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Sir Birdly

@sirbirdly-100.bsky.social
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Birder. Moth-er. Tank enthusiast. History buff. Habitat restorer, hedge-layer, scyther. Bloodbowl and other geekery

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 16h
Buy a small family home, no more than three bedrooms, for around 4 times my annual salary and not live in constant worry about the cost of shelter. That’s it. That’s the dream.
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
There isn’t a net zero 2030 target. There’s a net zero 2050 target and a clean power by 2030 target. These are different things and if you’re going to attack climate policies in the ‘paper of record’ it’s kind of important to get the details right. www.thetimes.com/article/3c9a...
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Time for climate realism: net zero 2030 is only making us poorer
Wind and solar alone can’t power the future — there are better options that could actually help curb climate change
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Codfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I'm with Carl Sagan on this:
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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Sir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
What Reform UK will spend their £72M donations on: Robert Jenrick’s Mounjaro Bacon sandwiches Balaclavas Recruiting Conservative ex ministers Full home and away football kits Oysters Pints of beer used as props Holidays to Dubai Gags for Zia Yusuf Old men with walking sticks. 🇬🇧
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Ingmar Rentzhog @ingmar.wsocial.eu · 13/09/2026
This graph should be front-page news. It shows an El Niño developing faster than the strongest previous events, with a forecast that climbs higher still. I’m worried. Why isn’t this getting more attention?
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Simon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A philanthropic gift is a new hospital ward, it’s a CAT scanner, it’s a new library, it’s a school swimming pool it’s not funding fascism.
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Steve Hyndside @stevehyndside.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It never does. But the apology from @thetimes.com to @mothinali.bsky.social should travel as far as the original article.
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Sir Birdly @sirbirdly-100.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This happened before when the Far-Rage gang had a pop at the RNLI. I do wonder if they're secretly staunch advocates and are cleverly playing us for donations....🤔 Nah. They ain't bright enough for that😆
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Content warning: Multiple men violently assault a female protester at Reform's conference at the Birmingham NEC, to the visible delight of Nigel Farage.
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Chris Addison @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Possibly the most shocking revelation in this whole thing is that Nigel Farage was at one point in Clacton.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Some 50 million pheasants are released into the countryside annually. Now DEFRA have opened a Call for Evidence on gamebird rearing, releasing & shooting, it’s vital that the public input - because you can be sure that the shooting industry will do so: consultations.defra.gov.uk/call-for-evi...
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Call for Evidence on Gamebird Release, Shooting and Welfare during Rearing in England
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is seeking evidence on the environmental and animal health and welfare impacts of gamebird rea...
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
‘Honest Bob’ Jenrick says he wants to “abolish” Natural England, and at the very least stop funding it, in the first 100 days of a putative Reform government. Reform may appear to be on the rocks currently but their plans are terrifying, mad & must be stopped. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Jenrick: “Even if you can’t abolish, I don’t know, Natural England within the first 100 days, you can stop funding it, you can turn the tap off and the tap will be turned off a lot of these quangos, and that will drive savings.”
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Sir Birdly @sirbirdly-100.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Oh crap 😱☠️
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
It was *already* an apocalyptic landscape. That's why it burned like it did. www.rte.ie/video/id/363...
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‘Apocalyptic’ - Irish landscapes damaged by fires
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Sir Birdly @sirbirdly-100.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Crikey, what a muppet 🤦🏻‍♂️
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Why is @news.rte.ie describing this as a "natural disaster", when all the experts say it was largely due to human-caused climate collapse? This sort of messaging is a big part of the problem. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Nearly 1,400 missing, mostly tourists, after Nepal-Tibet flash flood kills at least 356
Entire villages swept away after glacial collapse triggers flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims
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Franglaise @franglaise.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Richard Tice is going to pop up any minute to tell the people of Nepal they should just enjoy the swim
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Both are city vehicles, but... Only one demands minimal space, doesn't threaten lives, and causes zero wear on our roads. Yet the cargo bike has to beg for every single scrap of safe infrastructure, while the massive SUV is just handed the entire city by default.
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Adapting to climate change without ending the fossil fuel industry.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"UK to warn citizens to stock up on food amid threat from climate crisis & hostile states" Ok guys, you're *starting* to get it - the climate crisis is urgent But maybe you could give people a proper National Emergency Briefing like @nebriefing.bsky.social say? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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UK to warn citizens to stock up on food amid threat from climate crisis and hostile states
Government resilience campaign aims to ensure people can cope in a national disaster, in order to free resources for most vulnerable
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 26/08/2026
Heatwaves show UK must do more to promote cycling and walking, campaigners say
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Heatwaves show UK must do more to promote cycling and walking, campaigners say
Civil society groups argue climate crisis means transport sector needs to urgently reduce its carbon emissions
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Justin Jest @justinjest.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The recommendations are great, but there’s a glaring omission: vote for climate action. Individual choices are important, but meaningful progress also relies on voting for politicians who prioritise tackling the climate crisis. Our votes are powerful tools. www.wildlifetrusts.org/about-us/wha...
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Things you can do about climate change | The Wildlife Trusts
There are simple and easy things that we can all do to reduce our carbon footprint and make a big difference to the natural world.
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Sir Birdly @sirbirdly-100.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Is anybody out there able to tell me why treated water coming out of waste water treatment works isn't just pumped back into a reservoir so that we can use it again? Chucking it out into a river to end up in the sea seems a bit of a waste.
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Sir Birdly @sirbirdly-100.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Yeah [sigh] 😞
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Sir Birdly @sirbirdly-100.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Travelling (by train) across southern England the other day, I was struck by how many trees appear to have died in the drought or are showing obvious signs of water stress.
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Sir Birdly @sirbirdly-100.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Unbelievably myopic decision by our government!! bylinesnetwork.substack.com/p/best-of-by...
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BEST OF BYLINES: As Britain bakes, ministers quietly park plans for solar carports
Ministers have quietly shelved plans that could have transformed Britain’s biggest car parks into shaded power stations
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I've seen a lot of "advice to writers on how to counter accusations of AI." Let me remind you: the onus is on the accuser to prove the accusation. Most accusers aren't detecting AI. They're detecting the source material used to train AI. Our voices were stolen. Do not fall into this trap.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Over 3000 people died this summer due to excess heat.
Richard Rice: Scrap net zero and enjoy the weather
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Reform UK's Richard Tice says the UK should learn from the Middle East and install desalination plants around the UK. The same party that calls wind turbines abominable eyesores that must be cleared from our horizons, wants to spread these across our coasts instead
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Sir Birdly @sirbirdly-100.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
If Dick Ticey thinks we can adapt our way out of Climate Change, perhaps he can stump up the cash for it himself. C'mon Dicky put your money where your mouth is! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Sir Birdly @sirbirdly-100.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Sorry folks, yet more bad news linked to climate change ☹️ www.cmscoms.com/uk-plankton-...
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UK plankton communities shifting fast as seas warm, major review finds - Ocean and Coastal Futures
Ocean and Coastal Futures - We’re all about connecting people – organising events, creating communications and promoting job opportunities.
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Sir Birdly @sirbirdly-100.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I presume this is pure rage-bait click-bait. I mean surely not even a Daily Mail hack is THAT stupid? Surely? 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Over 24 hours ago I reported this leak to Thames Water. 28 hours on now and it's still gushing water. Lucky there aren't water shortages ...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1
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Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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Sir Birdly @sirbirdly-100.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Good ol' Cody Dahler! youtube.com/shorts/cTcAH...
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#climate #environment #crisis #andyburnham #ukpolitics #water
YouTube video by mrcodydahler
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
It's Clacton by-election day. Or, if you prefer, Farage-Commons-standards-inquiry-reopening-eve.
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Sir Birdly @sirbirdly-100.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
All very sensible! Though point 9 about trees locking up carbon for hundreds of years isn't a big help as we need to re-establish carbon sinks that are MILLIONS of years old www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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10 urgent climate policies the UK should implement now
From rejecting drilling licences to preparing communities for heat, drought and wildfires, here’s how Burnham can ready the UK for a hotter, drier climate
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
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David AI10bro @ai10bro.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Precision fermentation can bypass palm oil’s rainforest footprint by producing triglycerides that mimic its texture without deforestation. C16 Biosciences and others are making headway; it's early but promising for sustainability. Watch their scale-up metrics closely.
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Sir Birdly @sirbirdly-100.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The amount of litter I see in Britain is pretty depressing. Imagine how much there'd be if we didn't export tons (literally) of waste! 😱 There needs to be another drive on reducing single use plastics.
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 07/08/2026
‘Waste colonialism’ – the Turkish city carrying the weight of Britain’s pollution problem
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‘Waste colonialism’ – the Turkish city carrying the weight of Britain’s pollution problem
In this week’s newsletter: a Guardian investigation reveals that the UK exported 139,000 tonnes of rubbish to poor districts in Adana, where farmers are left to cope with microplastics, toxic smoke, and debris
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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Read a book you imbecile.
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Sir Birdly @sirbirdly-100.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The news is all "heatwaves..." and "wildfires" and this is what I can see from my hotel window 🙄
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Sir Birdly @sirbirdly-100.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
It's okay folks, when it's too hot to even breathe comfortably, you can just bury your head in the sand The 5 stages of climate denial are on display ahead of the IPCC report | Dana Nuccitelli www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The 5 stages of climate denial are on display ahead of the IPCC report | Dana Nuccitelli
Dana Nuccitelli: Climate contrarians appear to be running damage control in the media before the next IPCC report is published
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 30/07/2026
‘It makes you feel you’ve got a really dirty house’: what’s behind the UK’s plagues of flies?
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‘It makes you feel you’ve got a really dirty house’: what’s behind the UK’s plagues of flies?
From Leicestershire to Carmarthenshire, neighbourhoods are struggling with wave after wave of houseflies. Why are they suffering while others are spared? And is there no alternative to nets and zappers?
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 30/07/2026
Weatherwatch: rainclouds are travelling farther in warmer world
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Weatherwatch: rainclouds are travelling farther in warmer world
Climate crisis affects not only the amount of rain that falls but where, with implications for land use and water security
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 22/07/2026
Europe’s heatwave in June cost grain farmers €2bn in lost revenue and crop damage
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Europe’s heatwave in June cost grain farmers €2bn in lost revenue and crop damage
EU set for worst crop harvest in decade after total grain yield estimated to be 9m tonnes smaller than expected, analysis finds
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
"Overall carbon emissions have increased" in the UK, because of Net Zero, Kemi Badenoch repeatedly tells the BBC, to no pushback. Just completely untrue
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