Nutcracker
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Birds, conifers and some green & pro-European politics.
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14 November, bike along to Elswick just in time to see @pauldavidson936.bsky.social's Great Northern Diver for 4 or 5 minutes before it flew off! #135 on the green patch yearlist 😃😃😃
@beardedgeordie.bsky.social @mike-carr.bsky.social
@beardedgeordie.bsky.social @mike-carr.bsky.social
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"LET THE MOBILE HOMES INTO GAZA!!!!
There are thousands of them waiting at the border! They’ve been there for a year!! Why? Why must people who have already lost everything be denied even a roof?" #Gaza
There are thousands of them waiting at the border! They’ve been there for a year!! Why? Why must people who have already lost everything be denied even a roof?" #Gaza
November 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"LET THE MOBILE HOMES INTO GAZA!!!!
There are thousands of them waiting at the border! They’ve been there for a year!! Why? Why must people who have already lost everything be denied even a roof?" #Gaza
There are thousands of them waiting at the border! They’ve been there for a year!! Why? Why must people who have already lost everything be denied even a roof?" #Gaza
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Listening to the FT podcast where they say Mahmood is McSweeney's top choice of successor and the idea that Starmer will go but the man most responsible for his catastrophic unpopularity will get to choose the next PM is, um, optimistic on his part
November 16, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Listening to the FT podcast where they say Mahmood is McSweeney's top choice of successor and the idea that Starmer will go but the man most responsible for his catastrophic unpopularity will get to choose the next PM is, um, optimistic on his part
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"Unfortunately, the 'good' models, the more realistic ones, are the ones where the AMOC weakens most... even for an intermediate emissions scenario, the probability of shutting down the AMOC is way above 50%... we will probably pass the point of no return for an AMOC shutdown in the next 10-20yrs" 😱
Is the Atlantic Ocean circulation close to tipping?
Hear the latest science as I presented it last month at the ATLAS25 event in Helsinki.
Let me know if anything is unclear, or if you see good reasons why your government shouldn't immediately act on this. 🌊
youtu.be/ULJXqOZuY-8
Hear the latest science as I presented it last month at the ATLAS25 event in Helsinki.
Let me know if anything is unclear, or if you see good reasons why your government shouldn't immediately act on this. 🌊
youtu.be/ULJXqOZuY-8
Is the Atlantic Ocean circulation close to tipping?
YouTube video by Earth System Analysis - Potsdam Institute
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"Unfortunately, the 'good' models, the more realistic ones, are the ones where the AMOC weakens most... even for an intermediate emissions scenario, the probability of shutting down the AMOC is way above 50%... we will probably pass the point of no return for an AMOC shutdown in the next 10-20yrs" 😱
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This new online magazine has just been flagged up to me. I'm sure many will be interested as it aims to make ornithological research more accessible.
#birdingWales #birdingScotland #birding #conservationscience 🌍 🪶
#birdingWales #birdingScotland #birding #conservationscience 🌍 🪶
I’m thrilled to officially launch The Ornithologist Magazine – an independent digital publication dedicated to bird science, conservation and storytelling from around the world.
Explore our content: theornithologist.org
#ornithology #birdscience #theornithologist #conservation #birding #birds
Explore our content: theornithologist.org
#ornithology #birdscience #theornithologist #conservation #birding #birds
The Ornithologist
The Ornithologist is an independent online magazine exploring bird science, conservation, migration, and the fascinating world of birds – delivered through thoughtful articles and expert insights.
theornithologist.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This new online magazine has just been flagged up to me. I'm sure many will be interested as it aims to make ornithological research more accessible.
#birdingWales #birdingScotland #birding #conservationscience 🌍 🪶
#birdingWales #birdingScotland #birding #conservationscience 🌍 🪶
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Human rights are universal - if we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights – just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want
November 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Human rights are universal - if we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights – just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want
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Labour’s latest attack on asylum seekers is cruel & counterproductive. How does it help community cohesion to hold threat of deportation over vulnerable people? We don’t need an arms race with the hard right over asylum, we need safe routes & European cooperation #bbclaurak
November 16, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Labour’s latest attack on asylum seekers is cruel & counterproductive. How does it help community cohesion to hold threat of deportation over vulnerable people? We don’t need an arms race with the hard right over asylum, we need safe routes & European cooperation #bbclaurak
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November 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Climate change is already making it dangerous to work outdoors and in factories in India — and we’re not even st 1.5C yet.
“Summers have gotten so much worse in the past five years that…she ends up losing a week’s worth of work each month because of dehydration and vomiting.”
“Summers have gotten so much worse in the past five years that…she ends up losing a week’s worth of work each month because of dehydration and vomiting.”
November 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Climate change is already making it dangerous to work outdoors and in factories in India — and we’re not even st 1.5C yet.
“Summers have gotten so much worse in the past five years that…she ends up losing a week’s worth of work each month because of dehydration and vomiting.”
“Summers have gotten so much worse in the past five years that…she ends up losing a week’s worth of work each month because of dehydration and vomiting.”
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The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
#SuperSeabirdSunday
(remember to add likes to the post, not my repost!)
(remember to add likes to the post, not my repost!)
Snab Point, Northumberland - is this a Sab's? Help! #NEbirding #UKbirding
November 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#SuperSeabirdSunday
(remember to add likes to the post, not my repost!)
(remember to add likes to the post, not my repost!)
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This is what many of us have been saying. Part 3 of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is based on a myth: that we don't have enough homes because wildlife and green spaces are protected. It will solve nothing, and inflict terrible harm on our remaining ecosystems
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Nature not a blocker to housing growth, inquiry finds
Commons committee report challenges ‘lazy narrative’ used by ministers that scapegoats wildlife and the environment
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
This is what many of us have been saying. Part 3 of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is based on a myth: that we don't have enough homes because wildlife and green spaces are protected. It will solve nothing, and inflict terrible harm on our remaining ecosystems
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Trigger warning.
“In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.”
Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.
“In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.”
Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.
November 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Trigger warning.
“In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.”
Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.
“In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.”
Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.
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With all the recent intense rainfall, many parts of the woods are gloriously full of water.
The forests, bogs, + other wild habitats we've removed once retained colossal amounts of water, preventing flooding downstream.
Between that and climate breakdown, we're creating a perfect storm for floods.
The forests, bogs, + other wild habitats we've removed once retained colossal amounts of water, preventing flooding downstream.
Between that and climate breakdown, we're creating a perfect storm for floods.
November 16, 2025 at 6:34 AM
With all the recent intense rainfall, many parts of the woods are gloriously full of water.
The forests, bogs, + other wild habitats we've removed once retained colossal amounts of water, preventing flooding downstream.
Between that and climate breakdown, we're creating a perfect storm for floods.
The forests, bogs, + other wild habitats we've removed once retained colossal amounts of water, preventing flooding downstream.
Between that and climate breakdown, we're creating a perfect storm for floods.
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Without asylum:
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
November 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Without asylum:
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
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Since the first COP, atmospheric CO2 has continued to increase.
Global levels reached a new record of 422.8 ppm in 2024.
The rate of CO2 growth has accelerated from 0.8 ppm/year in 1960s to 2.4 ppm/year btw 2011-2020, & a record increase of 3.5 ppm between 2023-2024.
Temps are now accelerating.🙄
Global levels reached a new record of 422.8 ppm in 2024.
The rate of CO2 growth has accelerated from 0.8 ppm/year in 1960s to 2.4 ppm/year btw 2011-2020, & a record increase of 3.5 ppm between 2023-2024.
Temps are now accelerating.🙄
November 16, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Since the first COP, atmospheric CO2 has continued to increase.
Global levels reached a new record of 422.8 ppm in 2024.
The rate of CO2 growth has accelerated from 0.8 ppm/year in 1960s to 2.4 ppm/year btw 2011-2020, & a record increase of 3.5 ppm between 2023-2024.
Temps are now accelerating.🙄
Global levels reached a new record of 422.8 ppm in 2024.
The rate of CO2 growth has accelerated from 0.8 ppm/year in 1960s to 2.4 ppm/year btw 2011-2020, & a record increase of 3.5 ppm between 2023-2024.
Temps are now accelerating.🙄
It's #SuperSeabirdSunday again . . . this'll do nicely 😀👍
14 November, bike along to Elswick just in time to see @pauldavidson936.bsky.social's Great Northern Diver for 4 or 5 minutes before it flew off! #135 on the green patch yearlist 😃😃😃
@beardedgeordie.bsky.social @mike-carr.bsky.social
@beardedgeordie.bsky.social @mike-carr.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
It's #SuperSeabirdSunday again . . . this'll do nicely 😀👍
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Falk, who has investigated Israeli abuses, says questioning reflects push to silence truth of Israel's war on Gaza.
Former UN special rapporteur Richard Falk interrogated for hours in Canada
Falk, who has investigated Israeli abuses, says questioning reflects push to silence truth of Israel's war on Gaza.
bit.ly
November 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Falk, who has investigated Israeli abuses, says questioning reflects push to silence truth of Israel's war on Gaza.
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"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." Malcolm X.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:41 AM
"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." Malcolm X.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A worrying development in using your brain. Not using your own thought processes and relying on others reduces your thought strength.
MIT recently completed the first brain-scan study on #ChatGPT users—and the results are deeply revealing.
Rather than boosting brain function, prolonged #AI use may be dulling it. #science #MIT #brainscience #sciencesky
www.media.mit.edu/projects/you...
Rather than boosting brain function, prolonged #AI use may be dulling it. #science #MIT #brainscience #sciencesky
www.media.mit.edu/projects/you...
November 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
A worrying development in using your brain. Not using your own thought processes and relying on others reduces your thought strength.
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We’ve all seen this coming. The general disinterest in COP by too many countries. The change in policy emphasis back to fossil fuels. And I’ve seen a big switch off by the public as politicians continue to film-flam and flannel. A year of unravelling doing immeasurable damage to the planets future.
Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for tackling climate crisis, says Cop30 chief
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for tackling climate crisis, says Cop30 chief
Brazil’s André Corrêa do Lago says countries should follow China’s lead on clean energy as conference begins
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
We’ve all seen this coming. The general disinterest in COP by too many countries. The change in policy emphasis back to fossil fuels. And I’ve seen a big switch off by the public as politicians continue to film-flam and flannel. A year of unravelling doing immeasurable damage to the planets future.
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Spain ought to deport every British national who attended
Just some British patriots in Benidorm, taking over a street in Spain to shout in their own language about unwanted foreigners. It’s a blessing that they are too thick to understand irony.
November 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Spain ought to deport every British national who attended
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Corruption in court?
A judge overseeing the trials of several Merseyside pensioners under the Terrorism Act (accused of supporting Palestine Action) has reportedly agreed a request by the prosecutor to allow police to change statements in several of the cases.
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
A judge overseeing the trials of several Merseyside pensioners under the Terrorism Act (accused of supporting Palestine Action) has reportedly agreed a request by the prosecutor to allow police to change statements in several of the cases.
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
EXCLUSIVE: judge 'agrees to let police change statements' in Palestine Action 'terror' trials
It's around the judge overseeing the trials of several Merseyside pensioners - under the Terrorism Act - for Palestine Action support
www.thecanary.co
November 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Corruption in court?
A judge overseeing the trials of several Merseyside pensioners under the Terrorism Act (accused of supporting Palestine Action) has reportedly agreed a request by the prosecutor to allow police to change statements in several of the cases.
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
A judge overseeing the trials of several Merseyside pensioners under the Terrorism Act (accused of supporting Palestine Action) has reportedly agreed a request by the prosecutor to allow police to change statements in several of the cases.
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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Elle Miller, who will take action in Edinburgh on Tuesday, said: “If sitting peacefully with a cardboard sign makes me a terrorist, then I hope my great-grandchildren will be as proud of me as relatives of the suffragettes are today.”
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/ques...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/ques...
Questions raised over police response to protests against Palestine Action ban
POLICE may show glaring inconsistencies in their response to a next wave of protests against the ban on Palestine Action campaigners have warned.Defend Our Juries (DoJ) has announced plans for 20 prot...
morningstaronline.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Elle Miller, who will take action in Edinburgh on Tuesday, said: “If sitting peacefully with a cardboard sign makes me a terrorist, then I hope my great-grandchildren will be as proud of me as relatives of the suffragettes are today.”
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/ques...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/ques...
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