Diana
chalkhill.bsky.social
Diana
@chalkhill.bsky.social
Proofreader and word wonk.
woke: adjective
(often derogatory) alert to and concerned about social injustice and discrimination.
Always be kind. Life's often difficult. Take a pause; try to make the day brighter.
Refugees, RSPB, wildlife, Ospreys.
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Drake and redhead Smew out in Brands Bay/Redhorn area. An amazing end of year species! The last Poole Harbour drake was in 2008!! Ironically, also on News Years Eve. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
December 31, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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These are unsettling times.
December 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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The polluter pays principle, big oil pays the politicians and the politicians oppose net zero.
'Fossil fuel lobbyists, polluting industries and climate deniers have donated £8.4 million ($10.6 million) to the Conservative Party since December 2019. Within the same period, they provided 92 per cent of the funds raised by the rightwing Reform UK' newint.org/democracy/20...
Big Oil is bankrolling the UK’s election
UN advisor Ibrahim Özdemir argues that urgent action is needed to protect Britain’s democracy.
newint.org
December 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Photos from the 2 White Tailed Eagles over Studland earlier today,unfortunately poor light and shooting into the sun meant some rather creative editing, maybe after the festive break someone can confirm the rings @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetraptors.bsky.social
December 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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A very Happy Christmas and festive season to you all. We’d like to extend our thanks to everyone for another brilliant year and to wish all our followers and supporters a full and exciting 2026 ❤️
December 25, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Hope you have a wonderful Christmas, no matter how you choose to spend it.
December 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Every year, people mock this tree. But I love it anyway.

It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.

Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
December 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
A roaring fire, a whiskey mac, plus an orange and some cloves to fashion a fragrant pomander.
December 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Here’s a poem called ‘Christmas without you is’.
December 23, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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👇🏽 🎯
December 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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December 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.
December 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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How pleasingly ironic it would be for the British Broadcasting Corporation to remind Americans what the First Amendment is all about. The BBC may be about to lose a director general, but it still has a spine. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
The BBC has no choice but to teach Trump a lesson about free speech
The corporation may have lost a director general, but now needs to prove it still has a spine
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Amusing and insightful
December 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
This is heartbreaking and infuriating in equal measure. I hope the police go after the culprits and throw the book at them
Police investigate after white-tailed eagles go missing across UK
www.theguardian.com/environment/... satellite tags found to have been cut off one fledgling and two adult White-tailed Eagles.

Who could possibly have killed these birds and cut off their satellite tags? The usual suspects.
Police investigate after white-tailed eagles go missing across UK
Conservationists appeal to public for help after rare birds disappear in suspicious circumstances
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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These are a few of my favourite words …
December 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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I got visited by three ghosts last night, who were all experts in English grammar.
December 14, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Here’s a poem which has become trapped in a vicious circus (and other phrases of a similar elk).
December 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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A flat-out gorgeous visit to #BrownseaIsland this AM to survey the waders and wildfowl on the lagoon. Highlights: 980+ Black-tailed Godwits, 550+ Avocet, 300+ Euro Teal, 50+ Gadwall, plus loads more. Called into Poole Park on the way home to see some #plasticfantastic 😄

@dorsetwildlife.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Brilliant piece by @labourlewis.bsky.social on why the Nigel Farage racism allegations matter.

If we end up rewarding a politics based on the instincts of a racist schoolyard bully, we should't be surprised at what follows bylinetimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
'If Nigel Farage's Racism Is Forgotten It Will Give Him Permission for Far Worse'
When someone tells you who they are, over and over again, it is wise to listen, argues Clive Lewis MP
bylinetimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Annual reminder to water your Christmas tree poems …
December 7, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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@harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @annaaubrey.bsky.social coombe and shipstal .2 peregrine buzzard red kite pintail dunlin curlew redshank wigeon teal Brent geese little egret goldfinch goldcrest long tailed tits marsh harrier cormorant 31 spoonbill black tailed godwits oycs
December 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Sound familiar?
This is from the diary of Anne Frank, written in 1943.
The parallels are striking 😮
#Fascism #ICE #Trump
December 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:38 AM