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Flybrarian Soph
@flybrarian.bsky.social
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Eternal student of science. Amateur nature photographer and hopeful future ecologist with special interests in beavers and river life. We've got to start realising nature is the landlord, not the tenant.
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I think what you've got to love the most about passing on these gargantuan costs to consumers. The fact that there are several opportunities for accumulation (as this graphic from the BBC demonstrates). Wow! Nothing screams patriotism like untenable, crippling debt! More information on the alt text.
Map showing the cross-border supply chain of car pistons in North America. The process starts in Tennessee with powdered aluminum (1), turned into rods in Pennsylvania (2), shaped and polished in Canada (3), assembled into pistons in Mexico (4), and finally used in car engines in Michigan, US (5). This illustrates how car parts cross US, Mexico, and Canada borders multiple times under a longstanding free trade agreement. The US imported 8 million cars last year, worth $240 billion. New tariffs on parts from Canada and Mexico are exempt for now but could raise vehicle costs by $4,000–$10,000 —costs experts say may be passed on to consumers, though Trump says it may encourage buying American-made cars.
April 2, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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@waltermasterson.bsky.social I have NO idea where you're getting this information about George Santos' mother! If only there was a way to fact check! 👀 I mean if any of this is wrong I'm sure he's gonna make BANK! While suing ALL the MANY media outlets that report it. 🙃 I wonder how that's going!
Tweet from George Santos saying "9/11 claimed my mother's life... So I'm blocking so I don't ever have to read this again. His mother was later found to have said in immigration papers that she was not in the US in September of 2001. PatriotTakes later found an interview with Mr Santos where he said both of his parents were at the World Trade Center on September 11 but said “fortunately none of them have passed.” From George Santos Biography: “She survived the horrific events on that day, but unfortunately passed a few years later,” the bio reads. Tweet from George Santos saying: December 23rd this year marks 5 years I lost my best friend and mentor. Mom you will live forever in my heart. Rolling Stone reports that no victim advocacy groups could identify his mother among those who entered a victims' compensation claim. "George Santos Says His Mom Died Of 9/11-Related Illness. Advocates Say He’s Lying". A 2003 visa application obtained by The Washington Post indicates she had not been in the U.S. since 1999.
April 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Lol this is why I'm a big fan of Eristalis tenax hoverflies. Right little posers! 💅 Also since you like cows I've included a couple of inquisitive cow pics.
Macro (very close up) photo of a hoverfly known as 'Eristalis tenax'. They have large eyes and a big dark stripe down their face standing on an Autumn Aster flower. Autumn Asters are a bit like mini Sunflowers. They have yellow petals. Yellow is the colour of warm summer days. Big, close up, sniffly cow nose with the cow stretching its neck to get me to photograph its "best side". The cow is the colour of a milky tea. Same cow as the previous photo but looking slightly nervous. Friend cows stand in the background unbothered. You can only see their heads, necks and front legs. The background vibes are black and white (the colour of dark and snow). The cows stand in a large metal barn with a muddy floor.
March 9, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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M. bovis can survive in slurry for up to six months (Scanlon & Quinn, 2000), yet the government ignores evidence that TB spreads mostly between cattle. It’s heartbreaking to see badgers culled unnecessarily especially after witnessing the fantastic @badgertrust.bsky.social vaccination program.
November 26, 2024 at 12:51 PM
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Oh wow! Is it a Syrphrid? I've only ever come across these ones in the UK (Volucella zonaria, inanis and pellucens) I can't wait to see more 🥰 #Hoverfly #Flowerfly
The UK's largest hover fly and hornet mimic Volucella Zonaria on stunning purple scabious flower. The flower is like a beautiful bubble with projecting anthers all around. Purple is like the colour of a good dream and the smell of lilacs. The fly is huge with big round eyes and wings longer than it's body and dangerous looking black stripes on a very bright yellow body. Yellow is like a warm sun. Black is like an absence of all senses. The UK's second largest hover fly and hornet mimic, Volucella inanis on a large daisy like flower. The flower has a large head with petals like feathers in their shape. The fly is huge with big round eyes and wings longer than it's body and dangerous looking black stripes on a very bright yellow body. Yellow is like a warm sun. Black is like an absence of all senses. There are also diffused marks on its wings like the visual representation of a smell drifting through the air, but only on its tips. Hornet mimic Volucella Pellucens on an umbelliferous flower (many flowers together in an umbrella effect) They are white (this white is like how a soft bedsheet feels). The fly is huge with big round eyes and wings longer than its body. It has a mostly shiny black body with a thick caramel belt. Caramel is like warm caramel or toffee pudding Black is like an absence of all senses. Shiny is like a glass. There are also large diffused marks in the middle of its wings like the visual representation of a smell drifting through the air.
November 25, 2024 at 6:35 PM
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Chippenham today. Though it can't compare to the floods of Spain & hurricanes in the USA it's still devastating to people & wildlife. Climate protestors are given prison sentences for blocking roads... Who gets a prison sentence for destructive road blocking rampant climate change? #StormBert
November 25, 2024 at 6:07 PM
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Please say someone else had the same thought 😂 #BrotherMayIHaveSomeOats
November 25, 2024 at 6:45 AM
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#Beavers have been known to slow the flow of flooding as well as filtering pollutants out of our rivers. A study in North America showed without a beaver dam, water took 4 hours to pass through. On the same stretch of river WITH a dam it took 11 DAYS! (Müller-Schwarze, D., and L. Sun, 2003)
Rippling water of a dark river though with a beautiful shining, wet, straggly beaver kit paddling away with its tail and paws submerged. It's head, nose and midriff brushing the surface.
November 25, 2024 at 2:00 AM
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I'm lucky enough to volunteer for @healrewilding at their founding site in Somerset. Since its inception Heal has boosted biodiversity, created community, offered learning opportunities, hosted terrific wildlife tours & a 2 day gathering—all while regenerating the landscape for future generations.
A glowing, warm sunrise through a spiderweb, an intimate structure of waves in a circle attached to a rusty but sturdy gate. With a background of the frosty fields of Heal and a distant Oak Tree.
November 22, 2024 at 8:09 PM