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Hilary
@penny4it.bsky.social
3.7K followers 2.2K following 830 posts
Botany, ecology, FISC 4, Biological Recording, gardening, mountains, dogs. Proud Mum. Northumberland, UK.
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Hilary @penny4it.bsky.social · 6h
How to make the beef crisis even worse.
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 7h
Trump: The cattle people, they've done very very poorly. And now they're doing well, but the price is up. So what I can see happening is we're going to take some beef because I have to get the price down. 

A lot of this is Biden's fault
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d
Meiselas: We’re 24 days into the government shutdown, and Trump left the country — the first president in U.S. history to leave the country during a shutdown.

This, while food lines are being seen throughout the United States. This is Trump’s America. Food lines like we saw in COVID are back.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d
I could not be prouder that my law firm is currently litigating 60 voting, election and redistricting cases in 30 states. Even as large law firms bow down, we continue to fight for democracy every single day.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 1d
Great to do a Q&A today at the 2nd-ever screening of new film OUR LAND at Folkestone Film Festival, an extraordinarily beautiful film about access to land - which follows both @righttoroam.bsky.social (particularly the badass Nadia Shaikh) as well as several landowners. In cinemas next spring!
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Bernoid @bernoid.bsky.social · 1d
Marasmius hudsonii - Holly Parachute #FungiFriends
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d
The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d
I don’t know if Kamala Harris plans to run in 2028, but this here is a master class in how to handle a loaded question.

“I never listen to polls. If I listened to polls, I would never have run for my first office or my second office. And I certainly wouldn’t be sitting here in this interview.” 🔥
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d
This is insane
unraveledpress.com unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 2d
Video from today's first gas attack.

Saturday morning in Chicago.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d
Early voting in the NYC mayoral election begins TODAY.

If you're a New Yorker, I urge you to vote for Zohran Mamdani — the only candidate who will stand up to the oligarchy and fight for working people.

Listen to his inspiring words from primary night.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d
GOV. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social : “They’re talking about getting rid of the Voting Rights Act — that may likely happen in months… they’re rewriting history… ANTI-WOKE IS ANTI-BLACK… we’re not doing enough. We’re not calling this out.”

Full: youtu.be/H5_tNkzX1yg?...
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 3d
Some sense, in a world of upheaval....
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BlueVoter @bluevoter24.bsky.social · 2d
Your military that's being deployed against you is being partially funded by anonymous donors. Fascism. Who knew?
#fascism
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Pentagon to use $130 million anonymous donation to help pay troops
The amount is less than a day’s worth of salaries. Fiscal policy experts say the move also raises legal questions.
www.washingtonpost.com
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d
It really is incredible how much money Trump’s offspring have made off his presidency.

But I’m sure James Comer and House Oversight is looking into all of it exhaustively.
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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 2d
Almost a third of UK Hawfinches used artificial birdfood when available, with implications for disease transmission.

Investigating supplementary food use of UK Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes populations using DNA metabarcoding doi.org/10.1080/0006...
#BirdStudy #ornithology
(c) rob Stoeltje, wiki commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Appelvink._(40555770115).jpg
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Andrew Lokenauth | TheFinanceNewsletter.com @www.thefinancenewsletter.com · 12d
Steve Jobs explains why most people never succeed in life
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thestampedehero @thestampedehero.bsky.social · 2d
I’ll post the cause~
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STOOPIDFUNNYJOKES @stoopidfunnyjokes.bsky.social · 3d
JOKE TIME! As always, let's start w/ "Jokes @docatcdi.com Might Like". @tiffanynorton.bsky.social @misslizzy.bsky.social @judithbolyard.bsky.social @themrrudy.bsky.social @bunnystroganoff.bsky.social @drselvarajah.bsky.social @mariana057.bsky.social @thejokebot.bsky.social @tjsbam.bsky.social tbc
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Politico @politico.com · 4d
Barack Obama joins Gavin Newsom to rally supporters of California Democrats’ congressional redistricting ballot measure.
'Democracy is worth fighting for': Obama rallies California redistricting supporters
The former president joined Gavin Newsom on a volunteer call two weeks out from Election Day.
www.politico.com
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NO KINGS IN AMERICA… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 3d
Gavin Newsom just released this…👇

Thoughts?!

Trolling. Trump. Is. Fun. 😎✨
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Catherine Subsisting in revolting times...Unbelievable @glasscatty.bsky.social · 4d
🇺🇸 BREAKING: Gavin Newsom Deploys National Guard to Distribute Food — Invests $80 MILLION to Keep Food Banks Stocked 🍎📦
“This is what leadership looks like.”
True Blue Magazine (@trueblue_magazine) on Threads
🇺🇸 BREAKING: Gavin Newsom Deploys National Guard to Distribute Food — Invests $80 MILLION to Keep Food Banks Stocked 🍎📦 “This is what leadership looks like.”
www.threads.com
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 4d
Meiselas: California Gov. Gavin Newsom just announced he’s deploying the National Guard — to help Californians hurt by Trump’s government shutdown. While Trump uses the Guard to attack Americans, Newsom is sending them to deliver food and support families in need.
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SayItToMyFace🚫👑 @sayittomyface.bsky.social · 2d
I follow @nessasays.bsky.social here on Bluesky and on TikTok. This is important to consider. Definitely something doesn’t add up with the numbers being discussed for the cost of the gaudy tasteless and illegal ballroom. (No permits no plans made public for our house)
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American Ornithological Society @amornith.bsky.social · 2d
The latest on Wing Beat: "Humans outperform Merlin Sound ID in field-based point-count surveys" by Brooke Goodman
americanornithology.org/humans-outpe...
Related paper: doi.org/10.1093/orni...
#ornithology #pointcountsurvey #soundID #birdsong
Humans outperform Merlin Sound ID in field-based point-count surveys - American Ornithological Society
Merlin’s sound classifier feature has revolutionized interaction with the avian world since its release in 2021. It works by learning the unique features of a species’ vocalization, and then recognizi...
americanornithology.org
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PHHarris @phh5.bsky.social · 2d
The Merlin Bird ID app kept insisting for days there was a bushtit around, and today finally saw the first one ever in the habitat! Great feeling to get a positive visual confirmation.

#bushtit #bird
#birdwatching
#backyard-habitat
#resistwithlove #nature
#wildlifephotography #photography
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d
Last night in Darlington was amazing.

So much energy. So much determination. So much hope.

And we're just getting started.

Join.greenparty.org.uk
matthewsnedker.bsky.social Matthew Snedker @matthewsnedker.bsky.social · 2d
We’re gonna need a bigger room!

350 people pack Central Hall in #Darlington

Celebrating @darlingtongreens.bsky.social 10th anniversary

Hearing @zackpolanski.bsky.social deliver his message of bold politics and making hope normal again.
One 350 people attending Darlington Green Party 10th anniversary meeting g with keynote speaker Zack Polanski 25 Darlington’s members in a group photo with Zack Polanski
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