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The Elders @theelders.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Call For Control, signed by 22 countries and growing, is a welcome step towards stronger AI regulation. Responsible leadership on AI is long overdue, and needed now with ever-increasing urgency. Read The Elders' AI Principles for Leaders here: theelders.org/news/elders-...

“I'm encouraged that government leaders are finally recognising the stakes of failing to govern frontier AI. The Call for Control by 22 countries and counting provides a roadmap to a safer world for all.

But the road ahead is not going to be an easy one. Leaders must find the courage to prioritise cooperation, trust, solidarity, accountability, and integrity, as urgently called for in The Elders’ AI Principles for Leaders.” - Helen Clark, Member of The Elders

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Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

There has been a Quaker meeting inside Green Haven Correctional Facility, a maximum-security men's prison in Stormville, New York, for over 50 years. Up to 15 attenders gather together weekly for silent worship and fellowship.

Text: A maximum-security prison's silent Quaker worship

Image: a prison door made of iron bars is locked, showing a hallway beyond

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Any The Cure fans out there The Belsonic gig in Belfast is on Sounds for 3 more days. Brilliant live recording.

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The Cure - Live in Belfast - BBC Sounds

Goth legends headline the outdoor stage at Ormeau park.

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Welcome to the most important job you'll ever have @andyburnham.bsky.social Cartoon brilliance by @bjennings90.bsky.social for @theguardian.com

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Hugh Sykes @hughsykes.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Does @lucympowell.bsky.social aggree with this decision? If so, any chance other - perhaps all - government departments do the same, and relocate themselves over here on this (largely benign) platform that has no dubious connections with strange rich Americans?

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

📢 The third reading of the Representation of the People Bill has been announced for 14 July! This means we have just under two weeks to convince as many MPs as possible to back the amendment for a review of the UK's broken voting system. Email your MP today: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

The good news is that we have a group of SWs from across NI who are keen to have a conversation about what happens next. Do continue to get in touch if you are interested in being part of creating a NI association that is controlled by its members and is an independent voice for social workers.

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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Quite a lot of people lost someone, maybe an elderly relative, during the heatwave. My Aunt Barbara, very ill with advanced dementia, died yesterday aged 91. She was unmarried, no kids and I had been taking care of her affairs for the past few years. That’s the least interesting thing about her. 1

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

It's official: Andy Burnham has been elected as the new MP for Makerfield. A longtime advocate for electoral reform, he will join the growing ranks of Proportional Representation supporters in Parliament. We'll continue to work with him to get this message heard in Westminster👇

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David Ford @david-ford.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I agree with Koulla. There is strong evidence from the Youth Justice Review (shortly after DOJ set up) that MACR should be raised. This has been blocked by the inappropriate use of the Petition of Concern, with appearance of improper pressure applied to UUP MLAs. Clear evidence of need for reforms.

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Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

How many degrees is Kevin Bacon from Quakers? Kevin Bacon can trace his ancestry on his father’s side back to the first generation of Quakers convinced in England during the time of George Fox.

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

@ralphmclean.bsky.social David Gray Lost Songs is a really good album. Getting Belfast concert ready. Starting early.

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Getting ready for a tough day at the office. Come and talk to us about fostering and all things #ActionforChildren at EK40 in the Eikon Centre #BalmoralShow #FCF26

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

"In Twickenham and Richmond Park, we now have every single councillor, but we don't have every single vote. We'd welcome electoral reform in our councils, where we are overrepresented." Lib Dem leader @eddavey.libdems.org.uk calls for a fair voting system in his response to the King's Speech:

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

🗳️ Don't forget to vote today 🗳️ Vote with hope or out of frustration. Vote tactically or with your heart. Vote angry with a voting system that regularly ignores millions. Vote - and then keep demanding a better democracy where every vote is equal and all voices are heard.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

The horror at what is being done to Palestinians comes from the same place as the horror at what is being done, yet again, to Jews. Does the government really want us to stop standing in solidarity with the victims of atrocities? If so, it will make the country less safe for everyone.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Keir Starmer's intention to restrict peaceful protest even further is punishment for crimes the great majority of protestors hate and reject. By suggesting that support for Palestinians is an attack on British Jews, he conflates British Jews with the state of Israel, which is wrong and dangerous.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

All of us have a duty to fight antisemitism wherever we see it, and confront anyone expressing antisemitic sentiments. If people in any movement express such sentiments, they should immediately be expelled, as many have already been. No excuses, no hesitation.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Jews are not collectively responsible for Israeli government policy. People demonstrating peacefully for Palestine are not collectively responsible for the attacks on British Jews. Collective punishment for other people's crimes is not justice.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

We must stand in solidarity with Jews being attacked by antisemitic criminals and terrorists: no ifs or buts. We must stand in solidarity with Palestinians being murdered by the Israeli government: no ifs or buts. These are not contradictory positions. They are consistent ones. 🧵1/5

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

@ralphmclean.bsky.social In the middle of listening to the excellent David Gray special. Please Forgive Me had me right back in Custom House Square last year, and I could hear the crowd singing. Magic moment.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

What happened to this RFK Jr?

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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Number crunching: Iran war From the new Private Eye, out now.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Oh, and switching to 21st Century technologies, rather than continually extending the long fossil century, also improves people's lives, creates jobs and helps prevent climate breakdown. But who gives a damn about such details?

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

I don't know why this is so hard for some people to grasp. If we extend our use of fossil gas, rather than going all-out for grid batteries, heat pumps and induction hobs, we extend our dependence on *foreign* sources of gas, regardless of whether we also use the UK's last remaining reserves. 🧵

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

I hate when fantasy films I made a long time ago begin to come true in real life.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Another triumph for deregulation! By saving a few million in monitoring and enforcement, our governments have landed us with a vast illegal waste dumping problem, new organised crime networks and a clean-up bill that could run to tens of billions. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Say hello to the UK’s most successful growth industry: organised waste crime | George Monbiot

Thanks to a sustained ideological assault on regulation, our country has been turned into a literal dump, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Citizen Paul Templeman @paultempleman.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

First analysis of the climate cost of the war in Iran has found the conflict led to 5 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions being released in the first 14 days. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

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US and Israel’s war on Iran is a disaster for the environment, analysis shows

Exclusive: War has led to 5m tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in two weeks and is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Any news from Northern Ireland?

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Quakers in Ireland @quakerireland.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

The Public Lecture at Ireland Yearly Meeting this year, entitled "Events from the Real World", will be delivered by artist Brian Maguire. Further information can be found on our website: quakers-in-ireland.ie/ireland-year... #Quakers #QuakersIreland #FaithInAction #IYM2026

On a soft green background is a quote from Janet Mustin, a 1992 American Quaker and artists. The quote reads: The artist and the Quaker are on the same internal journey. Each is seeking a relationship with the Divine, and each is seeking a way to express that relationship. There are just many different ways of expressing it.

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

💥 More than 20,000 people have signed the petition calling for changing the voting system to be part of the Representation of the People Bill. First Past the Post leaves millions of people without representation. It's time to scrap it. Add your name 👇

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The Representation of the People Bill MUST scrap First Past the Post

First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped. Yet the new Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our rotten voting system, which lea...

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Difficult times call for cooperation and dialogue. But our voting system keeps giving total power to parties that only a fraction of voters support. On 30% of the vote, one party could win full control of our economy, health, foreign policy and defence. We can't take that risk.

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

www.nicva.org/article/nicv... Great to see these tenders live. Will make a big difference to the work of Joint Forum. Keen to see the focus on Fair Funding - a long term issue for the voluntary & community sector & a recommendation of Jones Review of Children's Social Care Services. #Reimagine

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Delighted to be sponsoring this award. Congratulations to the highly commended and the winners - brilliant examples all #CareDay26

Care Day Awards Social Action Champion presentation

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

I'm at the Care Day Awards in the magnificent Ulster Museum and we're about to get underway #CareDay26

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