Linda Clark

A lovely afternoon out at Brockhole Wildlife Trust on Friday. Despite its proximity to the M6, it was still a peaceful place to be.
I think these two birds are nuthatches? Perhaps a twitcher can let me know - my bird knowledge is negligible!!

The one Downing Street resident you can always count on
(Photo @imageplotter.bsky.social)

Word of the Day is ‘snerdle’ (19th century): to stay warm and still beneath the covers for as long as humanly possible.

Reform and their media supporters are anti growth and very anti social mobility. They should be challenged on this frequently and directly.

Nigel Farage is a political fraud ‘cosplaying’ as working-class champion, TUC chief says Exclusive: Paul Nowak acknowledges voters’ frustrations but says Reform UK hasn’t got the answers, and urges Keir Starmer to resist any move to the right

Nigel Farage is a political fraud ‘cosplaying’ as working-class champion, TUC chief says

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all totally unfit for their several callings, all lying horribly in pretending to belong to them, but all nearly or remotely of the order of Monseigneur, and therefore foisted on all public employments from which anything was to be got.”

civil officers without a notion of affairs; brazen ecclesiastics, of the worst world worldly, with sensual eyes, loose tongues, and looser lives;”

‎A Tale of Two Cities ‎Fiction & Literature · 2000

Why we should read history, literature etc: to recognise what is in front of us. “Military officers destitute of military knowledge; naval officers with no idea of a ship;🧵

Excerpt From
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

🚨Reform UK have been out courting trade union votes this week, but when it really mattered, they consistently voted AGAINST workers’ rights.🧵👇

Swap the cinnamon rolls for scones and I’m with you all the way…

The thing about all these pieces complaining about Marine Le Pen's conviction is that not a single one of them bothers to explain why someone found guilty of embezzling millions of Euros from public funds should be allowed to get away with it

Fox News normalising America taking over Greenland 😱

"If we have to burn down a few bridges with Denmark to take Greenland, we're big boys"

"We dropped a-bombs on Japan and now they're our top ally in the Pacific"

People were mean to him on Twitter, so he bought Twitter.

People were still mean to him, so he bought the US government.

And he is going to use it to hunt down those bad people!

Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Greg Casar on stage in Tucson in front a crowd of 23,000 people.

Tucson, Arizona today.

Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.

23,000 showed up.

Falstaff

Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.

Absolutely @eddavey.libdems.org.uk

in addition to being a contemptible liar and hollow opportunist, jd vance is also just pathetic. only a guy who has fried his brain on social media would even think to say something like this

Here’s what we did today

Sending you hugs - migraines are truly horrible things. Get some medication and hope that you sleep it off.

That’s definitely an Ent!!

That's is a great word.👏🏻🥰☮️

Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.

Beautiful views from our bedroom window for the next few days

That’s because she’s keeping it warm for you!

That’s been me this week - so a perfect word to learn. Thank you.

That position shows off her markings beautifully

Really chuffed to have completed my first cross stitch project in more than 20 years!

That was quick.