Mandy Myers
@mandymyers007.bsky.social
Enjoy birding, art, baking and a damn good Scandinavian crime drama.
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30.
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30.
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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The letter the BBC could send back to Trump - brilliant stuff from @davidallengreen.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/emptycit...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump - brilliant stuff from @davidallengreen.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/emptycit...
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Brilliant piece debunking the nonsense claim in the Daily Telegraph. But it’s dangerous nonsense, polarising attitudes & whipping up prejudice.
The DTelegraph is such a shit newspaper. Oh, and the photo? Staged - captive eagle, already-dead lamb.
The DTelegraph is such a shit newspaper. Oh, and the photo? Staged - captive eagle, already-dead lamb.
Victorian attitudes towards birds of prey in the UK are fueled by sensationalist fear-mongering like this, published routinely by mainstream media.
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/28/a...
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/28/a...
Absurd claim that White-tailed Eagles ‘snatched’ five Shetland ponies leads to inevitable call to ‘shoot eagles’
The absurd claim that White-tailed Eagles had ‘snatched’ five Shetland pony foals on South Uist hit the headlines at the end of August. A crofter / farmer named Donald Cameron said that…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
October 28, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Brilliant piece debunking the nonsense claim in the Daily Telegraph. But it’s dangerous nonsense, polarising attitudes & whipping up prejudice.
The DTelegraph is such a shit newspaper. Oh, and the photo? Staged - captive eagle, already-dead lamb.
The DTelegraph is such a shit newspaper. Oh, and the photo? Staged - captive eagle, already-dead lamb.
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Please RT this so Donald Trump sees.
September 29, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Please RT this so Donald Trump sees.
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“A bad escalator and a bad teleprompter” — Trump implies UN tried to sabotage First Lady, while he saved millions.
September 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
“A bad escalator and a bad teleprompter” — Trump implies UN tried to sabotage First Lady, while he saved millions.
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This makes me very happy
UK and EU reportedly negotiating British return to Erasmus programme
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
UK students get chance to study in Europe from January 2027 under new Erasmus deal
The EU is pushing for a rapid agreement for Britain to rejoin the student exchange scheme
inews.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
This makes me very happy
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Just to be clear:
- Paracetamol does not cause autism.
- Sadiq Khan is not introducing Sharia law in the UK
- We do not have a massive free speech problem here.
- Britain is not on the verge of civil war.
These are not controversial subjects or contested, they're just not true.
- Paracetamol does not cause autism.
- Sadiq Khan is not introducing Sharia law in the UK
- We do not have a massive free speech problem here.
- Britain is not on the verge of civil war.
These are not controversial subjects or contested, they're just not true.
September 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Just to be clear:
- Paracetamol does not cause autism.
- Sadiq Khan is not introducing Sharia law in the UK
- We do not have a massive free speech problem here.
- Britain is not on the verge of civil war.
These are not controversial subjects or contested, they're just not true.
- Paracetamol does not cause autism.
- Sadiq Khan is not introducing Sharia law in the UK
- We do not have a massive free speech problem here.
- Britain is not on the verge of civil war.
These are not controversial subjects or contested, they're just not true.
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Exactly this
not going to push that pic of Farage at LBC into your feeds again, but I'll note two things: first, the whole paracetamol nonsense is profoundly misogynistic. It blames women for their children's autism, and doesn't give a shit about why women might take paracetamol.
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Exactly this
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I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again.
Ignore the haters, London is the 🐐
Ignore the haters, London is the 🐐
September 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again.
Ignore the haters, London is the 🐐
Ignore the haters, London is the 🐐
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UK medicine regulator confirms there is no evidence paracetamol causes autism in children www.gov.uk/government/n...
MHRA confirms taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe and there is no evidence it causes autism in children
Paracetamol should be taken as directed in the patient information leaflet
www.gov.uk
September 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
UK medicine regulator confirms there is no evidence paracetamol causes autism in children www.gov.uk/government/n...
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The Dutch rip the hell out of Donald Trump and Disney for the ridiculous Jimmy Kimmel firing.
This is what you call Free Speech, Trump.
This is what you call Free Speech, Trump.
September 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The Dutch rip the hell out of Donald Trump and Disney for the ridiculous Jimmy Kimmel firing.
This is what you call Free Speech, Trump.
This is what you call Free Speech, Trump.
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I’m not saying Britain has gone entirely batshit crazy but a Reform councillor in Wales has just stormed out of a local Torfaen Council meeting in Gwent because it failed to acknowledge the killing of a man in America.
In other news, Britain has gone entirely batshit crazy.
In other news, Britain has gone entirely batshit crazy.
September 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I’m not saying Britain has gone entirely batshit crazy but a Reform councillor in Wales has just stormed out of a local Torfaen Council meeting in Gwent because it failed to acknowledge the killing of a man in America.
In other news, Britain has gone entirely batshit crazy.
In other news, Britain has gone entirely batshit crazy.
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A few pics from @oriolebirding.bsky.social tour to Andalucia last week. Amazing day 3 as 17000 Honey Buzzards passed, we personally enjoyed around 8k in an awesome morning mixed with Marsh & Montagu’s Harriers, Booted & Short-toed Eagle, White & Black Storks & hundreds of Bee-eaters! #birding
September 17, 2025 at 6:39 AM
A few pics from @oriolebirding.bsky.social tour to Andalucia last week. Amazing day 3 as 17000 Honey Buzzards passed, we personally enjoyed around 8k in an awesome morning mixed with Marsh & Montagu’s Harriers, Booted & Short-toed Eagle, White & Black Storks & hundreds of Bee-eaters! #birding
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A superb days seawatching at Hunstanton yesterday with @mochaman.bsky.social @mandymyers007.bsky.social @andyinnorfolk.bsky.social 147 Manx, a Balearic, 10 Arctic, 3 Great, a Pom, 277 Gannet also migrants over the sea 4 Marsh hr, an Osprey, GWEgret plus Yw Wags, Swallow, H Martin & Mipits.
September 17, 2025 at 6:16 AM
A superb days seawatching at Hunstanton yesterday with @mochaman.bsky.social @mandymyers007.bsky.social @andyinnorfolk.bsky.social 147 Manx, a Balearic, 10 Arctic, 3 Great, a Pom, 277 Gannet also migrants over the sea 4 Marsh hr, an Osprey, GWEgret plus Yw Wags, Swallow, H Martin & Mipits.
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Charlie Kirk’s murder was utterly abhorrent and corrosive to our politics.
So was much of the reaction to it- including from his allies.
My piece.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
So was much of the reaction to it- including from his allies.
My piece.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
No Boris Johnson, Charlie Kirk did not represent "common sense"
His murder was a tragedy. Yet it was politicised by his own side instantly. The reaction revealed much.
open.substack.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Charlie Kirk’s murder was utterly abhorrent and corrosive to our politics.
So was much of the reaction to it- including from his allies.
My piece.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
So was much of the reaction to it- including from his allies.
My piece.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
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The Clacton MP and the constituency house mystery…
Nigel Farage faces questions over the funding of his Clacton house 👇
September 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The Clacton MP and the constituency house mystery…
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Ooooh, some actual scrutiny …. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nigel Farage faces questions over who funded £885,000 Clacton constituency home
A BBC investigation raises questions about how the Reform UK leader's partner paid for a home in his constituency.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Ooooh, some actual scrutiny …. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Sitting on Cley beach this morning and what I thought was a bird landed just behind me.
Soon realised it was in fact a bat. Was very mobile amongst the pebbles looking for food. After 2-3 mins it flew off.
Can anyone help with ID please?
Thank you.
#bat #bats #batid #norfolk
Soon realised it was in fact a bat. Was very mobile amongst the pebbles looking for food. After 2-3 mins it flew off.
Can anyone help with ID please?
Thank you.
#bat #bats #batid #norfolk
September 7, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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What a truly amazing days birding in the Straits of Gibraltar on @oriolebirding.bsky.social tour - c9000 Honey Buzzards, hundreds of Booted, Short-toed Eagles, 1000+ Bee-eaters, 25 Montagu’s Harriers, Black Storks & over 1000 White Storks, the latter performing this mesmerising sight overhead!!
September 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
What a truly amazing days birding in the Straits of Gibraltar on @oriolebirding.bsky.social tour - c9000 Honey Buzzards, hundreds of Booted, Short-toed Eagles, 1000+ Bee-eaters, 25 Montagu’s Harriers, Black Storks & over 1000 White Storks, the latter performing this mesmerising sight overhead!!
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Beyond shameful
Nigel Farage U-turns again as he confirms women asylum seekers would be deported back to Taliban
www.lbc.co.uk/article/nige...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/nige...
Nigel Farage U-turns again as he confirms women asylum seekers would be deported back to Taliban | LBC
Nigel Farage has confirmed he would deport female asylum seekers back to the Taliban in Afghanistan if he became Prime Minister.
www.lbc.co.uk
September 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Beyond shameful