Vicky Marsland
@pobble.bsky.social
Animal lover, Tory hater, embroiderer. No DMs.
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1. This is Piles Copse, the largest remaining fragment of high-ground temperate rainforest on Dartmoor. It’s a tiny speck of green in a dismal, human-made desert. Prepare yourselves for a story of breathtaking perversity, told in this thread. (There’s a one-page version at the bottom). 🧵
May 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
1. This is Piles Copse, the largest remaining fragment of high-ground temperate rainforest on Dartmoor. It’s a tiny speck of green in a dismal, human-made desert. Prepare yourselves for a story of breathtaking perversity, told in this thread. (There’s a one-page version at the bottom). 🧵
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Fascists rewrite history.
Trump says Ukraine 'should have never started it' in comments about war with Russia.
Claims it could have “made a deal” to avert war i e. handed over territory.
Ukraine's biggest mistake was to give up nuclear weapons in 1994. US, UK, Russia guaranteed its security.
Trump says Ukraine 'should have never started it' in comments about war with Russia.
Claims it could have “made a deal” to avert war i e. handed over territory.
Ukraine's biggest mistake was to give up nuclear weapons in 1994. US, UK, Russia guaranteed its security.
Trump says Ukraine 'should have never started it' in comments about war with Russia
Trump made the remark while deriding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whose country was invaded by Russia in February 2022.
www.nbcnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Fascists rewrite history.
Trump says Ukraine 'should have never started it' in comments about war with Russia.
Claims it could have “made a deal” to avert war i e. handed over territory.
Ukraine's biggest mistake was to give up nuclear weapons in 1994. US, UK, Russia guaranteed its security.
Trump says Ukraine 'should have never started it' in comments about war with Russia.
Claims it could have “made a deal” to avert war i e. handed over territory.
Ukraine's biggest mistake was to give up nuclear weapons in 1994. US, UK, Russia guaranteed its security.
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Dictators are carving the globe.
Trump is handing 20% or more of Ukraine to Putin. What next?
Trump wants Greenland, Canada, Panama, Gaza, Ukraine minerals.
Xi will want Taiwan and more.
More countries will acquire nuclear weapons to prevent territorial grabs.
Insanity is becoming the norm.
Trump is handing 20% or more of Ukraine to Putin. What next?
Trump wants Greenland, Canada, Panama, Gaza, Ukraine minerals.
Xi will want Taiwan and more.
More countries will acquire nuclear weapons to prevent territorial grabs.
Insanity is becoming the norm.
February 17, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Dictators are carving the globe.
Trump is handing 20% or more of Ukraine to Putin. What next?
Trump wants Greenland, Canada, Panama, Gaza, Ukraine minerals.
Xi will want Taiwan and more.
More countries will acquire nuclear weapons to prevent territorial grabs.
Insanity is becoming the norm.
Trump is handing 20% or more of Ukraine to Putin. What next?
Trump wants Greenland, Canada, Panama, Gaza, Ukraine minerals.
Xi will want Taiwan and more.
More countries will acquire nuclear weapons to prevent territorial grabs.
Insanity is becoming the norm.
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‘This is a coup’: Trump and Musk’s purge is cutting more than costs, say experts.
Congress sidelined, judiciary silenced, judges threatened, media afraid, critical journalists barred from briefings, workers fired without notice, Govt Depts & regulatory bodies closed.
US won't be the same again.
Congress sidelined, judiciary silenced, judges threatened, media afraid, critical journalists barred from briefings, workers fired without notice, Govt Depts & regulatory bodies closed.
US won't be the same again.
‘This is a coup’: Trump and Musk’s purge is cutting more than costs, say experts
In slashing staff and disabling entire agencies the administration is lacerating the structures of US democracy
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
‘This is a coup’: Trump and Musk’s purge is cutting more than costs, say experts.
Congress sidelined, judiciary silenced, judges threatened, media afraid, critical journalists barred from briefings, workers fired without notice, Govt Depts & regulatory bodies closed.
US won't be the same again.
Congress sidelined, judiciary silenced, judges threatened, media afraid, critical journalists barred from briefings, workers fired without notice, Govt Depts & regulatory bodies closed.
US won't be the same again.
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Trump plan to enslave Ukraine.
Demands $500bn “payback”, wants control of “mineral resources, oil and gas, ports, other infrastructure" in perpetuity, control economy.
Ukraine must pay US before feeding its people.
No penalty on Russia for the invasion.
Politicians or gangsters?
archive.ph/0El3f
Demands $500bn “payback”, wants control of “mineral resources, oil and gas, ports, other infrastructure" in perpetuity, control economy.
Ukraine must pay US before feeding its people.
No penalty on Russia for the invasion.
Politicians or gangsters?
archive.ph/0El3f
Revealed: Trump’s confidential plan to put Ukraine in a stranglehold
Panic in Kyiv as US president demands higher share of GDP than Germany’s First World War reparations
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Trump plan to enslave Ukraine.
Demands $500bn “payback”, wants control of “mineral resources, oil and gas, ports, other infrastructure" in perpetuity, control economy.
Ukraine must pay US before feeding its people.
No penalty on Russia for the invasion.
Politicians or gangsters?
archive.ph/0El3f
Demands $500bn “payback”, wants control of “mineral resources, oil and gas, ports, other infrastructure" in perpetuity, control economy.
Ukraine must pay US before feeding its people.
No penalty on Russia for the invasion.
Politicians or gangsters?
archive.ph/0El3f
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Most of UK’s big build-to-rent developers owned by foreign private equity firms.
They don't build for families or the poor.
Profiteering, debt, tax dodges are the game.
They expect govt contracts and land to boost business.
Councils can build cheaper, eliminate profiteering.
They don't build for families or the poor.
Profiteering, debt, tax dodges are the game.
They expect govt contracts and land to boost business.
Councils can build cheaper, eliminate profiteering.
Most of UK’s big build-to-rent developers owned by foreign private equity firms
Common Wealth thinktank says Labour should control profits made by ‘institutional investors’
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Most of UK’s big build-to-rent developers owned by foreign private equity firms.
They don't build for families or the poor.
Profiteering, debt, tax dodges are the game.
They expect govt contracts and land to boost business.
Councils can build cheaper, eliminate profiteering.
They don't build for families or the poor.
Profiteering, debt, tax dodges are the game.
They expect govt contracts and land to boost business.
Councils can build cheaper, eliminate profiteering.
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In 1939 Nazi Germany invaded Poland, Soviet Union agreed to carve-up the country.
History repeats itself: Russia invaded Ukraine. Trump-led USA agreeing a carve-up.
Will embolden all dictators to grab territories and resources of weaker countries.
Nuclear proliferation inevitable.
History repeats itself: Russia invaded Ukraine. Trump-led USA agreeing a carve-up.
Will embolden all dictators to grab territories and resources of weaker countries.
Nuclear proliferation inevitable.
February 18, 2025 at 8:38 AM
In 1939 Nazi Germany invaded Poland, Soviet Union agreed to carve-up the country.
History repeats itself: Russia invaded Ukraine. Trump-led USA agreeing a carve-up.
Will embolden all dictators to grab territories and resources of weaker countries.
Nuclear proliferation inevitable.
History repeats itself: Russia invaded Ukraine. Trump-led USA agreeing a carve-up.
Will embolden all dictators to grab territories and resources of weaker countries.
Nuclear proliferation inevitable.
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US Trump administration has pressured Romania to remove travel restrictions on Andrew Tate and his brother.
They are accused of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.
Will Romania capitulate?
Anyone doubting how low Trump will sink?
They are accused of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.
Will Romania capitulate?
Anyone doubting how low Trump will sink?
Trump administration ‘pressures Romania to lift restrictions on Andrew Tate’
The Tate brothers have been accused of human trafficking and rape in Romania – both deny wrongdoing
www.independent.co.uk
February 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
US Trump administration has pressured Romania to remove travel restrictions on Andrew Tate and his brother.
They are accused of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.
Will Romania capitulate?
Anyone doubting how low Trump will sink?
They are accused of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.
Will Romania capitulate?
Anyone doubting how low Trump will sink?
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Hans Island is disputed territory between Canada & Denmark. The militaries of both countries periodically visit to remove the other guy's flag and leave a bottle of Danish schnapps or Canadian whiskey.
This is what happens when nice countries "fight."
This is what happens when nice countries "fight."
February 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Hans Island is disputed territory between Canada & Denmark. The militaries of both countries periodically visit to remove the other guy's flag and leave a bottle of Danish schnapps or Canadian whiskey.
This is what happens when nice countries "fight."
This is what happens when nice countries "fight."
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We know what’s going on here.
February 9, 2025 at 12:36 AM
We know what’s going on here.
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February 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Some people need to be reminded of this.
February 2, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Some people need to be reminded of this.
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Bighorn sheep are incredibly nimble climbers, their hoofs are softer than most other ungulates so they can grip the rock better.
This one put on a real show. He could have gone around but instead descended the cliff right smack in front of the camera.
This one put on a real show. He could have gone around but instead descended the cliff right smack in front of the camera.
February 2, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Bighorn sheep are incredibly nimble climbers, their hoofs are softer than most other ungulates so they can grip the rock better.
This one put on a real show. He could have gone around but instead descended the cliff right smack in front of the camera.
This one put on a real show. He could have gone around but instead descended the cliff right smack in front of the camera.
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PHOTO OF THE DAY. The Jedi Library from Star Wars (left) and the Library of Trinity College, Dublin (right). 📷 google images
February 1, 2025 at 9:36 AM
PHOTO OF THE DAY. The Jedi Library from Star Wars (left) and the Library of Trinity College, Dublin (right). 📷 google images
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29 January 1941 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Arnold van Emden, was born in The Hague.
In August 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in the gas chamber after selection.
In August 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in the gas chamber after selection.
January 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
29 January 1941 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Arnold van Emden, was born in The Hague.
In August 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in the gas chamber after selection.
In August 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in the gas chamber after selection.
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There will be far more of this coming up!
ICE detained a family—including a toddler—after they were overheard speaking Spanish. They’re US citizens from Puerto Rico.
No chance to explain. The mother, grandmother, and child were shopping when ICE agents took them into detention before admitting their “mistake.”
This is Trump’s America.
No chance to explain. The mother, grandmother, and child were shopping when ICE agents took them into detention before admitting their “mistake.”
This is Trump’s America.
January 30, 2025 at 10:14 AM
There will be far more of this coming up!
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I get the distinct impression that Westminster has developed an unhealthy culture of disrespect for the elderly - because they no longer contribute to their holy grail for power - economic growth.
Respect the elderly, ditch Thatcherite neoliberalism - and support independence.
🏴|🇪🇺 #YesScots
Respect the elderly, ditch Thatcherite neoliberalism - and support independence.
🏴|🇪🇺 #YesScots
UK devotes a smaller % of its GDP to state pension, pensioner benefits than most developed countries..
2024-25: Govt spending £137.5bn on the state pension,pensioner benefits, 5.2% of GDP.
France spends, 13.5%.
Italy, 16.3%.
Poverty is a political choice.
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/pens...
2024-25: Govt spending £137.5bn on the state pension,pensioner benefits, 5.2% of GDP.
France spends, 13.5%.
Italy, 16.3%.
Poverty is a political choice.
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/pens...
Pensioner poverty in the world’s sixth largest economy is a political choice
The hardship inflicted on retirees now will surely visit future retirees unless steps are taken to alleviate misery.
leftfootforward.org
January 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I get the distinct impression that Westminster has developed an unhealthy culture of disrespect for the elderly - because they no longer contribute to their holy grail for power - economic growth.
Respect the elderly, ditch Thatcherite neoliberalism - and support independence.
🏴|🇪🇺 #YesScots
Respect the elderly, ditch Thatcherite neoliberalism - and support independence.
🏴|🇪🇺 #YesScots
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Sunrise on Glastonbury Tor this morning. Very cold but so worth it.
January 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Sunrise on Glastonbury Tor this morning. Very cold but so worth it.
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Guess who wants this photo banned from the internet? Please like and repost! 😉😘
December 26, 2024 at 3:13 AM
Guess who wants this photo banned from the internet? Please like and repost! 😉😘