Irreplaceable wildlife sites are at risk of being lost, with no new sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs) having been designated since 2023.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

the foundational concept of Bluesky was to create a space for tech bros by using invite only for a span

the foundational reality of Bluesky is that invites became life rafts for queers fleeing Twitter by way of furries

nobody working for Bluesky has ever forgiven this

Probably worth noting here that since the UK is very much an open economy any relevant policy based on the interests of reform voters will make people poorer.

Azaleas in bloom at Shisen-do.

Azaleas in bloom at Toji-in.

Azaleas bloom at Shuheki-en at Sanzen-in, and guests can enjoy matcha on the veranda.

A pink sweet modeled to look like a miniature flower bouquet.

🌈😎AZALEAS🌤️🙌

just as wonderful
as the expensive garden stone...
azaleas
百両の石にもまけぬつつじ哉
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1825.
Trans. David Lanoue.

Hard on the heels of the last cherry blossoms comes the ubiquitous azalea. Gaudy, dazzling and often over the top, it's one of my favourite flowers😊

Off on the road again today

All statements within this post check out.

A tip: if you are a politician who has been nicknamed TACO, don't set deadlines for Tuesdays unless you are very certain you're not going to need to back down. It's asking for trouble. #TacoTuesday

Trump still cannot agree the conditions of this unconditional surrender.

There’s a real “there’s a hole in my bucket” vibe to Trump extending a ceasefire because the regime he fragmented is, well, fragmented.

Be careful what you wish for.

Arum maculatum, Lords and Ladies, Cuckoo Pint

so funny watching this (batshit, awful) response on the TL, then again as people realize the person asking is Matt fucking Forde

Well played.

Fact

"Spanish Flu" says hi.

Sometimes wonder whether in ideological terms the greatest threat to the national myths the Americans tell themselves is the existence of a strong and prosperous state to its North that over time chose bilingual constitutional monarchy over unilingual republicanism.

I'm still sulking about not getting the owls.

Ralph.

How long have you got?

Guys, I need your best Miliband memes

Chaos. Then Ed Miliband.

Oh Philippa. How could you?

Brian Cant and Floella Benjamin smile out from the cover of an album: Songs from BBC TV's Play School and Play Away

At 11am on 21 April 1964, Play School made its debut, and became the first programme ever broadcast on BBC2

Fair play to the BBC illustrating the story with St Fagans, where the exhibits are buildings and kind of tricky to move into a different order.

Miliband to unveil move to delink UK gas and electricity prices Energy secretary’s push comes as Iran war threatens Labour pledge to cut heating bills

Miliband to unveil move to delink UK gas and electricity prices ft.trib.al/zI9c1JF

In other Ed Miliband news… the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (heat pump subsidy) is going up from £7,500 to £9,000 for homes in rural areas that rely on oil or LPG.

Given the spike in heating oil prices, and how good an option heat pumps are in rural areas, this is a good idea

Reform to tell Welsh museums how to present history, manifesto says Election pledges say Reform would ask museums to present history chronologically.

Don't say you weren't warned. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

LMFAO

The location would fit with a bird transporting a bean before dropping it - right under a rail that would make a good perch.

Goedemorgen 😊

#baardmannetje #vroegevogels #beardedreedling #nature