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![Wikipedia definition of "idiot plot": In literary criticism, an idiot plot is one which is "kept in motion solely by virtue of the fact that everybody involved is an idiot",[1]: 26 and where the story would quickly end, or possibly not even happen, if this were not the case.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6waxgers6k753hgsmh2prmv7/bafkreicwreql25fxq3hliczfe3pgz6djdjbrvwbax2d2oyevjm73tb3voy@jpeg)
Trouble in idiocracy
A big, beautiful bromance battle, largely on social media
/This was politics’ King Kong and Godzilla — enough to crash markets, swing elections and raise sea levels.//
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
A big, beautiful bromance battle, largely on social media
/This was politics’ King Kong and Godzilla — enough to crash markets, swing elections and raise sea levels.//
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
The immovable object of Trump’s ego has met the unstoppable force of Musk’s arrogance
Never in history has the world seen behind the curtain at a feud between two such powerful men, only for them to be revealed as petty schoolchildren, writes Richard Hall.
www.independent.co.uk
June 6, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Trouble in idiocracy
A big, beautiful bromance battle, largely on social media
/This was politics’ King Kong and Godzilla — enough to crash markets, swing elections and raise sea levels.//
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
A big, beautiful bromance battle, largely on social media
/This was politics’ King Kong and Godzilla — enough to crash markets, swing elections and raise sea levels.//
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Getting hotter...
showyourstripes.info/c/asia/china...
showyourstripes.info/c/asia/china...
June 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Getting hotter...
showyourstripes.info/c/asia/china...
showyourstripes.info/c/asia/china...
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Crested Serpent-Eagle, Tai Po Kau, Hong Kong
May 2, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Crested Serpent-Eagle, Tai Po Kau, Hong Kong
Article I wrote on this yachting and hill running race, held in January this year. - lest you didn't see in SCM Post magazine.
www.drmartinwilliams.com/the-four-pea...
www.drmartinwilliams.com/the-four-pea...
The Four Peaks: Hong Kong’s Wettest and Wildest Adventure Race - DocMartin
Early on a sunny Saturday afternoon in January 2025, south Lantau’s Cheung Sha beach was quiet, with few people other than a couple of men sunbathing by the trees, a couple strolling along the sand. A...
www.drmartinwilliams.com
April 25, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Article I wrote on this yachting and hill running race, held in January this year. - lest you didn't see in SCM Post magazine.
www.drmartinwilliams.com/the-four-pea...
www.drmartinwilliams.com/the-four-pea...
Opinion piece by me.
/Despite the “eco” in its name, the corridor evidently does not involve the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, but is the responsibility of the Civil Engineering and Development Department./
www.scmp.com/opinion/hong...
/Despite the “eco” in its name, the corridor evidently does not involve the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, but is the responsibility of the Civil Engineering and Development Department./
www.scmp.com/opinion/hong...
Opinion | Where’s the ‘eco’ in South Lantau’s eco-recreation plan?
There seems to be a greater emphasis on building tourist infrastructure than on conservation, and little effort to dovetail with local communities.
www.scmp.com
April 23, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Opinion piece by me.
/Despite the “eco” in its name, the corridor evidently does not involve the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, but is the responsibility of the Civil Engineering and Development Department./
www.scmp.com/opinion/hong...
/Despite the “eco” in its name, the corridor evidently does not involve the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, but is the responsibility of the Civil Engineering and Development Department./
www.scmp.com/opinion/hong...
Slaty-backed Forktail, with food for young on nearby nest. Dinghu Shan, Guangdong
April 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Slaty-backed Forktail, with food for young on nearby nest. Dinghu Shan, Guangdong
Crested Goshawk, Cheung Chau, Hong Kong
April 16, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Crested Goshawk, Cheung Chau, Hong Kong
Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, at Shui Hau, Lantau, HK
April 8, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, at Shui Hau, Lantau, HK
Government is hoping a developer will work on a project involving tens of billions of dollars for an "eco-recreation corridor" on South Lantau.
My thoughts, from some months ago, here; what do you think?
www.hkoutdoors.com/south-lantau...
My thoughts, from some months ago, here; what do you think?
www.hkoutdoors.com/south-lantau...
South Lantau Eco-Recreation Corridor is "Eco" in Name Only - Hong Kong Outdoors
South Lantau Eco-Recreation Corridor proposal has zero measures for enhancing environment, biodiversity; only lazy harmful ideas.
www.hkoutdoors.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Government is hoping a developer will work on a project involving tens of billions of dollars for an "eco-recreation corridor" on South Lantau.
My thoughts, from some months ago, here; what do you think?
www.hkoutdoors.com/south-lantau...
My thoughts, from some months ago, here; what do you think?
www.hkoutdoors.com/south-lantau...
Male Oriental Plover, at Shui Hau, Lantau
Nests on grasslands in and near Mongolia/Inner Mongolia, and spends winter in Australia. Hard to see in between, as it is capable of long migratory flights, maybe directly from Australia to Mongolia in spring.
Nests on grasslands in and near Mongolia/Inner Mongolia, and spends winter in Australia. Hard to see in between, as it is capable of long migratory flights, maybe directly from Australia to Mongolia in spring.
April 5, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Male Oriental Plover, at Shui Hau, Lantau
Nests on grasslands in and near Mongolia/Inner Mongolia, and spends winter in Australia. Hard to see in between, as it is capable of long migratory flights, maybe directly from Australia to Mongolia in spring.
Nests on grasslands in and near Mongolia/Inner Mongolia, and spends winter in Australia. Hard to see in between, as it is capable of long migratory flights, maybe directly from Australia to Mongolia in spring.
July 2024: warning on lunatics plotting takeover and trashing of the asylum:
//Their plan envisions taking control of the United States through bankruptcy//
washingtonspectator.org/peter-thiel-...
//Their plan envisions taking control of the United States through bankruptcy//
washingtonspectator.org/peter-thiel-...
Peter Thiel and the American Apocalypse | Washington Spectator
Between the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the race, and the rapid coalescence around Kamala Harris as the presumptive Democratic nominee, everyone’s rushing to…
washingtonspectator.org
April 3, 2025 at 11:21 PM
July 2024: warning on lunatics plotting takeover and trashing of the asylum:
//Their plan envisions taking control of the United States through bankruptcy//
washingtonspectator.org/peter-thiel-...
//Their plan envisions taking control of the United States through bankruptcy//
washingtonspectator.org/peter-thiel-...
An idiot's method for calculating tariffs, by the current US idiocracy.
Like Trump, Musk and too many other dangerous cranks now in power, gormless, and even satire scriptwriters could surely not make this up.
No tariffs for Russia, but for an island with a penguin colony.
Like Trump, Musk and too many other dangerous cranks now in power, gormless, and even satire scriptwriters could surely not make this up.
No tariffs for Russia, but for an island with a penguin colony.
April 3, 2025 at 11:51 AM
An idiot's method for calculating tariffs, by the current US idiocracy.
Like Trump, Musk and too many other dangerous cranks now in power, gormless, and even satire scriptwriters could surely not make this up.
No tariffs for Russia, but for an island with a penguin colony.
Like Trump, Musk and too many other dangerous cranks now in power, gormless, and even satire scriptwriters could surely not make this up.
No tariffs for Russia, but for an island with a penguin colony.
40 years since I first went to this place! - leading an 8-member expedition for an almost 3-month migration survey, with Ron Appleby, Simon Stirrup, Steve Holloway, Geoff Carey, Dave Bakewell, Roger Beecroft and Andy Webb.
www.drmartinwilliams.com/beidaihe-hub...
www.drmartinwilliams.com/beidaihe-hub...
Beidaihe - Bird Migration Hub of the Orient - DocMartin
I said the reserve could host bird densities like the best migrant traps in the US. "Yes," replied Archibald. "But these are megaticks."
www.drmartinwilliams.com
March 20, 2025 at 5:41 AM
40 years since I first went to this place! - leading an 8-member expedition for an almost 3-month migration survey, with Ron Appleby, Simon Stirrup, Steve Holloway, Geoff Carey, Dave Bakewell, Roger Beecroft and Andy Webb.
www.drmartinwilliams.com/beidaihe-hub...
www.drmartinwilliams.com/beidaihe-hub...
“Ignoring reality, denying the laws of physics and silencing scientists can only lead to harm, and ordinary people will pay the price for that.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
More than 150 ‘unprecedented’ climate disasters struck world in 2024, says UN
Floods, heatwaves and supercharged hurricanes occurred in hottest climate human society has ever experienced
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“Ignoring reality, denying the laws of physics and silencing scientists can only lead to harm, and ordinary people will pay the price for that.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
/Watching Trump unleash his inner moron on the American government reminds me of a prediction I heard from a prominent US businessman in January. “If Trump does half the things he’s promising to do, this whole thing will blow up.”/
archive.is/VOVgP#select...
archive.is/VOVgP#select...
March 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
/Watching Trump unleash his inner moron on the American government reminds me of a prediction I heard from a prominent US businessman in January. “If Trump does half the things he’s promising to do, this whole thing will blow up.”/
archive.is/VOVgP#select...
archive.is/VOVgP#select...
Verditer flycatcher, Cheung Chau yesterday
named after the colour of a copper based pigment
named after the colour of a copper based pigment
March 14, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Verditer flycatcher, Cheung Chau yesterday
named after the colour of a copper based pigment
named after the colour of a copper based pigment
/It is hard to avoid the thought that environmental destruction is not just a means by which Trump serves his corporate backers, but an end in itself.
At the same time, Trump enthusiastically (albeit vaguely) boosts Musk’s plans to send people to Mars/
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
At the same time, Trump enthusiastically (albeit vaguely) boosts Musk’s plans to send people to Mars/
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The fact that humans can only survive on Earth doesn’t bother Trump – and I know why | George Monbiot
He is surrounded by people who have plans and dreams beyond our planet. Vengeful nihilism is a big part of the Maga project, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
/It is hard to avoid the thought that environmental destruction is not just a means by which Trump serves his corporate backers, but an end in itself.
At the same time, Trump enthusiastically (albeit vaguely) boosts Musk’s plans to send people to Mars/
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
At the same time, Trump enthusiastically (albeit vaguely) boosts Musk’s plans to send people to Mars/
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Google translated version of Saga of Nam Sang Wai, with links for commenting on EIA, and comments to wannabe developer.
後海灣南生圍的故事：發展計畫屢遭拒絕又重新浮現
www.hkoutdoors.com/zh/nam-sang-...
後海灣南生圍的故事：發展計畫屢遭拒絕又重新浮現
www.hkoutdoors.com/zh/nam-sang-...
The Saga of Nam Sang Wai, Deep Bay: development plans repeatedly rejected and resurfacing - Hong Kong Outdoors
The land at Nam Sang Wai and neighbouring Lut Chau is in the Deep Bay wetland, and is owned by a developer that has long planned to build housing and more.
www.hkoutdoors.com
March 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Google translated version of Saga of Nam Sang Wai, with links for commenting on EIA, and comments to wannabe developer.
後海灣南生圍的故事：發展計畫屢遭拒絕又重新浮現
www.hkoutdoors.com/zh/nam-sang-...
後海灣南生圍的故事：發展計畫屢遭拒絕又重新浮現
www.hkoutdoors.com/zh/nam-sang-...
Nam Sang Wai, an area of fishponds etc within Hong Kong's Deep Bay wetland, has faced development threats for over 30 years - so far resisted as the projects would be damaging. I hope you can comment on the EIA.
www.hkoutdoors.com/nam-sang-wai...
www.hkoutdoors.com/nam-sang-wai...
Nam Sang Wai development plans repeatedly rejected yet resurface in decades-long saga - Hong Kong Outdoors
The land at Nam Sang Wai and neighbouring Lut Chau is in the Deep Bay wetland, and is owned by a developer that has long planned to build housing and more.
www.hkoutdoors.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Nam Sang Wai, an area of fishponds etc within Hong Kong's Deep Bay wetland, has faced development threats for over 30 years - so far resisted as the projects would be damaging. I hope you can comment on the EIA.
www.hkoutdoors.com/nam-sang-wai...
www.hkoutdoors.com/nam-sang-wai...
Misty late aft, south Cheung Chau
March 2, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Misty late aft, south Cheung Chau
Article by me on the Four Peaks Race - Hong Kong yachting and hill running in around a day, in PostMag
March 2, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Article by me on the Four Peaks Race - Hong Kong yachting and hill running in around a day, in PostMag
Advocating conservation:
Worth a try, or best to do little or nothing, even get into greenwashing, become a "biostitute"?
Plenty of issues in Hong Kong; so often little progress.
www.hkoutdoors.com/issues-impac...
Worth a try, or best to do little or nothing, even get into greenwashing, become a "biostitute"?
Plenty of issues in Hong Kong; so often little progress.
www.hkoutdoors.com/issues-impac...
Issues impacting biodiversity in Hong Kong plus ideas to boost conservation - Hong Kong Outdoors
Wide-ranging issues related to conservation in Hong Kong, such as at Deep Bay and on Lantau, along with ideas for doing things better.
www.hkoutdoors.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Advocating conservation:
Worth a try, or best to do little or nothing, even get into greenwashing, become a "biostitute"?
Plenty of issues in Hong Kong; so often little progress.
www.hkoutdoors.com/issues-impac...
Worth a try, or best to do little or nothing, even get into greenwashing, become a "biostitute"?
Plenty of issues in Hong Kong; so often little progress.
www.hkoutdoors.com/issues-impac...
Crazy temps forecast, another sign of climate change going nuts.
As some sort of comparison: shot from Beidaihe, east of Beijing in mid-March 1985, when I first arrived with friends to do a bird survey. That's sea ice - so freezes at below 0C; and had been typical there.
As some sort of comparison: shot from Beidaihe, east of Beijing in mid-March 1985, when I first arrived with friends to do a bird survey. That's sea ice - so freezes at below 0C; and had been typical there.
February 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Crazy temps forecast, another sign of climate change going nuts.
As some sort of comparison: shot from Beidaihe, east of Beijing in mid-March 1985, when I first arrived with friends to do a bird survey. That's sea ice - so freezes at below 0C; and had been typical there.
As some sort of comparison: shot from Beidaihe, east of Beijing in mid-March 1985, when I first arrived with friends to do a bird survey. That's sea ice - so freezes at below 0C; and had been typical there.