Mandy Patrish
mandypatrish.bsky.social
Mandy Patrish
@mandypatrish.bsky.social
When I was born, atmospheric carbon dioxide was less than 320ppm. Now it's more than 420ppm. This is not good.
ICYMI: The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Oceanography at @ucsandiego.bsky.social. Give @keelingcurve.bsky.social a follow for daily updates!

More information: keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
426.48 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 17-Nov-2025
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
November 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Happy #MobileLibrariesDay! 📚

An annual celebration of all the intrepid Mobile Library drivers who head out across the urban, rural and island communities of Scotland every week, delivering books, knowledge and entertainment. 📚

#BookWeekScotland #LoveLibraries
November 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Did you know oysters are tiny water treatment plants? 🦪

Every single oyster can filter up to 200 litres of water a day, improving  water quality and tackling ocean pollution. 

With just £9.72, you can help us grow a dozen oysters so they can clean up our ocean 👉 actmcs.org/oyster-hero-bsky
November 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Tonight on Hidden Wonders we visit the wonderful @vindolandatrust.bsky.social and their excavation at Magna Fort! Big thanks to their brilliant team for their expertise and patience!

Watch tonight 9pm More 4 or stream @channel4tv.bsky.social on 4OD
November 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Something lovely to start the week! 🐙🏺❤️

Ancient clay pots with octopus decoration, made by artisans from Bronze Age Crete some 3,500 years ago!

Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me

#Archaeology
November 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Here's a short clip of aurora from the Cresswell Aurora Cam livestream last Wednesday. I've uploaded the full length timelapse (which includes proton aurora) to YouTube. You can watch it here.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnaa...

#AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights #AuroraUK
November 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
“Comets, importing change of times and states,
Brandish your crystal tresses in the sky.”
Henry VI pt1
#ShakespeareSunday
Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon west of Oklahoma City, approximately 01:00 UTC 11/10/2025. Nikon Z6, 200mm, f3.2, ISO 800, 10s stack of 40, cropped and processed with Siril. some defects in the image but I’m pleased. It was not visible to my eyes, but the camera picks it up well. #astrophotography #comet
November 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Today's #ShakespeareSunday theme - THE HOLLOW CROWN PLAYS!
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Series 1:
Richard II
Henry IV pt1 & 2
Henry V
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Series 2:
Henry VI pt1, 2 & 3
Richard III
November 16, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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"For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground
And tell sad stories of the death of kings;
How some have been deposed; some slain in war,
Some haunted by the ghosts they have deposed;
Some poison'd by their wives: some sleeping kill'd;" - Richard II (A3, S2) #ShakespeareSunday
November 16, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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As you might expect, there were one or two outtakes from filming Paddy Lay Back, so we compiled them into... THIS!
Then go check out the full thing:
youtu.be/vVhods7zeko

#TheLongestJohns #FolkMusic #Shanty
November 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Dream job alert: Social Media Manager

A fantastic opportunity to bring our conservation stories to life, collaborate with brilliant colleagues and grow engagement and action for our seas.

Full-time, remote, supportive team, great benefits: https://www.mcsuk.org/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
November 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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This weekend's #ShakespeareSunday theme is in celebration of #BBCShakespeare - THE HOLLOW CROWN PLAYS!
November 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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“Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown” #BBCShakespeare
November 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Voters want both: homes built and wildlife protected.

MPs should listen to the public, not a false "nature vs growth" narrative.

If nature loses at this stage, it will be because they chose not to protect it.

Tell your MP to back nature: action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/... 📢
Help stop the Planning and Infrastructure Bill tearing up nature protections
I've just emailed my MP and asked them to vote to protect nature in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Will you take action too?
action.rspb.org.uk
November 13, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Thank you BBC for The Hollow Crown series! #BBCShakespeare #ForTheLoveOfShakespeare
November 13, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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It's so weird how antidepressants only cause the impulse to commit mass violence in the country where there is easy access to guns. What a coincidence!
First they came for reproductive rights.
Then they came for vaccines.
Now they’re coming for mental health.

There is zero evidence SSRIs cause mass violence.

You know what does? Guns — and the fact that anyone can access weapons that kill hundreds in seconds.

#GunReformNow
November 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"I was adored once too"

Twelfth Night
#ShakespeareSunday
Love and loss
a man in a suit and tie is standing in the rain with a sad look on his face .
Alt: A man in a suit and tie is standing in the rain with a sad look on his face. David Tennant as Dr Who.
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Today's #ShakespeareSunday theme: LOVE & LOSS
a red flower with a green stem is against a grey background
ALT: a red flower with a green stem is against a grey background
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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9th November 2025 07.30
November 9, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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8th November 2025 07.03
November 8, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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Cruelty really is the point. Who else would go to court begging for permission to starve their own citizens? Meanwhile, they send $40 billion to Argentina, buying two private jets for ICE “Barbie,” and Trump has already burned through $1 trillion in less than two months.
November 8, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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4th November 2025 07.12
November 4, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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Not only is it #WorldJellyfishDay but #OTD in 1897 Sir Frederick Stratten Russell was born. Russell, a former Director of @thembauk.bsky.social spent much of his career studying medusae, so we've included some of his original illustrations that are stored in the archive 📷 PRU64
November 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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It’s #WorldJellyfishDay! 🪼 Did you know Canada is home to giant jellyfish? The lion’s mane jellyfish can reach an astonishing 36.5 metres—that's longer than a blue whale!

📸: Karoline Cullen | #CWFPhotoClub
November 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM