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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 10h

Such a great thread

Andrew Orton @andreworton.bsky.social · 12h

The death of multi-camera TV: a thread. I know most of you will know the technical parts of this (and may have read it in the other place) but bear with me. 1/ 🧵

A shot from the studio rehearsal of Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan episode 'Volcano', showing several actors ont he TARDIS set, with various video cameras around the scene.

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Assaad Razzouk @assaadrazzouk.bsky.social · 14h

Good climate news this week
1 Global: Renewables generation surpasses coal for 1st time
2 Global: Renewables have cut fossil-fuel imports for more than 100 countries
3 Global: Solar and wind generation grew in 1st half by more than overall demand increased in the same period

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Sarah Dalrymple @sarahdalgulls.bsky.social · 10h

I'm a big fan of how strongly the Wildlife Trusts talk about climate change without fear of offending any of their supporters who might not believe in it or want to face up to it

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Sarah Dalrymple @sarahdalgulls.bsky.social · 10h

The Wildlife Trusts publish a new report, Resilient Nature, highlighting impact and adaptation across their reserves to climate change and extreme weather

www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/new-rep...

the report - www.wildlifetrusts.org/sites/defaul...

New report shows UK nature bearing brunt of chaotic climate | The Wildlife Trusts

The Wildlife Trusts warn: Government is shockingly underprepared

www.wildlifetrusts.org

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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 21h

The Wildlife Trusts have published a new assessment of the effects of climate change on UK nature reserves:

New report highlights effect of climate change on UK nature reserves

The Wildlife Trusts have published a new assessment of the effects of climate change on UK natue reserves. The report, Resilient Nature, shows how much-loved species and habitats are faring across 2,600 reserves in response to the changing climate and extreme weather over the past year. Extreme changes in weather patterns have been the most damaging overall, reports BirdGuides.

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Bert Sgroggins @bsgroggins.bsky.social · 11h

A bonus today with the Whoopers, @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social South Walney, this one wearing a ring. Looking at the ringing record WWT Martin Mere is the likely destination. @kanebrides.bsky.social
#ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #UKbirding #ukbirds #waders

A Whooper Swan in flight showing the characteristic long neck and yellow and black bill pattern. On the right leg of the bird is a white ring engraved with the letters AAV.

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Sarah Dalrymple @sarahdalgulls.bsky.social · 10h

I did not know that about the castle! Thank you

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 11h

"it's great we've got this national nature reserve, but if we're not careful we'll forget about the social history"

Significant point about peopling landscapes - & training, too!

Crowle Peatland Railway: Little trains in land of the Tiddy Mun - BBC News share.google/nUAx5Bz6A6rw...

Crowle Peatland Railway: Little trains in land of the Tiddy Mun - BBC News

Once a vast complex of peat works, this Isle of Axholme landscape is home to legendary bog spirits.

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50 Jenna Ipcar Fans Can’t Be Wrong! @ipcar.bsky.social · Nov 26

At the bank I was told "pick your four digit pincode but it can't be a year." "Aren't they all years?" I asked. We sat in silence for a bit.

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 15h

bitch what

Onedrive settings. A toggle for using AI to detect and identify faces is set to on. The caption says, you can only turn off this setting 3 times per year.

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Dr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · 13h

An update on last week's theft.

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

Police checked museum security week before gold jewellery stolen

Officers were

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Sarah Dalrymple @sarahdalgulls.bsky.social · 16h

I mean, traditionally Leith is seen as run-down, shabby, problems with drugs and crime, but also with the community and character rougher places have

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Sarah Dalrymple @sarahdalgulls.bsky.social · 16h

Fantastic! I love this

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Sarah Dalrymple @sarahdalgulls.bsky.social · 18h

I didn't realise Leith's Kirkgate shopping centre has been sold - another piece of "traditional" Leith vanishing/gentrified. Apparently shops have been given notice with closure later this year? And so soon after #BenchGate
#Edinburgh #Leith

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 21h

This is an exact encapsulation of why I moved to Bluesky.

No amount of handwringing in the Atlantic about how I owe some eternal Promethean suffering to the discourse is going to make me stay on a site I hate, that stopped doing anything for me professionally years ago.

Well – no. Bluesky may or may not be, as one centre-right friend who felt unwelcome put it, “self-righteous island”. But the idea that’s why we went is nonsense. That I’ve largely stopped posting on a site that’s done more to shape my career and social circle than the rest of the internet combined is less about avoiding rival opinions (I love arguing with people who are wrong!) than with the fact the site simply became unusable. It stopped generating the things (good jokes, interesting debate, clicks) I wanted; it became extremely good at generating the things (racists, pornbots, racist pornbots) I did not.

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Phil Marsh @marshrail.bsky.social · 1d

Paddle Steamer PS Ryde may not make the 1700hrs from Yarmouth today. Or tomorrow....... @isleofwightarchive.bsky.social

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<Primary Salutation> @stevesparshott.bsky.social · 1d

How do we get 100 Mr Blobby suits over to Portland?

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Alan Wilson @alanwilson.bsky.social · 1d

Sad to see the recently uncovered ghost sign above The Elephant House on George IV Bridge being painted over.
#ghostsign #Edinburgh

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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 2d

Teesside’s freeport, initiated in 2021 under Rishi Sunak, has cost £560 million far exceeding the standard £25 million allocation (22 times the standard £25m).
90% profits go to the private sector.
This clearly shows the UK model of State aid post-Brexit is utterly corrupt.

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Miki Perkins @mikiperkins.bsky.social · 2d

This is desperately sad. Professor John Woinarski breaks the news for @aunz.theconversation.com that Australia's next animal - the tiny Christmas Island Shrew - has officially been declared extinct.

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And then there were none: Australia’s only shrew declared extinct

Australia’s only known shrew has been declared extinct. Its loss emphasises the need for national protection of Australia’s rare and unique wildlife.

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 1d

Gambling - an industry out of control doing enormous damage to individuals and communities

A massive #PublicHealth issue
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

High street slot machine shops pay staff bonuses linked to how much gamblers lose

Exclusive: MPs and campaigners condemn ‘appalling’ reward scheme for Merkur venue managers

www.theguardian.com

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Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens @csmfht.bsky.social · 1d

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Vincent Stork @vincentstork.bsky.social · 3d

The beast is back! Spectacled Eider was rediscovered on #Texel this week. Look at those sails and tertials 😍
@birdguides.bsky.social @aba.org @britishbirds.bsky.social @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social

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Curlew Action @curlewaction.bsky.social · 2d

Today (date), the Slender-billed Curlew was declared extinct. The first bird extinction on mainland Europe in 500 years — on our watch. Extinction is final. No going back. Think about that.

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Sarah Dalrymple @sarahdalgulls.bsky.social · 2d

Altitude Angel run dronesafetymap.com/ which I think almost everyone uses for safe flying, presumably that will cease at some point

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#drones #uav

Altitude Angel’s Collapse Sends Shockwaves Through UK Drone Sector - Orbital Today

UK drone pioneer Altitude Angel enters administration, exposing deep cracks in Europe’s drone regulation and autonomy ecosystem.

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