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Mike P @poggersuk.bsky.social · 14h

#Hawkshead #Cumbria #Lakes #Ferns and #Flora make their homes in the crevices of slate wall.

A wet lane into Hawkshead Cumbria. The left is typical hedgerow of beech and hawthorn. The right is a close up of scrub plant making its home in the crack of a slate topped wall. This leads to a skate rooftop, and into the white washed cottages. In the far distance is the autumnal fellside hills in colours of brown bracken, heather and Bill berry.

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Jodrell Bank @jodrellbank.bsky.social · 7d

🔭 Did you know that the Lovell’s reflecting surface is 76 metres (250 feet) in diameter?

To learn more about what it's exploring, visit us this Half Term and enjoy interactive exhibitions, live shows, and friendly Explainers sharing the stories behind this incredible telescope.

📸: Andrew Brooks

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 11d

"Four in ten people were unaware that tides come in twice daily, that they vary in timing each day, and that they differ in height across the country. Over a quarter of struggled with basic tide-table reading, and only a quarter could extract more complex information--such as when to safely return."

Misunderstanding the tide is putting millions at risk on UK coasts – here’s what you need to know

Four in ten people surveyed were unaware that tides come in twice daily, that they vary in timing each day, and that they differ in height across the country.

theconversation.com

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Mike P @poggersuk.bsky.social · Sep 7

Is Linzi Bell on @bsky.app ?

News Feed @news-feed.bsky.social · Aug 2

@SkyNews: "At any point in anyone's life we need support with our mental health"

Linzi Bell is walking the entire coastal path of the UK and tells Sky News why she is doing it.

https://t.co/PAiZ4D1jU3

📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/j7mJtWLNSR

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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · Sep 6

August CO2 and methane data at NOAA just dropped.

The 3-year running average for the rate of CO2 growth continues to increase (now at 7.78 ppm per 3 years), and is nearing an all-time high.

Maybe if we all just hope a bit more, I'm sure that will change everything.

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Mike P @poggersuk.bsky.social · Aug 22

Great piece on #inflammation v mental health in this week's @newscientist.com by @manuwrites.bsky.social Many input variables in what feels like a positive feedback loop. Maybe through diet, therapy and (reluctantly) medication, break the cycle of #painrelief and poor #mentalhealth #PsA #Mtx

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Mike P @poggersuk.bsky.social · Aug 22

Manuela Callari @manuwrites.bsky.social · Apr 29

For a story: I am looking for someone who fell ill after open-water swimming in Europe. Was it because of a pathogen? Or pollutants? I'd love to hear from you!

Mike P @poggersuk.bsky.social · Jul 12

Blancmange @thompsontwins.bsky.social @thepiecehall.bsky.social #halifax #yorkshire #heritage

Three sides of the piece hall viewed from the North side. The square is filled by thousands of revellers enjoying the evening music gig at this heritage venue. To the east left is the church steeple and beacon hill in the background. To the west right is the bell tower over the west gate. The stage in the south east corner is lit by an orange LED screen background while Human League perform their last song of the evening having been preferred by Thompson Twins and Blancmange before them.

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Mike P @poggersuk.bsky.social · Jul 12

@thompsontwins.bsky.social #Blancmange #humanleague at #yorkshire #halifax #piecehall

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Mike P @poggersuk.bsky.social · Jul 10

#ragnboneman at #halifax #piecehall #yorkshire #heritage

Side view of stage from the rustic balcony framed by square period Collins bathed in pink and blue light spill from stage. On the left is stage with the lights, overhanging canopy and Truss. In the centre is the crowd bathed in pink lights, and in the background is the piece hall balcony and bell tower topped off with a pair indigo summers evening sky.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Jul 9

Trump to the President of Liberia: "Such good English. Where did you learn to speak so beautifully?"

English is the official language of Liberia...

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Mike P @poggersuk.bsky.social · Jul 10

#Halifax #PieceHall playing just to some great bands this season. Loving the #Yorkshire #heritage backdrop.

Image of a crowd taken from a balcony with the rustic columns and railings in the foreground bathed in pink light with a white beam of light illuminating the stage.

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Anarchist Stickers Archive @anarchosticky.bsky.social · Jun 29

"We call it progress" (EN: English)

Original: https://gateway.ipfs.anarchiststickersarchive.org/ipfs/bafybeib7jtx6oc4dowkgphuws7z2gsnz5etnypq6iaqbzclpd6rzwthqea

Permalink: https://anarchiststickersarchive.org/stickers/6791

#anarchism #stickers #archive

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Ray [REDACTED] @rayredacted.com · May 26

Almost interchangeable quotes.

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Hay Festival @hayfestival.bsky.social · May 25

“We’ve got all this energy and technology at our fingertips, and we don’t yet have the wisdom and care to be able to wield it.”

Challenge use of ‘nefarious’ news sources, says environmentalist

Mike Berners-Lee tells Hay festival audience to make spread of political deceit more socially embarrassing

www.theguardian.com

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Hay Festival @hayfestival.bsky.social · May 25

When asked at the end of the talk if she hoped Russia would be a democracy one day, she replied simply:

“Of course.”

Trump’s peace talks ‘giving Putin more power’, Yulia Navalnaya says

Widow of the late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny said Trump speaking to Putin “like they’re equal” is making him more powerful

www.independent.co.uk

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Hay Festival @hayfestival.bsky.social · Mar 11

Where great minds meet.

Your full Hay Festival 2025 programme is here.

Book now! www.hayfestival.org/hay-on-wye

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Mike P @poggersuk.bsky.social · Apr 14

Greetings!

Mike P @poggersuk.bsky.social · Apr 14

#woodland wonderland #fungi

Indigenous-Witch (Christina Underwood) @christinaunderwood.bsky.social · Apr 14

Walking through the woods yesterday.

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Mike P @poggersuk.bsky.social · Apr 14

Thank you for the repost 💙

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Anita Sagastegui Photography (she/her) @anitasagastegui.bsky.social · Apr 10

Daily photo: Hummingbird in Antelope Canyon

The slot canyons of Navajo Nation, Arizona are breathtaking--a US natural wonder we must continue to protect.

#WestCoastKin #AntelopeCanyon #PhotographersUnited #photographersofbluesky #photooftheday #travelphoto #wander #nikonD850 #Arizona

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Mike P @poggersuk.bsky.social · Apr 14

More #TreeScape from last week. This one is from Tarn Hows #Cumbria. I love the #Mist and #Calm #Lake also how the tree felling team have left posts for the birds of prey.

Mist lake scene of fallen trees bracken and moss

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Mike P @poggersuk.bsky.social · Apr 14

Welcome to BlueSky. 💙

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Mike P @poggersuk.bsky.social · Apr 13

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Mike P @poggersuk.bsky.social · Apr 13

Loving this #calm #lake #sunset

PJ 🇮🇪☘️ @knotweed-ireland.bsky.social · Apr 10

Lakeside sunset (short video). #Sunset #Ireland

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