jeanbirdthomas.bsky.social
@jeanbirdthomas.bsky.social
Birder from West Sussex.
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I knew Tory ministers could be cruel, unfeeling bastards. But the insouciance, even mockery, by Labour ministers towards people convicted of no crime, who are at imminent risk of death as a result of an unconscionable period on remand is on another level altogether. They are revelling in it.
January 7, 2026 at 8:14 AM
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Thank you for the clarity you bring, inspirational @chrischirp.bsky.social
"Sometimes it feels overwhelming. But I also can’t simply stand by when it feels like we’ve been catapulted back into the 1930s."
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
Personal reflections on a Trumpian 2025
The implications of a year in Trump's new America and why I started tracking Trump - and why I'm not stopping.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Sweden has declared Snowy Owl nationally extinct, marking the first official loss of a bird species in the country for two decades:
Snowy Owl declared extinct in Sweden after decade without breeding
Sweden has declared Snowy Owl nationally extinct after no breeding records since 2015. Climate change, declining prey and shifting ecosystems are believed to have driven the iconic Arctic owl from the country.
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December 29, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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Thanks Blll. This incident has been a nightmare. And before we have even sorted this out we have the containers in West Sussex!
December 14, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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39 geese and one pigeon, shot & then dumped on a road in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.

Many of them had had their breasts cut off prior to being dumped.

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40 shot birds dumped on road in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Thirty-nine geese and one pigeon have been found shot and dumped, literally on the road, in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, according to an article in the Eastern Daily Press (EDP) posted on 10 December 2…
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December 12, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Breaking down some of the anti Vax stuff going at the CDC *before* this week's ACIP meeting on childhood vaccines.

Notably their "finding" on COVID vaccines and children and a recent appointment...

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Why the FDA memo on COVID vaccine risk is nothing to worry about
YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel
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December 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I’ve mulled over posting this for months now. But yesterday it came to a head. And I’m aware that the people who need to see it will either not be here, or will suggest that I’m lying.

I live near an asylum hotel. The reason I didn’t post earlier is that I didn’t want to raise undue attention
August 17, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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I’ve mulled over posting this for months now. But yesterday it came to a head. And I’m aware that the people who need to see it will either not be here, or will suggest that I’m lying.

I live near an asylum hotel. The reason I didn’t post earlier is that I didn’t want to raise undue attention
August 16, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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As we wake up to the news of another 200 Palestinians (minimum) killed by Israeli air strikes in a clear end to the ceasefire…

Take note of this statement via The Guardian:
March 18, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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@billbrowder.bsky.social talking sense as always. Sounds like European Foreign Ministers largely agree with him on Russia's frozen assets. Give them to Ukraine. All of them. @mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk

youtu.be/Z_xV1nf44RA?...
Bill Browder explains what can be done so Ukraine can 'fight another day' | LBC
YouTube video by LBC
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February 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Why?
The UK Government has said that it has "no plans to ban driven grouse shooting" after a petition on the subject surged towards 50,000 signatures:
Labour government has 'no plans' to ban driven grouse shooting
The UK Government has said that it has
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January 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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The UK Government has said that it has "no plans to ban driven grouse shooting" after a petition on the subject surged towards 50,000 signatures:
Labour government has 'no plans' to ban driven grouse shooting
The UK Government has said that it has
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January 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM