Richard Tanner
@richardfrtanner.bsky.social
50-something science technician into weather, politics, books, getting dirty on an allotment, long walks in the countryside, real ale, environmental issues, whingeing, moaning, ranting and various other things.
Wild chimpanzees filmed by scientists bonding over alcoholic fruit www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Chimps having a piss-up. This could be a metaphor for so many things!
Chimps having a piss-up. This could be a metaphor for so many things!
Wild chimpanzees filmed by scientists bonding over alcoholic fruit
Footage of apes consuming fermented breadfruit leads researchers to ask if it may shed light on origins of human feasting
www.theguardian.com
April 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Wild chimpanzees filmed by scientists bonding over alcoholic fruit www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Chimps having a piss-up. This could be a metaphor for so many things!
Chimps having a piss-up. This could be a metaphor for so many things!
Trump: "I'm pissed off with Putin."
Everyone else: "Aren't we all?"
Trump: "I'll put tariffs on Russian exports if they don't agree to a ceasefire".
Everyone else: "You put tariffs on your closest allies when they've done nothing wrong!"
Putin (sarcastically): "Oh, tariffs. I'm so scared!"
Everyone else: "Aren't we all?"
Trump: "I'll put tariffs on Russian exports if they don't agree to a ceasefire".
Everyone else: "You put tariffs on your closest allies when they've done nothing wrong!"
Putin (sarcastically): "Oh, tariffs. I'm so scared!"
March 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Trump: "I'm pissed off with Putin."
Everyone else: "Aren't we all?"
Trump: "I'll put tariffs on Russian exports if they don't agree to a ceasefire".
Everyone else: "You put tariffs on your closest allies when they've done nothing wrong!"
Putin (sarcastically): "Oh, tariffs. I'm so scared!"
Everyone else: "Aren't we all?"
Trump: "I'll put tariffs on Russian exports if they don't agree to a ceasefire".
Everyone else: "You put tariffs on your closest allies when they've done nothing wrong!"
Putin (sarcastically): "Oh, tariffs. I'm so scared!"
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Stop Musk! Change the law on political donations
On 31st March, MPs will debate the petition that 140,000 of us signed - to stop overseas billionaires polluting our politics: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Make sure your MP attends - email them now:
www.writetothem.com
On 31st March, MPs will debate the petition that 140,000 of us signed - to stop overseas billionaires polluting our politics: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Make sure your MP attends - email them now:
www.writetothem.com
March 13, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Stop Musk! Change the law on political donations
On 31st March, MPs will debate the petition that 140,000 of us signed - to stop overseas billionaires polluting our politics: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Make sure your MP attends - email them now:
www.writetothem.com
On 31st March, MPs will debate the petition that 140,000 of us signed - to stop overseas billionaires polluting our politics: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Make sure your MP attends - email them now:
www.writetothem.com
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Senate Report >> Since 1975, nearly $80 trillion in wealth has been redistributed from the bottom 90% of Americans to the top 1%. www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releas...
NEW STUDY: Nearly $80 Trillion Redistributed from the Bottom 90% to the Top 1% Since 1975 » Senator Bernie Sanders
WASHINGTON, March 4 – As Republicans prepare legislation to provide more tax breaks to billionaires with massive cuts to programs working families need, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today highlighte...
www.sanders.senate.gov
March 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Senate Report >> Since 1975, nearly $80 trillion in wealth has been redistributed from the bottom 90% of Americans to the top 1%. www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releas...
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This week I’ve been representing the UK in Ukraine leading a trade mission to get the kit and equipment Ukraine needs to defend against Putin’s illegal invasion.
Our job is to put Ukraine in the best possible position on the battlefield and in any possible negotiation. 🇬🇧🇺🇦
Our job is to put Ukraine in the best possible position on the battlefield and in any possible negotiation. 🇬🇧🇺🇦
February 15, 2025 at 8:23 AM
This week I’ve been representing the UK in Ukraine leading a trade mission to get the kit and equipment Ukraine needs to defend against Putin’s illegal invasion.
Our job is to put Ukraine in the best possible position on the battlefield and in any possible negotiation. 🇬🇧🇺🇦
Our job is to put Ukraine in the best possible position on the battlefield and in any possible negotiation. 🇬🇧🇺🇦
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USAID has saved millions of babies' lives.
Don't care about that? They stop diseases from reaching the U.S. and help us create allies and partnerships. If we leave the world stage, the PRC will fill the void.
Don't care about that? Eliminating USAID without an act of Congress is illegal.
Don't care about that? They stop diseases from reaching the U.S. and help us create allies and partnerships. If we leave the world stage, the PRC will fill the void.
Don't care about that? Eliminating USAID without an act of Congress is illegal.
Rep. Sara Jacobs Responds to Elon Musk's Dismantling of USAID
YouTube video by Rep. Sara Jacobs
youtu.be
February 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
USAID has saved millions of babies' lives.
Don't care about that? They stop diseases from reaching the U.S. and help us create allies and partnerships. If we leave the world stage, the PRC will fill the void.
Don't care about that? Eliminating USAID without an act of Congress is illegal.
Don't care about that? They stop diseases from reaching the U.S. and help us create allies and partnerships. If we leave the world stage, the PRC will fill the void.
Don't care about that? Eliminating USAID without an act of Congress is illegal.
He doesn't get irony.
Trump has implied that anyone who is opposed to the tariffs is un-American — calling them “people controlled by China.”
Trump Describes Americans Against Tariffs as Being “Controlled by China” — Polls Show That’s Most Voters
Trump said in a Truth Social post that his tariffs would be worth the “price that will be paid” by American consumers.
truthout.org
February 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
He doesn't get irony.
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Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
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The freezing of federal grants, the firing of all inspector generals, the immunization of political violence - does everybody not see what’s happening?
In a blitzkrieg, Trump is trying to collapse our democracy - and probably our economy - and seize control.
Call it what it is.
In a blitzkrieg, Trump is trying to collapse our democracy - and probably our economy - and seize control.
Call it what it is.
January 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The freezing of federal grants, the firing of all inspector generals, the immunization of political violence - does everybody not see what’s happening?
In a blitzkrieg, Trump is trying to collapse our democracy - and probably our economy - and seize control.
Call it what it is.
In a blitzkrieg, Trump is trying to collapse our democracy - and probably our economy - and seize control.
Call it what it is.
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powerful from @gideonrachman.bsky.social in the FT:
“the reality is that Trump’s threats to Greenland, Panama and Canada are an absolute gift to Russia and China…”
www.ft.com/content/3922...
“the reality is that Trump’s threats to Greenland, Panama and Canada are an absolute gift to Russia and China…”
www.ft.com/content/3922...
January 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
powerful from @gideonrachman.bsky.social in the FT:
“the reality is that Trump’s threats to Greenland, Panama and Canada are an absolute gift to Russia and China…”
www.ft.com/content/3922...
“the reality is that Trump’s threats to Greenland, Panama and Canada are an absolute gift to Russia and China…”
www.ft.com/content/3922...
Glad to get onto Bluesky now. Not been keen on using twiXter since that once ethically run site got hijacked by Doctor Evil.
November 27, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Glad to get onto Bluesky now. Not been keen on using twiXter since that once ethically run site got hijacked by Doctor Evil.
@tannerritchie.bsky.social Wow! I never knew there was such a highly esteemed organisation with my name! 👍
November 27, 2024 at 11:10 PM
@tannerritchie.bsky.social Wow! I never knew there was such a highly esteemed organisation with my name! 👍