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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 3d

We spoke to Nathan Jubb, a fly fishing guide who's fished the Wye for 45 years. He describes the change he's seen in the river + the impact on fish:

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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 3d

The salmon population of the Wye is in collapse, and Atlantic salmon are now endangered in the UK. Those bringing the court case argue the needs of intensive farming cannot be permitted to outweigh the needs of fish, wildlife + river users.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 2d

Lots of flag-botherers over on Facebook now suddenly demanding the council step in to take these down
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Signs of kindness put up along Nottingham road in place of flags

It is not clear who put up the signs, which have appeared on lamp-posts along a road in Nottingham.

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The Man in Seat 61 @seatsixtyone.bsky.social · 1d

Checked in for the Caledonian Sleeper to Glasgow, now in the lounge on platform 1. Boarding for Edinburgh & Glasgow from 22:30, departure 23:45…

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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 2d

A lone and probably invisible Pink Footed Goose gives the “where is everybody?” call as it heads east over Wells Harbour this morning (don’t worry it was heading for N Point and lots of friends). @themarshtit.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social

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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 2d

Wells next the Sea Harbour in Norfolk this morning - Redshank and Curlew calling as Marsh Tide floods. ⁦

Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 2d

Morning tide Wells Norfolk UK

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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 3d

And AI is making this a whole lot worse

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 3d

The death of truth and accuracy in the mainstream media

Politicians and the media are distorting the truth; how can we avoid being duped? | Gary Gilligan
@centralbylines.co.uk @garygilligan.bsky.social

The death of truth and accuracy in the mainstream media

Politicians and the media are distorting the truth; how can we avoid being duped?

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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 3d

The flawed Silicon Valley consensus on AI on.ft.com/48S5pDh via
@financialtimes.com
John Thornhill gets it about right: "the quest for artificial general intelligence" is "the unfathomable in pursuit of the indefinable".

The flawed Silicon Valley consensus on AI

Serious questions remain about what will happen if we do — and don’t — replicate human intelligence

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Cormac MacFhionnlaoich @cormacscoast.bsky.social · 4d

Goniatite fossils packed throughout this piece of shale. The shells of these ancient relatives of Squid and Octopus must have littered the sea floor that covered this part of the earths surface over 300 million years ago.
County Clare, Ireland

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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 3d

Campaigners + local businesses claim phosphates + nitrates from the collective poo of as many as 23million chickens packed into the Wye catchment from a growing number of intensive chicken farms are driving algal blooms, harming fish + wildlife.
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River Wye pollution prompts UK's largest environmental lawsuit

Livestock and water companies are accused of “extensive” pollution in the Wye, Lugg and Usk rivers.

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Damien Meadows @damienmeadows.bsky.social · 4d

Great article from @hannahritchie.bsky.social… and the EU ETS can fund action to reduce these non-CO2 climate impacts from aviation (and from shipping - where black carbon has a GWP of 900). It’s really good that this is getting more public attention

Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 5d

Eliminating contrails from flying could be incredibly cheap, by @_HannahRitchie
substack.com/@hannahritch...

Eliminating contrails from flying could be incredibly cheap

Could we halve aviation's climate impact at a fraction of the cost of sustainable aviation fuels?

substack.com

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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 4d

Good post - check out the replies for thread with sources

Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 4d

I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter

Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them

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Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 4d

I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter

Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them

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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 4d

I got this wrong. Beaver Moon is in November. Hunters Moon or Harvest Moon tonight … but didn’t see any hunters either. Will watch out for beavers next month.

Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 4d

Technically this is the Beaver Moon tonight but I suspect it also works for Hedgehogs? Neither seen in Wells Harbour this evening.

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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 4d

Tropical Storm #Jerry formed Tuesday, expected to turn north before reaching the Caribbean.

An October storm isn’t unusual...but the ocean heat feeding it is.

So far, Jerry’s traveled over above-average warmth made 10x–20x more likely by human-caused climate change.
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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 4d

No AI

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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 4d

Technically this is the Beaver Moon tonight but I suspect it also works for Hedgehogs? Neither seen in Wells Harbour this evening.

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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 4d

Wells next the Sea Harbour with the Beaver Moon tonight. Didn’t see any beavers but to be fair I don’t think they like salt water.

Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 5d

Plus a flock of Pinks flew by oinking across the moon but at that point I was in between trying to take video ... it was nice anyway.

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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 5d

Eliminating contrails from flying could be incredibly cheap, by @_HannahRitchie
substack.com/@hannahritch...

Eliminating contrails from flying could be incredibly cheap

Could we halve aviation's climate impact at a fraction of the cost of sustainable aviation fuels?

substack.com

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 6d

This is not a surprise to anyone on Bluesky. "A survey of more than 500 political scientists finds that the vast majority think the United States is moving swiftly from liberal democracy toward some form of authoritarianism." www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...

Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism

Most — but not all — political scientists are deeply troubled by the president's attempts to expand executive power, according to a national survey.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 5d

Donald Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy troops on.ft.com/47dKZn2

Donald Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy troops

Warning to use 19th century law comes as president faces legal setbacks in efforts to put soldiers on streets of US cities

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 6d

The Greens requested an interview on the Laura Kuenssberg Show with Zack Polanski when he was elected leader, but were denied, with a promise to interview him during Green conference instead.

This was then scrapped citing the Manchester synagogue attack. Polanski is both Jewish and from Manchester

BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview

The new Green Party leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted a conference interview on the flagship BBC show

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