lilesosanna
@lilesosanna.bsky.social
The Vegan Granny. Gardener. Beekeeper. Hedgerow wine. Batik Artist. Conservationist. Bibliophile. Renovating old cottage in Ireland. Current affairs. Neurodiverse.
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lilesosanna
@lilesosanna.bsky.social
· Jan 2
Every year around this time, I plan what to grow to meet my need and where to plant them, carefully applying the best crop rotation methods to ensure healthy nutritionally rich plants. I also have a greenhouse, and orchard.
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This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
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Dmytro is a soldier from the 91st Separate Anti-Tank Battalion, who spent 90 days alone at his position, holding the line.
He had one rule: never panic — stay calm instead🧵
That’s a good rule of thumb: keep calm and support Ukraine’s defenders:
u24.gov.ua/donate/defen...
He had one rule: never panic — stay calm instead🧵
That’s a good rule of thumb: keep calm and support Ukraine’s defenders:
u24.gov.ua/donate/defen...
November 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Dmytro is a soldier from the 91st Separate Anti-Tank Battalion, who spent 90 days alone at his position, holding the line.
He had one rule: never panic — stay calm instead🧵
That’s a good rule of thumb: keep calm and support Ukraine’s defenders:
u24.gov.ua/donate/defen...
He had one rule: never panic — stay calm instead🧵
That’s a good rule of thumb: keep calm and support Ukraine’s defenders:
u24.gov.ua/donate/defen...
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Autumn soup: lentils, split chickpeas, onion, carrots, celery, thyme, sweet potato, squash, potato, herbs and spices; topped with mushrooms in redcurrant jelly, parsley and diced apple. #VeganFood, #Vegetables #Autumn #Gardening #Vegan. I love how toppings make this soup into something special.
November 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Autumn soup: lentils, split chickpeas, onion, carrots, celery, thyme, sweet potato, squash, potato, herbs and spices; topped with mushrooms in redcurrant jelly, parsley and diced apple. #VeganFood, #Vegetables #Autumn #Gardening #Vegan. I love how toppings make this soup into something special.
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Every seven days...
VOTE ✅
Animal Sanctuaries depend on the kindness of others.🙏
Voting costs nothing.
👉🏼 Beneath The Wood Sanctuary ( @beneaththewood.bsky.social )
has a chance to share £300,000... it's DESPERATELY needed.
#53pigs 🩷🐷
NEED YOUR HELP 👋🏼
mygivingcircle.org/beneath-the-...
VOTE ✅
Animal Sanctuaries depend on the kindness of others.🙏
Voting costs nothing.
👉🏼 Beneath The Wood Sanctuary ( @beneaththewood.bsky.social )
has a chance to share £300,000... it's DESPERATELY needed.
#53pigs 🩷🐷
NEED YOUR HELP 👋🏼
mygivingcircle.org/beneath-the-...
Vote for Beneath The Wood Sanctuary to share in £1,500,000
Each year we give £300,000 in grants based on your votes
mygivingcircle.org
November 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Every seven days...
VOTE ✅
Animal Sanctuaries depend on the kindness of others.🙏
Voting costs nothing.
👉🏼 Beneath The Wood Sanctuary ( @beneaththewood.bsky.social )
has a chance to share £300,000... it's DESPERATELY needed.
#53pigs 🩷🐷
NEED YOUR HELP 👋🏼
mygivingcircle.org/beneath-the-...
VOTE ✅
Animal Sanctuaries depend on the kindness of others.🙏
Voting costs nothing.
👉🏼 Beneath The Wood Sanctuary ( @beneaththewood.bsky.social )
has a chance to share £300,000... it's DESPERATELY needed.
#53pigs 🩷🐷
NEED YOUR HELP 👋🏼
mygivingcircle.org/beneath-the-...
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I'm sad to leave a great position at @jexpbiol.bsky.social after 4 years. I'm so thankful for all that I learned & especially Kathryn Knight who worked with me to put out the best articles.
Since some never got posted here on Bluesky, here's a list of articles through the years! (1/n)
🌎🧪🐦🦇
Since some never got posted here on Bluesky, here's a list of articles through the years! (1/n)
🌎🧪🐦🦇
My very last Outside JEB paper with @jexpbiol.bsky.social has been published, covering a fantastic article by Jonasson et al in @royalsociety.org that determined if two migratory bat species were attracted to moonlight reflecting off wind turbine blades 🦇🧪🌎
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
Fatal attraction: migratory bats are lured to wind turbine blades
Wind turbines are important for global energy production because of their low greenhouse gas emissions. However, for unknown reasons, many migratory bats are colliding with the wind turbine blades, le...
journals.biologists.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I'm sad to leave a great position at @jexpbiol.bsky.social after 4 years. I'm so thankful for all that I learned & especially Kathryn Knight who worked with me to put out the best articles.
Since some never got posted here on Bluesky, here's a list of articles through the years! (1/n)
🌎🧪🐦🦇
Since some never got posted here on Bluesky, here's a list of articles through the years! (1/n)
🌎🧪🐦🦇
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Units of the Ukrainian Navy with units of the Special Operations Command launched an attack on Saki airfield in Russian-occupied Crimea
They have destroyed a command&control point,storage sites for "Orion"attack drones&several air defense facilities,including the Tor-M2,Pantsir-S1
Glory!
They have destroyed a command&control point,storage sites for "Orion"attack drones&several air defense facilities,including the Tor-M2,Pantsir-S1
Glory!
November 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Units of the Ukrainian Navy with units of the Special Operations Command launched an attack on Saki airfield in Russian-occupied Crimea
They have destroyed a command&control point,storage sites for "Orion"attack drones&several air defense facilities,including the Tor-M2,Pantsir-S1
Glory!
They have destroyed a command&control point,storage sites for "Orion"attack drones&several air defense facilities,including the Tor-M2,Pantsir-S1
Glory!
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We lose it over a puppy who fell down a well, but turn a blind eye to MASS TORTURE of innocent farmed animals.
The ideology that lets us view another’s body as belonging to US is what's behind rape & human rights violations of all kinds.
Help End Animal Suffering:
➡️ bit.ly/3XbQUn1
The ideology that lets us view another’s body as belonging to US is what's behind rape & human rights violations of all kinds.
Help End Animal Suffering:
➡️ bit.ly/3XbQUn1
November 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
We lose it over a puppy who fell down a well, but turn a blind eye to MASS TORTURE of innocent farmed animals.
The ideology that lets us view another’s body as belonging to US is what's behind rape & human rights violations of all kinds.
Help End Animal Suffering:
➡️ bit.ly/3XbQUn1
The ideology that lets us view another’s body as belonging to US is what's behind rape & human rights violations of all kinds.
Help End Animal Suffering:
➡️ bit.ly/3XbQUn1
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Use those leftover mashed potatoes!!! These savory vegan potato cakes are eggless, soft on the inside & perfectly crispy on the outside. They are coated in Panko breadcrumbs & lightly pan fried for the ultimate crunch.
Sooooo good 😋 & easy to make!
#VeganFood
veggiesociety.com/vegan-potato...
Sooooo good 😋 & easy to make!
#VeganFood
veggiesociety.com/vegan-potato...
Vegan Potato Pancakes
Crispy vegan mashed potato pancakes with chives and a crispy Panko crust. Serve with dairy-free sour cream, chimichurri sauce or chive pesto.
veggiesociety.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Use those leftover mashed potatoes!!! These savory vegan potato cakes are eggless, soft on the inside & perfectly crispy on the outside. They are coated in Panko breadcrumbs & lightly pan fried for the ultimate crunch.
Sooooo good 😋 & easy to make!
#VeganFood
veggiesociety.com/vegan-potato...
Sooooo good 😋 & easy to make!
#VeganFood
veggiesociety.com/vegan-potato...
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Another outcome for which the Kremlin worked, lest we forget. Described in "Road to Unfreedom."
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Another outcome for which the Kremlin worked, lest we forget. Described in "Road to Unfreedom."
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Animals are not objects; they are sentient individuals who think, feel, and experience the world in their own ways. 🐥
Recognising their sentience means treating them not as things to use, but as lives that matter. 🙏
#animals #animallover #veganshare #veganism #vegan
Recognising their sentience means treating them not as things to use, but as lives that matter. 🙏
#animals #animallover #veganshare #veganism #vegan
November 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Animals are not objects; they are sentient individuals who think, feel, and experience the world in their own ways. 🐥
Recognising their sentience means treating them not as things to use, but as lives that matter. 🙏
#animals #animallover #veganshare #veganism #vegan
Recognising their sentience means treating them not as things to use, but as lives that matter. 🙏
#animals #animallover #veganshare #veganism #vegan
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#Pinks #ProudBlue
Thank you to our essential healthcare workers!
It’s crazy to watch healthcare workers go from “essential” in 2020 to “unprofessional” in 2025! And the professions are largely female!!
Thank you to our essential healthcare workers!
It’s crazy to watch healthcare workers go from “essential” in 2020 to “unprofessional” in 2025! And the professions are largely female!!
November 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
#Pinks #ProudBlue
Thank you to our essential healthcare workers!
It’s crazy to watch healthcare workers go from “essential” in 2020 to “unprofessional” in 2025! And the professions are largely female!!
Thank you to our essential healthcare workers!
It’s crazy to watch healthcare workers go from “essential” in 2020 to “unprofessional” in 2025! And the professions are largely female!!
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Manning Beef, LLC, Los Angeles’ last remaining cow slaughterhouse, permanently shut its doors after undergoing bankruptcy proceedings. 🐄
👉 Find out more: https://veganfta.com/articles/2025/11/14/los-angeles-last-remaining-cow-slaughterhouse-shuts-down/
#losangeles #cows #animals #farming #news
👉 Find out more: https://veganfta.com/articles/2025/11/14/los-angeles-last-remaining-cow-slaughterhouse-shuts-down/
#losangeles #cows #animals #farming #news
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Manning Beef, LLC, Los Angeles’ last remaining cow slaughterhouse, permanently shut its doors after undergoing bankruptcy proceedings. 🐄
👉 Find out more: https://veganfta.com/articles/2025/11/14/los-angeles-last-remaining-cow-slaughterhouse-shuts-down/
#losangeles #cows #animals #farming #news
👉 Find out more: https://veganfta.com/articles/2025/11/14/los-angeles-last-remaining-cow-slaughterhouse-shuts-down/
#losangeles #cows #animals #farming #news
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I spoke to Pat Kenny earlier about the derogation decision
'In theory, we should only get the derogation on the condition that it not impact on water quality. We’re not holding up our end of the bargain, and we haven’t for decades '
www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...
'In theory, we should only get the derogation on the condition that it not impact on water quality. We’re not holding up our end of the bargain, and we haven’t for decades '
www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...
EU commission recommends an extension to Ireland's nitrates derogation | Newstalk
Michael McGrath has said the European Commission has recommended to extend the nitrates derogatio...
www.newstalk.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I spoke to Pat Kenny earlier about the derogation decision
'In theory, we should only get the derogation on the condition that it not impact on water quality. We’re not holding up our end of the bargain, and we haven’t for decades '
www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...
'In theory, we should only get the derogation on the condition that it not impact on water quality. We’re not holding up our end of the bargain, and we haven’t for decades '
www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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We must come together. We must hold on. We have no other choice. We will have no other Ukraine. Let us defend Ukraine. Glory to Ukraine'
We must come together. We must hold on. We have no other choice. We will have no other Ukraine. Let us defend Ukraine. Glory to Ukraine'
November 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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We must come together. We must hold on. We have no other choice. We will have no other Ukraine. Let us defend Ukraine. Glory to Ukraine'
We must come together. We must hold on. We have no other choice. We will have no other Ukraine. Let us defend Ukraine. Glory to Ukraine'
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President #Zelenskyy
💬 "russia really wants #Ukraine to make mistakes. We won't make any mistakes. Our work continues. Our struggle continues. We have no right to give up, no right to retreat or quarrel. If we lose our unity, we risk losing everything: ourselves, Ukraine, our future.
President #Zelenskyy
💬 "russia really wants #Ukraine to make mistakes. We won't make any mistakes. Our work continues. Our struggle continues. We have no right to give up, no right to retreat or quarrel. If we lose our unity, we risk losing everything: ourselves, Ukraine, our future.
November 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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President #Zelenskyy
💬 "russia really wants #Ukraine to make mistakes. We won't make any mistakes. Our work continues. Our struggle continues. We have no right to give up, no right to retreat or quarrel. If we lose our unity, we risk losing everything: ourselves, Ukraine, our future.
President #Zelenskyy
💬 "russia really wants #Ukraine to make mistakes. We won't make any mistakes. Our work continues. Our struggle continues. We have no right to give up, no right to retreat or quarrel. If we lose our unity, we risk losing everything: ourselves, Ukraine, our future.
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It was to warn farms to be careful of strangers with cameras.
RSPCA slams violent attacks on cows at Cathedral City cheese farms
Dairy firm warns farmers against strangers after men caught on film jabbing animals with sharp objects and punching and kicking them
www.independent.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
It was to warn farms to be careful of strangers with cameras.
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Two Cornwall dairy farms supplying Cathedral City have been exposed in new undercover footage showing workers punching, kicking, slapping and jabbing cows, dragging newborn calves away by their legs, and even forcing rods into rectums to make exhausted individuals stand.
November 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Two Cornwall dairy farms supplying Cathedral City have been exposed in new undercover footage showing workers punching, kicking, slapping and jabbing cows, dragging newborn calves away by their legs, and even forcing rods into rectums to make exhausted individuals stand.
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Did you know?
That a single oak tree can be a haven for a colossal 2,300 wildlife species, providing vital spaces to eat, shelter and breed🦇🦋
woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-...
Meet the Fredville oak 'Majesty,' estimated to be between 600 and 1,000 years old 😮
monumentaltrees.com/en/gbr/england
That a single oak tree can be a haven for a colossal 2,300 wildlife species, providing vital spaces to eat, shelter and breed🦇🦋
woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-...
Meet the Fredville oak 'Majesty,' estimated to be between 600 and 1,000 years old 😮
monumentaltrees.com/en/gbr/england
November 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Did you know?
That a single oak tree can be a haven for a colossal 2,300 wildlife species, providing vital spaces to eat, shelter and breed🦇🦋
woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-...
Meet the Fredville oak 'Majesty,' estimated to be between 600 and 1,000 years old 😮
monumentaltrees.com/en/gbr/england
That a single oak tree can be a haven for a colossal 2,300 wildlife species, providing vital spaces to eat, shelter and breed🦇🦋
woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-...
Meet the Fredville oak 'Majesty,' estimated to be between 600 and 1,000 years old 😮
monumentaltrees.com/en/gbr/england
What sort of stupidity is this. Sacked by the school, that sacking upheld in courts and is now in prison again, has been paid a salary since the day he was sacked by the Dept of Education, ie the tax payer. And that salary will now go to the school he trespasses at? WTF? www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
Court rules Enoch Burke salary be paid directly to school
The High Court has ruled that teacher Enoch Burke's salary should be paid directly to the school where he used to work until money he owes to them in damages for trespassing is paid off.
www.rte.ie
November 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
What sort of stupidity is this. Sacked by the school, that sacking upheld in courts and is now in prison again, has been paid a salary since the day he was sacked by the Dept of Education, ie the tax payer. And that salary will now go to the school he trespasses at? WTF? www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
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Forcibly impregnating innocent beings — then stealing their babies. Over and over, until they collapse and are sent to the slaughterhouse. This is dairy. Disgusting and indefensible.
This is #dairy 👺Taking away calves from their mothers straight after birth. The most awful thing you can do to a mother and child. Tearing them apart. Many calves die from diarrhea because they are not well nourished. #DairyIsScary #DitchDairy now #LiveVegan be kind ✌️
November 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Forcibly impregnating innocent beings — then stealing their babies. Over and over, until they collapse and are sent to the slaughterhouse. This is dairy. Disgusting and indefensible.
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Holidays like this make me glad that I live really far away from my family. And if they did live close, I would always be hosting food based get togethers where I could guarantee that everything would be fully vegan.
November 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Holidays like this make me glad that I live really far away from my family. And if they did live close, I would always be hosting food based get togethers where I could guarantee that everything would be fully vegan.
Autumn soup: lentils, split chickpeas, onion, carrots, celery, thyme, sweet potato, squash, potato, herbs and spices; topped with mushrooms in redcurrant jelly, parsley and diced apple. #VeganFood, #Vegetables #Autumn #Gardening #Vegan. I love how toppings make this soup into something special.
November 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Autumn soup: lentils, split chickpeas, onion, carrots, celery, thyme, sweet potato, squash, potato, herbs and spices; topped with mushrooms in redcurrant jelly, parsley and diced apple. #VeganFood, #Vegetables #Autumn #Gardening #Vegan. I love how toppings make this soup into something special.
Just maybe the Irish wildcat wasn't introduced maybe as continents separated they were already here and lived until human interference www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/arch...
Archaeologist uncovers Ireland’s first known wildcat from 5,500 years ago | BreakingNews
The earliest directly dated wildcat (Felis silvestris) ever found in Ireland has been identified
www.breakingnews.ie
November 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Just maybe the Irish wildcat wasn't introduced maybe as continents separated they were already here and lived until human interference www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/arch...