David Westwood

European. Woke. Moving further to the left as I get older. Moved here from Mastodon social. Lifelong interest in natural history, these days mainly entomology, mainly, but with a wide range of interests. Semi retired.
#Entomology #Moths #butterflies #insects #bugs #spiders #arachnology #nature #beetles #nature #wildlife

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The Crafty MissTheDonsieLass@mas.to
2026-03-01
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Robin Incerobinince
2026-03-01

Iโ€™m at Dublin Castle in Camden this afternoon with Blyth Power, Jakko Jakzsyk and Attila the Stockbroker - 2pm start

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Indy Richard ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟIndyRichard@mastodon.scot
2026-03-01

Imagine for a second being an arms dealer. Hearing in news reports that missiles, bullets, or weapons systems you have sold have killed children, and then logging onto your bank account and seeing how your balance has grown. There is something seriously wrong with this world.
#Iran
#Gaza

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2026-03-01

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Mondoweiss ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธmondoweiss@social.mondoweiss.net
2026-03-01

The debate over de-platforming Zionists isn't about free speech but whether Zionism deserves a platform in a civilized learning community. Haviv Rettig Gur's talk at Haverford College, justifying the Gaza genocide, shows the answer is 'no.'

mondoweiss.net/2026/02/in-defe

#Palestine #Israel #Gaza

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MรกrciaW ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉMarciaW@ohai.social
2026-03-01

The current situation in #Palestine may be its most difficult yet.The brazenly illegal & colonialist slaughter and destruction of #Gaza led by Tel Aviv &Washington continues as it intensifies in the WBank; the Nakba seems never-ending.Banks and corps intent on theft &profiteering hover aroundTrump &his Gaza designs like flies around manure,hoping 4 a piece of the real estate fantasy he and his son-in-law are hustling 2the world.

Resistance is History, Resistance is Life
counterpunch.org/2026/02/27/re

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2026-03-01

International Law Is Clear. Trumpโ€™s War on Iran Is Illegal

zeteo.com/p/international-law-

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2026-03-01

Anger as plans to infill wildlife-rich Essex quarry recommended for approval....

buglife.org.uk/news/anger-as-p

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2026-03-01

Don't want UK neo-colonial military bases in #Cyprus attacked, Mr Healey?

You know what the UK should do, but won't...

independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli

2026-02-28

Common Quaker, Orthosia cerasi, from this evenings dog walk.

#nature #Moths #insects

A brownish moth, quite variable, a Common Quaker,  Orthosia cerasi,  from this evenings dog walk.
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Dan Gillmordangillmor
2026-02-28

A reminder that the Trump regime and its supporters are racist to the core. wired.com/story/a-white-house-

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๐ฟ๐’ถ๐“ƒ๐’ถ "not yet begun to fight"Lana@beige.party
2026-02-28

Hey I don't really care whether Trump's war with Iran is "unconstitutional" or not.

Dropping bombs on children to distract from the files that prove he rapes other children is a special kind of evil and he deserves the fucking electric chair for it.

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kim_harding โœ…kim_harding@mastodon.scot
2026-02-28

RE: mastodon.scot/@kim_harding/116

The Tyrannical Tangerine Turd is trying to trigger World War Three to distract attention from the Epstein files... How did we get here??? ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

2026-02-28

@moeria Thank you.

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Jeff Jarvisjeffjarvis
2026-02-28

Trump believes neither precedent nor law, norm nor ethic applies to him. ('Why can't I appeal the decision of the court of last resort?' he mewls.) He thinks he can get away with anything--and why not, for so far, every American and international institution has allowed him to.

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Democracy Matters :verified:DemocracyMattersALot@mstdn.social
2026-02-28
IRAN in big gray semi-transparent letters, in front of EPSTEIN in black letters.
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Randahl Finkrandahl
2026-02-28

Imagine if US voters had picked Kamala Harris. She would have continued the Ukraine weapons support, she would have kept the strong alliances with Europe, and she would never have killed the Iran nuclear deal.

Together we could have forced Putin out of Ukraine, there would have been no new, wider war in The Middle East, and the NATO alliance would have been stronger than ever. And in that situation, I think our economies would have been considerably stronger too.

Populism derailed all that.

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Bruce Heerssen :guillotine:bruce@darkmoon.social
2026-02-28

So we're finally at war with Iran. I hope all those "but Kamala enables genocide" concern trolls are happy now.

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2026-02-28

You can support Trans+ rights and win a British election: A consequential Green victory

Spencer has been a supporter of Trans+ rights and was accompanied on her campaign by Zack Polanski, the party's first openly gay leader

wearequeeraf.com/you-can-suppo

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2026-02-28

@ChrisMayLA6 Exactly this.

But I was smelling this coming for a while now, that PLP saw the left as a greater existential threat to its power than Reform.

And that is what convinced me that I belonged to an immoral party and needed to leave it.

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