Tony
@tonynicol3.bsky.social
Retired Water Industry Systems Engineer, no longer torturing wood on a lathe or mounting expeditions into the garden wilderness. Soup Dragon, First Class.
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🧵 1/n Paper out in Proceedings B! @royalsocietypublishing.org
How far can frugivorous birds disperse seeds during migration?
📸 Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) equipped with one of the satellite GPS tags used to track its migratory movements (credit: Sascha Rösner)
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
How far can frugivorous birds disperse seeds during migration?
📸 Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) equipped with one of the satellite GPS tags used to track its migratory movements (credit: Sascha Rösner)
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
November 26, 2025 at 8:33 AM
🧵 1/n Paper out in Proceedings B! @royalsocietypublishing.org
How far can frugivorous birds disperse seeds during migration?
📸 Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) equipped with one of the satellite GPS tags used to track its migratory movements (credit: Sascha Rösner)
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
How far can frugivorous birds disperse seeds during migration?
📸 Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) equipped with one of the satellite GPS tags used to track its migratory movements (credit: Sascha Rösner)
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
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I have thoughts on this excellent piece which (naturally) I agree with.
What might have caused this strange absence of attention to substance which we find across government, opposition, and criticism / commentary (the cult of savviness)?
What might have caused this strange absence of attention to substance which we find across government, opposition, and criticism / commentary (the cult of savviness)?
On budget, Brexit and UK politics paddling in the shallow end of a problem that goes way deeper than just tax rises. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rachel Reeves has many problems. She’s realising that her Brexit bind may be the biggest of all | Rafael Behr
Brutal economic realities are prompting a shift in Labour’s tone on Europe. But will it dare tell the whole truth about Britain’s predicament, asks Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 AM
I have thoughts on this excellent piece which (naturally) I agree with.
What might have caused this strange absence of attention to substance which we find across government, opposition, and criticism / commentary (the cult of savviness)?
What might have caused this strange absence of attention to substance which we find across government, opposition, and criticism / commentary (the cult of savviness)?
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As for Farage’s use of racist slurs being confined to his childhood - well, that's not what Alan Sked, the founder of UKIP, claimed in this 2014 interview.
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
Ukip founder Alan Sked: 'The party has become a Frankenstein's monster'
He may have founded Ukip, but Alan Sked's moderate, Brussels-boycotting party has gone rogue. Stuart Jeffries meets the academic who's desperate to stop the bandwagon he first set rolling
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
As for Farage’s use of racist slurs being confined to his childhood - well, that's not what Alan Sked, the founder of UKIP, claimed in this 2014 interview.
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
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Yet again, I am going to ask everyone to look at the 'farmers' hands driving the tractors / being interviewed in this protest.
If they have soft hands they are not farmers, they are tax dodging managers. Farmers have giant sausage fingers covered in cuts.
Source: Grew-up on a farm.
If they have soft hands they are not farmers, they are tax dodging managers. Farmers have giant sausage fingers covered in cuts.
Source: Grew-up on a farm.
damn, well I'm sure the MET will come down on them with the same enthusiasm they have for arresting climate protestors
It's looking as if the farmers protest in Whitehall today have ignored the police request not to bring their tractors.
November 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Yet again, I am going to ask everyone to look at the 'farmers' hands driving the tractors / being interviewed in this protest.
If they have soft hands they are not farmers, they are tax dodging managers. Farmers have giant sausage fingers covered in cuts.
Source: Grew-up on a farm.
If they have soft hands they are not farmers, they are tax dodging managers. Farmers have giant sausage fingers covered in cuts.
Source: Grew-up on a farm.
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Anyway.
Happy "Jeremy Clarkson doesn't want to pay inheritance tax" parade day to those who celebrate.
Happy "Jeremy Clarkson doesn't want to pay inheritance tax" parade day to those who celebrate.
November 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Anyway.
Happy "Jeremy Clarkson doesn't want to pay inheritance tax" parade day to those who celebrate.
Happy "Jeremy Clarkson doesn't want to pay inheritance tax" parade day to those who celebrate.
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damn, well I'm sure the MET will come down on them with the same enthusiasm they have for arresting climate protestors
It's looking as if the farmers protest in Whitehall today have ignored the police request not to bring their tractors.
November 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM
damn, well I'm sure the MET will come down on them with the same enthusiasm they have for arresting climate protestors
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one of the most endlessly petty "we don't think you'll leave" visit visa refusals imaginable. see also: funerals, weddings
Great-grandmother denied visa to attend Christening in Reading
Tutu Melaku says it is an
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
one of the most endlessly petty "we don't think you'll leave" visit visa refusals imaginable. see also: funerals, weddings
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I wrote this piece about Trudi Warner and why juries are an important part of our constitution in April last year. I think particularly worth reading today.
goodlawproject.org/high-court-s...
goodlawproject.org/high-court-s...
High Court slaps down ‘fanciful’ prosecution of Trudi Warner | Good Law Project
Judge rules that the solicitor general ‘mischaracterised’ the evidence when he charged Warner with contempt of court for holding up a placard.
goodlawproject.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I wrote this piece about Trudi Warner and why juries are an important part of our constitution in April last year. I think particularly worth reading today.
goodlawproject.org/high-court-s...
goodlawproject.org/high-court-s...
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So we are clear welfare spending in this country is NOT “out of control”. It’s risen very little in 10+ years. Small increase due to ageing & ill population. But benefits to working age families & children have been cut severely. Over 70% of children in poverty live in working families #Budget2025
‘Madness’ to increase welfare spending in Budget, says AO World boss
‘Madness’ to increase welfare spending in Budget, says AO World boss
‘Madness’ to increase welfare spending in Budget, says AO World boss
www.independent.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:14 AM
So we are clear welfare spending in this country is NOT “out of control”. It’s risen very little in 10+ years. Small increase due to ageing & ill population. But benefits to working age families & children have been cut severely. Over 70% of children in poverty live in working families #Budget2025
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when we say we want more streets to be pedestrianized, this is what we mean
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
when we say we want more streets to be pedestrianized, this is what we mean
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Serious question. How pathetic do you have to be to FUCK UP a turkey pardon. Dear god he can’t do anything right
November 26, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Serious question. How pathetic do you have to be to FUCK UP a turkey pardon. Dear god he can’t do anything right
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1) I don't give a shit that Farage was a racist wanker as a kid, he's a racist wanker NOW and that is enough.
2) I was at boarding schools in the 80s. I was on the receiving end of daily racist abuse. Psychological, physical, and sexual abuse too.
Let's stop pretending Farage is an outlier.
2) I was at boarding schools in the 80s. I was on the receiving end of daily racist abuse. Psychological, physical, and sexual abuse too.
Let's stop pretending Farage is an outlier.
new allegation concerning Farage’s behaviour when he was 18 years old
November 26, 2025 at 9:20 AM
1) I don't give a shit that Farage was a racist wanker as a kid, he's a racist wanker NOW and that is enough.
2) I was at boarding schools in the 80s. I was on the receiving end of daily racist abuse. Psychological, physical, and sexual abuse too.
Let's stop pretending Farage is an outlier.
2) I was at boarding schools in the 80s. I was on the receiving end of daily racist abuse. Psychological, physical, and sexual abuse too.
Let's stop pretending Farage is an outlier.
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The teacher who eventually raped me never used my name once in the 6 years I was taught by him...
…actually, he DID use it once. The night he raped me.
I was always referred to as a racial slur of some kind, in front of other teachers (no push back) and students (active encouragement).
…actually, he DID use it once. The night he raped me.
I was always referred to as a racial slur of some kind, in front of other teachers (no push back) and students (active encouragement).
November 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The teacher who eventually raped me never used my name once in the 6 years I was taught by him...
…actually, he DID use it once. The night he raped me.
I was always referred to as a racial slur of some kind, in front of other teachers (no push back) and students (active encouragement).
…actually, he DID use it once. The night he raped me.
I was always referred to as a racial slur of some kind, in front of other teachers (no push back) and students (active encouragement).
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"I didn't do it. And if I did do it, it was years ago, so it doesn't matter".
Oh, but it does matter Nigel. It matters a great deal.
"They're only making these claims now, because I'm leading in the opinion polls".
The claims were reported 13 years ago, Nigel... 🤮
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Oh, but it does matter Nigel. It matters a great deal.
"They're only making these claims now, because I'm leading in the opinion polls".
The claims were reported 13 years ago, Nigel... 🤮
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Nigel Farage's racism denials are dishonest, says ex-classmate
Peter Ettedgui tells the BBC Nigel Farage targeted antisemitic abuse at him when they were teenagers.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"I didn't do it. And if I did do it, it was years ago, so it doesn't matter".
Oh, but it does matter Nigel. It matters a great deal.
"They're only making these claims now, because I'm leading in the opinion polls".
The claims were reported 13 years ago, Nigel... 🤮
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Oh, but it does matter Nigel. It matters a great deal.
"They're only making these claims now, because I'm leading in the opinion polls".
The claims were reported 13 years ago, Nigel... 🤮
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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“Soldiers testify that they have been told to burn down houses they have stayed in by pouring oil on curtains, books and mattresses.”
Read @aloner.bsky.social’s report on the destruction of Gaza’s cities.
Read @aloner.bsky.social’s report on the destruction of Gaza’s cities.
‘The directive was nothing left’: How Gaza’s cities were destroyed
Israel has razed large parts of the Gaza Strip since the war began in October 2023. The evidence points to systemic destruction
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 7:35 AM
“Soldiers testify that they have been told to burn down houses they have stayed in by pouring oil on curtains, books and mattresses.”
Read @aloner.bsky.social’s report on the destruction of Gaza’s cities.
Read @aloner.bsky.social’s report on the destruction of Gaza’s cities.
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Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
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It's important not to normalise spreading germs around. If someone is ill with respiratory symptoms encourage them to self-isolate and not attend in person any work or social events (if they can afford it)... or at the very least wear a mask. Haven't we learnt anything from the pandemic?
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It's important not to normalise spreading germs around. If someone is ill with respiratory symptoms encourage them to self-isolate and not attend in person any work or social events (if they can afford it)... or at the very least wear a mask. Haven't we learnt anything from the pandemic?
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The POTUS is STILL pissed that Ukraine didn’t help him when he wanted dirt on Biden’s kid.
Happy to accept the deaths of thousands of innocents, in order to exact his revenge.
Is this the sort of person the majority of the voting population of America hold up to the world as a role model?
Happy to accept the deaths of thousands of innocents, in order to exact his revenge.
Is this the sort of person the majority of the voting population of America hold up to the world as a role model?
November 24, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The POTUS is STILL pissed that Ukraine didn’t help him when he wanted dirt on Biden’s kid.
Happy to accept the deaths of thousands of innocents, in order to exact his revenge.
Is this the sort of person the majority of the voting population of America hold up to the world as a role model?
Happy to accept the deaths of thousands of innocents, in order to exact his revenge.
Is this the sort of person the majority of the voting population of America hold up to the world as a role model?
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The audio leak of Steve Witkoff advising the Russian side what to do, what to say and how to progress is nothing more but collaboration with Moscow, probably even more. It further confirms what I was writing on Sunday when the US Senators were actively rejected this.
November 26, 2025 at 7:43 AM
The audio leak of Steve Witkoff advising the Russian side what to do, what to say and how to progress is nothing more but collaboration with Moscow, probably even more. It further confirms what I was writing on Sunday when the US Senators were actively rejected this.
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While Trump is ordering the FBI to investigate U.S. Senators over a video reminding military members they don’t have to follow illegal orders, it might be worth noting that “I was only following orders” was rejected as a defense at the Nuremberg Trials.
November 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
While Trump is ordering the FBI to investigate U.S. Senators over a video reminding military members they don’t have to follow illegal orders, it might be worth noting that “I was only following orders” was rejected as a defense at the Nuremberg Trials.
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This is absolutely magnificent!
Listen to the rapturous applause as a student does the job our press and media won’t, and holds Reform UK’s Richard Tice to account over his lies RE his connection to ex-REFUK Wales leader Nathan Gill, recently jailed for 10+ yrs for taking Russian bribes as an MEP.
Listen to the rapturous applause as a student does the job our press and media won’t, and holds Reform UK’s Richard Tice to account over his lies RE his connection to ex-REFUK Wales leader Nathan Gill, recently jailed for 10+ yrs for taking Russian bribes as an MEP.
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
This is absolutely magnificent!
Listen to the rapturous applause as a student does the job our press and media won’t, and holds Reform UK’s Richard Tice to account over his lies RE his connection to ex-REFUK Wales leader Nathan Gill, recently jailed for 10+ yrs for taking Russian bribes as an MEP.
Listen to the rapturous applause as a student does the job our press and media won’t, and holds Reform UK’s Richard Tice to account over his lies RE his connection to ex-REFUK Wales leader Nathan Gill, recently jailed for 10+ yrs for taking Russian bribes as an MEP.
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On Today before 7 a former Trump official claimed without challenge that US spending on Ukraine far outweighs that of Europe (at least contestable) and that Europe was now irrelevant to the peace talks. 30 mins later Steve Rosenberg made clear that Europe’s irrelevance was a Kremlin talking point
November 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
On Today before 7 a former Trump official claimed without challenge that US spending on Ukraine far outweighs that of Europe (at least contestable) and that Europe was now irrelevant to the peace talks. 30 mins later Steve Rosenberg made clear that Europe’s irrelevance was a Kremlin talking point
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Budget Day
The day we perhaps have the least information about the actual budget, compared with the leaks/briefings beforehand and the analysis of the fine print afterwards.
A day of political theatre in the midst of information flows.
The day we perhaps have the least information about the actual budget, compared with the leaks/briefings beforehand and the analysis of the fine print afterwards.
A day of political theatre in the midst of information flows.
November 26, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Budget Day
The day we perhaps have the least information about the actual budget, compared with the leaks/briefings beforehand and the analysis of the fine print afterwards.
A day of political theatre in the midst of information flows.
The day we perhaps have the least information about the actual budget, compared with the leaks/briefings beforehand and the analysis of the fine print afterwards.
A day of political theatre in the midst of information flows.
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“Govt’s propaganda machine is working overtime to perpetuate the false narrative that nature blocks development,” say Wildlife Trusts, with “confected outrage about a fish disco”
The claim that a system to avoid killing fish at Hinkley C is slowing development weak
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
The claim that a system to avoid killing fish at Hinkley C is slowing development weak
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Does ‘fish disco’ show we’re dancing to the wrong tune on regulations?
Hinkley Point C’s fish protections have been criticised as a waste of money but environmental charities said the outrage was manufactured
www.thetimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:56 AM
“Govt’s propaganda machine is working overtime to perpetuate the false narrative that nature blocks development,” say Wildlife Trusts, with “confected outrage about a fish disco”
The claim that a system to avoid killing fish at Hinkley C is slowing development weak
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
The claim that a system to avoid killing fish at Hinkley C is slowing development weak
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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For one thing much attention is being paid to the small number of salmon potentially being saved
Whereas what the system is really for is to stop the deaths of fish that seabirds eat, so depriving them of food - twaite, shad & herring
Whereas what the system is really for is to stop the deaths of fish that seabirds eat, so depriving them of food - twaite, shad & herring
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
For one thing much attention is being paid to the small number of salmon potentially being saved
Whereas what the system is really for is to stop the deaths of fish that seabirds eat, so depriving them of food - twaite, shad & herring
Whereas what the system is really for is to stop the deaths of fish that seabirds eat, so depriving them of food - twaite, shad & herring