's Avatar

@dukybirder.bsky.social

278 Followers  |  63 Following  |  45 Posts  |  Joined: 09.01.2025
Posts Following

Posts by (@dukybirder.bsky.social)

Last week I:
Spoke at the 'Scotland for Palestine' rally at Scot Parl, highlighting Scot Gov's failure to live up to BDS commitments (pics)
Hosted Young Sea Changers in Parliament, & heard about their priorities to protect marine biodiversity
Raised Engender's 10 steps to improve the lives of women in Scot Parl ahead of international women's day
Met with the FBU, Victim Support Scotland and Crisis to discuss ongoing campaigns and issues

Maggie is pictured between two people from Young Sea Changers, holding up a map of Scotland.

Last week I: Spoke at the 'Scotland for Palestine' rally at Scot Parl, highlighting Scot Gov's failure to live up to BDS commitments (pics) Hosted Young Sea Changers in Parliament, & heard about their priorities to protect marine biodiversity Raised Engender's 10 steps to improve the lives of women in Scot Parl ahead of international women's day Met with the FBU, Victim Support Scotland and Crisis to discuss ongoing campaigns and issues Maggie is pictured between two people from Young Sea Changers, holding up a map of Scotland.

Snowdrops & narcissi are out and March is well underway. I marked International Women's Day at a poetry reading in Aberdeen, caught up with the @FBU about ongoing issues, and was pleased to welcome @youth4seas.bsky.social to the Scottish Parliament. Here's a snapshot of some of my activities:

09.03.2026 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Green victory in Baden‑WΓΌrttemberg signals European momentum The German Greens have won the key election in industrial Baden‑WΓΌrttemberg, Germany’s third most populous state, beating the CDU party of Germany Chancellor Merz.

The German Greens have won the key election in industrial #Baden‑WΓΌrttemberg, Germany’s third most populous state, beating the CDU party of Germany Chancellor #Merz

#VoteGreen

europeangreens.eu/news/green-v...

09.03.2026 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image 09.03.2026 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 171    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
Preview
Thousands of Purple Martins killed by 'Great Texas Freeze' New research reveals the scale of losses after a 2021 cold snap - and why increasingly unpredictable weather could pose growing risks for early-arriving migrants.

Thousands of Purple Martins killed by 'Great Texas Freeze'
www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/T...

09.03.2026 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Β£4.6m Norfolk Wildlife Trust project will create 336-acre nature reserve Major habitat restoration project will transform farmland into wetlands and grassland for wildlife.

Β£4.6m Norfolk Wildlife Trust project will create 336-acre nature reserve www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/N...

09.03.2026 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Please Sign theΒ Petition and lets get the radiation-damaged Heysham nuclear reactors shut down before they shut us all down. Please Sign theΒ Petition HereΒ and lets get the radiation-damaged Heysham nuclear reactors shut down before they shut us all down. On December 3rd, 2025, at 11:23 pm our house shook and we…

Please Sign the Petition Here and lets get the radiation-damaged #Heysham nuclear reactors shut down before they shut us all down

#NuclearPower no thanks

mariannewildart.wordpress.com/2026/03/06/p...

09.03.2026 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Disregard for tackling racism will deepen Labour’s May election losses, campaigners warn LABOUR faces losing marginal seats in the May local elections as black voters have had β€œenough of having their concerns disregarded,” anti-racism campaigners have warned.David Weaver, former governmen...

LABOUR faces losing marginal seats in the May local elections as black voters have had β€œenough of having their concerns disregarded,” anti-racism campaigners have warned.

Best #VoteGreen

morningstaronline.co.uk/article/disr...

09.03.2026 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Our 2024 General Election Manifesto - Green Party Real hope.Real change. Millions of people in our country are feeling insecure and deeply worried about the future. We live in one of the richest countries on the planet, yet nurses are using food bank...

@zackpolanski.bsky.social
Lower bills, protect the #NHS and fund public services

#VoteGreen #JoinGreens > join.greenparty.org.uk

greenparty.org.uk/about/our-ma...

09.03.2026 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

Anthony Blinken says Israel tried to pressure Obama to bomb Iran, warning they’d do it with or without the U.S. Obama refused. Trump caved to the same tactic. Also worth noting: Obama’s name doesn’t appear in the Epstein tapes.

09.03.2026 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2705    πŸ” 961    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 44
Video thumbnail

In #rainforests of #Sumatra is a rare melody of "eee-wow eee-wow" by the Sumatran Ground Cuckoo - long thought #extinct. Now critically endangered by #palmoil #deforestation. Fight for them when you #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife πŸŒ΄πŸ’©β˜ οΈ palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/21/s...

09.03.2026 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image 09.03.2026 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 183    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

I have no words. I feel sick.

08.03.2026 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Europeans have spread to almost every part of the globe, only the gray has been free from their presence.

But then THEY complain about immigration...

08.03.2026 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Iran had a democratically elected pm who wanted to nationalise oil. CIA organised a coup & installed the Shah & his secret police. The people turned to islamic extremists.
Vietnam allied with USA to fight Japan. After the war USA returned their country to French rule.

#illegalwars #regimechange

08.03.2026 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
Preview
How democratic is the UK? The UK has a crisis of democracy

Who voted for this?

Water companies dump sewage in rivers. Execs get bonuses for destructive practices. Shareholders got Β£85.2bn in dividends.

6.17m people in England await 7.29m hospital appointments. 300,000 a year die prematurely.

Policies made to appease corporations and super rich.

08.03.2026 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 425    πŸ” 196    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 5
Post image

Once upon a time he was their β€˜monster of delusion’…

Now we’re back here again and the right‑wing press are on his side.

These papers are a disgrace.

08.03.2026 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 817    πŸ” 197    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 6
Post image

The search for me in Clacton enters its 87th week.

08.03.2026 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1198    πŸ” 264    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 6

It is the heart of US policy, to use fascism to preserve capitalism, while claiming to be saving democracy from communism" ( Michael Parenti)

08.03.2026 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

These doctors are despicable. They are all mandatory reporters. They also were part of Epstein’s crime syndicate. That some of them were women is even more disturbing.

08.03.2026 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image 08.03.2026 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

These wars are, in part, climate wars, even if we're not calling them that yet

08.03.2026 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

See one of the problems here, that will be still there with a switch to renewable energy: bsky.app/profile/mich...

08.03.2026 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As @barnabascalder.bsky.social has shown, people have always tried to go a little overboard when building, when the energy was available / cheap. That's no different today, which is why we need strict limits, despite or perhaps because of the potential high availability of renewable energy.

08.03.2026 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Israel has killed tens of thousands of Palestinian women and girls in its genocidal war on Gaza.

On International Women's Day, we look at the number of women and girls Israel killed in Gaza in 2025.

#Infograph

08.03.2026 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1247    πŸ” 838    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 32
Preview
Is the FBI Investigating Environmental Activists? - Inside Climate News A recent visit by an FBI agent to a climate activist hints at a broadening Trump administration effort to target political opponents.

Is the FBI Investigating Environmental Activists?
A recent visit by an FBI agent to a climate activist hints at a broadening Trump administration effort to target political opponents. insideclimatenews.org/news/0803202...

08.03.2026 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
β€˜Toxic’ Black Rain Falls on Tehran After Oil Sites Struck Israeli air strikes targeted an oil storage facility in Tehran on Saturday night, according to reports.

-Iran's Red Crescent warns rain tainted with combusted oil could cause 'chemical burns & lung' damage

-Urges people to shelter indoors during rain

-cover doors & windows with damp cloth

-remove contaminated clothes & seal in bag

share.google/BiU5RNpkxiAB...

08.03.2026 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 108    πŸ” 74    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 11
Preview
Dramatic rise in water-related violence recorded since 2022 Experts say climate crisis, corruption and lack or misuse of infrastructure among factors driving water conflicts

As we witness the horror of attacks on desalination plants, we need to be aware, on a warming planet, conflict over water, using water as a weapon of war, & targeting people seeking water is on the rise

- in the past 4 years, it's nearly doubled:

share.google/p0PrSGiLMdz0...

08.03.2026 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 220    πŸ” 154    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 7
Video thumbnail

Experience the magic of Northumberland birding and photography.

Find out more: https://bit.ly/4bkWew0

#birding #birds #bgtravel #birdwatch

08.03.2026 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
β€˜A very dangerous person’: alarm as Pete Hegseth revels in carnage of Iran war Critics say brash, bombastic Fox News host out of his depth to guide US military through murky new Middle East conflict

These are the people Americans choose as their leaders

A man with zero empathy for his fellow humans and who glorifies and revels in the slaughter and maiming of innocent people
and promises to rain β€œdeath and destruction” with no mercy
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

08.03.2026 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I couldn't appear on the Laura Kuenssberg show as I'm in the US doing important work for my Clacton constituents, who want me to undermine the UK by sucking up to an unhinged authoritarian pedo.

08.03.2026 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 725    πŸ” 170    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 2