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Matthew Parrott
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41, father of two, a fascination with wildlife and aviation, manager at RAF Air Defence Radar Museum, Norfolk @rafadrm.bsky.social
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histoftech.bsky.social
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
parrottmatthew.bsky.social
Weird duck season in Norfolk continues for us, with the latest being this scaup at Titchwell Marsh yesterday, following the goosander at Whitlingham last Monday as well as the previous weekend's goldeneye at Filby and red-breasted merganser at Wells.
#norfolkbirding #birds #Birdsseenin2026
photo, colour, a scaup duck on the water, the duck is grey/brown with a darker brown head, a white mark on the face before the bill photo, colour, a goldeneye duck on the water, the duck has a bright yellow eye, dark green head with a white patch before the beak, and a black and white body photo, colour, red-breasted merganser duck on the water, the duck has a thin red beak, red eye, spiky black feathers on top of its head and a black and white body, the neck has a white ring with a rusty brown patch photo, colour, a goosander duck on the water, the goosander has a thin red beak, a smooth dark green head and a creamy white body with black lines along its back
February 2, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social
Tears of joy! SCOTLAND HAS JUST PASSED SWIFT BRICKS INTO LAW unanimously!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE ⁦‪ MARK RUSKELL MSP‬⁩ ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿by emailing [email protected] now!WOOP!
January 27, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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countbinface.bsky.social
The Conservative Party has defected to Reform.
January 26, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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seamas.bsky.social
Can confirm that being a journalist is occasionally very sick indeed.
The greatest email exhange I've ever been party to in my life. In which I ask the question "Do you think horses used in films know that they are in a film? The reply is Dear Seamas O'Reilly, my answer to your question is: no Best, Werner Herzog
January 26, 2026 at 9:34 AM
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scriblit.bsky.social
Liz Truss waiting patiently by her phone for Reform to ring, not realising it's actually a penguin biscuit
January 26, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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astrokatie.com
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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squirlykat.bsky.social
Dear BBC
Please defund Mrs Browns Boys and divert funding to Winter/Spring/Autumn watch

Thx ever so
Signed
Everyone who isn’t a wrong ‘un
January 23, 2026 at 7:15 PM
parrottmatthew.bsky.social
A good muddy stomp around RSPB Strumpshw Fen this week, highlights being the seven marsh harriers around Fen hide and this great white egret grabbing a pike at Tower hide. #norfolkbirding #birds #Birdsseenin2026
photo, colour, a great white egret catching a pike at RSPB Strumpshaw Fen. The egret is white with a yellow beak, standing in water up to it's body. The pike is a large green fish trapped in the beak of the egret. photo, colour, a marsh harrier at RSPB Strumpshaw Fen. The bird has brown, grey and black feathers, yellow legs and a bright yellow eye.
January 23, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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stephencollins.bsky.social
Off and on it
[Scene is heaven, in clouds. JESUS, acting as God’s PA, is briefing God, a big ball of light with arms sat at an executive desk, with a computer on it]. Jesus [holding a tablet computer]: OK, so - The next one to check in on is… ‘Earth’. God: Spelling? Jesus: E-A-R-T-H. [God types into the computer] tap-tap-tap-tap-tap. Tap. God: F—ing hell. What’s happened here!? We need to complain - get me the manager. Jesus: Uh, well, the most powerful one is… [Jesus turns his iPad round to show God. We can’t see the screen] God: What is that. I mean, it’s been a while but that’s definitely not how I designed them. Are you sure we’ve got the right planet? Jesus: Yes, this is the… top human. God: Off and on it again Jesus: I’ll book the meteor [Ends]
January 23, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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johnrain.co.uk
Today in summary
January 21, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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biggreenbooks.bsky.social
Imagine there's no Twitter
It's easy if you try
No psycho right wing nutjobs
Instead it's just Bluesky.

Imagine all the people
Shouting "fuck, hurray!"

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be more fun.
January 15, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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happytoast.co.uk
Breaking - A full dog poo bag that had been left in a puddle of sick for three weeks has defected to Reform.
January 15, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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michaelspicer.bsky.social
The Garnier Facebrush tagline is 'you don't clean your teeth with your finger, why clean your face with your hands?' Because my face isn't made of teeth.
January 15, 2026 at 9:42 AM
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rafadrm.bsky.social
We're excited to be working with the wonderful Sheringham Little Theatre in showing the classic Cold War thriller The Hunt for Red October at 2pm on Friday 24th April 2026.

Our volunteers will be on hand for a Cold War Q&A afterwards.

sheringhamlittletheatre.com/shows/the-hu...
The Hunt for Red October: Screening and Q&A
Join us in collaboration with RAF Air Defence Radar Museum in Neatishead, in as we bring the classic 1990 film, The Hunt for Red October to the big screen once again. A brilliant Soviet submarine capt...
sheringhamlittletheatre.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:06 AM
parrottmatthew.bsky.social
A lovely wander around Wells-next-the-Sea yesterday, great views of great northern diver and red-breasted merganser #birdsseenin2026 just off the lifeboat ramp, plenty of pink-footed and brent geese flying over, little grebes and kingfisher in the harbour #norfolkbirding
photo, colour, male red breasted merganser in calm waters, the bird has a red beak, black and white body and a dark head of spiky feathers sticking up photo, colour, pair of black headed gulls on the shore, the birds are white with red beaks and legs, light grey wings and a dark splodge just behind the eye photo, colour, great northern diver on calm waters, the bird is dark with mottled grey stripes over its back and a white chin with a grey beak photo, colour, brent geese flying in a large flock against a blue sky, the birds are dark in colour, with black heads, dark grey/brown breasts and wings
January 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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thespaceshipper.com
So much going wrong, so much to say, and all of it happening so quickly.
January 7, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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joegross.bsky.social
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
parrottmatthew.bsky.social
I enjoyed The Martian, I think I liked this more, especially how the relationship of Grace and Rocky developed

#projecthailmary
Photo, colour, the book cover for Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, a helmeted male astronaut stares at illuminated buttons
January 3, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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zoesstudio.bsky.social
I saw a little wren in my garden today. First #sketch of 2026

#wren #birdoftheday #blueskyart #sketchbook #drawing #art #watercolour
January 1, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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footit.bsky.social
#footitunlimited2026

Rules

Count the number of species you see at home or whilst on foot from your home during the month of January.

No distance limit. Walk as far as you want. You just need to make it home by the 31st Jan

Have fun and post it on Bluesky

#footit
December 31, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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ambignostic.bsky.social
Oh man, how sad. I was so pleased to discover that brilliant tweet was just one of several in a hilarious back and forth. Rest In Posts, Mike F.
ambignostic.bsky.social Cris (without an H) @ambignostic.bsky.social · Dec 26
"its not clear what kind of move I was trying to do" is one of my all time favorite tweets, but as a public service I share this tumblr collection of the entire 26-tweet reply chain it was part of (courtesy of haywire4) www.tumblr.com/haywire4/173...
mikefossey: Check this shit out motherfucker [I slide one foot out from under me and fall on my ass, its not clear what kind of move I was trying to do] DinkMagic: Ever seen this before [I throw my hat like a frisbee 10 feet away and jump over near it] mikefossey: [I run down a flight of stairs, stop at the second to last step, I pause, and then I jump the last two steps. I do not land it] DinkMagic: [i throw a grape up in the air and open my mouth but i get scared that i breathed in some fluff and start choking violently] mikefossey: [I'm doing a mime act where I pretend to pull on a rope but I somehow accidentally grab a real rope and I pull myself off stage] DinkMagic: [im cooking an omelette and i flip the pan and snatch the omelette out of the air with my hand burning myself] tadaa mikefossey: [I kick some dust at a guy after losing an argument but the dust flies up into my mouth and I cough so hard I barf] DinkMagic: [my friend says im going to the store toss me your keys but i see a strange bird and instead throw my wallet in the ditch] mikefossey: [guy passes me on the highway and flips me off, I throw a full cup of coffee at my own windshield and it spills all over the car] DinkMagic: [i toss an apple into my elbow-pit to bounce it back out but i miss and try to bite it out of the air but bite my tongue] mikefossey: [I try to throw a beer can into the recycle but it hits the trash can instead and it's still mostly full so it knocks it over] DinkMagic: [2 girls are arguing i say here let me solve this and i flip a gold coin i bought on ebay so hard it breaks a fluorescent tube mikefossey: [I ask the guy at the store to recommend me a beer and he talks to me for 23 minutes before he realizes i think beer is wine] DinkMagic: [i ask to be excused from dinner to do homework & then phone my mom because i broke my wrist playing street fighter at 7-11] mikefossey: [I bite a gold coin to see if it's real, but it's chocolate. I try to play it cool and eat the whole thing without unwrapping it] DinkMagic: [a teams softball rolls near me] i got this my friends a cuban pitcher [i throw the ball into the back of my own head & faint] mikefossey: Here, let me park for you, Im really good at parallel parking [i walk over to the driver side and slam my dick in the car door] DinkMagic: [i testify under oath that i thought a mortgage was a special kind of measuring tape] mikefossey: [I'm cracking my knuckles and limbering up to fight but then a guy who's on his way to another fight accidentally knocks me over] DinkMagic: [i ask the butcher for two pounds of boneless chicken Brent] mikefossey: [at a dinner party I lean on the grand piano while telling a story, but the lid is open and I fall into it, hitting every string] DinkMagic: [i get anxious at a fancy bar and order a martini and then say "could you imagine if this was soup" to no one really loud] mikefossey: I try to open a beer with a lighter but I shatter the bottle and cut my hand, and also light my shirt on fire with the lighter] DinkMagic: [i ride up on my new dirtbike revving it, and set the kickstand down on my own foot and start crying] mikefossey: [I get water up my nose while I'm doing the dishes and knock my glasses into the garbage disposal when I go to rub my nose] DinkMagic: [i get angry that I got confused & told an Italian that pizza came from Russia I drive to little Caesars & throw a stone at it
December 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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franzanth.bsky.social
We present: The Art of #InverteFest - December 2025 Edition
A digital art book showcasing the work of 100 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna.

Thank you to the artists who contributed to our book!

Download: drive.google.com/file/d/1JCXz...

#Art #SciArt
a promo image showing various pages from the book, each page showcasing different animals like an opabinia, a leaf insect, close up of a starfish, and so on. the art featured shows a range of different medium, including digital, pixel art, ceramic, fursuit, post it, and so on.
December 28, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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jjvincent.bsky.social
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
parrottmatthew.bsky.social
An entirely accidental twitch on Christmas Eve at Sheringham for this Eastern black redstart, thanks to @stuartwhite73.bsky.social for sharing the news and birders for pointing it out!

#NorfolkBirding
photo, colour, of an Eastern black redstart. The bird is ball shaped and has a rich orange breast and tail, with thin black legs, a black big and dark grey head
December 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM