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A bricklayer in East Yorkshire has spent 35 years installing nest boxes for barn owls in his free time. No grant. No organization behind him. Just Robert Salter, quietly building and mounting over 350 boxes across fields and farms on weekends, before and after work, for three and a half decades. This year was the second-best barn owl breeding season in the region in decades. 304 owlets counted. Last year there were 95. Barn owls have struggled across the UK for generations due to habitat loss, rodenticide poisoning, starvation from agricultural changes that eliminated the field margins where voles live, and collisions with vehicles on roads that cut through their hunting territory. In many parts of England, populations collapsed while nobody was paying much attention. One man paying attention changed the outcome for an entire region. "This bird has lived alongside humans since they settled in this country," Salter told the BBC. "Because of that close relationship, I just feel like we owe it to barn owls to help and maintain their future populations." The conservation story we usually tell involves governments, legislation, and international agreements. Those matter, but so does one person who decided a species deserved better and just kept showing up.

Trump threatens to end US-UK trade deal because UK won't join his illegal Iran war. There is no special relationship. It is subservience to the US. No point in making agreements with Trump. He doesn't honour them. The King's visit should be cancelled. theguardian.com/politics/2026/…

If you ever feel discouraged about the future of our country, step outside and reconnect with the land. Nothing restores the soul quite like the timeless beauty of the English countryside ♥️

Unpopular opinion: If someone lacks manners, self-awareness, common sense, emotional intelligence, morals, or basic consideration, they don't belong in your inner circle. No drama. No excuses. Just standards. Protect your peace like it's a job. Because it is.

The beautiful Yorkshire countryside is the result of centuries of hard work and care by generations of people. Once it's gone, it's gone forever. Let's make sure we care for it just as our ancestors before us did 💚

Paylaşmadan edemeyeceğim. Trump’ın “NATO bizim için yoktu” çıkışına bir Avustralyalıdan gelen cevap: Dostum… 600 bin evsizin bu gece sokakta uyuduğu bir ülkeyi yönetiyorsun. Yetişkinlerin %40’ı, 400 dolarlık acil bir masrafı borç almadan karşılayamıyor. İnsülin, araba taksidinden pahalı. İnsanlar hayatta kalmak için doz kısmak zorunda kalıyor. Tıbbi borçlar iflasın bir numaralı sebebi. Kadınlar, kürtaj yasalarından korkulduğu için müdahale edilmeyen hastanelerin otoparklarında hayatını kaybediyor. Dünyada en fazla insanı hapseden ülkesin. 2 milyon insan parmaklıklar ardında. Üstelik bunların büyük kısmı henüz suçlu bile değil—sadece kefalet ödeyecek kadar paraları yok. Yaşam süresi düşüyor. Gelişmiş ülkeler arasında bu tabloyu yaşayan tek ülkesin. Çocuklar okulda matematikle İngilizce arasında “aktif saldırgan” tatbikatı yapıyor. Sen ise silah üreticilerini zengin ediyorsun. Asgari ücret 15 yıldır yerinde sayıyor. Öğretmenler iki işte çalışıyor, gaziler sokakta yaşıyor. Ama sen, sana saldırmamış bir ülkeye karşı savaşlara trilyonlar harcıyorsun. Sonra çıkıp Grönland’a “kötü yönetiliyor” diyorsun. Grönland’da evrensel sağlık sistemi var. Eğitim ücretsiz. Hapis oranı düşük. Kimse hasta diye iflas etmiyor. “NATO bizim için yoktu” diyorsun… Ne zaman? 11 Eylül’de mi? Çünkü NATO tarihinde ilk ve tek kez 5. maddeyi senin için devreye soktu. Onlarca ülke asker gönderdi, savaştı, öldü. Avustralya NATO’da bile değildi. Ama yine de geldik. 20 yıl boyunca. Ve sen, kimseye haber vermeden, sabaha karşı çekildin. Herkesi kaosun içinde bıraktın. O yüzden belki de başkalarını eleştirmeden önce kendi ülkene bir bakmalısın. Çünkü bu tabloda kötü yönetilen tek şey başkaları değil.

The older I get, the more I start to realise that the countryside's fresh air and open skies are the real cure to all of life's chaos ♥️

BREAKING: Trump orders naval blockade to unblock the blockade that only needs unblocking because Trump started the war that caused the blockade. 5D Chess, people.

“Dogs are the best role models. They don't care if you're rich or famous. Just be nice to them and they'll love you forever." ~ @RickyGervais.

@introvertsmemes Tell Darren: DOCTOR.

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To Resident Evil's very first zombie: Thank you for 30 years of scares. 🫡 #RE30th

Warm winter #pixelart

@normanbuntzhsb @ClownWorld Typical caveman MAGA response

@ClownWorld That’s what THIS is for…

A house cat attacked its owner out of nowhere, leaving her shocked. This is misdirected aggression. Unfamiliar scents, sudden movements, loud noises. People forget cats aren't fully domesticated. They just tolerate us until something flips.

Oh to be a duck gliding through cherry blossom water and not having to care about the world

Nature 🌿💧✨️ #pixelart

“A civilization is not destroyed by wicked men; it is destroyed by weak men who cannot defend what is good.” — G. K. Chesterton

“Nobody wants to work anymore.” Wrong. People just do not want to: - Work 60 hours and still be broke - Miss their kids growing up - Get raises smaller than inflation - Save in a currency printed out of thin air - Answer emails on weekends - Get replaced the second margins get tight - Spend half their paycheck on rent - Need debt just to survive - Watch groceries, insurance, and housing go up faster than their income People do not hate work. They hate giving everything and getting nowhere.