Jonathan Bliss
@jonathanbliss.bsky.social
Wildlife watching, birds, bugs, spiders and the rest of the natural world, photography, books, a bit of history, learning French. Leeds.
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Reform MP Backs Privatising the NHS to Make It More 'Efficient'
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/reform-mp-...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/reform-mp-...
Reform MP Backs Privatising the NHS to Make It More 'Efficient'
Andrew Rosindell, who defected last week from the Conservatives, says he "would not object" to replacing free healthcare with a private insurance system
www.adambienkov.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Reform MP Backs Privatising the NHS to Make It More 'Efficient'
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/reform-mp-...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/reform-mp-...
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An observation test for your inner 8-year-old.
You’ll be doing well to spot 12 deliberate mistakes.
From Treasure magazine, 1963
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
You’ll be doing well to spot 12 deliberate mistakes.
From Treasure magazine, 1963
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 AM
An observation test for your inner 8-year-old.
You’ll be doing well to spot 12 deliberate mistakes.
From Treasure magazine, 1963
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
You’ll be doing well to spot 12 deliberate mistakes.
From Treasure magazine, 1963
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
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I’ve lost my thesaurus. I've lost it. It's lost.
January 23, 2026 at 11:43 AM
I’ve lost my thesaurus. I've lost it. It's lost.
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A life without #dogs is possible but pointless!
A tiny yet marvellous figurine of a dog (height 1.6 cm) made of blue glass and decorated with yellow and white threads. The unique figurine was found in a Celtic burial at Wallertheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, dating 2nd c. BC.
📷 Landesmuseum Mainz
A tiny yet marvellous figurine of a dog (height 1.6 cm) made of blue glass and decorated with yellow and white threads. The unique figurine was found in a Celtic burial at Wallertheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, dating 2nd c. BC.
📷 Landesmuseum Mainz
January 22, 2026 at 7:57 AM
A life without #dogs is possible but pointless!
A tiny yet marvellous figurine of a dog (height 1.6 cm) made of blue glass and decorated with yellow and white threads. The unique figurine was found in a Celtic burial at Wallertheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, dating 2nd c. BC.
📷 Landesmuseum Mainz
A tiny yet marvellous figurine of a dog (height 1.6 cm) made of blue glass and decorated with yellow and white threads. The unique figurine was found in a Celtic burial at Wallertheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, dating 2nd c. BC.
📷 Landesmuseum Mainz
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'Bristol Night II' by contemporary UK painter Cath Read #WomensArt
January 22, 2026 at 5:35 PM
'Bristol Night II' by contemporary UK painter Cath Read #WomensArt
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This is from last year. But, it’s a concise explanation of why the stupid thing is happening.
Tech Billionaires Want to Build a Network State in Greenland
A movement based on “tech Zionism” seeks to create “The Next America”
www.thenerdreich.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:51 PM
This is from last year. But, it’s a concise explanation of why the stupid thing is happening.
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The New World asked me to speak to some British trans women about what life has been like for them over the past few years - here's what they had to say, in their own words: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
January 21, 2026 at 9:38 AM
The New World asked me to speak to some British trans women about what life has been like for them over the past few years - here's what they had to say, in their own words: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
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Tom Baker is 92 today
January 20, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Tom Baker is 92 today
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Artist CF Tunnicliffe first came to prominence with his wood engraving illustrations for Henry Williamson’s book Tarka the Otter, 1933
January 20, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Artist CF Tunnicliffe first came to prominence with his wood engraving illustrations for Henry Williamson’s book Tarka the Otter, 1933
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9 years since Richard Spencer got punched and I will never stop reposting this youtu.be/IKICKcMU3MU?...
Aamer Rahman: Is it really ok to punch nazis?
YouTube video by FEAR OF A BROWN PLANET
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January 20, 2026 at 1:42 PM
9 years since Richard Spencer got punched and I will never stop reposting this youtu.be/IKICKcMU3MU?...
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Someone pointed out that influencers use serotonin/dopamine/cortisol/oxytocin like they’re the four humors and now I can’t stop seeing it
March 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Someone pointed out that influencers use serotonin/dopamine/cortisol/oxytocin like they’re the four humors and now I can’t stop seeing it
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Isn’t birding funny, here we have a group of Canadien twitchers enamoured by a European Robin.
A Montréal, la présence d’un rouge-gorge venu d’Europe étonne et attire les foules
A Montréal, la présence d’un rouge-gorge venu d’Europe étonne et attire les foules
Cet oiseau est commun en Europe mais absent outre-Atlantique. Plusieurs hypothèses tentent d’expliquer comment le passereau a pu ainsi s’égarer et traverser l’océan.
www.lemonde.fr
January 17, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Isn’t birding funny, here we have a group of Canadien twitchers enamoured by a European Robin.
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I was asked to look at this post!
And while the story obviously has important context that’s missing from the headline - which I’ll cover obvs 😜 - what’s more important is to question why this is being posted!
And what to ask yourself when you see something like this…
1/12
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And while the story obviously has important context that’s missing from the headline - which I’ll cover obvs 😜 - what’s more important is to question why this is being posted!
And what to ask yourself when you see something like this…
1/12
🧵
January 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
I was asked to look at this post!
And while the story obviously has important context that’s missing from the headline - which I’ll cover obvs 😜 - what’s more important is to question why this is being posted!
And what to ask yourself when you see something like this…
1/12
🧵
And while the story obviously has important context that’s missing from the headline - which I’ll cover obvs 😜 - what’s more important is to question why this is being posted!
And what to ask yourself when you see something like this…
1/12
🧵
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Top of the Pops on BBC2 at the moment. 1984. Given I was 19 then and have just turned 60 - sobering to think most of those young kids dancing in the audience are over 60 or approaching it.
January 10, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Top of the Pops on BBC2 at the moment. 1984. Given I was 19 then and have just turned 60 - sobering to think most of those young kids dancing in the audience are over 60 or approaching it.
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Due to its increasing toxicity, we are no longer posting on X.
You can find us on FB, Instagram, TikTok - and of course here on BlueSky, where we will continue to share news about the wall, details of our events, and updates on the continually growing covid death toll. ❤️
You can find us on FB, Instagram, TikTok - and of course here on BlueSky, where we will continue to share news about the wall, details of our events, and updates on the continually growing covid death toll. ❤️
January 10, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Due to its increasing toxicity, we are no longer posting on X.
You can find us on FB, Instagram, TikTok - and of course here on BlueSky, where we will continue to share news about the wall, details of our events, and updates on the continually growing covid death toll. ❤️
You can find us on FB, Instagram, TikTok - and of course here on BlueSky, where we will continue to share news about the wall, details of our events, and updates on the continually growing covid death toll. ❤️
Is Leeds the only place in the country without snow?
January 9, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Is Leeds the only place in the country without snow?
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I did this!
Also the brother of the deputy head was our postman. Large town in the midlands that sometimes felt like a village.
Also the brother of the deputy head was our postman. Large town in the midlands that sometimes felt like a village.
January 9, 2026 at 12:40 PM
I did this!
Also the brother of the deputy head was our postman. Large town in the midlands that sometimes felt like a village.
Also the brother of the deputy head was our postman. Large town in the midlands that sometimes felt like a village.
Walk to school and pass teachers’ houses on the way.
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
January 9, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Walk to school and pass teachers’ houses on the way.
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Sounds like he needs to look at my basic vaccine explainer. Not that he will
Fundamental immunology 101: the basics of vaccines
Summarising different vaccine types and pros and cons of each
open.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Sounds like he needs to look at my basic vaccine explainer. Not that he will
@susiedentwords.bsky.social It occurred to me last night that “strengths” would be a valid 9 letter word on #Countdown but it could never be played as it doesn’t have enough vowels so the letters would never be picked. Is there a list of these words?
January 7, 2026 at 10:27 AM
@susiedentwords.bsky.social It occurred to me last night that “strengths” would be a valid 9 letter word on #Countdown but it could never be played as it doesn’t have enough vowels so the letters would never be picked. Is there a list of these words?
Just remembered that we watched the last production of Twefth Night, which was my O level play, on Twefth Night at the old playhouse in Leeds, Just before it moved to Quarry Hill. We got married in 1990 as well.
January 5, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Just remembered that we watched the last production of Twefth Night, which was my O level play, on Twefth Night at the old playhouse in Leeds, Just before it moved to Quarry Hill. We got married in 1990 as well.
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Today - in mid-Scotland - the sun came up at 08:50:11, will set at 15:46:23 and daylight lasts for 6:55:25 #daylightbot
January 5, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Today - in mid-Scotland - the sun came up at 08:50:11, will set at 15:46:23 and daylight lasts for 6:55:25 #daylightbot
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Good morning the #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #caughtinmotion birds captured in movement and the alternative is #BirdsofPrey which speaks for itself. Good luck. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
January 3, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Good morning the #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #caughtinmotion birds captured in movement and the alternative is #BirdsofPrey which speaks for itself. Good luck. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin