Amongst those arrested in London for peacefully protesting the genocide in Gaza is this blind person in a wheelchair.

Staggeringly embarrassing and shaming for Starmer.

“Shame on you!” being shouted by the crowd.

(🎥 Defend Our Juries)

When excellent MPs stand up for what’s right and then get suspended by their party we should be very worried. Chris Hinchliff has been a staunch defender of nature and is far closer to the public view than the prime minster. Such arrogance 😡. Great quote here from Craig Bennett, agree 💯 .

Yesterday’s amendments to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill are a small step in the right direction but there are fundamental flaws at its heart, which still amount to environmental regression and #CashToTrash

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Oh yes ! Thank you @hennige.bsky.social for this satisfyingly stretched #FoxOfTheDay

A real pleasure to join Martin Simpson on the 'Folk on Foot' podcast , walking through the woods near my home in the New Forest . Goshawks , poodles and my favourite tree . . . listen now at chrispackh.am/folkonfoot

" I know I can’t “win” #foxoftheday with this, but loved watching him and his brother playing together yesterday in a garden in Putney "

It's not all about the photos @georgeg78.bsky.social , it's about the animal and our love for them ! Thank you for this #FoxOfTheDay !

Hello ! Thank you to @georgerossini_images for today's #FoxOfTheDay - top work !

The black market trade in rhino horns is driving the species to near extinction. Now, scientists at a rhino orphanage in the Bushveld of South Africa are trying to protect them from poaching in a rather surprising way. @johnyangtv.bsky.social reports.

“This is my duty…reporting the suffering of a people that I am living amidst, suffering that I am experiencing myself.”

– Reporter Anas al-Sharif in what would become his final interview with us just weeks before being killed by Israeli forces in Gaza.

Full report ⤵️
youtu.be/YeQD6spHyEU

Al Jazeera Media Network condemns the targeted assassination of its correspondents Anas Al Sharif and Mohammeel Qraiqea, along with photographers Ibrahim Al Thaher, and Mohamed Nofal, by Israeli forces.

#JournalismIsNotACrime

A small drawing of a European badger climbing a log. There are red poppies in the background. The drawing is on buff coloured paper. The black-and-white striped badger is a well known species in the UK. It is our largest land predator feeding on small mammals, birds' eggs, worms, fruit and plants. An original art work Colour pencil and mixed media on acid free toned artist paper 5 by 7 inches (12.7 by 17.8 cm). Sold unframed

The black-and-white striped badger is a well known species in the UK. It is our largest land predator feeding on small mammals, birds' eggs, worms, fruit and plants.
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A small drawing of a wren bird sitting on a branch with a background of lavender. The wren is easily recognised by its small, round, plump shape and its distinctive small chestnut-coloured tail which is almost continuously cocked up. An adult wren weighs about the same as a £1 coin. They are one of the lightest birds found in Britain. An original art work Colour pencil and mixed media on acid free toned artist paper 5 by 7 inches (12.7 by 17.8 cm). Sold unframed

An adult wren weighs about the same as a £1 coin. They are one of the lightest birds found in Britain.
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#birds 🦉 #OriginalArt #Drawing #Artwork #TraditionalArtist #ArtFromScotland #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #bsnm

A colour drawing of a giraffe on buff paper with a little arid landscape with trees in the background. Giraffes are found in the dry savannahs of Africa, where they roam among the open plains and woodlands. Well known for their long necks, these gentle giants are the world s tallest living land animals. An adult male can grow to around 5.5m An original art work Colour pencil and mixed media on acid free toned artist paper 5 by 7 inches (12.7 by 17.8 cm). This is a standard photo size in the UK and USA and should be easy to DIY frame. Sold unframed

Giraffes are the world's tallest living land animals. They are found in the dry savannahs of Africa.
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#Petition

A small drawing of a Great White Egret bird standing in water with long grasses. A white heron like bird with black feet and legs and a yellow beak. The drawing is on light blue pastel paper. What was once a very rare bird in Britain and Ireland, the Great White Egret can now be seen throughout the year, often in association with other herons. An original art work Colour pencil and mixed media on acid free toned artist paper 5 by 7 inches (12.7 by 17.8 cm). Sold unframed

What was once a very rare bird in Britain and Ireland, the Great White Egret can now be seen throughout the year, often in association with other herons.
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A small colour drawing of an otter swimming around in a circle, there are bubbles and plants in the water. The drawing is on blue paper. The sinuous otter is an excellent swimmer and can be seen hunting in wetlands, rivers and along the coast of the west coast of Scotland. The Isle of Skye is a special place for them. An original art work Colour pencil and mixed media on acid free toned artist paper 5 by 7 inches (12.7 by 17.8 cm). Sold unframed

The sinuous otter is an excellent swimmer and can be seen hunting in wetlands, rivers and along the coast of the west coast of Scotland.
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Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

🚨 Sources close to the DC mayor and police say, Trump will deploy 1,000 National Guard troops into D.C. tomorrow/Monday.

• For context, Los Angeles is 502.7 square miles, and he deployed 4,000 troops there.

• Washington, D.C. is only 68.3 square miles.

This is what cities under siege look like.

If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages

A coleus leaf with a green stem and outline, a dark purple outer colour and vivid pink centre

These coleus grew really easily from seed 🌱

So many butterflies on the buddleia. There was a hummingbird hawk moth too but I scared it off 🌱

Them: Some people don’t like owls.

Me: Who?

#trumpisaNationalDisgrace

Front Page of the Day:

He will not be deterred.

#ReleaseThe_EPSTEIN_Files

🚨 The woman on the ground, who is arrested, posted this 2 hours ago. I captured her message and will have it in the following post.

Today, Los Angeles Music Festival, MacArthur Park 🇲🇽💙🇺🇸

📌 Mr. Howell needs to be made famous. Maybe he was not listening, but we are.
🚨 NO! Being forced to march in 110 degrees for 2 hours in Eloy, AZ, by prison guards is NOT okay.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Saturday flatly rejected the idea that Ukraine could cede land to Russia after President Trump suggested that a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia could include “some swapping of territories.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/w...

‘Can you tell us how he died?’: Mohamed Salah criticises Uefa over tribute to ‘Palestinian Pelé’ Footballer Suleiman al-Obeid, was killed in an Israeli attack in southern Gaza last week, according to the Palestine Football Association Mohamed Salah has criticised Uefa for failing to state how a footballer known as the “Palestinian Pelé” died in a tribute it posted. Suleiman al-Obeid, 41, was killed on Wednesday in southern Gaza when Israeli forces attacked civilians waiting for humanitarian aid, the Palestine Football Association (PFA) said. Continue reading...

‘Can you tell us how he died?’: Mohamed Salah criticises Uefa over tribute to ‘Palestinian Pelé’