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Gillian

@bogology.bsky.social
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Science lass and UWE PhD student (Peatland Hydrology). Eco-Socialist. Lunatic woke. All views my own. She/Her/Milady

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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 11h
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Joint statement on support for the International Criminal Court - GOV.UK share.google/IywvpmoohlUo...
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Joint statement on support for the International Criminal Court
Joint statement from the Foreign Ministers of Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and the UK.
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Civilised nations don't execute people, let alone livestream them. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says
Pete Hegseth says the execution will be public, but a legal expert says the "unprecedented" decision is on "uncertain legal terrain".
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The first political leader to call it what it is? Absolutely must stay! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Zack Polanski vows to stay on as Green leader as crticism mounts
Jewish Greens' leader has said Polanski should resign in the wake of a Zionism row and by-election defeat.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Elizabeth Anne, PhD @lacksauthority.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
never the wrong time for this classic
Screenshot of a tweet by @RobbtKraft reading “scientist: "does everyone here know what Watson and Crick discovered?" 
me from back of room: "Rosalind Franklin's notes"”
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Bruce MacKinnon, Halifax Chronicle Herald
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Chapter 1, Article 1.1 United Nations Charter: Purposes and Principles. "To maintain international peace and security.." And yet the so-called world leaders use the platform to threaten or justify war and genocide. www.un.org/en/about-us/...
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Chapter I: Purposes and Principles (Articles 1-2) | United Nations
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Reform are the Tories skanky cousins who are held at arms length until it is convenient to embrace.
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A hilarious summary
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Out of Context Simpsons Treehouse of Horror 🎃 @ooccouchgags.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
BREAKING: The Be Sharps will no longer be opening for Ed Sheeran
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Nick Varga @karaoke-god.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Maybe we should try to rely less on fossil fuels, rather than promoting them? edition.cnn.com/2026/09/15/e...
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Why Trump’s diesel woes are playing right into Moscow’s hands | CNN
Faced with record diesel prices and less than two months to go until the midterm elections, Donald Trump has reverted to a default setting in his turbulent and abortive campaign to end the Ukraine war...
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Phil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Very interesting, and good to know. I hope that learning about this leads to understanding, and understanding to acceptance.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I don’t believe the U.S. taxpayer should continue to arm Netanyahu’s government with deadly military equipment. I believe Netanyahu is a war criminal and that his government has committed genocide in Gaza. This doesn't make me antisemitic. (I’m Jewish, by the way.)
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Trump’s planned sale of controversial bombs to Israel is largest in years
The pending transfer of the 2,000-pound munition, involved in scores of incidents resulting in civilian casualties, sets
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Now adding Türkiye to my list of countries to boycott. There are other lovely countries to visit (e.g. Greece or Italy) without supporting homophobia. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Turkish police detain dozens in raids on gay bars and homes of LGBTQ+ activists
Human rights groups in Turkey have accused the government of using a family- values campaign to target the LGBTQ+ community.
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
..and 'many people' agree that the Democratic states should secede from the US. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Trump: US president doubles down on united Ireland comments on day two of visit
The US president was speaking at the Irish Open on Sunday and said "many people agree" with his comments.
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
On Tuesday, President Trump claimed that two firefighters picked him up and rushed him away from a building they thought was about to collapse after the 9/11 attacks, despite there being no evidence that Trump was anywhere near Ground Zero that day. www.comicsands.com/trump-911-fi...
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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America: the gulf, the lake and now the state – what’s next on Trump’s huge renaming spree? | Marina Hyde
Farewell, New Mexico. The war isn’t going well and nowhere on Earth is safe from the US president’s favourite displacement activity, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
About time. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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UK to announce trade ban with Israeli West Bank settlements
Move expected to be announced by foreign secretary on Tuesday set to draw fierce criticism from the US and Israel
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
80 year-olds with pro-Palestine signs: arrested as terrorists. Greens planning to block a road, to highlight an existential crisis: sent down for years. Masked far-right thugs blocking roads and ports, using intimidation, obstruction & threatening behaviour: no arrests. The real two-tier policing.
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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 03/09/2026
The Australien Government made an ad about carbon offsets and koalas, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative 🌏🌳🐨 💛 produced by our Patrons 🙏 support us on Patreon: patreon.com/thejuicemedia ☕ buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/thejuicemedia
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Ok, it's probably been suggested before, but perhaps we (we as in everyone outside of the US) should ask Google to rename the US to New England).
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
What a joke the US Administration has become. edition.cnn.com/2026/08/27/p...
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Trump signs executive order to change Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday afternoon to change the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” his latest escalation as he engages in a tense trade war with Canada.
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
in a world of JK Rowlings be a Dolly Parton
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
'If I stick around and toe the party line maybe I'll get a peerage too". #DeadPartyWalking
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
..and Commander in Chief??
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I guess some folk are dispensable? www.independent.co.uk/voices/donal...
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TACO Trump’s ‘Catering Truck One’ escape shows exactly how chicken he is
Not since Boris Johnson hid in an industrial refrigerator have we witnessed such James Bond-like agility from a world leader, says Sean O’Grady
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
www.erininthemorning.com/p/police-cal...
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Police Called on Trans Men Using Women's Restroom As Required By Kansas Law
“As a trans man, I have the immense privilege of blending in. But these laws force me to choose between safety and obeying the law.”
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Peace @dogsmile.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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A TV and cinema calamity could be disastrous for what you watch and what you know. Act now to stop that | Alan Cumming, Benedict Cumberbatch and Benedict Wong
The Paramount-Warner Bros merger is being fought on both sides of the Atlantic. Britain’s culture secretary knows the risks and can intervene. She should, say actors led by Alan Cumming, Benedict Cumb...
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Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk · 20/07/2026
Zack Polanski on standing with trans people: "When they come for one of us, they come for all of us"
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Zack Polanski on standing with trans people: "When they come for one of us, they come for all of us"
The Green Party leader was the only party leader to attend the London Trans+ Pride press launch. He spoke exclusively to Scene about the new EHRC guidance, teachers, and why Pride is still important.
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
What possibly could go wrong 😵‍💫🤮
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Anna Zeiter @anna.wsocial.eu · 08/07/2026
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Fixed it for you.
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
It's appalling that we aggressively target people desperate to get away from oppression, yet our own border enforcement allows those who benefited from the misery to enter and stay in the country. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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People smuggler convicted in France found by BBC living in UK and seeking asylum
Once described as "the godfather" of French migrant camps, he has been working in a Leicestershire village.
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Some Iranian controller has seen Independence Day www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...
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Downed US pilot saw Iran drones flying in ‘jellyfish’ formation: ‘Real alien s**t’
The pilot was rescued after ejecting but another airman remained stranded for 200 miles behind enemy lines
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Yep. Been there. Seeing it all over again - just with anti-trans wedge.
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Giorgia Meloni has bigger wotsits than Keir Starmer. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
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Italian deputy PM cancels US trip over ‘serious and offensive’ Trump words on Meloni
Antonio Tajani has pulled out of the visit, saying Trump’s comments on Giorgia Meloni ‘offend all of Italy’
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Art of the deal???
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
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Gillian @bogology.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Craig's was for me the best Bond because of his steely-eyed focus. I think Elba could do that part equally well. www.independent.co.uk/voices/james...
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Idris Elba is right – I wouldn’t watch a Black James Bond either
As the British actor pulls out of the race to be 007, avid Bond girl Ava Vidal says that fans who are lobbying for a non-white actor to inherit the role will end up discrediting the franchise
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Trans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
🧮 80 MPs have now signed the motion to reject the EHRC guidance. This motion alone would not stop it, it would have to be put to a vote. The best way to get that is for it to have an overwhelming number of signatures. Whatever happens, it sends a strong message. edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...
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Draft Code of Practice on Services, public functions and associations - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament
That the draft Code of Practice for Services, public functions and associations, a copy of which was laid before this House on 21 May, be disapproved.
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Frankie Huang 黄碧赤 @ourobororoboruo.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Welp there’s no unseeing this
Colorful play gym for infants featuring foxes and bunnies, two criss-crossing archs stand over a square matUFC cage being built on the White House launch, criss-crossing arches strongly resembling the baby play gym
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