His "concept" of a Healthcare Plan is finally revealed. It involves eliminating the Insurance Industry & people purchasing their OWN, MUCH BETTER, HEALTHCARE. Unrelated, note his obsessive envy of Obama, historically rated 1 of our finest presidents, who he still believes was born in Kenya. #sad 🤣

#Gardeningfeed 🌱 #NaturePhotography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #NatureLover#Photography #UKGardening Good Evening and Goodnight,Bluesky Folks! Here is a picture of a Gorgeous pinkish Rose flower that I saw growing in my Local Park Captured on a Canon EOS R50

This new reconstruction of global whale biomass shows that countries can successfully tackle environmental problems when they come together But it's a story with an under-recognised hero 🧵 1/

The International Whaling Commission's 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling is one of the biggest, most iconic victories of the conservation movement It depended, of course, on the research generated by scientists and the tireless efforts of policymakers and negotiators 2/

But what I find particularly interesting about it, as a lifelong conservationist, is that it wasn't catalysed by people working the 'formal channels' to influence policy It wasn't policy briefs, scientists' warnings or NGO lobbying that made it happen 3/

No, it was Greenpeace's Save the Whales campaign They bypassed formal channels entirely and took to sea, taking direct action to get between the whalers and their prey and expose the brutality to the world The public concern it stimulated formed the bedrock for everything that followed 4/

Many people work in the formal environment sector, pushing for change through existing structures, processes and institutions It's vital work, but I think we often neglect the role of the informal sector - activists and social movements - in creating the conditions that facilitate it 5/

Social movements & formal institutions work in symbiosis SMs bring issues to public attention & make them politically salient, and formal institutions then move into the new space to make the change happen SMs create demand for change, formal institutions then institutionalise it. It's a ratchet

You might not all identify with climate and nature activists, agree with their methods, or feel you can join them But please recognise the vital role they play in the ecosystem of change, and support how you can 7/

The whale biomass reconstruction is from Greenspoon et al 'The global biomass of mammals since 1850', published yesterday in Nature Communications 8/

"History shows us that there is no single way humans have eaten and no predetermined way we should eat. Diets are a product of the world we live in... the questions we should be asking are not about what our ancestors ate but about what rational decisions we can make about our future" Fascinating

You can’t afford a coal mine. You can’t afford a gas turbine. You can’t afford an oil rig. Only fossil fuel states and billionaires can. But you can afford a solar power station on your roof. Now, ask yourself why you encounter so much anti-renewable energy propaganda.

Grateful to spend two days on the Klamath watching chinook, liberated by dam removal, return to streams from which they’d been precluded since the Titanic sank. Fish are everywhere, in numbers that stagger the mind & locations that biologists figured would take years to repopulate. Too beautiful.

"Why This Matters Marine protection in UK has lagged behind terrestrial conservation by nearly a century. While land-based protections began in 1915 w Lord Rothschild’s list of 284 sites, our Sussex Marine Conservation Zones were designated 2013 to 2019. This is our 2nd successful Judicial Review;

Agrivoltaics & sheep a good combination www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/a...

Huge economic boost from world's largest offshore windfarm in Yorkshire... www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/dog...

From Milwaukee to the Southeast, recent floods have exposed the cracks in our water systems. But with federal leadership, we can invest in infrastructure that protects communities. 🗣️ #TakeAction: Support forward-thinking SRFs reauthorization! act.americanrivers.org/page/90095/a...

Today we remember our Blean bison matriarch who passed aged 21, days before her herd welcomed a new calf. Her legacy: a wilder, richer woodland & a blueprint for UK wilding. 🦬💚 Part of Blean Bison Project with Wildwood Trust 🔗 kwtg.uk/bisonlegacy 📷 Hannah Mackins

Interested in getting involved in campaigning for nature but don’t know where to start? 🤔 Watch our Wilder Community Campaigners' Introduction to Campaigning here: buff.ly/FMfTfww Join the community, find resources and connect with like-minded people here: buff.ly/XNFD7NR 📸Roe deer © Darin Smith

We recently sat down with Dan Bagur, author of "Pine Marten: The Secret World of Martes martes". In our latest blog, Dan discusses his book, the behaviour of pine martens, and how he developed his own love of nature. Read more 🔗 buff.ly/5mJOMtn

As we await a decision from The Scottish Government on the future of Coul Links, our Chair, Kenny Taylor, discusses what makes the site so special for wildlife, and why the damaging development of a golf course must not be allowed to proceed. Read more: buff.ly/z7TePLL 📷 Scott Leatham

Looking to get directly involved with protecting wildlife and their habitats? Fancy learning some new practical skills? 🤔 Our conservation days cover a range of dates and are open to all age ranges and experience levels! Sign up ⬇️ http://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/.../conservation-days

Seagrass meadows turn out to be massive living carbon banks ->Earth.com | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai

Very encouraging to see small-scale fishermen demand better protections from bottom trawling thefishingdaily.com/eu-fishing-i...

Rivers are lifelines where otters, beavers, hellbenders, and more thrive. But the science is undeniable — freshwater species are going extinct twice as fast as ocean and land species. 🦦🔊 #SpeakUp for healthy rivers and precious freshwater wildlife: act.americanrivers.org/page/80077/p...

While low head dams can serve purposes in some areas, they are public safety hazards having claimed hundreds of lives. These “drowning machines” create dangerous, recirculating currents trapping even the most experienced swimmers and paddlers. www.americanrivers.org/low-head-dam...

The #GlobalWetlandOutlook2025 by Convention on Wetlands#GlobalWetlandOutlook2025 is available! Wetlands are vanishing, along with the life they sustain. 🌱 Explore the data & solutions to protect these crucial ecosystems. Full report 👉 http://global-wetland-outlook.ramsar.org/ #GWO2025 #WetlandsMatter 🌍🧪

On the vital role of biofilms in pond environments. For a new book, PONDS: An Illustrated Guide, coming from Yale University Press in early 2026. 🧪🌿🌎🐡🪶 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #streams #rivers #biofilms

This is lovely on the most gorgeous plant. There was a brief phase of fashion in, I think 2000, of clashing pink & orange. I was on trend (briefly) then, & had a sheer layered skirt & top in those colours, for dancing in, when we could get a babysitter. I still remember it as my 'spindle outfit.'

Russia and China push content that depicts western states as chaotic, immoral and even just weird.

#JoinMeOnMyWalk After watching a sunny start through the office window it clouded over by lunchtime so I walked a different path, finding fabulously coloured turkey tails, wood blewits & redlead roundheads, golden beech, and pretty flowers in #Lancashire today. @photohour.bsky.social #joy

Low tide at Cromer a couple of days ago.

Schrodinger's cat, mid-experiment.

“We will not allow our water, sacred sites, or future generations be compromised,” said Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Steve Sitting Bear. “... www.kfyrtv.com/2025/11/07/s...

Woodcock moon in a dappled sky. Didn’t capture in photo, but there were, there are, winter migrant birds streaming across it in ones, twos, half a dozen: redwing, fieldfare & woodcock visible to the naked eye & through binoculars. Muted, distant fireworks, a bonfire scent, & all the magic up there.

Whisky sour. I like to make a few cocktails on holiday.

It's Raisin Week – Lady Baltimore Cake at Leelalicious – rainis + figs + cranberries - leelalicious.com/lad... #baking #recipe #bake #bakesky

It’s one of these days with a tough mission to learn the student vodka and gin drinks… Negroni before our breakfast recess!

Diplomat pudding was first created by Talleyrand during the Congress of Vienna in 1814 who invented a dessert made of sponge cake, custard, candied fruit and cream. You can find the recipe at piespuddingsandpottages.com/recipe-post/... #britishfood #foodhistory #puddings #recipe #desserts

Did you miss @serveitforthfest.bsky.social last month? Well, some of the pre-records are available to view on the YouTube channel - including my real-time demo of my accidental signature dish: devilled chicken livers. youtu.be/Zcw3HdhKiDw?...

Mayors often have the direct connections within their cities to actually get people working together to achieve meaningful change. Maybe that effectiveness is one reason they're sometimes subject to vicious online campaigns?

'Small-scale fishermen using low-impact methods are...forced out by industrial vessels "that take more in a day than we can in a season...we are not asking for special treatment, only for rules that protect the ocean, reward those who fish responsibly, + give our communities a chance to survive"'.

In this episode of @planetpossible.bsky.social, Julie Foley comments how ridiculous it is that the EA draws up coastal erosion management plans with foremost experts, and everyone, including the government, feels completely free to ignore them when building: share.google/mlAONLAEMmpo...

Let's fall back to wood, straw and mud huts, passive. Foto: Ecococon, Marina Zajec

If times are getting rough we could fall back to live in stuff that others throw away. bsky.app/profile/mich...

A shame it's being tested like this, but a forceful reminder that restoring nature, preserving clean, thriving ecosystems is also ensuring we have something to fall back on during tough times: grist.org/indigenous/t...

Artist's Bracket fungus, Ganoderma applanatum, on a tree at @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social Lackford Lakes. If you draw on the white underside with a sharp point it leaves brown lines creating an image, hence the name (I didn't try it). 👨‍🎨 #FungiFriday #Fungi

Today’s raised bed & container #garden harvest 🌱 #CoastalSouthTexas

🌱 #Chrysanthemum 'Matchstick'