Marcus Burtenshaw

Russian drones in NATO are clear provocations.

But why would they try to draw an even more powerful foe into battle when they are clearly struggling with Ukraine?

Face.

They’d rather say they lost to NATO.

So, a conflict with NATO could actually be their golden bridge.

I’m not the biggest fan of Trump, I felt that a lot of what he said last night at the UN was based on falsehoods and bad science. He is to diplomacy what a bull is to a china shop.

But, credit where credit is due, I applaud his new stance on supporting NATO and Ukraine.

YouTube video by Benny Johnson Argentina's 'TRUMP' Javier Milei Economic MIRACLE: 0% INFLATION After FIRING 70,000 Gov. Employees🔥

This aged like milk : youtu.be/wXu3FrDLgrI it’s almost as if these people don’t know what they are doing…

The problem in our societies today, isn't the politcal left, or the right. It isn't gender, race or religion. It is extremism. Violence is never the answer.

Nice architecture isn't it? Did you enjoy your coffee there? :)

Absolutely, I studied valuation surveying and work in industrial real estate, use the knowledge from my degree every day.

Those bastards

definitely that. I am not a fan of the Iranian regime, and most certainly would never want to see them get their hands on nukes, but all that expense and to put pilot's lives at risk, only or them to move it all away, so there's no tangible benefit... smh

Approximately 450 million $ could have gone a long way to help people.

It truly is. The fact that he warned them beforehand so they had time to move everything out of harm's way, makes it all the more mind boggling.

Did you know that the bombs dropped on the Iran (MOPs) each cost almost as much as a fighterplane? Approximately 25-30M$, each. They dropped 12 on Fordow and 2 on Natanz. Plus 30 tomahawks were launched at a cost of about 2 million $ each. Plus the logistical cost of delivering them on target. DOGE?

100%! Many many years ago I used to work at the Dartmoor Wildlife Park, the same place that they based the Matt Damon movie “I bought a zoo” on. I was working the ice cream hut one day and bent down to scoop out some ice cream and a colleague dropped a python on to my neck! Terrified me.

Almost certainly grass snakes. They are fairly common and thankfully harmless.

They are slow worms, totally harmless. Not too many snakes left in the UK, grass snakes and smooth snakes bot very rare and harmless, the only poisonous snake is the adder. Very few of those outside of wildlife reserves, you can tell them by the black chevrons along their 'backs'.

Oh dear, it looks like he's actually going to do it

Mine are in bloom too

a drawing of a brick wall with the words pink floyd on it ALT: a drawing of a brick wall with the words pink floyd on it

Never thought I’d live to see America become what it has today. From a shining example of democracy and freedom, to this:

I have little doubt that he and his merry band of idiots will even more incredulous bollocks to clog our timelines with. To think its barely been six months, only another 3.5 years of this...

Oh dear not that again, how many did his war on drugs kill last time? I still recall the horrific story of the young man who was strung up, tortured and beaten to death

Looks like the sunbirds have just about finished working on their nest. Very considerate neighbours, they conveniently located the nest just outside the window from our dining room.

A Sunbird tending to its nest in my garden. Love these little birds

Only to some. The rest of us #standwithukraine #love

But that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be done. They should be ashamed, but they are not, so they need to be shamed by everyone else. If we say nothing, we might as well endorse them. Don’t give up the fight!! ❤️☮️

When I went to school in the UK during ‘80s we had a mandatory class we had to take called “home economics”. It dealt with nutrition, we learned how to cook healthy meals etc. they don’t seem have that anymore.

Getting good evidence based advice on nutrition is far harder than it should be. It’s a fundamental part of life and yet there’s an over abundance of lies and bullshit on the topic. But yeah I get it.

British rabbits have been through this before, I remember when myxamatosis plagued rabbits back in the late 80s early 90s but they ehem bounced back…

Fears for British rabbits as 'killer virus' sweeps through Europe The infection can be easily spread between rabbits living in close proximity to each other.

Perhaps this: metro.co.uk/2025/04/19/f...

Five hours of work later after about 200$ of plant shopping at Chatuchak

I like that! Though with my habit of hyperfocusing, I tend to garden in a frenzy before my brain decides it’s time to obsess over something else entirely, like solar panels....

Funnily enough I just bought some powder that is supposed to do the same thing, but I haven't started yet