Allan Russell
@arnaturegeek.bsky.social
Scottish birding and nature liking person plus B.Sc and M.Res ecology graduate. All views expressed are my own. He/him 🐦⬛🐺🐋🐍🦋🌱🍄🏴
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Because it’s a genocidal ethnostate expanding into the territory of its neighbours and murdering or expelling the residents, Nick. I appreciate that you don’t get to be a radio presenter unless you are willing to pretend you are an honest to god clueless moron, but that makes things a bit trickier.
October 9, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Because it’s a genocidal ethnostate expanding into the territory of its neighbours and murdering or expelling the residents, Nick. I appreciate that you don’t get to be a radio presenter unless you are willing to pretend you are an honest to god clueless moron, but that makes things a bit trickier.
Carrying out a genocide, destroying olive groves and bulldozing land in 3 different countries will cause a lot of carbon emissions and destroy wildlife. Seems like an environmental issue to me
October 7, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Carrying out a genocide, destroying olive groves and bulldozing land in 3 different countries will cause a lot of carbon emissions and destroy wildlife. Seems like an environmental issue to me
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The press spent months stomping all over *Gary Lineker* for speaking up against the genocide. Does that not suggest to you that nobody will be permitted to speak without getting their teeth kicked in by battalions of hacks, and that nothing will be tolerated?
Nobody who saw the “Hop on one leg, bark like a dog and deny you are a bastard” routine could believe this. The position towards the left in general is maximum hostility at all times, and that’s especially true when the Sensible Moderates are up to their necks in war crimes nobody else will name.
October 6, 2026 at 8:18 AM
The press spent months stomping all over *Gary Lineker* for speaking up against the genocide. Does that not suggest to you that nobody will be permitted to speak without getting their teeth kicked in by battalions of hacks, and that nothing will be tolerated?
A quest for autumn migrants on Saturday took me to the coast south of Dunbar. A heard only Yellow-browed Warbler and a Redstart were then best at Barns Ness, with lots of Little Gulls and a few 'commic' terns and Arctic Skuas offshore. Another vocal but elusive YBW was at Skateraw #BirdingScotland
October 6, 2026 at 12:10 PM
A quest for autumn migrants on Saturday took me to the coast south of Dunbar. A heard only Yellow-browed Warbler and a Redstart were then best at Barns Ness, with lots of Little Gulls and a few 'commic' terns and Arctic Skuas offshore. Another vocal but elusive YBW was at Skateraw #BirdingScotland
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The Tories have announced they would abolish Natural England, support a Third Runway & pull the UK out of the Aarhus Convention - in further signs they’ve totally given up on Middle England, don’t give a toss about the environment & just want to please some wealthy grouse moor owners & raving YIMBYs
![Tory party press release: “[We will leave the Aarhus] Convention that powers the lawfare hindering every major infrastructure project in this country.”
“Abolish Natural England and the Environment Agency, moving to a more streamlined regulatory landscape to protect our environment.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:br3kmdgzf5pnbfdnd57jfo6g/bafkreidogxc5es43brvlqj3qx5mgzczudqbsu2df2ijhhwcjhcg2w32pji)
October 4, 2026 at 9:18 PM
The Tories have announced they would abolish Natural England, support a Third Runway & pull the UK out of the Aarhus Convention - in further signs they’ve totally given up on Middle England, don’t give a toss about the environment & just want to please some wealthy grouse moor owners & raving YIMBYs
It's been a brilliant autumn for me for seeing Ruff. Plenty of them on the local patch and lots of them seen on days out to Musselburgh and Loch Leven RSPB earlier this month. These ones were performing right in front of the hides at the latter site #BirdingScotland #Birding
September 21, 2026 at 6:09 PM
It's been a brilliant autumn for me for seeing Ruff. Plenty of them on the local patch and lots of them seen on days out to Musselburgh and Loch Leven RSPB earlier this month. These ones were performing right in front of the hides at the latter site #BirdingScotland #Birding
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There are few things as pathetic as the insecure whining of the super rich. To sit there on top of such a vast pile of wealth, complaining that it's all so unfair.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 19, 2026 at 11:49 AM
There are few things as pathetic as the insecure whining of the super rich. To sit there on top of such a vast pile of wealth, complaining that it's all so unfair.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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MSPs from the two largest ‘progressive’ parties in Scotland regularly watch Arthur’s Seat burning from their parliamentary office windows because of climate change
New Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra has urged Andy Burnham to approve Rosebank and Jackdaw and end the windfall tax sooner rather than later www.heraldscotland.com/news/2656475...
Marra urges Burnham to approve Rosebank and Jackdaw and accelerate EPL end
Michael Marra, in his first press conference as Scottish Labour leader, demands UK Government approval for Rosebank and Jackdaw and an early end to…
www.heraldscotland.com
September 19, 2026 at 1:59 PM
MSPs from the two largest ‘progressive’ parties in Scotland regularly watch Arthur’s Seat burning from their parliamentary office windows because of climate change
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*rubs temples* why am i reading about MPs scrutinising Eurovision track record instead of them taking action against far-right and fascist groups that are harrassing the RNLI, the public, & shutting down infrastructure www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK's 'dismal' Eurovision song choices to be examined by MPs
It comes after the UK's entry Look Mum No Computer came last in May's final, scoring just one point.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 18, 2026 at 8:36 AM
*rubs temples* why am i reading about MPs scrutinising Eurovision track record instead of them taking action against far-right and fascist groups that are harrassing the RNLI, the public, & shutting down infrastructure www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Obviously time will tell if this is any good, but the fact this is already making the worst people mad is a +1 for me
Greta Gerwig opens the doors to Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew in the new issue of Empire – detailing her revolutionary rock’n’roll adaptation.
Here’s your first look at Aslan – and he’s voiced by legend Meryl Streep. On sale Thurs September 24.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
Here’s your first look at Aslan – and he’s voiced by legend Meryl Streep. On sale Thurs September 24.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
September 18, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Obviously time will tell if this is any good, but the fact this is already making the worst people mad is a +1 for me
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I am staggered by the insistence on the part of the press that a small rich village in Oxfordshire flinching at shadows and throwing a tantrum is worthy of news coverage. These people don't have real problems, they aren't afraid, they live in a sheltered bubble and have melted their brains.
September 16, 2026 at 9:40 AM
I am staggered by the insistence on the part of the press that a small rich village in Oxfordshire flinching at shadows and throwing a tantrum is worthy of news coverage. These people don't have real problems, they aren't afraid, they live in a sheltered bubble and have melted their brains.
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Scotland: We want to leave the UK
BBC: Huh?
Wales: We want to leave the UK
BBC: What?
Northern Ireland: We want to leave the UK
BBC: Lolz
Some shithole in Oxfordshire: We want to leave the UK because racism
BBC: REPORT THE HELL OUT OF THIS
#Piddington
BBC: Huh?
Wales: We want to leave the UK
BBC: What?
Northern Ireland: We want to leave the UK
BBC: Lolz
Some shithole in Oxfordshire: We want to leave the UK because racism
BBC: REPORT THE HELL OUT OF THIS
#Piddington
September 16, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Scotland: We want to leave the UK
BBC: Huh?
Wales: We want to leave the UK
BBC: What?
Northern Ireland: We want to leave the UK
BBC: Lolz
Some shithole in Oxfordshire: We want to leave the UK because racism
BBC: REPORT THE HELL OUT OF THIS
#Piddington
BBC: Huh?
Wales: We want to leave the UK
BBC: What?
Northern Ireland: We want to leave the UK
BBC: Lolz
Some shithole in Oxfordshire: We want to leave the UK because racism
BBC: REPORT THE HELL OUT OF THIS
#Piddington
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An RNLI lifeboat guy here, and as I’ve been saying for many years now: why is it that the public have been subjected to hate campaigns against hated enemies including rescue services, Stonewall, Amnesty International, the left of the Labour Party, the National Trust, the Proms and Match of the Day?
September 8, 2026 at 11:07 AM
An RNLI lifeboat guy here, and as I’ve been saying for many years now: why is it that the public have been subjected to hate campaigns against hated enemies including rescue services, Stonewall, Amnesty International, the left of the Labour Party, the National Trust, the Proms and Match of the Day?
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Turns out that if you are an old lady with a banner supporting Palestine, the government arrests you on charges of terrorism. If you are a masked white male thug bringing a national port to a standstill, the government does absolutely nothing, and the media covers it like some lads on a day out.
September 7, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Turns out that if you are an old lady with a banner supporting Palestine, the government arrests you on charges of terrorism. If you are a masked white male thug bringing a national port to a standstill, the government does absolutely nothing, and the media covers it like some lads on a day out.
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This is exactly it: the first generation who will die knowing that no reward in heaven awaits them, and that the children they so virulently despise will inherit the Earth. That’s why they are frantically scrambling to wreck and destroy as much as they can, before the scythe falls.
September 5, 2026 at 9:54 AM
This is exactly it: the first generation who will die knowing that no reward in heaven awaits them, and that the children they so virulently despise will inherit the Earth. That’s why they are frantically scrambling to wreck and destroy as much as they can, before the scythe falls.
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A British government that is dropping Net Zero and supporting fossil fuels while doing nothing about rocketing food prices suggests that Brits should stockpile food against a coming climate emergency.
You have to wonder what these people think their job is. I mean, do they just sit on Twitter?
You have to wonder what these people think their job is. I mean, do they just sit on Twitter?
Minister tells Brits to stock up on days of supplies after ‘supersize’ El Niño warning
Exclusive: Angela Eagle urges UK citizens to be ‘a bit more resilient’ as they plan for national emergencies
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2026 at 7:30 AM
A British government that is dropping Net Zero and supporting fossil fuels while doing nothing about rocketing food prices suggests that Brits should stockpile food against a coming climate emergency.
You have to wonder what these people think their job is. I mean, do they just sit on Twitter?
You have to wonder what these people think their job is. I mean, do they just sit on Twitter?
Utterly atrocious phone scope photo of 2 Curlew Sandpipers on the local patch at Newshot Island today? You've got it!
The highlight so far of a nice run of passage waders across the local patch in the last few weeks, including good nos of Ruff and Green Sandpipers #ClydeBirding #BirdingScotland
The highlight so far of a nice run of passage waders across the local patch in the last few weeks, including good nos of Ruff and Green Sandpipers #ClydeBirding #BirdingScotland
August 29, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Utterly atrocious phone scope photo of 2 Curlew Sandpipers on the local patch at Newshot Island today? You've got it!
The highlight so far of a nice run of passage waders across the local patch in the last few weeks, including good nos of Ruff and Green Sandpipers #ClydeBirding #BirdingScotland
The highlight so far of a nice run of passage waders across the local patch in the last few weeks, including good nos of Ruff and Green Sandpipers #ClydeBirding #BirdingScotland
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Wrong person from Home Alone 2 died
August 26, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Wrong person from Home Alone 2 died
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"This contradicts claims by some rightwing commentators, who have blamed rewilding for causing wildfires."
Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show
National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2026 at 9:08 AM
"This contradicts claims by some rightwing commentators, who have blamed rewilding for causing wildfires."
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There is something truly surreal about back to back items on the news today where residents return to homes in Stourbridge destroyed by the heatwave wildfires, then some empty suit comes on to explain why we absolutely must open another oil field in the North Sea.
August 17, 2026 at 12:03 PM
There is something truly surreal about back to back items on the news today where residents return to homes in Stourbridge destroyed by the heatwave wildfires, then some empty suit comes on to explain why we absolutely must open another oil field in the North Sea.
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It’s time we sorted out the press.
Constant misinformation to protect their donors and fossil fuels is destroying lives and our planet.
The Government must step up and stop being cowardly.
Constant misinformation to protect their donors and fossil fuels is destroying lives and our planet.
The Government must step up and stop being cowardly.
August 16, 2026 at 1:52 PM
It’s time we sorted out the press.
Constant misinformation to protect their donors and fossil fuels is destroying lives and our planet.
The Government must step up and stop being cowardly.
Constant misinformation to protect their donors and fossil fuels is destroying lives and our planet.
The Government must step up and stop being cowardly.
Eclipse update: cloud. Love living in Scotland where we rarely get to see astrological phenomena!
August 12, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Eclipse update: cloud. Love living in Scotland where we rarely get to see astrological phenomena!
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There are so many reasons to despise the industrial scale of pheasant shooting. This list is just devastating.
This motorcyclist is described as being "incredibly unlucky" after he died when a pheasant flew into him.
In fact, it seems relatively common. There's were two other (non-fatal) cases reported just this year and have been many more in recent years.
In fact, it seems relatively common. There's were two other (non-fatal) cases reported just this year and have been many more in recent years.
Motorcyclist, 47, hit road sign and died after pheasant flew up at him, inquest hears
Witness described “explosion of feathers” after “massive” bird flew into path of tragic rider
www.shropshirestar.com
August 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM
There are so many reasons to despise the industrial scale of pheasant shooting. This list is just devastating.
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Why is the 12th of the month always celebrated by the worst people
It's posh wanker grouse apocalypse day, aka the Glorious 12th, where they go and shoot the birds that they've been "defending" from native raptors and deforestation land for all year. I hate the rich.
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Who really cares for the British countryside? Not landowners, says green campaigner’s new book
In The Lie of the Land, Guy Shrubsole argues for expanding public ownership of the land.
theconversation.com
August 12, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Why is the 12th of the month always celebrated by the worst people
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It’s notable how much of day-to-day news is just things that you’d expect to read about on a corrupted computer in the bombed-out basement of Poseidon Energy in Fallout 4.
August 10, 2026 at 12:14 PM
It’s notable how much of day-to-day news is just things that you’d expect to read about on a corrupted computer in the bombed-out basement of Poseidon Energy in Fallout 4.