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Actor. Ambassador for @HI_Canada.
May 3, 2020 7 tweets 2 min read
Japanese #Murderhornets decimate a bee hive of 30 000 bees in about four hours - leaving piles of heads behind as they return the thoraxes to feed their colony.

Jeez...

Makes you wonder though — how the heck are there any bees left in Japan then???

Read on...

1/n
First, here’s how #murderhornets operate: they send out scouts to find yummy honey bee hives.

When a scout finds a hive, he marks it with pheromones for the rest of his buddies to find. Then a whole swarm descends on the hive and it’s lights out for the bees.

Dire, but—

2/n
Mar 8, 2019 11 tweets 4 min read
1/ A question for the constitutional scholars out there. The Shawcross Principle is clear that the AG is (1) not obliged to consult colleagues about a decision to prosecute or not;(2) not to be told what decision to make; and (3) not to be put under pressure regarding a decision. 2/ The text of the Shawcross Principle also states that an AG would be a “fool” not to consult with his colleagues about certain decisions to prosecute or not. So here is the question: you are the AG’s boss, and you see the AG not consult as robustly as you believe they should...