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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
In the Victorian language of flowers, the Zinnia, native to Mexico and Central America, symbolises friendship, constancy, and thoughts of absent friends. It conveys sentiments such as “I miss you” or “you are always in my thoughts.” #flowers #history
Collage of nine close-up photographs of Zinnia flowers in shades of pink, coral, cream, yellow and lime green. Several blooms are fully open, while two are visited by bumblebees gathering nectar and pollen against softly blurred green garden backgrounds.
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ammcf07.bsky.social @ammcf07.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Some really bonkers driving on the M25 today. A particular shout out to the driver of NA74CVZ who seems to want to drive into our boot.
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ammcf07.bsky.social @ammcf07.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I'm confused. Was the £5m an unconditional gift or was it for personal security? And if it was a gift why is Farage asking if people would donate all their salary to charity? This man makes no sense.
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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Will the winter never be over, Will the dark days never go? Must the buttercup and the clover Be always hid under the snow? Ah, lend me your little ear, love! Hark! 'tis a beautiful thing; The weariest month of the year, love, Is shortest and nearest to spring. Adeline Whitney
Collage of February scenes: clusters of lilac crocuses rising through leaf litter; pale pink daphne flowers among glossy green leaves; a blue tit perched on a branch; a great tit on mossy twigs; close-up of white snowdrops with green markings; vivid purple iris reticulata; and a carpet of delicate pink cyclamen.
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ammcf07.bsky.social @ammcf07.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
ACT NOW: MPs need to hear from us before the UK reviews a new responsible business law this spring. Email your MP in one click. ⏳✉️ action.fairtrade.org.uk/page/185516/...
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Push for Fair Business Practices in the UK!
A minute of your time could help create a fairer world for the people behind our food and drink. Please act now before the UK government reviews a new responsible business law this spring.
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
We are facing an extremely serious threat. There is much we can do, but action will not happen until the public is informed. Please ask your MP to sign the Parliamentary Call for a televised emergency briefing on the #climate and #nature crisis. #NEB2025 www.nebriefing.org/parliamentar...
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ammcf07.bsky.social @ammcf07.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social & @rory-stewart.bsky.social so sorry you couldn't make the National Emergency briefing. It was sobering yet encouraging event. It would a perfect topic for #Leading and @mikebernerslee.bsky.social would be an exceptional guest. pretty please. #NEB25
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 12/01/2026
🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero 1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system 2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free 3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us" 4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous 5) That's it! 1/10
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Thank you Louise! More of this defiance and solidarity in 2026 please… On 30th August 2025, Milton Keynes resident Louise explained why she was standing in solidarity with people seeking asylum
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ammcf07.bsky.social @ammcf07.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
As we go through our highlights of 2025, we can't help but think of @caradillonsings.bsky.social I Maidenhead in Feb. This was a perfect antidote to some shitty stuff a few days earlier. A precious memory.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
The climate crisis is accelerating - 2025 looks set to become UK’s hottest year on record. Good to see focus on importance of resilience on #r4today- pls take a moment to sign petition calling on Govt to introduce a fully funded national climate adaptation plan petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Petition: Fund a National Climate Resilience Plan: protect communities from climate impact
From floods to extreme temperatures, climate impacts risk damaging homes, health, businesses, services, and the economy. We want Government to prioritise adaptation; fund a new Resilience Plan that wo...
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That Photo Guy @thatphotoguy.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Merry Christmas #bluesky
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That Photo Guy @thatphotoguy.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Good morning #bluesky Loch Morlich on a snowy winter’s day.
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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
A mosaic of fallen leaves; beauty in decay.
A nine-panel collage of frosted leaves on the ground, featuring silver-rimmed bramble leaves and curled brown autumn leaves, each coated with a fine layer of white frost against grass and leaf litter.
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Together With Refugees @refugeestogether.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
📢 Today over 200 community organisations have joined together to say the Government’s new asylum plans do not represent them, their communities or who we are as a country Want to join us? Write to your MP TODAY tinyurl.com/382ujcwn #TogetherWithRefugees
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ammcf07.bsky.social @ammcf07.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Thank you @martynjosephwales.bsky.social for a magical night in Reading.
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Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Fox in silhouette , shared by @naturehawk.bsky.social #FoxOfTheDay
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Zero Hour: the campaign for climate and nature @zero-hour.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
📣 Keir Starmer: “The UK is all in. You don't protect jobs and communities by sticking with the status quo. You don't meet a challenge like climate change by standing still. You do it by embracing change, opportunity, and doing it together.” So why not back the Climate & Nature Bill? #COP30 #CANBill
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ammcf07.bsky.social @ammcf07.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Happy 75th birthday to the EHCR. The EHCR has protected victims of sexual violence, helped families seek justice after Hillsborough and Windrush, upheld dignity for LGBT+ people, journalists and mental health patients and supported peace in Northern Ireland. It needs our protection.
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Reading Amnesty International Group @amnesty-reading.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Lots of post supporting #humanrights defenders about to be sent off following our monthly letter writing session today.
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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
“The chestnut trees turned yellow, The oak like sherry browned, The fir, the stubborn fellow, Stayed green the whole year round. But O the bonny maple How richly he does shine! He glows against the sunset Like ruddy old port wine.” - Christopher Morley (1890-1957) #poetry #nature
A collage of Japanese maples (Acer) in peak autumn colour, with leaves ranging from gold and orange to vivid scarlet and crimson. Close-up shots highlight the finely cut foliage, while wider views show the fiery trees brightening a garden landscape.
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ammcf07.bsky.social @ammcf07.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
This is such an important event. Hoping that @mattrodda.bsky.social will attend Case ref: MR73774
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 01/10/2025
Farage plays the everyman, but he’s not harmless, he’s not honest, and he’s not on your side. ❌
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ammcf07.bsky.social @ammcf07.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Does anyone know what these are on my raspberry canes? Should I cut them out (they're on this year's spent canes) or let them be over the winter? I want to be wildlife friendly.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
If only...
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Reading Amnesty International Group @amnesty-reading.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
The Reading Group at the Anti-Trump demo in London today, as part of the Amnesty International UK bloc.
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 14/09/2025
I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday. As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
Letter from Ed Davey to Keir Starmer condemning Elon Musk for inciting violence and urging unity to defend democracy.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
There's no credible evidence asylum seekers commit more crime, or are guilty of more sexual assaults. I am so sick of being force-fed lies by these mendacious thugs in their expensive suits. share.google/WCAREyAQN5TG...
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Amnesty International @amnesty.org · 14/08/2025
We have documented human rights violations from past deployments of military forces for law enforcement in the U.S. and we will keep fighting for human rights, no matter what this administration throws our way.
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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Still true: *Britain is a success story *Most of its cities are doing astonishingly well *Multiculturalism is popular *Mass immigration has not led to social disintegration *Nostalgia is increasingly weird *Britain is incredibly safe *Levels of social cohesion are high Don't let them gaslight you.
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Refugee Action @refugeeaction.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
68% of people who sought safety in the UK in the past year were from countries directly affected by British colonial rule. It’s time political language welcomed people whose lives are shaped by our history instead of stoking hate that puts them in even more danger. www.bigissue.com/opinion/immi...
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The obvious problem with Starmer's 'island of strangers' immigration speech
Far from 'strangers', new statistics show that people seeking safety in the UK have deep roots here, writes Refugee Action's Tim Naor Hilton.
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Reading Amnesty International Group @amnesty-reading.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
We will be joining our friends from "Reading Stands with Hong Kong" who have organised this assembly commemorating the 36th anniversary of the #TiananmenSquareMassacre Sunday 1st June 4.30pm Forbury Gardens
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ammcf07.bsky.social @ammcf07.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Thank you @katerusby.bsky.social . Much fun was had at Reading Town Hall tonight .
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ammcf07.bsky.social @ammcf07.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Nature in action in my garden. It's the simple things that make me happy.
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Reading Amnesty International Group @amnesty-reading.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Take a read of our May 2025 newsletter, featuring a report of our most recent Chance2Dance4Charity event. www.amnesty.org.uk/groups/readi...
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Group Newsletter - May 2025
We are Amnesty International UK. We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
A reader (@paulobro.bsky.social‬) points out that crowds don't gather to watch a building being constructed, whose stages are slow and steady and undramatic. But thousands might assemble to see its demolition. It's a great way of understanding how Trump commands the world's attention.
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Reading Amnesty International Group @amnesty-reading.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Amnesty publishes its annual report into the state of the death penalty around the world www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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Global: Recorded executions hit their highest figure since 2015
Over 1,500 people were executed across 15 countries in 2024
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ammcf07.bsky.social @ammcf07.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Is it usual to see this many bees in early April? @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
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Amnesty International @amnesty.org · 03/04/2025
🚨 Kenya's high court has ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear and consider the merits of a case, in which Meta is accused of promoting content that led to ethnic violence and killings in Ethiopia.
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Kenya: Meta can be sued in Kenya for role in Ethiopia conflict   
Kenya High Court has ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear case against Meta over its role in Ethiopia conflict.
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ammcf07.bsky.social @ammcf07.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Sunshine in Caversham Court yesterday.
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Jo @songs4change.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
We need action now - not warm words
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Refugee Action @refugeeaction.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
The government has ditched one provider of asylum accommodation because of its 'performance and behaviour', only to pass it to three of Refugee Action’s most wanted companies: Corporate Travel Management (CTM), Mears and Serco. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Home Office axes asylum hotel contract and hands it to Bibby Stockholm firm
Stay Belvedere Hotels, which manages 51 hotels and Napier barracks, is removed amid performance concerns
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Amnesty International @amnesty.org · 24/03/2025
Authorities in Türkiye must respect and protect the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. #ProtectTheProtest ✊
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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Cannot believe that the Mauna Loa Observatory is under threat of closure 😱 It is home to the world’s longest-running measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide, providing the foundation for understanding the role of greenhouse gases in climate change. www.ehn.org/key-climate-...
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Key climate research office may close amid federal cost-cutting
A federal cost-cutting initiative may shut down the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) office that manages Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Observatory, a critical site for tracking atmospheric ...
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
BREAKING: People are being suspended on X in Turkey for posting videos of these protests against Erdoğan’s corrupt and repressive regime. Keep sharing everywhere.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
“The world has changed” says Chancellor on #bbclaurak. Yes it has - so why stick to outdated counterproductive austerity agenda & arbitrary fiscal rules? You can’t cut your way to growth. Taxes on extreme wealth of super rich would be fairer & more effective than more cuts @patmillsuk.bsky.social
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Zero Hour: the campaign for climate and nature @zero-hour.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Badenoch’s anti-science rejection of Net Zero is a shameless move to stoke culture wars. 1️⃣ The Climate Change Committee has shown that investing in Net Zero will generate UK annual savings of almost £40bn every year by 2050, delivering lasting prosperity. Other experts agree—here are just some: 🧵
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ammcf07.bsky.social @ammcf07.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
www.amnesty.org/en/petition/break-the-silence-end-human-rights-violations-in-afghanistan
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Making economic growth the overriding purpose, to which all else must be sacrificed, not only trashes ecological and social values. It's also spectacularly bad politics. Governments can't control growth, but when it dips, this government, by its own criteria, fails. A rod for its own back.
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