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Ann Leahy
@annleahy.bsky.social
Here for poetry, wildflowers, biodiversity, and dogs. Poetry collection
@arlenhouse.bsky.social Also, research, including on ageing and disability. Book @policypress.bsky.social
Hawthorn from Dublin this week for @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildfloerhour #treeflowers
April 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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The #Sepals of Cherry-plum are reflexed, those of Blackthorn adpressed! #WildflowerHour. Hedges around #Cambridge.
March 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Mafia state politics: “This week Reuters reported that several federal judges in the Washington DC area had pizzas sent anonymously to their homes, a gesture that police interpreted as ‘a form of intimidation meant to convey that a target’s address is known’.”

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Donald Trump is turning America into a mafia state | Jonathan Freedland
The pattern is inescapable – with just one caveat: organised crime bosses occasionally display more honour, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
March 8, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Just two wild flowers(Celandine and Hazel) spotted in Dublin this week and shared for #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
February 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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High fertiliser use halves numbers of pollinators, world’s longest study finds www.theguardian.com/environment/...
High fertiliser use halves numbers of pollinators, world’s longest study finds
Even average use of nitrogen fertilisers cut flower numbers fivefold and halved pollinating insects
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM