Graham Binks
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Name a singer or band you wouldn’t go see, even if you had a free ticket
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@JVMonte2 Leonard Cohen at the O2 in 2013. Had just lost my job and really couldn't justify the cost of tickets 😕
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“Let’s spend £4.5 trillion on net zero over the next 25 years. Let’s increase taxes to pay for net zero. Let’s ban new oil and gas licences in the North Sea but spaff away £40billion buying North Sea oil and gas from Norway. Let’s buy coking coal shipments worth £7.2million from Japan but ban UK coal mining. Let’s plaster thousands of acres of farmland with solar panels but spend £50million on sun dimming experiments. Let’s give huge renewable energy construction contracts to China. Lets fail to improve gas storage facilities, Let’s give Drax an estimated £1.8billlion in taxpayer funded subsidies on top of the £11billion it has already received despite Drax burning an amount of wood equivalent to 300 million trees. Let’s give £1billion this year alone to wind power companies not to generate power from their wind turbines. And let’s spend £30billion of taxpayers’ money on carbon capture machines but put pensioners, farmers and the disabled into financial peril by claiming there’s a £22bn black hole.”
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@FlyFifer10 My mum used to give us kids Cod Liver Oil and Malt. It was lovely and yummy when it first went in. . . . then the fish oil kicked in . . . . errrrrrgggh 🤢🤮
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@RaminNasibov Clint Mansell - The Fountain
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Save the Space Cows: The Amazonian Manatee Crisis:
Have you heard about the most chillaxed creature in the Amazon, the Amazonian manatee? These gentle giants, often mistaken for overweight mermaids by confused sailors or perhaps by aliens doing a flyby, are sadly not doing so well in the cosmic lottery of survival.
Endangered? More like Endanger-*ed*!
Yes, the Amazonian manatee is indeed on the VIP list for extinction, which, let's be honest, is one party you don't want an invite to. Classified as "Vulnerable" by the folks who label these things (IUCN), these aquatic marvels face more threats than a spaceship in an asteroid field.
Deforestation: The Unseen Villain
Now, let's talk about deforestation - or as I like to call it, "The Great Habitat Heist." Every time a tree falls in the Amazon, and no one's around to hear it, a manatee still feels the vibe, and trust me, it's not a good one.
- Food Shortage: Manatees are the vegan bodybuilders of the river, needing to munch on vast quantities of aquatic plants. Less forest means less riverbank, which means fewer plants. It's like their favourite salad bar is closing down.
- Hiding Spots Vanishing: With fewer places to hide, these half-ton herbivores become easy targets for poachers. Imagine trying to play hide and seek in an increasingly empty room.
- Water Levels Dropping: Deforestation messes with the whole water cycle, leading to lower water levels. It's like someone's pulling the plug on their bathtub home, leaving them literally high and dry.
The Cosmic Irony
Here we are, looking for life in the stars, while we're letting unique life forms like the manatee slip through our fingers on Earth. It's like ignoring a call from an alien because you're too busy looking for aliens.
What Can You Do?
- Be Vocal: Talk about manatees. Make them the celebrities of conservation. Who wouldn't want to save what looks like a floating potato with flippers?
- Support Conservation: Back organizations that fight against deforestation. They're like the space shields for our manatee friends.
- Live Green: Less deforestation starts with more conscious consumption. Think before you buy that exotic wood furniture. Would you rather have a chair or let a manatee have a home?
So, next time you think about the wonders of the universe, remember the Amazonian manatee, slowly paddling through the murky waters, hoping we'll get our act together before their next family reunion is just a myth told among the stars.
Stay curious, save the manatees, and maybe, just maybe, try not to be the reason an alien writes a similar post about humans one day.
Keep looking up (and down at the rivers)!
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Remember, folks, in the grand space opera of life, every species has its role. Let's not cut the manatee's scene just yet.
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I have evidence of a primary school in Essex. It is 0.6% Muslim. (2 Muslims / 300)
'Hidden' Halal is served to all the children.
The headmaster when asked by a parent said:
"What does it matter: others can eat it.'
Imagine saying that about serving meat to a vegetarian or pork to a Muslim or Jewish child.
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"Do not divert your love from visible things. But go on loving what is good, simple, and ordinary: animals and things and flowers, and keep the balance true."
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
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@LesPurves I don't know when the wheels came off. But a lot of today's music just seems to be homogenized, corporate pap. And don't get me started on A.I.
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@graham_binks All brilliant Graham. There are so many brilliant live albums out there. It seems way more than today’s music.
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Top 4 live albums. No debate:
The Who – Live at Leeds
Allman Brothers – At Fillmore East
Little Feat – Waiting for Columbus
Deep Purple – Made in Japan
Pure live energy. No studio tricks.
What am I missing? 👇
#VinylCommunity #ClassicRock #LiveAlbums #NowSpinning #RecordCollector #RockHistory #70sMusic
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@oriettamusic They may only just sneak into the Seventies. . . .but
Runrig!
Runrig - Loch Lomond
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