Writer/broadcaster Jonn Elledge takes a witty, surprising look at world history through its borders, and stories they tell about political identities and human folly.
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#border #geopolitics #jonnelledge @ouliterature.bsky.social
Always inspirational to see visionary #rewilding in densely populated Netherlands 🐎🐂🌿 #runningwithbulls #Nijmegen
The critically endangered Amur Leopard
About 100 left in the wild.
Nature is amazing. Protect it.
📹 itseriksen
Roosting female Orange-tip
Orange-tip egg on Cuckoo Flower
Female Orange-tip flying amongst Cuckoo Flower
Orange-tip head
Orange-tips really kicked off during the warm period this week. Watched females peruse the stunningly beautiful Cuckoo Flower and lay some eggs.
So well deserved, one of my favourite comics ever, the use of blank space is masterful and the condensing of the story elegantly done
2/ ... and London's cycleway #C3 #CS3 busy too
(6x10secs of TfL traffic vid 1715-1830 looking along Victoria Embankment as lots of folks ride bikes on the C3 cycle track right of screen)
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A RECORD surge in solar halted the rise of global fossil generation last year 🚫💨
Unpack the full story of the global power sector in 2025 👇
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Already, solar has been transforming power systems during daylight hours ☀️⏱️
In May 2025, solar met around a quarter of global electricity demand at midday.
And in some countries, midday solar already exceeds 50% of demand.
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At the same time, batteries are unlocking the next stage of solar growth 🔋
Battery prices fell 45% in 2025, while storage deployment rose 46% to around 250 GWh globally.
Enough capacity was added to shift 14% of new solar generation to other hours.
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Arthur outside Gay’s The Word holding Jacob’s Transition Goals
Arthur inside Gay’s The Word holding a copy of Jacob’s Transition Goals
My book is out now!!
Jacob’s Transition Goals is a positive, hopeful story about an 8 year old transgender boy who loves football. In today’s political climate, trans joy is so needed - you should grab a copy!
You can buy Jacob’s Transition Goals in LGBTQ+ bookshops and online all over the world
Cover of James Alistair Henry's Pagans
Pagans - @jamesbluecat.bsky.social
#CurrentlyReading
#AmReading
#BookSky
Boulevard Sébastopol in Paris 2026 update : about 1 cyclist per second on average in the video.
a good day. @pdkmitchell.bsky.social
anyway then we went to a beach and he learned that in some places, far from London, you can dig holes and this is fucking great fun
Meanwhile in Britain people are still wondering if we can ever learn to live alongside beavers or wild boar or lynx. I'm not saying this stuff is easy, but when people say in this country that we can't have any larger animals, we are basically saying we are too special - or too useless.
Managed to paint a bit more squirrel this afternoon
Front of the card, showing two ships in calm water with sails slack. A label in the water below them reads: "Dutch eel boat." They are somewhat orange in color, suggesting a setting sun -- another indication that they are not British. The shadow from the boats looks an unhealthy green on the water, which is perhaps appropriate for the Thames. Overall, the whole image is done in washed out citrus-y colors, which makes it warm and inviting, and also a good source of Vitamin C. These ships and their predecessors supplied live eels to London for something like 500 years. You've never done anything for that long in your whole life. And you never will. Eel ships were there during the War of the Roses, and during Shakespeare's life, and during WWI. They are gone and forgotten now, but they were once a part of the living city.
The back of the card, with text describing the ships. The text is surrounded by a framing of ropes, with some blocks and tackles and hooks and such. It looks very nautical. The text which these lines frame reads thus: "Ships of All Ages, a series of 50. No. 25. Dutch Eel Boat The Thames barge is considered to be of Dutch origin, and it sometiems meets in the estuary its relative, the Dutch eel schuyt, which, like the barge, is designated for work on both salt and fresh water. The schuyt is typically Dutch, stoutly built and comfortable looking, and is considered to be the most representative of the seagoing craft of Holland; it is also easily navigated on the crowded canals of the country. Issued by Nicolas Sarony & Co. 84 Picadilly London, W.I." FTR -- if someone describes you as stoutly built and comfortable looking, you should object. Unless you're an eel ship. Are you an eel ship?
I got into eel history by studying the Dutch eel ships on the Thames. We don't generally remember them much now, but they were there from the c.1470 - 1938.
They used to be low-key famous, even appearing in Nicolas Sarony's 1929 cigarette card collection, "Ships of All Ages."
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On contaminated land that is too dangerous for human life, across the #Chernobyl exclusion zone, #Przewalski’s horses graze in a #radioactive landscape larger than Luxembourg.
https://www.rfr.bz/ba2ca71
In 2025, renewables overtook coal in global electricity generation for the first time in over 100 years.
Renewables: 33.8%
Coal: 33.0%
Coal fell below a third of global electricity generation for the first time in history.
New wetlands, new wildlife 🌿💧
25 hectares of habitat now complete at New Decoy in the @greatfen.org.uk and birds are already moving in.
See the transformation 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAax...
Read more here www.wildlifebcn.org/news/birds-m...
A rare winter plant has been given a boost after a new population was discovered, offering fresh hope for its long-term survival
Electro-thermal storage is on a roll 🔥
My take for @reuters.com: Five years ago: a handful of pilots.
Today: a $2.51bn industry with dozens of companies across multiple use cases.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Cake in a Carradice saddle bag in the countryside
The inside of a cyclists cafe
Cheeky midweek bicycle ride with a friend... He brought cake. We've dropped into 'Pedalling Squares' cafe for refreshment before a double crossing of the Tyne.
PV providing 589 watts, 345 baseload usage, battery charging at 244 watts.
By 8:15am today solar was generating 70% more than our baseload usage.
On a cloudy day, in England, in April!
"This partnership will help farming, forestry and nature work together." @universityofleeds.bsky.social prof said 14 jobs will be created in the valley.
#rewilding backed by farmers and creating 14 jobs in one valley. what's not to like?
And what's the book? At long long last, I am finally getting to read @jamesbluecat.bsky.social 's #Pagans
Before (1970) / After (2026) the former expressway along the Seine in the center of Paris, now a pedestrianized zone for about ten years.
New @etsc.eu report says cycling not being made safe enough, fast enough across EU. What's needed? Report says more urban 20mph, more protected cycle lanes & safe junctions etc. Full report: www.etsc.eu/pinflash50
Ask your local council to build a proper safe cycle network today: lcc.org.uk/streets
Cyclist riding a bike through a tunnel. Green and cream tiles on the wall.
Tyne tunnel. First time for me.
