Trish 🦊🌿🌼
@trishfln.bsky.social
I love wildlife, woodland & trees, wildflowers & gardens, follow politics & I'm interested in science. I hate injustice to humans & animals alike.
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🚨🚨Polish Prime Minister @donald-tusk.bsky.social warned yesterday that #Russia could launch drone or missile strikes in the coming months against countries supporting #Ukraine and play them off as accidents.
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
Tusk warns of ‘accidental’ Russian strikes against Ukraine’s allies in fall and winter
The Polish prime minister says a critical time lies ahead for Ukraine and its Eastern European allies as Russia steps up attacks.
www.politico.eu
September 18, 2026 at 8:04 AM
🚨🚨Polish Prime Minister @donald-tusk.bsky.social warned yesterday that #Russia could launch drone or missile strikes in the coming months against countries supporting #Ukraine and play them off as accidents.
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
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Speaking in the country’s parliament, Tusk said intelligence assessments from #NATO, Ukraine and Poland indicated that “the most likely scenario for the next few months” is that Russia will step up attacks against Ukraine and its allies, including Poland. /2
September 18, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Speaking in the country’s parliament, Tusk said intelligence assessments from #NATO, Ukraine and Poland indicated that “the most likely scenario for the next few months” is that Russia will step up attacks against Ukraine and its allies, including Poland. /2
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Tusk said Russia’s aim was to “weaken NATO’s integrity” & convince its members that “Article 5 is more theoretical than practical.” Under Article 5, an armed attack on one member is viewed as an attack on all. Russian hybrid attacks, espionage & stray drones have probed the threshold of what
September 18, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Tusk said Russia’s aim was to “weaken NATO’s integrity” & convince its members that “Article 5 is more theoretical than practical.” Under Article 5, an armed attack on one member is viewed as an attack on all. Russian hybrid attacks, espionage & stray drones have probed the threshold of what
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constitutes such an attack. “There is a real risk that drones or other types of missiles could enter the territory of one or several NATO countries on the eastern flank and cause damage. And the official narrative will be that it was an accident,” Tusk said.
September 18, 2026 at 8:07 AM
constitutes such an attack. “There is a real risk that drones or other types of missiles could enter the territory of one or several NATO countries on the eastern flank and cause damage. And the official narrative will be that it was an accident,” Tusk said.
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“we are not going to die for Poland, we are not going to die for Latvia or Lithuania.”
The warning came as Tusk said the coming fall and winter months could prove “tragically critical” for Ukraine, with Russia expected to carry out continuous, high-intensity strikes on major Ukrainian cities while
The warning came as Tusk said the coming fall and winter months could prove “tragically critical” for Ukraine, with Russia expected to carry out continuous, high-intensity strikes on major Ukrainian cities while
September 18, 2026 at 8:08 AM
“we are not going to die for Poland, we are not going to die for Latvia or Lithuania.”
The warning came as Tusk said the coming fall and winter months could prove “tragically critical” for Ukraine, with Russia expected to carry out continuous, high-intensity strikes on major Ukrainian cities while
The warning came as Tusk said the coming fall and winter months could prove “tragically critical” for Ukraine, with Russia expected to carry out continuous, high-intensity strikes on major Ukrainian cities while
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targeting warehouses, rail infrastructure and other logistics essential to the country’s defense.
Such attacks have intensified in recent weeks, also covering western Ukraine close to the Polish border, as Russia has increased its use of jet-powered drones that Ukraine has struggled to intercept.
Such attacks have intensified in recent weeks, also covering western Ukraine close to the Polish border, as Russia has increased its use of jet-powered drones that Ukraine has struggled to intercept.
September 18, 2026 at 8:09 AM
targeting warehouses, rail infrastructure and other logistics essential to the country’s defense.
Such attacks have intensified in recent weeks, also covering western Ukraine close to the Polish border, as Russia has increased its use of jet-powered drones that Ukraine has struggled to intercept.
Such attacks have intensified in recent weeks, also covering western Ukraine close to the Polish border, as Russia has increased its use of jet-powered drones that Ukraine has struggled to intercept.
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🚨🚨Another utterly disgraceful act by the #Trump administration.
The US has sanctioned the president of the international criminal court ( #ICC) and a prosecutor tasked with investigating crimes committed by #Israel during its war on #Gaza.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The US has sanctioned the president of the international criminal court ( #ICC) and a prosecutor tasked with investigating crimes committed by #Israel during its war on #Gaza.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US sanctions international criminal court president and prosecutor
Marco Rubio targets ICC’s Tomoko Akane and Abdoulaye Seye, who was investigating Israeli war crimes in Gaza
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2026 at 7:06 AM
🚨🚨Another utterly disgraceful act by the #Trump administration.
The US has sanctioned the president of the international criminal court ( #ICC) and a prosecutor tasked with investigating crimes committed by #Israel during its war on #Gaza.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The US has sanctioned the president of the international criminal court ( #ICC) and a prosecutor tasked with investigating crimes committed by #Israel during its war on #Gaza.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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🚨🚨"Did the Trump Administration Have a Role in the Ceuta ‘Migrant Invasion’?"
Great piece by @nixonsimon.bsky.social on the #ceuta crisis and the #Trump admin's potential role in it.
via @bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/08/06/d...
Great piece by @nixonsimon.bsky.social on the #ceuta crisis and the #Trump admin's potential role in it.
via @bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/08/06/d...
Did the Trump Administration Have a Role in the Ceuta 'Migrant Invasion'?
Trump-aligned think tanks have previously advocated using Ceuta to exert pressure on Madrid, reports Simon Nixon
bylinetimes.com
August 10, 2026 at 8:22 AM
🚨🚨"Did the Trump Administration Have a Role in the Ceuta ‘Migrant Invasion’?"
Great piece by @nixonsimon.bsky.social on the #ceuta crisis and the #Trump admin's potential role in it.
via @bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/08/06/d...
Great piece by @nixonsimon.bsky.social on the #ceuta crisis and the #Trump admin's potential role in it.
via @bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/08/06/d...
What a shocking waste
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Instagram
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August 8, 2026 at 12:01 PM
What a shocking waste
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I set out my own thoughts here in @eastangliabylines.co.uk on how the UK could accede again to the EU internal market here without joining the EU (still not an easy option): eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
Customs union or single market: but is there a third way?
How could a Labour government opt for closer EU ties? We explain the customs union, internal market, and a third way combining these options
eastangliabylines.co.uk
August 5, 2026 at 10:17 AM
I set out my own thoughts here in @eastangliabylines.co.uk on how the UK could accede again to the EU internal market here without joining the EU (still not an easy option): eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
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I was quite early to leave X when I saw the downward spiral of this platform but I sometimes miss having more extensive and fiercer debates on #EU policy and #brexit obviously without hate-mongering (I had to withstand quite some crap on X for explaining simple factual things about the #EU). /3
August 4, 2026 at 8:50 AM
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Nonetheless, it would be ideal to have a robust platform which would allow for a larger, distinctive and heterogenous set of views and with superstringent rules for hate speech and content moderation. /2
August 4, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Nonetheless, it would be ideal to have a robust platform which would allow for a larger, distinctive and heterogenous set of views and with superstringent rules for hate speech and content moderation. /2
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🚨🚨" far-right and MAGA politicians, influencers, and podcasters will immediately use the most divisive language possible in order to make voters as angry as possible, as fast as possible, regardless of what actually happened. " Strong piece by @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu on FR reactions to #ceuta:
August 3, 2026 at 7:03 AM
🚨🚨" far-right and MAGA politicians, influencers, and podcasters will immediately use the most divisive language possible in order to make voters as angry as possible, as fast as possible, regardless of what actually happened. " Strong piece by @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu on FR reactions to #ceuta:
@profjacob.bsky.social
An extended family of 18 from Gaza has been granted permission to reside in UK, by Upper Tribunal Judge Gemma Loughran under ECHR law for family life. They will require welfare & speak no English. Has the judge made an accurate interpretation of this ECHR law please?
An extended family of 18 from Gaza has been granted permission to reside in UK, by Upper Tribunal Judge Gemma Loughran under ECHR law for family life. They will require welfare & speak no English. Has the judge made an accurate interpretation of this ECHR law please?
July 29, 2026 at 9:57 AM
@profjacob.bsky.social
An extended family of 18 from Gaza has been granted permission to reside in UK, by Upper Tribunal Judge Gemma Loughran under ECHR law for family life. They will require welfare & speak no English. Has the judge made an accurate interpretation of this ECHR law please?
An extended family of 18 from Gaza has been granted permission to reside in UK, by Upper Tribunal Judge Gemma Loughran under ECHR law for family life. They will require welfare & speak no English. Has the judge made an accurate interpretation of this ECHR law please?
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It is almost like you lot have missed the point.
Don't you understand?
The Minister for Homelessness was going to make a much larger profit from evicting her tenants
and
charging her new tenants a much higher rent.
Don't you understand?
The Minister for Homelessness was going to make a much larger profit from evicting her tenants
and
charging her new tenants a much higher rent.
a woman in a red jacket is holding a piece of paper and says ka-ching
Alt: a woman(Melissa Mcarthy)in the film The Boss, in a red jacket is holding a piece of paper and says ka-ching while making the gesture for big money with her left hand
media.tenor.com
August 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
It is almost like you lot have missed the point.
Don't you understand?
The Minister for Homelessness was going to make a much larger profit from evicting her tenants
and
charging her new tenants a much higher rent.
Don't you understand?
The Minister for Homelessness was going to make a much larger profit from evicting her tenants
and
charging her new tenants a much higher rent.
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Labour were elected to protect the environment actually PricedOut. “We will protect and enhance our precious green spaces and natural environment, supporting biodiversity recovery and climate resilience.” Is a direct quote from the manifesto
August 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Labour were elected to protect the environment actually PricedOut. “We will protect and enhance our precious green spaces and natural environment, supporting biodiversity recovery and climate resilience.” Is a direct quote from the manifesto
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An extraordinary underestimate of the catastrophic impact of #climate breakdown by 2050
Forget food being a bit more expensive, increasing analysis suggests we will be very lucky to still have a functioning global society and economy
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Forget food being a bit more expensive, increasing analysis suggests we will be very lucky to still have a functioning global society and economy
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘Climateflation’ could push up UK food prices by more than a third by 2050, report says
Exclusive: Increasingly extreme weather a threat to production and supply chains in Britain and elsewhere
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2025 at 8:06 AM
An extraordinary underestimate of the catastrophic impact of #climate breakdown by 2050
Forget food being a bit more expensive, increasing analysis suggests we will be very lucky to still have a functioning global society and economy
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Forget food being a bit more expensive, increasing analysis suggests we will be very lucky to still have a functioning global society and economy
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Only a matter of time before a wildfire wipes a major city from the face of the planet
Will people sit up and take notice then?
Will governments and fossil fuel corporations act to slash emissions?
Will they hell
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Will people sit up and take notice then?
Will governments and fossil fuel corporations act to slash emissions?
Will they hell
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Wildfire burns through northern suburb of Athens as residents told to evacuate
People in Kryoneri, north-east of the Greek capital, receive SMS messages telling them to get to safe areas
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Only a matter of time before a wildfire wipes a major city from the face of the planet
Will people sit up and take notice then?
Will governments and fossil fuel corporations act to slash emissions?
Will they hell
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Will people sit up and take notice then?
Will governments and fossil fuel corporations act to slash emissions?
Will they hell
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
There are already 3 new housing dev along this road - people objected to this as it encroached on farmland adjacent to Battle Abbey site but they promised affordable housing🤔 @explorerdale.bsky.social
BBC News - Developer freed of affordable housing commitment
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Developer freed of affordable housing commitment
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Developer freed of affordable housing commitment in Battle scheme
Councillors felt they had no option but to approve a request for an amendment to a 20-home scheme.
www.bbc.com
July 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
There are already 3 new housing dev along this road - people objected to this as it encroached on farmland adjacent to Battle Abbey site but they promised affordable housing🤔 @explorerdale.bsky.social
BBC News - Developer freed of affordable housing commitment
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Developer freed of affordable housing commitment
www.bbc.com/news/article...
so why is this Government not doing more to protect our dwindling natural resourses but instead threatening with more destruction with their planning policy? @danicapriest.bsky.social @explorerdale.bsky.social
BBC News - NHS using nature to treat poor mental health
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - NHS using nature to treat poor mental health
www.bbc.com/news/article...
NHS staff being trained to use outdoors for treating patients
Don't underestimate the importance of nature for tackling poor mental health, says Natural England.
www.bbc.com
July 19, 2025 at 7:44 AM
so why is this Government not doing more to protect our dwindling natural resourses but instead threatening with more destruction with their planning policy? @danicapriest.bsky.social @explorerdale.bsky.social
BBC News - NHS using nature to treat poor mental health
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - NHS using nature to treat poor mental health
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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You may recall I collected my 88 yr old neighbour from hospital at 10.00 PM last night. We were assured that a carer would visit today. Yeah right! The only person to visit was my wife and a good thing she did too. The Govt has to get a grip.
July 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
You may recall I collected my 88 yr old neighbour from hospital at 10.00 PM last night. We were assured that a carer would visit today. Yeah right! The only person to visit was my wife and a good thing she did too. The Govt has to get a grip.
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And this is the party that claims to be on the side of nature
Utter bollox - as usual - from Starmer & Co.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Utter bollox - as usual - from Starmer & Co.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Labour housing plans could destroy 215,000 hectares of nature in England, analysis shows
Critics say change in biodiversity protections would harm environmental recovery and make scheme ineffective
www.theguardian.com
July 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
And this is the party that claims to be on the side of nature
Utter bollox - as usual - from Starmer & Co.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Utter bollox - as usual - from Starmer & Co.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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2025. really important new paper. "Institutional animal care and use committees and the challenges of evaluating animal research proposals" researchintegrityjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #AnimalEthics #ResearchEthics
Institutional animal care and use committees and the challenges of evaluating animal research proposals - Research Integrity and Peer Review
Background In the U.S. and many other countries, animal use in research, testing, and education is under the purview of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees or similar bodies. Their responsibi...
researchintegrityjournal.biomedcentral.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM
2025. really important new paper. "Institutional animal care and use committees and the challenges of evaluating animal research proposals" researchintegrityjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #AnimalEthics #ResearchEthics
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A close-up of hedge woundwort to brighten your day. Bees and other pollinators love this wildflower, native to Europe and western Asia.
Rewilding gives 1,000s of wild species – and, equally importantly, all the connections between them – the chance to thrive.
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Rewilding gives 1,000s of wild species – and, equally importantly, all the connections between them – the chance to thrive.
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July 9, 2025 at 4:55 AM
A close-up of hedge woundwort to brighten your day. Bees and other pollinators love this wildflower, native to Europe and western Asia.
Rewilding gives 1,000s of wild species – and, equally importantly, all the connections between them – the chance to thrive.
🌍
Rewilding gives 1,000s of wild species – and, equally importantly, all the connections between them – the chance to thrive.
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