John Lyons
@jlyons1991.bsky.social
Retired. Will definitely be photographs. He/him.
Pinned
I wonder how AAR/SBL is going in relation to ICE and HS thuggery. If anyone knows figures for withdrawals and/or problems at the borders, I would be very interested to know the details.
November 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I wonder how AAR/SBL is going in relation to ICE and HS thuggery. If anyone knows figures for withdrawals and/or problems at the borders, I would be very interested to know the details.
Of course, I won't condone it when it finally happens, but someone using a gun in a deadly response to the thuggery of Fed fascists is long overdue. Lefty Americans have the patience of saints.
November 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Of course, I won't condone it when it finally happens, but someone using a gun in a deadly response to the thuggery of Fed fascists is long overdue. Lefty Americans have the patience of saints.
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NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Landscape in the early morning sun, Daisy Field, Shirehampton, Bristol.
#LandscapePhotography #Photography #Sunrise
#LandscapePhotography #Photography #Sunrise
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Landscape in the early morning sun, Daisy Field, Shirehampton, Bristol.
#LandscapePhotography #Photography #Sunrise
#LandscapePhotography #Photography #Sunrise
November 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
One more month to the severing of my final link to the university of Bristol. No one has been using my work email except odd parts of the University, but if for some crazed reason you want to get in touch, I can access messages on here. Not sure I will put my email here anytime soon though.
November 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM
One more month to the severing of my final link to the university of Bristol. No one has been using my work email except odd parts of the University, but if for some crazed reason you want to get in touch, I can access messages on here. Not sure I will put my email here anytime soon though.
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'For liberal democracy, as for health, prevention is better than cure.' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My guide to populist-proofing your democracy – before it’s too late | Timothy Garton Ash
From public service broadcasting to an independent judiciary, these are the things that we must fight to keep, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 AM
'For liberal democracy, as for health, prevention is better than cure.' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Devastating ongoing self-immolation.
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Devastating ongoing self-immolation.
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I though this was something of a failure, but my OH really likes it
#Birds #Gull #Sunbathed #Photography
#Birds #Gull #Sunbathed #Photography
November 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I though this was something of a failure, but my OH really likes it
#Birds #Gull #Sunbathed #Photography
#Birds #Gull #Sunbathed #Photography
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The stacking of the puberty blocker trial with SEGM-adjacent clinicians, its dreadful design and now Wes Streeting's public admission that its purpose is to collect evidence to *back up* the ban... are all MASSIVE red flags.
Parents of trans kids in the UK are in an impossible bind.
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Parents of trans kids in the UK are in an impossible bind.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The stacking of the puberty blocker trial with SEGM-adjacent clinicians, its dreadful design and now Wes Streeting's public admission that its purpose is to collect evidence to *back up* the ban... are all MASSIVE red flags.
Parents of trans kids in the UK are in an impossible bind.
1/
Parents of trans kids in the UK are in an impossible bind.
1/
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How is this not the top story on every news bulletin?
This has been happening for years and instead of doing anything to protect children successive governments have made the situation worse. This isn't just on councils. It is part of failings on a State level.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
This has been happening for years and instead of doing anything to protect children successive governments have made the situation worse. This isn't just on councils. It is part of failings on a State level.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
More then 2,000 trafficked children and lone child asylum seekers missing from UK councils’ care
Charities say vulnerable young people are being failed by local authorities, the police and central government
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:43 AM
How is this not the top story on every news bulletin?
This has been happening for years and instead of doing anything to protect children successive governments have made the situation worse. This isn't just on councils. It is part of failings on a State level.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
This has been happening for years and instead of doing anything to protect children successive governments have made the situation worse. This isn't just on councils. It is part of failings on a State level.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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One of the hardest things is to continue to be creative with bird photography when you’ve ran through the gamut of close portraits
I’m committing to find time and use my Leica more for wide angle bird photos which include more landscape
Let’s start with some gulls and the ocean
Western Gull 📷🌊🌿🪶
I’m committing to find time and use my Leica more for wide angle bird photos which include more landscape
Let’s start with some gulls and the ocean
Western Gull 📷🌊🌿🪶
November 23, 2025 at 3:43 AM
One of the hardest things is to continue to be creative with bird photography when you’ve ran through the gamut of close portraits
I’m committing to find time and use my Leica more for wide angle bird photos which include more landscape
Let’s start with some gulls and the ocean
Western Gull 📷🌊🌿🪶
I’m committing to find time and use my Leica more for wide angle bird photos which include more landscape
Let’s start with some gulls and the ocean
Western Gull 📷🌊🌿🪶
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
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"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Reform make me puke. It’s that simple.
November 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Reform make me puke. It’s that simple.
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Politicians constantly claim that the government must “live within its means”, just like any family.
In this video, I explain why the household analogy is not only wrong — it is the foundation of austerity.
youtu.be/Q03GKwMxmAo?...
In this video, I explain why the household analogy is not only wrong — it is the foundation of austerity.
youtu.be/Q03GKwMxmAo?...
Why the government is nothing like a household
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Politicians constantly claim that the government must “live within its means”, just like any family.
In this video, I explain why the household analogy is not only wrong — it is the foundation of austerity.
youtu.be/Q03GKwMxmAo?...
In this video, I explain why the household analogy is not only wrong — it is the foundation of austerity.
youtu.be/Q03GKwMxmAo?...
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November 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM