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Nick Rhodes

@switchopen.bsky.social

Freelance #Illustrator #graphicdesigner #printmaker, cat wrangler! #treehouse nut #ufo #uap researcher Illustration lecturer @uclan All images all rights reserved 2013 onwards unless otherwise stated.

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Meta investors settle $8bn lawsuit with Zuckerberg over Facebook privacy Shareholders accused Meta leaders of damaging the company by allowing repeat violations of Facebook users' privacy.

Heads up on Thiel n co

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

17.07.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Home - Curlew Recovery Project Recovering Curlew through the collection of eggs from airfields, captive-rearing, and release into the wild.

4/ This work is part of @curlewrecovery.bsky.social project funded by @naturalengland.bsky.social to help this species’ survival in East Anglia. Thanks to Royal Air Force, Pensthorpe, @wildkenhill.bsky.social and Sandringham Estate for their project work. ➑️ www.curlewrecoverypr...

21.04.2025 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Hi Dave, I have a camera box with a Great Tit currently sat on 10+ eggs. Happy to help if still needed?

15.04.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pesticides threaten the bulk of life on Earth - Interview with Prof. Dave Goulson Insect and other arthropod populations are declining rapidly. This alarming loss of biodiversity jeopardises our joy of life. After all, what would the world be like if children grew up without the jo...

πŸ¦‹πŸπŸž Insect and other arthropod populations are rapidly declining. This alarming loss of biodiversity jeopardises our joy of life. What would the world be like if children grew up without them? #SaveOurInsects
Watch our interview with @davegoulson.bsky.social: www.pan-europe.info/blog/pestici...

26.03.2025 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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When one has a story on a scroll, one has to behold, for it to be told…
(A cool stained glass window in Wordsworths private chapel out back) βš‘οΈβš‘οΈβš‘οΈπŸ™πŸ»βš‘οΈβš‘οΈβš‘οΈ

13.03.2025 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Second attempt at making a 3d version of a drawing I made about 15 years ago. Got the exterior sorted, now for the interior. I intend to have LEDs in this craft both internally and projecting externally.. Who would of thought that nail art came to the rescue for rivetsβš‘οΈπŸ›Έβš‘οΈ #switchopen

07.03.2025 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Two woodpeckers on a silver birch tree, with one poking its head out of a hole. Text reads "Does you council support nature recovery?"

Two woodpeckers on a silver birch tree, with one poking its head out of a hole. Text reads "Does you council support nature recovery?"

England is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world ⚠

Putting nature on the political agenda of your local council is critical 🌱

Act now to urge your local council to act & protect nature in your area πŸ‘‡

campaigns.woodlandtrust.org.uk/page/165635/...

06.03.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Dark side of bright nights taking toll on forgotten invertebrates From bats to moths, species working the night shift are suffering as light pollution soars

Dark side of bright nights taking toll on forgotten invertebrates

21.02.2025 06:09 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 9
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Send us a S.A.S.E. and we'll send you some of the small versions of these for free! We'll have a larger 5"x3" version available for sale soon.

19.02.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Really loved this last episode Kelly, you summarised ufology so well. It helped focus my own beliefs on the subject. Looking forward to where the next station. βš‘οΈπŸ™πŸ»βš‘οΈ

15.02.2025 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The start of a thing for a thing… #copperplateetching #etching
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13.02.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Preston - The Ferret

13.02.2025 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today is International Clash Day.

β€œThis is a Public Service Announcement” #InternationalClashDay #posters by #GIGART created with @kexp and @independenceprintage in Seattle back in 2018.

This print celebrates #TheClash, & how the pioneering UK band used music as a tool for social consciousness.

07.02.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Government overturns Tory measure and bans emergency use of bee-killing pesticide Emergency use of Cruiser SB, a neonicotinoid pesticide highly toxic to bees, to be outlawed in UK in line with EU

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

24.01.2025 11:22 β€” πŸ‘ 136    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 6
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Hurray! Some good news for bees at last. Our new government has followed the science, and refused the application by sugar beet farmers to use banned neonicotinoid pesticides.

23.01.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 626    πŸ” 128    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 11

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