#ExtinctNZBirds Auckland Islands Shore Plover - Extinction date 1840. Known only from a single specimen, apparently collected in the Auckland Islands in 1840 by the crew of HMS Erebus, and now in the collection of the British Natural History Museum. Source: Wikipedia.

Bit of a retro looking sewing machine at a vintage market.

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15 Conservative MPs have already publicly called for Boris Johnson to resign. The following Conservative MPs have previously indicated they’d make a decision following the police investigation. I kept receipts. It’s time for them to make up their minds.

this dude looks like one of the misshapen figures you see in bad 21st-century corporate art

The White House of Loudi City, Hunan Province. The official responsible got 14 years in prison, but ostensibly for something else. A hint of Ceausescu’s Bucharest wedding cake, without the frills.

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If you’re in Auckland (NZ) definitely check this out aucklandartgallery.com/whats-on/exhib…

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The only way out of the war is for Ukraine to succeed in liberating its territory. There is no diplomatic offramp. Nor will sanctions work quick enough. Therefore, short of direct military intervention, the US & NATO need to send all the military equipment Kyiv needs to win.

The use of time in three generations, 1957

Aitoliko - a town in Greece, also called 'Greek version of Venice'. Old part of town lies on an island between two lagoons, of which Aitoliko Lagoon extending up to Stamna in north, and to south is Missolonghi Lagoon, which was Lake Kynia in antiquity. #archaeohistories

I don’t care Bartleby the Scrivener is the funniest thing ever written #gomelville

The shake-up came after a two-month ceasefire began on April 2nd, the first nationwide truce since 2016 econ.st/3uE1DZJ

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This is not expelling of Russian diplomats, this is a #SpecialAntiSpyOperation. So far 449 Russian spies sent back home from 30 countries since the beginning of war in Ukraine to enjoy enormous prosperity in Russia 😆