#GetGreensElected - #VoteGreen

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.🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social

'Recent events have brought Trump’s 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...'

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. Here’s the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich against the rest. 🧵1/10

folks, this is some really weird shit. the president is not well.

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.

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

New - Nigel Farage has been found by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards to have made 17 standards breaches, adding up to over £380,000 in late declarations. He’s apologised, so no further investigation (which seems unusual for a breach this large)

Well well www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/gre...

Snowdrops today by the river Dart in Devon.

Nice to see the Red Bartsia Bee (Melitta tricincta) in the news #ukwildlife www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Thank you, Minnesota open.substack.com/pub/stevesch...

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...

Please - take me there.

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...

‘Fear of the next deluge’: flood-scarred Britons join forces to demand help

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

In the spirit of brotherly love, could I gently enquire why the almighty **** are government departments, government ministers and Labour MPs *STILL* using X?

Froze my ass off at the Iowa City anti-ICE rally, but it was worth it

This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia. Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.” Really listen to it.

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 @centralbylines.co.uk

How can the govt be doing this, it's inhumane?

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.

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?

In today's @theguardian.com country diary by @katebradbury.bsky.social, we meet Houdini, the great escapologist hedgehog. #countrydiary #naturewriting

Yesterday, Totnes, about 6 degrees, no sun, B.terrestris workers busily foraging. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUmZ...

‘Cities need nature to be happy’: David Attenborough seeks out London’s hidden wildlife

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.

'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...

I absolutely adore this Pied Wagtail roost in #Bath. It’s mesmerising watching them. And seeing people’s reaction when they realise that they aren’t Christmas decorations 🎄🐦‍⬛

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 🤞🙏

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...

Who are the Palestine Action hunger strikers and what are the health risks?

Shortest day of the year, also damp, grey and cool, but it didnt stop the bumblebees feeding in a public garden in Totnes. @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social

It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines. It’s 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).

Yesterday, Totnes, winter active bumblebees (B.terrestris) on winter honeysuckle. @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social

This is another ‘ozone layer’ moment. Now, we must urgently target methane | Mia Mottley

Lovely stat!

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.

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 ...

PEEWITS! A lapwingy @theguardian.com country diary today by @kateblincoe.bsky.social. #countrydiary #naturewriting

Another major disappointment...😡

We’re 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 what’s happening under their feet.

Ah, this looks a captivating read just going by the title & author! It brought to mind one of my favourite quotes (I hope you don’t mind me including here, Nick):

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).

Reform UK’s new ‘deportation’ plan: a pathway to autocracy Reform UK’s plan for mass deportations would have devastating effects for British democracy and align the country with autocratic states | Dean Conway @centralbylines.co.uk

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

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/...

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