The psychological war is the only one Russia can win. And the softest target as ever is the White House.

"'The fragility of academic freedom is the distance between our soaring rhetoric and the harsh realities of trying to put them into practice,' said panelist Dominique Baker, associate professor of education and public policy." I gotta transcribe my portion of this talk www.udel.edu/udaily/2026/...

The timeline from this point onwards should be interesting. When will disappointing became disastrous? How many border crossings will involve ICE incarcerations? How much rioting at the price gouging will happen? What will happens if Iran beat the US? Or if a shit hole nation beats/thrashes the US?

The #BirdOfTheDay theme by @alan678.bsky.social is #texture so heres a Lammergeir looking all fluffy and 'cute' 🥰 Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/694 #birds #vultures #raptors #spain #birdsofprey

Great thread.

Utterly pathetic.

#Textures #BirdOfTheDay

#Textures #BirdOfTheDay

#Textures #BirdOfTheDay

Crows are so sassy, aren't they? Love them. 🤩

"Just got to get this last little bit..." #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #Crow #Texture #Determination #Photography

"Looks all shook up." #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #Pigeon #Texture #Photography

My favourite bad-ass crow, Portishead #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #Crow #Texture #Photography

Forget anything else: it’s undeniable that the Trumpers are repellent, brazen criminals utterly opposed to anything the average Briton might recognise as basic decency, and globally calamitous to boot. They are a species-level catastrophe to be managed, at very best.

Typical UK household energy bill to rise by £221 a year to £1,862. Blamed on Iran war. Will caut inflation, poverty, premature deaths Govt can End profiteering Decouple price of electricity from gas Abolish VAT on domestic fuel Transfer levies to general taxation Nationalise energy.

Wholly unsurprising. Thugs, the lot of them.

Prediction: this year is going to herald the end of 9-5 working in the UK. It's 33°C, in Bristol right now, probably 35°C+ in London. And it's only May. Unlike other countries that have experienced this before, neither our workplaces or homes or work routines are adapted to this.

I could not love @edzitron.com’s latest newsletter edition more. We should shout this from the rooftops. www.wheresyoured.at/the-revenge-...

A mallard male having a good old scratch. #BirdOfTheDay #Anatidae #WildlifePhotography #Mallard #Ducks #Birds

A mallard family at the lake's side. Oh and a gobby youngster. #BirdOfTheDay #Anatidae #WildlifePhotography #mallard #ducks #birds

Mallard or Shoveller? The beak on this bird has bothered me for a while. Does anyone know why it looks the way it does?

Mother and Ducklings #BirdOfTheDay #Anatidae #WildlifePhotography #Mallard #Ducks #Ducklings #Birds

Ducklings, groups and a single. #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #Duckings #Duck #Anatidae

Canada Goose, Portishead (Not sure what is going on with the eyelid.) #Birds #CanadaGeese #Headshots #Anatidae #BirdOfTheDay

Mute Swan with a twisted neck, Portishead. #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #MuteSwan #Anatidae #Injured

Mute Swan with a twisted neck, Portishead. #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #MuteSwan #Anatidae #Injured

Canada Goose, Portishead (Not sure what is going on with the eyelid.) #Birds #CanadaGeese #Headshots #Anatidae #BirdOfTheDay

As I have remarked before, the current generation is the only one, in all of recorded history, to make an actual, structured attempt to give all people equal, actionable rights. And THE key question of politics today has become "Which ones do we take away again?"

Very hot today around the Lakeground in Portishead and the large fish were at the surface picking up some insects. #Portishead #FreshwaterFish

Ducklings, groups and a single. #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #Duckings #Duck #Anatidae

Mother and Ducklings #BirdOfTheDay #Anatidae #WildlifePhotography #Mallard #Ducks #Ducklings #Birds

Mallard or Shoveller? The beak on this bird has bothered me for a while. Does anyone know why it looks the way it does?

A mallard family at the lake's side. Oh and a gobby youngster. #BirdOfTheDay #Anatidae #WildlifePhotography #mallard #ducks #birds

A mallard male having a good old scratch. #BirdOfTheDay #Anatidae #WildlifePhotography #Mallard #Ducks #Birds

For the love of God, stop arguing with transphobes who pretend to be ‘just asking questions’. They are not v bright, but are still outwitting you when you argue with them. They have a whole dishonest spiel worked out & you are giving them a platform to promote it. So STOP! Hide, block & report*

Cheap. Buy it and bury it deep. It’ll give archaeologists something to ponder when they dig it up.

Do people putting their bird pictures on here care about copyright and if so, why?

“Great success! People are leaving the UK in droves because we’re horrible to immigrants and have told them we plan to be worse in the future. This withering can only be a great thing for our nation. Let’s tell more people it’s shit here.”

A just-dunked and rather shaggy wet cygnet head pic. #Birds #Cygnet #Swan #Portishead #Cute

Portishead torpedoes! A pair of Canada Geese having at someone/something/for some unknown reason! #Birds #BirdsOfTheDay #T #Torpedo #Cheating #Moi ?

What's an out-of-context movie line you find yourself thinking about or saying from time to time? "Where is everyone?" This makes me chuckle, the size of the lecture theatre for a class on Portuguese and then "where is everyone?" A question for the academic ages. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyFa...

Muscovy duck, Normandy. #Birds #Duck #Muscovy #BirdsOfBlueSky

What's an out-of-context movie line you find yourself thinking about or saying from time to time? “What we have here is failure to communicate.” Used much more often than I would like. 😂

For #Stunday. I love leaving the shutter open for minutes. I never know what I'll get. When the shutter is open, there is nothing for me to do except look and take it all in. #photography #landscape #ECK #infrared #fullspectrum #bnw #blackandwhite #monochrome #longexposure #Nikon

Good morning 😘 have a peaceful day ☀️☕️🥞🫐🪻🌿🕊️🦋🐝🐞🌳💚

Cruel and inhumane on the part of Washington, pursuing collective punishment for events that took place three generations ago.

Blue Tit perching, Portishead Nature Reserve. #BirdOfTheDay #Bird #Yellow #BlueTit

Tufted Ducks on a lake in a downpour. The bright yellow eye makes it look like these ducks are always staring at you. Except when they are heading away, of course #BirdOfTheDay #StaringRightAtYou #Yellow #TuftedDucks #Ducks

Juvenile Starling. #BirdOfTheDay #StaringRightAtYou #JuvenileStarling #Starling #Birds

The fucking arrogance!