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David Payne

@dippydot.bsky.social
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Retired engineer & company director. Always looking for new things to learn. Into 3D printing (FDM) and building printers, computers, coarse fishing, and gardening as long as the rheumatoid arthritis allows it. DM only by invite.

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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Most people want a fairer society, a working democracy, a protected planet. So why split the vote and let the far-right in to destroy it all? Sign the @compassoffice.bsky.social open letter urging progressive leaders to cooperate at the next election: actionnetwork.org/forms/unite-...
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Unite the Progressive Majority to Build a Better Britain!
Most people want a fairer society, a working democracy, a protected planet. So why split the vote & let the far-right in to destroy it all? That's why I've signed this open letter urging progressive l...
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
UK companies are harming the environment, communities and workers through their global supply chains. It has to stop. Join me - use @friends-earth.bsky.social’s tool and ask your MP to back a new law to hold UK companies to account 🌍👨‍👩‍👧‍👦📝 action.friendsoftheearth.uk/target/tell-...
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Tell your MP: back a new law to protect forests and people
For too long, UK companies have been able to put profit over planet. From deforestation almost wiping out species like the orangutan to brutal exploitation of workers. Poorly regulated supply chains f...
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
UK companies are trashing the environment and wrecking the lives of people overseas through their global supply chains - and UK law lets them get away with it. Join me and call for a new #BizHumanRights law to put #PlanetOverProfit. action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/mak...
action.friendsoftheearth.uk
Make companies pay for exploiting people and planet
Greedy UK companies are wrecking the world’s forests through their international supply chains. Last year was the hottest on record, yet global deforestation - one of the leading causes of climate bre...
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
“Sustainable” timber isn’t always safe. Forests are being destroyed, Indigenous communities displaced and critically endangered species like the Malayan tiger are under threat. Demand the UK government takes action: foe.uk/bgf63 @friends-earth.bsky.social
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Stop tainted timber destroying forests, homes and wildlife
Take action Our investigation has uncovered a disturbing truth: “sustainable” timber from Malaysia can’t be trusted. Certification schemes are failing, so timber linked to forest destruction, wildlife...
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Well that’s it. My PC now boots to Linux. Windows 11 stuck in perpetual restart after last “security” update and cannot uninstall it. Still nothing from Microsoft with a fix.
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
We can't stop deforestation without the experts: Indigenous people. 💚 At #COP30, the UK govt has a chance to champion their rights, funding and legal protection. Tell the UK climate minister: back the forest defenders. Sign our open letter. action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/def...
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Demand UK support for Indigenous forest defenders at climate talks
Our world’s forests are under threat, worsening climate change, biodiversity loss and threatening vulnerable communities. This year’s UN climate talks – hosted in the Amazon – are our chance to act. W...
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
The Government has revealed plans for a new mandatory digital ID. It’s invasive and could mean millions of people unable to go about their daily lives. Right now it's just an idea - we need to stop it becoming a reality. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
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Reject plans for a mandatory BritCard (digital ID)
Sir Keir Starmer is considering a mandatory digital ID scheme called “BritCard” that would make us all reliant on a digital pass to go about our daily lives. Mandatory digital IDs give the state enor...
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Ordinary people are left unheard when businesses pour big money into shaping government decisions. The Ethics and Integrity Commission to look into 'cash for access' schemes. Sign our letter. secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/175794/...
secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk
Cash for access
Ordinary people are left unheard when businesses pour big money into shaping government decisions. The Ethics and Integrity Commission to look into 'cash for access' schemes. Sign our letter.
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Caught lobbying for cash or bullying in Parliament? You can still return to the House of Lords - for life. No real consequences. No accountability. Sign now to kick rule-breakers out for good. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Ban rule-breaking peers from the House of Lords.
Lords found guilty of serious misconduct – like bullying or lobbying for cash – still get to make our laws. I just signed a petition to kick rule-breaking peers out of the Lords for good. Want to add...
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
🚨 Thursday’s elections prove it: First Past the Post is broken. 5 parties, chaotic results, millions left unrepresented. We need Proportional Representation — NOW. ✍️ Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...
actionnetwork.org
📢 No More First Past the Post Elections!
Thursday’s election results confirm what so many of us already know: the current voting system is broken. With 5 parties polling strongly, First Past the Post is delivering chaos and turning election...
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Take 2 mins to demand that Meta stop targeting you with creepy personalised ads and content! goodlaw.social/gk0i
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Meta: this time it’s personal
Take 2 mins to write to Meta now!
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Daytime view of St Catherine’s lighthouse, IOW, England. 30+ years ago. Still manned then. Stayed on caravan about where this photo taken from. During fog they sounded the foghorns. VERY loud!
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
St Catherine’s lighthouse, Isle of Wight, England. This is not enhanced or filtered! 35mm slide taken some 30+ years Avon on holiday.
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
I love sedums, so understated then whompf!
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Golden Anniversary - photo from this summer
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Sorry about the quality (old 1/2 frame 35mm about 50 years old!)
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Parasols about to fully open.
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
I believe these are Waxcap fungi. Found these in a friend’s paddock hence the gift in the bottom right corner!
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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
This is both sad and infuriating. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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'Refused service again with my guide dog, I'm done speaking out'
Sean Dilley is inundated with abuse on social media whenever he posts about discrimination issues.
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
The iconic fungi, poisonous but very pretty. Amanita muscaria or fly agaric.
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I believe these are Oyster Mushrooms? Photographed in New Forest.
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
My first cat, Biscuit, some 60+ years ago. Tattered ears from many fights with the 30+ cats the lady had at the bottom of our garden!
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Our lovely Minty. Rescued and had a long life with us. Long gone but never forgotten.
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Bracket fungi - New Forest
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Large parasol mushroom found in the New Forest.
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Our beautiful Merlin, sadly passed now. He was huge and used to reach up onto the kitchen tops to hurry us up feeding him. A gentle giant.
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Jelly fungus. Photo taken probably 30+ years ago.
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Another of our past cats. A feral cat which frequented Southampton University and was brought to us by my late Mother who worked there. Lived many happy years with our many other pets.
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Cats Our family has cherished. Our beautiful Lucy, now long gone to the cattery in the sky.
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
That's it - just deactivated my Twitter (X) account - good riddance...........
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 19/10/2024
My wife called me out to see this wonderful humming bird moth busy feeding over our pond. Apologies for the blur but an iPhone is probably not the best way to capture this.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 11/10/2024
When you dig into the hidden detail of the government's carbon capture and storage programme, the sheer scale of fiscal and environmental irresponsibility is hard to comprehend. We could be on the hook for £50 billion, with zero benefit. My column. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Labour’s carbon-capture scheme will be Starmer’s white elephant: a terrible mistake costing billions | George Monbiot
The supposedly green project – brainchild of the previous Tory government – will increase emissions, not reduce them, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 02/10/2024
Interested in the services Internet Archive offers to the library community? 📚🔗🎵 Join our annual Library Leaders Forum to learn more! 📅 Oct 17 @ 10am PT / 1pm ET 📍Online 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/library-le...
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Library Leaders Forum 2024: VIRTUAL
Join us for an update on the Internet Archive's library services.
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 02/10/2024
Wonder if my little friend will visit me tomorrow whilst I’m fishing. Almost had a kingfisher perch on the rod once.
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 02/10/2024
Should keep the birds happy for a while. I think it’s a Himalayan Honeysuckle. Loads of these on the plant. Blackbirds love them.
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 24/09/2024
Wonder if this year’s Amaryllis will be as good?
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 13/09/2024
Found this chomping away on rhubarb leaves this morning. I believe it’s Euproctis chrysorrhoea or the Brown-tail moth.
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 08/09/2024
She’s hoping to grow some more…
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 07/09/2024
I’m hiding, you can’t see me…
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 07/09/2024
Mac loves very small spaces to curl up in.
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 06/09/2024
#FlowersOnFriday They may be common but pelargoniums are such a pleasing sight. (Someone’s going to say geraniums 😁)
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 04/09/2024
Like 3D printing and gardening. Combine both and you’ve got 3D printed hydroponics tower. Lovely lettuce.
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 01/09/2024
A lovely day fishing. Well, I sat there and admired the view and just happened to have a rod out.
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 30/08/2024
#FlowersOnFriday
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 28/08/2024
🔥 NEW: UK snubs EU over rejoining Erasmus exchange scheme… …but new polling finds a majority of the public support rejoining it, with only 15% against. What is this government thinking? Where’s the “change”?
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UK snubs EU over rejoining Erasmus exchange scheme
A government spokesperson says the U.K. has ‘no plans’ to rejoin European program.
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David Payne @dippydot.bsky.social · 27/08/2024
Our lovely MacKenzie (8) who always looks so surprised when I photograph him.
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