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It would seem that this post is suitable for the #BirdOfTheDay theme #BestBeaks. And, in this picture, the beaks are plural.

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#BirdsOfTheWorld #birds #nature A pair of African penguins are here to show you that despite everything there is love in the world.

Close up of a pair of African penguins 'cuddling' on their nest.

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I have just received an invitation to review a paper on which I am a co-author. Should I do the review or not?

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If you accept this as her view, then it makes no material difference whether you are English or not. She clearly thinks you don't need to be English to be Prime Minister or any other senior job, so we can welcome all non English into society.

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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The irony being the lectures he got a student to do were on ethics.

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I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

And thou mayest aske thyself, 'How do Ich werke thys?' And thou mayest aske thyself, 'Wher ys that large destrier?' And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my beautiful castle!' And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my swift goshawk!'

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I think @lewisgoodall.com is profoundly wrong. If it is not wrong to kill as an absolute, then any argument (here a moral one) simply becomes one about where you draw the line (whose morality is paramount). State sponsored killing is a disgrace to humanity.

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Gen Wojcik @genandgenes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Someone said to me that there are frats everywhere, so why do I seem to have more ire for spaces like Cornell? Money & power. About 1/10 Cornell students have families in the top 1% of income. The institutions are by them, for them. This takes every other dynamic and amplifies it times over.

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Cruel and unusual punishment is against the constitution.

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

He should be paying us to put up with his narcissistic neediness and general awful ess.

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Hiking poles are a complete marketing con.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Here is how politics, in most cases, works: Rich and powerful interests, whether in fossil fuels, finance, big tech, media, meat, pharma or foreign governments, make a demand, and use their sophisticated tools to persuade a government to adopt it. The government adopts it. Please read whole🧵

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A very clear exposition of how major policy making works in a modern democracy. We need to get the money out of politics.

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

www.theguardian.com/politics/202... "...to make sure that other people don’t have to burn through their assets". Why do people consider it a problem to expect people to use up their assets to pay for their own care. Assets that they have no other use for.

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Burnham refreshes the parts others can’t reach on the Andy and Laura show | John Crace

The PM oozes confidence and easy-going charm as he tells Laura Kuenssberg the hill he’ll die on is fixing social care

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21 Group @21group.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Cambridge University has compulsory course on active bystander responsibility What happens if institution itself is the bystander? Vice-Chancellor was criticised for retaliation against a whistleblower at Tribunal Maybe she needs the online training herself? www.theguardian.com/education/20...

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University of Cambridge whistleblower who reported alleged bullying wins employment tribunal

Prof Wyn Evans, who raised concerns over treatment of female staff at Institute of Astronomy, was subject to ‘baseless’ investigation, judge rules

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I hike in the mountains of southern California almost every weekend. I've been meaning to make an effort to look up all the varieties of pine. So yesterday I took lots of bark/needles/cones photos. Identifying the species is all but impossible IMHO.

Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... Our policy paper on the expansion of cancer susceptibility gene testing from specialist clinics to routine oncology or even the population. In short, the clinical value of testing outside specialist setting is not a given. DM me if you want access to the paper.

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We live in an building of 14 condos that is a few years old. It transpires that the developer cut lots of corners and the building is not safe. The developer has no liability because he (it's a man) has an insurance policy. The insurance policy reduces over time. All the insurance company has to do.

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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Ask the Republicans in Congress.

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Many years ago we had a family fried who was an advocate. My young daughter once asked "why is Joe known as Apricot Bloggs"? (names changed 😀 ). Clearly because he was precocious.

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I should add that this is a limber pine or pinus flexilis, a hardy species that tolerates the winter storms in the high mountains.

#BirdOfTheDay #divers #birds #BirdsOfTheWorld this pied kingfisher is concentrating hard on his technique for his next dive. He's not so bothered about artistic impression.

Pied kingfisher sitting on a long thin reed against an azure sky background. The bird has black and white feathers with a long thin beak.

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Isn't microbiome science a contradiction in terms?

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Trump’s UN speech was delusional and dangerous | Kenneth Roth

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... This article is beautifully written - the language is erudite and a powerful indictment of Trump's pathetic narcissistic world view.

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It is sad and dangerous that at such a perilous moment, the United States is saddled with a president like Trump

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Why do they bother giving Farage any oxygen by reporting his vacuous opinion? @theguardian.com

Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It's hard to have sympathy for someone willing to vote for Trump 2.0. What exactly did she think she was being protected from?

Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Ye olde gnarled pine tree: #67 in a series of 782.

Small, stunted pine tree on the side of a mountain

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Jer Thorp @jerthorp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Friends! Can I ask you a favour? My 🐦 + 📊 course starts next week. I'm super excited but registration is worryingly low. Can you share this with your weirdo nature + art + code friends? jerthorp.me/learning

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LEARNING | jerthorp

Online courses and wokshops about birds, data and creative coding. Binoculars to Binomials is for coders who are interested in cultivating an observational practice, and for birders who want to dive ...

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Michael Friendly @datavisfriendly.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Vision science: The difference between Rod Stewart and Cone Stewart finally clarified

Two photos of the singer Rod Stewart, left: B/W labelled Rod Stewart; right: color, labelled Cone Stewart

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Cool gen epi (most gen epi is cool).

Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

@repmarcykaptur.bsky.social I would be grateful if you would explain to me what trangender ideology is. An ideology is a system of beliefs. What are these beliefs that you say should be kept out of schools?

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Larry & Paul @larryandpaul.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

🇬🇧 Honest UK Train Ad

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Every morning on the ward 43 years ago. Medical student me: "Good morning Mr Baker" (from Jamaica). Mr Baker from Jamaica (patient): "Not as good as you" (in heavy Jamaican accent) Thinking of this somehow always cheers me up; I can still hear his sonorous voice.

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Derisive laugh out loud moment.

Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This. Me cycling to and from work 🔥