DfI orders end to night-time dredging outside designated zones at Lough Neagh A Stormont department is attempting to clamp down after an alleged past breach of planning law linked to Lough Neagh sand dredging.

Good to see this finally. Sand dredging should not be happening at Lough Neagh.
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Brains are funny.

I can remember every word to a song I haven’t heard in 30 years but I’ve got no clue what my email password is.

Mantiqueira is a cheese from Brazil made with pure cow’s milk and natural beet dye.

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Ukrainian hackers disrupted a closed-door meeting at Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade and made a recording.

www.kyivpost.com/post/74379

Fashionistas of the avian world.

- Male Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus).

The males are known for their bright golden-yellow crest and red underparts. They have a distinctive orange and black striped cape.

They're found in the dense, mountainous forests of western China.

#birds #colourful

Witness the mesmerizing murmuration of starlings in Italy, a stunning display of nature's coordination and beauty as they dance through the sky in unison.

WE WILL ANNIHALATE IRAN UNLESS IT MEETS ALL OUR DEMANDS BY WEDNESDAY OR PAKISTAN ASKS NICELY.

Amazonian royal flycatcher: #AGoodPlace

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#PhotoShare
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Herons let the world rush past 💦

(oh, and make your week!)

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Peregrine falcon [📸 mostly.birds]

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Upper Buttermilk Falls, Ithaca, NY. Multiple falls totaling 600 feet. It’s not the biggest but likely the prettiest WF there. 7/6/23. 42.4171538, -76.5220117

Upper Buttermilk Falls, Ithaca, NY. Multiple falls over 600 feet. It’s not the biggest but likely is the prettiest scene there. 7/6/23.
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#NewYork #waterfalls #art #photography #longexposure #chasingwaterfalls #landscape #outdoors #hiking #explore #nature #travelphotography

So are we running out of oil or what

I'm not sure a post-disco artist is a draw is it? Is he the artist who comes on after all the fun is over? Or does it mean he's middle aged but keeps going, now in a suit?

Mr. and Mrs. Eastern Bluebird, a bird couple hunting for insects along the edge of a marsh.

Going Down - Freddie King YouTube video by GtrWorkShp

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FREDDIE KING

'Going Down'

Wow missed this.
“Norway reached 117% renewable electricity use in 2023, producing more than it consumes and exporting the surplus. “

Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations:

Alphabet: 8.01%
AT&T: 4.6%
Meta: 3.57%
General Motors: 3.09%
Amazon: 1.37%
Exxon Mobil: 1.31%
Disney: -1.57%
CVS Health: -3.88%

Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5%

This is what a rigged system looks like.

On this day in 2019, I witnessed one of the coolest things ever. A lenticular cloud lit-up by a setting sun over the Perito Morena Glacier in Argentina.

Picture of the week - Odesa…😢

It’s not that these people still exist. That’s just biology. It’s that they are still being paid to shit in their own hands & start clapping.

WATCH: Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.

Spring in Philadelphia.

Absolutely incredible.

NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded Artemis II, took this footage from the far side of the Moon with his iPhone.

Watch with sound on.

A demonstration at the Dilley Concentration Camp in Texas. Children and families have been imprisoned in the concentration camp in Texas for months, and all they’ve experienced is abuse, neglect, mistreatment, undrinkable water and moldy food. #SHUTDOWNDILLEY

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20 years of pickup truck design progress in one photo

Evening grosbeaks.

Everyone can make a small contribution to protecting the habitat of these important creatures. Choose native plants. Plant native wildflowers, herbs like lavender and thyme, or shrubs such as cornelian cherry.

These incredible Buff Tip Moths blend in so well with branches that you might mistake them for sticks. Nature's masters of disguise are truly fascinating!