Declan

Music, Birdwatching.

[Declan @Declan7171]

#nature #Planet

[Declan @Declan7171]

@DaraghCassidy Not as bad as the plastic bollards and superfluous bollards and traffic light poles destroying the look of the city.

[Declan @Declan7171]

@caulmick What a country, what a short memory we have, can anyone explain Michael Lowry back in such a prominent position in Dáil Éireann? More bizarre than a Monty Python sketch.

[Declan @Declan7171]

@DaraghCassidy Brent geese are important. We share this planet with other creatures. The only creature destroying the planet is Man.

[Declan @Declan7171]

@DrHaroldNews Brilliant!

[Dr Harold News @DrHaroldNews]

Bertie Ahern says the mistake The Monk made was not telling CAB he won his money on the horses.

[Declan @Declan7171]

@DrHaroldNews He might now decide to join the Social Democrats! 🤣🤣🤣

[FluorideFreeNZ @Nofluoride]

Whangarei Council Rejects Fluoridation Directive

In a tense meeting today, Whangarei councillors voted seven to five (with one abstainer) to reject the Director-General of Health’s (DGH) directive to start fluoridation. Fluoride Free New Zealand congratulates the councillors for protecting their community from the undeniable harm caused by fluoridation.

Last week the Surgeon General of Florida (population 22 million) advised all communities in Florida to stop fluoridation. He stated unequivocally that “fluoridation is public health malpractice” and he said that putting a neurotoxin in the drinking water was not an answer to dental health.

Whangarei District Council is one of 14 councils that was directed by the former DGH, Ashley Bloomfield, to start fluoridation or face severe penalties of up to $200,000 plus $10,000 a day every day thereafter if they do not comply. However, the seven councillors that voted against it chose that no amount of blackmail could make them deliberately add a poison to the drinking water that they knew full well would most likely harm many people in their community.

Cr Gavin Benney, in particular, is to be congratulated, for bringing the motion to the council with the backing of Mayor Cocurullo. His notice of motion simply states that “the Whangarei District Council resolves NOT to fluoridate the district’s water supply as required by the directive from the Ministry of Health”. Cr Benney’s action should serve as a shining example of what people need from their local representatives. Someone who will do the in depth research that an issue like this requires, and has the integrity and fortitude to bring the issue to table.
Fluoride Free New Zealand expects that this decision will embolden other councils to also reject the unscientific and immoral directive being imposed on them by the DGH. The issue will be discussed at the next Nelson City Council meeting on the 5th December. The Horowhenua District Council requested staff bring a advice to them at their next meeting on the 11th December as to what their options are including seeking an Interim Injunction if the DGH were to seek enforcement.

The councillors that voted to reject the directive were Cr Benney, Mayor Cocurullo, Deputy Mayor Halse, Cr Golightly, Cr Ruka, Cr Olsen and Cr Reid.

It remains to be seen what action, if any, the Ministry of Health will take. If the Ministry do take action it will only serve to alert more people to the issue of fluoridation and the that people know about fluoridation the more likely they are to oppose it.

[Declan @Declan7171]

@DrHaroldNews Spot on!👏👏👏

[Declan @Declan7171]

This European Jay was back in the
garden this morning for his breakfast!

[Declan @Declan7171]

@DrHaroldNews Neither was Jack Chambers!!

[Declan @Declan7171]

Mr. Kingfisher didn't wait around for long as he flew up and down the river Dodder yesterday.
#birdwatching #birds #birdphotography #birdwatching

[Declan @Declan7171]

@JackTtwitcher Nice to meet you too Jack. Great to catch up with the yb warbler! Don't think it has been seen since!

[Declan @Declan7171]

Yellow-browed warbler in Howth Co Dublin today, a passage migrant breeding from the Ural Mts. to E. Russia wintering in S.E Asia. Large numbers migrate West (in the wrong direction) in Autumn but there are few records of birds in the Spring.
#birdwatching #birds #birdphotography

[Declan @Declan7171]

@pebblesmeller @gavreilly 👏👏👏👏👏

[Ola Løkken Nordrum @OlaLN]

Copenhagen's and Dublin's metro maps in 1996, before the Danes started building their metro and today...

[Declan @Declan7171]

@DaraghCassidy Whoever gets the contract will cost it at €13 billion but it will end up costing €26 billion.

[Declan @Declan7171]

Little grebe in the local park today.
#birdwatching #birds #birdphotography

[Declan @Declan7171]

@CorncrakeLife @NPWSIreland Great achievement and well done. Superb work! I'm delighted for all of you and for the corncrakes!
Thank you!

[Declan @Declan7171]

Black-winged stilt.
Spain

#birds #birdphotography #birdwatching

[Declan @Declan7171]

Beautiful demoiselle damselfly.
#insects #dragonflies #nature #damselfly