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Jill Holliday
@jillholl.bsky.social
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Semi-retired software bod, trying to spend more time with my camera and outside, up a fell if possible.
Photography, wildlife, pottery, gardening.
Love and teach skiing, particularly adaptive.
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thoughtrise.bsky.social
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing

these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous

this is worth sharing and educating people about
screenshot of a post on facebook from Alex Lamoreaux, depicting two versions of the "same" photograph of a bobcat in front of a pine plantation, one labeled original game cam photo, one labeling AI processed the markings have been altered on the AI photo, and the head changed and resized text says: Oh! A neat goose hybrid posted to ‘What’s this Bird?’ but when you zoom in on the photos the bill details have been too manipulated by AI photo editing to be accurately assessed for which species may be involved. Scroll on… A cool-looking Red-tailed Hawk that someone is wondering which subspecies it might be - right up my alley! But when you zoom in on the photos literally every feather group has been so heavily manipulated and altered by AI editing that it’s impossible to determine subspecies because the photo is essentially fake now; just a mashup of whatever AI thinks parts of a Red-tail should look like. Scroll on… WOW! That’s a remarkable trail cam photo of a Bobcat! It almost looks like a painting!… but the head looks oddly small…. hmmmm. After some prodding the original photo is produced and sure enough it had been so heavily altered by AI ‘post processing’ that the photo posted was essentially a digital mock-up with totally different proportions and fur markings. No longer the photo off the trail cam; it may as well have just been ‘created’ by AI from scratch. This stuff is killing me. My days on social media are becoming very limited. We can’t even trust simple, everyday photos of animals to be real. The wildlife community needs to quit editing with AI, and we need to start calling out photographers that are using it. Our reality is being destroyed all around us.
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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randomvariable.co.uk
Having to resign from a BBC science show after 16 years and 33 seasons, for not being a transphobe is where we are as a country.
robinince.bsky.social Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 2d
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. • I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career. I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters. Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B
December 13, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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tomfreeman.bsky.social
Every few years I remember that this exists and then I get to spend 3 minutes rocking helplessly with laughter www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD3Q...
Hlavní nadraží Praha - znělka 02 (Dlouhá verze)
YouTube video by Pavel Jirásek
www.youtube.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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katebradbury.bsky.social
I wrote a Christmas gift guide! Who am I? Anyway, there’s lots of crap out there so get the best deal for the wildlife gardener in your life. Merry Christmas 🎄

open.substack.com/pub/katebrad...
Gifts for wildlife gardeners that really work
(Or, don't buy a hedgehog box that kills hedgehogs. Ok?)
open.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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martinbarrow.bsky.social
The Government has promised to end profiteering in children’s homes. Somebody should tell the money men at the private equity firm G Square Capital. They have just stung local councils out of another £330 million and are celebrating their best-ever year. 🧵
December 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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drannaclark.bsky.social
Ada, Countess of Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron, mathematician & a pioneer of computing; born #OTD 1815. #WomeninStem #AdaLovelaceDay
Painted by Margaret Sarah Carpenter 1836
UK Government Art Collection
December 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
jillholl.bsky.social
Time to decide on this week's #Sharemondays2025 winner and I just keep coming back to this image - every time I look I see something new. Particularly love the contrast between historic buildings, traffic and purpose in the crowds.
Congrats @dammo.bsky.social - enjoy choosing next week 😀
So much detail in this beautifully balanced image of a London shopping street in the run up to Christmas. Georgeously lit buildings, the Christmas lights and almost a disconnect with the people - everyone is set on their own purpose. So much busyness and movement - even in an image where everything is sharp the feel is all captured.
December 10, 2025 at 7:37 AM
jillholl.bsky.social
I'm busy for the rest of today, so my #Sharemondays2025 winner will be quite late tonight or tomorrow morning (will give me time to change my mind a few times too!)
December 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
jillholl.bsky.social
I hadn't realised quite how tricky it would be to pick my #Sharemondays2025 favourites - so many wonderful images I had to leave out, sorry to disappoint.
My top 4 - congrats to @bulloch.photography, @oleadam.bsky.social, @pjpoppins.bsky.social, @dammo.bsky.social.
A few thoughts in the ALT text.
Love this view into an imaginary world - an image full of rich tones and textures. One of those images I just had to include for the way it captures the speed and adrenaline through the mud and chippings flying up at the lens Beautiful colours and patterns that draw me into the tree behind. So much captured in one image - lights, buildings, bustle, traffic, people, ... somehow all without looking messy.
December 9, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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hearingdogs.org.uk
Fantastic Fred had his first sensory class!

His first classes are all about investigating new objects, exploring the world around him and having as much fun as possible.

He even found a new pal in little ted to take along with him 🧸
Brown Labrador puppy, Fred, laying down indoors on a burgundy snuffle mat and looking towards the camera. He's holding a stuffed teddy in his mouth.
December 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
jillholl.bsky.social
Morning All 😊Looking forward to seeing all the lovely #Sharemondays2025 photos today.
Once I start looking I will "like" them all, so if I haven't liked yours by 9am tomorrow then please let me know in case it's been missed.
December 8, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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keswickboot.bsky.social
Good Morning all
December 8, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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brianbilston.bsky.social
Annual reminder to water your Christmas tree poems …
This poem is written in the shape of a Christmas tree (well, most of it is) … Needles I wrote a poem in the shape of a Christmas tree but then forgot to water it and only a few days later [but the words beyond this point are scattered around the bottom of the page, like needles which have fallen from a Xmas tree) there were words all over the carpet
December 7, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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wildindigoartisan.bsky.social
We’ve had Black Friday & Cyber Monday, today is #SmallBusinessSaturday.

Maybe if you have Christmas shopping to do or just fancy a treat for yourself maybe consider buying from a small business … makes a real difference to real people 😊

www.wild-indigo.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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wildindigoartisan.bsky.social
Just for any glass snowflake hunters. I have just put my last 2 glass snowflakes on my website and I’m not sure I’ll get chance to make anymore now before Christmas. Thank you for all the ones bought 😊

wild-indigo.com

#glassart #snowflake #handcraftedinUK #christmas #gift
December 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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friendsoflakes.bsky.social
Get fit, have fun and feel great! Join our hedge planting #volunteer days. 💪🌿 Tuesday 9 Dec at Eden Yard Farm, a family run mixed farm near Penrith and Cumbria’s first producer of cold-pressed extra virgin rapeseed oil, for which they recently won a British #Farming Award.
https://loom.ly/AsGIkqo
December 5, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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jeremyjenkins.net
A tiny bit of shameless self-promotion because the gifting season is creeping up on us. If you’re after something delicious, handcrafted, and ethical, my chocolate boxes, bars, and treats make really lovely gifts. Treat yourself, treat someone else, or both, I won’t judge! Reshares appreciated! 🍫✨
Chocolate boxes, bars, and treats from Jenkins’ Emporium in a Christmas setting.
November 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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wildindigoartisan.bsky.social
Finally getting some more of my art glass jewellery on my website … this one is the first of my ‘Deep Water’ Series and is complete with a very twinkly sterling silver diamond cut ball chain 😊

www.wild-indigo.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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hearingdogs.org.uk
One star, two stars, Pickles is a star ⭐

Pickles is heading into the final stage of his training after passing his Puppy 3 Star!

This is where Pickles will start his soundwork and learn to alert his future deaf partner to important, and potentially life-saving, sounds 🐕‍🦺
Four image collage of blue roan cocker spaniel, Pickles. Left image is of Pickles as a puppy, laying down indoors on a grey mat and looking towards the camera with a multi-coloured chew toy by his paws. Top right shows Pickles taking a running jump over a garden step where his Puppy 1 Star certificate is propped up. Middle right is Pickles standing on the platform at a train station and looking towards the camera with his mouth open and tongue out in a happy smile. Bottom right is a close up of Pickles sitting indoors and looking at the camera with his nose taking up most of the image.
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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salix.bsky.social
Don’t forget to repost, please loves. Sharing my art means a wider audience for illustration work.
December 4, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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nionwomen.bsky.social
📢 NION Women Statement on trans women and girls being excluded from Girlguiding and the Women's Institute.

We are deeply saddened that both Girlguiding and @womensinstitute.bsky.social have been placed under pressure that has resulted in trans women and girls being excluded from their organisations
Today, we are deeply saddened that both Girlguiding and the Women’s Institute have been put in a position that has resulted in trans women and girls being excluded from their organisations. Image of older woman hugging younger girl
December 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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haroldvondrehle.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 3.
#FlowerReport:

From last Tuesday, in Gilroy, California.
A close-up photo of a yellow rose. It is mostly from the side, a few gold nugget anthers are poking out from the folds of petals. Large and small droplets fill most of the outward petals. Due to adjusting the contrast and shadows, the water drops and the twists and turns of the flower's petals "pop" in the picture. The background is blurred.
December 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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wildindigoartisan.bsky.social
To be worn with or without the Bubble Pendant these delicate stud earrings really catch your eye with aqua blue bubbles. They are 10mm and have surgical steel posts and butterfly backs to minimise the allergy issues some people have with earrings.

www.wild-indigo.com

#glassart #jewellery #gift
December 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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wildindigoartisan.bsky.social
As I refuse to submit to the tech gremlins I have a few more items added to my website. The ‘Bubble Pendants’ are back 😊, these are my most popular style & now hang on a diamond cut sterling silver ball chain for added sparkle. If you have any question please message me. 😊

www.wild-indigo.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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haroldvondrehle.bsky.social
@graciewilde.bsky.social:

#Blue, the robot, cried as, on television, the East Wing fell. "I met Ike there," said the construct from 1952, his boxy metal fingers gently holding the woman Eve's strong hand. She said, who was his wife once, "I watched Jackie on TV give us all a tour of those rooms."
October 25, 2025 at 6:43 AM