Clare M
@clarem.bsky.social
Nature, cats, birds, gin, science, feminism, TV, E17, law, LFC, film, ranting … in no particular order.
Number #256,490 in this place after fleeing the other place.
Number #256,490 in this place after fleeing the other place.
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They used to "laugh and call him names." Now they're all dead
December 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
They used to "laugh and call him names." Now they're all dead
Horrific to wake to the news of antisemitic mass murder in Sydney. My heart goes out to all in the Jewish community. Nobody should live in fear because of their religion or race. It’s utterly heartbreaking.
December 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Horrific to wake to the news of antisemitic mass murder in Sydney. My heart goes out to all in the Jewish community. Nobody should live in fear because of their religion or race. It’s utterly heartbreaking.
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Please may we culturally appropriate the Icelandic Christmas Cat?
December 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Please may we culturally appropriate the Icelandic Christmas Cat?
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Great cause!
The UK charity Hen Harrier Action @henharrieraction.bsky.social launches Xmas fundraiser to buy more satellite tags.
Commentary on why this is important & a link to the fundraiser ⬇️⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/11/t...
Commentary on why this is important & a link to the fundraiser ⬇️⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/11/t...
The charity Hen Harrier Action launches Xmas fundraiser to buy satellite tags
The charity Hen Harrier Action has launched its annual Xmas fundraising appeal, this year with a target of £15K to purchase five satellite tags to be fitted to Hen Harrier chicks in 2026. As you…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Great cause!
Horrific, disgusting and criminal.
39 geese and one pigeon, shot & then dumped on a road in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
Many of them had had their breasts cut off prior to being dumped.
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Many of them had had their breasts cut off prior to being dumped.
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40 shot birds dumped on road in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Thirty-nine geese and one pigeon have been found shot and dumped, literally on the road, in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, according to an article in the Eastern Daily Press (EDP) posted on 10 December 2…
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December 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Horrific, disgusting and criminal.
I love the utter wholesomeness of #raceacrosstheworld. And that close finish was pretty special. Great series 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
December 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I love the utter wholesomeness of #raceacrosstheworld. And that close finish was pretty special. Great series 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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So love wobbegongs. Everything is good about the wobbegong. Its name. Its flattened Oscar the Grouch face. Its frondy bits. Its lazy life as a hungry rug. And it’s a shark. Outstanding animal 10/10
The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
December 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
So love wobbegongs. Everything is good about the wobbegong. Its name. Its flattened Oscar the Grouch face. Its frondy bits. Its lazy life as a hungry rug. And it’s a shark. Outstanding animal 10/10
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December 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Claude Debussy topped my listening chart on Spotify. LOL!
December 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Claude Debussy topped my listening chart on Spotify. LOL!
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Deep sea mining has ‘devastating’ impact on biodiversity
www.channel4.com/news/deep-se...
www.channel4.com/news/deep-se...
Deep sea mining has ‘devastating’ impact on biodiversity
A landmark report into how deep sea mining could affect biodiversity on the sea floor has found that almost 40% of creatures in the immediate seabed area were lost in the tracks of mining machines.
www.channel4.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Deep sea mining has ‘devastating’ impact on biodiversity
www.channel4.com/news/deep-se...
www.channel4.com/news/deep-se...
Watching #TOTP Christmas 1984. It’s tough as the songs take me back to the first Christmas without my Dad who’d died that summer, and my first away from home as we couldn’t bear to spend it there without him. A long coach ride to a hotel in Newquay. Walkman on. Music takes you back like nothing else
December 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Watching #TOTP Christmas 1984. It’s tough as the songs take me back to the first Christmas without my Dad who’d died that summer, and my first away from home as we couldn’t bear to spend it there without him. A long coach ride to a hotel in Newquay. Walkman on. Music takes you back like nothing else
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excited to award my kids the Burger King Peace Prize this weekend
December 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
excited to award my kids the Burger King Peace Prize this weekend
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Here's my explainer on what SF6 is, what it's been used for - including the curious case of the UK government releasing it on the London Underground.
www.thereengineer.pro/p/the-worlds...
www.thereengineer.pro/p/the-worlds...
The world’s most potent greenhouse gas once drifted round a London Tube station
Sulphur hexafluoride has many fascinating uses – but it’s awful for the climate
www.thereengineer.pro
December 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Here's my explainer on what SF6 is, what it's been used for - including the curious case of the UK government releasing it on the London Underground.
www.thereengineer.pro/p/the-worlds...
www.thereengineer.pro/p/the-worlds...
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December 5, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Utterly heartbreaking, and in my view a crime.
We claim to love animals and fill our films, TV, kids books with them, but in reality we - humans - are killing off these same creatures, causing them immense suffering in the process.
We know this and still we do nothing to change it.
So shameful.
We claim to love animals and fill our films, TV, kids books with them, but in reality we - humans - are killing off these same creatures, causing them immense suffering in the process.
We know this and still we do nothing to change it.
So shameful.
December 5, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Utterly heartbreaking, and in my view a crime.
We claim to love animals and fill our films, TV, kids books with them, but in reality we - humans - are killing off these same creatures, causing them immense suffering in the process.
We know this and still we do nothing to change it.
So shameful.
We claim to love animals and fill our films, TV, kids books with them, but in reality we - humans - are killing off these same creatures, causing them immense suffering in the process.
We know this and still we do nothing to change it.
So shameful.
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Jonathan is apparently the world’s oldest known land animal, has had a male partner called Frederick since 1991, and has met Queen Elizabeth II and her father George VI, as well as Prince Edward (luckily not Andrew).
Happy Birthday (Observed) to the uncontested KING Jonathan The Tortoise, estimated to be 192 years old
192 MORE YEARS! 192 MORE YEARS!
192 MORE YEARS! 192 MORE YEARS!
December 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Jonathan is apparently the world’s oldest known land animal, has had a male partner called Frederick since 1991, and has met Queen Elizabeth II and her father George VI, as well as Prince Edward (luckily not Andrew).
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England’s most important nature sites are being failed.❌
Protected sites can and should be driving nature’s recovery.
But today’s OEP report exposes the real problem: years of weak delivery, underfunding and political drift have left them unable to do the job the law intended.
Protected sites can and should be driving nature’s recovery.
But today’s OEP report exposes the real problem: years of weak delivery, underfunding and political drift have left them unable to do the job the law intended.
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
England’s most important nature sites are being failed.❌
Protected sites can and should be driving nature’s recovery.
But today’s OEP report exposes the real problem: years of weak delivery, underfunding and political drift have left them unable to do the job the law intended.
Protected sites can and should be driving nature’s recovery.
But today’s OEP report exposes the real problem: years of weak delivery, underfunding and political drift have left them unable to do the job the law intended.
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TV Tonight: celebrating two of the best Christmas films ever
TV Tonight: celebrating two of the best Christmas films ever
How festive favourites The Muppet Christmas Carol and It’s a Wonderful Life were made. Plus: are Bunny Munro and son nearing the end of the road? Here’s what to watch this evening
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:57 AM
TV Tonight: celebrating two of the best Christmas films ever
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The National Trust's latest seabird census on the Farne Islands has revealed a mixed picture for one of Britain's most important seabird colonies:
Farne Islands seabird census paints mixed picture
The annual Farne Islands seabird survey shows a 23% decline in Puffin pairs but a strong increase in Arctic Terns, according to the National Trust.
bit.ly
December 4, 2025 at 7:16 AM
The National Trust's latest seabird census on the Farne Islands has revealed a mixed picture for one of Britain's most important seabird colonies:
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The UK claims to lead on animal welfare, yet millions of animals remain trapped in cruel conditions.
Today, I & 36 MPs and Peers urged Defra to include a clear time-bound plan to end all confinement cages and crates in the upcoming Animal Welfare Strategy.
Today, I & 36 MPs and Peers urged Defra to include a clear time-bound plan to end all confinement cages and crates in the upcoming Animal Welfare Strategy.
December 3, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The UK claims to lead on animal welfare, yet millions of animals remain trapped in cruel conditions.
Today, I & 36 MPs and Peers urged Defra to include a clear time-bound plan to end all confinement cages and crates in the upcoming Animal Welfare Strategy.
Today, I & 36 MPs and Peers urged Defra to include a clear time-bound plan to end all confinement cages and crates in the upcoming Animal Welfare Strategy.
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Royal Mail have written a GDPR policy for their letter to Santa scheme that is a) pitched at children explaining how their data is used and b) fully committed to the existence of Father Christmas and it’s just… really cute
December 2, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Royal Mail have written a GDPR policy for their letter to Santa scheme that is a) pitched at children explaining how their data is used and b) fully committed to the existence of Father Christmas and it’s just… really cute
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Tumour growth is reduced by exercise due to a shift in the body’s metabolism that means muscle cells outcompete cancer cells in the race to get sugar to grow
We now have a greater understanding of how exercise slows cancer
Tumour growth is reduced by exercise due to a shift in the body’s metabolism that means muscle cells outcompete cancer cells in the race to get sugar to grow
www.newscientist.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Tumour growth is reduced by exercise due to a shift in the body’s metabolism that means muscle cells outcompete cancer cells in the race to get sugar to grow
When a TV production exec/manager: “Have you met anyone famous?”
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 8:34 AM
When a TV production exec/manager: “Have you met anyone famous?”
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Hen Harrier found poisoned on a grouse moor in North Yorkshire.
Once again, details have only come to light through scrutiny of a spreadsheet - where's the publicity from the Police? This is supposed to be a national wildlife crime priority!
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/01/h...
Once again, details have only come to light through scrutiny of a spreadsheet - where's the publicity from the Police? This is supposed to be a national wildlife crime priority!
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/01/h...
Hen Harrier found poisoned on a grouse moor in North Yorkshire
I’ve blogged recently about a number of illegally-killed Hen Harriers whose deaths have not been publicised by the authorities (Hen Harrier ‘Susie’ who was found dead with gunshot…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
December 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Hen Harrier found poisoned on a grouse moor in North Yorkshire.
Once again, details have only come to light through scrutiny of a spreadsheet - where's the publicity from the Police? This is supposed to be a national wildlife crime priority!
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/01/h...
Once again, details have only come to light through scrutiny of a spreadsheet - where's the publicity from the Police? This is supposed to be a national wildlife crime priority!
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/01/h...