John Lister

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Now this is street art! By Julien de Casabianca. Location Béthune, France. More in this link 
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A murmuration of starlings above Sardinia, Italy. One of my favorite natural phenomena.

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Dear Hearts, If you don't already, please think about dropping a few quid a month on a Quietus subscription during the last day of the 1/3 off sale. And if you can't afford it, maybe give us a 'reskeet' instead! Thx! thequietus.com/subscribers/

WE HAVE AVOCET NEWS!!! An Avocet spotted at RSPB Middleton Lakes has been confirmed as the oldest ever recorded in the UK. At 36 years old, it's lived more than five times longer than the species' average lifespan. First ringed in 1990, it's still out there doing Avocet things. Go on Avocet. 😍

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White-crested Helmet-shrikes of sub-Saharan Africa, highly gregarious birds live in close-knit, cooperative flocks of up to 16 individuals. They forage insects, build nests, and defend their territory together as a cohesive social unit. Male and female are identical. Famous for "Sunflower eyes"

I think we just passed oops.

ANY other President would have been removed, disgraced, and castigated.

I remember all my life, raining down as cold as ice... open.spotify.com/track/3r5Sue...

Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries. One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home. Abolish the billionaire class:

Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’ 1/

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis protester fatally shot by a federal officer was ICU nurse Alex Pretti, his parents say.

Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession

Expect to see a lot of this classic Onion headline, from 23 years ago, over the coming weeks.

Seated Dog, Colima Mexico, ca. 100 CE

Antifascist stickers spotted in Dundee, Scotland

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Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America

This is what the Stasi did in East Germany - it's crazy how fast and how unopposed the US is falling into this

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Another closeup of Mr Cardinal on birdcam. #birds

In a horrifying article about the dangers of Teslas, one point stands out: Teslas automatically disengage self-driving mode <1 second before an imminent crash--not enough time for the driver to react, but enough for Tesla to deny responsibility for fatal crashes, since self-driving "wasn't engaged."

I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.

This video has been around a long time and I still laugh Every. Time. I see it.

This is next level! 💥

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apologies, I'm often like this with a new book but this exact clip is ALSO referenced in Ian Penman's Satie book! if you haven't seen it, do try it. Intensely moving www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwKl...

Raymond Depardon, "Glasgow", Scotland, 1980

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Mother cat adopts an orphaned baby otter..🐈🐾🦦❤️

Croydon Athletic, co-owned by Stormzy and Wilfried Zaha, are on the up in step eight of the football pyramid with a team full of #CPFC connections But, for the owners, this is about more than just on-field success. It is about community ✍️ @mattwoosie.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/591...

Blue-capped Cordon-bleus, a finch found in Africa

Clara McDonald Williamson, The Day the Bosque Froze Over, 1953 https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134672