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Elaine Brown

@eljoa.bsky.social

Mostly here for the great photographers and artists of wildlife, birds, and landscapes. Also, for occasional politics and feminism. Blue side of Manchester. Realist side of sex.

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Actually speechless at Stormzy’s progress today. He woke up and decided to attack the week.

Listen out for the cutest little bark ever ❀️

10.11.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1552    πŸ” 189    πŸ’¬ 78    πŸ“Œ 18

Listening to Inside Science on Radio 4 and its interesting discussion of analysing the biological sex of skeletons and whether the females had been pregnant. Also noted in the programme was that the lives of biological females were not well understood.

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Just listening to Radio 4's Screenshot programme on 'The Naked Civil Servant' and it's so sad to hear the 'trans-ing' of Quentin Crisp. It starts with a discussion of personal pronouns and a quote from 90 year old Quentin Crisp saying "it's been explained to me that I'm transgender". Wtaf?

24.10.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love this

23.10.2025 06:37 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Only 7 million…
but then, he’s not shown he’s any good at math! πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

18.10.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€’ Sue Cowling β€’

18.10.2025 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
A tweet:
Jess Gill
@jessgillO3

I've never had curry or a kabab and don't intend to.
British food is the best. English breakfasts, Sunday roasts, fish and chips, pies, pasties, scones.
Also, our national dish isn't a chicken tikka masala we only think that because a Labour MP said it decades ago to push multiculturalism.
15:31Β·17 Oct 25-78K Views

A tweet: Jess Gill @jessgillO3 I've never had curry or a kabab and don't intend to. British food is the best. English breakfasts, Sunday roasts, fish and chips, pies, pasties, scones. Also, our national dish isn't a chicken tikka masala we only think that because a Labour MP said it decades ago to push multiculturalism. 15:31Β·17 Oct 25-78K Views

I'm not one to draw lines in the sand, but if you've never eaten a curry of any kind then you aren't British. Simple as that.

18.10.2025 10:51 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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#nokings
Portland frog brigade

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@birdrgirl.bsky.social
Thank you @birdrgirl for your reposts of the No King's, from an English woman πŸ‘Š

18.10.2025 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

But now he'll be replaced by a man who says 'yes'.

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Any discussion of traditional English food and identity that isn't grounded in eels is a lie. #TrueEelFacts

18.10.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 216    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1

Love the word 'mooch'

18.10.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1

Trickle-down economics was always a sham.

Nothing has ever trickled down.

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She kisses a 'trans' flag on her wrist.

18.10.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reaction when I stood up for trans women made me realise I had to do more Manchester City and Netherlands player explains why she has become an LGBT Foundation patron and the importance of keeping football free of hate

It saddens me to see intelligent and progressive women - especially female elite athletes and sports journalists who are bamboozled by the Gender Taliban. Why can't they see what this means for young girls and women?

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

18.10.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Brilliant

17.10.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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When you accidentally go out with your slippers on. #ukbirds #birds #wildlife #Robins

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Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley. Perfection.

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In honour of last night's beautiful moon.

The second picture has words by Maya Angelou.
"If you're always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be."

If you enjoy seeing my work, I'd love it if you could show your friends who are on here too. Thank you 😊

08.10.2025 07:22 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Personally, I always wait until the trains are running to the concentration camps before I decide I’m living under fascism

05.10.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 162    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2

Incredible work - figures for a private event on Nov 5th (Bonfire Night / Guy Fawkes').
she's been working with great economy of time/effort/materials but with such exquisite selection of precisely the right details to really capture her subjects.
#pennyfortheguy #handmade #textileart

05.10.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

City women πŸ©΅πŸ©΅πŸ©΅πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

04.10.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You don’t actually have to both sides this. The Jewish community in the UK is not the Israeli government. You can just condemn the murder of two British Jews killed in their place of worship and you don’t have to say a single other thing.

02.10.2025 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3645    πŸ” 930    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 27
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I have watched his bit and the bit after Kuenssberg asks the question about 20 times and my ribs hurt.

Janey, Janey, Janey, still making me laugh from beyond.

01.10.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 858    πŸ” 257    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 27

Absolutely great. Looks like a still from the Exorcist

02.10.2025 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Take the good news seriously too

01.10.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4822    πŸ” 842    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 13
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Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91

Of all the best and kindest humans to ever live, Jane Goodall is near the top of my list.

Rest in Peace, you beautiful soul.

On behalf of the earth, I thank you

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

01.10.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4951    πŸ” 975    πŸ’¬ 144    πŸ“Œ 79
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Wilf the Weasel crossing a stream behind our office in The Lakes. #MammalOfTheDay #ukwildlife #nature #photography

30.09.2025 08:49 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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30 September 1928 | Elie Wiesel was born in Romania. A Jewish writer, Auschwitz & Buchenwald survivor, Peace Nobel Prize laureate.

"Indifference is the epitome of evil." / β€žWe must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."

30.09.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1010    πŸ” 382    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 20

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