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Proofreader and word wonk. Always be kind. Life's often difficult. Take a pause; try to make the day brighter. Refugees, RSPB, wildlife, Ospreys.

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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 21h
Defra refuses demands by gamebird shooting industry to extend the deadline on its Call for Evidence. raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/10/14/d...
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Defra refuses demands by gamebird shooting industry to extend the Call for Evidence
As I hope you’re all aware, last month Defra launched a Call for Evidence on all aspects of gamebird rearing, releasing and shooting in England, with a view to using this evidence to inform p…
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Alison Copland @alisoncopland.bsky.social · 20h
Beautiful morning for an Autumn Safari harbour cruise with @harbourbirds.bsky.social. Avocets, Ringed Plover, Great Crested Grebe, and ringtail Hen Harrier tussling with Raven over Arne Moors.
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Diana @chalkhill.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Guest blog: What happened to the 58 Hen Harriers? The unanswered questions behind Natural England's brood management experiment raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/10/12/g...
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Guest blog: What happened to the 58 Hen Harriers? The unanswered questions behind Natural England’s brood management experiment
This is a guest blog by Mike Whitehouse. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE 58 HEN HARRIERS? THE UNANSWERED QUESTIONS BEHIND NATURAL ENGLAND’S BROOD-MANAGEMENT EXPERIMENT I have followed the fortunes of He…
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“Between 05:00 and 06:00 UTC on 28 February, large volumes of money flowed into Polymarket bets predicting imminent US and Israeli attacks on Iran. The strikes began at 06:15 UTC, just 15 minutes after that trading window ended.” ✍️ Iain Overton, Pan Jie
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Why Did Polymarket Trading Surge an Hour Before the Iran War Started?
There was a major spike in Polymarket bets predicting the Iran War, an hour before Trump's strikes began, new analysis finds
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Badenoch speech: The Tory leader is having an argument with herself and she's losing inews.co.uk/opinion/bade...
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gq52.bsky.social @gq52.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hilarious, plus full of old 'characters' instantly recognisable from past episodes.👏👏👏👏👏
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🔴 Conservative Plan to Scrap Solar Rules for New Homes Would Lock Millions Into Gas Use Pledge to abolish the Future Homes Standard is branded ‘a plan for poor housing and high bills’ by fuel poverty campaigners, as the solar sector urges the party to think again bylinetimes.com/2026/10/05/c...
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Conservative Plan to Scrap Solar Rules for New Homes Would Lock Millions Into Gas Use
Pledge to abolish the Future Homes Standard is branded 'a plan for poor housing and high bills' by fuel poverty campaigners, as the solar sector urges the party to think again
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Diana @chalkhill.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The PNG Courier on words mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/the-png-co...
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The PNG Courier on words
Back to England, where up has become down, black is white, and Christianity is epitomised by masked mobs who confront boats full of refugees.
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Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"your lawyers spent so much time trying to prove that you could, they forgot to ask if you should"
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Lawyers are on the front lines of the fight to protect our democracy. Right now, @wetheaction.bsky.social is recruiting lawyers who are willing to volunteer their time to defend voting rights. Join them: wetheaction.us/guide
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Sharpie @sharpinsky.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I suppose the Free Speech Union will be all over this… won’t they? Is anyone there?
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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Norfolk Wildlife Trust has launched a new project, funded by Natural England and working in partnership with the Norfolk Rivers Trust, to help water voles thrive once more throughout the Wensum and Yare rivers... www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/new-pro...
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New project gives Norfolk's water voles a lifeline | Norfolk Wildlife Trust
Norfolk Wildlife Trust has launched a new project, funded by Natural England and working in partnership with the Norfolk Rivers Trust, to help water voles thrive once more throughout the Wensum and Ya...
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Diana @chalkhill.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If I use alliteration does that make me an onomatopoet?
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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
On National Poetry Day, here’s a short poem about the power of poetry to change the world.
The Power of Poetry
 
with things falling apart
and anarchy let loose,
 
it was only poetry, he found,
which had any use,
 
so he reached for his copy  
of The Complete Works of Yeats
 
and bludgeoned the President
of the United States


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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 22/09/2026
Facts give the lie to the lie, here we see that immigration is very much under control under Labour - not what your average right wing politician, media or pundit will say.
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bitterntwisted.bsky.social @bitterntwisted.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Inexplicably, we have made insufficient progress. How could that possibly have happened. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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How Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reports
Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’
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Diana @chalkhill.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Sounds far fetched? And yet. . . Ignore it at our peril.
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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Marsh Harrier found shot in North York Moors National Park. Police appeal for information & some commentary by me 🔽 #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/09/22/m...
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Marsh Harrier found shot in North York Moors National Park – Police appeal for information
Press release from North Yorkshire Police (21 September 2026): Marsh Harrier found shot in North York Moors On 28 August 2026 a juvenile Marsh Harrier was found in the Westerdale area suffering fro…
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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
We need to talk about what Reform’s actually said about the NHS… 🚨 This piece is free to access: jujuliagrace.substack.com
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Birds of Poole Harbour @harbourbirds.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
2-year old Poole male Osprey 5H6 is still here. He’s regularly been using the tree where we installed a camera earlier in the year at RSPB Arne thanks to the team there. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @ukoi.bsky.social @peter-purbeck.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social
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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Record year for Hen Harriers at RSPB's Geltsdale Reserve in Cumbria. More evidence that Hen Harriers do really well on moorland managed by RSPB, whereas on privately-owned grouse moors... RSPB press release & commentary from me ⬇️ #RaptorResearch raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/09/18/r...
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Record year for hen Harriers at RSPB’s Geltsdale Reserve in Cumbria
Press release from RSPB, 18 September 2026: CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM AS RECORD YEAR FOR HEN HARRIER CHICKS AT RSPB GELTSDALE Thirteen Hen Harrier chicks have successfully fledged at RSPB Geltsdale in Cumb…
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Cowardice versus Courage Cruelty versus Compassion Fascists versus RNLI volunteers podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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They terrorised lifeboat volunteers for saving lives
Podcast Episode · James O'Brien Daily · 18 September · 1hr 3min
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 18/09/2026
Private jets pollute up to 14 times as much as commercial planes and are undertaxed in US, report says
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Private jets pollute up to 14 times as much as commercial planes and are undertaxed in US, report says
Number of private jets has surged in recent years, but they do not pay commensurate portion of fees to FAA operations
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Dee Lomas @deelomas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
They’ve closed the Portsmouth RNLI station. This is who we are now. The silent ‘majority’ have just been too bloody silent. They no longer live amongst us. We live amongst them. We have all got to do more and bloody loudly…
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Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Great to hear that Poole Harbour White-tailed Eagles G463 and G466 (the one-footed male) have successfully fledged another chick this year, a male ringed as GE38. roydennis.org/three-wild-w...
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Three wild white-tailed eagle chicks hatched in England – Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation
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Diana @chalkhill.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Piddington, you’re welcome to leave the UK. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out
Ian Dunt: The village that ‘roared’ has swallowed the far-right’s lies
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Diana @chalkhill.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
From the current edition of The New World
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Very nice to hear a sane voice from Piddington. Serious respect to this woman, who is apparently already being othered by more bigoted villagers.
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Hardeep Matharu @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
In recent weeks, many people have got in touch with me & my colleagues at Byline Times to show their appreciation of the work we've been doing (in some cases for years) on what happened to Jason Arday & the deeper currents revealed by the story of James Orr. Journalism funded by you. Join us here:
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Come Join Our Quest for Truth – Byline Times
subscription-funded investigations Byline Times’ exposé of the PPE scandal → Within weeks of the Coronavirus lockdown in 2020, we were reporting on what ended up being billions of non-compete contract...
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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Police Scotland appeals for information after Red Kite caught in illegal trap in Strathdon, Aberdeenshire. This gamebird-shooting area is a well-known hotspot for crimes against birds of prey, demonstrating that grouse shoot licensing is no deterrent. raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/09/16/p...
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Police Scotland appeals for information after Red Kite caught in illegal trap in Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
Appeal for information issued by Police Scotland, 15 September 2026: APPEAL AFTER RED KITE CAUGHT IN ILLEGAL TRAP – STRATHDON, ABERDEENSHIRE Officers are appealing for information after a bir…
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A Sharpe Photography @asharpephotography.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Two ospreys at saline lagoon this am, one out of sight but calling the other is J2B9?
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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
There’s an enormous number of articles being written about Reform, crypto billionaires and political donations right now, and those things matter. But we also need to pay very close attention to what Reform wants to do if they win the next General Election… jujuliagrace.substack.com/p/3-pieces-i...
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3 pieces I’ve written about Reform UK which I thought you’d find interesting today...
Hello! Given everything currently in the news about Reform UK and their massive donations from several crypto billionaires, I think it’s extremely important that we focus on what Reform plans to do if...
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Some details: Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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Diana @chalkhill.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Pitt is up for 25 Emmys - but the show's biggest fans are real-life doctors It’s brilliant and compelling. Loved every minute of it: sometimes harrowing, often emotional; you really invest in these characters.
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Diana @chalkhill.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Quentin Walker (@tintinwalker)
So Reform will have to pay Royal Mail for every item of mail they receive at their Freepost address, no stamp required, send whatever you like? You don't say! Well, it's a public address, I do hope pe...
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Birds of Poole Harbour @harbourbirds.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Kielder Forest juvenile Osprey 2B9 still here after nearly 4 weeks! First seen on 16th August. Today at the RSPB Arne Saline Lagoon. @peter-purbeck.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
James Orr. Peter Thiel. Race science. Tech authoritarianism. We've spent years tracing the networks behind Britain’s ‘Dark Enlightenment’. Help us launch an urgent new investigative project to follow the money and map how it operates. #LightUpTheDark subscribe.bylinetimes.com/lightuptheda...
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#LightUpTheDark – Byline Times
Dark Enlightenment: The US Far-Right War on British Institutions Help Byline Times Fund aN URGENT New INVESTIGATIVE SERIES #LightUpTheDark What is the Dark Enlightenment? The extraordinary anti-DEI me...
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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Today’s offering is an attempt to write a poem in real time while on a train journey.
Scenes from a Train Window
 
A pylon looms like a sini-
Two birds puncture the late afternoon blue as th-
Cows stare into the distance and wonde-
Fields sleep drowsily, waiting for-
Buddleia bubbles up along the tr-
A woman waves at her youn-
Some buildings.
Graffiti.
Wolverhampton Railway Station.
 

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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Defra poised to open consultation on welfare implications of mass breeding of gamebirds raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/09/02/d...
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Defra poised to open consultation on welfare implications of mass breeding of gamebirds
The UK Government is poised to open a public consultation on the welfare implications of the mass breeding of gamebirds, according to an article published by The Guardian this afternoon (see here).…
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 09/09/2026
‘It’s a good start’: prominent Israelis welcome UK sanctions on illegal settlements
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‘It’s a good start’: prominent Israelis welcome UK sanctions on illegal settlements
Ed Miliband’s intervention was inevitable after Israeli government and security failures, say former ministers and diplomats Prominent Israelis have welcomed new UK sanctions as a necessary response to settlement expansion and spiralling violence in the occupied West Bank. The intervention was described – by the president of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, a former prime minister, an ex-head of the army and former ministers and diplomats – as an “inevitable consequence” of Israeli government and security failures. Continue reading...
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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Today’s poem is called ‘Busman’s Holiday’.
Busman’s Holiday


I had always wanted to go 
on a busman’s holiday
so I saved up for ten years

and then five holidays
came along at once.


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Birds of Poole Harbour @harbourbirds.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
4 Osprey, 1 WT Eagle, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Spotted Redshank, 5 Greenshank, 5 GW Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier and 10+ Sandwich Tern the highlights from a windy (but dry) Osprey Cruise this afternoon @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
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Birds of Poole Harbour @harbourbirds.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
2-year old male Osprey 5H6, aka ‘The Mighty Titch’ still present in the harbour this AM, posing and looking mighty on one of our ‘tree cams’ at RSPB Arne. There’s a very good chance he’ll be a potential breeder locally next spring 🤞 @peter-purbeck.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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Boothby Graffoe @boothbygraffoe.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
They were driven there in hired buses. They wore uniforms & masks that were provided. They are following orders and they are being paid to do it. They aren't "protestors' they are mercenaries. Why is no one in the media asking who is paying for all this shit? morningstaronline.co.uk/article/patr...
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Far right Patriot Platform block migrants in Portsmouth, no arrests made
ANTI-RACISM campaigners warned of “double standards” of policing today after far-right agitators blocked roads in Portsmouth attempting to intimidate arriving asylum-seekers.Hundreds of men wearing ba...
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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Today’s poem is called ‘The Grammar Police’.
Today’s poem is called ‘The Grammar Police’.
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Alison Copland @alisoncopland.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Juvenile White-tailed Eagle flying and both adults female G466 and male G463 sharing a fish, seen from the superb Osprey Cruise with @harbourbirds.bsky.social this morning.
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Sign the petition asking the Scottish Government to make the Guga hunt illegal petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
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Petition: Stop the Guga Hunt
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend Section 16 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to remove the power to grant licences for taking Gannets on Sula Sgeir.
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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
“No arrests were made during the incident” Compare with the mass arrests during the Just Stop Oil road-blocking action earlier in the week Explanations, please… www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Black-clad protesters in balaclavas block road at port of Dover in Kent
Port authorities say access roads ‘free flowing’ again after large group forces road closures in both directions
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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Today’s poem is called ‘Morrissey’s Fridge’.

Morrissey’s Fridge
 
Morrissey 
was filled
with sudden 
self-doubt,

as he shut 
his fridge door –
did the light 
never go out?


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Nicola Chester @nicolawriting.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Masked men, blockading a port & roads, & apparently refusing to speak to anyone don’t get arrested. Climate protesters, after the summer we’ve had, chatty, non-threatening, visible & open, politely explaining their cause & reason are treated as terrorists. Where the hell are we going with this?
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