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Dave Hemprich-Bennett

@davehb.bsky.social

A bunch of stardust with ADHD. Scientist working on the ecology of mosquitoes and bats at Oxford Uni. Used to be @hammerheadbat on twitter. Runner, photographer, guitarist. He/him

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Josh Luke Davis 🏳️‍🌈@joshlukedavis.com · 2h ago

think it is probably worth pointing out that the entire reason the RNLI relies on donations and is not funded like the fire service or police is precisely to allow it to stay entirely independent of whatever government is in power so you know, it's worth keeping it going rnli.org/support-us/g...

Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea

Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.

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Dorian Lynskey@dorianlynskey.bsky.social · yesterday

If "legitimate concerns" were considered to excuse illegitimate methods, then nobody from Just Stop Oil or Palestine Action would have been arrested. So we know it doesn't. In fact that phrase is only ever used in one context. Only in that context is uniformed mob intimidation "peaceful protest"

Peter Geoghegan@petergeoghegan.bsky.social · yesterday

Nick Robinson on Today is literally talking about ‘legitimate concerns’ after second night of organised men dressed in black - sorry ‘protesters’ - mobilising en masse in another littoral town. This is how street fascism is normalised

Cllr Dr Alex Powell@apowelllaw.bsky.social · yesterday

This is where Labour Together's strategy of repeatedly telling the far-right that they have "legitimate concerns" leads. Can we end the facile pretence that the people in Dover have anything meaningful to contribute to political life and call them what they are: violent racists.

madeline odent@oldenoughtosay.com · yesterday

This story is doing the rounds today so here’s some credit to the Oxford Clarion, who have been reporting on this org, in depth, for a lot longer than the BBC has been.

Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 2d ago

Ryan Bridge, national leader of Raise the Colours, has been charged with 14 public order offences after RTC’s flag-raising activities in Oxfordshire. The charges relate to reported incidents between 31 January and 31 March, which includes the day when Bridge and acolytes “flagged” Abingdon Road.

Ryan Bridge on Abingdon Road
Dave Hemprich-Bennett@davehb.bsky.social · 2d ago

A weird realisation from getting an electric car is just how much CO2 an ICE vehicle emits. My EV causes far less per-mile than my petrol did. And yet while e.g. the washing machine is one of the most energy-intensive items in my house it only uses the same electricity as my car does in about a mile

Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 4d ago

Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) have an ambitious plan to reconnect one of the last ecologically coherent landscapes in southern England, lying between Bicester, Oxford and Aylesbury. They say it has the scope for nature recovery and habitat reconnection at a strategic scale.

Reconnecting Bernwood, Otmoor and the Ray (RBOR) | Berks Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust

Reconnecting Bernwood, Otmoor and the Ray (RBOR) is an exciting initiative to restore and connect communities, nature, and heritage in this incredible landscape sitting across the Buckinghamshire and ...

bbowt.org.uk

Dave Hemprich-Bennett@davehb.bsky.social · 5d ago

Huh, sure seems like there’s a lot of evidence of James Orr, an associate professor of theology at Cambridge, acting so dishonestly that it’s likely illegal. Wonder how everyone’s gonna act about that

Channel 4 News@channel4news.bsky.social · 5d ago

Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:

CoHSAT - Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel (Oxon)@cohsat.bsky.social · 6d ago

Japan becomes the latest nation to move to 30km/h (19mph) speed limits in order to reduce deaths and injuries. This will apply to 870,000km of streets under 5.5m with no centre line or median. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

Japan halves speed limit to 30km/h on all narrow city streets

Speed limit dropped from 60km/h for around 70% of general roads in the hope of making narrow streets of crowded cities safer

theguardian.com

Richard K Broughton@richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 6d ago

And get ready for bewildered birds, weighing at least half a kilogram each, running and flying across busy A-roads and motorways, panicking drivers who try to miss them, and smacking into the windscreens of those that can't. Just another cost the public pays for the private pleasure of the industry.

Raptor Persecution UK@raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 7d ago

Game dealers say more Red-legged Partridges have been released this year than they can cope with. Standby for sacks full of shot and rotten RLPs dumped & fly-tipped across the countryside. New blog ⬇️ raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/09/01/g...

Cooper Lund@cooperlund.online · last wk.

Some friends are teaching their baby ASL as an early bridge to speech and they made the mistake of teaching her “want” as a concept. Now she wanders around the house signing “want” all the time as an expression of unfocused desire. They fucked up and made the baby invent the opposite of Buddhism.

Dave Hemprich-Bennett@davehb.bsky.social · 2w ago

My being part of a union has had zero impact on my relationship with my mentors because they've behaved pretty well and so I haven't ever needed to speak to the union about them. It's quite a simple hack really, more bosses should try it

Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 2w ago

Opinion | Postdocs Aren’t Burger Flippers: Why Unionization Is a Bad Idea Unionization disrupts the bespoke mentor-mentee relationships that are central to the advancement of science. By Evan D. Morris: https://bit.ly/3Sus7fa #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

A drawing of a god-like hand, inspired by Michelangelo's painting in the Sistine Chapel, pointing to a sign, "Talk to the Union Rep: Local 1508."