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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A Cape Starling looking absolutely furious about something. 🪶🦉 #southafrica #kruger #sony ##sonya6700

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

There's a lot of lovely stuff on this album but I've had preferred it without the vocals.

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The tulliest of Tull albums. Possibly because it's the most personal album Ian ever wrote. I'm not sure it's my favourite but if I could only take one Tull album to my desert island it would be this one.

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 07/07/2026

so this incident in the pub, in which a "mob" bashed Nigel's car up so badly it was written off, but it seems no-one filmed it? for socials? and he didn't tell his insurer or the police or the media? gee whizz, i wanna know more about this, sounds terrible

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

God that was a good weekend, I've still got the hangover 😅

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Recently returned from a trip to South Africa, very different birds to my usual targets. Including this, the absolute lunatic Secretary bird 🦉🪶

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Sometimes I despair of this country but I'm sure of one thing, history will be much kinder to SKS than any of the Tory failures.

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Beautiful birds. I was photographing them in South Africa last week.

Lilac Breasted Roller Kruger National Park, June 2016

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Y.O.L.O.0311 @yolo0311.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

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

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Imagine if the Muskrat funded a few hundred of these rather than his doomed Mars vanity project 🤔

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Just returned from an 8 day safari in Kruger National Park. I have over 3000 photos to go through and I've hardly started. Anyone want to see a few of the early ones ? #kruger #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #africanwildlife

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

In the face of frenzied right-wing attacks, this government has successfully executed one of the most ambitious climate change projects in the world. Time to give credit where it's due iandunt.substack.com/p/guest-post...

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Jim Russell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. @jazzyrussell.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Farage parody account puts Reform UK leader to the sword!

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Imagine if any other party leader told such a ridiculous lie, especially one leading the polls - Nigel Farage’s Russian hack claim ‘without any merit’, former NCSC chief says www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Nigel Farage’s Russian hack claim ‘without any merit’, former NCSC chief says

Ciaran Martin says Reform UK leader’s allegation over Guardian report on £5m gift ‘entirely unsubstantiated’

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Mike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Farage - 'I've been advised not to hold surgeries for security reasons' - He hadn't. Farage - 'There was an arson attack on my home' - It was an attempted burglary Farage - 'My phone was hacked by Russia' - No report made to the relevant authority. Could there be a pattern here...🤔

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

This is a failure of journalism, on a really basic level, but it is also a failure of political leadership. It was going to fall simply in the basis of what the previous govt did. But Starmer somehow conspired to actively spread the impression it was rising.

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I'm guessing Sam is here legally, can we deport him ? Sounds like a knobend .

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 13/05/2026

Must we keep holding our politicians to such impossible standards?

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MCRobson @zaploosh.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

The blatant #BBC bias is as bad as any private media organisation. They see Reform as newsworthy, attention grabbing and appealing to their key demographic (old people waiting to die), so throw any observance of impartiality out the door. Wankers. #bbcnews

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I saw them do this live last night 😅

Ian Anderson and Jack Clark of Jethro Tull

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Just been to vote. Polling station in a local pub and was empty, just me and my wife. Not sure if that's good or bad. The good news is that we both voted to protect the NHS, local services, SEND services, local care services, local transport and just as importantly keep the fascist grifters out.

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Robert Shrimsley @robertshrimsley.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Old Greens, meet your new masters and future. This response to Caroline Lucas says everything about where the party is going

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Don’t let anyone forget.

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Ian Birrell @ianbirrell.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Repulsive policy from a repulsive man given prominence by a repulsive party. The core message is DO NOT VOTE REFORM Ever…

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Brilliant stuff. Really worth your time

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

It's the day of the year for me to trot out these three fabulous May Day songs- enjoy 😊 youtu.be/KNc2uifQuGw?... youtu.be/XzJVZ5Uda84?... youtu.be/9fWzUgrYnqs?...

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Cup of Wonder (2003 Remaster)

YouTube video by Jethro Tull - Topic

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Reform councillor in Devon would "rather fight for Putin." I'm also left wondering about his YouTube handle there "Ilikelampshades6" which seems to be hinting at something very dark indeed. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/23/i...

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“I’d Rather Fight For Putin”: The Shocking Views of a Reform Councillor in Devon – HOPE not hate

Reform’s James Grainger Has A Soft Spot For Putin, Wants The Party To “Turn Against Islam” – And Might Defect To Advance UK Even as...

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Paul Connell @paulpauly.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

#MusicChallenge #MusicSky #SweetKeys 24 & #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 24: A song with an intro John Evan on the piano: Jethro Tull – Locomotive Breath www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zM4...

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Jethro Tull - Wind Up / Locomotive Breath (Sight And Sound In Concert, 19th Feb, 1977)

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Happy St George's day to the people of England, Canada, Croatia, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece, Georgia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Republic of Macedonia who also celebrate St George, that Roman soldier born in what is now Turkey to Syrian and Greek parents 😅

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Let it go, you're beginning to sound pathetic. There are far more important things happening in the world right now.

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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

As leader of the Brexit Party Farage is directly responsible for the utter shit show we have suffered since the referendum. Renaming your party ReformUK will not erase that fact. Farage was, is and always will be the Brexit Party.

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Wow ! I guess that's why he's paid the big bucks.

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Jones @theearlofpowys.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

If you return unwanted Reform local election leaflets to their party headquarters using their free post address, then it will cost the party £2.50 per envelope. Please don’t share this information; it could cost Nigel Farage a fortune.

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

🪶🦉 Great to see that the Sand Martins have returned to Dartmoor #birds #ukbirds #nature #dartmoor #birdphotography #sonyalpha

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Had a spare half hour today so spent it in a wood where I found this very cute and agile Nuthatch. 🦉 #birds #nature #wildlife #devon #sonyalpha #ukwildlife #birdphotography

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Yes, 6 days ago at Berry Head, South Devon

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

🦉Probably the most beautiful and acrobatic Raptor we see in the UK. The magnificent Red Kite. #ukbirds #nature #wildlifephotography #scotland #galloway #sonyalpha

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

A few hours wandering the South Devon coast and 3 species I hadn't managed to capture before. 🦉🪶 #Berryhead #Devon #Britishbirds #sonyalpha #ukwildlife

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Cosplaying working class Rafael Cruz went to Princeton and Harvard. When he flees his constituents without power, he stays at the Ritz-Carlton. His wife, Heidi, is Managing Director at the fancy investment firm Goldman Sachs. They are not men & women with callouses on their hands. They are elites.

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

"Dear people of the UK, when you go to vote on May 7th, just before you write the X in the box, count to 10 and think about what's happening in America. A quick recap below:" via The Daily Scar at Facebook

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

The Iranians are destroying their own missile arsenal by successfully crashing them into Israel.

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AnneMc #FBPE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦🩵 @boof64.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Vote to make it illegal to lie in Welsh elections was passed by the Senedd yesterday and surprise surprise look who voted against it.

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Spent a couple of hours at Ham Wall yesterday evening and managed to get one of the UK's largest birds and one of the smallest within 5 minutes of each other ! 🦉 #rspb #hamwall #sonyalpha ##ukbirds

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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

FACTS: Net Zero barely nudges your bill. Fossil‑fuel wars send it through the roof. So when Farage and his ilk slags off renewables while fanning conflict, remember who actually hikes your costs.

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David Cranch @cranchie.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

I don't always find it easy to tell a Sparrow from a Dunnock so if you're the same this might help. Apart from the colouring differences which aren't always obvious, the The Dunnock has a much slimmer, needle like beak. #birds #sonya6700 #birdphotography #ukbirds #nature

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