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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 3h

Trump, speaking in the Israeli parliament, boasts about the weapons the U.S. has provided and says "you obviously used them very well."
An estimated 20,000 children have died in the war in Gaza.

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Terry O'Connor @osteoconnor.bsky.social · 1h

Yeah, they're all going to be in a forgiving mood.

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Anthony Ricciardi @ecoinvasions.bsky.social · 15h

Quote: "It is very hard to interpret big data in ecology in meaningful ways if you do not know anything about who the organisms are and what they do in the environment."
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

A place for natural history in the 21st century

Natural history provides an important basis for observing interactions between organisms in their environments. Biotropica recently inaugurated a new paper category called “Natural History Field Note....

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Matt Owen @mjowen174.bsky.social · 22h

If you could please do us a favour and RT (or whatever it is on here) my writing CV I would be extremely grateful. I am a very capable writer of words, mainly “humorous”’ and if you have some PROPER paid work for me, please DM me. Thank you for your time www.mathew-owen.co.uk

Home | Matt Owen | Freelance Writer

I offer a broad and diverse range of writing services. Get in touch!

www.mathew-owen.co.uk

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Eduardo Valdés-Hevia 👁️ @valdevia.art · 1d

Spontaneous Carcinometamorphosis, commonly known as Mancini's disease after the famed boxer-turned-crustacean Bruno Mancini, is a disease that will slowly turn skeleton to exoskeleton, hands to claws, lungs to gills, until a human being finds itself where all the roads of evolution lead: crab.

A textbook anatomical drawing of a human with a large crab claw for an arm. Some of the organs inside appear to be that of a crab's.

A black-and-white photo of a patient in a hospital, being held by two nurses. The man's arms are now crab claws, and his skin is turning into an exoskeleton. His eyes are now at the end of stalks.

A textbook showing three black-and-white pictures of a person's arm turning into a crab claw. The three stages read "Presymptomatic patient", with a regular man's arm, "Exoskeletalization", where the arms turns hard and segmented and the fingers start fusing, and "late stage transformation", where the arm is fully crab-like.

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Terry O'Connor @osteoconnor.bsky.social · 2h

Ah yes, the other hostages.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 3h

Watching the Bibi & Don Show treat this like some grand victory, while people returning to northern Gaza dig the rubble for loved ones' remains, is pretty revolting.

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Richard Smyth @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social · 4h

On why short stories are easy, why reading in the pub is good, and why there aren't any happy endings.

Uncertain Stories @uncertainstories.com · 4h

Here’s Richard Smyth - @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social - answering our Q&A on reading, writing, and his story ‘Chalklands’, which we’ve just published as a Little Uncertainty:

Q & A with Richard Smyth.

Richard Smyth answers some questions for us about writing, reading, and his short story 'Chalklands'.

www.uncertainstories.com

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Supertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · 1d

Show this to a flagshagger. They’ll hate it.

Reform isn’t a party. It’s a pyramid scheme. Farage and his billionaire donors aren’t patriots. They’re con men up to their BALLS in foreign money.

This explains how they do it.

Stop believing the bullshit.

youtu.be/e4CrfRpjvCY?...

The Farage Con Explained: Send This To A Flagsh*gger. They’ll Hate It

YouTube video by Supertanskiii

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Terry O'Connor @osteoconnor.bsky.social · 2h

Creeping out from under a damp egg-box comes Rufous Tortrix, that evil Bond villain.

A very small chestnut brown moth with rounded 'shoulders' and a prominent snout.

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Terry O'Connor @osteoconnor.bsky.social · 5h

Sleech

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 6h

I’m off to Ireland later this week for my final solo poetry shows of the year.

Incredibly, there are still tickets left – especially for the Dublin show (I hope my performance there last year hasn’t put you off from coming again) – so please spread the word!

Tickets here: brianbilston.com/events/

A pic of me and my cat, alongside my Irish dates:
17 Oct: BELFAST: Mandela Hall
18 Oct: DUBLIN: Ambassador Theatre
19 Oct: LIMERICK: Lime Tree Theatre
20 Oct: DERRY: Millennium Forum

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Terry O'Connor @osteoconnor.bsky.social · 6h

So I left moth traps on overnight....and it rained. A dismal 5/4, but including the first Mervs of autumn.
#teammoth

A bullet-shaped moth in soft mint green with wiggly black and white cross-lines and flecks at rest on white towelling. Merveille de Jour.

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Terry O'Connor @osteoconnor.bsky.social · 6h

Match of the Day?

Terry O'Connor @osteoconnor.bsky.social · 7h

Ah yes. Pioneer turned Putinista.

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Terry O'Connor @osteoconnor.bsky.social · 7h

'Dess-poh sounds French to me. This a Canadian thing?'

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Terry O'Connor @osteoconnor.bsky.social · 7h

Similar. Luna 1, Gagarin.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17h

"They need us more than we need them"

EU Council @consilium.europa.eu · 1d

Today, the entry/exit system gets underway.

This new digital border system will streamline travel, enhance security, and improve the efficiency of border controls for non-EU nationals entering or exiting the EU.

Full implementation is planned for 10 April 2026.

More info → link.europa.eu/mnYbcy

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Stewie Stewart @stewiestewart.bsky.social · 11h

Ancient microbial DNA and proteins preserve in concretions covering human remains

Archaeological remains covered with concretions, including human bones, are commonly found in certain areas and time periods of interest for understan…

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Bouba's Delivery Service @fernmonkey.bsky.social · 1d

My friend Sascha is a professional musician and he's lost a viola bow on the way to Heathrow. Please signal boost to help him get it back.

Lost viola bow on the way from Honor Oak Station to Heathrow Terminal 2. The bow slid from its bow case somewhere along the way, possibly on the train. TFL contacted already.
It weighs 68.2 grams and has got a stamped DODD next to the frog. If any info on this, please pm me.

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Terry O'Connor @osteoconnor.bsky.social · 18h

No 'if' about it. Leave a baulk anywhere on a site and the most informative feature will be under it. Every time.

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John Petrie @johnpetrie.bsky.social · 14d

Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty to taking bribes from Russia to make pro Russian statements.

Richard Tice - Deputy Leader of Reform: I have never met Nathan Gill and he has nothing to do with Reform.

Well ok then…

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Terry O'Connor @osteoconnor.bsky.social · 19h

Timely reminder!

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Terry O'Connor @osteoconnor.bsky.social · 19h

Bones of many ducks.

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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Terry O'Connor @osteoconnor.bsky.social · 19h

Adverb purge incoming....

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