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Tycjan Chmiel
@tycjanc.bsky.social
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Cat slave and Swift landlord based in Szczecin, Poland, one of Europe’s largest population of White-tailed Sea Eagles 🦅 Keen on (urban) wildlife, active travel and Pogoń Szczecin.
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Good morning, all! 😺 As the sun is fighting its way over the horizon on another dull day here, please take a second or two to imagine the sunshine of a few days back and say hello to my friend the Willow in the park who’s looking resplendent in their winter outfit #ThickTrunkTuesday
A tall White Willow stands on a frosty green meadow, its soft, twiggy branches catching the morning sun against a clear blue sky. The tree’s wide, graceful shape gives it a calm, welcoming presence at the edge of the quiet woodland.
December 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Christmas Market at the Castle of the Pomeranian Dukes in #Szczecin, Poland. Performances, and lots of local foods and products, from cheeses to honey and proper mulled wine round a roaring fire 😺
A lively Christmas market set in a castle courtyard at night, with warm fairy lights draped across the old buildings. People wander between stalls on the wet cobblestones, and a small open fire glows in the foreground where a boy stands warming his hands. Colourful lights on trees and façades add a festive sparkle to the scene.
December 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Pumpkin! Do you mind? There’s some very serious business going on! 😹 #GinjaBoiz
A ginger and white tabby cat is lying upside down on top of a large white plastic brewing bucket with colorful "BA”labels (for BrowAmator - BrewAmateur) and a tap at the bottom.
December 7, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
Trump's National Security Strategy - interfere with democratic Europe and trade without judgement or principles with the rest of the world
#Security #Geopolitics #Democracy
December 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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sarahcalvert.bsky.social
This is the 5th account this creep has set up to stalk me. Totally creepy behaviour. Please report and block and let's keep Bluesky a safe place for women on social media.
December 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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tycjanc.bsky.social
As Święty Mikołaj (St Nicholas) has been busy delivering small gifts to good Polish children overnight, here’s a special 6 December #PostboxSaturday from Bydgoszcz, where kids can drop off their letters on the square 😺
A brightly lit, oversized festive post box glowing in red and white on a winter evening in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The front features a cheerful cartoon Santa reading children’s letters, surrounded by stacks of envelopes. The decoration is trimmed with twinkling lights and star shapes, giving it a warm, Christmassy feel. A side view of the illuminated Christmas post box in Bydgoszcz, covered in red and white lights with glowing star decorations. A young child, bundled up in winter clothes, reaches towards the Santa illustration while an adult stands close by. Historic buildings and soft street lighting create a cosy festive atmosphere in the background.
December 6, 2025 at 12:04 PM
tycjanc.bsky.social
As Święty Mikołaj (St Nicholas) has been busy delivering small gifts to good Polish children overnight, here’s a special 6 December #PostboxSaturday from Bydgoszcz, where kids can drop off their letters on the square 😺
A brightly lit, oversized festive post box glowing in red and white on a winter evening in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The front features a cheerful cartoon Santa reading children’s letters, surrounded by stacks of envelopes. The decoration is trimmed with twinkling lights and star shapes, giving it a warm, Christmassy feel. A side view of the illuminated Christmas post box in Bydgoszcz, covered in red and white lights with glowing star decorations. A young child, bundled up in winter clothes, reaches towards the Santa illustration while an adult stands close by. Historic buildings and soft street lighting create a cosy festive atmosphere in the background.
December 6, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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kinglucythe1st.bsky.social
I eat twice a day so I am doing much better than many people. Pls give to your local foodbank if you possibly can. Many people are literally starving.
trusselluk.bsky.social Trussell @trusselluk.bsky.social · 3d
‘I thought, let’s just drink water this week. I know I can survive a few days without food.’

No one should be left in a situation like this. But this winter thousands of people will be driven to the doors of food banks.
December 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Don’t you love it when their little paws are tucked in like this? 😻#GinjaBoiz
A close-up photo of a ginger tabby cat with white markings on its chest and paws, lying on a soft cream-coloured blanket. The cat is facing slightly to the left, with relaxed ears, bright round eyes, and a calm, gentle expression. A dark sofa and a striped cushion are blurred in the background.
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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ruthtingay.bsky.social
If anybody has any insight about why the UK supported the proposal to downlist the Peregrine, I’d love to hear it.
December 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Don’t you love it when their little paws are tucked in like this? 😻#GinjaBoiz
A close-up photo of a ginger tabby cat with white markings on its chest and paws, lying on a soft cream-coloured blanket. The cat is facing slightly to the left, with relaxed ears, bright round eyes, and a calm, gentle expression. A dark sofa and a striped cushion are blurred in the background.
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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A beautiful sunrise - one of the advantages of the winter is that I’m up to see them (and another is that the sun conveniently rises right in front of my window, unlike in summer) 😺 #Szczecin
A vivid sunrise sky filled with fiery orange and pink clouds, interspersed with patches of purple and grey. The dark silhouette of leafless trees stretches across the bottom of the picture, with the pointed spires of churches rising above them. The contrast between the glowing sky and the dark foreground creates a dramatic, atmospheric scene.
December 4, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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Check out this mega Birch tree at the seaside resort of Świnoujście. Nice to see they built the footpath and bike lanes either side of it 😺 #ThickTrunkTuesday
A late-autumn street scene shows a paved pedestrian path and a separate reddish bike lane curving around a large tree with multiple trunks leaning over the paths. The ground is covered with fallen brown leaves, and the trees in the background are mostly bare against a grey sky. Beside the tree, a black-and-yellow striped road marker warns cyclists and pedestrians of the obstacle, while a car approaches on the road alongside and two people stroll in the distance.
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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The weather today’s a lot nicer than it was when I took these pictures at a very murky and nippy Świnoujście on Poland’s Baltic coast 😺 #ManholeCoverMonday
A round, metal manhole cover set in light grey paving stones. The cover is dark brown with a pattern of small, repeating cross-shaped cut-outs. At the top, there is the coat of arms of Świnoujście featuring a stylised eagle, with the city name “ŚWINOUJŚCIE” above it. Various manufacturer markings and the word “REXESS²” appear around the surface. A view along a wide, pale grey tiled promenade bordered by tall, autumnal trees. In the foreground, a round metal manhole cover with the Świnoujście coat of arms sits set into the paving. Beyond it, the promenade leads straight ahead towards the sand dunes and beach, with a narrow path rising gently between the trees. A tall signpost and a streetlamp stand on the right side of the path, while the surrounding vegetation is sparse and wintery.
December 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
1 December 1882 | A Pole, Marian Krysiewicz, was born in Poznań. An accountant.

In #Auschwitz from 14 May 1942.
No. 35497
He perished in the camp on 22 May 1942.
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"Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
November 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Greetings from the Christmas Market in Bydgoszcz, Poland 😺
A brightly lit Christmas market at night, featuring a large illuminated candy-cane decoration with a gold bow in the foreground. Behind it stands a tall, multi-storey Christmas pyramid decorated with lights, figures, and spinning blades at the top. Wooden stalls trimmed with garlands and fairy lights surround the scene, with people in winter clothing gathered to chat and buy food and drinks. The background shows historic buildings under the dark sky.
November 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Arrived a bit early for a family dinner at the Pod Orłem (Eagle) Hotel, Bydgoszcz. Nice to see they’re getting into the Christmas Spirit! Christmas Market later!
A warmly lit restaurant interior with high ceilings, Art Deco-style light fixtures, and red accent lighting. A long wooden dining table is set with glasses, plates, cutlery, and salt and pepper grinders. In the middle distance stands a decorated Christmas tree with lights next to a grand piano. Soft upholstered chairs and additional tables fill the background.
November 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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watershed-i.bsky.social
8,000 illegal waste sites
13 million tons of rubbish
No controls on waste dumped sometimes near rivers + in floodplains
Burning of waste
Little or no policing

How criminal dumping of waste became the 'new narcotics'

Our latest article, out now:

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
At least 8,000 illegal waste sites in UK, research suggests
Exclusive: Concerns over impact on health and environment, as well as £1.63bn in avoided landfill tax
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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watershed-i.bsky.social
Water reserves drying up in face of climate change.

Our latest article, out now:

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Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
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November 29, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Common oak galls en masse laying on the woodland floor.
November 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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leanahosea.bsky.social
In addition to the questionable wisdom of spraying PFAS on food crops, organisations like @paneurope.bsky.social highlight, many PFAS pesticides break down into TFA, a forever chemical German authorities class as reprotoxic - harmful to fertility + child development - which can get into groundwater.
fidrango.bsky.social Fidra @fidrango.bsky.social · 11d
Sweden is re-evaluating 38 PFAS pesticides over links to TFA

#TFA is a short-chain #PFAS contaminating water sources 🌊

Earlier this year, Denmark banned several pesticides tied to TFA. The UK has yet to take any action on #PFASpesticides 🌱

swedenherald.com/article/pfas...
PFAS agents in Swedish agriculture are being re-examined | Sweden Herald
The use of plant protection products containing PFAS is now to be re-examined
swedenherald.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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watershed-i.bsky.social
So many existing oil + gas licenses, pipelines, wells are sited in Marine 'Protected' Areas, as shown on our Watershed Pollution Map. The pollution risks + risks to wildlife if existing licences are expanded are likely to be huge:

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Our Watershed Pollution Map filtered to show existing oil and gas licenses, wells, pipelines and how they cross with Marine Protected Areas.
November 27, 2025 at 11:06 AM
tycjanc.bsky.social
Pumpkin always wants to ‘help’ me work in the study and has an interesting technique for doing so! (This is especially for the Doubting Thomases, yes you @deesidesparrow.bsky.social 😹) #GinjaBoiz
November 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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britmycolsoc.org.uk
If you are a field mycologist, fungal biology researcher, or mycology student, join our free webinar on 11 December to hear how publishing your work with BMS journals can support both your career & the global mycology community. 👉 Register now: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/mycology_pub...
Cover images from the four BMS journals with the text "Mycology Publishing: Fungal Biology, Fungal Biology Reviews, Fungal Ecology & Field Mycology - making BMS journals work for you." Webinar:11 December 4-5pm GMT
November 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Went for a stroll around Lake Głębokie, which is popular as a city bathing spot (the Polar Bear Club was out in force!) The lake is surrounded by mixed forest and includes several Natural Monuments, including this huge Oak (more info in ALT text). #ThickTrunkTuesday
A monumental oak from the “British Oaks” group in Szczecin’s Głębokie Forest Park, a large mixed woodland around Lake Głębokie. These protected natural-monument trees were named in honour of the British Repatriation Mission, which operated nearby between 1945 and 1947. After WWII, the newly-Polish city of Szczecin became a major transit point for huge population movements. The BPM worked with Polish authorities to move displaced people to and from the British occupation zone in Germany. Hundreds of thousands of mainly German but also Polish citizens passed through the city during this process. The “British Oaks” in Głębokie Forest Park were named to commemorate that mission, linking the park’s natural heritage with this complex post-war history.
November 25, 2025 at 7:42 AM