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☃️ Day 5 - Christmas Quiz Giveaway🎄
✨Today's Question: Which family of up-wing flies is known for its flattened body shape that helps it cling to rocks in fast-flowing rivers? ✨
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✨Today's Question: Which family of up-wing flies is known for its flattened body shape that helps it cling to rocks in fast-flowing rivers? ✨
Think you know your Riverfly trivia? Test your knowledge for a chance to win our Riverfly Calendar 2026! 🎁
December 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
It's Quizmas! Check out this week's posts on @riverflies.bsky.social and send an e-mail with your answer 🤶
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You gotta wonder - do journalists at the Guardian talk to each other? First they run a story about Bacon being carcinogenic and the need for health warnings (a long standing food scandal that one) - then, barely a day later, a puff piece on which bacon ‘crisps up’ the best…..Jeez.
November 11, 2025 at 9:08 AM
You gotta wonder - do journalists at the Guardian talk to each other? First they run a story about Bacon being carcinogenic and the need for health warnings (a long standing food scandal that one) - then, barely a day later, a puff piece on which bacon ‘crisps up’ the best…..Jeez.
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Jane Goodall dies, the Pope condemns climate deniers, and Kemi Badenoch decides today is a good day to say she’d scrap the Climate Change Act.
Economically bonkers, morally bankrupt, out of step with public opinion
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Economically bonkers, morally bankrupt, out of step with public opinion
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tories pledge to scrap landmark climate legislation
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says her party would axe legally binding targets to cut emissions.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Jane Goodall dies, the Pope condemns climate deniers, and Kemi Badenoch decides today is a good day to say she’d scrap the Climate Change Act.
Economically bonkers, morally bankrupt, out of step with public opinion
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Economically bonkers, morally bankrupt, out of step with public opinion
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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There. Is. No. Such. Thing.
Cattle ranching is among the most destructive of all the world's industries.
"Regenerative" cattle ranching is simply greenwash.
Cattle ranching is among the most destructive of all the world's industries.
"Regenerative" cattle ranching is simply greenwash.
McDonald’s said Monday it plans to invest $200 million over the next seven years to promote regenerative agriculture practices on cattle ranches.
McDonald's plans $200 million investment to promote regenerative practices on US cattle ranches
McDonald’s said Monday it plans to invest $200 million over the next seven years to promote regenerative agriculture practices on cattle ranches.
bit.ly
September 16, 2025 at 6:30 AM
There. Is. No. Such. Thing.
Cattle ranching is among the most destructive of all the world's industries.
"Regenerative" cattle ranching is simply greenwash.
Cattle ranching is among the most destructive of all the world's industries.
"Regenerative" cattle ranching is simply greenwash.
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good that Keir has broken his silence this morning to ... continue posting on a website run by a man who yesterday addressed a far right rally to call for his overthrow, while not in any way addressing said far right rally
September 14, 2025 at 8:48 AM
good that Keir has broken his silence this morning to ... continue posting on a website run by a man who yesterday addressed a far right rally to call for his overthrow, while not in any way addressing said far right rally
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"Put them up anywhere" Was hoping the Home Secretary was talking about asylum seekers but sadly not.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
‘Put them up anywhere’: Cooper backs St George’s flags as No 10 says asylum seekers could be housed in industrial buildings – UK politics live
Home secretary earlier suggested warehouses could be used instead of hotels, while PM will urge ministers to go ‘further and faster’ on immigration in Tuesday meeting
www.theguardian.com
September 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"Put them up anywhere" Was hoping the Home Secretary was talking about asylum seekers but sadly not.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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If I were Labour Prime Minister, I would simply criticise the bloke pushing mass deportations.
August 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
If I were Labour Prime Minister, I would simply criticise the bloke pushing mass deportations.
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Love this. Real experiential learning in practice - 'because it’s how I like to work, with my hands. Simple as that.' 'We have the time to try, fail, try again. And so far, we’ve never not found a solution.'
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
‘It’s back to the future’: the 13th-century castle built by hand in France
A quarter of a century after our first visit, the Guardian returns to Guédelon to find old-fashioned toil has built “thoroughly modern” architectural laboratory
www.theguardian.com
August 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Love this. Real experiential learning in practice - 'because it’s how I like to work, with my hands. Simple as that.' 'We have the time to try, fail, try again. And so far, we’ve never not found a solution.'
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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In 25 years, every business school in the country will be doing case studies about how a long defunct company known as “Google” once had an unbeatable lock on online information retrieval and then started doing shit like this.
August 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
In 25 years, every business school in the country will be doing case studies about how a long defunct company known as “Google” once had an unbeatable lock on online information retrieval and then started doing shit like this.
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This 83-year-old priest has just been arrested for holding a sign which read:
“I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”
According to Starmer’s new law, this puts her in the same category as an ISIS or Al-Qaeda terrorist, with a prison sentence of up to 14 years.
“I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”
According to Starmer’s new law, this puts her in the same category as an ISIS or Al-Qaeda terrorist, with a prison sentence of up to 14 years.
July 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This 83-year-old priest has just been arrested for holding a sign which read:
“I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”
According to Starmer’s new law, this puts her in the same category as an ISIS or Al-Qaeda terrorist, with a prison sentence of up to 14 years.
“I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”
According to Starmer’s new law, this puts her in the same category as an ISIS or Al-Qaeda terrorist, with a prison sentence of up to 14 years.
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JK Rowling explicitly calls on her followers to engage in vigilante actions against people they suspect are trans in bathrooms.
This is incredibly dangerous and far more likely to result in violence against gender nonconforming cis women.
This is incredibly dangerous and far more likely to result in violence against gender nonconforming cis women.
June 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
JK Rowling explicitly calls on her followers to engage in vigilante actions against people they suspect are trans in bathrooms.
This is incredibly dangerous and far more likely to result in violence against gender nonconforming cis women.
This is incredibly dangerous and far more likely to result in violence against gender nonconforming cis women.
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What a wonderful day we had at the @freshwaterbio.bsky.social 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting at Nottingham Trent University. Brilliant discussions on ghost ponds, climate change, pollution, outdoor swimming, being 'activist scientist' and the concept of riverkin. Can't wait to do it again next year!
June 26, 2025 at 6:30 AM
What a wonderful day we had at the @freshwaterbio.bsky.social 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting at Nottingham Trent University. Brilliant discussions on ghost ponds, climate change, pollution, outdoor swimming, being 'activist scientist' and the concept of riverkin. Can't wait to do it again next year!
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Steven Spielberg’s iconic film Jaws first hit theaters 50 years ago this month.
Since then, sharks have experienced the worst declines in their 450-million-year history. Can we trace that decline to their villainous portrayal in this influential movie?
Check out the latest from @therevelator.org ⬇️
Since then, sharks have experienced the worst declines in their 450-million-year history. Can we trace that decline to their villainous portrayal in this influential movie?
Check out the latest from @therevelator.org ⬇️
Jaws at 50: Was the Terrifying Movie Really to Blame for Worldwide Shark Declines? • The Revelator
Sharks have experienced the worst declines in history. Can we trace that decline to their villainous portrayal in this influential movie?
therevelator.org
June 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Steven Spielberg’s iconic film Jaws first hit theaters 50 years ago this month.
Since then, sharks have experienced the worst declines in their 450-million-year history. Can we trace that decline to their villainous portrayal in this influential movie?
Check out the latest from @therevelator.org ⬇️
Since then, sharks have experienced the worst declines in their 450-million-year history. Can we trace that decline to their villainous portrayal in this influential movie?
Check out the latest from @therevelator.org ⬇️
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1. It’s good to see this scandal being called out at last. My thanks and congratulations go to Lee Schofield, Karen Lloyd and Ian Convery. But it’s also absolutely infuriating that it has come to this point, as I explain in this thread.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Conservationists call for Lake District to lose Unesco world heritage status
Campaigners say designation promotes unsustainable sheep farming at expense of nature recovery and local communities
www.theguardian.com
June 8, 2025 at 9:04 AM
1. It’s good to see this scandal being called out at last. My thanks and congratulations go to Lee Schofield, Karen Lloyd and Ian Convery. But it’s also absolutely infuriating that it has come to this point, as I explain in this thread.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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This is just the beginning - not only will careers be destroyed, but the quality will plummet
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘One day I overheard my boss saying: just put it in ChatGPT’: the workers who lost their jobs to AI
From a radio host replaced by avatars to a comic artist whose drawings have been copied by Midjourney, how does it feel to be replaced by a bot?
www.theguardian.com
May 31, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This is just the beginning - not only will careers be destroyed, but the quality will plummet
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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📢 Riverfly Photography competition reminder 📢
Find out more about our competition in the link below ⬇️
www.riverflies.org/photo-compet...
📷 Lynn Doe, A Riverfly by the River Ouzel, entrant from the 2016 photography competition.
#photo #competition #RiverflyPartnership
Find out more about our competition in the link below ⬇️
www.riverflies.org/photo-compet...
📷 Lynn Doe, A Riverfly by the River Ouzel, entrant from the 2016 photography competition.
#photo #competition #RiverflyPartnership
May 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
📢 Riverfly Photography competition reminder 📢
Find out more about our competition in the link below ⬇️
www.riverflies.org/photo-compet...
📷 Lynn Doe, A Riverfly by the River Ouzel, entrant from the 2016 photography competition.
#photo #competition #RiverflyPartnership
Find out more about our competition in the link below ⬇️
www.riverflies.org/photo-compet...
📷 Lynn Doe, A Riverfly by the River Ouzel, entrant from the 2016 photography competition.
#photo #competition #RiverflyPartnership
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📸 On the hottest UK May 1st since records began.
Let’s get fossil fuel ads banned– just 9 days left to force a Parliamentary debate govpetition.uk/700024
Let’s get fossil fuel ads banned– just 9 days left to force a Parliamentary debate govpetition.uk/700024
May 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
📸 On the hottest UK May 1st since records began.
Let’s get fossil fuel ads banned– just 9 days left to force a Parliamentary debate govpetition.uk/700024
Let’s get fossil fuel ads banned– just 9 days left to force a Parliamentary debate govpetition.uk/700024
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We’re raising funds through the #GreenMatchFund for our #LakeDistrict #ArcticCharr Recovery and Management project, aka LD-CHARM 🐟
bit.ly/42BgnII
If you can, please donate. Each donation is matched pound-for-pound up to £10K, meaning we could unlock £20K of funding for £10K of donations!
bit.ly/42BgnII
If you can, please donate. Each donation is matched pound-for-pound up to £10K, meaning we could unlock £20K of funding for £10K of donations!
Lake District Charr Recovery & Management (CHARM) – Big Give
We want to save one of England's rarest fish species, Arctic charr, from extinction. We will engage communities in the …
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April 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM
We’re raising funds through the #GreenMatchFund for our #LakeDistrict #ArcticCharr Recovery and Management project, aka LD-CHARM 🐟
bit.ly/42BgnII
If you can, please donate. Each donation is matched pound-for-pound up to £10K, meaning we could unlock £20K of funding for £10K of donations!
bit.ly/42BgnII
If you can, please donate. Each donation is matched pound-for-pound up to £10K, meaning we could unlock £20K of funding for £10K of donations!
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Good morning, from the back page of Private Eye magazine!
March 20, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Good morning, from the back page of Private Eye magazine!
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Some thoughts on better ways to control parasites of pets without poisoning rivers and birds
youtu.be/xOnMh3zaO0o
youtu.be/xOnMh3zaO0o
How to control ticks and fleas on dogs and cats - sustainably.
YouTube video by Dave Goulson
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March 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Some thoughts on better ways to control parasites of pets without poisoning rivers and birds
youtu.be/xOnMh3zaO0o
youtu.be/xOnMh3zaO0o
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Microsoft acknowledge that ChatGPT and other generative #AI is likely to make people less able use critical skills, and more reliant on trusting whatever they are served up by GenAI www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...
February 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Microsoft acknowledge that ChatGPT and other generative #AI is likely to make people less able use critical skills, and more reliant on trusting whatever they are served up by GenAI www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...
See the Riverfly Partnership's posts this week for a little Christmas quiz I wrote! 🎅🏻
CHRISTMAS QUIZ GIVEAWAY
Today's FINAL Question: How many ‘tails’ does a mayfly nymph have?
Today's FINAL Question: How many ‘tails’ does a mayfly nymph have?
December 13, 2024 at 10:31 AM
See the Riverfly Partnership's posts this week for a little Christmas quiz I wrote! 🎅🏻