crispyb.bsky.social
Former British diplomat. Geostrategy. Pollitics. Environment. Culture.
👤 Joined on 22 December 2023
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@crispyb.bsky.socialWinter's coming! Three skeins of Pink-footed Geese south over Bishopthorpe just now. @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Show PostBank Island 87 Pink-footed Geese (54 SE, 27 SW, 6 NW) 2 Marsh Harrier S 2 House Martin S 7 Swallow S 129 Meadow Pipit S 2 Blackcap 10 Jay Wheldrake Ings 21 Pink-footed Geese S 15 Curlew 6 Red Kite 8 Chiffchaff Raker Lakes, Wheldrake 297 Golden Plover @ldvnnr.bsky.social @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Show PostYour regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
Show PostOTD in 1978 Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov deliberately walked into a KGB umbrella that had been accidentally dipped in the poison ricin by Hunter Biden's laptop. Imagine us poisoning critics in this day and age...
Show PostI see lots of doom mongering about Bluesky today from people obsessed with “reach”. I couldn’t give a fart about that. I like it here. The interactions are mostly fun and informative. It’s sociable, which is what social media really ought to be about. I’ll leave others to fret about clicks.
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