Reposted by Anne LRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement. 379121033491
Reposted by Anne LRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down. 328110974313
Reposted by Anne LSandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 03/10/2026A spiny-cheeked honeyeater trying to match the shape of the branch below 😄 Gluepot Reserve, South Australia. 421820
Reposted by Anne LContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Adorable 🥰 Gorilla 🦍 Family 1604373889
Reposted by Anne LBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 19/09/2026🤔 Nigel Farage leads a political party. He’s a sitting MP. And he now hosts his own weekly primetime show on GB News. 🚨Broadcasters are required to present news in an impartial manner, without political bias. 👇 Add your name to demand that Ofcom takes immediate action.bestforbritain.orgFarage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain 671034517
Reposted by Anne LRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026With 45 days until the midterms, I urge you all to: 1) Help get out the vote. 2) Protect our electoral machinery from interference. 3) Not succumb to complacency, defeatism, or cynicism. We are the only ones who can end this nightmare. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for. 20576492916
Reposted by Anne LRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020. — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system. 520153145867
Reposted by Anne LEmma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 26/08/2026You can still join my botanical illustration & mental health class this Sat & get a free bot. illo. kit incl sketchbook hand-decorated by me till tmrw. Learn how to draw plants,add shading &how creative activity is like taking >2 meds for your mental health: workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota... 08533
Reposted by Anne LBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 13/08/2026Brown leaves in early August. Falling branches. Young saplings struggling to survive. As we have our fifth heatwave this summer, the effects of climate change can increasingly be seen in the trees around us. And drought is only one of the threats they face.yorkshirebylines.co.ukDrought, disease and more besides are killing our treesClimate change, disease and human activity are killing trees faster than governments can deliver the planting needed to replace them 36331
Reposted by Anne LJack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 13/08/2026Can 10 ppl complete the wild plants thriving or surviving in drought survey? It’s at 140, ideally we'll reach 200 but 150 would be brilliant :) results shared asap. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Can be in your area, doesn’t have to be in your garden and can include shrubs, trees and climbers.docs.google.comWhich wild plants are coping with heat and drought?Help identify which wild plants are thriving in your area or garden without watering during hot, dry weather. Check your garden and wild areas near you this month August 2026 and report how wild plant... 51011
Reposted by Anne LDr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 02/08/2026There's been growing recognition, in recent years, of the mental health benefits of spending time in nature But I'm not sure it's quite the same when all you can see are signs of nature dying 1013730
Reposted by Anne LYaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 02/08/2026You can read more (or see proof that I am not lying) english.nv.ua/life/russian...english.nv.uaRussian strike wipes out 8 million books at Kharkiv warehouseA Russian attack on a Kharkiv warehouse used by the Ranok publishing house and the KnyhoLand bookstore chain destroyed an estimated 600,000 textbooks, 28,000 book titles and 8 million copies, Ranok CE... 1615842
Reposted by Anne LBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 02/08/2026This scheme gave doctors from low- & middle-income countries up to 2yrs to boost skills in the NHS making them better doctors when they went home. Only cost £176K/year. Now axed. www.theguardian.com/society/2026/ju…theguardian.comMedical colleges condemn scrapping of NHS placements for overseas doctorsScheme brought in up to 500 foreign-trained doctors a year and was seen as example of British ‘soft power’ 14928
Reposted by Anne LYaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 25/07/2026I paused when I saw these figures today. Since the full-scale invasion began, russia has killed 350 artists and 137 media workers in Ukraine. 2623976
Reposted by Anne LNiamh NicGhabhann Coleman @niamhroisin.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Absolutely dreadful 💔 095
Reposted by Anne LYaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Greetings from Kyiv. I opened the window this morning and let the smoke in. Yes, we survived another attack. I made warcoffee. russia targeted residential areas. As of now, eleven people have been killed in Kyiv. 63536123
Reposted by Anne LAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Amazing ancient Lurs from Bronze Age Denmark. Thirty-nine of these bronze horns have been found in Danish peat bogs, likely deposited as ritual offerings some 3,000 years ago! Fun fact: Lurs are the inspiration behind the name and logo of Denmark’s Lurpak® butter! 🧈 🎺 🇩🇰 #FindsFriday #Archaeology 23610143
Reposted by Anne LEast Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 27/06/2026Most of us accept that car parks are just somewhere to leave the car. But what if they did more? Shade. Shelter. Electricity. The UK has quietly dropped plans that could have made that a reality for many new large car parks.eastangliabylines.co.ukAs Britain bakes, ministers quietly park plans for solar carportsMinisters have quietly shelved plans that could have transformed Britain's biggest car parks into shaded power stations 12814
Reposted by Anne LMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 20/06/2026And they keep coming! 540897
Reposted by Anne LCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 15/06/2026This morning scrolling Bluesky, there is nothing at all in my feed about Putin’s barbaric attack on the Ukraine’s holiest site, the UNESCO protected Lavra so I’m posting this here. 19646682343
Reposted by Anne LMichael Okun @michael-okun.bsky.social · 10/06/2026I’ve officially resigned as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. It used to be a reputable journal, but became a case study in how forced automation destroys academic integrity. 👇 5435861430
Reposted by Anne LTanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 10/06/2026There are, in my view, 25 things everyone needs to understand in light of recent events: 1) Those out in our communities last night were not protestors, but organised far right extremists. 2) Their actions align with fascist ideologies. 3) So yes: these are fascist practices on our streets. 🧵 311163642
Reposted by Anne LAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 29/05/2026It has now been 10 weeks and three days since Nigel Farage last turned up to vote in the House of Commons 1562086936
Reposted by Anne LSheldrick Wildlife Trust @sheldricktrust.bsky.social · 29/05/2026In the wild, grooming is an important bonding ritual among zebras. Little Notty lost her natal family – but the instinct remains. Here, she directs it towards her best friend: Tytan, an orphaned black rhino. Discover their unlikely friendship: www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/tytan 9453106
Reposted by Anne LNiall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 24/05/2026What a difference 5 days has made for little Jimbo. He is like a new dog today ❤️ 2487062759
Reposted by Anne LYaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 24/05/2026National Art Museum in Kyiv after the attack. Closed for an uncertain period. According to photos published by the Ministry of Culture, there is much more damage inside. My heart is bleeding. 47435136
Reposted by Anne LDr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Katalin Karikó is one of the most extraordinary scientific stories of this era. A girl from a modest Hungarian household helped develop technology that saved millions of lives worldwide. In 2023, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discoveries that enabled effective mRNA vaccines. 316169664294
Reposted by Anne LBrian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 20/05/2026A poem for World Bee Day. 12632235
Reposted by Anne LThis Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 20/05/2026By far my favourite bit of architectural ironwork in Glasgow, and possibly anywhere in the world! It can be found on D.B. Dobson's 1902 Art Nouveau commercial building at 50 Darnley Street in Glasgow. #glasgow #ironwork #dragon #architecture #glasgowbuildings #pollokshields 523140446
Reposted by Anne LLed By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 17/05/2026Immigration make Britain brilliant 510139204209
Reposted by Anne LRichard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Gustav Klimt was 17 years old in 1879 when he drew (with charcoal and black chalk) this portrait of a young girl. His superb technical ability as a draughtsman is evident even as a teenager in the way he uses shadow to create a three-dimensional picture on paper. 23574281120
Reposted by Anne LPam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 19/04/2026I don’t think we talk nearly enough about the fact that corporations like Amazon, don’t pay a single cent to maintain the roads they use, the transportation system they use, the courts they use, they pay nothing for the infrastructure that is absolutely critical to their business. WE Pay for 705204726262
Reposted by Anne LDigital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 10/04/2026"The Irritating Gentleman" by Berthold Woltze (1874): the painting that nailed everyday harassment 150 years ago 973459694
Reposted by Anne LProf Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 06/04/2026"Watching the Artemis crew on their way around the moon now is emotional. I am – still – filled with longing that it was me in that capsule and sadness that it never will be. But more than that, I marvel at it" Some personal reflections... open.substack.com/pub/christin...open.substack.comTo boldly go...Artemis, Star Trek, old dreams, and why science still fills me with wonder and hope 517730
Reposted by Anne LKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 06/04/2026NASA isn't why the US doesn't have universal healthcare, or a social safety net. The US doesn't have those things because politicians with the power to provide them choose specifically not to (with varying levels of support from voters). Enthusiasm for human spaceflight doesn't drive that choice. 333198614405
Reposted by Anne LBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 01/04/2026April Fools’ is when fiction pretends to be fact. This article flips it. Ten true stories that don’t sound it. @eastangliabylines.co.ukeastangliabylines.co.ukYou’d think these were April Fools’ – they’re notToday is April Fools’ Day, when fake stories are made to sound real. Here are ten real ones that sound fake 15716
Reposted by Anne LProf Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Sitting behind an @anthonynolan.bsky.social volunteer courier on flight from Berlin to London - he's 70 and this is 135th trip ferrying stem cells around Europe! Saving lives one flight at a time - very inspiring www.anthonynolan.org/help-save-a-...anthonynolan.orgVolunteer CourierDo you have lots of time on your hands? Able to keep your cool in potentially stressful situations? See yourself as reliable and timely, with an ability to problem-solve? You could be our next Volunte... 212737
Reposted by Anne LLed By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 18/02/2026These two women are suing Andrew Tate, alleging he raped them. Here they visit the social media companies that created Tate. Please share. *one voice altered to disguise identity 12148373304
Reposted by Anne LProgressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Record heat absorbed by Earth’s oceans in 2025. “The world’s oceans absorbed more heat in 2025 than any year on record, providing the fuel for extreme weather that killed thousands of people across the globe, according to... a study published Friday..." www.courthousenews.com/oceans-shatt...courthousenews.comOceans shattered heat records in 2025Earth's oceans absorbed unprecedented heat last year, intensifying hurricanes, floods and droughts while driving sea levels higher. 8724021142
Reposted by Anne LEmma @emmasartworks.bsky.social · 23/12/2025A very lovely boulder found on the beach yesterday - I have no idea of this one’s geology, maybe a lot of feldspar with quartz? #geology #rocks 881751107
Reposted by Anne LMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 23/12/2025on the tramway in Nantes and a pretty old woman gave her seat to a very old woman so I gave my seat to the pretty old woman then a man gave me his seat then a teenager gave a man his seat and then we all laughed, aren't people fantastic 40131098
Anne L @annabe11a.bsky.social · 25/11/2025And the hopping about dialogue. We gave it 10 minutes before turning it off. 320
Reposted by Anne LMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 21/11/2025With over 20 million article reads under our belt, we’re very serious about building a grassroots citizen journalism alternative to the billionaire-owned mainstream media. And we can do it on an absolute shoestring too. That’s the revolutionary beauty of it. See 👉 chuffed.org/project/byli... 012858