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EagleOwl @eagleowlsheila.bsky.social · 2h

Norfolk sunrise at RSPB Snettisham yesterday. The high tides this weekend are creating the "spectacular", as huge flocks of waders are forced off the mudflats. What an experience!

The sun rises in an orange sky over a water-filled gravel pit.

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EagleOwl @eagleowlsheila.bsky.social · 2h

Wow.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 12h

After pointing out that she's an immigrant Joanna Lumley asks why we don't fix the problems that create asylum seekers and address climate change

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Martin George @jannerbirder.bsky.social · 3h

“If you've ever felt calmer after a walk in the park or a stroll through the woods, it's not your imagination - it's biology.”

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Wild about nature: Four health benefits of the outdoors

Spending just 20 minutes in nature can lower blood pressure, heart rate and stress levels.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Paula Cooper @iceniphoto.bsky.social · 3d

Sunset st Snettisham

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EagleOwl @eagleowlsheila.bsky.social · 12h

Actually I love the cure idea! But don't put ideas in his head...

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EagleOwl @eagleowlsheila.bsky.social · 14h

Wait till u see his comment about the circumcision/autism "link". You will need a padded desk and a crash helmet...

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EagleOwl @eagleowlsheila.bsky.social · 14h

This is quite the plot twist...

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 1d

Palestinians will feel understandable relief. The West should feel nothing but shame. Gaza has been obliterated. The territory rendered uninhabitable. Tens of thousands murdered in cold blood. The entire population subjected to starvation tactics. And now, colonial subjugation under Trump and Blair

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EagleOwl @eagleowlsheila.bsky.social · 1d

Seems to cover it. And fucking unbelievable they're getting away with it.

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 1d

Running out of words to describe what’s happening in America.

How about fucking outrageous.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s video of the incident

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 2d

The social care system is not fit for purpose. Many people can't access the care and support they need and others are left facing catastrophic costs. Our new long read outlines the six key issues and the options cited to tackle them. https://bit.ly/3VPOdH3

Fixing Social Care: The Six Key Problems And How To Tackle Them

Different people have different opinions about what’s ‘wrong’ with social care and how to fix it. This long read outlines the six key issues and the options cited to tackle them.

www.kingsfund.org.uk

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 1d

This is devastating but hard to think of more important journalism. 18,457 children have been killed in Gaza (many more not accounted for). Here, The Guardian prints their names and beautiful faces and tells us what they were like before Israel stole their lives. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

www.theguardian.com

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 1d

Columbia cancelled my class on race and media, and Washington Post fired me for speaking about race..

But I’m teaching (again) and speaking anyway.

Behind the scenes of rehearsal for the Fall cohort of Race, Media and International Affairs.

600+ students this fall.

We move! ✊🏾

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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EagleOwl @eagleowlsheila.bsky.social · 1d

I've suspected for a while that Badenoch is playing it for laughs now while not actually realising that...

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EagleOwl @eagleowlsheila.bsky.social · 1d

If you're looking for storage I can de-recommend Space Station before the stuff even arrives there. Two attempts now to send a contract including their massively over-priced insurance despite knowing from the outset it wasn't included. Buyer beware!

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Lewes LibDems @leweslibdems.bsky.social · 1d

It’s tomorrow. The Newhaven South by-election. Vote Sarah Hale for a strong local voice who listens, takes action, and gets things done. Vote LibDem, vote Sarah.

Sarah Hale, with short hair, wearing a blue top, denim jacket and a chunky necklace, stands in a busy Newhaven street. She is smiling at the camera.

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EagleOwl @eagleowlsheila.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you for doing the research work and caring enough to bring this awful situation to light.

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Museum of Homelessness @ourmoh.bsky.social · 2d

With heavy hearts we release our findings of our annual investigation into the deaths of people experiencing homelessness in 2024.
Read more on our site here:

museumofhomelessness.org/news/new-res...

Our investigation finds that 1611 people experiencing homelessness died in 2024 - a 9% increase on the previous year. — Museum of Homelessness

We are devastated to share our latest research into the deaths of those who die. It has revealed the continued impact at the sharpest edge of the homelessness crisis, as the Labour Government has fail...

museumofhomelessness.org

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 2d

ME/CFS is a devastating condition that has long been denied, dismissed, psychologised and underdiagnosed. Research is at last starting to catch up with it, with glimmers of hope for those who have been left untreated for so long.
There's a huge BUT coming ...🧵
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Scientists develop first ‘accurate blood test’ to detect chronic fatigue syndrome

Research could offer hope for ME patients – but some experts urge caution and say more studies needed

www.theguardian.com

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 2d

Excellent letter from the Bishop of Birmingham to Robert Jenrick.

At a time when so many other voices have been silent, the bishops have been admirably outspoken against attempts to stir up division.

The churches do a lot of community cohesion work & do not want to see this trashed for party gain.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 2d

The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth

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EagleOwl @eagleowlsheila.bsky.social · 3d

Me too! Definitely the right approach imv.

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EagleOwl @eagleowlsheila.bsky.social · 3d

Wet wipes are invaluable for carers. It's flushing them that's the main problem...

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