Thread 43 Starmer : il ritorno della luce e la semina del Lathyrus odoratus

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We're just West of London, lots of parakeets - but I'm rather envious of RafaistheKingofClay's beavers

There are beavers near us. Right by Rushden Lakes shopping centre but I've not seen them yet.

Apropos of absolutely nothing, I just have to share this somewhere!

https://aceswildliferescue.betterworld.org/campaigns/heal-your-heartbreak-valentines?

My DS has parakeets in Plymouth - they live in a ruined church on a roundabout. He's written rather a good poem about them.

We have recently had otters reintroduced into our river, and they're thriving.

@MaybeNotBob so tempted to name one after my knohead brother 🤣

I was jogging once just as it was getting dark and a huge flock of paraqueets came flying along the footpath in the same direction as me but low down at head height. So suddenly I was surrounded by these masses of birds wooshing past as I ran. I love them.

He wants to ban working from home, but working from another country is ok in his mind? I'm not sure Tice gets much work done for his constituents whilst living in Dubai.

Thirty years ago beaver did not always mean a protected mammal.

The cynic in me wonders if it will be cheaper than the current cycle of failed admissions and bad school fit. The optimist in me wonders if the numbers will be sufficiently high to warrent decent living provision and work support.

The School of Ocean Sciences at Bangor University is very highly regarded.

It's my local university and I did my MA there a few years ago, not in marine biology though. It's very popular and contrary to what Dizzy Izzy thinks, plenty of students want to go there.

I know they're a bit dumb over there in Reform, but it's a bit senseless to have a confrontation with a Welsh University in the run up to the Senedd elections. I've seen her thread posted on quite a few local facebook groups so word is spreading quickly.

I think Reform may find they are as popular as Edward I in some parts of Wales.

In fact, I doubt they even know who he was.

I really really really really really really want the laugh react back.

That reminds me of this scene from Thelma and Louise

https://bsky.app/profile/bylinetimes.bsky.social/post/3mejeixzjy22d

Reform MPs Accused of Pandering to Putin After Skipping Russian Interference Debate

Nigel Farage’s party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics

🤔

But I thought they were big petition fans?

Were they not working from home?

Now beaver does not just mean a protected mammal. Any conversation I have with a friend about going beaver spotting heads into innuendo extremely quickly. It’s almost impossible to use the word without creating a double entendre.

https://dorseteye.com/far-right-hits-new-low-in-dorset-by-attacking-lifesavers-with-fear-not-facts-poole-rnli/

Unfair!

It is on Valentine's Day. What better way is there to celebrate? A nice day out threatening the RNLI, then back home for a sad wank over a photo of Nige. This photo.

Bloody hell, there’s a big yellow thing in the sky here this morning - is it the end of the world?

Thoughts and prayers @blossomtoes
😂

Lib Dems big announcement today is a plan to replace Treasury with new Department for Growth based in Birmingham.

That yellow thing in the sky is playing peekaboo here at the moment, now you see it, now you don't.

Well it's a talking point.

Sometimes there can be value in batshit ideas, as the logic constructed to analyse them can be re-used for alternative suggestions.

(I am the oddball who can simultaneously say that astrology is an absolute crock, but still not entirely without use).

That imaginary climate change that we don't need to do anything about.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgjw0kpd89o

Continuing the water cooler moment, I saw this and thought of @dexra

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8018ggeg59o