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BirdingAsturias @asturiasbirding.bsky.social · 6d

Racimo de libélulas.
Creo que Chalcolestes viridis.

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Sparks @petudo.bsky.social · 1m

😍👏

Sparks @petudo.bsky.social · 2m

Ooh this is a feast for the eyes. Lovely lines, I can almost feel the air its moving through.

BirdingAsturias @asturiasbirding.bsky.social · 13h

Págalo pomarino
Stercorarius pomarinus 🪶

Sparks @petudo.bsky.social · 3m

Fabulous photo thank you for sharing.

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Mariah 🇺🇸🦋🇺🇸🦋🇺🇸🦋 @mariahbrown.bsky.social · 23h

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Sparks @petudo.bsky.social · 5m

This is part of the area I grew up in. Its always been a beautiful place and its nice to share that with everyone.
#LondonPride

East London Kingfishers @londonkingfishers.bsky.social · 1h

A robin and a kingfisher on the banks of the River Lea at Hackney Marshes.

#LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #robin #ukbirds #birds

Sparks @petudo.bsky.social · 8m

Aren't we all 😁♥️

Mirya R. Holman @mirya.bsky.social · 13h

Oh don't mind me, I'm just over here dreaming of driving around in a corn cob car

A Richard Scarry drawing of a corn cob car with two ravens in it, wearing red bandanas and blue shirts like they are scarecrows

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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 14h

Over 100 years after Montanans voted to ban corporate campaign contributions, they're considering a proposal to take on Citizens United and get corporate money out of Montana elections for good. https://prospect.org/2025/10/27/montanans-go-after-citizens-united/

Montanans Go After ‘Citizens United’ - The American Prospect

Montanans are putting forth an ingenious ballot measure that, while it wouldn’t legally overturn the Supreme Court's Cit

prospect.org

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 9h

Just been watching the wonderful #OnceUponATimeInSpace on the BBC, and felt the tragic fall of Russian ingenuity and ambition from the quest of exploring the Cosmos — outer space — to invading our democracies, through cyberspace

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Two - Once Upon a Time in Space

The human story of space exploration.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Steve Bowen @stevebowen.bsky.social · 7h

What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible.

Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.

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Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 8h

BREAKING: Representative Ro Khanna is introducing legislation to ban the president, his family, members of Congress, and all elected officials from trading crypto or stocks.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 12h

If you make 130% of the federal poverty level, you qualify for SNAP.

A family of four, making $40,560, qualifies for SNAP benefits meaning thousands of Missouri teachers qualify.

I’m tired of the bullshit. Most of the people who receive snap benefits work.

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Sparks @petudo.bsky.social · 11m

Ebay? It won't bully you, show you animals in horrible accidents or AI slop of weird wounds. I use eBay now. FB is a monster.

Sparks @petudo.bsky.social · 12m

This constant drip feed of twisted truths across all media needs turning off at the mains.

#resist

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 2h

Ummm, the rise in the state pension age to 67 was introduced by the Coalition Government in 2014, not Labour, and paying inheritance tax when you die doesn't affect your retirement income when you're alive.

Sparks @petudo.bsky.social · 23m

#resist

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1h

The Spectator and others have chosen (deliberately I suspect) to interpret this article as a desire to stop a future Reform UK government from legislating. My purpose is to stop *any* government crushing our fundamental rights. It’s just more urgent now. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We must act now: without a written constitution, Reform UK will have carte blanche to toxify our nation | Goerge Monbiot

It means breaking with hundreds of years of tradition, but it can’t wait. As hard-right figures spread division and laud autocrats, a fail-safe is vital, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 12h

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.

Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.

The people who need help are not the problem.

It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

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Sparks @petudo.bsky.social · 25m

Took me a while to find just two. Here is the angry goose and its companion. I know the feeling goosey gander.

#birdsofbluesky
#birdoftheday
#pair

Photo of a pond with two geese. The surface is rippled, reflecting surrounding trees and sky above, blurred into indistinct shapes. The two large birds are together in the centre. One is angrily gesturing, head extended yellow beak at the ready, wings wide open and flapping. Its companion sits quietly on the water behind observing. They have sent ripples out across the water towards the camera.

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The Garden Jungle @thegardenjungle.bsky.social · 1h

So today it’s going to be #Pairs as the theme for #BirdOfTheDay, so here is my selection for you all to enjoy (see alt tags for descriptions) #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon #photography

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Zarina Zabrisky @zarinazabrisky.bsky.social · 58m

🔴 The latest UN report exposes Russia’s systematic use of drones and deportations drive civilians from their homes across Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Zaporizhzhia regions.

These are war crimes and crimes against humanity, part of a state policy of depopulation.

My comment ⬇️

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 7h

Amazon announces they are laying off the largest amount of workers ever in the company’s history.

30,000+ workers will lose their jobs.

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Nadine J. Cohen @nadinejcohen.bsky.social · 9h

She died doing what she loved (unsubscribing from emails)

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1h

Given the party's refusal to act on Pochin's brazen racism, it should be as socially unacceptable to vote for Reform as it was in the early 2000s to vote for the BNP.

And we should be prepared to say this to people's faces.

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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 15h

Review and strengthen protections. Amend the Forestry Act 1967 to explicitly define and set a higher evidence bar for exempting any ancient tree felling from licences. Publish and maintain a list of heritage trees with protected status...

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Petition: Review protections for important trees: amend Forestry Act & list heritage trees

Review and strengthen protections. Amend the Forestry Act 1967 to explicitly define and set a higher evidence bar for exempting any ancient tree felling from licences. Publish and maintain a list of h...

petition.parliament.uk

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"Mildly Spooky Doc" Chris Mueller🎃 @chrismueller.bsky.social · 12h

Me:

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 3h

Irish artist, based in New York, Katie Holten created a New York City Tree Alphabet, each letter of the Latin alphabet is assigned a drawing of a tree from the NYC Parks #womensart

Twenty six images of differdnt trees in black on a white background

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