#coaltit

[mwlphoto]

Coal tit, Warburg Nature Reserve, Oxfordshire, Aug 2024.

[just-ray]

Weekly Report 28/08/2024

On a 69

From here on, since I am primarily a neutral political news blog (I try to be neutral in news...that is....not in beliefs.), I will be doing weekly oppinion based reports on current events, including Irish and US politics.

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Irish politics has been as mundane as it has been in the past few months, with the steady work on the annual budget being continued by Coaltition parties Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, and the Green Party, with effort from Jack Chambers, the Fianna Fáil Minister for Finance, and Fine Gaels Minister for Public Expendature and Reform, Paschal Donohoe.

However, those of us who follow irish politics anxiously await the return of Leaders Questions to the Oireachtas Channel (or Oireachtas TV).

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With less than 69 days to go until the United States presidential elections, the latest polls show the Harris Walz duo leading the race to the Oval Office 47.0% to trumps close second of 43.7%.

I interviewed an Irish Republican/Trump supporter and an Irish Democrat/Harris supporter and asked for their views on the current trends being faced in American politics.

Let's find out what they had to say.

Note: I have altered the original response, only with punctuation such as ".", "," ect. I have not changed the order of words or sentences, or altered the meaning of any of the given text.

Question: "How do you feel about the current polls, suggesting that Harris and Walz may be taking the Oval Office next November, and do you think the current trend will remain the same as we draw closer to the elections?"

Republican: "I, personally, do believe that trump will end up succeededing in the election, as a common trend amongst the majority of people does come from an economic standpoint, whilst I also do understand people wanting good social policies I don't particularly think that is a main issue when some people can no longer feed and house themselves. I do personally believe the vote will be very close, though."

Democrat:

"[As] much as I would love Harris to win, the amount of support trump has been receiving for years now is hard to ignore. I believe that while Harris has proven to be popular and very supported, trump has just got an enormous amount of americans on his side. The twisted view of america being “broken” or something of the sort is a very common trend amongst more conservative groups of people. and they believe trump can fix it.

I don’t believe this “make america great again” thing is a trend, more of a twisted delusion, honestly. I do think people, including Harris and Walz supporters, tend to focus too much on one thing. More focus and attention need to be put into the ridiculous amount of homelessness in America. my hope would be that the future president would really try to actually deal with this problem rather than contribute to it."

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However, time is running out, and with just under 70 days until the ballots open, if things continue as they have been, presidential candidate Donald Trump may come out as "the bottom from 69".

Will Donald and his VP candidate JD Vance.....erm....Trump? Or will Kamala Harris and her VP candidate Tim get the chance to Walz into the Oval Office next November?

Both the answer to that question, and the future of the America can be found in the swing states.

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My name is Ray, I have an early university entry certificate in International Relations, and this has been the weekly report.

[racefortheironthrone]

After discussing FDP, could you talk about Green parties / Green politics regarding progressive coaltition building, too? In Germany, they have been part of coalitions (mostly with SPD, sometimes on Bundesländer level with conservatives) but are fluctuating between just 5 and 15 % of the vote.

European Greens often engage in "stoplight" coalitions with social democratic or labor parties, although they've occassionally been known to make "Jamaica" coalitions with the center-right both in German lands and in various Belgian municipalities.

I have to admit that I don't know much about the internal factors that push the Greens in either direction, but I'll ask my brother about that because he's a political scientist who's done a fair bit of work on European Green parties.

[sarahdesigns]

A shroomy pendant to show you from my #folksyshop today! And a foggy pic from this morning! There’s something super ethereal about fog, although the children were more taken with the amount of birdsong we heard, and found it hilarious when I told them they could hear a coaltit 😆 #winterwatch #springwatch #folksy #folksyshop #handmade #inkcaps #fungiart #pyrography #pyrographyart #sarahspyrography #madeinstaffordshire #staffordshireartists #woodburning #staffordshiremoorlands #blushingbracket #schoolrun #caldoncanal (at Endon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoafPj6LuHs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[earhartsease]

bold Sir Coaltit slew my heart

[merlinsmind]

Geduld is alles wat er nodig is @gemeentehaacht @vlaamsbrabant @thisbelgium @loving_belgium #hechthaacht #haacht #vlaamsbrabant #belgië #belgique #belgium #blauwereiger #heronblue #blueheron #reiger #blue #coaltit #vogel #oiseau #bird #dier #animal #natuur #nature #heide #bruyere #moorland #fotografie #photo #photograpy #nikon #nikond7500 #zoomnl #cameranu #belgianclicks

[unkn0wnvariable]

Sunlit Coal Tit - Sunlight catching a coal tit sitting on a blackthorn branch, at Glapthorn Cow Pastures. https://flic.kr/p/2kUqDK2

[arebeebirb]

#draw these later! #coaltits

Coal tit/svartmes, Eurasian nuthatch/nötväcka, Great spotted woodpecker/större hackspett and Willow tit/talltita. Värmland, Sweden (October 19, 2019).

[aquadestinyswriting]

Well that was... an end to my weekend. My husband and I found this fella

Hanging out on the bathroom window last night, sleeping like a baby. We thought he'd hit a window and was sleeping off his stun, so we kept the bathroom light off and left him to it.

This morning it turned out he was keeping an eye on his mate, who'd fallen behind our loo after flying into the window. We hadn't noticed her and I had no idea why Mr coaltit there was still hanging out this morning and so, I sent him on his way. I then woke up his Mrs and spent a good ten minutes trying to catch her with a towel so I could let her out after having a heart attack, thinking we had a mouse or rat problem.

Mrs coaltit was perfectly healthy and none the worse for wear and now the two of them are safely back outside, probably wondering WTH happened last night.

Note: The light source in the photo is from the hallway light behind me. I wasn’t about to use a flash on my camera when taking a picture of a seemingly stunned bird.

[carmillapixel]

Inktober Day 5: Build

A coal tit building a nest with the help of a tomte (gnome?).

I did consider adding some leaves in the background in grey, but I didn't want to ruin my black and white vibe!

[debsmooth]

Today’s Loudest MoFo In The Park: the #coaltit. Made the mistake of playing back a recording of it and this little guy went fully bonkers. He was about 1 metre from me, defending his patch of #lochend (!). Sorry, little coal tit. #edinbirb #coaltitsofinstagram #loud #edinburgh #lochendpark (at Lochend Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbdAJ_TIvLl/?utm_medium=tumblr

[syndromeblue-blog]

Morning! - #nature #birds #coaltit #britishbirds #englishwildlife #britishwildlife #parklife #naturevibes #positivevibes #positivewaves #metalhobbit (at Birmingham, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZtblNRre5x/?utm_medium=tumblr

[praisesatanitsfriday]

Since the birds are on the move they’ve been swarming around the house and I managed to grab a few snaps #birdwatching #coaltit #autumn #nikon #dslr #d3400 #nikon35mm #wildlifephotography #photographer #photography (at Gateshead) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUYWBMdIUwq/?utm_medium=tumblr

[travellyr]

Pressed, framed, and finished. ❤️ Now to wrap and take to the cancer center. #countedcrossstitch #crossstitch #needlepoint #knowyourtits #breastcancer #chemonurse #gift #luckybat #thankyou #bluetit #greattit #longtailedtit #willowtit #coaltit #crestedtit https://www.instagram.com/p/CIxF57bH7VM/?igshid=wew1gq00otsq

[merlinsmind]

Lunch time @scherpenheuvel_zichem @natuurpunt @vlaamsbrabant @thisbelgium @loving_belgium #testelt #scherpenheuvel #scherpenheuvelzichem #vlaamsbrabant #belgië #belgique #belgium #thisbelgium #loving_belgium #natuurpunt #vogel #oiseau #bird #grotebontespecht #specht #woodpecker #pic #koolmees #mesangecharbonniere #coaltit #vogelkijkhut #peaudoiseau #birdhide

[bunnymother93]

Peanuts galore 🥜 #coaltit #periparusater #bird #aberdeen #birdwatching #gardenbird #garden #birding #scottishwildlife #scotland #scottishwildlifephotos #uk_wildlife_images #ukwildlifeimages #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #nature #naturelover #zoology #zoologist #birdsofinstagram #ukbirds #britishwildlife