I *congratulate* those of you who elected Corbyn as party leader all those years ago, because you "wanted to make a statement". Oh yes, and so you did. It's the statement that just keeps on giving shots in its foot

$30 for 440 masks bought in bulk with free shipping. 3M N-95 being sold cheap because expiration dates may be too soon for institutions to buy. No need to use the flimsy surgical masks when the real ones are available this cheap. 7 cents each. #Medsky #EMedsky

Na, was macht ihr wieder für'n Quatsch da unten, ihr Menschen. Frag lieber nich, Eichhörnchen. #squirrel

Enjoy the beauty of two sweet girls Eloise and Gertrude who get to live a life of freedom at @merrymacfarmsanctuary

Will Stancil is seeing the light

After two years of seeing people openly display racism against Jews and Israelis on British streets, advocating terrorism and Islamism, and mostly getting away with it scot-free, I'm unsympathetic to those who suddenly discover violent racism to be a problem, or who think Musk is to blame.

#TheOutpost 🐝🌱🌿🏡 Bumble Bee nest info: www.bumblebeeconservation.org/learn-about-...

A gentle whisper, the wind's soft sigh, Lifts tiny seeds to the open sky. From a fluffy crown, they drift and dance, Each a small hope, a future's chance. Carried on currents, light and free, To find new ground, where life will be. #photography #NaturePhotography #nature #photo #fall

In Solingen, Germany, the town where I live. A sculpture commerating the swordsmiths who first gained Solingen its international reputation, despite its small size and its out-of-the-way nature.

and two apples, a European pear, and two more Nashi pears, from my garden

a small consolation in these fraught times. Nashi pears from my garden:

'Führende Linien' #FotoVorschlag Abends in den Salzwiesen. 🌊 In the evening in the salt marshes. #eastcoastkin #blueskymonday

For me, long-term (15 years) usage of Twitter meant a great broadening of my perspective, gradual moderation, and becoming much more normie centrist in my opinions. More loudly normie, though.

This from @razibkhan.bsky.social is very interesting indeed: "When civilization control-alt-deletes: prehistoric Europe’s false dawn and long reboot: Reflecting on Europe’s lost 5,000-year-old first draft" www.razibkhan.com/p/when-civil...

today in Düsseldorf (I was sent this):

I wasn't able to be at the regular Run4TheirLives demo today in Düsseldorf, but I got sent photos from there of today

wut

This is a very good post from John Matthews (scribejohn.bsky.social) on housing problems in Spain, esp. social housing, & how the present Spanish govt & the Spanish 'left-wing' are only making it all worse, by attacking Brits, Israelis, & tourism in general. scribejohn.substack.com/p/no-israeli...

This 1830s illustration depicts "Cholera Prevention Man" covered from head to toe in protective layers in an attempt to safeguard himself from the oncoming cholera epidemic. One for @brunostrasser.bsky.social, whose new book THE MASK looks at a history of breathing bad air: shorturl.at/yKhGK

A happy Fourth of July to all Americans here! {this is a photo of me on a walk in the woods with a bald eagle on my arm, because that's how I roll}

So @danielsugarman.bsky.social has written a very good post on what Jews, and anyone who supports them and Israel against racism, in NYC and further afield in the USA can expect, given the experience in the Corbyn years in Britain: cc. @lauferlaw.bsky.social :: www.jewishnews.co.uk/comment-i-ex...

From the other day. This thing is the young red squirrel, up in the cypress tree

Seriously annoyed bird, squirrel playing dog-in-the-manger

The birds were very annoyed by the squirrel hogging the bird-feeder

The very young squirrel*, in the bird-feeder today. *European red squirrel

A happy birthday and all the best to @the-ashb.bsky.social !

No way.... 😂😂😂😂😂 Keep an eye on the "asphalt".

Confirmed. US bombing of the Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan sites now confirmed.

Apparently POTUS has just announced on Truth Social that there have been American bombing strikes on the Iranian nuclear development sites in Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan.

Today in Duesseldorf, Germany, my photo. Mutual demonstration supporting Israel, Ukraine, and regime change in Iran

Years back, I was pointing out that the covid pandemic hit rural healthcare in the States especially hard. The pressures have never let up

The drums are OK, but there seems something very futile about skeletons trying to blow trumpet & horn instruments

I met a ladybug on my daily walk. She says hi. 👋🐞 (The ant was too busy to chat.) #NaturePhotography

Megan McArdle on, "How one meeting in 2020 and a GOP senator helped create RFK Jr.’s vaccine wreck: liberal ideology & Republican politics laid groundwork for Kennedy’s remaking of the CDC’s vaccine panel": archive.ph/4WeNd

True, but it's also a far less popular theology than many claim. The days of Hal Lindsey are long over, and the majority of American evangelicals have matured. This was also never a major movement anywhere else.

Today, in Duesseldorf, Germany. #RunForTheirLives is a worldwide loose movement championing the hostages held by the terrorist Hamas in Gaza. By the way, it was a Run For Their Lives protest that was attacked by the homicidal Islamist in Boulder, Colorado.

same red squirrel (and this one is very young, perhaps only born early this year), photographed through the kitchen window this morning

Through the kitchen window this morning. European red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, which is smaller and more timid than its American cousins

absolutely TINY young squirrel

Also through my kitchen window, and I am overjoyed, since for a long while no squirrels came visiting. This one is very young, and new:

anyway, in OTHER news, a photo through my kitchen window

‘An immediate operational necessity’: Why Israel finally attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities https://www.timesofisrael.com/an-immediate-operational-necessity-why-israel-finally-attacked-irans-nuclear-facilities/

Tonight is a real turning-point in overall world history. Before, it looked like we were locked into a path of timid handwringing leading to slow destruction; now we all might have a chance of avoiding really bad events and developments, and the Iranian people may have a chance to free themselves.

R.I.P. Brian Wilson, died today aged 82, lived 1942 to 2025, co-founder of the Beach Boys. His life was one of struggle against schizoaffective disorder and bipolar syndrome, and, at the last, dementia. He will live forever in his music. #BrianWilson, #BeachBoys. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCYw...