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Grey green lichen on a branch oh Hawthorn with deep red hawthorn berries and some yellow/green leaves against a dark background

Lichens on Hawthorn. Taken in Hoccombe Combe, Exmoor

#Exmoor #Photography #Nature

Out along the Barle early this morning.
Photos by Andy Savin.
#Exmoor

Good night from Exmoor ✨

Last nights Strawberry Moon rise over Conygar tower and the Belinda Bee.
Photo by Nev Rimes.

Don't believe what the UK media is telling you about the Runcorn and Helsby by-election: www.cheryl-morgan.co...

Why is anyone still listening to Tony Blair?

West Lothian woman carried out shocking campaign of abuse against four children Nicola Murray sexually assaulted two victims by forcing her tongue into their mouths and freely talked about her sex life to another child including describing the size of her lover’s penis

A gender critical activist turns out to be a pedophile who physically and sexually abused four children.

www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...

The Gist: Trans rights are Data rights A UK court has made a decision defining genders which has put it at odds with a less noticed, more important, decision from the CJEU. This is the Gist.

Looks like we're facing a head-on collision with EU law in respect of Wes Streeting's ideological opposition to the legitimacy of trans existence. www.thegist.ie/the-gist-tra...

A message for those men who want to support the #trans community but are worried about the backlash

The Supreme Court ignored trans voices. I’m ashamed of what our law has become | Good Law Project The Supreme Court’s decision to exclude trans voices has harmed trans people – and harmed the fairness of their ruling.

In this piece, which I am proud of and I stand by every word, I make two serious criticisms of the procedure that the Supreme Court adopted.
goodlawproject.org/the-supreme-...

Thank you to everyone who has replied to this or shared it - so many people dismissed - I am happy to see the happiness of those who now know more about who they are

Did the White House just admit to market manipulation?

A while ago a lovely German man appeared at our church. He came a few times to look around during our Saturday opening hours, before asking if the piano abandoned in the corner worked.

I told him it was horrendously out of tune, and the cathedral piano tuner had deemed it not worth sorting out.

VIP lane: Arrest in fraud investigation | Good Law Project Good Law Project can reveal that two people involved with VIP lane firm Luxe Lifestyle are under investigation for tax evasion relating to a £25.7m contract for useless PPE.

💣 NEW 💣

Today, we can reveal that the director of Luxe Lifestyle – a firm that bagged a £25.7m PPE contract during Covid, when it had zero employees and a huge debt – has been arrested. We’ve been pushing for this for five years.
goodlawproject.org/vip-lane-arr...

Health secretary keeps taking donations linked to private health | Good Law Project Wes Streeting has bagged another £58,000 from sources connected to the private health sector since taking over at the health department. But what do his backers expect in return?

🚨NEW🚨

Wes Streeting has bagged another £58,000 from sources connected to the private health sector since taking over at the health department.

👀 But what do his backers expect in return?
goodlawproject.org/health-secre...

How did two short-eared owls end up getting shot on a grouse moor in the Yorkshire Dales ? Thanks to @rspbinvestigations.bsky.social quick thinking Investigation teams , we know . . .

Why Marine Le Pen should be allowed to run for president Punish the offender without also punishing French democracy

Good grief, can we desist with this nonsense. Barring convicted criminals from holding office - especially criminals convicted of abuses of power - is just basic civic sense. The option of not stealing taxpayers' money was right there. www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

Showing the accessibility settings for alt text in bluesky with two options: Require alt text before posting Display larger alt text badges Both are checked

As Bluesky has grown, I've seen a lot of backsliding on alt text. Please try to be considerate to others and include alt text with all of your images. It helps everyone. Indeed, in the "accessibility" setting in Bluesky you can set it to make sure you add alt text, which is a useful thing to do.

A screen grab from the iNaturalist newsletter with a photo of a tiny translucent insect. The text says: One of the smallest and least known insect orders is Zoraptera, known in English as "Angel Insects". Thanks to data from iNaturalist, scientists have been able to summarize & update worldwide distributions of this lesser-known group of insects. Pictured here is one found by @aperturesciencebydan.

Look who has a sighting featured in the @inaturalist.bsky.social March newsletter - it’s @apsciencebylyn.bsky.social

You can contribute to the vast iNaturalist database by uploading sightings of your favorite critters. Scientists will thank you. 🧪 🌿

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Scripps Research Institute have developed a groundbreaking UNIVERSAL coronavirus vaccine that triggers STONG immune responses AND shows promise in neutralizing MULTIPLE coronaviruses, including those responsible for causing COVID-19, MERS, AND even the “common cold.” 🧪🧵⬇️

“Exmoor at its best. Blue skies and stunning scenery. A circular walk from Martinhoe to the Heddon Valley and back along the Coastal path.”
By Donna Kupfer.

Very heartening to see foreign officials mocking him for being a fucking clown. Feels like the garlic to his vampire

YouTube video by Dylan Burrill Astonishing speech by Danish Prime Minister.

Astonishing speech by Danish Prime Minister. #3E #StandWithUkraine

"The British pharma company GSK has paused diversity targets for UK workers, claiming it is obliged to do so in response to executive orders signed by Donald Trump." [Guardian]

Petition: Ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship Advertisements encourage the use of products and sponsorship promotes a positive reputation & creates a social licence of trust & acceptability. In 2003 a ban on all tobacco advertising was introduced...

No more– add your name petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

In 2019 Nigel Farage's Brexit Party voted against plans to tackle Russian propaganda, calling claims of Russian interference "scare stories"

One of his MEPs was Nathan Gill, who has just been accused in court of taking bribes in exchange for defending Russia in the European Parliament

Of all the things Elon Musk has said, this is the worst.

We cannot rely on Trump and his shadow president Musk. The UK must boost defence spending and take the lead in Europe.

There's a rumour that Nigel Farage is keeping his head down because he's off to a Trump cheerleading conference over the weekend.

I’m afraid I’m being proved right- Farage is far more interested in Trump's success than British security. He is a bootlicker and a plastic patriot.

Scene from The Princess Bride where Vizzinni says "You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen"

OpenAI right now

A good cause? How charities funnelled £28m into rightwing think-tanks | Good Law Project Over the past two decades, rightwing think-tanks and pressure groups that spread climate denial, attack public services and stoke culture wars have bagged millions of pounds in donations from charitie...

“Tufton Street’s so-called think-tanks refuse to answer a simple question: ‘Who funds you?’ Now we can see why: charities – which are supposed to support the public good – have effectively been acting as fronts to funnel money into Tufton Street bank accounts.” goodlawproject.org/a-good-cause...