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✨ New citizen science project on Zooniverse! Help uncover Earth's magnetic shield in space! Space Umbrella is a new project that explores Earth's protective magnetic field, called the magnetosphere.

Join the umbrella squad: www.zooniverse.org/projects/vic...

@swri.org @jhuapl.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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A newly fledged peregrine falcon looking all majestic.
Clare Valley, South Australia.
January 12, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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This is the accurate headline
Trump administration unleashes torrent of untruths after woman shot dead by ICE
Victim-blaming began almost as soon as Renee Nicole Good was killed – we examine the claims and the reality
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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Yesterday I posted my last ever Tweet and called on the Government to do the same.

Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.

www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
It is time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter
Grok is just one of many reasons why Westminster should finally get off the website.
www.politicshome.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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Just so you’re aware, Grok is accepting requests from men to nudify the corpse of Renee Good, the woman murdered by ICE in Minneapolis.

That is what men are doing and Elon Musk’s AI provides the tool to do it instantly and anonymously.

This is where we are, this is how fucked things are.
January 8, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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Trump has withdrawn the US from global climate treaties.

Surprise, surprise his lapdogs in Reform want the UK to follow suit.

But the facts won't change: the world is getting hotter, and clean energy was 90% of new power in 2025.

Reform follow Trump; we'll follow the science.
January 9, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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Parents & anyone else up early on Christmas morning: there’s a bright pass of the International Space Station over the UK, just after 6.15.

Well, I say it’s the ISS. Could be Santa heading home…

Exact timings for where you are at www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary....
ISS - Visible Passes
Satellite predictions and other astronomical data customised for your location.
www.heavens-above.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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LOL (but accurate) ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxRB...
Honest Government Ad | Social Media Ban
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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As Israel have been allowed to compete in Eurovision 2026, the UK must follow in the footsteps of Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands and boycott the competition.

The world's largest live music event cannot be used to whitewash Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza.
December 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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There’s friends, best friends, and then there’s the mutualistic relationship between the hornbill and the mongoose. See this peculiar pair in action in this week’s Surprising Science 🐾🪽
November 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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We need to ensure our elected officials are acting on the best intelligence when it comes to tackling the climate crisis . It's why I'm opening the National Emergency Briefing on 27 November , ensure your MP is attending at nebriefing.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Social media “pets” fueling the stealing and trading of African greys. Warning - this is disturbing.

It reminds me of slavery in the 18th and 19th centuries. The cruelty to these birds is unacceptable

Every idiot who makes money pimping them on social media should be charged.
TikTok Is Obsessed With Talking Parrots. It's Fueling a Global Black Market
A yearlong investigation into the African-grey trade reveals poachers, egg smugglers, wealthy businessmen — and multitudes who want a talking bird
www.rollingstone.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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"My work with AI is exponentially accelerating the destruction of the 🌎, but once a month, I go camping to reconnect w my own humanity thru nature. I also bike to & from the office, which definitely offsets all the other environmental destruction I work tirelessly to enact from sunup to sundown.."
I Work For an Evil Company, but Outside Work, I’m Actually a Really Good Person
I love my job. I make a great salary, there’s a clear path to promotion, and a never-ending supply of cold brew in the office. And even though my j...
www.mcsweeneys.net
November 20, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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What's missing from the immigration debate - apart from any shred of compassion or decency - is the fact that Brexit ended the system which enabled returns to other countries in Europe.
Along with lack of safe routes, Brexit is the biggest driver of small boat crossings.
Please remind the Brexiteers
November 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Found an unexpected house guest this winter? 🦋🏠

Five butterfly species spend the winter as adults in the UK: the Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock and Red Admiral.

See our advice for what to do if you find an overwintering butterfly 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blo...
November 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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"The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy."
Defend the BBC before it’s gone – an open letter
The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Faith schools in the UK are a problem. As @profaliceroberts.bsky.social says here, every child deserves the chance to explore the world through evidence and reason. But the divisive and discriminatory nature of faith schools is failing thousands of children. 🧵

www.justgiving.com/page/nofaith...
November 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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From a couple of years ago ...
a kangaroo trying to hide from me in the long grass.
Near Quorn, South Australia.
November 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Galahs at the dam. Full of mischief 😄
November 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Here's your reminder to look out for hedgehogs this Bonfire Night.

Stacks of logs and leaves look real inviting to hedgehogs searching for places to hibernate. Remember to check your bonfires before lighting them!
November 5, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska wins the Australian 2025 Prime Minister's Prize for Science

- including for her work showing that Covid is Airborne
- not that hardly anyone behaves like it is

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
2025 Prime Minister's Prize for Science
Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.
www.abc.net.au
November 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM