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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 15/10/2026Fungi season is with us again. The @inaturalist.bsky.social app says this is weeping widow - a name suggesting it’s best not eaten! 030 3
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026Autumn is slowly arriving in the woods. An #icm #scape for #ForestFriday 1193 19
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026Deleted my previous reply as I realised the Guardian numbers weren’t for January. Turns out the predictions are for a 15% increase for electricity and 22% for gas in January. 200 2
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 12/09/2026I remember the gigs where he was completely stoned but the music was still spot on. The talk between songs unintelligible. Miss him so much. 010 1
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 10/09/2026Alternative reading is that knife crime in London rose by about 50% between 2016 and 2018 then remained roughly flat apart from a dip during lockdowns. More endemic than epidemic. 000 0
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 10/09/2026For those wanting data, knife crime in London was down in 25/26 compared to the previous year. It was lower during lockdown. www.statista.com/statistics/8...statista.comLondon knife crime 2026 | StatistaKnife crime in London has increased significantly in recent years, reaching a peak for police recorded offences in the 2024/25 reporting year. 100 1
Reposted by Andy BurkeMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 09/09/2026RNLI 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.ukAbuse of RNLI volunteers 'wholly unacceptable', chief saysPeter Sparkes says there has been "deliberate misinformation" spread about the charity. 552278554 2.3K
Reposted by Andy BurkeNick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I 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. 343109784 3.1K
Reposted by Andy BurkeThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Seems the difference between ‘protestors’ and ‘terrorists’ is that protestors wear balaclavas while terrorists hold placards. 3034401278 3.4K
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 04/09/2026Some helpful guerrilla safety signage at the South Bank in London yesterday. 020 2
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 26/08/2026Might be worth pointing out that the electricity unit rate cap is virtually unchanged from Oct 2025, but the gas unit rate cap is up over 25% year on year. Maybe renewables are keeping the cost of electricity down. 000 0
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 26/08/2026Also worth noting that electricity is virtually unchanged from last October but gas is up over 25% year on year. 000 0
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 26/08/2026At 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.comBritons face highest price cap in three years as energy bills rise 4% from OctoberHouseholds in Great Britain will pay equivalent of £1,723 a year, prompting calls for more support 132 3
Reposted by Andy BurkeBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 22/08/2026Any 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/ 339486 394
Reposted by Andy BurkeShecky @shecky.bsky.social · 13/08/2026FRIENDS 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, 31995840 995
Reposted by Andy BurkeJames Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Absolute 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? 18143217 217
Reposted by Andy BurkeUncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 12/08/2026We 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... 083 8
Reposted by Andy BurkeMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 08/08/2026Climate 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.comThis burning summer is the proof: the voices of climate denial aren’t just delusional, they’re deadly | Sadiq KhanLook 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 702188790 2.2K
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 03/08/2026A bumblebee making blackberries. #MacroMonday 1153 15
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 30/07/2026Seems we’re not the only ones to be visited. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com‘Grey lump with orange wings’: hummingbird hawk-moths descend on UK gardensBoom in hummingbird hawk-moth sightings put down to hot weather, strong winds and food scarcity in Europe 000 0
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 30/07/2026This 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. 120 2
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 30/07/2026I’ve just spent far too long trying to work out if anything on that map is correct. Uganda is in about the right place but the wrong shape. The rest are worse. Presumably AI and nobody even tried to check it. 000 0
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 29/07/2026Have one in our pond too. Gorgeous flowers for months and the insects love it. 120 2
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 27/07/2026If the UK media system was functional a rival or the BBC would run the story of how a major paper made up the numbers for a headline story and editorial. 042 4
Reposted by Andy BurkeDavenant 📸 @marcdavenant.bsky.social · 21/07/2026From Outsiders, Manchester in 2019 1117 11
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 10/07/2026They’re all in our garden! Loads of bees, hoverflies, butterflies etc. this year. I’ve noticed lots of them drinking at the pond, so maybe that helps. 030 3
Reposted by Andy BurkeNatania Barron ~ Fantasy Author @natania.bsky.social · 07/07/2026You 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? 10723020 230
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 07/07/2026Glassblowers. Everybody just expects an endless supply of flawless potion vials of just the right size and colour. That don’t leak around the cork (what if there are no cork trees?) or break at the wrong moment. 2370 37
Reposted by Andy BurkeJo Wood @jwolondon.bsky.social · 06/07/2026London 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... 1127 12
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 29/06/2026Did you see the Guardian piece about it and him a couple of weeks back? www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...theguardian.comIt was Britain’s most expensive house. Why is its only resident a homeless man who lives on the porch?2-8A Rutland Gate had jewel-encrusted bathroom suites and gold wastepaper bins in its 45 rooms, but has lain empty for years. With many people desperate for secure housing, what does the abandonment o... 162 6
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 28/06/2026This is just outside Amersham. There’s some lovely places to explore in the Chilterns and lots of trees. 110 1
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 28/06/2026The heatwave has mostly passed so I ventured out for a #StunDay afternoon stroll. #ICM #ECK #Chilterns 170 7
Reposted by Andy BurkeGail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Okay 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/ 14702100 702
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 26/06/2026There’s a pretty good summary of how the UK is doing by various measures at ourworldindata.org/profile/co2/...ourworldindata.orgUnited Kingdom - CO₂ and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Country ProfileData on the United Kingdom’s greenhouse gas emissions 050 5
Reposted by Andy BurkeMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 24/06/2026Need 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... 18234 82
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 24/06/2026Maybe so they can interact better with other departments based outside London and with local/regional government? Maybe some people might prefer not to have to live near London? Maybe no 10 is overcrowded and expensive to run? 010 1
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 24/06/2026Don’t think he’s talking of a second chamber for MPs, sounds more like moving some civil service and SPAD roles to be based there. 200 2
Reposted by Andy BurkeEmma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 24/06/2026It 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 16531861761 3.2K
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 23/06/2026Wind generation is forecast to pick up a bit on Thursday, so hopefully that’ll help the price 🤞 010 1
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 23/06/2026Looks like evening demand up 15-20% from normal and no imports from France. All being met by gas. Anyone with air con comes home and maxes it. 100 1
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 23/06/2026Solar films do a neater job. Can also recommend trees. 110 1
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 22/06/2026Hasn’t posted here for a month but at least he has an account. 010 1
Reposted by Andy BurkeLee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 22/06/2026Starmer 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. 6140871220 4.1K
Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 22/06/2026Apparently there’s a national version being created but unfortunately not launching until Friday! juliesbicycle.org/take-action/...juliesbicycle.orgJoin the Campaign | Julie's Bicycle 000 0