helps, someone on an average salary who wanted to save up this much would have to had started saving in the Miocene epoch 12 million years ago. (assuming they saved every penny)
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Why do so many feel like they've fallen behind?
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
November 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Why do so many feel like they've fallen behind?
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
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‘The clip, which appeared on live television, shows the President of the United States snapping at a female reporter “Quiet, Piggy!”’
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
November 27, 2025 at 5:18 AM
‘The clip, which appeared on live television, shows the President of the United States snapping at a female reporter “Quiet, Piggy!”’
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
RW bigot mission accomplished 😔
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
RW bigot mission accomplished 😔
Fascinating article.
As an avid user of @inaturalist.bsky.social, I record a lot of “Flora urbanum” on my travels, so it’s interesting to see how widespread some of those ever-present weeds are.
As an avid user of @inaturalist.bsky.social, I record a lot of “Flora urbanum” on my travels, so it’s interesting to see how widespread some of those ever-present weeds are.
Of the 8000 plant species introduced to cities around the world, about 300 are in cities on every continent and about 90 are basically in every city. Urbanization has selected for a common set of species that are the fingerprint of our activity: The urban florome.
onlinelibrary.wiley....
onlinelibrary.wiley....
November 25, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Fascinating article.
As an avid user of @inaturalist.bsky.social, I record a lot of “Flora urbanum” on my travels, so it’s interesting to see how widespread some of those ever-present weeds are.
As an avid user of @inaturalist.bsky.social, I record a lot of “Flora urbanum” on my travels, so it’s interesting to see how widespread some of those ever-present weeds are.
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“I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way”
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way”
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
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Well, this is pretty terrifying. The Daily Mail is buying the Telegraph.
One massive consolidated right-wing media empire controlled by off-shore interests at a critical moment in global politics.
What could go wrong?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
One massive consolidated right-wing media empire controlled by off-shore interests at a critical moment in global politics.
What could go wrong?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Daily Mail owner strikes £500m deal to buy Telegraph titles
Acquisition likely to trigger in-depth investigation by regulator after agreement between DMGT and Redbird IMI
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Well, this is pretty terrifying. The Daily Mail is buying the Telegraph.
One massive consolidated right-wing media empire controlled by off-shore interests at a critical moment in global politics.
What could go wrong?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
One massive consolidated right-wing media empire controlled by off-shore interests at a critical moment in global politics.
What could go wrong?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Who would’ve thought a pompous, lazy buffoon would be the worst possible leader a country could have in a crisis? 🤷♂️
November 20, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Who would’ve thought a pompous, lazy buffoon would be the worst possible leader a country could have in a crisis? 🤷♂️
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
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“We welcome migrants, we don’t scapegoat them".
How Keir Starmer promised Labour MPs and members he would lead his party on immigration
How Keir Starmer promised Labour MPs and members he would lead his party on immigration
November 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
“We welcome migrants, we don’t scapegoat them".
How Keir Starmer promised Labour MPs and members he would lead his party on immigration
How Keir Starmer promised Labour MPs and members he would lead his party on immigration
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Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp chose to side with Trump over the BBC today.
True patriots should be united in standing up for Britain against Trump's bullying.
True patriots should be united in standing up for Britain against Trump's bullying.
November 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp chose to side with Trump over the BBC today.
True patriots should be united in standing up for Britain against Trump's bullying.
True patriots should be united in standing up for Britain against Trump's bullying.
I hate to say it, and don’t like to appear a Luddite, but it’s seemed obvious from the start that AI is - in the very vast majority of cases - a prime example of “The Emperor’s New Clothes”.
NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
The Great AI Bubble
Yes, it's a bubble. And yes, it's going to burst.
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I hate to say it, and don’t like to appear a Luddite, but it’s seemed obvious from the start that AI is - in the very vast majority of cases - a prime example of “The Emperor’s New Clothes”.
Seem to be getting a few new followers with no bio, no posts, no replies but thousands of Followers… 🤷♂️
Sorry, if it’s you, I won’t follow back until you show yourself.
Sorry, if it’s you, I won’t follow back until you show yourself.
November 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Seem to be getting a few new followers with no bio, no posts, no replies but thousands of Followers… 🤷♂️
Sorry, if it’s you, I won’t follow back until you show yourself.
Sorry, if it’s you, I won’t follow back until you show yourself.
“You have to integrate and contribute to British society and our economy”
[2years later]
“Bye then, hope your home’s still standing”
[2years later]
“Bye then, hope your home’s still standing”
This contribution to the volume of human misery is yet another policy from Labour based on a false premise, in this case that refugees are overly attracted to Britain. It will increase bureaucratic limbo, thus making worse the problem of "cohesion" it purports to solve.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:57 AM
“You have to integrate and contribute to British society and our economy”
[2years later]
“Bye then, hope your home’s still standing”
[2years later]
“Bye then, hope your home’s still standing”
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Thinking about my own father, who arrived in 1946 with the Free Polish Army - when would Labour have sent him back to communist Poland? How could he have done anything to build a life and have children in the UK if he had had to beg to stay every two years? Disgusting. www.bbc.com/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Thinking about my own father, who arrived in 1946 with the Free Polish Army - when would Labour have sent him back to communist Poland? How could he have done anything to build a life and have children in the UK if he had had to beg to stay every two years? Disgusting. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Today’s #BirdoftheDay theme is swans.
They are probably my most photographed bird: not usually too fast, large enough to focus on, and fairly ubiquitous! Even I can get the occasional decent shot 😂
This sunset shot is from Bolam Lake in #Northumberland where you can sometimes find 100+ mute swans.
They are probably my most photographed bird: not usually too fast, large enough to focus on, and fairly ubiquitous! Even I can get the occasional decent shot 😂
This sunset shot is from Bolam Lake in #Northumberland where you can sometimes find 100+ mute swans.
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Today’s #BirdoftheDay theme is swans.
They are probably my most photographed bird: not usually too fast, large enough to focus on, and fairly ubiquitous! Even I can get the occasional decent shot 😂
This sunset shot is from Bolam Lake in #Northumberland where you can sometimes find 100+ mute swans.
They are probably my most photographed bird: not usually too fast, large enough to focus on, and fairly ubiquitous! Even I can get the occasional decent shot 😂
This sunset shot is from Bolam Lake in #Northumberland where you can sometimes find 100+ mute swans.
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Fake news: the BBC, Trump and the fight for impartiality
"We should be honest: the BBC will not report on Trump freely now. It won’t need to be told not to"
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/opinion...
"We should be honest: the BBC will not report on Trump freely now. It won’t need to be told not to"
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/opinion...
Fake news: the BBC, Trump and the fight for impartiality
"We should be honest: the BBC will not report on Trump freely now. It won’t need to be told not to"
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Fake news: the BBC, Trump and the fight for impartiality
"We should be honest: the BBC will not report on Trump freely now. It won’t need to be told not to"
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/opinion...
"We should be honest: the BBC will not report on Trump freely now. It won’t need to be told not to"
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/opinion...
Dear oh dear. It gets worse. The BBC memo that was leaked was not even a BBC memo, it was a report from a RW thinktank *to* the BBC. Said thinktank appears to be made up of a motley bunch of Farage advisers, Johnson sycophants, Restore Trust colonialism apologists and Trump fan-boys.
🔴 The Pro-Trump Bias of the ‘Neutral’ Sources in the Leaked BBC ‘Prescott Dossier’
Byline Times’ analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan, Trump-aligned organisations.
@nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p...
Byline Times’ analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan, Trump-aligned organisations.
@nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p...
The Pro-Trump Bias of the 'Neutral' Sources in the Leaked BBC 'Prescott Dossier'
Byline Times’ analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan right-wing, Trump-aligned organisations
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Dear oh dear. It gets worse. The BBC memo that was leaked was not even a BBC memo, it was a report from a RW thinktank *to* the BBC. Said thinktank appears to be made up of a motley bunch of Farage advisers, Johnson sycophants, Restore Trust colonialism apologists and Trump fan-boys.