Philip Strange
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Scientist, naturalist and writer, passionate about the natural world.
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#GetGreensElected
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A "loveliness" of over 30 7-spot Ladybirds (Coccinella septempunctata) overwintering in a pyramidal formation on a rather wobbly old Purple Toadflax stem in the garden.š
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'Recent events have brought Trumpās governing style into sharper focus. Fascist best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse...
#Fascism
is not a territory with clearly marked boundaries but a constellation of characteristics...'
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1. This short thread is about the issue that dominates almost every aspect of politics, and causes or exacerbates most of our problems: the extreme wealth of a small number of people. Hereās the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich against the rest. š§µ1/10
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Aaron Rupar
12 days ago
folks, this is some really weird shit. the president is not well.
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Ian Denton
12 days ago
Starlings preening after bathing in the flooded fields & what a strong cold wind was blowing - I could barely hold the camera still. These birds have spent the night roosting up on the S'set Levels 28 miles away - they come to feed in the pastures during the day. Lots of Fieldfares now joining them.
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Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre
12 days ago
Happy Anniversary to the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site! The inception of the WHS was 25 years ago today! We will be celebrating over the course of 2026, so stay tuned for lots of events and activities!
#UNESCO
#worldheritagesite
#jurassiccoast
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Jessica Elgot
12 days ago
New - Nigel Farage has been found by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards to have made 17 standards breaches, adding up to over Ā£380,000 in late declarations. Heās apologised, so no further investigation (which seems unusual for a breach this large)
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Hannah Fearn
12 days ago
Well well
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/gre...
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Green Party secure first ever seat gain from Reform
The Green Party have claimed their first ever seat gain from Reform UK after winning a council by-election this week.
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/green-party-secure-first-ever-seat-gain-from-reform-402496/
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Snowdrops today by the river Dart in Devon.
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Lukas Large
14 days ago
Nice to see the Red Bartsia Bee (Melitta tricincta) in the news
#ukwildlife
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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New rare bee discovered on Cornwall coastline
A new bee discovery, labelled as nationally scarce, has been made on the North Cornwall coast.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0mkllxx8mno
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15 days ago
Thank you, Minnesota
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Thank you, Minnesota
There is no greater obligation for an American than loyalty to the Constitution of the United States.
https://open.substack.com/pub/steveschmidt/p/thank-you-minnesota?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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George Monbiot
16 days ago
It is the source of so many of our evils: the astonishing concentration of wealth in the hands of a very few, and the immense political power that gives them. We cannot solve our problems until we tackle it. This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politiciansā surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments donāt tackle the problem because they donāt want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/16/super-rich-inequality-politicians-extreme-wealth
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Dr Rebecca Warren
17 days ago
Please - take me there.
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George Monbiot
20 days ago
A number of people on this platform have been claiming that it's not up to government to shorten people's time on remand, however far beyond the statutory limit that time extends. Well, take it from a very eminent retired judge. It is.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Palestine Action hunger strikers are still the stateās responsibility | Letters
Letters: The power is in the hands of the DPP or the attorney general, writes Stephen Sedley. Plus Roshi Fernando on Keir Starmerās unforgivable conduct
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/12/palestine-action-hunger-strikers-are-still-the-states-responsibility
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Guardian Environment
21 days ago
āFear of the next delugeā: flood-scarred Britons join forces to demand help
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āFear of the next delugeā: flood-scarred Britons join forces to demand help
As climate breakdown puts millions more people at flood risk, traumatised homeowners are finding common voice
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/12/fear-of-the-next-deluge-flood-scarred-britons-join-forces-to-demand-help?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu_env
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Ian Denton
21 days ago
Today's
#BirdOfTheDay
theme is
#BirdsInFlight
I give you Starlings, coming in to roost at Shapwick Heath on the Somerset Levels. Just a few moments here, from 15 minutes of awe - who could count their number?
#naturephotography
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George Monbiot
21 days ago
In the spirit of brotherly love, could I gently enquire why the almighty **** are government departments, government ministers and Labour MPs *STILL* using X?
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Gail BK
21 days ago
Froze my ass off at the Iowa City anti-ICE rally, but it was worth it
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Prem Thakker ć
22 days ago
This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia. Thousands singing āHey-Oh, we wonāt be silent while our friends are gunned down.ā Really listen to it.
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Bylines Network
23 days ago
Reform UK Ltd cancels net zero in Nottinghamshire The Reform UK led council in Nottinghamshire is turning its back on climate action and is threatening to funnel funding away from net zero | Cliff Mitchell
@cliffmitchell.bsky.social
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Reform UK Ltd cancels net zero in Nottinghamshire
The Reform UK led council in Nottinghamshire is turning its back on climate action and is threatening to funnel funding away from net zero
https://centralbylines.co.uk/news/environment/reform-uk-ltd-canceles-net-zero-in-nottinghamshire/
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How can the govt be doing this, it's inhumane?
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Caroline Lucas
30 days ago
The US attack on Venezuela is an illegal act of aggression against a sovereign country (with lots of oil). Venezuela has become a more deeply repressive dictatorship & urgently needs democratic solution but this is unjustified & unjustifiable. Look forward to seeing swift UK Government condemnation.
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Robert Reich
29 days ago
That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers. Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
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Nic Wilson
about 1 month ago
In today's
@theguardian.com
country diary by
@katebradbury.bsky.social
, we meet Houdini, the great escapologist hedgehog.
#countrydiary
#naturewriting
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Country diary: Meet Houdini, the three-legged hedgehog whoās moved in for winter | Kate Bradbury
Hove, East Sussex: Iāve had to create a halfway house for him, between the rescue centre and the wild. Only, heās named after an escapologist for a reason
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/30/country-diary-meet-houdini-the-three-legged-hedgehog-whos-moved-in-for-winter
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Yesterday, Totnes, about 6 degrees, no sun, B.terrestris workers busily foraging.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUmZ...
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Bumblebee feeding from winter honeysuckle
YouTube video by Philip Strange Science and Nature
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUmZ2Lzpm88
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Guardian Environment
about 1 month ago
āCities need nature to be happyā: David Attenborough seeks out Londonās hidden wildlife
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āCities need nature to be happyā: David Attenborough seeks out Londonās hidden wildlife
Attenborough, 99, enthuses about Tube-riding pigeons, foxes, parakeets and others in Wild London for the BBC
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/dec/29/cities-need-nature-to-be-happy-david-attenborough-seeks-out-londons-hidden-wildlife?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu_env
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Leana Hosea
about 1 month ago
Zuhrah is in a critical condition, now on day 50 of her hunger strike she could die aged only 20. In 1981, Irish republican Martin Hurson died on day 46. The government has refused to engage & reverse the decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.
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Dr Ben King š
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'If we avert our eyes from the bird flu threat because our systems have grown inattentive, underfunded and unprepared, we risk repeating that same pattern. And the next alarm will arrive too late for anyone to claim they didn't see it coming.'
www.sciencealert.com/the-world-is...
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The World Is Sleeping on Bird Flu, Expert Warns
There's an unwritten rule in publishing, or so I've been told: Don't write about COVID.
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-world-is-sleeping-on-bird-flu-expert-warns
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Emily JoƔchim
about 1 month ago
I absolutely adore this Pied Wagtail roost in
#Bath
. Itās mesmerising watching them. And seeing peopleās reaction when they realise that they arenāt Christmas decorations šš¦āā¬
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Dr Ben King š
about 1 month ago
H A P P Y P A C I N G C H R I S T M A S to all whose lives have been changed by
#LongCovid
I'm making our Christmas Dinner - Slowly but surely! Hoping for some kind of treatment or cure for us all in 2026 š¤š
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Greta Thunberg arrested in London over āPalestine Action prisonersā placard
Two other people held on suspicion of criminal damage after protest at insurance companyās offices
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/23/greta-thunberg-arrested-london-palestine-action-prisoners-placard?CMP=share_btn_url
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George Monbiot
about 1 month ago
Is the government going to sit and watch while the
#PalestineAction
hunger strikers die? Is most of the media going to carry on ignoring them? Just how callous has the Establishment become?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Families of Palestine Action hunger strikers seek urgent meeting with Lammy
Justice secretary urged to āshow a bit of humanityā with protesters severely ill after refusing food for weeks
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/22/families-of-palestine-action-hunger-strikers-seek-urgent-meeting-with-lammy?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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The Guardian
about 1 month ago
Who are the Palestine Action hunger strikers and what are the health risks?
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Who are the Palestine Action hunger strikers and what are the health risks?
Seven prisoners have been taken to hospital since starting their strikes, with some claiming a lack of medical attention * Families of Palestine Action hunger strikers seek urgent meeting with Lammy Eight prisoners have been on hunger strike while awaiting trial for alleged offences relating to Palestine Action before the group was banned under terrorism legislation. What do we know about the activists and their demands? Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/22/who-are-the-palestine-action-hunger-strikers-and-what-are-the-health-risks?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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Shortest day of the year, also damp, grey and cool, but it didnt stop the bumblebees feeding in a public garden in Totnes.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD
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It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines. Itās a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States. And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
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Yesterday, Totnes, winter active bumblebees (B.terrestris) on winter honeysuckle.
@bumblebeetrust.bsky.social
about 2 months ago
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The Guardian
about 2 months ago
This is another āozone layerā moment. Now, we must urgently target methane | Mia Mottley
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This is another āozone layerā moment. Now, we must urgently target methane | Mia Mottley
The oil and gas industry must be legally bound to cut methane emissions. With climate tipping points approaching, time is running out, says the prime minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/16/ozone-layer-moment-methane-emissions-oil-gas-industry-climate-tipping-points?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1765873514
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Natalie Bennett
about 2 months ago
Lovely stat!
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Carla Denyer
about 2 months ago
Eight people who took action in solidarity with Palestine have been on hunger strike since 2 November in protest at their prolonged pre-trial imprisonment, censorship of communications and alleged mistreatment in custody. Five have now been hospitalised. David Lammy must respond.
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Nicola Chester
about 2 months ago
As the wife of a former (horse) stud hand (steady) a friend of someone married to a former pig breeder, whose job it was - actually, not going to go there - and a friendly acquaintance of another horse breeder, can confirm this is still yet, the first thing I think of when I hear AI ...
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Nic Wilson
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PEEWITS! A lapwingy
@theguardian.com
country diary today by
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#countrydiary
#naturewriting
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Country diary: Lapwings are birds of my childhood ā finally they have returned | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: I have memories of seeing them at night, on our pyjama-clad safaris round the farm, but they havenāt been here for a decade
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/06/country-diary-lapwings-are-birds-of-my-childhood-finally-they-have-returned
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Sarah Deere-Jones
about 2 months ago
Another major disappointment...š”
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Alexandra Gerea
about 2 months ago
Weāre launching the Earth Rover Program - trying to make geophysics actually usable for farmers. That means tackling the ridiculous price of equipment and opening up a global, easy-to-use dataset so anyone, anywhere around the globe, can understand whatās happening under their feet.
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James Gilbert
about 2 months ago
Ah, this looks a captivating read just going by the title & author! It brought to mind one of my favourite quotes (I hope you donāt mind me including here, Nick):
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Earlier this week on a sunny day in a public garden in Totnes, winter honeysuckle attracting worker bumblebees with pollen (B.terrestris, RHS) and hoverflies (Episyrphus balteatus, LHS).
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Bylines Network
5 months ago
Reform UKās new ādeportationā plan: a pathway to autocracy Reform UKās plan for mass deportations would have devastating effects for British democracy and align the country with autocratic states | Dean Conway
@centralbylines.co.uk
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Reform UKās new ādeportationā plan: a pathway to autocracy
Reform UKās plan for mass deportations would have devastating effects for British democracy and align the country with autocratic states
https://centralbylines.co.uk/politics/reform-uks-new-deportation-plan-a-pathway-to-autocracy/
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Covid-19 Bereaved Families For Justice UK
2 months ago
Boris Johnson has broken his silence with an attack on the Covid bereaved for "wrangling" on about the deaths of our loved ones. He has no place in public life and must be stripped of all his ex-PM privileges. If you agree, sign our petition:
c.org/yKDJfh65B2
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Sign the Petition
End Publicly Funded Privileges For Boris Johnson Following Covid Inquiry
https://c.org/yKDJfh65B2
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Mr and Mrs Trellis
2 months ago
Private jet tax should be sky high...(and all air travel heavily taxed for the "hell on earth" it causes)...
#flightfree
#climateemergency
theecologist.org/2025/nov/24/...
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Private jet tax should be sky high
Possible is calling on British chancellor Rachel Reeves to start taxing private jets fairly in the upcoming budget, a move which could raise up to £2.7bn in tax revenue.
https://theecologist.org/2025/nov/24/private-jet-tax-should-be-sky-high
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Peers for the Planet
2 months ago
After a sustained case made by Peers, the Government has confirmed its new strategic approach in the
#PlanningBill
will only be introduced where it is safe for nature - a vital step towards ensuring development and nature protection can work together
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