Chris Thomson
@chrisaluco.bsky.social
Birding mainly locally these days. Bittell Res and Lickey Hills my local patches. Socialist, NHS no1 priority.
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This migration blog for Nov, and particularly Dec, is a real sign of our changing climate and the changing bird distributions associated with it.
#ukbirding
#ukbirding
New @birdtrack.bsky.social migration blog ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/new...
We take a look back at bird migration in November and what species you should look out for in December, including the Hume’s Warbler! #Ornithology
We take a look back at bird migration in November and what species you should look out for in December, including the Hume’s Warbler! #Ornithology
BTO Migblog – 05 Dec 2025 | BTO
October is seen as the most exciting month of the year by many birders, but as I mentioned in the last blog, there are some more unusual visitors to Britain and Ireland that can turn up just as often…
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December 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This migration blog for Nov, and particularly Dec, is a real sign of our changing climate and the changing bird distributions associated with it.
#ukbirding
#ukbirding
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"First he came for the female reporters, and I said nothing because I wasn't a female reporter."
The silence of media bosses is an embarrassing scandal.
The silence of media bosses is an embarrassing scandal.
“You’re the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place. A terrible reporter.”
Trump again attacks a Black female reporter, ABC’s Rachel Scott, for asking about releasing the full boat strike video - which he said he would do 5 days ago
And the other journalists stay silent🐔
Trump again attacks a Black female reporter, ABC’s Rachel Scott, for asking about releasing the full boat strike video - which he said he would do 5 days ago
And the other journalists stay silent🐔
December 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
"First he came for the female reporters, and I said nothing because I wasn't a female reporter."
The silence of media bosses is an embarrassing scandal.
The silence of media bosses is an embarrassing scandal.
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We need a complete end to the "hunt" not a pause!
December 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
We need a complete end to the "hunt" not a pause!
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Anyone in the area 👇
December 9, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Anyone in the area 👇
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
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Last year Sky News was rending its garments over Starmer's free eyeglasses: WHAT INFLUENCE DID LORD ALLI BUY?
Now, RefUK get £9m from a crypto bro, they have not one word about the donor's interests; just BRAVO NIGEL, barely concealed glee, and "what a huge boost... money goes where momentum is". 🤡
Now, RefUK get £9m from a crypto bro, they have not one word about the donor's interests; just BRAVO NIGEL, barely concealed glee, and "what a huge boost... money goes where momentum is". 🤡
December 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Last year Sky News was rending its garments over Starmer's free eyeglasses: WHAT INFLUENCE DID LORD ALLI BUY?
Now, RefUK get £9m from a crypto bro, they have not one word about the donor's interests; just BRAVO NIGEL, barely concealed glee, and "what a huge boost... money goes where momentum is". 🤡
Now, RefUK get £9m from a crypto bro, they have not one word about the donor's interests; just BRAVO NIGEL, barely concealed glee, and "what a huge boost... money goes where momentum is". 🤡
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Raffi Berg: BBC Middle East Editor Exposed as CIA, Mossad Collaborator
Raffi Berg, now at the center of a media scandal over the BBC’s Israel coverage, once worked for a known CIA front and collaborated with Mossad officials., BBC Middle East coverage, BBC pro-Israel con...
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November 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Listen to this American still working 40 hours a week when he's 88 because his wife got sick and he had to sell his house.
This is what they want to do in the UK.
This is what they want to do in the UK.
December 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Listen to this American still working 40 hours a week when he's 88 because his wife got sick and he had to sell his house.
This is what they want to do in the UK.
This is what they want to do in the UK.
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New, from me: Trump’s justification for invading American cities and other countries is to reduce the crime he is actively encouraging through his pardons.
It’s emblematic of how corrupt the pardon process has become under Trump.
Deep dive 🧵 to follow.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/pardon-the...
It’s emblematic of how corrupt the pardon process has become under Trump.
Deep dive 🧵 to follow.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/pardon-the...
Pardon the Corruption
Trump’s justification for invading American cities and other countries is to reduce the crime he is actively encouraging through his pardons
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December 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
New, from me: Trump’s justification for invading American cities and other countries is to reduce the crime he is actively encouraging through his pardons.
It’s emblematic of how corrupt the pardon process has become under Trump.
Deep dive 🧵 to follow.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/pardon-the...
It’s emblematic of how corrupt the pardon process has become under Trump.
Deep dive 🧵 to follow.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/pardon-the...
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No that's not *your* on *our behalf*. Your job is to report the story, presenting all sides fairly and then *we* call it. What Mason is saying here is fundamentally not what the bbc is for!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 AM
No that's not *your* on *our behalf*. Your job is to report the story, presenting all sides fairly and then *we* call it. What Mason is saying here is fundamentally not what the bbc is for!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Indeed. This is not the BBC's job and to make it worse, in the same piece, Chris Mason again lurches into opinion and gives government carte blanche when he absolutely should not have!
No that's not *your* on *our behalf*. Your job is to report the story, presenting all sides fairly and then *we* call it. What Mason is saying here is fundamentally not what the bbc is for!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
December 1, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Indeed. This is not the BBC's job and to make it worse, in the same piece, Chris Mason again lurches into opinion and gives government carte blanche when he absolutely should not have!
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UK Covid inquiry:
Chairwoman of the inquiry, former judge Baroness Hallett, said the UK's response could be summarised as "too little, too late"
Lockdown could have been avoided - but action came too late
'Chaotic' government with key figures criticised including Dominic Cummings & Boris Johnson
Chairwoman of the inquiry, former judge Baroness Hallett, said the UK's response could be summarised as "too little, too late"
Lockdown could have been avoided - but action came too late
'Chaotic' government with key figures criticised including Dominic Cummings & Boris Johnson
November 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
UK Covid inquiry:
Chairwoman of the inquiry, former judge Baroness Hallett, said the UK's response could be summarised as "too little, too late"
Lockdown could have been avoided - but action came too late
'Chaotic' government with key figures criticised including Dominic Cummings & Boris Johnson
Chairwoman of the inquiry, former judge Baroness Hallett, said the UK's response could be summarised as "too little, too late"
Lockdown could have been avoided - but action came too late
'Chaotic' government with key figures criticised including Dominic Cummings & Boris Johnson
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Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
Trump in response to an Epstein question: "ABC, your company, your crappy company is one of the perpetrators. I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that."
November 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
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Avian influenza from poultry farms blamed for the deaths of around 35,000 Common Cranes - that’s about 10% of the wintering population in the area. 🪶
Grues mortes de l'influenza aviaire : les ornithologues soupçonnent les élevages industriels
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Grues mortes de la grippe aviaire : les ornithologues soupçonnent les élevages industriels
Alors que la grippe aviaire a tué des milliers de grues cendrées depuis un mois, les autorités craignent pour les volailles. Des ornithologues soupçonnent, au contraire, les élevages industriels d’êtr...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Avian influenza from poultry farms blamed for the deaths of around 35,000 Common Cranes - that’s about 10% of the wintering population in the area. 🪶
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It has always properly pissed me off that we let them get away with calling this ‘bird flu’. It started in poultry farms and continues to be prevalent in and spread from them globally. Another man-made environmental catastrophe. It is us that is the cancer our planet needs to rid itself of.
Grues mortes de l'influenza aviaire : les ornithologues soupçonnent les élevages industriels
reporterre.net/Grues-mortes...
reporterre.net/Grues-mortes...
Grues mortes de la grippe aviaire : les ornithologues soupçonnent les élevages industriels
Alors que la grippe aviaire a tué des milliers de grues cendrées depuis un mois, les autorités craignent pour les volailles. Des ornithologues soupçonnent, au contraire, les élevages industriels d’êtr...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
It has always properly pissed me off that we let them get away with calling this ‘bird flu’. It started in poultry farms and continues to be prevalent in and spread from them globally. Another man-made environmental catastrophe. It is us that is the cancer our planet needs to rid itself of.
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"We've dismembered a journalist by mistake"
November 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
"We've dismembered a journalist by mistake"
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Exposing What’s at Stake for the NHS
With your support, we’ll shine a light on the facts before new government policies reshape our NHS.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
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December 26, 2024 at 12:03 PM
if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
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your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
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your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
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The Caerphilly result is what we need to see everywhere at the next election: people coordinating to vote tactically for parties which seek a fairer, kinder, greener country.
Pushing out both those who have betrayed our trust AND those who seek to exploit that betrayal.
Pushing out both those who have betrayed our trust AND those who seek to exploit that betrayal.
October 24, 2025 at 7:12 AM
The Caerphilly result is what we need to see everywhere at the next election: people coordinating to vote tactically for parties which seek a fairer, kinder, greener country.
Pushing out both those who have betrayed our trust AND those who seek to exploit that betrayal.
Pushing out both those who have betrayed our trust AND those who seek to exploit that betrayal.
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Lost wallet - if any birding friends hear of a wallet being found at St Margaret's Bay/Pines Garden/South Forereland (Kent) yesterday, it's mine! Last used at the beach cafe. Cards stopped but don't want the hassle of getting a replacement driving licence, etc.
October 23, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Lost wallet - if any birding friends hear of a wallet being found at St Margaret's Bay/Pines Garden/South Forereland (Kent) yesterday, it's mine! Last used at the beach cafe. Cards stopped but don't want the hassle of getting a replacement driving licence, etc.
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Zia Yusuf hates this, because it mocks his ignorant followers.
That is enough reason to love it.
That is enough reason to love it.
October 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Zia Yusuf hates this, because it mocks his ignorant followers.
That is enough reason to love it.
That is enough reason to love it.
Brilliant
Zia Yusuf hates this, because it mocks his ignorant followers.
That is enough reason to love it.
That is enough reason to love it.
October 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Brilliant
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wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors
“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”
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October 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM
wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
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Israel of course knew it would be difficult to retrieve the bodies of the captives that Israel killed with U.S. bombs because they also bombed the heavy equipment needed to retrieve those bodies.
They’re just finding whatever excuses they can to continue the genocide.
They’re just finding whatever excuses they can to continue the genocide.
🚨 BREAKING: PM Netanyahu announced, in a clear violation of the ceasefire agreement, that the Rafah crossing will remain closed until further notice.
He said: “Its opening will be considered based on the manner in which Hamas fulfills its part in the return of the deceased hostages and in...
He said: “Its opening will be considered based on the manner in which Hamas fulfills its part in the return of the deceased hostages and in...
October 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Israel of course knew it would be difficult to retrieve the bodies of the captives that Israel killed with U.S. bombs because they also bombed the heavy equipment needed to retrieve those bodies.
They’re just finding whatever excuses they can to continue the genocide.
They’re just finding whatever excuses they can to continue the genocide.