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Flipboard News Desk @newsdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 10h

The White House has admitted that Donald Trump's Truth Social post, in which he told Pam Bondi to pursue prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, was intended to be a private message, according to @Independent. The message, which read: "They impeached me twice, and indicted me (5 times!) […]

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Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈 @lazarou.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10h

Seems to me like if you're running for the Peace Prize, you shouldn't be threatening the country giving it out.

If they give in, they make a mockery of the award.

Funnily enough, the term 'Quisling' comes from Norway, and the collaborator Vidkun Quisling […]

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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12h

It's becoming increasingly clear to me that Reflect Orbital's fucking stupid giant mirror satellite, with absolutely NOTHING useful to offer, which will cause countless safety issues, ecological disasters, and destroy the night sky, is going to launch.

A bunch of astronomers and I have sent out […]

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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12h

What can you do? The FCC never opened up a comment period on RO's filing for launch, so there's no official way to protest. They may open it up later? Absolutely no info on that.

DarkSky International is working on a petition to be delivered to RO's misguided investors, I will share that as […]

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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12h

There are already solutions right here on Earth to many of the problems “sunlight as a
service” purports to solve. This approach is simply a reckless and inefficient use of
Earth orbit, a precious and finite resource.

This list of facts was developed by me and a bunch of very concerned […]

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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12h

If the mirrors cannot be stowed between pointings every 4 minutes, they will sweep
across the ground as they move between one target and the next.

At their proposed size, a single RO satellite is orders-of-magnitude too faint to power a
solar panel on the ground, thus many would be required to […]

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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12h

The costs to safety and human health:

Although the ground illumination from the first satellite will be much fainter than the Sun’s, looking at the satellite with binoculars or a telescope could actually damage your eyes, similar to looking at a partial solar eclipse […]

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Havoc BSc MSc @havoc-online.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21h

My hubby brought me a coffee.
I left it to cool a little whilst I browsed Mastdon in bed.
I distinctly remember drinking said coffee. It was there when I got up - undrunk
#adhd

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 7d

I usually make things for people to use at home, but it seems to me that the only purpose of this bowl is to bob and spin in the Gulf.

#ceramics #pottery #nature #water #beach #florida #birds #PeacefulMoments

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Havoc BSc MSc @havoc-online.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23h

#askingfedi can anyone suggest any mens #mh support groups, informal meet up groups in the #sheffield UK area? #askingforafriend

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Havoc BSc MSc @havoc-online.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23h

A friend's young daughter was recently diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder #fnd (thought to be a related to her Guillain Barre diagnosis)
She suffers with pain every day and has other alarming symptoms: Choking. Being unable to swallow. Waking unable to lift her head off the pillow […]

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Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈 @lazarou.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

The Bank of England is saying it's a bubble, it will burst and to watch out for it.

Could they tell UKGOV that? They seem to think all this promise of investment for data centres is going to be honoured […]

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Christine Burns MBE 🏳️‍⚧️📚⧖ @christineburns.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 1d

If you’re a pound shop politician desperately angling for populist clout by claiming you’ve seen no white faces in some place you visited then I have some advice: If that’s truly what you’ve observed then it’s not evidence that BME migrants don’t “integrate”. It’s evidence that the whites won’t […]

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 1d

I went to Gosh comics today and painted the window. Just in time for the release and launch party for Physics For Cats. Come along and get a book signed tomorrow (Thursday) 7-9pm!
pic 1. In progress (from inside)
pic 2. The complete window, just waiting for the books.
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Cartoon cats and science machinery painted on a window.

Cartoon cats and science machinery painted on a window of a comic shop. The text reads 'Physics for Cats: Science cartoons by Tom Gauld"

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Havoc BSc MSc @havoc-online.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

@nazgul 👆 UK residents be warned.
Our experience of "health insurance" does not prepare us for reality if we move to a paid system. Currently UK health insurance is a perk to jump waiting lists and the NHS is there to pick up when insurance doesn’t quite cover everything or when things go wrong […]

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Kee Hinckley @nazgul.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 1d

I know non-U.S.ians know that U.S. healthcare is insanely expensive. But it occurs to me that the term "health insurance" is probably masking just how insane. Because our health insurance, unless you work for a company with a good program, does not actually pay for most of my health.

I pay […]

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1d

On the one hand, medical science is beginning to get a handle on the very complex physiological basis of this disease. On the other hand, we can expect the greatest medical scandal (so far) of the 21st Century – the mass mistreatment and neglect of ME/CFS sufferers – to continue.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1d

Like the Tories, the Labour government is trying to drive down the number of people who qualify for disability benefits by insisting there has been an epidemic of “overdiagnosis”: a favourite theme of the BBC and the junktanks of Tufton Street. Never mind the science: what outcome do we want?

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Havoc BSc MSc @havoc-online.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

If this is Green populism I'm all for it
#greenparty #gpew #taxtherich
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0008zwg/party-political-broadcasts-green-party

Party Political Broadcasts: Green Party

Party political broadcasts by the Green Party.

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Rob Bryher @robbryher.bsky.social · 3d

join.greenparty.org.uk

Join the Green Party

Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.

join.greenparty.org.uk

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Havoc BSc MSc @havoc-online.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

FFS BBC 6 O'clock news! Man walks down street, man drives car down street. There is SOOOOOOOO much going on in the world and you lead with Jilly Cooper and THIS. 🤬🤬🤬🤬

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Piotr Walicki 📸 🦅 @zvrt.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 4d

Landing gear out. Touchdown! Bearded tit ♂️ (Panurus biarmicus, 🇩🇪 Bartmeise, 🇵🇱 wąsatka).

#birds #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #nature #naturephotography #vogelflausch #ptaki

The photo shows a male bearded tit in a close-up view from the front, with its legs stretched forward as it prepares to land on two parallel reed stalks. The bird is surrounded by reeds.

This photo shows a close-up view of a male bearded tit perched between two parallel reed stalks, surrounded by reeds.

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Cognissart @cognissart.mastodon.art.ap.brid.gy · 4d

I'm like a bus here - don't see me for weeks and then I post twice in a day 😉
I've been "stuck" with this piece, which needs to be handed in, framed, for a gallery exhibition on 22nd Oct 🤯 It's a collaboration and I didn’t want to mess it up! I have made a […]

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A collage of 4 detail imaged of a linocut of a dry stone wall, on fabric with stitched embellishment depicting grass and lichen

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Greg Fisher @theflyingartist.bsky.social · 6d

Portal 📷
#photography #journal #forestfriday #scape #nature #EastCoastKin

On a woodland trail, autumn, there are several large beech trees on the left and a birch on the right. The trunks and branches of the trees seem to form a circle ahead. Wales, UK.

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Gwyn Ciesla @gwync.mastodon.coffee.ap.brid.gy · 5d

IN THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES, WE NEED TO
AGREE UPON CERTAIN RULES AND ACTIONS FOR
OUR OWN SAFETY AND WELL BEING, WHETHER
YOU'RE INVOLVED WITH THE MOVEMENT OR
NOT.
As of now
I Protect targeted people and make
sure they don't disappear.
2 Hide targeted people and make sure
they are informed.
3 Deliver no usable information to any
official person.
4 Offer no help or facilitation to any
official person.
5 Surround yourself with trusted people
who feel the same.

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