This is on Sunday! Tickets still available: www.slunglow.org/v-a-homecomi...

highland cattle have it figured out

After the heyday of Ottoman rule in the sixteenth and seventeenth century, the power of Istanbul weekened and local autonomy grew more and more a possibility. How did the citrus and cotton industries develop in Ottoman Palestine? linktr.ee/empirepoduk

"The Attorney-General’s Department was unable to present evidence of the malicious and automated FOI requests alleged by the government." Great article from @dholmesnoise.bsky.social in @themandarin.bsky.social today, covering the latest.

Today’s #AutumnArrivalSpotlight is the humble Woodpigeon! Did you know these familiar birds migrate? From late October to November, huge flocks, sometimes tens of thousands strong, can be spotted flying south on clear, autumn days, while others stay in the UK year-round.

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Defence: “No, no we are not working on Plan B for when the AUKUS nuclear subs don’t show up.” Public: “What about all these secret documents about a Plan B that you refuse to release?” Defence: “Look over there, a nuclear kitten!” @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social ⁦‪‬⁩ michaelwest.com.au/a-crack-in-t...

Beautiful plumage #mallard #duck #trca #birds #wetlands #ontario #trca_hq #birders #birding #birdlovers #bestbirdshots #bird #conservation #bestbirdphotos #best_birds #birdwatching #wildlife #fall #naturelovers #nature #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography @NatGeoPhotos @HenrysCamera @OMSYSTEMcameras

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet. After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵

Chris Hedges is right, @PressClubAust. You're not a "press" club. You're a "club" of Zionist toadies who are happy to give your podium to liars and frauds but shun truthtellers b/c you're scared. We need more Sidoti and Saul, not less. Your #GazaGenocide complicity is noted. #auspol #NPC

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Saturday blocked President Donald Trump’s call-up of the National Guard for a deployment in Portland, saying Trump’s actions were based on false claims and undermined Oregon’s sovereignty. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

comb-like cilia (hairs). This multimedia piece combines my linocut comb jelly on translucent Japanese paper, and self-flashing rgb LEDs to replicate their incredible bioluminescence. #ctenophore #CtenophoreDay #CtenophoreDay2025 #linocut #printmaking #sciart #multimedia #invertebrates

Hints of autumn #trees #TreeClub #woodland

I've been returning frequently to a particular spot where I've seen lots of herons lately. This is the closest I've been able to get to a great egret, and I got lucky with a nice reflection through the duck grass. #birds #egret #photography #reflection #nikon

When your plans are too authoritarian even for Palantir…. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Dwayne has his job back because we organized for it. We fight or we die. Join AAUP today www.aaup.org/join

Nature book challenge. A book per day in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best nature books in your personal library. No explanations, no reviews. #Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #conservation #naturebookchallenge #booksky #MycoBookClub #FungiFriday

"Of the 200 most damaging fires since 1980 – that is, the fires with the highest direct costs relative to each nation’s GDP – 43% happened in the last 10 years. Half of the fires that cost US$1bn or more were also in the last 10 years." @readfearn.bsky.social's coverage of the paper👇

Watchers of US politics

#OtD 3 Oct 1937 almost a year after their defeat at Cable St, Mosley's Blackshirts attempted to march through Bermondsey, South London. Met with strong local opposition and barricades in the streets, the march never arrived at its intended destination workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e35-...

For the #spacetober_challenge @spacetober_challenge day 3 prompt space weather I thought I would share STEVE. 🧪🐡🔭 This is a hand-carved, hand-printed linocut print of a forest with night sky with the atmospheric optical phenomenon called STEVE: Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement, a 🧵

My latest article in The Shot "The largest contributors to the breakdown of social cohesion in Australia are the governments of Australia, practising a privileged fuck-you version of democracy that makes its own rules & caters for those within the club" #pffft theshot.net.au/uncategorize...

Boeing is one of the largest defense contractors in the world and thousands of their workers in St. Louis have been on strike for LITERALLY MONTHS. I have barely seen any mention of this in national mainstream news.

Colombia has expelled the Israeli diplomatic delegation after the Gaza flotilla interception.

An amazing find for Leicestershire! It must be spreading very quickly! A similar pstern was seen in the Netherlands: waarneming.nl/species/2689...

A great outcome from a workshop at our #seabird conference last year in Portugal, this review paper collab has been selected as Editor's choice at ICES Journal of Marine Science! 💪👏 ⤵️ academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti... #seabirdmonitoring #newtechnology #remotecameras #acoustic #biotelemetry #UAVs 🛰️🌊

The situation in the US keeps getting worse and worse. Thankfully we have @emmashortis.bsky.social to help make sense of it all and provide a vision for an independent Australia. Register for our submarine webinar with Doug Cameron, Arthur Rorris & Emma Shortis here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Australian officials could be stronger on Israel's refusal to allow aid rather than merely warning protesters that Israel could and did get nasty.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Senator Jane Hume illustrates her arrogance about how to campaign against Israel's genocide.

Federal governments have known about the gross mismanagement and corruption in their offshore detention operations for years. Neither the NACC nor the AFP nor Home Affairs nor DFAT - who all know about it - have shown any desire to stop it. Serves their political purposes.

Density done well in Auckland. architecturenow.co.nz/articles/gen...

New government data confirms gas exporters continue to pay no tax “It beggars belief that a company like Santos can spend a decade selling almost $50 billion worth of gas and not pay a cent of tax on it," said @rodcampbell.bsky.social. #auspol Read: australiainstitute.org.au/post/new-gov...

just to emphasize again, there is a long history of Jewish and Muslim cooperation in Manchester, which has the second largest Jewish community in the UK. But things also got pretty bad after October 7, which has prompted efforts to rebuild relations - www.thejc.com/community/je...

#RIPJaneGoodall The world will miss you. #Pinks #ProudBlue

What Hegseth said is an irresponsible denial of physical reality - whether due to stupidity, ideology or corruption by fossil fuel interests. That reality denial is a security risk for the US and thereby NATO. 😳

🤖 Safeguarding AI scientists A new paper warns that AI systems acting as autonomous scientists could pose risks if misused. The authors call for stronger safeguards, human oversight, and clearer rules to keep AI driven research safe. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #SciComm #AI #GenAI 🧪

We are saddened to learn of the passing of legendary primatologist & conservationist, Dr Jane Goodall. She leaves behind an extraordinary legacy & her important work advocating for the health of our natural world & all its inhabitants will never be forgotten. Thank you for everything, Dr Goodall.

hopelessly weak Minister Watt...and predecessor, hand-wringing...

well is this surprising given Israel 's conduct?

yes, major problem in NSW too. Need Federal government support - they could start taxing some corporations and gas, not bleat about not being able to afford environmental protection (memorable statement from Min Plibersek).

Weird...I cannot help but wonder whether Israeli forces & foreign ministry realise that so many people are appalled by their actions, just getting worse.

🇬🇧 #BREAKING | Protests erupt in London for the Global Sumud Flotilla which is being illegaly intercepted and hijacked by Israel in international waters.

Italy’s largest union just announced a general strike in protest of the stoppage of the Sumud Flotilla!

The Australia / UK Nuclear-Powered Submarine Partnership public hearing is broadcast live at aph.gov.au/live.