@lakesstiles.bsky.social www.countrylife.co.uk/nature/they-.... Not sure if you have come across this little article?

When I see announcements like this, I have to ask - how many of the people out there who are so vehemently anti-migrant would actually pass English at an A-Level standard?

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'Reframing Women Printmakers' discusses the significant and vital history of African American women printmakers, from Elizabeth Catlett and Margaret Taylor Burroughs to the contemporary US group Black Women of Print.

It's also not "just another" extinction, it's the first from mainland Europe in centuries. CENTURIES. And there will be others within our lifetime. That's biodiversity loss. We'll never hear this sound, ever again xeno-canto.org/398794

🔗 Read the full piece www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...

DUTCH AUCTION in support of salivaryglandcancer.uk In my shop, this piece is priced at £165. At noon every day (BST) the price drops by £10, until it sells. First DM gets it. UK shipping only. Half of what you pay will go to SGC UK. Please repost for widest coverage. Thank you :)

Entre deux silences, cette photo… passez une excellente #nuit à venir, à demain.

Around half of my 2026 calendars have now been sold. Link in tweet below if you’d like to pre-order one. They’re not like other calendars-they dial down stress by looking at them & are 12 high quality frameable prints👇🪶🐚🪸🌸🌿:

Eric Ravilious' famous 1939 watercolour, Train Landscape (featuring the white horse at Westbury), reimagined and repainted by my dad, Mick, featuring my mum and dad's cat Bridget. www.tom-cox.com/the-cat-who-...

Northern Rockies wolves remain at the center of a political battle. A federal judge says USFWS ignored science when keeping gray wolves off the endangered list. Wolf recovery is more than numbers, aggressive state hunting could threaten packs, genetics, and ecosystem balance. bit.ly/4nV2Nsv

This is a fascinating and scary little video. And what South Korea is experiencing is only slightly ahead of where the UK and many advanced economies are. Without immigration, we are FUCKED. I mean TOTALLY FUCKED. Yet all parties compete to stop migration. It's madness. youtu.be/Ufmu1WD2TSk?...

But supporting Palestine Action does make you a terrorist.

For the Guardian, @turnbulldugarte.com and I discuss our research that clearly shows one thing: Labour's anti-immigration strategy will only strengthen Reform and weaken its own electoral prospects. It won't win voters back but ultimately normalizes the far right www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I live near this hotel and the people who live there are... Completely unremarkable. They are just in a terrible circumstance. They are my neighbours as much as anyone else and the government has mafe it ok to target them violently. It sickens me.

"Humans can adapt to endure almost anything, but in doing so, they sometimes perpetuate incredible evil. The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism." Hannah Arendt - The Banality of Evil

There is no obvious limit to how far Trump is prepared to go. He wants everything. He wants everyone to swear undying loyalty to him. He is prepared to do anything to get it. “Anything” might currently seem unimaginable to us. It's time we started imagining it. 4/4

Hitler continually tested the boundaries, seeing what he could get away with in terms of rhetoric, power grabs and assaults on other people. As Establishment resistance folded, he found he could get away with more and more. Trump is on the same path. 3/4

Hitler’s atrocities did not come from nowhere. They were developed and made permissible by a belief system, spread through propaganda and supported by powerful backers. Hitler’s belief system was similar to Trump’s, and spread by similar means. 2/4

Apparently, it’s socially unacceptable to compare anyone or anything to Hitler. Mention Hitler, and you’ll be shouted down with a chorus of “Godwin’s Law”. Well sod that. Until we start comparing Trump to Hitler, we’re unprepared for what is barrelling towards us. 🧵1/4

Farage’s new think tank, the misnamed ‘Centre for a Better Britain’, is very clearly planning a ‘Project 2025’ for the UK - ripping up the Climate Change Act, Equalities Act, even the ministerial code A recipe for chaotic authoritarianism www.ft.com/content/2260...

Observer today: what a letter

I refuse to acknowledge that death, in itself, natural or otherwise, comes with a pardon & instant respect. We are what we do/say… & people’s stated opinions do not expire or improve at their demise. What you say now, you own always. Don’t say it if you can’t live and die by it.

Imagine a world without the howl of the Red Wolf. 🐺 Fewer than 20 remain in the wild. This #RedWolfWeek your gift will be doubled, bringing twice the hope for their survival. 🐾 Join the fight: bit.ly/48d0zA7

Trump says journalists asking questions about him and Epstein are "disgusting people". Now, THAT'S unlawful projection. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Good morning! Im having an issue with instagram and rhreads with posting just a plain picture I thought id solved it by reinstalling the apps last night but this morning im having the same issue, is it just me? A moist day ahead, hope you can stay dry and have a good one 🤗🌱

Three of my great uncles, heroes all, died in World War Two to stop men like this. Will we now allow them to saunter into power?

People are exhausted. Our high streets, public spaces, whole communities left unloved. Blaming migrants won’t fix this. Tackling inequality will. Tax the super-rich. Fund public services. #DrawTheLine www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

To sum: we did not go far enough in snubbing the right because we did not take what we'd done in our private spaces and apply it in our public spaces. As a consequence of this failure, cultural ritual has shifted such that even officially sanctioned snubbing is almost impossible.

My Victorian ink bottle posy kits are now in my shop👇 Some have sold which is fantastic but maybe due to financial climate not as many as usual. I know it's cringey to ask for support but I'm trying to get back on my feet after being v unwell-a RT would help so much x🌿 www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...

'Of course, my Party could actually do something to properly support people so they don't need to rely on foodbanks, but then who would I use for a photo op?'

NEW: The National is launching a new series highlighting positive stories of refugees and asylum seekers in Scotland. The increasingly hostile political commentary and media coverage is appalling. We have a duty to correct misinformation and stand up for those without a voice

The censorship algorithm on Twitter reduced our audience by roughly 95% and seriously, who does that to a wildlife advocacy group ? You can help by retweeting, liking, following, and getting involved. Please support our research. Read all about it. Please donate today. gofund.me/babd9034

Quakers arrested for holding signs in peaceful protest, as the figure of Mahatma Gandhi looks on. Symbolic.

Mikaela Bartlett, UK artist who works in needle felt and sculpts creatures out of natural/dyed sheep and alpaca wool #WomensArt

🌿☕ Good morning 🌞 Now.. who doesn't need some almost synchronised sheep on their feed?? You are welcome 👏 From the Greek "syn-" meaning together & "khronos" meaning time ⌚ 🐑 🐑 🐑 ⌚

This is a huge and highly consequential story in @theecologist.org‬ We have no idea what is being traded away to secure deals with other countries, and it turns out we are not allowed to know. So much for democracy. theecologist.org/2025/jul/23/...

If I Must Starve by Nour Abdel Latif (from Reefat Writes Back)

Y’know what *might* work to reduce kids’ screen time? Well-funded, accessible, well-equipped places for *free* sports and outdoor activities. Not just expensive, private, very limited places…

😄 Sur mon fil deux publications avant la tienne j'avais la présentation du pendule de Foucault. bsky.app/profile/fabr...

We cannot say we didn’t know

Early walk, in the rain, musing on a county Fbok group's dis-incentivizing post: apparently we're in the "'one off' rarity season", things "predictably very poor... for notable sightings". Group's 16,000 should just get out and enjoy own notable sightings. Birding isn't just the notable rares. 🤔

🌳 Dame Judi Dench is calling for the return of ancient woodlands. Will you sign the petition to help restore the Ghost Woods and protect our green spaces for future generations? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...