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Always music (mostly classical) CBSO chorus. Found outside or staring out of windows at wildlife and clouds (sometimes remember to take a photo), university med ed. post my own views
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Bluebells and wood anemones out yesterday near Snowshill #April @rspb.bsky.social @worcswt.bsky.social

“If a car generates more potholes in our roads, takes up more parking space and poses more danger to pedestrians, cyclists and other car occupants compared with smaller vehicles, then it is only fair that its owner pays more for driving that vehicle”

To the world: We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom. —With love, Your American allies.

The entire permanent staff of the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice was laid off. This division addresses issues such as asthma and air pollution, climate change and health, childhood lead poisoning, and cancer clusters.

Brexit has never looked quite so ruinously insane as it does right now. And it’s always been idiotic. Alone, outside the EU, needing to improve our relationship with our own continent but also terrified of the wrecking-ball lunatic in the White House. Cornered by our own ‘sovereign’ stupidity.

Poignant letter by a mother: “Don’t worry love, they will never wrestle you from us. They could tariff the air we breathe, seas we swim, valleys we waddle upon. They may hunt us, chase us, imprison us.. and I promise that I will never let their greed corrupt our happiness. With you forever.”

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Donald Trump said that any President who lost 1000 from the Stockmarket in 48 hours had to go. He has lost 1000 in the last 90 minutes.

Something orange that is nice… not great quality as from phone camera but still pretty this morning

It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.

@rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #bluetit for #bluesky one of my favourite little birds

This aged badly

Sky News: MP's pay to rise 2.8% to £95,000 2010 MPs pay: £65,738 2025 MPs pay: £95,000 2010 carer's allowance: £2,804 2025 carer's allowance: £3,986

“In its governmental guise, patrimonialism is distinguished by running the state as if it were the leader’s personal property or family business.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Amol Rajan, "What do you think it would take to get this country growing again?" Alan Sugar, "Go back into the European Union" "That's what I would do. If I was in charge, I'd beg to get back in again"

Let's not lose sight of this - or Sudan, or Yemen, or, or....

Must be #spring the starlings are doing wolf whistles!

Where's the evidence that mental health is being "overdiagnosed"?