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Andy Burke

@andyburke.eurosky.social
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Ex-clinical trials project manager, father of 2, amateur photographer, would-be writer, musician & geek. Opinions are my own etc. He/him.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026
Autumn is slowly arriving in the woods. An #icm #scape for #ForestFriday
Intentional camera movement creates a blurred, impressionistic image of woodland. A path leads towards a patch of light ahead. Trees are still in green leaf but the woodland floor is brown as vegetation is dying back after a long, hot, dry summer.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 09/09/2026
RNLI volunteers put themselves in harm’s way to save lives. They should never face abuse or threats for doing so. That includes the crews based on the Thames, who respond to hundreds of incidents every year. They deserve to be thanked, not attacked.
bbc.co.uk
Abuse of RNLI volunteers 'wholly unacceptable', chief says
Peter Sparkes says there has been "deliberate misinformation" spread about the charity.
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Nick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I just think that risking your life at a moment's notice to save people you've never met in exchange for no money is a better expression of patriotism than dressing up like a Poundshop paramilitary and intimidating families with kids trying to get onto a ferry.
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Seems the difference between ‘protestors’ and ‘terrorists’ is that protestors wear balaclavas while terrorists hold placards.
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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 04/09/2026
Some helpful guerrilla safety signage at the South Bank in London yesterday.
A view looking down a flight of concrete steps. 2 are of different colour and look dodgy. They have been graffitied with “mind that step”, “danger”and “worst bit”. The artist’s tag looks like DeM or DoM.
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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 26/08/2026
At least The Guardian gives the actual rate caps and changes for gas and electricity, but doesn’t point out that the 4% headline increase is actually 8% for gas & 1% for electricity. www.theguardian.com/money/2026/a...
theguardian.com
Britons face highest price cap in three years as energy bills rise 4% from October
Households in Great Britain will pay equivalent of £1,723 a year, prompting calls for more support
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 22/08/2026
Any frank assessment of your achievements starts with an equally frank assessment of the world-historic forces that attended those achievements. For example, I often tell people who want to get into tech, "If you lack the foresight and work ethic to be born in 1971, I can't really help you." 1/
An old-timey baseball player sliding into base in a great dust-cloud. The background is a high-magnification multicore CPU.
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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
FRIENDS IN THE NYC AREA: Okay, this is a tough one, but please bear with me. My wife's lifelong friend has stage 4 pancreatic cancer and is desperately seeking a home for his two cats when that time comes. The elder, Wally, is something like 13 years old and DELIGHTFULLY dim. The younger, Doris,
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Absolute longshot: I'm looking for Euan Smith who drew artwork for White Dwarf magazine in the mid 1980s and therefore is probably British and probably in his late 50s or 60s. Do you or did you know him?
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
We are now in the FINAL 4 HOURS of the Uncanny Magazine Year 13 Kickstarter!!! Imagine how GORGEOUS some more original cover art will be from PHENOMENAL artists!! LETS HIT THOSE STRETCH GOALS!!!! ART IS AWESOME!!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/unc...
Black and white photo of a close up of a sign attached to the brick wall of a city alley building. The sign has been written over in a neon pink sign looking digitally drawn writing saying “4 hours to go”
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 08/08/2026
Climate denial is getting louder. Reality is getting harder to ignore. When parks are brown, rivers are shrinking and firefighters are battling blazes across the globe, governments must accelerate climate action, not slow it down.
theguardian.com
This burning summer is the proof: the voices of climate denial aren’t just delusional, they’re deadly | Sadiq Khan
Look at our blazing forests and parched cities. Green policies aren’t a ‘luxury’, and we can’t burn more oil and gas. People need the truth, says London mayor Sadiq Khan
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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 03/08/2026
A bumblebee making blackberries. #MacroMonday
A bumblebee sits on top of a bramble flower.
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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 30/07/2026
This hummingbird hawkmoth has been a regular visitor to the garden recently, though it took a while to catch it on camera. A shutter speed of 1/750th of a second just about froze the wings.
A hummingbird hawkmoth hovers while its proboscis is dipped into a pink phlox flower. The hawkmoth is mainly grey with a black and white abdomen. The wings have some black stripes and orange.
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Davenant 📸 @marcdavenant.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
From Outsiders, Manchester in 2019
Panel with the following text
OUTSIDERS
 '...all you see in the faces of the public is tramp, failure,
 disgrace, that's what you get on the street. All it would take is
 some understanding and a kind word to lift the day but nothing.
 I didn't want their money just someone to ask if I was ok'
 Woody, Manchester, 2019
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Natania Barron ~ Fantasy Author @natania.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
You know, fantasy novels glorify the shiny jobs: the captains of the guard, the renowned blacksmiths, the solemn clergy. But what job do you think deserves its own take from the perspective of a main character?
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Jo Wood @jwolondon.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
London Data Week #LDW starts today with an interesting and packed programme of free events (but book in advance): londondataweek.org/ldw26-events/ I will be giving a talk on Friday about revealing voting biases with 📊 following the recent local elections. londondataweek.org/ldw26-events...
BallotMap for London showing name-ordering bias in ranked votes

A grid of 32 squares arranged in an approximate diamond shape representing the 32 boroughs of London.

Each square is a London borough. Within each, the candidates for the main parties are shown as coloured lines (Greens: green, Labour: red, LibDems: orange, Conservatives: blue, Reform: cyan, Aspire: pink). They are ordered in rows where the top row is the alphabetically first candidate within their party and ward, the second row alphabetically second, and the bottom row alphabetically last. Darkest lines are those where the candidate received most votes within their party; medium lines where they received the middle number of votes within their party and lightest lines where they received the fewest.

Only those in ballots where they were one of three party candidates shown.

This allows us to see where people have split their vote between parties, choosing just one or two from the slate of three in a given party. 

A darker lines in the top row compared to the bottom row of each square indicates voting perference for candidates with names closer to start of alphabet.

We see darker lines in the top row for every borough in London. Some boroughs with particularly strong name bias (strong contrast between top and bottom rows) include Enfield (Enf), Havering (Hvg), Bromley (Brm) and Merton (Mrt). Slightly weaker effects can be seen in Richmond (Rch) and Tower Hamlets (Tow) where party preference exerts a strong influence.

Voting data: Democracy Club, 21st May, 2026.
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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 28/06/2026
The heatwave has mostly passed so I ventured out for a #StunDay afternoon stroll. #ICM #ECK #Chilterns
An image of countryside captured using intentional camera movement to give an impressionistic feel. A footpath leads straight ahead through grass and a few bushes into the middle of the image where woodland cuts across. The sky is mostly light clouds.
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Okay so I just had a strange moment in our local grocery store. It started out neat, though. I stopped to get some things, just a few items to avoid going on a bit grocery trip. Husband went with me, we had a nice lunch. He was wearing a ROGUE shirt (he is proud of me). 1/
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 24/06/2026
Need somewhere to cool off? Many of London’s Cool Space’s offer aircon, alongside a place to recharge and take respite from the heat. 🧊 Find your nearest Cool Space: www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
It was inevitable, wasn't it🙄 Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇 So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage 🧵1/23
Telegraph headiline:

"Heatwave hysterics wouldn't have lasted a day in 1976", overlaid with a bold “MONK DEBUNKED” stamp.
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 22/06/2026
Starmer saying the next PM will inherit a country that is 'fairer' than the one he inherited 2 years ago. In the one Starmer inherited, trans people could use public toilets.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
The attacks in Edinburgh, in which an armed bare-chested white man terrorised Muslims, leaving five people injured, don't feature on a single newspaper front page this morning. Two tier journalism
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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
This is fascinating. The BBC’s own scrutiny of its flagship TV News discusses its clear bias towards selective reporting of crimes committed by immigrants & asylum seekers and no one from the News team will defend it. What is going on behind the scenes? www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Newswatch - 13/06/2026
Did the BBC’s coverage of the Belfast knife attack fan the flames of racial tension? And do its journalists focus too much on crimes alleged to be committed by immigrants?
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
NEW — Belfast-based writer @hleehurley.com talks about the racist pogroms that have terrorized his city, how existing tensions in Northern Ireland (and *not* Elon Musk) primed local factions to turn violent, and how Minnesota’s response to ICE inspired their community to care for one another:
thehandbasket.co
Elon Musk alone isn’t responsible for Belfast's racist pogrom
The violent response to an attempted murder would have happened regardless of Musk, Lee Hurley writes.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Both the government and the Court of Appeal now treat protesters as terrorists and terrorists as protesters. It's hard to accept that a "Labour" government is imposing rightwing authoritarianism on the UK, but please read this column to see what's happening.+🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
The Belfast riots, Palestine Action protests. What is terrorism now – and why the hypocrisy? | George Monbiot
The right is obsessed with ‘two-tier policing’. This is indeed a two-tier government – but the real victims are progressives, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Let's talk about mass trespass.
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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
One detail in this fascinating BBC investigation into the Russia-instigated attack on Keir Starmer's home is the way it shows, in passing but very clearly, that Tommy Robinson is to all intents and purposes a Russian asset. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Russia was behind arson attacks targeting PM, BBC reveals
Evidence shows Russians directing the plot and stoking tensions with fake far-right and Muslim groups.
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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 15/06/2026
For #MacroMonday here’s a bumblebee making blackberries. #ECK
A yellow and black bumblebee hangs upside down from a white bramble flower. The flower above is older and starting to develop into a blackberry. The background is out of focus and green.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
In case we had any doubt
lemonde.fr
Elon Musk's role was 'instrumental' in the Belfast riots, researchers say
The newly crowned world's first trillionaire is once again facing criticism over the violent narratives he amplified on his platform X.
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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 14/06/2026
For #StunDay I offer up a flowering hogweed with attendant bugs and a tiny, slightly blurry fairy in the bottom left corner. #ECK
A stem of hogweed with branching white flowers at the top. There are a few bugs enjoying the flowers. To bottom left is what appears to be a small blurry fairy. The background is out of focus greenery.
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richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Meanwhile, somewhere on a bus stop in England....
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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 13/06/2026
For #FlyDay these two local red kites were practicing formation flying. #ECK
Two red kites in flight from below. One is flying just above the other. The sky above is blue.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The government needs to leave X. EVERYONE needs to leave X.
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Davenant 📸 @marcdavenant.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
In case you missed it the Rebellion! exhibition is now open at Newcastle City Library marcdavenant.com/2026/06/03/r...
marcdavenant.com
Rebellion! exhibition is now open
Thanks again to everyone who has supported our work. The Rebellion! touring exhibition has now been installed at Newcastle City Library and will be on display there until the end of August. Rebelli…
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Leigh Windridge Photography @leighw.photos · 24/05/2026
The Bridge... #Photography #Landscape #Bridge #Humber #LowTide #Mood #Sunday #SilentSunday
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
If journalists were doing their job properly, it would simply not be possible for the public to be labouring under this degree of ignorance when it comes to immigration. inews.co.uk/opinion/immi...
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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 17/05/2026
For #StunDay this week it’s this little guy I found in the garden earlier, enjoying a dandelion. My app tells me it’s a Jersey Tiger Moth caterpillar. #ECK
A caterpillar (around 4cm long) is clutching a dandelion stem with its head just below the flower’s not yet open head. The caterpillar is brown with a line of light dots along the side. Each segment has a number of orange spheres with spikes sticking out.
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 17/05/2026
Immigration make Britain brilliant
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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 10/05/2026
For #StunDay this week I give you the wisteria in our garden. Always a gorgeous display, shame it only lasts a week or two. #BloomScrolling #ECK
Wisteria flowers, ranging from white to purple, in various stages of opening.
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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 09/05/2026
I think this local lamb qualifies for #BlueSkyArtShow #soft
A photo of a young, off white lamb sitting in a field of green grass.
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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 07/05/2026
Pleased to complete today’s 30,000th Guardian cryptic crossword, only to discover I’d completely missed the breadcrumb trail leading to a hidden message planted over the last 18 months or so!
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Sarah Owen MP @sarahowen.org.uk · 06/05/2026
It was wrong when the media did this to Ed Miliband when he was leader and it is wrong to do this to Polanski. Genuinely have no idea how awfulness like this gets past editors… It’s really not that hard to criticise policies or politicians without being antisemitic.
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Ben Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Sharing, without comment, British newspapers’ depictions of the only Jewish person currently leading a UK political party . Times. Mail. Telegraph. Sun.
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Katherine Priddy @katherinepriddy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Five shows left on my UK tour and, incredibly, less than 30 tickets remain for my biggest hometown show to date at the Birmingham Town Hall this Saturday 🤯. It would mean the world to make this a sell out... Come share this final night and massive milestone with me: www.katherinepriddy.co.uk/shows
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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 03/05/2026
For #stunday I offer up a simple dandelion clock with accompanying beetle. My app tells me it’s a common malachite beetle ( Malachius bipustulatus). #ECK
A photo of a white dandelion clock with a small beetle climbing on it. The beetle is mostly a shiny green with reddish patches to the rear. The background is out of focus grass and yellow flowers.
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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 01/05/2026
For Mayday it has to be may blossom in the afternoon sunlight. #FloralFriday #BloomScrolling #ECK #lensbaby
Slightly soft image of may (hawthorn) blossom in the sunlight. Behind are some green hawthorn leaves trailing back out of focus into the dark. A soft focus close-up photo of may (hawthorn) blossom. Several sunlight flowers are glowing and the background is unclear dark green.
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Connect2Nature 🇨🇦 @invisitech.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
#Connect2Nature #Birdoftheday #Welltimed I was at a Raptor Conservatory, crouching as low as I could get for a person my age, watching this Bald Eagle fly. Then he came towards me. One of my favourite shots. #Birds #Nature #Photography
A Bald Eagle flying directly at the camera.
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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 26/04/2026
For #StunDay I offer a wild garlic and bluebell soft focus combo. If you try hard you may just catch the smell! #BloomScrolling #ECK #lensbaby
A soft focus photo of wild garlic  (right and centre) and bluebell (left) flowers. The background is dark green and blurred.
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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 24/04/2026
It seems to be apple blossom time. #BloomScrolling #ECK #lensbaby
A close-up photo of apple blossom. A few flowers are visible, some are still opening. They are pink fading to white as they open. The background is blurry and dark green.
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