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Stephen Ralph
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Retired #Radiographer ππ #BehΓ§ets βΏοΈ #MoreInCommon πΆπΉπ #RejoinEU πͺπΊ #FBPE #FBPEGlobal #BLM #SlavaUkrainii #EV driver #Veggie #Woke #Dementia #Badgers #Ayr #Ayrshire #Scotland He/Him #EnglishScot https://twitter.com/TheStephenRalph
Well, here's a coincidence. Space Karen launches a Poll on the BirdSite. Space Karen is spotted at Qatar and his investors there want a different CEO. π€
Elon Musk just suspected the @joinmastodon Twitter account... ππ» π
"This mesmerizing visualization presents monthly global temperature anomalies between the years 1880-2021."
"The 'climate spiral' is a visualization designed by climate scientist Ed Hawkins from the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading."
Credit: NASA #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency
Geminids meteor shower peaks tonight
https://weatherandradar.co.uk/weather-news/up-to-150-shooting-stars-geminids-meteor-shower-peaks-tonight--cd62bcac-f296-41e5-8453-8eeac28f1ebe
https://weatherandradar.co.uk/weather-news/up-to-150-shooting-stars-geminids-meteor-shower-peaks-tonight--cd62bcac-f296-41e5-8453-8eeac28f1ebe
It's almost completely dark outside except for a vanilla moon slowly appearing through the trees. I took this from an upstairs bedroom and an open Velux roof window.
This time, the smartphone did a really good job using Nightscape mode. π
#ShotOnOnePlus #OnePlus7TPro
Pete WalkdenKestrel.
One of my favourite locations for wildlife photography in England, is the Cotswolds.
On this day, I was looking for owls and hares, when this male kestrel caught my eye, perched on the top of a small tree beside the road.
Just as I lined the camera up, he took flight, and I captured that moment, with his wings in rather an angelic shape.
#kestrel #BirdsOfPrey #BirdPhotography #Cotswolds #Gloucestershire #England #WildlifePhotography #Wildlife
Auschwitz MemorialAt Auschwitz we see the end of the process. The Holocaust did not start from gas chambers. It gradually developed from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence.
74 years ago UN accepted the "Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide". It was drafted by a lawyer of Polish-Jewish descent RafaΕ Lemkin.
The text of the convention: https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention-prevention-and-punishment-crime-genocide?fbclid=IwAR3HdtYBZwEi_wuecYc3DJivA5ZA1-4ZxlsBowcVXcMqR9jlVdmpI6Rl16k
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Entry into force: 12 January 1951, in accordance with article XIII The Contracting Parties , Having considered the declaration made by the General Assembly of the United Nations in its resolution 96 (I) dated 11 December 1946 that genocide is a crime under international law, contrary to the spirit and aims of the United Nations and condemned by the civilized world, Recognizing that at all periods of history genocide has inflicted great losses on humanity, and
It's a cold -5C outside this morning but one of our woodpeckers is making a noise. π