Steph' Thorpe
@stephbirdart.bsky.social
Artist who paints the waifs and stray birds that arrive in the UK. Modelmaker, gardener and Derby County fan. 🚫No AI🚫
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Steph' Thorpe
@stephbirdart.bsky.social
· Jun 25
Not a bad first rarity through my new #Leica #Ultravids The @flamboroughbird.bsky.social Song Sparrow.
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am sharing a workshop with someone whose algorithm is feeding him ai country music
one song that has played twice now has the chorus “i’ll get okay, no tears, just whiskey and truck cars” and i’m thinking of just walking toward the light and letting the universe scatter my electrons
one song that has played twice now has the chorus “i’ll get okay, no tears, just whiskey and truck cars” and i’m thinking of just walking toward the light and letting the universe scatter my electrons
November 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
am sharing a workshop with someone whose algorithm is feeding him ai country music
one song that has played twice now has the chorus “i’ll get okay, no tears, just whiskey and truck cars” and i’m thinking of just walking toward the light and letting the universe scatter my electrons
one song that has played twice now has the chorus “i’ll get okay, no tears, just whiskey and truck cars” and i’m thinking of just walking toward the light and letting the universe scatter my electrons
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For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, here is a congregation of Glossy Ibis #OnTheEdge of a pond in Florida.
#birds 🪶
#birds 🪶
November 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, here is a congregation of Glossy Ibis #OnTheEdge of a pond in Florida.
#birds 🪶
#birds 🪶
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I will repeat til the end of time, the Vonnegut quote from MOTHER NIGHT:
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be very careful what we pretend to be.
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be very careful what we pretend to be.
Friends,
If I have never communicated with you before about anything ever,
And your first communication with me about anything ever is extremely troll-like,
My first thought is going to be "that's a troll," not "that person is on my side but is cleverly perfectly satirizing a troll"
If I have never communicated with you before about anything ever,
And your first communication with me about anything ever is extremely troll-like,
My first thought is going to be "that's a troll," not "that person is on my side but is cleverly perfectly satirizing a troll"
November 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I will repeat til the end of time, the Vonnegut quote from MOTHER NIGHT:
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be very careful what we pretend to be.
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be very careful what we pretend to be.
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Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.
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Why was everyone in *Civilisations: Rise and Fall* dressed like they were in a 1950s Hollywood epic?
Stilicho looked like Richard Burton in *The Robe* with muscled cuirass and pointless wrist guards rather than in long sleeved tunic and big chonky brooch
Who was the historical advisor on this? 😱😱
Stilicho looked like Richard Burton in *The Robe* with muscled cuirass and pointless wrist guards rather than in long sleeved tunic and big chonky brooch
Who was the historical advisor on this? 😱😱
November 25, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Why was everyone in *Civilisations: Rise and Fall* dressed like they were in a 1950s Hollywood epic?
Stilicho looked like Richard Burton in *The Robe* with muscled cuirass and pointless wrist guards rather than in long sleeved tunic and big chonky brooch
Who was the historical advisor on this? 😱😱
Stilicho looked like Richard Burton in *The Robe* with muscled cuirass and pointless wrist guards rather than in long sleeved tunic and big chonky brooch
Who was the historical advisor on this? 😱😱
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The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
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On an early summer morning, beautiful puffy clouds reflect in the calm waters of Vermillion Lakes in the Canadian Rockies, while the distant mountains catch the first rays of the sun.
#bluesky #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #naturephotography #travel #nature #sunset
#bluesky #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #naturephotography #travel #nature #sunset
November 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
On an early summer morning, beautiful puffy clouds reflect in the calm waters of Vermillion Lakes in the Canadian Rockies, while the distant mountains catch the first rays of the sun.
#bluesky #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #naturephotography #travel #nature #sunset
#bluesky #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #naturephotography #travel #nature #sunset
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Oh there was anachronistic armour aplenty (plus more wrist bands than Gladiator 1 and 2 combined) 🤣
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Oh there was anachronistic armour aplenty (plus more wrist bands than Gladiator 1 and 2 combined) 🤣
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I have been trying for a while to get back again and see the Harlequin Duck. Although he has become a little more erratic in his appearances, it is really worth the effort. The moult is advancing rapidly and he is looking stunning, I am really hoping he sticks about for the winter.
November 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I have been trying for a while to get back again and see the Harlequin Duck. Although he has become a little more erratic in his appearances, it is really worth the effort. The moult is advancing rapidly and he is looking stunning, I am really hoping he sticks about for the winter.
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“The Motability scheme was set up to protect the most vulnerable. Not to subsidise the lease on a Mercedes Benz,” Reeves says.
Misleading and nasty in equal measure.
Misleading and nasty in equal measure.
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
“The Motability scheme was set up to protect the most vulnerable. Not to subsidise the lease on a Mercedes Benz,” Reeves says.
Misleading and nasty in equal measure.
Misleading and nasty in equal measure.
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Fabulous views of this female King Eider (perhaps better called a 'Queen' Eider) in Scalloway Harbour, Shetland this morning.
#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife
#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife
November 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Fabulous views of this female King Eider (perhaps better called a 'Queen' Eider) in Scalloway Harbour, Shetland this morning.
#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife
#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife
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November 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Excellent thread. My sister has a Motability car and it's really helped her so much. She'd rarely go out otherwise.
Rachel Reeves says she’s ending “Motability tax breaks”.
Sounds like she’s cracking down on luxury cars, right?
That’s not what’s happening.
These changes raise costs for all disabled people on the scheme, including those with the cheapest cars.
Here’s how. 👇🧵
Sounds like she’s cracking down on luxury cars, right?
That’s not what’s happening.
These changes raise costs for all disabled people on the scheme, including those with the cheapest cars.
Here’s how. 👇🧵
November 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Excellent thread. My sister has a Motability car and it's really helped her so much. She'd rarely go out otherwise.
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Trial by jury is a central tenet of our justice system. I believe the courts have an 80,000 case backlog. The answer to that is not to remove justice from the accused, but to increase the number of courts either temporarily or permanently. Also, don't forget that legal aid was slashed
November 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Trial by jury is a central tenet of our justice system. I believe the courts have an 80,000 case backlog. The answer to that is not to remove justice from the accused, but to increase the number of courts either temporarily or permanently. Also, don't forget that legal aid was slashed
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I helped on a project in my grad program where we radio collared hog nose and striped skunks and as a byproduct of being dumb grad students, we were frequently sprayed. The “de-skunk” potion mentioned on the poster below was our only saving grace in being around other people lmfao
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Why does skunk spray smell so bad, and what are some science-backed methods for removing the stench? The latest edition of #PeriodicGraphics in @cenmag.bsky.social takes a look: cen.acs.org/biological-c...
#ChemSky 🧪
#ChemSky 🧪
November 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I helped on a project in my grad program where we radio collared hog nose and striped skunks and as a byproduct of being dumb grad students, we were frequently sprayed. The “de-skunk” potion mentioned on the poster below was our only saving grace in being around other people lmfao
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#AIslop being presented in an #ecology conference about #conservation
Come on people, there's plenty of talented photographers you can showcase (& credit) in your slides instead of wasting water and CO2 making this crap, practice what you preach #esa2025
Come on people, there's plenty of talented photographers you can showcase (& credit) in your slides instead of wasting water and CO2 making this crap, practice what you preach #esa2025
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 AM
#AIslop being presented in an #ecology conference about #conservation
Come on people, there's plenty of talented photographers you can showcase (& credit) in your slides instead of wasting water and CO2 making this crap, practice what you preach #esa2025
Come on people, there's plenty of talented photographers you can showcase (& credit) in your slides instead of wasting water and CO2 making this crap, practice what you preach #esa2025
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I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
That will most definitely do Derby⚽🐏
November 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
That will most definitely do Derby⚽🐏
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Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
This is fucking horrific. Trial by jury is a fundamental part of our justice system.
Wonderful. Now Labour plan to "destroy justice as we know it".
Anything else they're going to wreck on their way out of office?
Remember: it is ALWAYS much easier to break things than to restore them. So their reckless legacy will linger long after they're gone.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
Anything else they're going to wreck on their way out of office?
Remember: it is ALWAYS much easier to break things than to restore them. So their reckless legacy will linger long after they're gone.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
November 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This is fucking horrific. Trial by jury is a fundamental part of our justice system.
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Reform UK’s vow to scrap thousands of nature laws risks pushing Britain’s depleted countryside into irreversible decline, argues Stuart Spray
'Nigel Farage's Plan to Scrap Nature Protections Would Speed 'Demise' of UK Countryside'
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Reform UK’s vow to scrap thousands of nature laws risks pushing Britain’s depleted countryside into irreversible decline, argues Stuart Spray
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As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
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Austerity 2.0. Attacks on disabled people. Arming genocide.
The Labour Party has turned a fundamental corner — and I don’t see it coming back.
Watch my full interview with @newstatesman1913.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4vw...
The Labour Party has turned a fundamental corner — and I don’t see it coming back.
Watch my full interview with @newstatesman1913.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4vw...
November 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Austerity 2.0. Attacks on disabled people. Arming genocide.
The Labour Party has turned a fundamental corner — and I don’t see it coming back.
Watch my full interview with @newstatesman1913.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4vw...
The Labour Party has turned a fundamental corner — and I don’t see it coming back.
Watch my full interview with @newstatesman1913.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4vw...