my biggest fear in all this is that nothing gets done for 2 years (okay, better than what was happening) but the next election things flip again because this is what happens every fucking time
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Good morning Melbourne!
We fully support our driver friends at Scotrail because FUCK ISRAEL.
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ScotRail drivers to boycott duties if Israeli settlements-linked firm lands top contract
Train drivers could protest and refuse to work on new carriages if they are built by a Spanish firm with links to illegal Israeli settlements.John Ferguson (Yahoo News UK)
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to all our US friends - well done, well done indeed. You stepped up and exceeded expectations. Up and down the tickets - winning House and Senate (enough there to tell Fetterman to fuck off). Winning state houses and governors - winning FUCKING TEXAS and KANSAS!!
But we still aren't buying US booze until you boot the orange idiot - Thankyou for voting, all of Canada
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New bird unlocked! 😍 I spotted this lil one while I was trying to look for a magpie I could hear. It was near the window, at the literal minimum focus distance of my lens, 3.3 meters. I'm lucky I got any photo at all ☺️
🪿 Iberian Chiffchaff, ebird.org/species/ibechi2
Iberian Chiffchaff - eBird
Pale yellowish warbler, very similar to Common Chiffchaff. Best separated by consistently different song (slower than that of Common Chiffchaff, and often three-parted) and by call (often gives a falling “dwee” instead of a rising “weet”), but note y…ebird.org
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Yesterday we went back to Mundesley to see the Nutcracker.
It was extremely windy due to storm Boelo but the sun was shining.
#Bird #Birding #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #UKWildlife #Darktable #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdScrolling #UK #Norfolk #Mundesley #Nutcracker #StormBoelo
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We weren’t going to go back after seeing such bad behaviour but yesterday it was being tagged in an open area of common land so there was a lot more space for everyone.
There were a lot more young birders there as well, it was great helping them out and seeing them getting their own photos of the Nutcracker!
nice bird to see. Im here in a wet and windy Norfolk, not far from that location. As much as I'd love to see the Nutcracker, I am not up for that mass birder scrum. Not my thing. Saw some nice birds at Snettisham yesterday, without taking a single photo. (Rain and wind and grey skies saw to that). Hopefully we will have some luck today at Clay.
@JimsPhotos morning fella, I understand and it’s made us think twice about seeing anything that rare that appears in Norfolk in future.
That’s a shame about the weather but I think it’s supposed to blow through about lunch time and turn to patchy sun.
If you get time, go to the beach at Cley. The Desert Wheatear thats been at the beach fence (52.964466, 1.053301) for a week or so is showing really well, he doesn’t care about people at all! I’ll post some pics later today.
thanks for the tip. Im sure we will make it to the beach of the sun comes out.
It's great that you were able to see it, thanks for giving us an opportunity to see it as well Do you see that Nutcracker every time you go there ?
Lula won!
We dodged a bullet!
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is November 3rd the big "mid-term" election in Washington state? I don't get it...
Yeah, sure, there are a couple issues on the ballot - but I don't see how my votes on most of the issues on my ballot is a referendum on Trump. I guess the mid-terms mostly matter for some other people, like swing states or the east coast or something? #politics #fucktrump #midterms #washington #seattle #pnw
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Today's challenge.
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Review of Platinum Building Services in Torrox Spain
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#construction @Open Reviews Association #openreviews #opensource #spain #torrox #andalucia
5 of 5 stars for platinumbuildingservices.net
We hired Rob to install a sliding door Juliet balcony to replace our tiny living room window and bring more light into the room, and we couldn't be happier! Rob chose excellent quality materials for the door and completed the project on time while we…Mangrove Reviews
Thinking of "regoogling", an LTE smartwatch is too tempting...
I'm sick of carrying a brick in my pocket everywhere I go, and no one has seemed to crack the #foss #degoogled smartwatch LTE problem, so after over 10 years of degoogled life running #lineageos, #calyxos, #iodeos, etc, it looks like I'm going to be back in the Google mainstream with a Pixel watch... #degoogle #smartwatches #opensource
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You have been noticed
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Bitwarden changing to commercial license
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Published version update in app stores
Hello everyone! Starting in the next release, the Bitwarden apps published to the various stores will be the commercially licensed builds. No action is needed, and the apps will work exactly as they do today.Bitwarden Community Forums
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I've cancelled my license, as previously I had a personal license for my self hosting instance. But they charged almost 3 times when time to renew without much details sending to me in advance. Very disappointed!
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Have I Got Mushrooms For You...
#Photography #Foraging #Mushrooms #Fungi #FungiFriday #Forest #SamsungNX #NX300 #Rangefinder #Mirrorless #16mm #PancakeLens
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It's possible but there were blushers around too and these were distinctly different with very little pink hues on the stems and none at all on the caps which were much more densely covered in warts. It's also possible they're Amanita excelsa, these also have striated collar and very pronounced warts. Either case, I'd rather err on the safe side with amanitas. 😉
FWIW the only amanita species that we collect are caesarea that I feel we can precisely identify even with individual specimen variation in mind. Others just aren't worth the risk for us because there's always plenty of other choice edible species around that we feel more comfortable with. Of course, all mushrooms are edible at least once 😄
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Review of Haitzalde Hotel - Mutriku, Spain
Beautiful view of the ocean and sound of waves. Lots of cute little birds. Cleaning could be a bit better and not a fan of the central B&B style coffee/refrigerator/breakfast area instead of having stuff in your room. Pretty far to walk into town or anywhere so pretty much you're either on the property or have to drive somewhere. Not very private - people walking in front of the rooms/windows. #spain #basquecountry #openreviews #hotelreviews
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in reply to Brandon Zhang 🇨🇳 📷 • • •@heybran Thanks 🙏 Someone has suggested another ID now for the bird, a Common Chiffchaff, so perhaps I was wrong in my initial selection
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I'm finding it very hard to tell the two apart, or possibly even a third type! 😅
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