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Marine Biologist at Hull University. Interested in fisheries, crustaceans, stats, tropical ecology, teaching (no edubabble), diving, vision. Parkrun! Follows other Magni.

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At that point Israel loses its right to be a country and should lose all support from the west.

13.03.2026 06:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

To the "I didn't vote for this" folks. You voted for a convicted felon. A twice-impeached president. A man found liable for sexual abuse, who tried to overthrow an election. And now gas prices are surging, we're at war, and soldiers are coming home in coffins. This is what you voted for. All of it.

11.03.2026 20:24 πŸ‘ 9436 πŸ” 3136 πŸ’¬ 479 πŸ“Œ 188
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Reform UK’s candidate in the Sleaford Westholme, North Kesteven by-election Sandy Buchanan describes himself as a humble semi-retired electrical engineer.

Sounds less dodgy than a MLM marketer and life coach, doesn’t it?

12.03.2026 07:04 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0

As a country we have made a lot of mistakes in foreign wars over the last 2+ centuries. But I’m not sure we have ever looked as feckless, foolish, incompetent and ridiculous at the leadership level than right now.

12.03.2026 01:02 πŸ‘ 13962 πŸ” 3065 πŸ’¬ 599 πŸ“Œ 153
Illustration from an 1884 zoological report depicting detailed line drawings of crustaceans collected during the H.M.S. "Alert" Indo-Pacific voyage. Four main shrimp and prawn species are shown: Gebiopsis darwinii, Harpilius inermis, Coralliocaris tridentata, and Peneus batei, labeled A-D. Each figure includes anatomical details such as segmented bodies, jointed limbs, antennae, and fine setae. Smaller inset sketches highlight specific body parts like claws, mouthparts, and appendages. The scientific style emphasizes morphology for species identification, linking the specimen Gebiopsis darwinii to the Darwin-related keyword by species name. The image serves as a precise natural history reference from late 19th-century marine zoology.

Illustration from an 1884 zoological report depicting detailed line drawings of crustaceans collected during the H.M.S. "Alert" Indo-Pacific voyage. Four main shrimp and prawn species are shown: Gebiopsis darwinii, Harpilius inermis, Coralliocaris tridentata, and Peneus batei, labeled A-D. Each figure includes anatomical details such as segmented bodies, jointed limbs, antennae, and fine setae. Smaller inset sketches highlight specific body parts like claws, mouthparts, and appendages. The scientific style emphasizes morphology for species identification, linking the specimen Gebiopsis darwinii to the Darwin-related keyword by species name. The image serves as a precise natural history reference from late 19th-century marine zoology.

🧠 Report on the zoological collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of H.M.S. 'Alert' 1881-2.
London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1884.

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12.03.2026 04:23 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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World Council of Churches calls on governments to hold Israel accountable for violations of international law The World Council of Churches’ new campaign called β€œFrom Condemnation to Consequences” aims to pressure governments to hold Israel accountable for its deepening occupation of the West Bank and its acc...

mondoweiss.net/2026/03/worl...

11.03.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 83 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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Another word you might use for it is "looting".

"This appears to be the first administration to take such widespread advantage of taxpayer-funded military housing to accommodate political appointees who do not have a direct connection to the military..."

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...

11.03.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 17008 πŸ” 6633 πŸ’¬ 1291 πŸ“Œ 427
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Dozens of U.S. service members in Kuwait suffered serious injuries, including burns, brain trauma and shrapnel wounds, sources say About 30 U.S. service members remained hospitalized Tuesday after an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait.

NEW: The Iranian drone strike that killed 6 U.S. troops in Kuwait at the start of the war was far more devastating than previously disclosed.

Dozens suffered traumatic brain injuries, burns, and shrapnel wounds. At least one required an amputation. More than 30 remain hospitalized. (CBS News)

11.03.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 12892 πŸ” 7436 πŸ’¬ 996 πŸ“Œ 646
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged on Tuesday that the Pentagon had not expected Iran’s ferocious response against its neighbors. But he insisted Iran’s actions were backfiring.

β€œI can’t say that we anticipated necessarily that’s exactly how they would react, but we knew it was a possibility,” Mr. Hegseth said at the Pentagon news conference with General Caine. β€œI think it was a demonstration of the desperation of the regime.”

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged on Tuesday that the Pentagon had not expected Iran’s ferocious response against its neighbors. But he insisted Iran’s actions were backfiring. β€œI can’t say that we anticipated necessarily that’s exactly how they would react, but we knew it was a possibility,” Mr. Hegseth said at the Pentagon news conference with General Caine. β€œI think it was a demonstration of the desperation of the regime.”

If Iraq decides to attack Iran's Kharg Island facility, Iran could reciprocate by attacks on neutral shipping or on the facilities of the non-belligerebt Gulf states, since Iran's goal would be to cut off Iraq's economic support.

Three options Iran might choose to pursue in attempting to carry out her threats are.

A. Mining the Strait of Hormuz or the waters of the Persian Gulf or the Gulf of Oman.

B. Mining coupled with interdiction of neutral shipping.

C. Mining and interdictuon of neutral shipping coupled with attacks on the key facilities of the non-belligerent Gulf nations.

If Iraq decides to attack Iran's Kharg Island facility, Iran could reciprocate by attacks on neutral shipping or on the facilities of the non-belligerebt Gulf states, since Iran's goal would be to cut off Iraq's economic support. Three options Iran might choose to pursue in attempting to carry out her threats are. A. Mining the Strait of Hormuz or the waters of the Persian Gulf or the Gulf of Oman. B. Mining coupled with interdiction of neutral shipping. C. Mining and interdictuon of neutral shipping coupled with attacks on the key facilities of the non-belligerent Gulf nations.

Hegseth: We didn't anticipate that Iran would respond this way.

US Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1984: We anticipated that Iran would respond in this way.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...

www.cia.gov/readingroom/...

11.03.2026 05:45 πŸ‘ 113 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2
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US Navy tells shipping industry Hormuz escorts not possible for now The U.S. Navy has refused near-daily requests from the shipping industry for military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz since ​the start of the war on Iran, saying the risk of attacks is too high f...

Whoa. This is big. "The U.S. Navy has refused near-daily requests from the shipping industry for military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war on Iran, saying the risk of attacks is too high for now." www.reuters.com/world/middle...

10.03.2026 21:58 πŸ‘ 4521 πŸ” 1747 πŸ’¬ 239 πŸ“Œ 248
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Lindsey’s diplomacy working wonders in UAE.

09.03.2026 12:13 πŸ‘ 19724 πŸ” 6758 πŸ’¬ 805 πŸ“Œ 435

Cue the Right Whinge Press attacking Starmer for the lack of gas reserves, and for huge price rises well above what Europe is paying, because the UK has very little storage.

These same people praised Tory Liz Truss when she closed down our Gas reserves because the markets would keep prices low.

09.03.2026 10:01 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Are we allowed to get the rest of the Epstein files now?

09.03.2026 14:20 πŸ‘ 15636 πŸ” 3928 πŸ’¬ 535 πŸ“Œ 184
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πŸ›’οΈβ—οΈOil prices have topped $110 a barrel for the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Trump said that β€œshort-term” oil prices will plummet after the Iranian nuclear threat is eliminated, that it’s a small price to pay for the world and that only β€œfools think otherwise.”

09.03.2026 08:14 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
Telegraph: Blair rebukes Starmer of failure to back Trump's war

Telegraph: Blair rebukes Starmer of failure to back Trump's war

Mail: Blair delivers a stinging blow to PM over war

Mail: Blair delivers a stinging blow to PM over war

Man who dragged Britain into an illegal war in the Middle East scolds other man for not dragging Britain into an illegal war in the Middle East.

07.03.2026 23:08 πŸ‘ 659 πŸ” 190 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 21
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The first lesson of war is β€˜know your enemy’ – and Britain’s enemy now is Donald Trump | Simon Tisdall As the Iran disaster escalates, the US president should be seen as an enemy whose actions threaten the lawful, democratic way of life everywhere, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdal...

Trump’s White House increasingly resembles a madhouse. War aims shift daily. A clueless, rambling president insists he must help pick Iran’s next ayatollah. Meanwhile, his β€œsecretary for war”, Pete Hegseth, rants manically about killing without mercy.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

09.03.2026 04:03 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Israel wasn't bombing civilians in Gaza. Why would you think such a silly thing like that?

08.03.2026 21:21 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donald Trump is accused of 'hitting a schoolgirl who refused to carry out sex act on him,' in a new bombshell Epstein Files claim… why isn’t this all over the American news?

08.03.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 1331 πŸ” 620 πŸ’¬ 113 πŸ“Œ 31
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With Israel's arms industry, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange is soaring Israeli defense group Elbit Systems has become the country's top-valued company in the context of regional war and rising military spending.

With Israel's arms industry, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange is soaring

07.03.2026 04:26 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2
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Had to doublecheck the date on this

07.03.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 11699 πŸ” 3313 πŸ’¬ 363 πŸ“Œ 231

#handsoff
#nokings
#ReleaseALLthefiles
#EpsteinFiles
#lovemyGov
#itsthefuckingguns
#midterms26
#getridofElectoralCollege
#TheEpsteinBallroom
Release ALL the files NOW
25th Ammendment NOW
Abolish ICE NOW

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I am horrified. 😒😒😒

07.03.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 1
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07.03.2026 06:07 πŸ‘ 9608 πŸ” 2838 πŸ’¬ 565 πŸ“Œ 155
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Anonymous: claim they've cracked sealed Epstein files, releasing them in batches over the coming days.
They warn: β€œsome files are extremely difficult to look at.”
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06.03.2026 23:35 πŸ‘ 110 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 4
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Did someone say Wa…….

07.03.2026 12:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Labour just announced energy price cap dropped.
Oil just spiked, completely undoing that.
Given 50% of UK energy is from renewables, now is the time to renationalise and drop the dumbass marginal price system that makes green energy needlessly as expensive as gas.

06.03.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 984 πŸ” 260 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 7
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He seems pretty sensitive whenever someone confronts him with evidence that Putin might not be our friend. Even when Fox brings it up.

06.03.2026 23:13 πŸ‘ 12283 πŸ” 3844 πŸ’¬ 1078 πŸ“Œ 285
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Pretty difficult to refute a single thing in this perfect assessment of where the f**k we are, from @iandunt.bsky.social:

06.03.2026 08:57 πŸ‘ 17321 πŸ” 5430 πŸ’¬ 454 πŸ“Œ 326

This is true. But <0.5% of Antarctic krill are harvested.

06.03.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Shrek (2001) - Some of you May Die, But it's a Sacrifice I am Willing to Make
Shrek (2001) - Some of you May Die, But it's a Sacrifice I am Willing to Make YouTube video by Pigeonification

m.youtube.com/watch?v=hiKu...

06.03.2026 05:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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War in Iran: 'The US Constitution's inability to limit the president's war powers is a danger to world order' In the United States, the government and the Supreme Court have significantly weakened Congress's ability to control the use of American military force, making it impossible to ensure that power is exercised in accordance with US and international law, according to law experts Kamel El Hilali and Aziz Huq.

War in Iran: 'The US Constitution's inability to limit the president's war powers is a danger to world order'

06.03.2026 02:00 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1