Drought #NI < England. All usual flowering just Himalayan Balsam wilting. Selfheal >tall than usual. #WildFlowerHour #StillFlowering @bsbiireland.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #ImageAndVerse #JohnClare line in Summer Tints: "Beans lightly scorch'd" #Stunday #ECK

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Oh YES. Voting this best post of 2026 so far!

Shared for #Caturday 🎨 Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) “Bouquet and a Cat”, 1919 Oil on canvas

If you’re at #Tolpuddle pop along to our #UCU stall where we are playing Workload Bingo, talking about issues that matter to members, and how we can work and organise across sectors + unions. Bags, caps, beanies & lanyards in return for suggested donations to the fighting fund tinyurl.com/UCUfund

@essexcc.bsky.social please make some posts so I can follow back

Well, I'm close to tears over here. "BC removed direct funding from thousands of correctly diagnosed Level 1 & Level 2 autistic children — with no published study, no audit, no named expert, & no clinical review of a single affected child" @davidebybc.bsky.social fairfundingbc.ca/accountabili...

I laughed when I saw this - I mean it is laugh or cry - I’m laughing because I should have seen it coming - I’m laughing at my own incredulity. I didn’t see it coming. After a laugh out loud briefly, the tears prickled. And my tongue wondered at the bad taste arriving in my mouth. #Covid #vaccine

“We’re not trying to change the outcome” of elections, Markwayne Mullin claims

By now, you have probably heard that the culprit in this cyclospora outbreak has been identified as shredded iceberg lettuce, and while we now know which vegetable is to blame, let us not forget that another culprit are those that shredded our cyclospora monitoring.

It’s happening. New Survation poll: RFM 24% (-3) LAB 24% (+5) CON 21% (+1) LD 11% (-1) GRN 11% (=) SNP 3% (=) RB 2% (=) PC 2% (=) OTH 4% (=)

elDiario.es @eldiario.es ‼️BREAKING MINUTE | A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake shakes the coast of Mexico and causes a tsunami warning

🚨TODAY, the UK removed people aged 75–79 from routine Covid vaccine eligibility. While countries like Canada continue offering vaccines to higher-risk groups, the UK keeps narrowing access. Policy choices have consequences! #ClinicallyVulnerableAwarenessDay <19th July>

New step by step film out, me doing a botanical illustration of #Lavender #Lavendula angustifolia: youtu.be/2au3CZVGNQk Hope you enjoy it! Get those watercolours out & have a go #botanicalillustration #stepbystep #stepbysteptutorial #paintingflowers #flowerart #flowerpaintings #botanicalart

En visant la Chine, Donald Trump prépare-t-il la disruption des midterms ? (Texte intégral)

Video footage of ICE agents tackling a man at Las Vegas Airport has sparked public outrage and criticism from officials.

EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN TRUMP EPSTEIN FILES REPUBLICAN PEDOPHILE COMPLICIT

There is no reason to trust people like this.

Just did an interview about air quality — measuring, filtering and controlling — on Radio-Canada.

Leaked footage and former employee testimony revealed conditions inside the world's largest insect farm: rotting larvae, rodents, leaking feed, workers who developed asthma. The company had helped write the industry's own hygiene guide.

Newly arrived bird flu could wipe out NZ’s endangered species https://www.byteseu.com/2200091/ An infectious disease expert is warning the strain of bird flu that’s arrived in New Zealand has the potential to wipe out some endangered species. By Lauren Crimp of RNZ A seabird found on …

Farming insects at densities never seen before can turn farms into incubators for disease. A study of pet-industry insect farms in Germany and Central Europe found parasites in 81% of facilities checked, some infectious to animals or humans.

Infectious diseases like cyclospora and measles are spreading because the people in charge don't care about public health. That's why we need more scientists and/or healthcare professionals in the room. That's why I'm running.

Policy shapes a day of care long before staff start their shift. If we want safer care and a system that doesn’t rely on goodwill to stay upright, policy has to start with their experience, not distant assumptions.

#Saferecare #NHS #nursing #election #president #union #staffing

Vice President JD Vance acknowledges in an interview that the Trump administration "screwed up" communications around the Epstein files release.

What Is Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain — And Why Is Trump Talking About It? Experts say the deeply buried mountain complex may be one of the few Iranian nuclear sites beyond the reach of conventional U.S. airstrikes. www.dailywire.com/news/what-is...

She finally got her money. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/n...

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The World Health Organization's emergencies chief has warned that most Ebola cases in eastern Congo come from unknown transmission chains.

People don't want masked thugs terrorizing their neighbors. They don't want warehouses being turned into detention centers. They don't want billions of taxpayer dollars spent on a rogue police state. They want healthcare. They want affordable homes. They want their basic needs met.

Voice of Rabbis Kennedy demanded to inspect Israel's Dimona reactor in 1963, threatening to cut U.S. aid to Israel. The State of Israel does not speak for the Jewish people or for Judaism. Its existence and its actions are its own ,responsibility not ours. Do not attribute the actions of a

ICE agent shoots dead Colombian immigrant in Maine

“By this time, Lillard was relying on the iron lung 24 hours a day. According to her obituary, long-haul COVID was eventually named as her cause of death.” #longcovid #polio

Trump reiterates Iran has no air force, no navy, and no military.

Disabled adults with high support needs might love this experience too: but hoists are needed for it to be accessible for them #Disability

ONE PERSON KILLED IN AN ICE-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN MAINE - REPORTS

@georgemonbiot.bsky.social has openly declared his support (aka "penchant") for @countbinface.bsky.social! Clacton voters, please make some "political poetry" happen!🖊️📜 Bin Fascist Farage 🚮 - and Vote for Count Binface to save the UK's Democracy! 🗳️👾✊🏽 youtube.com/shorts/R1Vls...

#Wildflowers Slightly cooler here today, so went for a lovely morning walk.

"Ivermectin isn’t a cancer miracle drug, but influencers claim otherwise – here’s how to avoid sprinting past scientific evidence." theconversation.com/ivermectin-i...

The true number of infections is likely much higher, because that figure only represents cases reported by states directly to the CDC. There is also a lag between symptom onset and reporting. www.npr.org/2026/07/12/n...

Can More States Step In to Help With Sane Energy Policy? | From Lunch Money with @pkrugman.bsky.social & @hcrichardson.bsky.social Watch the full conversation here: https://youtube.com/live/uJxQbfbpf7M

UN Ambassador Mike Waltz: "The Cuban regime is a national security threat and this administration is not going to stand for it any longer"

What's the Trump regime going to do with Cuba after it invades? Steal all the cigars and rum and 1950s convertibles?

Ghana slavery apology: Why many descendants say words are not enough https://aje.news/7jcjkx

From maternal health to influenza rates, gaps in CDC’s public health data, due to staffing and funding cuts, are creating dangerous blind spots for disease tracking and prevention. theconversation.com/from-materna...

Superb AI video and soundtrack Count Binface vs Nigel Farage Click donate £2 so the author can list this on the music charts youtu.be/iNp16EPj1Us?...

Iran war live: IRGC declares Strait of Hormuz closed over US interference https://aje.news/wjqps1