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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 1h

The Government has tabled 67 last-minute amendments to the Planning & Infrastructure Bill.‼️

Rushed through with little scrutiny, it’s a shambolic way to reform the planning system.

It creates confusion, sidelines science and leaves nature dangerously exposed.

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A Wren stands upright on a mossy branch, beak open in full song, small but defiant. Against a soft golden blur, it seems to speak out for nature itself: a clear voice cutting through the noise, refusing to be ignored.

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LukeBMTB @lukebmtb.bsky.social · 1h

I'm not sure I don't care at all for the people being discussed because I'd like to think I care about everyone but this is a powerful argument for why that consideration should be tempered by a bit of 'well this is what you voted for so suck it up'.

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 6h

When you finally run out of fucks to give.

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LukeBMTB @lukebmtb.bsky.social · 1h

It's a shame you're affected too.

My daughters flat had condensation issues - we've fitted window vents and silent low volume fans that are on 24/7 extracting from kitchen and bathroom - problem went away - heating costs not noticeably increased.

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Patrick Galey @patrickgaley.bsky.social · 5h

Sorry, what? There is no “race debate”. There is racism, there are racists.

This isn’t a legitimate political polemic, this is hate speech and hate crime.

Can we stop trying to wedge the bigotry of fragile white men in to public discourse? Doing so is hate-washing and we need to stop it.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7h

‘Frightened to get out of their cars’: Britain’s toxic race debates threaten overseas care workers

Staff are being advised to travel in mixed groups and carry panic alarms as incidents of intimidation spread

www.theguardian.com

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sbarlster @sbarlster.bsky.social · 15h

Once again our young, including babies are asked to make sacrifices. 😢

And if you read the article it’s as it there were no drivers involved. Everything is described, the weapon, the vehicles, the environment, the victims.

But mysteriously no driver mentioned.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Baby and toddlers in hospital after pram hit by trailer in Dumfries

Police believe the trailer became detached from Mitsubishi Outlander and struck the a pram on the pavement.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Patriciajaydee @patriciajaydee.bsky.social · 9h

The rikishi are taking-in the town and doing what we all do when in London.
Seeing the sights, admiring the parks, shopping on High Street, taking tea at Fortnum's, using the olde phonebox, eating Chinese, and having a terrific time.

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LukeBMTB @lukebmtb.bsky.social · 3h

"Table for four?"
"Yes, please and food for sixteen."

Thread.

Patriciajaydee @patriciajaydee.bsky.social · 9h

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 3h

“There is a lone and broken Russian submarine limping home from patrol. What a change from the 1984 Tom Clancy novel The Hunt for Red October. Today, it seems more like The Hunt for the Nearest Mechanic.”

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 3h

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte: “Russia's…Mediterranean task force was once a mix of surface ships, submarines and support vessels. Now, in effect, there is hardly any Russian naval presence in the Mediterranean left.

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LukeBMTB @lukebmtb.bsky.social · 3h

The T-Rex infantry only go into battle with small arms.

No, you shut up.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 12h

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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LukeBMTB @lukebmtb.bsky.social · 3h

Alt Text: Street scene, 5 or 6 storey buildings, mostly rendered tall windows, shutters etc, some painted with murals. At steet level several vehicles on cobbled streets including a truck hand cart and a large saloon car. Several people visible in the distance but none are the focus of the image.

Paris Paname 😊 @parispaname.bsky.social · 15d

📸 Kurt Otto-Wasow.
Rue des Grands-Degrés
1950. Paris 5e automne

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Paris Paname 😊 @parispaname.bsky.social · 15d

📸 Kurt Otto-Wasow.
Rue des Grands-Degrés
1950. Paris 5e automne

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LukeBMTB @lukebmtb.bsky.social · 4h

I think this but also the casual negatives on other TV shows/dramas shown at the same time where pejorative terms associated male sexuality were regularly used.

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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 5h

Because it’s back on the telly, here’s the piece I wrote about how The Traitors is edited, and what it tells us about storytelling.

open.substack.com/pub/joelmorr...

'The Traitors', Agatha Christie, and The Kierkegaard Edit

How we consume story, versus how it's made.

open.substack.com

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LukeBMTB @lukebmtb.bsky.social · 5h

As someone who lives in an old solid walled house I'd not touch internal or external wall insulation with a barge pole. Some of my walls are 600+ years old - why risk compromising them by encapsulation? Let alone that the economic benefits are likely non-existent and the aesthetic costs high.

Adam Bell @adambell.bsky.social · 5h

Two points in this appalling story of Government failure. Firstly, solid wall insulation is by some degree the most expensive form of insulation. This means that these measures are now guaranteed to cost more than they would ever save.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Almost all external insulation fitted under Tory scheme needs repair or replacing, report finds

Homeowners who took advantage of government programmes left with cladding likely to cause damp

www.theguardian.com

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LukeBMTB @lukebmtb.bsky.social · 5h

Cormorant with a small plaice.

#BirdOfTheDay #birds #EastCoastKin

Cormorant on a river. It has a small flatfish in it's beak.

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LukeBMTB @lukebmtb.bsky.social · 5h

Not the sharpest, it was 30m away and I didn't have long after I spotted it to get the shot (plus didn;t want to get much closer in case I disturbed it).

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LukeBMTB @lukebmtb.bsky.social · 5h

They do provide a perfect framework for the coyote and, generally, I think those types of constraints on behaviour work well in driving familiarity with modus operandi across a series of stories.

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LukeBMTB @lukebmtb.bsky.social · 5h

And also a cormorant.

In both cases the eels put up a lot of fight and the cormorant coughed up it's one several times before it stayed down.

#BirdOfTheDay #birds #EastCoastKin

Cormorant on a river, beak open, an eel is in mid air near it as it tries to line it up to be swallowed.

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LukeBMTB @lukebmtb.bsky.social · 5h

I reposted due to an image error!

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LukeBMTB @lukebmtb.bsky.social · 5h

Chuck Jones originally created them, according to Wiki:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wile_E....

Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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LukeBMTB @lukebmtb.bsky.social · 5h

Egret eating an eel. If you've got a long neck, you need long food!

#BirdOfTheDay #birds #EastCoastKin

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Egret on a muddy riverbank at low tide, in evening sunlight with a partially swallowed eel hanging out of it's beak.

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LukeBMTB @lukebmtb.bsky.social · 5h

Wile E Coyote's rules were both spoken and very specific.

The Rules:

1. The Road-Runner cannot harm the Coyote except by going “beep-beep!”

2. No outside force can harm the Coyote—only his own ineptitude or the failure of Acme products.

3. The Coyote could stop anytime—if he were not a fanatic. (Repeat: “A fanatic is one who redoubles his effort when he has forgotten his aim.” –George Santayana)

4. No dialogue ever, except “beep-beep!”

5. The Road-Runner must stay on the road—otherwise, logically, he would not be called Road-Runner.

6. All action must be confined to the natural environment of the two characters—the southwest American desert.

7. All materials, tools, weapons, or mechanical conveniences must be obtained from the Acme Corporation.

8. Whenever possible, make gravity the Coyote’s greatest enemy.

9. The Coyote is always more humiliated than harmed by his failures.

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LukeBMTB @lukebmtb.bsky.social · 5h

Each household had a unique identity number that confirmed not only the city, town or village where it was located but also a specific building within it. People would happily share this information with relative strangers.

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Beau @drbeaubeaumont.bsky.social · 6h

Could be worse: these days 5ive look like they spend their weekends shouting at hotels.

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